Jas walked down the aisle as the wind passed her hair and evening dress, creating an illusion of her floating.
"Sick fuck! All these years, I'm in this shithole." She screamed, which made Nico tilt his head.
I miss the pure, elegant, almost goddess-like Ja Nee that I've been conversing with just few hours ago.
"Jas, where are you going?" Nico followed.
"Where else, dumbass? I'm going to find Seung Su. I bet he's with that kid, what did they named that?"
"Miss Ja Nee!" I called.
"What?" She turned. "Oh yeah, well thanks for spending time with me. Also, though I don't think it's your doing, thanks for helping me bring back my memories." And she walked away again.
"You need to know something!" I shouted, this time, louder and braver. I have an idea, but it scares me.
"What now?"
"He's dead."
"Oh, the kid?"
"No, Seung Su-"
I saw Nico staring at me sinisterly. He's definitively unimpressed.
Jas stopped her steps and slowly turned to me again.
"The fuck?"
"I said Seung Su is dead. He was killed by that man beside you."
Surprisingly, she didn't glance at Nico. In a blink of an eye, she galloped towards me, pushed me to the fountain, grabbed my neck and dipped my head into the water.
I was caught off guard. My hands don't know what to do. I tried to take her hand off me, then tried to push her away, and tapped to check where did my gun go.
Finally, she lifted me before I drown.
"Now, say that again!"
"Nico killed him! In Daegu! This year!"
"I was about to tell you that bad news." Nico was already behind her. He looked in her eyes and said "I didn't kill him."
"What on earth?? You murdered him-" then I coughed the water left in my lungs.
"Hey, Jeonghan. You are lying. Nico is too weak to kill SS."
After those words, Nico had this obvious annoyed face. I tried my best not to laugh in this situation. I thought she thinks Nico is a good man to kill SS, but rather, she thinks she's out of SS' league. What a loser.
"Listen here, Jas." Nico held her shoulders. "Seung Su was killed by the mafia. They wanted to change the leadership to Hong Jisoo."
"WHAT ON EARTH?"
I ran and raised my fist, only to land on Nico's palm. I stepped back and spotted my gun. I snatched it from the floor and checked for bullets.
"So the mafia killed him, now who in the fuck is this Jisoo?"
"He's your son."
"That kid?! How dare him to kill my love! How dare him to take the mafia?!"
"Come on, Jas! That piece of trash is straight up lying to you!!" I want to point my gun at her, but I bet she'll distrust me more if I do that.
"Another thing, this nephew of mine, unfortunately, is Hong Jisoo's lover. He is trying to divert your anger to me."
"Huh?! That's not true! Yes, I love Joshua AHEM I MEAN We are just, okay listen. I am telling you the truth-"
SLAM
Jas landed on top of me, my back laid flat on the concrete. A light reflected to my eyes from that thing she raised. Then I realized, it's a sharp dagger that is going straight down my throat.
I shot her raised hand and slid down to run the hell out of this place.
Then I heard heavy footsteps behind, there's Jas, just one huge leap away from me.
And at the best possible time, I tripped on my own foot.
I crawled up hurriedly, feeling the tension and the breath of Jas approaching me.
I am about to reach it, please, the garden door, when she snatched my shirt and turned me to face her. Right away, her dagger is pointing at an incredible speed.
I raised my gun again, trying my best to outrun her dagger when
BANG
BANG
CLANG
Her dagger fell and she clasped on her bleeding hand. Her opposite shoulder is bleeding, too.
I turned to find where the shot came, then, the back of my shirt was snatched once again.
I am saved! I'm being dragged by Hoshi towards the exit. With Seokmin running backwards while shooting the men following us.
"Fast! Catch them!" I heard Nico's voice.
Then the comforting sunlight hit my face. We're out of that garden dome.
