I'll Be Waiting For You

|Eighteen|DISPUTE

Yerin drastically dragged Eunbi towards her house and took her near the back door.

"This is where I saw the drops of blood---" Yerin shockingly looked at the floor and wondered why there's no blood in it. She wants Eunbi to see the blood she saw earlier but surprisingly, the blood is now gone. Now, the mystery doesn't end here. Because she's still thinking why Sojung ran with a guy earlier. She said that he's her boyfriend but why are they running?

"Are you nuts? Maybe you're just being delusional. Why would there be blood here inside my house?" Eunbi shook her head and thinks that she's getting insane. It's clear that the floor is clean, the things around are also tidy so there's no point that someone entered the house.

"No, I saw it clearly. There's a drop of blood here, near the back door. I was worried earlier because I thought that blood is yours so I went outside to find you. That's the reason why I'm running earlier." She stood still and stared on the floor, still wondering where does the blood go.

'I'm pretty sure, there's blood here earlier. I saw it!' The fact that the blood was gone in just a short period baffled her. 'How can someone remove the blood so quickly? And who is that someone? Whose blood is that?'

Eunbi also stared on the floor and she even scrutinized it. She touched it and looked at her. "There's no trace of blood here. Are you okay? Maybe you're just imagining things." Eunbi looked at her worriedly. Still, she doesn't believe her. "Stop imagining things. And by the way, why did you come here?"

She let out a deep sigh and looked at Eunbi. "Uh, I came because I want to show you something."

"What?"

She reached for her pocket but she noticed that the paper isn't there. "Fudge! I lost it while running earlier!"

Eunbi's forehead crinkled as she noticed Yerin's strange actions. She also noticed how her hands went trembling. "What did you lose?"

"The paper! I saw a piece of paper earlier at Younghoon's house. It says 30 LIVES LATER AT MIDNIGHT." She doesn't care anymore. All she wants right now is Eunbi to know Younghoon's business with Helios. She badly wants Eunbi to realize that Younghoon and Yewon are Helios' allies and this time, she's hoping that she'll believe her.

"Eunbi...they'll kill 30 people later at midnight. I came here to tell you that. And I saw that paper in Younghoon's place, does it bother you now why that paper is at Younghoon's place?"

Eunbi stopped for a while and think of that. But somehow, she doubted Yerin for the second time around.

"Are you really sure that that's the message of the written words trying to imply? Did you see anything except those words?"

"And if that's not the meaning of the message then what? What could be the other meaning of that? Eunbi, they'll kill later, you need to take action now! Believe me!" She gave her a fearful look and her eyes are becoming melancholic. "Don't you believe me?" She reached out her hands and pleaded. "Eunbi, please believe me. Please this time, I want you to believe me. Younghoon and Yewon are Helios' allies."

Eunbi paused and thought for a moment. A look of puzzlement crosses her face. There are also lines forming between her eyebrows.

"How can you be so sure about that? You already said that before and now you're doing that again, making me believe that they're traitors!" Eunbi felt a flash of irritation.

"Because that's the truth! That's part of the story!"

Eunbi gave her a baffling look. "Story? What are you talking about?"

"Uh, well, stop asking me. Just believe in me, Eunbi. Do something now!"

"No, what if that paper just happened to be in Younghoon's house? Yewon will never betray me, she loves me more than else. I knew Younghoon, even though he hates me, I know that he'll never do such a thing."

"Guess you only knew him by his outward behavior. Poor you, Eunbi. Fine, don't believe me. But please, do something, they'll take 30 lives later at midnight." She averted her gaze at Eunbi, of all the things she did and said, she will never believe that Yewon is Helios' ally. Of course, she'll take Yewon's side because she knew her for a long time. She will never believe someone like her whom she just met. She's hurt. But she understands her.

Eunbi stared pointedly at her with an icy coldness. "I don't know why you keep on insisting that they're Helios' allies but don't worry, I'll never let them take 30 lives later."

There's no point in arguing with her and making her believe that they're on Helios' side because she will never believe her no matter what. At this point, it's like even this world is stopping Yerin from spilling the truth to Eunbi.

"Anyways, I saw Sojung earlier, she's running with a guy nearby. They looked so tensed. I tried to follow them but unfortunately, I slumped on the ground and that dangerous man came."

For the fourth time, there's a dangerous man who tried to attack her. She doesn't know if this place is really filled with dangerous men or some just harmful men who want to kill her. Nevertheless, she's lucky enough to survive in this bloodcurdling world.

"Sojung? Why would she run with a guy? Maybe you just mistook her."

"You're doubting me again. Eunbi, I saw her with my own eyes! I saw how she looked tense. I saw her! I saw her with a guy! Fine, if you don't believe me, I'll just go now. There's no point in telling you what I noticed and saw because no matter what I say, you'll never believe me!" She felt her tears flowing in her cheeks as she turned her back at Eunbi. It's hurting her how she doubted every word she says. No matter what she does, it's like there's no trust in Eunbi's eyes. 

She was about to walk out of Eunbi's house when suddenly, Eunbi hold her hand tightly. She turned to her with her tears flowing.

Eunbi's eyes are now filled with guilt. She doesn't want to see her cry but she can't believe her. She slowly reached her face and wiped her tears. "I'm sorry. Don't go, let me treat your wound."

She looked at her knee that has blood flowing in it due to what happened earlier when she's following Sojung and that guy.

"No, I can handle it myself."

"I'll treat it whether you like it or not," Eunbi said and pulled her on the wooden chair. It's kinda hard for her, she can't refuse Eunbi. She can't hate her.

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