The dark, misty paths between the shady and creepy trees were letting out silent screams of abhorrence. Her blood covered feet wrapped in a broken strapped slippers, were following the elder boy's new canvas shoes. Her hands were trying their best to hold onto his soft, slender fingers but the cold sweat that was formed, not because they were running against the clock for who knows how long but due to the fear of being caught again, was making it immensely difficult.
"Run f-faster, fas-ster" the boy managed to form out some shaky words regardless of his laboured breathing, as he leaped behind her, indicating her to lead the way. She didn't understand the motive behind his sudden move but it wasn't a time to think rationally . All her mind could process was that they needed to get out of that loathsome place. So, she kept pacing forward.
A loud bang halted her steps.
A chill ran down her spine as she heard a body fall down and then...there was silence, a silence so loud, a silence telling her the most horror story.
Too afraid to see what she could never imagine, she closed her eyes shut, too scared to witness something that could tear her insides apart.
After an agonizing minute, She decided to slowly turned around. A small whimper left her mouth as she opened her eyes to witness the horrifying scene infornt of her, which she was expecting yet not willing to accept.
He was crouching on the ground 5 feet away from her. She hurried to him and took him in her embrace, completely forgetting about her firm desire to escape. As the fear of being caught was so small and meaningless as compared to the fear of losing him.
She cried out his name as her tear filled eyes met his blood-struck ones. Pain was evident in those reddened pupils.
Her eyes trailed down to his abdomen from where the blood was rushing out. She quickly took off the scarf around her neck and wrapped it tightly around the wound.
"Jin..."
"Y/n, listen...go run!"
"Never."She mumbled between her loud sobs.
"Try to get up! We'll get out, we'll make it. Together !"
"Y/n..." He took a breath, trying his best to continue despite the bursts of pain.
"Do you trust me? "
She nodded her head as new tears replaced the dried ones on her cheeks.
"Then you have to run."
"Not without you!"
Bang!
They heard another gunshot along with some faint foot steps coming their way.
They are near.
"Y/n..beanie...One of us need to escape."
The little girl shaked her head in denial.
He took her small hand and linked their pinkies.
"We need to separate for now.. But I promise.. I'll return to you"
"Promise..?" She tried to replace the frown on her face with a smile yet the tears remained flowing.
"Now please run and DO.NOT.LOOK back!" he half yelled with all the energy left in his body.
And so she did.
She straightened up unlinking their pinkies, not before pecking his knuckles. She got up and began to run again.
And she ran and ran and never looked back.
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The yellow sky was adorned with a pearl like sun, scattering a gold shine over the solid ground. Her feet were taking her down the lonely and dusty road on its own. She had been walking through this same path for so long that her subconscious had memorized each turn, each bump and each sign. It was fortuitous that her body muscles knew where to go as the muscle inside her chest was too indulged in it's own world.
She was indeed in her own macrocosm, letting her body take her to her destination.
Sound of faint footsteps took her out of her thoughts. She spotted a dark shadow creeping behind her from the corner of her eyes as she put a strand of her charcoal hair behind her ear.
She could hear the footsteps approaching near and nearer.
She stretched her arms and neck, ready to defend myself.
'Ready to strike back in 3..2..'
Unexpectedly, the stalker looming behind her, much to her relief, instead of taking out a dragger to cut her open, hugged her.
She shrieked, jumping up. "WHO THE F**K?"
"BOOM" She turned around to a familiar voice that tried its best to be deep but failed.
Her laughter echoed through the empty streets, lightening them up with her pleasant presence.
"Omg Lisa!! You almost gave me a heart attack!! "
"Yeah It's so easy to scare you"
"Come on, y/n ! Let's go to school now!" She asserted, linking their arms and ran towards the school, practically dragging the poor soul with her.
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*Time Skip*
Its the last period in the deepest and most terrifying part of hell aka their college.
The professor came in and silenced the chattering students. After gaining the attention from the class, she started speaking " I have a good news for you all, We are going for a trip! "
The whole class cheered as its been a while since we've gone on a trip.
"Where are we going?" A transfer kid sitting in the middle row asked.
"Jeju Island! "
"Ooooh" The class overjoyed as it is one of the most beautiful places In South Korea.
'Where the f*** did they get money for this trip?'
Lisa sneaked near Y/n's desk and whispered:
"I have a feeling this trip is going to be
extraordinary"
'extraordinary?' She thought.
She really wished everything would go smoothly. Out of the ordinary is the last thing she wanted this trip to be.
"Jeju Island..." She sighed.
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*Next week*
-At Jeju Island.
Next week*
-At Jeju Island.
The slow-moving and shabby omnibus finally arrived outside their hotel.
'This hotel seems quite expensive and diligent ' She mumbled to herself as she stepped out of the bus.
Her feet firmly planted on the pavement, She stared up at the tall, white-walled and exquisite building. She wondered how their stingy school managed to book rooms there.
She looked to her left and right to locate her friend who she thought was beside her.
'I think she already went inside, along half of the class.' She guessed.
She took a deep breath and stepped inside the ravishing edifice.
She walked inside through the main door, her feet froze, as they usually do whenever she walks in any unfamiliar environment. But she gathered her courage and kept going in, observing her surroundings. The new and strange smells around, overwhelming her senses.
Her eyes scanned the lobby to spot a familiar figure, but the crowd and loud noises of chattering made it quite difficult.
Her brain got fuzzy and she felt a little short of breath, still she tried to smile to a staff approaching her
"This way." The staff smiled back politely and guided her to a small crowd near the counter.
She hurried towards her classmates and tried to merge in the familiar smells.
After a few minutes, she felt a tap on her shoulders and turned around.
"Lisa!" She finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Where did you go?"
"When I got out of the bus, I saw our teacher with a file, going moving towards the reception so I followed her and managed to convince her to assign us both the same room!" Lisa explained the whole story in one breath.
She was about to say something but her out of breath friend spoke again "Let's go to out room no, roommate!" She smiled widely and held y/n's hands.
Y/n chuckled and moved towards the elevator in the left corner of the hall, still holding Lisa's hand.
Her anxiety long vanished into thin air.
.Lisa let out a surprised gasp as they both entered their room.
It was a wide room with two beds and a big wall-sized glass window at thee side of the ocean. Y/n opened the window and moved out in the balcony.
With the cold and fresh breeze kissing her bare shoulders, she stood there enjoying the beautiful scenery.
'This place really is magical!'
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*Meanwhile*
Jungkook was running inside the corridor trying to match Jin's giant step.
"Hyung ?" He called, approaching near.
"Report."
"I looked into the 5 girls with that name."
Hearing that Jin left all the work he was doing, putting all of his attention towards Jungkook.
"They are not her...they have a valid family background."
Again, dissappointed.
"Keep on working on it "
"I have checked every girl in Seoul with that name ..I-I don't think she's in Seoul ..And you know your Appa will get to know if we try to find her outside the city.." Jk tried to explain.
"I ORDERED do your best...I need to find her at any cost !" He growled.
Even tho Seokjin never revealed much about this case, Jungkook knew this wasn't just any ordinary mission, it was very special to him. He had never seen Seokjin get so frustrated over not finding someone as he used to get whenever he was told she was nowhere to be found.
'I can't bear not finding her..I need to find her at any cost.'
"Ok boss." he paused for a moment.
"Hyung, can I ask something ?" Jungkook asked, hoping he would get his answer this time. Seems like he really wanted his death to be near.
"Hm?" he replied continuing to go through the files in his hands.
"Who is she? Why do you want to find her so desperately?"
Seokjin promptly stood up and moved towards Jungkook, ever so slowly, clenching his jaw as his dark orbs bore into Jungkook's regretful ones, The big knew he fucked up and he fucked up badly.
Kim Seokjin towered over the now trembling boy.
"If you want to live," He growled, "Never question my orders."
If only he didn't love Jungkook as his younger brother, he would've been taught a lesson already.
"Do not question you boss and go do your work. "
"Ok." the junior obeyed, rushing towards the other door.
'Who is she ?
She's the most important person in my life.'
He stood there remembering her sweet dimple smile and melodious voice.
Her thoughts also reminded him of that day...the pain...the blood..he closed his eyes.
...
As he was lost in his atrocious memories, he got a phone call.
*After the phone call*
"Namjoon !" He shouted for his right hand.
"Yes, Jin?" He answered approaching him.
"Go make my private plane ready and inform Jungkook to come with me."
"Why? Are we going somewhere?" "Yeah, we are."
"Where ?"
"Jeju Island"
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