Hush, don't awake the monsters inside of your head.
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"For fuck's sake, Jimin!" Taehyung busted out, glaring at Jimin who was laughing carelessly.

Jimin: "Oh gosh, guys. You were hilarious." He cracked up again, sitting on the snow.
   

"That was not cool, Jimin. We nearly had a heart attack." I rolled my eyes, shaking my head in disappointment. This guy!
   

I literally freaked out. I thought it was some sociopath or wild animal. Lame prank!
   

Taehyung took my hand, helping me to get up, "Ok, you had enough fun Mr. Clown. Let's go."
   

Jimin made a fake sad face, separating us from each other, "You've got no jams and stop acting all lovey-dovey in front of my single ass."
   

I pressed my lips to prevent the smile which was about to form on my face. He was cute.
   

Jimin: "I made a fabulous dinner. Salmon and chips." Rubbing his hands together, his eyes were shining while talking about the food.
   

My stomach growled, notifying me it was food time. I didn't realize I was starving till Jimin mentioned the food.
   

The sky was clear and the snow had stopped. We started walking. It was a 5 minutes walk to the house. Taehyung was silent, pushing the sleigh with himself while Jimin was striding between us, kicking the snow from time to time.
   

"Where's Mishil?" I asked out of the blue, grabbing their attention.
   

Jimin: "She's with my parents. She really wanted to come but I didn't think it's safe for her."
   

I pushed up the collar of my puffer as the cold wind brushed on my neck, "I miss her."
   

He smiled, the corner of his eyes wrinkled in a cute way, "I'm sure she misses you too. She adores you."

Recalling her birthday night, I envied the time I didn't know anything about this whole shit. At least I had fun that night.

Cold wind biting on my skin, the howling sound of it was somehow scary. Reminding me of some spooky sound effects on a horror movie.

I clenched on the soft material of my red jacket on the inside, trying to keep myself warm. I guess Taehyung did notice and came to rescue me. Wrapping his left arm around me he pressed me against himself. I let him take me.

We were in front of the house after a few minutes and I gazed at the small hut that I saw earlier in the morning. But there was no sign of someone living there. Did I really imagine it? Phew, better that I didn't tell them or they'd think I was crazy.

But still, deep down there was an undeniable fear that was growing second by second. I shivered remembering how I felt someone's presence in the house and I literally heard some breathing noise. Maybe I should rest more and think less.

I took off my boots as we arrived at the narrow arcade on the front side of the house. I saw some red roses on the porch from the window when we got inside. I didn't notice them earlier. How was that possible? Red roses in the winter?

I said it out loud and Taehyung turned his head toward the flowers, "Oh these are some rare species of rose. They can grow even in cold climates. Aren't they so beautiful?" He said while touching them gently, a smile appearing on his face.

I wasn't quite sure about it. I didn't feel any good looking at them. I now realized why I found it odd seeing them on the porch of Taehyung's house on the same night when Jungkook took me there for the private gathering. Because they were like the exact same roses I received when I was in my office from an unknown source with that strange note with them. But I didn't know it until a few minutes ago that I was looking at them.

My heartbeat grew a bit as I looked uncertain in his eyes. I didn't say anything but I was scared. What if I couldn't trust Taehyung? Was he true-blue with me?

How strange could be the human mind. Wandering off the trust field, we'll never know who to syndicate. It's almost impossible to say who's actually telling the truth. Who's honest with us?

Imagine yourself in my shoes. I was being lied to about everything. Someone was messing with me. I couldn't figure out how to get the pieces of the puzzle together. It was as if the scraps were not related at all. I knew I had to solve it eventually but my mind was confused with all the turns and twists.

Taehyung tugged me out of my thoughts, going to the kitchen smelling the delicious food Jimin has been preparing for us, "Hmm, my mouth is watering."

I took out my hat and gloves, heading upstairs, "I'll be back after a quick shower guys."

Without waiting for their response I entered my room. Grabbing a clean tower from the drawer next to the bed I opened the bathroom door. I let the water run to be warm enough and took off my clothes.

Looking myself into the mirror I realized how thin I was. Obviously, I had lost so much weight lately. Dark bags under my eyes made them look so tired. I touched my cheeks and my bones were already poking out. Ah, Dallia what is happening to you.

I passed the mirror and went under the shower. Warm water rolling down my skin gave me a stillness that I was seeking. Closing my eyes I allowed the water to wash over me.

Slowly the fear was going away with every drop of water on my body. Thinking about it I found it even silly. They were just some bushes of rose. That doesn't necessarily mean they were the same roses I had.

I leaned back on the wall. I should get my shit together. I had to be careful. I could trust no one. Not even Uncle Haeyoon and Deiji. I had to solve this mystery once and for all. I had to deal with it alone.

I got off the shower, wrapping the towel around my waist. The smell of shampoo made me feel good and calm. Plugging the hairdryer I turned it on and started to ruffle my hair gently. My hair was so long and I felt so frustrated with them. I needed a proper short haircut.

Throwing on a blue crew neck and pair of comfy shorts I came out of my room going downstairs. The dinner table was already set and they were waiting for me. Taehyung gave me a soft smile, taking out a chair for me to sit. Silently I got on the chair and smelled the food.

Jimin: "Let's eat because I'm literally dying." He attacked the food and spooned some chips up for himself. He offered the fish to me and I put some dressing on it before testing the so-called fish and chips.

It was quite luscious. I put more of the fish on my plate and passed it to Taehyung who was waiting to be his turn. I lowkey chuckled at how we acted like some hungry kids who couldn't wait.

"Wow, I'm speechless," I said while pouring my glass with some white wine.

He proudly smiled and sent me a flying kiss which made me laugh, "The pleasure is mine that Great Lee Dallia is praising my cooking."

Taehyung: "Don't flatter yourself. She's just being nice." he teased with his mouth full.

Jimin: "Rude!" He glared at Taehyung who was satisfied with what he just said.

I smiled looking at their bickering. They seemed so close. I wish I could remember how was it like before, when I was close to them too.

Jimin spoke snatching me out of my thoughts, "Deiji called today." He gazed at me momentarily before shifting in his seat uncomfortably, "She was so worried about you."

I scoffed, "Well she can go fuck herself."

Taehyung: "They just wanna talk to you, Dallia. Uncle Haeyoon called me too."

I dropped my spoon angrily, looking at Taehyung, "I'm not quite sure if they really are important to me anymore. They're dead to me."

Jimin: "Don't say that. You're just mad. You need to talk to them." He faced me choosing his words carefully.

Were they serious? I could somehow get over the fact that Taehyung was lying to me all this time but Deiji and Uncle? All these two years I felt guilty for being a burden to them. I sacrificed my feelings to stop them from worrying about me. But they chose to keep me in the shadows, letting me suffer? How could I forgive them?

Taehyung: "I know it's hard for you to be in this situation but trust me it's hard for them too. They've been restless since you got arrested."

"Good for them. Can we please skip this topic?" I said in a demanding tone, wanting the subject to be dropped.

Jimin and Taehyung exchanged gazes while Taehyung was shaking his head, "You haven't changed a bit. Stubborn as usual!"

Jimin: "She's gonna change her mind soon." He murmured and I rolled my eyes at him.

Taehyung leaned back on his chair and looked at me directly into my eyes, "Apart from that. We have something important to tell you."

Lifting one of my eyebrows, I intertwined my fingers on the table, "What is it?"

Jimin: "Actually we need to ask you some questions first."

I nodded in agreement waiting for them. Taehyung cleared his throat leaning in, "Just think carefully, maybe you remember something."

"Tell me already!" I deadpanned impatiently.

Jimin: "We have some evidence that your accident in Busan road with your parents wasn't precisely an accident."

"What do you mean?" My heartbeat started to race in a fast rhythm.

Taehyung: "According to the traffic police your car had some technical issues and that was why you had that car crash."

"Yeah. Even Deiji confirmed that something was wrong with the car. She said she had told Dad to fix it but guess he didn't because if he did they were both alive now." I almost whispered the end of my sentence.

Jimin gave me a soft sympathetic smile and Taehyung continued, "Yes but we found something."

He handed me a piece of crumpled paper. It was almost impossible to see what was written on it but after a few tries, you could tell it was a receipt from a mechanic clinic. Jungwoo© was engraved in bold letters on the top of the paper. It said my dad had changed some pieces of the motor there. Even my dad's signature was on it.

My hands were slightly shaking as I uttered, "You mean... You mean my dad had repaired the car but?"

He breathed out slowly, "But someone intentionally manipulated those parts again."

I was in complete shock. I couldn't bring myself to talk. How? How could it be possible? Was Taehyung sure? But why? Why the hell someone would murder my family?

My tears were already coming down my cheeks. Taehyung looked at me worried but I wasn't able to focus on what he was saying. My mind was just full of one thing. Why and who did it? My dad was the sweetest person I knew. He had some enemies as expected because he was the CEO but nothing out of the ordinary. What if they did it because of me? What if the mystery behind me and Sunghoon doing something together was the cause of my parent's death? What if Deiji was right about me being the reason of their accident? Did she really mean it?

I wiped my tears reading the paper over and over again. I was perplexed. Fuck you Dallia. Just remember the damn thing!

The sudden happy sound of Jimin dragged me out of my daze, I felt dizzy.

Jimin: "Omg! Guys...guys! Thank fucking Jesus!" He was holding his phone tightly on his ear while his eyes were shining in happy tears.

Taehyung: "What happened?" He asked because I was literally tight-lipped as if someone has knitted them together.

Jimin: "Namjoon just called. Jungkook is awake."

Jungkook

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A.N: One more mystery!

And Jungkook is awake!

Happy new year my cherries❤ Hope you have a year full of amazing incidents with terrific people. It's been a year since I started to write Fatal Secret. I'm really grateful to have my lovely readers. Even though 2021 was a tough one for me and I wasn't always mentally ready to write for you guys but you stayed and supported me.
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I have made so many precious friends here that they're so wonderful. Writing wasn't one of my serious purposes in life but a friend encouraged me to do it because he thinks I'm good at it but I'm far far away from being good at writing. I promise I'll do my best to improve it day by day since it's become my passion. My way to comfort myself through my hardships.

I've been through so many ups and downs in life and I know how overwhelming it can be sometimes but just remember after many many nights of thunderstorms and hurricanes on the ocean of your life, it will come some bright days. You have to be prepared for any storm in your life cause that's what it is. Life is simply full of bitterness and we can't do much about it except to be prepared for it and enjoy some of those bright days on our ship.

I talked a lot! Now I hope you enjoyed reading this part as well. I'll be back soon with the next part. Stay tuned till then.

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