“Luna ssi.”

Zyra call Luna when she passed by her table.

“Yes. Can I help you?”

“Can you check Sulli? She went to the toilet last 20 minutes but she hasn’t come back yet. I want to go but Yoogeun had fallen asleep.”

“It’s okay Zyra ssi. I’ll check on her.”

“Gomawo.”

Luna smiles and walks to the restroom.

“Sulli.”

She pushes every door inside the restroom but it’s all empty.

“Where does she go?”

Luna mumbles and dialed Sulli’s number.

She waited for her to pick up but she didn’t.

“Strange.”

She called her for the third time but she got no answer again.

“Maybe she is with Mr. Minho.”

She went out of the restroom and scans the event of the party to find Minho and she can’t find him too.

“Zyra ssi, I can’t find Sulli in the restroom and so do Mr. Minho. Maybe she is with him.”

“Ahh chinca? It’s okay.”

“I can take care of Yoogeun if you want to go somewhere.”

“I have to go home actually. It’s late; I’m still living with my mom, so.”

Luna chuckles.

“I understand. I’ll go and take his stroller. Just a moment neh.”

Zyra smiles and nods.

After settling Yoogeun in his stroller, Zyra bid goodbye to Luna.

“I’ll let Sulli knows that you went home already.”

“Deh, thank you Luna ssi.”

“Be careful on your way home.”

“Deh.”

Jinki too smiles at Luna before he took Zyra’s hand and holds it while they walk out.

Zyra and Jinki were walking to the lobby when they met Minho alone.

“Mr. Lee, you are going home?”

“Yes. I need to send my fiancé home.”

He chuckles.

“But, Sulli is not with you Mr. Choi?”

“Sulli? She is in the event right? I was talking with my partner from Japan.”

Zyra started to feel uneasy.

“Taemin.”

She thought and tugs on Jinki’s sleeves to get his attention.

“Where is your brother?”

She whispers when Jinki looks at her.

“He went home maybe.”

Jinki too whispers back to her.

“Why? Is there something wrong?”

Zyra sighs.

“Actually yes. Sulli said she will go to the restroom but she is not there and she is not coming back to the party.”

“She what?”

Minho asked in surprised.

“She asks me to look after Yoogeun while she went to the restroom but she was gone for a long time. I asks Luna ssi to look for her but she did not find her either. We think she is with you since you are not in there too.”

“I’ll look for her.”

Minho wants to walk but Jinki held his arm after Zyra asks him to.

“Mr. Choi, we know about you and Taemin.”

“What do you mean?”

“We’ll talk about that later. I think Taemin did something.”

Jinki said after he releases Minho’s arm.

“Let’s check the hallway. If there is a CCTV, we can see what happen.”

Zyra suggest.

Minho nods and they rush to the place.

                                                                                        ***

Sulli feels a warm hand caressing her cheek.

She smiles.

“I must be dreaming. Oppa’s scent is different.”

She thought without opening her eyes.

She feels good.

She needs this rest.

She was not feeling great since morning and this sleep and beautiful dream somehow makes her feel at ease.

“Yoogeun.”

She thought.

She was at the party right?

But where is she now?

Sulli flicks open her eyes and scan the surrounding.

It is painted in white.

She tries to sits but her head went dizzy again that she shuts her eyes to ease the throbbing pain.

“Just rest.”

She heard the low and calm voice talking from her side.

“There is really someone beside her right now.”

Sulli thought.

She turns her head to the voice; squinting her eyes to see him and it hits her.

“Oppa.”

She said nervously.

“Where am I?”

“You are about to faint and I saved you.”

He paused and smiles.

“Again.”

He continues and stands up.

He pours a glass of water and gives it to her.

“Drink it.”

Sulli shakes her head.

Taemin shrugs and put the glass on the table beside the bed.

“Where is this place?”

“You don’t have to know Sulli.”

“Oppa, I have to go home.”

“So that you can go to Minho?”

She nods.

“Hyungsoo said you want to meet me. But you seem uninterested.”

“I did not imagine this kind of meeting.”

Taemin chuckles.

“But I do. Seeing you wake up while waiting you and taking care of you. This is my second time.”

“Oppa, please.”

“Talk to me like you used to Sulli. Smiles like old times, laughs like old times.”

“Oppa.”

“It hurts me that you see me with those eyes Sulli. I’m not a monster.”

Sulli pulls her knees to her chest and hugs it.

Her tummy growling as she did that.

Taemin smiles.

“Rest for now. I’ll buy you something to eat.”

Taemin pats Sulli’s shoulder and lock the door from outside as he went out.

“Did I just walk into my nightmare?”

                                                                                        ***

“It’s Sulli.”

Zyra said when she saw Sulli went into the washroom.

“She doesn’t look well. Is she sick?”

Minho shakes his head while focusing on the screen.

“Oppa, Taemin.”

Jinki too focuses his eyes on the screen.

Taemin was leaning on the wall beside the washroom and crossing his arm.

The time elapsed for some time but Sulli wasn’t coming out.

Taemin was waiting patiently, without moving an inch.

Soon after, Sulli walks out of the washroom.

She was keeping a slow pace.

It clearly shows that she is not feeling good.

Sulli was about to hit the floor when Taemin holds her and carries her bridal style.

It looks like he said something to her before he turns and walks away.

“Check the other CCTV.”

“Yes sir.”

Minho watches carefully with a serious face.

Zyra saw his jaw is clenching and his hand curls in a fist.

“There is no CCTV from here sir.”

“Thank you.”

He said and walks out.

Jinki and Zyra follow him out and Jinki quickly apologize to him.

“I’ll look for him Mr. Choi. I know all of his hiding places.”

“I need that. Kamsahamnida Mr. Lee.”

Jinki nods and took out his phone and dialed Taemin’s number.

“It’s switched off.”

“I expected this. You know that we are not in a good term right Mr. Lee?”

Jinki nods again.

“But we should be quick. Taemin is not his usual self these few days. I’m worried.”

“I can’t even go to the police.”

Minho sighs.

“I’ll list the places that he usually goes, you can hire some people.”

“That should be good. I’ll wrap up the party and we meet again?”

“Okay Mr. Choi.”

Minho sighs and shoves his hand in his pocket as he makes his way to the event.

“Luna, where is Yoogeun?”

“He is sleeping. Why Mr. Minho?”

“Can you take care of him tonight?”

“Why Minho? Did something happen? Sulli is not here too.”

“I’ll tell you later hyung.”

Minho puts up a smile and went to the stage, he deliver a short closing speeches, smiling and shaking hands with his partners and come back to Jonghyun and Luna when all the guests left.

“Sulli is missing.”

“What?”

“When?”

“We check the CCTV. He took her somewhere.”

“Taemin?”

Jonghyun guessed.

Minho nods.

“Wait until I get my hands on him.”

“Calm down Minho.”

“I was holding in hyung. He had gone too far. He switches off his phone too.”

“How can we help?”

“Mr. Lee help me with tracing his whereabouts. I just need you and Luna to take care of Yoogeun for the night.”

“Deh Minho. Call me on anything.”

He nods.

“Gomawo.”

Minho skips out while he puts the phone on his ear.

“Babe, what we worried of is true.”

Jonghyun nods.

“We should warn Minho earlier.”

“Ottoke?”

“Let’s wait for now. Mr. Lee will be a big help since he is Taemin’s brother.”

Luna just sighs.

“Let’s go home for now. Go and get Yoogeun.”