"And so, I sent her a letter. I did the right thing, right Miso?"

...

"Miso?"

"MISO?!"

"H-Huh...?" I flinched, falling back to the reality. 

Jimin stared at me with his confused doe eyes, peeking curiously at me. 

Two days had passed in just a blink of an eye. Time flows extremely slowly when we suffer, but when we want it to last longer, it flies away in just a moment instead of granting our wishes.

Today is Saturday.

I couldn't get even a minute of sleep, last night. Things turned pretty hard for me. 

"Where are you lost?" Jimin asked again as his shoulders slumped back and he viewed me with a hint of concern lingering in his form.

"Nothing. I'm just worried about the finals." I chuckled half-heartedly. There were so many obstacles in the path of relief. First of all, this Saturday thingy, and secondly, the exams were a month away. I hadn't really got the time to prepare much.

"That's a month from now. It will be easily prepared. But, I know that is not the cause of your worries, is it? The cause of your worry is something else and I believe, I know it."

I felt a slight sting from his words.

Know that feeling when you're down and would just want to hug someone, and share your worries with them? That's how I felt. Whom could I share this all with? 

Yoongi or Namjoon? Nah. They want me away from him in the first place. They will never understand. Jimin? He looks too happy to be bothered. I would never make him tense. Jisoo? Huh! As if she's even looking at me these days...

She has started to distance herself so much nowadays that it feels awkward to even ask her for something. She made new friends. She laughs with them. Looks like the chapter named 'Miso' has been closed from her book.

"It's nothing really... I've just been experiencing insomnia for a few days. Maybe that's why I look so worn out. I'll be fine till tomorrow, trust me." I assured him when he nibbled on his lower lip, narrowing his eyes in doubt. After a moment of pondering, he finally spoke,

"Okay, I'm trusting you. I want to see you all smiley and dancing till tomorrow. Got it?"

"Got it." An involuntary smile crept on my face hearing his words. He kinda gave me brotherly vibes and I loved it. 

Jimin had really kept me entertained and lifted some weight over my shoulders. It felt good to know that there was someone else who knew the things I was going through. Like, imagine telling someone random 'Hey! My last life's boyfriend hates me. I'm so sad hmpf!'. They would surely stop looking at me the same and wonder if I'm mentally retarded or something.

After a short conversation, we both got engaged in our own studies and killed the time until the bell rang for home time.

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7:08 pm.

As per Detective Wang's information, the spree was about to take place at 9 pm today. Even though it's not that late, most of the people stroll in Hilton Street at that time as the bars in our city have imposed the rule of being closed by 9, maximum. The fears of Joker have traumatized most people and they do all they can, in their control, to not be late or get themselves in situations that could get them in trouble.

I hustled out of the library as I saw its yellow-lighted rooms gradually turn pitch black and the shutters closing aswell. It was pack-up time for the librarians.

What should I do at this point?

I have nowhere to go for two hours. 

I had spent some time in the library after school. I just didn't want to go home cuz Yoongi and Namjoon would never let me leave once I had stepped foot, back home. For the same reason, I have also switched off my phone so that they cannot contact me and ask me my whereabouts.  

You might be thinking that I've gone crazy to be wanting to go in that Street that could get me killed. But yeah. That's what I gotta do.

"Will I see some real-life action though?" I asked myself, settling on a bench in the local market that was adorned with pretty lights and colored stalls. There were games, food, beverages, songs, photo booths, and all sorts of stalls. 

"Maybe, it's not that bad... After all, I must be God's favorite to experience so many twists in just one life." Shrugging off the problems, I tried focusing on the positive side.

Most people wore hanboks as they strolled carefree through the roads, enjoying their time, some with ice cream, some with popsicles while some had marshmallows.

The exciting environment pushed in a doze of excitement in me and so, I too ate some food and played games, but all by myself. 

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8:56.

"WOO YES!" I cheered as I finally threw one of the hoops onto a prize after the seventh try.

"I won that! Give me that!" I chuckled like a kid, extending my hand for the prize as the stall-keeper looked at me in disbelief. Well yeah, technically the seven tries had cost me way much more than the prize's original price. It wasn't even something to be so proud of.

"Here you go. Would you like to try again?" He asked, wiggling his eyebrows in greed for some more money.

I smiled charmingly before spitting facts,

"Hell no. I ain't paying you anymore that like a dumbo. I got what I wanted. I'm satisfied with it~" I batted my eyelashes before rolling my eyes and walking away with a lottery-winning attitude.

"What should I do next?" I wondered, thinking eagerly as my eyes wandered over the people walking away from the marketplace slowly, but surely.

"Hm? Why are they moving away? Wait, what's the time!?"

When I hurriedly glanced at my watch my mouth parted and a shriek escaped in shock.

"I-It's 8:58 already... I need to fricking rush!" Hissing at myself, I ran as fast as I could towards Hilton Street. 

I need to reach on time.

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9:05.

It was pure silence when I reached my destination. 

No sounds. Just the faint beating of my heart as it pumped blood harder due to all the rushing I did. 

The narrow street smelt like gasoline. With the cold wind bellowing in the shallows and deep crevices, my body shivered with the atmosphere. The excitement had all vanished away and now all that was left was mystery, confusion, and my reflexes, warning me to run away from the perils I was dragging myself into, but my adrenaline helped me to stay on the spot.

The warmth of my jacket didn't work anymore. The coldness seemed to seep through it now. My ears were continuously beeping and beet red as I waited for a miracle.

Gosh, I hope nothing happens tonight.

9:10.

9:20.

9:30...

Bruh. Is this a trap made for me to suffer in this bone-biting cold? There's literally no one here!

"Ugh!" I groaned as I shook my head in disbelief. So many people already passed through Hilton without even a scratch. It's just me standing like a fool.

"I really should head back home now." Rolling my eyes, I turned around dreaming of the warm silky sheets of my blanket under which, I would sleep now.

But, fate is really twisted, isn't it?

"Where do you think you're going?"

...

Huh? That voice...

"Jisoo?" My forehead automatically creased as I spun back, looking into the dark orbs that showed nothing else but hardness and rigidity. The sophistication and elegance were no more there.

What is she doing here?

Before I could speak a word, she walked closer to me, in that black long coat of hers, with a playful smile. 

"Aren't you going to wait some more? You need to act like a hero, Miso! You need to 'save the world' from the killing spree! If you walk away, then who's gonna help the world?"

What... 

Her sarcasm really took me aback but what was even more shocking was, how she knew of all this. Killing spree? Did Yoongi tell her?

"What are you talking about? I don't get you..." And I took inspiration from the worst way possible and that was, playing clueless as fuck until someone really thinks you're dumb and leaves you alone.

"Oh c'mon! Stop playing with me. Don't you need to save your so-called 'boyfriend'?"

WHAT THE HELL?

"H-How do you know all of this...?" I gulped as my body shriveled up in a mechanism. I have a bad feeling about this situation. 

"Well now, since you are trynna play dumb, I'm going to leave this matter to someone special."

She chuckled before looking at her right side, which was relatively darker until 2-3 men emerged from the corner.

My heart stopped.

They all were extremely buff with a powerful physique and each of them had at least one weapon either in their hand or attached to their clothes. They had worn masks. One had a red mask, the second had a navy blue mask while the third had a black mask. Their faces were so damn covered that they were hardly identifiable.

"Who the hell are these people, Jisoo?" I whimpered, moving backwards. Seeing her smirk really drained my confidence. Are they gangsters? How can she do this? 

"Go ahead, boys. You know what to do." She grinned like a devil before slowly moving away, disappearing into the dim lights, leaving me all helpless.

"W-WHAT THE HECK, JISOO? ARE YOU CRAZY?" I shouted at the top of my lungs as tears accumulated in my eyes with a feeling of somewhat cowardness.

I didn't expect her to do such a thing...

My body shivered even more when I finally understood that these men were a part of the killing spree and had been stopped by Jisoo for half an hour just to attack me suddenly and deprive me of all my courage.

"Fuck it! S-Stop touching me you moron!" I screamed in rage as the one with the red mask traced my skin with his pocket knife while the others laughed. 

I tried to run but they had caged me infront of the wall.

What now?

I felt like exploding when they edged near me even more. Is this my destiny? Am I supposed to die like that? So immorally? By some random dirty men touching me?

Think Miso, think!

Hah!

Pepper spray!

Before he could touch my thigh, I shoved my hand in my pocket and fished out a bottle of pepper spray, flashing it right into all of their eyes, one by one. I guess, buying pepper spray was the only productive thing I did in all these hours, right?

They grunted in frustration and pain, kneeling down with their hands covering their eyes.

"You little bitch."

"Sorry, I ain't your species." Kicking the red-masked guy for the last time, I tried running away as fast as I could.

I didn't even run halfway out of the street until one of them already held my leg and pulled it rearward, causing me to fall back on the ground with a thud.

Ah...

This time, my body really ached. My head started pounding like shit and white blotches floated all around my eyes, as it became harder to breathe.

All I could hear was muffled laughter before my eyes started drooping low. 

"Let's have some fun with her."

As the rods became active, more tears fell out of my eyes as I heard the ripping sound of my shirt when they advanced near my body.

Is this how it all ends?

My eyes closed completely by the time they started touching me. 

Jisoo was the one who brought them...? I refuse to believe that. She... She never was like this. No matter how angry she is, she always thinks about me. She can never hurt me. My woman can never... Then, why...?

My brain longed for just one person now.

As they continued to rip apart my clothes, I could hear faint whispers and sudden high-pitched yells along with trembles of fear.

The next raspy yet deep monstrous voiced words I heard, made me half-smile.

"How dare you touch my lady?"

My man's here for me.

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