The Elites | ATEEZ

02

Hongjoong
August 10, 8:00 AM

I sighed heavily as I forced myself up to get ready for school, I looked at my reflection and I looked like shit. Last night was terrible and I can't help but wonder if I was being lied to or not.

Seonghwa's got a way with his words and it hurts me that of all people it has to be him.

School was shit. Nothing special except for the fact that Mingi, my best friend, is with Seonghwa.

'Great. Just great' I thought to myself before heading to my own classroom, the whole day was peaceful. Nothing much happened since i stayed in and played on my phone during breaks.

Hongjoong

August 13, 9:01 AM

I still didn't get the chance to talked to seonghwa, he's with mingi again. It irks me but i have more important things to do as the student buddy president. The speakers on school suddenly turned on with a mic tap sound, an announcement is being made "Calling the attention of students Kim Hongjoong, Kang Yeosang and Choi San of 12 A, Jung Wooyoung of 12 C, Park Seonghwa, Song Mingi of 12 D and Choi Jongho of 11 A. Please report to the guidance office" I can't deny the fear i felt as soon as i heard my name, my hands were cold as ice from anxiousness. I knew this day would eventually come. I just didn't expect it to be this soon.

I was the first one to arrive and then San, Jongho, Yeosang and Wooyoung. We all sat across from Mrs. Oh, the guidance counselor of the school "Where's the two from 12 D?" we shrugged our shoulders and as if on cue the door flew open revealing the two catching their breath like they have been running miles.

"Alright now that all of you are here, I want you to know that a detective assigned in Yunho's case would be asking questions and i need you guys to cooperate, okay? If you wish to have your legal representative present you may do so but for now all seven of you stay in detention" We did as we were told, we stayed in detention and waited for the detective.

I sat down minding my own business when i noticed San and Wooyoung arguing at the corner of the room, they weren't yelling but they seemed to be in a disagreement and wooyoung rather looks worried.

On the other hand, yeosang is on his phone. Jongho is having a chat with Seonghwa, and then there's mingi, sitting in silence.

August 13, 9:35 AM

The detective arrived a little late but its a different one, last year it was detective jang and this one is "Hello students, Im homicide detective, Min Yoongi, you might be wondering why so i'll brief you on a piece of information. Jeong Yunho-ssi's Laptop, bag, and his badly smashed cellphone has been found floating in han river, thankfully we got a hold of it" detective min spoke in a low tone, his right hand resting on his slacks and then he gave us a weak pursed smile "We'll start with the people who knows yunho very well, Hongjoong-ssi you're first and then mingi-ssi. But you guys" he points at the others "may leave" he gestures them towards the door "for now, i'll be calling whenever i need more details from you"

And so it begins.

"Where were you when Jeong Yunho went missing?"

"I was at a party with him and the rest of our friends"

"What's your relationship with Yunho?"

"We're childhood friends, our families go way back"

"Is it true that you and yunho are competitors?"

"I wouldn't really say competitors but sort of in academics"

Wooyoung

September 3, 2:01 AM

I have been staring at my ceiling for hours thinking about detective min's theory on the case, he didn't really directly told us about it but i overheard their conversation when i was trying to smoke some blunt in the bathroom.

Last week, August 29, yunho has been pronounced dead.

"We're currently still working on a theory and we think the kids might've played some sick game and planned to hide yunho. Considering the blood stains found on his shirt, the lab test suggests the victim has been dead for a while. But i promise to dig more and we will make sure to catch the culprit but as of now these students are no more than murder suspects"

I remember every single detail the detective said and im starting to lose my shit.

"Hey, baby, look at me" San calmed down and hugged me so tight in his arms "Its okay, we're going to be okay. Im here" he whispers into the wind that were clearly for me to soothe my anxiety "No, sanie, what if we just come out clean?" I suggests "No! Absolutely not. We don't tell them about that night, you got it? We'll say we got wasted and admit to underage alcohol consumption. We do the drug test a week before a trial is set to take place because by now i just know they'll find out about mingi's little business and we're all fucked. So, Just listen to me wooyoung-ah, this is for us" I nodded my head deciding that i'll follow his lead.

No one has to know.

But the guilt is slowly eating me out alive and the only thing that helps me forget about it is nowhere to be found on my study table.

I began fidgeting and i feel like my room is spinning. My subconscious feels alive screaming "tell them what you saw wooyoung" and then there's the eerie laugh of the man from that night "you know very well you're responsible for it"

"Stop it!" I yell out in hopes to silence the voice in my head.

And then it got me thinking, this is ridiculous. Nothing makes sense, i mean how is it possible that we, his friends, planned getting rid of him? I couldn't sleep and im sweaty than usual. My heart beat is beating so loud that i could hear it ringing in my ears. My shaking hands decided to call Mingi, i need a pill. It kept on ringing, i called again and i couldn't help but bit the skin on my fingers as my vision spins around and each second i hear a loud screech noise of tires.

And then everything was dark pitched black.