ㅡ jisung

I stare at the people in front of me, trying to believe that they're still alive.

"Are the two of you... the only people alive in her family?" Haechan asked and they nodded.

"Me and Jongsook.. we witnessed everything that happened that night," Hana said then I tilted my head.

"What do you mean 'that night'?" I asked them but the only took a deep breath before looking at me.

"Where 'they' were all killed.. at the same time."

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Hana runs through the halls as she heard the scream of her dear twin. She looked back.

"Haeun!!"

"Hana! Keep running! Don't look back! Please!!-- no, stay away from me! STAY AWAY!" Haeun shouted. Hana wanted to return but someone else grabbed her hand.

She looks back, seeing Jongsook with a worried face.

"We need to leave." He said but Hana shakes her head.

"No! That man is controlling Harim! Our family is getting killed!" Hana shouted but Jongsook pulled her closer to him.

"Do you want to die or not? Jongsoo sacrificed himself for me like how Haeun sacrificed herself for you.

We need to find Hera as well. Harim is with that psychopath." Jongsook said then Hana hesitated but nodded.

They look for their youngest sister but when they entered the last room, they saw Harim with the doll.

"Hera!" Hana runs to the body of the little girl on the floor. Jongsook runs to her, trying to take her away from Harim.

"Harim! Snap out of it! A demon is controlling you!" Hana shouted, carrying the body which she doesn't know is still breathing or not.

"You're the demon." Harim said with a stern voice and they were suddenly pushed out of the room.

Jongsook saw Harim walking towards them. He immediately stands up and grabs Hana's hand.

"You are cursed, Harim and you will keep this curse until you can finally repent your sins," Jongsook said, glaring at her before they run away.

The two siblings finally escaped the house and continue to run farther away from the mansion.

Hana worriedly looks at the unconscious Hera on her body until she starts to scream.

"U-u-nnie... h-help please.." Hera said and Hana kneels down, placing her on her lap.

"Unnie's here.. What's wrong?"

"H-Hera.. is b-being trap-ped in a d-doll.. u-u-unnie.." Hera closes her eyes, losing her final breath and her spirit being transferred to the doll.

"Hera! Hera!" Jongsook tears up, seeing his youngest sister who's barely 9 die. He kneels down to her, carrying her as Hana starts to cry as well.

"Hana, we're strong. We're siblings. We need to stay together. Come on.. let's find shelter." Jongsook carefully helps his frail sister stand up.

He wraps her arms around his neck, bringing his two sisters with him.

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The two siblings became quiet before speaking again.

"Harim isn't evil, she's a sweet girl but that man, that dollmaker changed her ever since he gave her that doll.

I like to believe that the doll has a spirit in it, other than Hera. It was controlling Harim." Jongsook said then Mark squinted his eyes.

"But that doesn't make sense why he would murder your family too," Mark said then the two look away.

"We tried to take the doll away from Harim to stop her being controlled. Heck, we even tried to burn it.

But the spirit got so mad that it made Harim say to the dollmaker to kill us." Hana said then I sighed.

"Is there a cure for this?" I finally asked and Kigyeong nodded.

"The dolls in the basement are real people but if we go there, you two will probably be targeted." Kigyeong looks at the siblings.

"If it means saving our sister then we'll do it!" Hana shouted, standing up but Jongsook pulled her down.

"It means that you two have a solid chance of getting killed. That house is still active with the paranormal stuff.

Countless spirits are still roaming that place but Harim is the most active among all of them. You can get killed." I said and Hana sits down, looking hesitated.

"I want to know the cure first," Jongsook said then Kigyeong nodded.

"The dollmaker has a trauma of fire. He was almost burned in one and the spirit in Hera's doll probably hates it as well." She said then my eyes widened.

"But if we burn the doll then Hera's spirit will be burned as well!" I said but Kigyeong only looks guilty.

"That's the thing but the doll is what started everything. The doll is the only thing that can end this madness.

Unless you want to sacrifice one person to stay with Harim for the rest of her alive. Not as a doll but as a human." She said then I bite my lip.

"What if she kissed you?"

"wHAT!?" Everyone looked at me, shocked.

"The second time I went to that place.. before I was able to leave, she kissed me. I swear, it was like kissing a human.

But what does it mean?" I asked but Kigyeong only looks down and kinda awkward.

"She likes you. She once asked me what will she do if she likes someone. I said confess but she considered it as kiss.

She never really liked anyone and if she did like a guy, she would kiss him." My eyes widened then cover my mouth.

"What will happen to Harim after the curse will be lifted?" Haechan asked Kigyeong.

"Harim is not completely dead but she's not alive as well. Harim is trapped between those two borders.

Harim will most likely die completely after the curse is lifted." Kigyeong said then I look around the room.

Seeing Hera behind the sofa, crying.

I look down, thinking about what we can do with the cure.

"I'm curious. What if you sacrifice yourself? What can you do?" Haechan asked then I stand up, grabbing Hera from the side.

The others shocked to see her. Hera looked at me and continue to cry as I caress her doll hair.

"Hera.. come to Unnie, please." I put Hera down as she slowly walks to Hana, slowly.

"You can go to her room and say that you're there for her. That way, she knows that she's not alone anymore.

Harim would probably feel lonely after all these years so, someone being there for her makes her happy." She said then I look at Hera.

I don't want Hera's spirit to burn as well.

"If the curse is lifted, what will happen to Hera?" Haechan asked again.

"Hera's spirit will go back to her body and she'll be able to live as a normal girl. Messed up but it's true." She said then I stand up, making all of their attention on me.

"I will sacrifice myself. You guys try to burn the dolls."

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Took me a while to think about this chapter.