Taken || SKZ

[Chapter 36]

I tried to message Kara.
Over and over, only to be ignored.
Surely she was okay.
She was probably busy looking after Gabs.
But still.
It never took her more than an hour to respond.
By now, it had been three.

"Ji Woo, have you heard from Gabs or Kara?" I asked.
She poked her head from her room, lipstick and mirror in hand.
"No, I haven't- oh, I've got a date with Tae tonight, so you'll have to cook- or I could order food for you!" She asked.
"I know how to cook, Ji! Seriously, don't worry about me, and go and have fun!" I called, smiling towards her.
Once her head vanished, that smile faded.
I still wasn't comfortable about how much time she spent with Taehyung.

Especially since I was almost certain he was a member of BTS.
A mafia gang.
One of which I would imagine would do anything to get what they like.
If what they wanted had something to do with me, all they had to do was get to her.
Although, surely they weren't like that.
Surely they had morals, and would leave her alone.

But I knew deep down they didn't care.
I was sure Taehyungs love for Ji Woo was a whole ruse.
Well, about 50% sure.
He had slept with her, after all.
You can't tell me that was all part of the act.
But, who knows.

"Namjoon! The schools unregistered Kara as a student- that must mean they're taking her in from the mission. Something must be happening." Jin yelled, as he scanned through school records.
That was his job, accessing information.
Not the most useful, really, but effective when necessary.

"Do you think it's because of Jimin? She was going to meet with Y/N today. Maybe they don't want her to say anything." Namjoon responded.

"Maybe it's so I can't spoil anything more." Jimin chuckled.
"If they've placed her under say, house arrest, I reckon she'll get bored quickly.. we could always help her escape.. you know, and stay here.." Jungkook suggested.
"Now how would that work? She hates Jimin, and is already suspicious of us and everything we say. She'd probably think we're kidnapping her again." Yoongi scoffed.
"Plus it could cause problems with Stray Kids.. unless they don't know. We make it look like she escaped on her own." JHope said.
"Whatever we do, let's give it some time. We need to see if she is under house arrest- problem is, we don't have anyone to tell us. I doubt Y/N or Ji Woo will know, and it's not like Stray Kids will tell us." Namjoon sighed.
"We could always just message Kara herself and see..? She might refuse to talk to us, though." Jimin said.
"If she has our contacts saved, she'll message us when she's ready." Yoongi said. "Trust me on that."

As soon as Kara had gone inside, she hid in her room.
It was all utter bullshit.
She kept clawing at the collar, her nails rough, scratching at her skin, leaving blood-red stains on her neck, and on her clothes.
It wouldn't budge.
A knock rang from her door.
She rolled over, facing the wall, as Felix poked his head inside.
"Hey.. dinners on the table if you're hungry. It's your favourite!" He smiled.
She lay there in silence.
She didn't want to talk to Felix. He was just as adamant to keep her trapped.
To keep her imprisoned.

He wandered further inside her room, sitting on the edge of the bed.
"The hospital called. She woke up. Lack of nutrition, they blame was the main reason. She hit her head earlier, trying to reach to the top of the pantry for food, then fell back, and hit her head on the corner of the table. Then she was out. She only stayed unconscious for so long because she hasn't been eating properly. Chan's going to scold her when she comes back. I imagine you'd laugh at her, she'll tell the story as the victim, but really, she could've asked someone else to grab food for her." Felix chuckled.
Kara rolled over, looking to Felix.