Exposed Truth | Jeon Jungkook

Chapter 31

Nari || Wednesday, June 24

My entire body tenses up as if I'm paralysed. My eyes go wide and my jaw drops. I feel so numb. No thoughts run through my mind, all I can do is stare at Ryan's body. The blood terrifies me. I want to look away, but I can't. I want to move and get away from this place, but that's probably not a good idea when fear has overtaken me. Besides, I probably won't be able to outrun Jay.

Jay lifts the gun up and points them at us, going from Jennie to Jungkook, then to me. It's one against the three of us, yet he's the one with a gun and we have nothing. I hold my breath as my heart rapidly thuds, as if wanting to escape from my chest. My eyes never leave the barrel of the gun. My legs feel like jelly. I'm on the verge of collapsing, but Jungkook's hand entertained in mine keeps me upright.

My fingers fiddle with the hem of my shirt as sweat builds on my whole body. All I want is to go back home. I wish we never came here, or at least had better preparation before coming... yet neither of us would've known that things would end up like this.

I don't want to die. Not now and definitely not like this. I still need to bring justice to my sister. I will not let this man run free and escape from his crimes. Yet, things are not looking up for us at this moment...

I'm only eighteen. I still have many things to do in this world. I still have things I want to experience. My life can't end now. I'm sorry Yuri... and I'm sorry to my parents for being an ignorant brat. Yuri's death has been hard on all of us, I should've been more understanding towards them. I want to apologise to my parents and tell them how much I love them. My parents cannot lose another daughter right after losing my sister. We've been so distant from each other these few weeks. I've been so distant from everyone. All of my friends too. I hate that I've forgotten about them because I've been putting all my attention and energy into finding the truth about my sister's passing.

I don't know how much longer I can endure this, I want to go home. I've never wanted something so badly as I do right now. I want to be back to safety and back to normality. I want to be wrapped around the warm protective arms of Jungkook; he makes me feel so safe. Even with just his hand in mine right now, it makes me feel as if we're in this together and we'll get out of this together too.

"All of you," Jay's loud voice pulls me out of my thoughts. "Kneel."

Without hesitation, I obey him and get down on my knees. I pull an unwilling Jungkook down with me as well and we stay kneeling close together. His thighs against mine and his arms brushing mine. Jennie comes to kneel by my side, leaving Lisa who's still unconscious to lean against the kitchen counter beside Jimin who also hasn't wakened up yet. It's already been many hours, why haven't they gained consciousness yet. Worry builds up as I glance at their unmoving bodies. They're not dead, right? They can't be.

I don't know if I'll ever be able to forgive myself if they don't make it out alive. I was the one who dragged them into this mess. If I wasn't so weak, then they didn't need to be here. They've been so helpful and kind towards us when they didn't need to be. I will forever be grateful for everything they've done for me. Jungkook and I probably wouldn't be alive right now if it wasn't for them saving us from the burning building, or saving me from Suga. I owe my life to them.

"It would be so much easier if I could just kill you all, but I don't want to do that... yet," Jay says smugly with a smirk plastered across his menacing face. "That would just be too boring."

Jay paces back and forth with the gun still pointing at us. He seems to be contemplating about what he should do. I gulp as he eventually stops and stands in front of me. I feel myself getting more and more nervous as he stares down at me. I avoid his gaze and look down at the floor. Jungkook gives my hand a squeeze, as if to reassure me.