This story has gained a lot more attention than I had intended so I feel obligated to add a disclaimer: The plot to this story is a work of pure fiction and intended for entertainment purpose only. Please remember to always be mindful and respect the personal and private lives of the idols.

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Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.

11:21 pm

Lying awake in her bed, Kim Dahyun already knows, it’s going to be a dangerous night tonight. How does she know? Well, today is the last day of their promotion schedule. Since they’ve worked extremely hard without breaks these past few weeks, the company decided to award them with a four-day vacation starting tomorrow. All the members except for her and Sana have made plans to be with their families for their vacation.

She would have left too, she really should have said no. But Sana-unnie pleaded with tears in her puppy eyed sulk, telling her how she’s so sad she couldn’t go back to Japan since her parents went on vacation in Thailand without her. And how she’s too scared to stay in the dorm all by herself. Of course she is weak to her unnie’s tears so here she is. As if being alone with Sana-unnie in their dorm wasn’t dangerous enough by itself. The staff along with some members decided to celebrate the end of their promotion schedules with a night out. One can only pray that her unnie will not drink too much. Dahyun doesn’t drink, so she decided to stay at the dorm where she had plenty of time to regret the choices that led her here.

She considered going with everyone since she’s worried that her unnie will get drunk and will therefore need someone to take her home. Then she remembered the last time she made that choice. How impossible it was for her to handle the unleashed chaos that was drunk Sana. She shuddered at that thought and decided that her only option was to pretend to be asleep by the time Sana-unnie gets home, and trust that their staff will have a much easier time getting her safely home. But of course, with her Sana-unnie, things never go according to her plans.

Despite being so worn out by their busy schedule, sleep just isn’t coming easily to Dahyun right now. She’s becoming more worried as the night goes on. Checking her phone every few minutes out of sheer habit now.

Today 8:28pm

“Ya, Dahyun-ah, you really should’ve come with us!”

Last received message: Today 9:33pm

“These pork cutlets are so yummy, you would have loved them. I wish you would have come L”

Followed by a slew of pictures of their foods. Then silence.

It’s been almost two-hours now, Dahyun really wants to send a message to make sure they are okay, but she’s supposed to be pretending to be asleep…

“Where are you right now Unnie?”

Almost instantly a reply came through “I’m on my way home right now. Have you been waiting for unnie to come home Dahyun-ah? J” 

Instant regret. Dahyun turns off her phone and throws it across the bed. Time to sleep. But she can feel the thumping of her heart beat over the ticking of the clock. Never mind, guess we will just pretend.

Beep.beep.beep.beep.beep.click.clack.

Dahyun catches herself holding her breath as she hears the sound of the front door opening. Her ears are attuned keenly to every sound coming in from the halls. Surely those footsteps are not getting louder? Knock. Knock.

“Dahyun-Ah?” A soft voice barely louder than a whisper through the door.