“I have no idea?”

 

Kim Janghyuk state coldly. That smirk never leave his face, as he seems like enjoying how painful Siyeon is. Screaming, while he put his finger into the hole on her shoulder. Press the bullet deeper. Until he put his thumb inside, gouge out the bullet. Ignoring how Siyeon’s body shaking in pain,

 

“You should thank me, I let you live Lee Siyeon..”

 

He took a step away. Back facing Siyeon who siting on the cold iron chair. Breath heavily with blood covered her clothes,

 

“Just.. K-kill me..”

 

She stutters at her words, earned a confused look from Janghyuk who just done wiping the blood off of his hands,

 

“Kill me? Don’t you think it’s too easy for a Christmas gift? Oh yeah, Christmas was yesterday.. my bad”

 

Janghyuk shrugged his shoulders in such a guilty expression. Until he decided to put his hand into his pocket. Walking towards Siyeon with a brightest smile he ever had. And yet, all Siyeon can feel when she saw that was just.. fear.

 

“You like how I countdown the days, don’t you?”

 

Janghyuk smile brightly. Not even bother with stains of blood on his face as he staring at Siyeon. Trembling, shaking.. try to deal with the pain that slowly creeping into her body. The same sensation she feel since the day after Christmas.

 

“New year is coming, the day is coming”

 

He sing the words, walk to Siyeon’s side. Take a close look at the infusion bag that keep Siyeon alive as she got not so proper treatment over her wounds.
And no food for days. Unless from that infusion bag. Then the blood that still dripping to the floor. Meanwhile in the other hand, she just can lowered her head. Stay awake even though she feel so exhausted. Keep feeling the pain all over her body, coming from her old wounds and fresh wounds,

 

“There.. you better stay alive until the day.. or else, I kill them in such a way you never expect..”

 

Janghyuk smile warmly to her, patting her shoulder softly before stepping away. Leaving her feel disgusting over him, but what she can do right now is just, staring emptily at her invisible fingers that already cut by him.

Breathless.

 

“The day is close, Siyeon-ah! It means, your gift will come soon!!”

 

She lift her head weakly. Try to send Janghyuk a glare. But unfortunately, it doesn’t even affect him as he pull the other chair and sit in front of Siyeon,

 

“It will be really interesting, don’t you think? This company will burn like hell soon.. with those Kim’s inside, and of course your lovely friends”

 

He smile innocently, ignore how Siyeon almost jump onto him. If just those handcuffed not holding her. Keeping her on the chair.

Can’t going anywhere.

 

“You messing up with me, Siyeon-ah.. you lying.. and I just play along..”

 

He state in low tone. Cut Siyeon finger carefully with a small knife. Let Siyeon feel the pain again and again,

 

“You killed Uhm Taewoong.. you killed Kim Junsu.. you killed Park Yoochun.. and before this you even delay the job I gave to you.. just because you fall for my niece..”

 

He state, enjoying the way Siyeon try to break free on her seat. Screaming in pain with blood start to dripping down,

 

“But, maybe it was my mistake.. cause I never told you how bad I am.. and maybe it was your mistake too, cause you never really erase your feeling from this strong body..”

 

He move his gaze slowly. Observing Siyeon who stare at him sharply, even though she looks really exhausted. But that sharp gaze always on him. Every time.

 

“Well, what can I say? Strong mind, strong body.. those will become useless when they have feeling in them”

 

He swing that knife from the air. Eventually meet Siyeon’s finger, and cut it in any second. Split it from Siyeon’s hand, while the latter once again scream in pain. Along with that finger that immediately fall to the floor, just to get picked by Janghyuk a second later,

 

“I knew someone like you.. if I don’t mistaken.. his name is Oh Jiho? The guy I shot in Christmas day.. along with his little happy family”

 

Janghyuk smile widely. Staring down at Siyeon as he playing with the finger in his hand. Ignore how blood also covered his palm while his attention is fully on Siyeon. Found Siyeon once again try to break free. With the urge to kill visible in her eyes.

 

“He was a friend with Uhm Taewoong. He is a good fighter, a good killer. The same level as Taewoong. But unfortunately, he fall for his target.. and it’s absolutely makes him weak in instant.. what a useless guy, don’t you think?”

 

He lift the side of his lips. Still staring down at Siyeon. Noticing how those gaze now full of anger and hate,

 

“The good thing is.. he is dead now. Cause you know, there’s no place for useless guy in this world..”

 

He state casually, put the finger into his clenched fist while walking towards Siyeon,

 

“A man that can’t protect themselves is useless. And the man that can’t protect what they love is trash.. just like him..”

 

He pull each side of his lips up. Never let his gaze leave Siyeon, with every step he take. Until he stop. Standing right in front of Siyeon.

 

“And just like my twin..”

 

It stop there, just to makes Siyeon found herself been holding her breath for the past few seconds. Not knowing why those images suddenly come across her mind. Leaving her frozen on her seat, staring blankly at the big screen in front of her. Watching what is happening in the building through it..

 

“... ..”

 

—————

 

“Who are they.. and what they doing here?”

 

“What? I thought they were our worker”

 

“I was thinking the same too.. but then.. they don’t seems like one.. and..”

 

Jiu hanging her words as she peek from behind the wall, letting Sua who be under her slowly lifting her head. Just in the same time as those words coming out from Jiu’s lips,

 

“Don’t you think they looks strange? Kinda suspicious, and frightening or something like that?”

 

Jiu sounds confused. Seems not knowing how to describe those people that wearing a black suit, waiting in front of the elevator. Until they found those guys suddenly bow deeply, once there’s some other guys walking towards them. And in just a one glance, Jiu nor Sua can tell how frightening the energy that one guy hold. And once they recognize that certain guy face. They can’t help but feel their breath stuck in their throat.

 

“No way..”

 

“Gahyeon was not lying..”

 

That guy, Kim Janghyuk nod slightly to his people. Failed to notice those eyes that perfectly on him. And when he finally notice there’s something off around him, Jiu and Sua quickly hide.

 

“Boss, those people you told to catch will arrive soon..”

 

One of those guy in black suit state. Makes Janghyuk immediately turn his head towards him, nod slightly with a faint smile on his face

 

“Good.. the soon they here.. the soon we end them-“

 

“But, they can’t find Kim Minji and Kim Bora, boss..”

 

Janghyuk move suddenly stopped midway, as he almost put the mask on his face. The same time as those words escape perfectly from that guy lips. Just to make him immediately lowered his head. Once Janghyuk give him a sharp and unhappy gaze,

 

“Detail..”

 

“Yes, boss! They track Kim Bora’s phone.. but unfortunately the phone is in the mansion”

 

“And?”

 

“There’s no ones in the mansion, boss. And they fail to track Kim Minji’s phone”

 

That guy responded almost right away for every single words that coming from Janghyuk. While in the other hand, Janghyuk just can staring down at him. Still looks unhappy, but later, a weird smile suddenly curved on his face,

 

“Those rats.. they really love to play..”

 

He state, bring his hand into his suit pocket. Pull out the gun. And before everyone else can react. That loud sounds echoed in the hallway, following by that thud sounds on the floor. Leaving all those people frozen on their spot. The same thing as Jiu and Sua.

 

“You.. find them, makes sure they are still alive.. and bring them here. Got it?”

 

He raised his gun casually. Pointing out at one of the guy in the black suit, randomly. Earning a slight nod from the stranger guy that absolutely he have no idea who is it.

 

“Everything better go as my plan..”

 

He state, put in his mask. Staring coldly at nothing as he wait the elevator to be open. Bring him and some of his people to another floor. Ready to start his game soon.

But for now..

 

“Too bad my nieces can’t see how dying Siyeon right now..”

 

He state in a low volume. But, loud enough to be heard by Jiu and Sua who immediately frozen behind the wall,

 

“What..”

 

It escape from Sua’s lips. Without she even realized as she turn her head to the side, staring at the elevator that already closed not far from them. Along with those guys that still around, lifting themselves once Janghyuk is no longer in their sight. While Jiu in the other hand quickly dig into her jeans pocket, found her phone is dead. And somehow she feel so thankful about that, until..

 

“He said Siyeon is dying..”

 

“And he said no ones in the mansion.. and he said ‘they’”

 

It coming from Jiu later, just after Sua words. Letting the silence suddenly filled the space around them as they also sinking deep in their mind. Letting those thoughts spinning around,

 

“One question, Bora.. do you really care about Siyeon right now? Or you just pretending?”

 

It comes unexpectedly from Jiu. But it’s enough to pull Sua out of her mind as those images immediately rush into her. The feeling, blurry images, and the doubt she had once she aimed her gun to Siyeon. How guilty and hurt the feeling inside when she realized she had shot Siyeon before.

Well ..

Twice.

 

“What Gahyeon told you, actually?”

 

“She tell me that you’re back.. that you remember everything and-“

 

“Remember everything?”

 

Sua turn her head to Jiu. Found that black haired girl nod her head. Leaving Sua immediately curled her brows. Feel so confused but strangely, she seems like she knows the answer of her confusion already.

 

“You expect me to believe that?”

 

Sua state coldly. Smile mockingly towards Jiu after heard what coming from her lips. Telling her, that Siyeon doing this to save them. That Siyeon sacrifice herself to protect them.

 

“She still the one that killed my dad, Min-“

 

“I’m sure you still remember what you were in the past.. look, Bora.. she is-“

 

“Too much lies, Minji..”

 

Sua hissed. Staring right into Jiu’s eyes with pain and hate visible in her eyes. Ignoring how the feeling inside her also try to break free and scream towards her.

 

“Too much lies.. Mr. Oh.. Gahyeon.. Siyeon.. and now.. I don’t want to hear any lies anymore.. I’m done with it..”

 

Sua gritted her teeth in anger. Slightly feel annoyed as she also feel the burden in her heart. But she choose to ignore it. Ignoring how those images keep spinning inside her head. Those blurry images from the night she fail to remember.

 

“She chose to leave.. I respect her decision.. and I will-“

 

“What are you waiting for?”

 

Sua widened her eyes in surprise. Suddenly take a step back. Hearing the voice come across her mind. Along with those images from a few days ago. The day when she raised her gun and without any doubt releasing the bullets right towards that girl.

And yet, towards her own little sister too.

 

“Kill me”

 

A gunshot echoed inside Sua’s mind. Makes her quickly bring her hand to her head. Feel a sudden headache as she also lost her balance. But lucky, Jiu immediately catch her even before she fall to the floor

 

“Bora, are you okay???”

 

“I-I’m fine”

 

Sua answer weakly. Still put her palm on her head. Hoping the headache will just go away with those unknown memories that feels so real, yet unreal.

Memories of that night.

 

“We should get out of here..”

 

“But, don’t you think it’s better to know what’s going on in here first.. I mean look at those guys..”

 

Jiu state in low voice. Makes Sua immediately peek out from behind the wall, just to found those unknown people start to wandering around. It just five of those guys, now. Holding such a gun and what is that? Ak-47??

 

“How can it suddenly appeared out of nowhere???”

 

“Have no idea..” 

 

“What a weapon..”

 

Sua state, observing almost all the weapon those people hold. Meanwhile Jiu in the other hand, start to targeting one of those people with the best weapon that suit her. But of course to get the weapon, she should at least..

Take all of them down first.

 

“How you..”

 

“Quick! We don’t know how much people will come soon!”

 

Sua just can standing there. Blinking her eyes. Kinda speechless as she found herself did nothing, while Jiu already take those people down. And now, start to frisking them. Try to find anything that can be useful.

 

“Why it feels like we’re fighting with such a terrorist??”

 

“Well, I think we are. Remember? Gahyeon said, your father’s twin is the mastermind behind all of this..”

 

“And I just know that my father have a twin..”

 

“Same here, cousin. Now let’s go..”

 

Jiu immediately get up as she said that. Holding an AR15 V.2 that she stole, after put a small gun behind her back. Small knife in her boots, and some ammunition she can find on her jeans pocket. While Sua behind her still searching for weapons that suit her, until she found a gun that she have no idea what type is it. But strangely, her gaze became dark out of sudden. Once she feel that strange urge inside,

 

“Bora.. what are you doing, let’s g-“

 

Jiu cut her own words. Feel her heart skip a beat when she turn around just to found Sua standing really close with her. Staring at her emptily.

 

“Geez Bora, what was that??? You want me get an heart attack-“

 

“Cut the crap.. let’s go..”

 

Sua state coldly. Walking pass Jiu who just can blink her eyes, and curled her brows in confused. But later, she found herself hard to breath once she glance behind. Find those guys that she make faint earlier now are dead. With a clear hole on their forehead. And blood on the floor.

 

“She is back! She remember! I can feel it!”

Gahyeon face suddenly come across Jiu’s mind as she feel the air getting stuck in . Feel the burden on her feet, as she found it hard to step away from her spot..

 

“She just pretending!”

 

“Tell me.. tell me, it’s not like what I saw..”

 

“Minji?”

 

Jiu startled at her spot. Quickly turn around just to find Sua a few steps away from her, looks kinda annoyed

 

“What are you doing?? You’re the one that told me it’s better to know what happen here .. and we wouldn’t know what’s going on here if you keep standing there and waste the time”

 

Sua state. Staring at Jiu who still standing there. Not knowing what to do, as the day when she first met Yoohyeon come across her mind out of sudden.

 

“Minji???”

 

“Coming!”

 

Jiu eventually decided to shrugged her thoughts away. Run a little to catch with Sua steps. Just to feel that strange weird aura that somehow comes from Sua,

 

“He said Siyeon is dying, right?”

 

“.. Yeah”

 

Jiu answer lightly. Feel what she saw earlier still disturbing her mind. And somehow it mixed with some memories in her mind. Makes her fail to respond what coming from Sua’s lips next,

 

“.. I have the feeling she is here..”

 

Also that strange gaze.

 

—————

 

“Those guys..”

 

“You think this is a trap?”

 

Dami turn her head to Yoohyeon. Staring at the taller girl who just pull the knife off of that poor dead guy neck under her,

 

“I think it is..”

 

Yoohyeon slowly get up. Ignoring how thick blood covered her palm as she bring her hand into her hoodie pocket. Pull her phone out of it, just to find that red blinking circle moving. Not knowing since when..

 

“I think we better split up..”

 

Yoohyeon state, earning a confused look from Dami who immediately raised one of her eyebrows. But, the next thing that happen is Yoohyeon suddenly hand out her phone to Dami, makes Dami even more confused.

 

“What is it for-“

 

“Minji is moving.. it means she knows something is off here.. you should find her and Sua-unnie first before him. Or else.. he might be kill them..”

 

Yoohyeon state in a low voice. While in the other hand Dami just staring at her, curled her brows as she finally realized something,

 

“And you?”

 

“I’ll find Siyeon..”

 

Yoohyeon move her gaze. Decided to staring into Dami’s eyes, that absolutely staring back at her. But in the end, Dami decided to nod her head. Remembering that Siyeon is dying right now..

 

“Alright, stay safe..”

 

“Roger that!”

 

Yoohyeon smile as she fake a salute to Dami who just can sigh and shake her head slowly. But later, she suddenly raised her fist, just to bump it with Yoohyeon’s fist a second later,

 

“Don’t get lost, PanDami. You know what to do next..”

 

“Just because I’m not often here, doesn’t mean I’ll get lost that easily. And yeah, of course..”

 

Dami reply coldly, earn a light laugh from Yoohyeon and a soft pat on her shoulder. Then after that, they immediately steps away from each other. Took a different way. Holding a weapon they immediately grab from the floor. Disappeared from each other sight.

 

“There’s surely a lot of them..”

 

Dami state, reloaded the weapon she hold after kill those guys she met in just one glance. Take a deep breath, Dami put on her guard. Once again be aware with everything around her. In hope to find Jiu and Sua soon. And also,

 

“They better be alive”

 

Hoping Yoohyeon can bring Siyeon back safely.

 

—————

 

“Not here too?”

 

Yoohyeon sigh heavily. Try to catch her breath with her palm on the doorknob. Showing her how empty the room in front of her,

 

“Where is she?”

 

Yoohyeon state, walk away from the empty room to another room. And sometimes she will curse inside her mind when she find there’s some of guys with the black suit in the hallway. And deep inside she wants to use the riffle that hanging on her back so bad, but she doesn’t want to catch too much attention,

 

“You won’t tell me where she is?”

 

“I- I don’t know what you’re talking about”

 

That guy said weakly. Feel the pain slowly creeping into his body. But later he suddenly feel nothing, just after Yoohyeon covered his mouth. Slit his throat deeply with the knife on her hand.

 

“One is here!”

 

That unfamiliar voice suddenly get into Yoohyeon’s ears. Makes her slowly turn her head to the side. Staring lazily at those guys that already standing not far from her, with such a weapon in one of those guys hand.

A machine gun.

 

“Oh.. crap..”

 

She curse under her breath. Quickly grab that dead guy by his suit and put him as a shield while those bullets spread to the air, along with that loud sounds echoed in the hallway,

 

“..”

 

Yoohyeon staring down, realizing that she got shot in her arms. And without thinking twice she immediately take off her hoodie and tear it apart. Tie a few centimeters of cloth on her arms. Just to makes sure she won’t lost too much blood later. And when she done with that, she immediately grab the M6-SBR that been hanging on her back. Checking on the ammunition, just to makes sure it’s enough for her to fight those guys.

And that machine gun.

 

“Okay, Yoohyeon.. focus..”

 

She told herself. Take a deep breath as she hear those footsteps getting near, and when she think it’s close enough. Her gaze suddenly turn dark, just before she suddenly show half of herself to those guys. Aiming her riffle and let out some bullets. Shot those guys, as many as she can until she decide to hide herself once again. Quietly count the enemy inside her head, and note the place they hide. While those sounds of the machine gun keep ringing into her ears.

 

‘Three right, four left..’

 

Yoohyeon state inside her mind. Thinking hard, just to be disturbed by those bullets that break the edge of the wall where she is hiding.

 

“These guys really test me, huh?”

 

Yoohyeon said in annoyed, smile over the situation as she move to the side. Try to peek from behind the wall just to be surprised by the bullet that almost plant in her head. But lucky it just scratched her cheek. What a luck.

 

“Yo! Isn’t it too much for a girl like me?!”

 

She shout in annoyed. Hide behind the wall. Be totally annoyed as those guys surely far from gentlemen. And later, she just curse inside her mind when she got those gunshots instead of proper answer..

 

“What a trash..”

 

Yoohyeon sigh. Quickly move away from her current spot, along with those gunshots still echoed behind her. But strangely, that smile suddenly appeared on her face..

That crafty smile.

 

“FIND HER!”

 

That big guy with a machine gun state. Ordering those people to looking for Yoohyeon as they been tricked by that trash bin, covered with hoodie earlier. Wasting their time and bullets for such a stupid action. And just after got the order, those guys immediately wandering around. With their weapon up, looking for Yoohyeon in the workspace. While Yoohyeon is actually above them. Hiding in the ceiling, and watch them through a ventilation.

 

“Okay.. let’s see how smart you are..”

 

Yoohyeon state in a low voice. Watching those people under her through a small space of a ventilation. And when there’s a guy get into her trap. She can’t help but smile,

 

“Boom..”

 

Just after it escape from Yoohyeon’s lips, there’s suddenly an explosion out of sudden, coming from one of the computer in the room that explode with unknowing reason. But of course Yoohyeon know why, since she is the one that makes those computer explode one by one..

The power of electricity.

 

“Hope Minji won’t be mad after this..”

 

Yoohyeon state in a low voice. Staring at those guys that laying helplessly on the floor. With a broken neck and burn wound. Get shined by the bright moonlight outside, through a big glass window and some of fire that slowly exstinguished by the water that coming from that thing on the ceiling.

 

“I’ll take this, dude..”

 

She state, smile brightly under the moonlight while her hand reach for the machine gun that hold by that big guy. And when her ears catch those footsteps and those unfamiliar voices getting near. All Yoohyeon can feel is joyful.
Cause once she turn around, she can see all those guys on the doorway. Even though it’s kinda dark now, cause the explosion earlier. But it’s enough for her as she slowly raised that machine gun.

 

“Happy New Year Eve.. people..”

 

—————

 

“You hear that??”

 

“Whatever was that, we better not get there..”

 

Sua state, earning a nod from Jiu as they stay close to the wall. Be aware with the situation around, as they been try so hard to avoid these guys. As long as possible.

 

“These guys surely won’t let us use the elevator..”

 

“They are..”

 

Sua state shortly, staring at those guys that standing not far from them. Get into the elevator, while some of them stay. And somehow, Sua’s gaze suddenly land on the cctv above the elevator door.
And she doesn’t even know why, but it’s bother her out of sudden. Makes her raised her gun without she even notice,

 

“Bora! What are you doing?!”

 

Jiu snapped. Grab Sua’s arms, kinda tight while staring at the latter in confused and wonder. But what Jiu got from Sua is just those dizzy expression, along with that strange gaze,

 

“Are you okay?”

 

Jiu voice got soften, observing Sua’s facial expression in worried. But Sua just stay quiet, seems busy with her mind out of sudden. Wondering why she suddenly raised the gun with that annoyed feeling of..

Being watch?

 

“Are the cctv in this building work?”

 

Sua turn her head to Jiu. Staring right into her eyes, while Jiu just curled her brows. Blinking for a few seconds until her gaze move, catch the cctv that also catch Sua’s attention earlier,

 

“It’s work.. sigh, I just remembered that-“

 

“Why there’s no one knows we are here??”

 

With that, Jiu suddenly froze for a second. Realize something is off just after Sua mention it. And right.. it seems like there’s no ones know they are here. Even Janghyuk’s people make it clear awhile ago,

 

“But, they can’t find Kim Minji and Kim Bora, boss..”

 

“Something is wrong.. it’s too weird..”

 

Jiu state, staring at nowhere. Try to think of some possibilities in this situation. Putting some pieces of puzzle inside her mind. But unfortunately, the clue is not enough. There’s too much question inside. And later, Jiu found herself startled at her spot. Hearing gunshots. Until she feel a grip on her arm, being pulled by Sua. Letting her back meeting the wall, while her gaze meeting the other. Talking with her through those gaze.

 

“Okay.. calm down ladies.. I’m not gonna hurt you..”

 

And that’s what escape from that girl lips, which is Dami that just can raised both of her hands that hold a riffle in one hand. Being pinned to the wall. Feeling a cold thing under her chin and her forehead, along with that rough grip on her shoulder and her shirt.

 

“Dami.. how can you-“

 

“Long story.. but, can you put your gun down first, ladies? I’m sweating..”

 

Dami smile slightly, glancing to Jiu that standing on her side, until she slowly move her gaze. Landed on Sua who staring at her emptily. But later, Sua slowly take a step back. Release Dami’s shirt from her grip. Putting her hand down. Just after Jiu.

 

“Thank you..”

 

Dami state shortly. Manage her shirt a little and put her hand that held a riffle down, just to catch Sua’s gaze that absolutely focus on her other side. And knowing what thing that catch Sua’s eyes. Dami just can sigh. The same time as she catch those stains of blood on the edge of her shirt,

 

“I know this is too much, but we should go. Yoohyeon will catch up later”

 

Dami state casually, take a quick glance to Yoohyeon’s phone on her hand before she lift her head a little. Found Jiu staring at the phone, definitely find it familiar. But after heard that name coming from Dami’s lips, all Jiu can do is just staring right into the younger eyes.

 

“She went to find Siyeon..”

 

Those words coming from Dami’s lips. Seems like understand the thing that Jiu try to asked through the gaze. But later, Dami can see there’s a confusion in those gaze. Staring at her for awhile just to move a second later. Landed on the others.

 

“We got the video around ten.. and from the video.. I can say.. she..”

 

Dami cut her own words. Decided to not continue it, once she notice Jiu covered . Trembling with tears slowly forming into her eyes.

 

“.. S-Siyeon.. w-why..”

 

Jiu stutters, let tears eventually escape from her eyes as the video still playing on Yoohyeon’s phone screen. And once it ended, Jiu can’t help but lowered her head. Feel something cutting her heart just by watching the video. While in the other hand, Sua just stay quiet with her blank expression. But in just one glance, Dami can say there’s a slight pain in her eyes.

But it happened too fast..

 

“All of us got the same video..”

 

Dami state quietly. Try to break the silence among them, as they wait inside the elevator. Waiting for the elevator to finally take them to the lowest floor.

To the lobby.

 

“.. you mean.. Handong and Gahyeon got it too?”

 

“Yeah, even Yunho and Hayoung..”

 

Dami answer, earning a heavy sigh from Jiu as she rest her back on the wall. Feeling so exhausted out of sudden,

 

“Where are they?”

 

“Hospital.. I told Hayoung and Yunho to just watch over Handong and Gahyeon.. cause in this kind of situation.. the risk is high for them to be in danger..”

 

“I see..”

 

Jiu state shortly, take a deep breath while closing her eyes. Letting herself take a quick break in the elevator. While in the other hand, Sua just lean to the wall on her side.

Feeling nothing,

But pain.

 

“Too much lies, Minji..”

 

“Remember everything?”

 

“I shot her..”

 

“I promise I’ll kill you next time..”

 

Those voices coming into Sua’s mind out of sudden. Bring a slight headache, along with some images into her head

 

“I’ll makes sure I won’t running out of bullet to kill you, Lee Siyeon..”

“Let’s not talk about it, shall we?”

 

“I’m not gonna kill you. But I’m sure, I will break your legs, and hands. So you can’t meddle. And not just you.. if there’s Handong, Yunho, Changmin, and Hayoung get into my way too. I’ll do the same, even if it’s Yoohyeon or Dami. Even if it’s Gahyeon.. I’m gonna makes sure you all crawled on the floor for the rest of your life.. so..”

 

“Don’t you dare to stop me”

 

‘.. What?’

 

That question come into Sua’s mind. Coming from herself that send directly also to herself. Feel headache slowly creeping in. And it’s getting clearer from time to time, along with those images that rushed into her mind. Spinning around, leaving her dizzy by the sudden memories,

 

“SO WHAT?!!”

 

All the things around her suddenly turn into silence. Muted. Just after she saw the elevator door move aside, showing her a view, that deeply.. she hope it was just a dream..

A nightmare..

 

“I’ve been giving what I have.. is it too selfish if I want to be the one who received all the things this time? Is it too much for me to ask?”

 

And, she just standing there. Frozen there, once she step out of the elevator. Feel the time suddenly becomes too slow for her. Seeing how Jiu fall to the floor, and Dami that quickly running forward

 

“I’m done..”

 

‘What is happening..’

 

Sua questioning herself. Found her body can’t move, while her eyes locked on that body that hanging perfectly in the air, with rope around the neck.

 

“!”

 

Dami curse under her breath, pull the gun from her back and raised it to the air. Shot the rope just to makes her jump forward. Catch the body even though later, she found herself hissed. Feel the pain on her body cause of the sudden landed. But she doesn’t care, as she quickly sit straight. With him in her embrace.

 

“DR. OH! WAKE UP!”

 

Dami shout desperately. Shaking Mr. Oh body so hard. But, of course she got no answer. That old man is dead. And once Dami notice that, she decided to stop. Sighing heavily. Gritted her teeth. Placing Mr. Oh body carefully on the floor, with that burning feeling slowly forming inside her..

 

‘What..’

 

“.. That guy.. He will pay..”

 

Dami gaze turned dark. Staring sharply at nowhere. Full of anger, and the urge to kill. While her knuckle slowly form into a fist, try to hold herself back. And a few meters from her, there’s Sua and Jiu. Still frozen on their spot until that loud sound catch their attention. Startled them in the process, just to found there’s iron wall slowly rolling down. Closing the main door. Blocking it. And when they realize what is happening. The wall already hit the floor. Trapping them inside the company with no escape.

 

‘What ..’

 

“What just..”

 

It escaped from Sua’s lips. Staring right at the iron wall that absolutely locked them inside, the same thing that Jiu do as she just stay quiet. Try to process what just happened inside her mind. But, it was just until there’s another sound. Again, catch their attention. Let them hear that unfamiliar yet familiar voice echoed in the lobby,

Kim Janghyuk’s voice.

 

“Hello, ladies. Happy New Year.. Do you like my present?”

 

That frightening, crafty smile curved on his face. Grabbing the mic on his hand, while he sit casually on that comfortable chair, watching whatever happens in the building through those screens in front of him,

 

“I know it’s strange to give you present when it’s New Year. But who’s care? I’m a good guy, I just feel so thankful for your Christmas gift. I really love it..”

 

He state with that wide smile still plastered on his face. Lean back once he see there’s some people stare sharply at him through the cctv camera. But he just shrugged it off as his gaze slowly move to another screen. Watching those people that siting in the middle of each different room. Unconscious. With blood all over.. and the most important thing is,

They are dying..

 

“Well.. I see there’s four player that can move freely..”

 

He lean forward. Put the mic back on the desk before he put his hands together. Watching each screen that shows him those girls in the lobby, which are Dami, Jiu and Sua. While in the other screen, he can see that tall girl. Still staring sharply at the cctv, successfully turn the light back, after such an explosion she made in that one floor,

Yoohyeon.

 

“Honestly I got more presents for you girls. But it won’t be fun if I give you just like that.. so let’s play a game..”

 

He smirk widely, found that certain girl in the other room that also watch what is happening in the building, frozen in her seat. Knowing what will come next, and yet.. she can’t do anything.

 

“It’s called Save The King : Do or Die.. you just need to find the presents in this company. It’s easy right?”

 

Janghyuk lean back on his chair. Still with that smile on his face. But somehow it looks soften than before. And yet, it looks more dangerous too than before..

 

“Good luck, girls. Time is ticking, don’t be late..”

 

And yeah, it’s dangerous.

 

—————

 

Silence filled the space around them. It’s been a few minutes since Janghyuk’s voice echoed in the entire company but, there’s no ones of them that brave enough to break the silence. All they do just frozen on their spot. Sinking deep into their mind.

 

“.. Alright.. let’s go”

 

Dami get up slowly. Take a glance to Sua and Jiu that standing not far from her. Staring blankly at the dead body that covered by Dami’s dark green bomber jacket on the floor.

 

“Presents.. if it started from Mr. Oh.. it means..”

 

“He got the others. They must be somewhere here-“

 

“Do you think.. they are still alive?”

 

It comes too sudden. Almost unexpected, and before Dami can answered that. She found herself hard to breath. Just by thinking they will find the others in the same condition like Mr. Oh.

This is nightmare ..

 

“He said, the game called Save The King : Do or Die..”

 

That voice suddenly filled the air among them. Coming from Sua. Makes Dami and Jiu immediately turn their head just to found the other seems like getting ready. Checking her gun and all,

 

“So basically it means we should save them..”

 

Sua state casually, grab the gun with both of her hands, pointing it at nothing. And when Dami and Jiu stare into Sua’s eyes. All they can see is emptiness.

 

“Or they will die..”

 

—————

 

“Useless..”

 

Yoohyeon state coldly. Staring down at those dead guys on the floor, full of blood. Until she bent down a bit, grab one of these guys that still alive on his collar shirt,

 

“I-I really have no idea where they-“

 

Same nonsense.

That’s what comes into Yoohyeon’s mind out of sudden. Once she place the gun inside that guy mouth. Cutting his words in the process. And later, that loud sounds immediately echoed around her. But she doesn’t care. Even she doesn’t even care with blood that splashed on her face and her shirt. Yet, she is too distracted by something else in her mind.

 

“That bastard..”

 

Yoohyeon state under her breath. Staring at those broken screen in the cctv room. Knowing Janghyuk was the one who broke it,

 

“He really wants to play..”

 

Yoohyeon lift her head, glancing around that dim room for awhile. Until she decided to step out. Fail to notice the hidden camera that placed between the broken screen. Let Siyeon, that still in the other room watching her. And of course the others,

Even those hostages..

 

“Guys.. hurry..”

 

—————

 

Silence filled that empty room. With that girl being tied on that fancy chair. Not knowing what is happening around her, and by the time she slowly gain her consciousness. Find it hard to open her eyes. Once she feel a strong headache creeping in, out of sudden.

 

“.. This..”

 

Handong state, glancing around weakly. Noticing if that room seems too familiar. And yet, it’s familiar when her gaze caught that small frame placed on the desk in front of her. Showing her, the younger her with a black haired and her parents in the picture,

 

“.. What just-“

 

She cut her own words. Feel the headache getting clearer. Makes her shut her eyes tightly, just to notice both of her hands being handcuffed on the arm rest. And later she can see blood on her clothes, makes her hard to breath out of sudden. Feels her body start to trembling but she quickly shut her eyes again, shoo those images away just to calm herself down.

Her trauma.

 

“.. What the..”

 

Those words escape from her lips a second later. Makes her frozen on her spot. Once she heard a click sound, just after she try to move her hands that been handcuffed. Immediately notice a gun that placed across her. Aiming directly towards her, and once she move her gaze, she can see a thin string that connected the handcuff with the gun.

In other words..

 

One wrong move.. and she’ll be die.

 

—————

 

“Sigh..”

 

That heavy sigh escape from Hayoung’s lips. Glancing around, try to think of the way to get out of there. But unfortunately. before she can get out of the room. She surely should find a way to break free from this seat first. And yet, it seems it almost impossible when she notice those injections placing a way too closer to her neck. And one wrong move, the injections will move closer even get into her skin. And of course she doesn’t want that to be happen, since she knows the liquid inside the injections is surely..

A poison.

 

—————

 

“Who we messing up with..”

 

After a few seconds of silence. It eventually escaped from Yunho lips. Found himself totally wet, once he open his eyes. Along with water still dripping above him. And then, he found himself swallow hard when not far from him there’s a electricity from a cable he have no idea what is. Almost touch the puddle of water under him. And of course, once it meet the water..

It’s a goodbye for him.

 

—————

 

“Join me, Lee Gahyeon..”

 

Janghyuk state casually from behind the desk. Staring right towards that girl that just glaring at him, with bruises on some part of her body,

 

“Get your off there.. that’s not your seat y-“

 

“Watch your mouth when you talk with boss! You !”

 

Her head tossed to the side, forcefully. Feel a pain and blood slowly rolling down from her temple, just after that guy swing his gun. And hit her head so hard with it,

 

“What are you looking at, huh?! You shi-“

 

That guy, unfortunately fail to continue his words a second later. Fail to hit Gahyeon’s head, once that loud sounds filled the room. Coming from the gun that held by Janghyuk. Let the bullet fly in the air and landed perfectly inside that guy head,

 

“Get him out of my sight..”

 

Janghyuk state coldly. Staring down at that helpless dead guy on the floor. With blood slowly rolling down from a hole on his head, while those other guys quickly take him away out of the room.

 

“I see, it doesn’t even affect you when I shot him..”

 

That words coming out from Janghyuk lips, once he move his gaze. Landed perfectly on Gahyeon that just staring emptily at the blood on the floor before her gaze slowly move. Meeting Janghyuk’s gaze.

 

“I heard you have DID.. and the other you is such a psycho-“

 

“The other me?”

 

It coming from Gahyeon’s lips out of sudden. Cutting Janghyuk’s words in the process. And when it happened, it surely pissed Janghyuk off. But later, that weird smile curved on his face, once he see Gahyeon gaze slowly change..

 

“There’s no other me.. I am, me.. I am.. Gahyeon-“

 

“-I am Kim Janghyuk..”

 

Those words coming from that young boy lips. Smile widely. Staring down at those adult that already covered with blood.

Dying..

 

“Janghyuk stop!”

 

He can feel someone grab his arms, out of sudden. Stopping him from stabbing that adult under him, and once he turn his head to the side. He found that girl shaking her head helplessly, begging him to stop through the gaze,

 

“WHAT?! THEY KILLED OUR PARENTS JANGSEON! YOU KNOW THAT!!”

 

“B-but it doesn’t mean we should-“

 

“How naive you are..”

 

That young boy state, stare sharply to his twin who almost cry with tears in the edge of his eyes,

 

“Janghyuk we don’t have to do this..”

 

His twin state weakly. Watching that young boy tear someone body apart with a tiny knife he got from the kitchen. Enjoying how that person screaming in pain under him. But, it’s not last long as he hear a click sounds coming from the back of his head.

 

“Jangseon.. how can you..”

 

 And the last thing he remembered after that, was that sharp hot bullet that got into his legs. Letting him feel pain immediately creeping into his body. And faintly, he can see how his twin standing there. Being comforted by the police,

 

“What a kid.. what do you want?”

 

That big guy let out the question. Smile at him, while he just lift his head. Staring sharply at that big guy, until he curved a smile on his face.

 

“Work for me..”

 

He smile to those guys. Find them glance towards each other, while he just standing there. With a lot of guy standing right behind him,

 

“So.. Oh Jiho.. and Uhm Taewoong..”

 

That big guy state, smoking in the cell. While he just standing there not far from him. Glancing outside the cell, once he heard those footsteps outside. Coming from the guard that walk pass the cell.

 

“You are that Kim right.. that famous Kim?"

“Yes, boss-“

 

“Look at this..”

 

That big guy, throw a newspaper right in front of him. Let him bent down a bit just to pick up the newspaper. And once he got the newspaper, he can’t help but found himself boil up

 

“I never know you have a twin.. a successful twin..”

 

That big guy state, smoking his cigarette while watching how the other facial expression slowly change. Along with that gaze that still staring right on the newspaper. Staring at those faces that he surely recognizes.. his twin.. his cousins, and of course that girl.

The lady.. the wife of his own twin.. the girl that once stop him to kill when he was young.

 

“Revenge?”

 

“Yes..”

 

“Then, kill me..”

 

And it was the last words he heard coming from that big guy lips. As he stab him with a sharp broken toothbrush. Stabbing him again and again. He can’t understand why that big guy wants to be killed by him. But once he get out of the prison. He understands.

That big guy is the reason behind his parents dead.

And he is the reason behind Gahyeon’s father dead.

A chain. Dark circle with no end.

He chose Gahyeon to continue it..

 

—————

 

“You killed these guys?”

 

“We have no choice..”

 

Dami state shortly. Put on her guard while glancing around, makes sure there’s no ones near them. While Jiu who followed behind just can tighten her grip on the AR15 V.2, feel a slight pain in her heart out of sudden when Dami say the ‘we’ word.

 

‘It means Yoohyeon too..’

 

“If you can’t kill them, then hand me the riffle”

 

Sua state calmly, opening her palm and show it to Jiu. Ask for the riffle that hanging perfectly on Jiu’s shoulder,

 

“W-what??? Bora-“

 

“I shot her. I shot Gahyeon.. these guys are nothing..”

 

Those words coming out a way too smoothly from Sua’s lips. Leaving Jiu shocked by that, while Dami quietly glance behind. Noticing there’s something off from Sua. Even she notice it a way long before. But, this time.. she afraid that what she thinks now is actually right.

 

‘Is she-‘

 

“They’re here!”

 

And that voice suddenly snapped them out of their world. Find those guys in the black suit, crowded a few meters away from them,

 

“Oh, crap!”

 

Dami curse, raised her riffle towards those guys. But before she can shot them all, that loud sounds get inside her ears. Makes her turn her head to the side, just to found Sua raised her gun. Shot a few of them, until..

 

“MINJI! BE USEFUL, WILL YOU?!”

 

Sua shout to her back, glaring at Jiu who just can gritted her teeth. Have a fight inside her mind. But later, she decided to step out. Ready on her position until she released a shot directly towards a guy leg, makes him scream once that hot thing get inside his body,

 

“MINJI!”

 

“SHUT UP!”

 

Jiu shout back. Makes Sua can’t help but glaring even more at her. While Dami in the other hand, just can sigh and aiming the riffle right on those guys head. Ended their life in one glance,

 

“We should hide!”

 

Dami state, glancing to Jiu and Sua once she shot all of these guys down. Just to hear those faint footsteps getting near them. And once Jiu and Sua heard that from Dami, they nod, quickly move their legs. Following Dami behind as the younger get inside a random room. Close the door as fast as she can once she sure, Jiu and Sua are absolutely with her.

 

“Okay, quiet”

 

Dami told them. Earn a nod a second later, while she put her ear on the door. Heard those footsteps outside. Until she can breath in relief. Knowing all these guys are far from them now.

 

“Alright.. they’re gone-“

 

“Yunho..”

 

But, it escaped to the air out of sudden. Cutting Dami’s word in the process. And later, once Dami turn around. She can’t help but widen her eyes. Find there’s a man being handcuffed on the iron chair. Definitely die, with an open eyes, along with water dripping above him.

 

“.. the ?”

 

Dami state, try to walk closer. But she stop immediately once she notice there’s a puddle of water on the floor,

Around him.

 

“YUNHO-“

 

“DON’T! IT’S DANGEROUS!”

 

Dami shout, raised her arm and grab Jiu by her shirt. Pull the older back hardly, just to let her find that sharp gaze. Full of tears staring at her,

 

“What..”

 

“He is dead..”

 

Dami state weakly. Loosened her grip on Jiu’s shirt. But even though like that, those gaze still on her until it move a little. Absolutely noticing the electricity in the side of the room.

It already met the water.

 

“We just need-“

 

“Please look carefully. There’s a thin string on the cable, and if we pull the cable off. It’s the end for us..”

 

Dami state, earning a confused look from Jiu. But later, Jiu eventually understand when she notice there’s a bookshelf on the room. And inside the bookshelf there’s a bomb. Ready to explode once they touch the string.. or moving the cable.

 

“For real..”

 

Jiu gritted her teeth in anger. Clenched her fist with pain and hatred. But once her gaze landed on Yunho. She can’t help but feel weak. Feel something stab deep in her heart.

 

“I’m sorry, Yunho..”

 

Jiu say it weakly. Staring directly towards that dead man and start crying. Makes Dami slowly walk closer to her. Pull Jiu into her embrace. Calming the older down, while her gaze caught Sua standing there. Frozen with that empty, dark, blank eyes..

 

“We should keep going. Are you okay now?”

 

“Yeah, thanks Dami..”

 

Jiu smile bitterly. But Dami decided to shrugged it off and let go of her. Staring at Yunho for one last time, just to caught Jiu staring at him too,

 

“We will bring him back. After this end. Yoohyeon probably know what to do with that bomb..”

 

Dami glance to the bomb on the bookshelf, makes Jiu glance to it too. And once she see that, along with the name that escape from Dami’s lips. She can’t help but worry.

 

“We need to hurry..”

 

It coming from Jiu. As she hold the riffle on her hands tightly, makes Dami who notice that just can staring at the riffle for awhile before her gaze move to Sua. Staring at the gun on Sua’s hand..

 

“If we done here, let’s split up..”

 

Those words escape to the air out of sudden. Makes Dami lift her head, just to staring at that black haired girl who standing not far from her. Makes her curled her brows in confused.

Absolutely not expecting that.

 

“So.. after kill these guys.. you feel you can go by yourself? Fine by me..”

 

It coming from Sua. Makes Dami immediately turn her head to the side. Found Sua already stand up, with a M4A1 on her shoulder, a gun on her back, and surely, a knife on her boots. It’s the same like what Jiu did before. Thanks to Yunho who taught them this.

 

“It’s not like that.. it just, you heard him before.. time is ticking, don’t be late.. and worse.. Handong, Gahyeon, Hayoung and Siyeon still nowhere so..”

 

“I get it.. I’ll take this way.. take care”

 

Sua state calmly. Take the opposite way from Jiu who not even bother to glancing back. Meanwhile Dami who standing between them can’t help but wonder.

It happened too fast, but Dami can say both Jiu and Sua suddenly turn into someone else. After found Mr. Oh dead in the lobby, and then Yunho..

They feel different..

 

“You won’t stop her?”

 

Dami turn her head to Jiu. Let those words escape from her lips, while she staring right at the older. Watch the latter slowly turn to face her. Let her find that dark gaze on her..

 

“If you want to go after her.. then go”

 

It sounds soft. Yet, cold. Dami can’t describe it, but she sure she is like talking with someone else. Not Jiu. It’s really doesn’t feel like Jiu after they step out of the room. Met these guys that already die on the floor. Full of blood. And the fact is.. it’s not Dami that killed them.. it’s Jiu.. and Sua..

Those Kims.. can kill.

 

—————

 

“So why if my grandfather was a mafia?”

 

“You really don’t get it?”

 

Janghyuk smile widely. Staring at Gahyeon who staring back at him emptily. Have no interest with everything that coming out from Janghyuk’s lips. But even though like that. Deep inside, she feels kinda surprised after knowing that..

Knowing that The Kim.. was actually something in the past.

 

“The Kim was in the highest place. But my parents got killed by their enemies.. almost the same case like you.. all the adults got killed.. it just we.. their child that still alive..”

 

Janghyuk state, lighten his cigarette and place it between his lips. Smoke it, and let some puff to the air,

 

“We should take a revenge. That’s the unwritten rules in our family. But your father, Kim Jangseon.. and your uncle, Kim Woojung and then your auntie, Kim Yujin think differently..”

 

Janghyun smile widely, staring at Gahyeon even though her vision of her, seems kinda blurry cause of the smoke. He doesn’t care. As long as he sure, Gahyeon is listening to him. That’s the only matter.

 

“But there’s nothing you can do.. bad is in our veins. We are nightmare. We are bad since we come to this world.. it just..”

 

He hanging his words, take out those photos from his suit and show it to Gahyeon. Makes Gahyeon immediately widen her eyes once she understands what Janghyuk mean all this time. Just after she see a photo of Sua and Jiu on his hand..

 

“Some of Kim need some times more than the others..”

 

—————

 

That sounds keep echoed in the entire hall. Along with those body that also fall to the floor. Dead with blood all around them, and bullets planted deep in their body.

 

“Let’s go..”

 

“.. okay”

 

Dami answer with a low voice. Found herself hard to believe what just happened earlier and a few moments ago. And in the other hand, that black haired girl seems so calm. Too calm to be exact. Throw the riffle away, just to stole another one from these guys. And yet, that black haired girl not even care with blood that spread on the floor. Even she doesn’t care with stain of blood on her shirt and face.

Just..

 

‘How..’

 

That word come into Dami’s mind. Makes her sinking deep into her mind out of sudden, but it was before she feel something hot scratch her cheek. Pull her out of her mind in instant, just to find that black haired girl raised the riffle in her direction. Along with that dark gaze. Makes her immediately hold her breath for a few seconds.

Until she can hear a thud sounds not far behind her,

 

“You okay? I’m sorry it scratch your cheek”

 

Dami still deep in her mind when Jiu say that, casually. Lowered her riffle just to staring at Dami in concerned. But later Dami in the other hand, just can staring at her in disbelief. Raised her hand to touch a small scratch on her cheek. Find a blood on her fingertips.

 

“Nah.. I’m fine.. thanks”

 

“No need to.. let’s go.. we should find Gahyeon, Handong, Hayoung, and Siyeon as soon as possible..”

 

Dami just can nod over those words. Following Jiu from behind, putting on her guard even though deep inside she start to feel worry. First it’s because of Handong, Hayoung and Gahyeon, also Siyeon. Of course.

But now.. she start to feel worry over Yoohyeon too, and Sua.. then Jiu..

 

‘Are we gonna be fine.. ?’

 

—————

 

“Pain changes people. You know that better, right?”

 

Janghyuk smile widely. Staring at Gahyeon who staring sharply at him. Full of anger, and disgust once she realized what is his plan, actually.

 

“You bastard..”

 

“I just try to bring our gold times back as The Kim..”

 

Janghyuk state casually, smoking his cigarette even though Gahyeon who sit across her absolutely about to kill him. If just she doesn’t got handcuffed. Janghyuk sure, that girl will definitely jump on him. Even with that condition of hers.

 

“Well, it doesn’t matter who.. If you don’t want to follow my path.. then I will makes sure Bora take this path..”

 

He lift the side of his lips. Glance at the girl in the picture on the desk. Tapping on it. Just for a few seconds until he decided to lift his head, find Gahyeon right in front of the desk. With that sharp gaze that has no affect on him.

 

“She shot her lover. She shot her sister. She is the most potential person as The Kim..”

 

He state calmly. Absolutely doesn’t care with Gahyeon that been hold by those guys after she stand with the chair. Try to break free from they grip, even with her legs that still need some time to recover.

 

“I’LL KILL YOU!”

 

“I feel grateful. But no..”

 

He stand from his chair. Walk closer to Gahyeon just to grab her by her cheek. Forcefully lifting her head to facing him. Facing his expressionless face. Staring right into his dark gaze.

 

“I expect more from you. Since you’re different. But no.. you’re useless for me. But, thanks tho..”

 

He smirk widely. Looks frightening in Gahyeon’s eyes out of sudden. Along with that tense air that suddenly appeared around them,

 

“You’re not the only one..”

 

He state calmly. Take his hand off from Gahyeon. Makes Gahyeon immediately lowered her head, feel scared out of sudden. And yet, it’s getting clearer once her gaze glance to the desk in front of her. Found there’s a laptop there, showing her a few of windows on the screen. And when she saw that, she found herself frozen. Hard to breath.

Once she watch what is really happening in this building..

 

“.. No..”

 

It shows her, how these two certain girls.

Absolutely kill.

 

—————

 

“! !! K!!!”

 

Siyeon scream filled the room. Full of despair and frustration. Curled herself down, even though she still being handcuffed on that chair.

 

“! !!”

 

She shut her eyes. Want to pull her hair so bad as she feel something pressing on her chest. Stabbing her heart, makes her bleeding inside. Somehow killing her slowly. Just because what that big screen show her. Makes her watching how people she knows die one by one. Makes her watching those people she didn’t expect now kill so easily,

 

“.. ..”

 

Two remains. Just two. And in the edge of every video that show on that big screen. The times running. Count every second down until it hit zero. And once it hit zero.

They’re gone.

Just like Mr. Oh and Yunho.

 

“Found you!”

 

It escaped from her lips, automatically. Once she opens a random door and found Hayoung in the middle of the room. Being handcuffed on the chair with injections around her neck. Touching her skin already.

 

“No! Don’t! It’s a trap!”

 

Those words escape from Hayoung’s lips. Immediately, once she see how Sua almost rush to pull those injections off of her neck,

 

“W-what?”

 

“We need the key..”

 

“.. the key? But-“

 

“See the wound in my leg.. the key is inside there..”

 

Hayoung state, as low as possible. Looks too scared while glancing around. Makes Sua can’t help but curled her brows, found it kinda strange. But then, she decided to follow what Hayoung told her just to hold her breath a second later..

 

“.. they did this..”

 

It escaped from her lips, as she found herself frozen on her spot after kneel down in front of Hayoung. Seeing that big wound in Hayoung’s leg. Showing her Hayoung’s bone inside. Along with that small key that forcefully got fitted into the bone.

 

“No wonder I feel like hell when they did it..”

 

Hayoung let out a small laugh. Try to melted the tense air around them, but unfortunately it gets too loud for those injections that somehow move closer and pressed against her neck. Makes her immediately shut while Sua who notice that just can blink her eyes.

Wondering what just happened..

 

“See this round thing that connected with the injections? I think, it’s to measuring how loud my voice is. And when it’s getting too loud for it, the injections will move closer. And about the key.. I assume it’s to take this off..”

 

“You assume???”

 

Sua widened her eyes in disbelief once she heard that coming from Hayoung. Like, how can she even assume something like that when her life is absolutely in danger?

 

“At least, that’s what I understand about this weird machine..”

 

Hayoung smile slightly, even though deep inside she feel so nervous. Afraid that her voice getting too loud. Meanwhile Sua in the other hand. She quickly using her brain, try to find a way to save Hayoung as soon as possible..

 

“Alright, bite this.. I try to get that key out..”

 

“You will make me suffer..”

 

Hayoung let out a small chuckle at the end of her words. Makes Sua roll her eyes a second later before she put the cloth that she tear from her own sleeve inside Hayoung mouth. In hope it can take Hayoung’s voice down.

 

“Let’s do this..”

 

Sua state under her breath. Kneel down once again right in front of Hayoung wounded leg. Observing the wound carefully, until she decided to put her fingers inside it. Leaving Hayoung shaking in pain once Sua try to reach for the key. But later, she decided to stop and pull her fingers out. Just after she notice Hayoung seems like dealing too much with the pain.

 

“.. You okay?”

 

Sua biting her lips, staring at Hayoung who already sweating. Shaking in pain, along with the gaze that somehow losing her light slowly. Looks so weak, but instead of shaking her head. Hayoung decided to nod her head.

 

“Should I continue?”

 

It coming from Sua’s lips. Earning a weak nod from Hayoung who try to keep her head up. Straighten her neck, just to makes sure she won’t make a mistake and die cause of her stupidity. Cause too much move, and once the injections get into her skin. It’s the end for her. But also, little did they know, the time is ticking.. the time that count how much time left for Hayoung to be live..

It’s almost running out..

 

“Alright.. if it’s too hurt. Let me know..”

 

Sua state. Once again earned a weak nod from Hayoung. Let Sua eventually notice those bruises on Hayoung face, and the dry blood on her temple. And if Sua remembers carefully, she also saw some bruises on Yunho’s and dry blood on Mr. Oh. And when it come across her mind, she can’t help but hardening her jaw. Feel so mad towards those people that dare enough to did this. But later, she decided to focus on the present. Take the key out of Hayoung wound. And yet,

The time is ticking..

 

“Handong!”

 

“Don’t! Stay there!”

 

Dami and Jiu immediately stop their steps once they opened the door. Found Handong siting not far from them, with a gun placing right across her,

 

“W-what..”

 

Dami stutters at her words. Find herself start to feel scared cause of those strings that spread all over the room. Avoiding them to get near Handong, especially save her. Cause in just one touch, both Dami and Jiu know. It’s the dead for Handong. And not just Handong. But they too, once she found there’s a machine gun not far behind Handong. Aiming directly towards them.

 

“This guy surely crazy..”

 

Dami gritted her teeth in anger. Staring at that machine gun, that also connects with the string. While Minji in the other hand start to glancing around. Immediately, found the door on Handong’s side

 

“Stay here. I know what to do..”

 

“Wait- unnie!”

 

Even before Dami can stop her. Jiu already run away to nowhere. Lost from her sight a second later, leaving Dami rubbing her face absolutely in frustration just to be snapped by Handong voice a second later.. and yet, she found herself hard to breath.

 

“He playing with us.. this is a trap..”

 

“W-what do you mean?”

 

Dami state in despair. Not even bother to hide how scary she is right now. Once she see how terrible Handong condition ahead of her. Full of bruises, and dry blood on some part of her face. And yet, Dami have no idea with other parts of her body.

And yeah, maybe it is right..

You get blank when it’s about someone means to you.

 

—————

 

‘There’s a door.. maybe it will be safe if we use it.. but..’

 

Jiu immediately raised her riffle. Shooting down all of these guys that showing off out of nowhere right on her way. Makes her not have a choice but to shoot them to dead and yet. She is too tired to let those useless people alive by then.

 

“How many of you..”

 

Jiu state under her breath. Walk towards those dead body that laying helplessly on the floor. Planning to stole their weapon once again, but before that. She found herself raised her riffle. Hit one of those guys head so hard once she feel a grip on her ankle. Makes her stare darkly at him. And before she realized what happened, the riffle is now full of blood. Leaving her sigh heavily, drop the riffle down with a thud sound. Just to rubbed her face a second later.

Feels exhausted.

 

“How can I..”

 

Those words coming out from her lips. But later, she decided to leave it hanging as she knows it’s not the time for her to think or complain to what just happened now and what just happened to her before.. it’s not the time.

 

“Come on, Minji.. be strong..”

 

She told herself. Grab a riffle she got from one of those guys and continued her way to her destination. The CEO office. The office that supposed to be Sua and Gahyeon’s father office. But after the dead, it be Sua’s office. While Jiu and Handong’s office are in different floor. And about the door in Handong’s office before. Jiu pretty sure it related to the room beside. And unfortunately she knows too well if it’s locked, since nor her or Handong or Sua not really used the other room except for their office. And yet, it’s locked even from Handong’s office and the hallway. And the only place to find the key is from CEO office. Of course.

But..

 

‘The way won’t be easier..’

 

Jiu state inside her mind. Lean back on the wall, once she almost showing herself to those people that standing and wandering right in front of the CEO office. And in just one glance, Jiu can say there’s something behind the door. Cause she knows whenever those guys seems like guarding something, it means they really guarding something.

 

‘Gahyeon? Siyeon? Hayoung??’

 

She wondering inside her mind. Try to take a guess as she checking the ammunition of the riffle in her hands. And later, when she sure it’s enough. Without any doubt she immediately showing herself. Raised the riffle and shoot as many guys as she can. But unfortunately it doesn’t ended up good once she got shot on her arm, makes her groan in pain and quickly hide behind the wall once again. Just to see how blood start to dripping down through the wound.

 

“.. geez”

 

She hissed. Tossed her head behind, just to turn it to the side a second later once she heard a footsteps getting closer to her. And by the time, she knows it’s getting more closer to her makes her can’t help but feel hopeless.

 

‘Is this my end?’

 

She smile bitterly. Lowered her head as those words echoed inside her mind. And later, she slowly find her eyelids became heavy. She doesn’t know why, and yet she doesn’t even wanna know why.

 

“YOU BASTARD!!”

 

That voice suddenly get into her ears. Echoed around her, and pull her back to the reality soon. Immediately open her eyes, just to see silver hair right in front of her. Feel that soft breath right beside her ear. Along with that loud gunshots that eventually get into her ears,

 

“Sigh.. those guys..”

 

Jiu can hear how annoyed that voice is as she move her head a little. Staring at that silver haired girl face that looks so serious with a small scratch on her cheeks, and some dry blood. Peeking on those guys until she throw the riffle to the side and grab the riffle from Jiu's hand. Just to notice there’s some stains of blood on the latter shirt and palm.

 

“We need to talk later..”

 

Yoohyeon state coldly, not even bother to glance at Jiu face as she aiming the riffle towards those guys direction. Shooting all of them down. Makes them dead in any second. And once those gunshots absolutely shut down, Jiu can’t help but feel weak out of sudden. Breaking down, and quickly raised her hand to reach for Yoohyeon. Pull the younger closer by her shirt and helplessly rest her head on the younger chest. Feels so exhausted, once she found her body start to trembling.

Maybe.. it’s because she pretends to be strong all this time. And yet she breaks down right in front of someone that mean the most to her.

 

“.. You okay?”

 

Those words escape from Yoohyeon lips. Makes Jiu slowly shaking her head as an answer. Leaving Yoohyeon just can exhale heavily, finally notice the wound on the older arm

 

“.. there’s some of them already dead when I came.. did you do it?”

 

That question coming from Yoohyeon. Absolutely the question that she mean by ‘we need to talk later’ earlier. Ignoring how Jiu just can lowered her head while leaning on the wall. Letting the younger, tied the cloth she tear from her own shirt to covered Jiu's wound.

 

“.. I’m sorry..”

 

“There’s nothing to be sorry, you know? It just..”

 

Yoohyeon decided to throw her gaze away at the end of her words. Makes Jiu who notice that just glance slightly at her until she also throw her gaze to something else. Feel that uncomfortable atmosphere slowly build between them. But later, Jiu can’t help but feel tears slowly form in the back of her eyes once these words coming from Yoohyeon,

 

“Let me take care of you from here, okay? You don’t need to get your hands dirty again. I’ll do it for you.. so let me just protect you this time, okay?”

 

Yoohyeon stare right into her eyes when she say it. Let Jiu feel how serious, scared and worry Yoohyeon is cause of her right now. And once her gaze meet Yoohyeon gaze, she can’t help but to curved a sweet smile on her face. Nodding her head, makes Yoohyeon grin widely and quickly lean forward to kiss Jiu’s forehead.

 

“Alright, let’s move..”

 

Yoohyeon grab Jiu by the hand. Asking the older to stand up and getting away from their current spot. Walking pass those dead body that laying on the floor with blood all over it. And once Yoohyeon notice it, she quickly glance behind just to found Jiu staring back at her. Mouthing ‘I’m alright’ to her with that smile. Makes Yoohyeon just can nod, until they reach the door that been guarded by those people earlier. And once they stand up in front of the door, Jiu can’t help but curled her brows when she know what room it is. While in the other hand, Yoohyeon slowly raised her other hand. Put the riffle on her side then grab the doorknob. Push the door open just to found that frightening view ahead of them. Found that girl hanging upside down in the middle of the room.

And yet they know who is it..

 

“GAHYEON!!”

 

It coming from Jiu immediately. Run towards that girl in any second just to see how clearly blood dripping through her temple, nose and . Also all the bruises all over her body. And also her older wound..

 

“Minji-unnie.. ?”

 

“Hang in there, Gahyeon!”

 

Gahyeon just can blinking her eyes for a few seconds. Staring blankly at Jiu and Yoohyeon who quickly shot the rope with the riffle. Let Jiu catch the youngest among them before she hit the floor. And once Gahyeon in Jiu’s embrace, Jiu can see how blood covered Gahyeon’s shirt. How blood still dripping from Gahyeon’s older wound even though it already covered by the bandage. But overall, Jiu can say Gahyeon absolutely dying with those new bruises and wounds.

 

“I swear, he will pay for this..”

 

Those words escape to the air. Makes Jiu immediately move her gaze to Yoohyeon. Found the younger in front of the desk. Grabbing that bloody baseball bat tightly on her hand. Probably the weapon that makes Gahyeon like this..

 

“We.. should be.. hurry..”

 

It coming out too weak from Gahyeon’s lips. As she try to open her eyes and stay awake. Even though she feel so exhausted. Losing a lot of blood, and cough in the end of her words. But she still try to let out her voice, telling Jiu and Yoohyeon the important thing she knows.

Cause right now, it’s not her that in danger but the others.

 

“Hayoung-unnie.. she just have a few minutes to live until the injection in her handcuffed kill her.. and Handong-unnie. The string is nothing.. but after Hayoung-unnie die.. the countdown of Handong-unnie live will start.. and there’s an injection too in her handcuffed. Ten minutes each person. And..”

 

Gahyeon cutting her own words. Cough out blood and hissed in pain. Feel something pressing on her abdomen, absolutely because of what she got from Janghyuk that makes her old wound open. While the fact is, it still in the process to recover. But it doesn’t matter now, cause..

 

“You will watch her die..”

 

Janghyuk smile widely. Staring down at Sua who kneel down on the floor looks so helpless and hopeless. Staring at that girl. Found that girl head covered by white cloth. While her hand got handcuffed, breath heavily on the floor with blood all over her. And once that loud sounds echoed in the entire room, all Sua can feel is nothing but something that stab her heart. Watching that girl absolutely stop moving a second later. With that red color slowly spread on the white cloth. Makes her swallow hard with tears that fall freely from her eyes.

It was really a short time.. and yet she lose another one right in front of her eyes.

 

“He will kill Siyeon-unnie..”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-I’m sorry ㅠㅠ