A/N: Once again, English is not my first language. So please expect lots of grammatical error on this story. Thank you.

#WarningRated🔞

Khiegilsan

I CAN hear the low buzz of people talking around me but instead of approaching them I just focused on what I've doing. If I finish this research about the 'wisteria' the better.

"You should at least take a break, Shino"

"I'm okay" I mumble under my breath.

I wasn't even sure if I know the person I'm talking with. The voice sounded familiar but everyone here is familiar to me. I don't have any plan on glazing him just to make sure who he was. My research is far more important than this person.

"I'm not asking you if you're okay, Shino" I heard the man sigh.

I frown on what he said but I just remain my eyes on what I've doing before answering him "I don't need to take a break because I'm okay. It means that I can still sit on my chair and continue what I've been doing without you interrupting me" I mumble.

"I'm just concern about your health-"

I look at him with a smile flustered on my face "Thank you for your concern but I don't need it," he open his mouth to say something but I just continue "What I need now is to have a peace of mind which will be attain if you leave the hell out of me, Dr. Doma"

Doma Moon, a pharmaceutical scientist like me. He look nice and he smile a lot but I just can't find myself being at ease whenever he's around. I don't know everything about him but he has this aura that makes me uneasy.

I heard a laugh "You should stop interrupting her, Dr. Doma" my eyes went to the person who speak. It was one of my colleagues who help me a lot during my early stage on my research "She will rest whenever she wants too"

My eyes went back to the man whose still standing beside me. He frowned while looking at her but when his eyes went back to me. He just stare on my face for a couple of second before he nodded. Good!

I look at my colleague and mouthed "Thanks, Maddy" she wink at me before she went back to whatever she's doing.

I'm sure you've been thinking that I'm a little bit harsh to that person. I'm not. Well, maybe I am. But is just that I wanted to be professional. I'm here on this laboratory to work and not to take a goddamn rest.

Aside from that, I'm doing a goddamned experiment research - one mistake can lead on the failure of the whole research. I don't want that to happen. I don't want to start all over again. I know that using a medical plants is an old way of healing or curing diseases but we have to upgrade everything.

The world is changing and so do the viruses and diseases.

I stretched out my arms before I read all the data that I gathered today. I still need to correct and check some data before I go to the next part of my research which is validation. I put one arm on the table before I rested my chin on my hand. Validation, huh? I'm sure I can handle that part - especially since many want to oppose my research on wisteria.

And from some odd case, someone is trying to kill me because of this research. Wait, is that person really want to kill me? Or he just want me to stop this whole research? Fuck! The whole creepy - caller is getting me stressed more than this research!

I started to keep my things before I walked out in the laboratory. I was my way out of the premises when I felt someone following me from behind. I frowned and stop for a while and look for my back - seeing nothing but an empty hallway.

I opened my lips to ask if someone is in there but before I can do so, I heard the familiar ringtone that sent a path of fear all over my body. It was a recorded whistle of the song inside the music box. And that ringtone is designated to unknown caller.

Even though I was scared I started walking and answering the call. I did not speak at first as my little walk suddenly accelerated.

"Why are you in a hurry?" the caller said in that freaking - creepy tune.

I can't share the feeling that I've heard the familiar timbre of that voice. Though it's muffled like something is covering the mouth of that person or he's intentionally changing it so he won't be recognized. I don't need to look at myself to check if I'm pale or not. I can't point it out but I'm sure that this is not the first time that heard it.

Fear suddenly eat my whole system the moment I heard the caller said. Shit! That damn creepy - dude is here.

"Validation stage, huh?" his voice seemed to come from under hell "I'm sure I warned you"

"I don't know what you're talking about" I said and I'm really thankful that I manage to say it without stuttering despite the fear I'm feeling right now.

"Playing innocent" his voice is dead "Nice!"

My mouth parted the voice wasn't coming from my phone but instead coming to the man in front of me. The whole face of the man is covered and there's a black screen on the parts where his eyes should be.

"You should take my warning seriously, Dr. Shinobu"

"I...I..." I breathe through my mouth as I take one step a back.

"Do you know what will happened if you don't take my warning seriously. People around you will suffer"

"Shino"

My eyes landed on the person he was dragging and my eyes got widen when I saw a familiar figure "M-Maddy"

Maddy's cries grew louder as the man pulled out a knife. I stepped closer but the man backed away as he pulled Maddy out again. I stopped, raising my hand as if trying to placate the man "Please... please don't do this. She wasn't part of the research"

"But she did help you! I will destroy anyone that tried to help you finished that wisteria research"

He's not making any sense. I don't know why he was doing this. I don't know why he wants me to stop doing that research. I just wanted to help!

"Let her go please-" I choke with my own voice when he pointed the blade on Maddy's neck.

"Help... Help me Shino" Maddy begs.

I can see tiny flecks of blood on her neck from where I was standing. I felt like everything is slowly going too far... too far for me to reach. Too far for me to help. "Please..." tears fell from my eyes as I shook my head "Please don't,"

A guttural scream escaped Maddy's lips when the man without wasting any seconds raised his hand and slit her throat. My vision darkened but not enough to obscure the sight from me. At the same time the sound of her screams silenced as if she's being carried out far away from me.

But she's still in front of me. She's not far but instead she's on the floor... her body lying still while her eyes are still opened and her mouth parted as if she's still screaming. And her blood... her blood is pooling around her.

I can still hear her screaming but that's impossible. There's so much blood. So much blood that I can see the red of flesh of her throat. I can still hear her scream. Blood... blood... there's so much blood.

Blood. Her voice.

She's still screaming... but no. No. she's not. That's impossible because her lips are not moving. She's not moving.

She wasn't the one screaming. It was me. It was my own voice.

It was my fault why she's dead. It was me... who killed her.

All my senses returned, dragging me away from the tunnel and transporting me back to the present. The guy grab me harshly on my hair as he dragged me back to where the laboratory is. I thrashed around, dislodging the man in the process.

I ran but I could not get away because I was stuck in what. My body created a shock when I fell into a trance. I extended my hand, reaching for the thing that tripped me. My hand found my bag whose belongings are currently dumping other contents.

Again there were violent hands holds me. The man harshly turned my body around until I'm lying on my back. He sit on my stomach while he choke me with his both hand "You're trying to get away. You can't do that, Dr. Shinobu. You can't do that unless you delete all the data about the wisteria"

"L-Let me go..."

Pain instantly lashed on my face when he suddenly struck me with his hand. He hit me so hard that I can taste my own blood. I tried to scream again when he grabbed my clothes and pulled it hard that it tore. I tried and tried to scream in hope that someone will hear me but his hands just tightened on my neck, stopping me from making a sound. I was almost blinded by the pain when the next thing he did was punch me in the stomach.

"Let me go" I whispered as tears rolled down the side of my eyes "Please"

I slowly close my eyes when I felt the air slowly leaving my body. As I close my eyes and waited for my death - the man on my dream suddenly appeared in my head - calling my name.

I was planning to look for him after I'm done with my research. But maybe this is how my life will end. I suddenly felt the ache at that thought.

My eyes fluttered open as I felt breath rush back inside me. I don't feel the hands that hold my neck tightly but instead the familiar figure my blurred eyes see.

"Hey... you'll be fine, I promise."