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" i didn't do it. i didn't do anything. please get me out of this. "
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JUNG EUNAE

the room investigations started soon after, and a whole team of police officers went into my room first. i wasn't allowed to stop them, making me even more frustrated because one: i was a main suspect, and two: what is privacy???

"this is so fucked up." i muttered to myself while watching the officers go through my complex.

"we've been contacted that the weapon of assault is indeed a gun." one of the officers said to his friend. "the type of gun is unidentified at the moment."

"and that is exactly why i didn't do it, i don't go around shooting people with guns–" i stopped talking when the officer pulled something that was wrapped in black cloth in my closet.

he unwrapped it and i bit my lip.

it was a gun.

"what is this?" he asked.

"it's for defense, obviously!! every korean that doesn't feel safe in the scary city of seoul would have a gun in their home–i-it doesn't mean anything!!" i pleaded. "please! i didn't do anything!!"

"we're going to be investigating this." he said, putting it in a bag along with the cloth.

"oh my god." i muttered in distress.

after the officers searched around a little more, they didn't find any other things to accuse me of so they left.

i was practically on the verge of jumping off a bridge. that gun, i had barely had to take it out. i never used it.

i barely even touched it.

i looked at the doorway and saw daniel there, looking at me with his eyebrows furrowed. don't tell me he thinks i did it too.

he saw me looking at him and walked over to me. "you okay?"

i sighed and nodded. "i don't know how i got myself into all of this. you believe me when i say i didn't do it, right??"

daniel nodded and placed a hand on my shoulder softly. "i do."

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the officers travelled into daniel's room soon after, and i watched in silence since i had nothing else to do.

i learned that from the investigators that one: the weapon was a handgun. two: the suspect tried to fool the investigators by placing a knife by the victim. and three: that there were indeed multiple threatening texts to the victims phone before the murder, that could be possibly connected.

i had no clue why i was still a part of this.

"hey john, come take a look at this." one of the officers said, pulling out a sweater in the back of daniel's closet. i recognized the sweater as the one daniel was wearing yesterday.

"what this?" officer john pointed to something on it.

a red stain.

my eyes widened at daniel. i hadn't even once, would think that daniel could possibly be the murderer. he was too kind and sweet sounding.

daniel, who seemed completely unfazed, said, "i had a bloody nose on my way back yesterday. i get bloody noses often in the dry winter." he explained.

john raised his eyebrow, nodding and putting the sweater in a bag. "let's see how true your words are, kang daniel."

"go ahead, i have no problem with it." daniel said coolly. "but instead of falsely accusing me and eunae of something we didn't even do, maybe you guys should really get down to he bottom of this."

damnnnn daniel. he's so cool.

the officers left at last, and daniel let out a relieved sigh.

"this is ridiculous." he said.

"i agree." i said.

i turned on my heels to leave, but before i could, a hand went around my wrist to stop me. heat rose to my cheeks and i turned around, my eyes landing on daniel's hand wrapped around my wrist. "–uh..."

daniel had also realized the sudden contact, and let go, letting out a small chuckle. "i was just wondering if i could have your phone number."

"you want my phone number?" i asked, my heart beating just a little faster.

"y-yeah..." daniel said.

"sure then..." i said, taking out my phone and giving him my number.

daniel finished copying my number into his phone and flashed me a wide grin. "thanks, let's talk to each other often then."

"uh s-sure." i said, heat rising up to my cheeks. i had suddenly felt really flustered so i waved goodbye to danny-boy and bolted out the door.

now isn't the time to have a crush on somebody, eunae.

this would just be the beginning of the end.