Abominable

Ch.21 - Any more secrets?

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(Recap):

"She's pregnant... And a human. Any other surprises? You're telling me being caught with a human was bad. But you're married to one.... And a soon to be father. It just keeps getting better and better doesn't it. "

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"And how long have you had this secret room too? Ten years? Twenty? I mean I wouldn't know because you don't tell me anything anymore, from what I see." We walked side by side, our shoulders occasionally bumping into one another. My anger had subsided for the time being. But when I look at my brother. I felt nothing but hurt welding up inside.

"How could you Jin? A wife- Kids! This is something huge that you've managed to keep from me! I'm your sister, did you plan on telling me at all?" My voice quavered.

His expression was emotionless. But I knew he had a lot to say.
"Jin I'm talking to you."

"We're here. I'm not going to answer anything else Cecile. Stay out of my business." I scoffed.

"Stay out of your business? How about you stay out of mine? Wait, Didn't you meddle in on my relationship with my past lover? What's that called again? Oh yeah being in my damn business. How about you listen to your own advice." He breathed deeply through his nose as he began moving objects to the secret room, and then typed the pass code.

"You know we've had plenty of fights. But this one tops it all. I've never been more disappointed in having you as my brother. I'm an aunt! you think one would feel joy finding out their own brother is having twins! But right now, I feel absolutely nothing. And it makes me wonder how much more you've been hiding from me." The sound of a click was heard, Jin pushed the door open, and I was met with a gust of cold air.

He placed his arm in front of my chest, shielding me from going in first. Using the strength I could muster up from the lack of sleep, I managed to push past him.

I looked around and was met with books? Piles of boxes and clothes.
"You have to be kidding me, right? This is a 'secret' room. Do you think I'm gullible Jin? I tailed you before! I know there's something else in here!" I grabbed boxes and boxes tossing them to the side along with the clothes.

"No, face it Cecile, you fooled yourself! you've seen what was in here right? Can you stop obsessing over it now?" He rolled his eyes and began walking out. I started to think to myself there had to be something else in here. He was being too secretive. Why the blocking of the door? And with the pass code on top of that.

I looked around one last time, up then down. I walked up to the clothing rack that was against the wall and searched through it all going from right to left. And when I got to the end one of the clothes had fallen from the hanger and fell behind the book shelf. I bent down feeling around for it until I decided to move the whole rack.

Once I picked it up I noticed another article of clothing that was behind the shelf. I furrowed my eyebrows in curiosity and picked it up, it was a ripped off of a certain material of clothing. The scent smelled. Familiar. The stains that were on the material seemed like it was dried blood. I brought it up to my nose and was immediately confused.

Why is a piece of our fathers dress shirt behind the shelf? And why was it bloody. Unless- No, It can't be, it couldn't be possible. This couldn't be the same material from the night he was murdered.

"Cecile, come on what are you doing!" He came back and noticed I was holding something. He looked up and down, shifting from my eyes to the cloth.
"What is that?" He questioned.

"Nothing. I just dropped my tissue."

"Show it to me." I laughed then proceeded to walk past him. He then snatched my wrist in his hand.
"Show. It. To. Me." He glared down at me. I grabbed his hand and twisted his arm behind his back.
"Do not touch me like that again. You may be older, but that doesn't mean I have to respect you as an older brother." He grunted and spun around putting me in a chokehold against the wall.

His eyes began to change color and I smiled.
"Is that how strong you are? I expected more out of you big brother. It's like a little pinch."

"You watch your mouth. Do not forget who's the boss here. If you disrespect me again Cecile, I won't be hesitant to kick you out."

"Kick me out? Do you really think I care? You won't do that. You know why? Because you need me Jin, without me you wouldn't know how to run this place for shit, nor would you have members as powerful if it wasn't for me."

I kneed him in the stomach not enough for it to be painful but just enough for him to let me go.

"I don't know what's been going on with you lately Jin. But I hate the way you're acting. If mother and father were alive, I know they'd be disappointed."

"Jin-" Jimin ran inside the secret room that we were in, and I squinted my eyes in suspicion.
"Oh... Cecile, I didn't know you were in here." 

"What are you doing in here Jimin? How did you know we were in here in the first place?" He licked his lips.
"A member pointed out to me where you were, so I followed." I hummed.

"Jimin there was no one on this floor but us two before we came here. Everyone is still on the ground floor. Wait. Don't tell me you knew about this room too?" I knew he did, I wanted to see what lie he'd come up with.

"That's not important right now
Cecile." Jimin came over and stood before us looking nervous.

"Jin. The Valerant's are here."

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