Watchdog | JJK FF

Chapter 34

I wake up to yelling sounds. I realized that was my father's angry tone. I fell asleep. I sit up straight, still making my mind load what's happening. I look around. Dad is yelling at some nurses. Taehyung isn't here, I see his jacket he let me sleep on. I see Jeongguk walking towards me.

"Are you okay?" he asks. I nod without thinking. Lenda. I stare around again. I stood up rabidly, walking towards my father when Jeongguk got hold of my arm. "wait…"

"Lenda!" he nods.

"I know, I know. She is in a bit of a…"

"of what?!" Dad's eyes are on us now. The nurses managed to get away.

"a bad state… she is going to rest for a long while now." he tells me with his deep, soft, comfort tone. I stopped being tense and He takes me to sit down. Dad shakes his head and walks out. I stare at Taehyung's jacket. I take it and hug it like a little girl. Jeongguk didn't say anything, being all silent.

"He helped me." I whisper. Jeongguk glanced over the jacket and back to me. I was staring ahead of a wall. "Without him I would freeze, wouldn't know what to do. All I did was to call for his help." I say quietly. He didn't say anything to me. Only silent. Not sure if he is mad or trying not to be. I hide my face in the jacket, smelling his scent, fruits laundry liquid. I wonder what's Jeongguks scent would be smelling like…
My eyes started to get heavier. I closed them slowly and dozed into darkness with a fruit scent in my nose.

I was being shaked gently. Lenda? Is it you? My eyes pop open and I see father and Jeongguk. Jeongguks gaze was on the floor. I stare at my father's uneasy face.

"What's wrong?" I ask, worried. "Tell me." I beg. His palm was on my right shoulder, looking down at me.

"She needs more resting. I think we should go home–"

"I can stay here! With her! She will be in my care." I say, standing up. I nod. "I can do this!" His pleading face says it all.

"It's no use. The nurses will take care of her. She is in a safe place." I refused to walk home.

"Let me stay!" Father sighs loud, looking down with his hand over his forehead.

"alright… only if Jeongguk stays with you–"

"what?" He didn't say anything and left. I look at Jeongguk. "You can leave. I can manage by myself." I walk past him to Lendas room. The bed was a bit big, enough for me to lay beside her and I did. I slowly climb up on her white bed and I lay there, making sure she is comfortable. I stare at her pale face. Only staring, not saying anything.

Jeongguk

"Who are you?" Nathan asked the guy. Angelina was sleeping on his shoulder. I knew who he was, I know him. Yet I didn't say anything. Nathan's temper got higher and I backed him away.

"I'm the guy next door." he bows respectfully to him. I see his hand touch Angelina's head, wanting to lift her head away so he could stand, however I didn't let him touch her. I see my hand on his hand, clenched on it hard. He gives me a hard glare. "I only wanted to move her."

"don't." my tone made him stop, letting me do the job. Instead, I lift her head gently. I looked at Taehyung who was staring at her sleeping face from his side. He noticed my gaze and moved away, standing up. He took his jacket off and folded it quickly, placing it under her head. I see strands of her hair on her face. I wanted to move them away but didn't. Instead Taehyung did. I slowly straighten my back. Turning to face him. "Follow me." Without hearing him speak, I walked away, knowing he would follow me.

"What now?"

"What are you doing here? With her?"

"why? Scared I would steal her? Well, you should–" I grabbed his collar, pushing him against my car.

"woah! Easy bear!"

"What are you doing here?"

"don't you get it? I brought Lenda here. She called me for help." I press on his throat harder. His teeth clenched, grabbing on both of my arms. "What else did you want me to do? Leave her, crying and shaking, alone? Lenda was in danger, Jeongguk!" That's right. I shouldn't behave like this. It's a good thing he was there. I just can't stand him being close to her.

"this is going to be the last time you get close to her."

"or what?"

"I don't know, Taehyung… I will probably lose my mind and kill you." Taehyung had lost it, he tried to slip free from me.

"You bastard! You are doing just like what you did to Eli–!"

"yes." stop it… what am I saying. "I will kill you just like how I killed him." Taehyung froze, his eyes empty. "you better stay away from me." no… you should stay away from her, not me. I don't know what nonsense I'm talking about.

"Jeongguk…"

"Jeongguk!" I snapped away, seeing her ahead of me with her angry look. "Are you in another world?"

"I'm sorry. I was thinking hard." I say, staring into her eyes. She breaks our eye contact.

"What are you doing here? I said you should leave. I don't want you here."

"That's Nathan's order."

"whoever ordered this, I don't care. Even if it was my dad. Now leave as I'm being calmly nice."

"I can't do that. Just pretend I'm not here, like how you always did." she was silent for a while.

"I couldn't…" couldn't? "You were so annoying, I couldn't pretend. It was hard." my smile lifts at that. I look down and back up to her breathtaking eyes.

"What's so funny?" She seems mad. Or she is.

"I surrender. I will leave. Take care." and I leave.

Angelina

He really did leave. I was still in the middle of the hallway, full of sick people, nurses running and running, some whining for doctors. I sigh and continue on my way to buy a bottle of water. After paying, I was dazed on the floor. I feel so empty. A drop of my tear fell. I wiped it off and told myself; she won't die! She will survive and you will be back to your normal emotions. She is resting… but is it really okay? I turned around, I wanna stick with her. Without seeing who was ahead of me, I bumped into their shoulder.

"Ops, be careful," the bottle dropped out of my grip. My terrified heart was beating fast. "lady."

"Connor…" he moved closer as I backed away one step. He wouldn't do anything to me, there are many people. I looked around.

"if you scream," he caught my hand quickly and gently, trying not to make any suspicious move. "your granny's throat will be wide open." I gasped, my breathing got stuck.

"what… do you want?" my voice managed to be heard as it was low.

"you." he says with much confidence in him. "How did you run away?" He speaks normally, with a smiley face of a fake friendly look. He starts to drag me with him, slowly, making it look like we know each other. I wanna scream but cannot. Somebody who might hurt Lenda is in her room! My tears kept running down.

" Please, stop." I say quietly. He turns his head over his shoulder, looking down on me.

"quite." someone yanked my hand away from his, grabbing them tightly. The person pushed me behind them, protecting me. I looked at his back and immediately knew it was Jeongguk. I shut my eyes, letting more tears run for the last time. I'm so relieved.

"don't lay any finger on her again." he growled with bloody eyes. The man laughs, backing away.

"oh, yeah? Why, is she special to you? Perhaps your lover?" I flinched, remembered Lenda. I whispered behind Jeongguk;

"Lenda has a knife over her throat." when I said those words. He immediately tried to catch Connor. Connor backs away quickly, raising his finger, shaking his head.

"Be careful! What she said is true." he smiles slowly, walking backwards before turning around, leaving out of here. Jeongguk and I ran rabidly over to Lendas room. The door was open. I walked in and sigh loudly, dropped on the couch.

"so, he is the one." I nod slowly. Yes, he is.