Over the week both Taeyong and Jiyeon only spared each other several glances, with neither speaking a word to each other. Jiyeon sighs for the hundredth time that morning, walking upto her room while Taeyong quietly followed behind. "Why are you here?" She asks. "To see your friends come get you" Taeyong answers. Jiyeon sighs, opening the door to her room.
"Stay out while I change" she says. "But I- yes I'll be right here" he looks down, feeling Jiyeon glare right at him. Changing into her clothes, she glances at her reflection on the mirror. "That should do..." She mumbles. The sudden sharp pain in her stomach shot through her abdomen once again, making her groan softly while placing a hand over her stomach.
Taeyong's head shoots up from his phone, hearing Jiyeon's groan. "What's wrong?" He slams the door open, rushing to Jiyeon's side. "Nothing" she shakes her head. Taeyong sighs, helping her towards the bed. "Let's go to the hospital" he says. "no!" She looks up at him. "it's just a cramp" she says. "I already checked and it's normal. Because I... Ate too much" Taeyong blankly looks at her, still not fully believing her. "Trust me, I'm fine" she assures.
"You're going out with your friends too... Do you think you can manage?" He asks. "I can" she replies. "I'm used to it, don't worry" Taeyong slowly nods. The doorbell rings, making the two look at Jiyeon's room door. "I guess they're here" she says. She stands up, clearing her throat and turning to face Taeyong that stood in front of her. "I'll get going then" he nods. "have fun"
Taeyong closes the front door behind him, following Jiyeon that walked towards Hana and San that stood by the street. "Jiyeon!" Taeyong says, making the said girl stop and turn to face her. "Make sure to call me if you feel sick and also when you get home, alright?" He asks. "I will" she replies.
Taeyong watched as the three walked off. Jiyeon turned once, making eye contact with Taeyong that softly smiled at her. She smiles back, waving softly before turning back and walking forward. "I missed that smile" Taeyong mumbles, walking into his car once the three figures slowly blurred out in his eyes as they walked further. "Well your mom just left you" he turns to look at the puppy on the passenger seat. "isn't that sad, buddy?" He sighs.
Jiyeon chuckles as San dragged both her and Hana towards the claw machine. "get me one" he says, pointing at one of the stuffed animals inside. "you're supposed to be getting us one" Hana says. "it's the man's job" Jiyeon nods in agreement. "Yeah, those things never corporate with me" he replies. Hana clicks her tongue, walking towards the machine. "I'll get you both one each" she says.
"You could've gotten one for you too!" Jiyeon mumbles, glancing at the stuffed animals in hers and San's hand. "I don't really like them" Hana shrugs. "You're cool!!" San exclaims. "That... I know" she replies, patting him on the shoulder.
The three grab lunch and ice cream, walking by stores as they conversed with each other. "Wait wait wait, I'm tired. Could we sit somewhere for a while please?" Jiyeon asks. "Sure" the two nod. San points at a couple of benches, leading the two towards them. "You both could wander around if you want" Jiyeon says. "I'm actually tired too" San replies, glancing at Hana that agreed with him.
"Shall I go get us something to drink?" Hana asks, standing up to completely face the two. "I'll go get it" San says. "You two rest for a while" he adds. Hana nods, while the two watched as he walked towards a cafeteria. "I feel bad for making him do all the work" Jiyeon mumbles, pouting lightly as she watched him. "He offered so don't worry about it" Hana assures.
"Are you alright though? Do you need to go home?" She asks, glancing at Jiyeon's stomach. "I'm fine" Jiyeon chuckles. "I was just slightly tired, nothing to worry about" she smiles. "Oh!! When do you get to find out the gender?" She asks, excitement filling her expression. "In a few weeks" she chuckles. "I want to know first, atleast after Taeyong!!" She says. "of course" Jiyeon smiles.
"I had a cramp this morning and he wanted to take me to the hospital. My whole month of hardwork would've been a waste" she says. "You're really lucky you got away with it" Hana chuckles. "I know" Jiyeon smiles, lightly squeezing the plushie in her arms.
"Thank you for dropping me off!" Hana smiles, waving at the two that did the same. "do you guys want to come in though?" She asks. San turned to look at Jiyeon that slowly looked back at him. "It's getting quite dark, we will come over another time" she says, while San agreed with a nod. "alright! You two go home safe!" Hana smiles.
"I'm exhausted" Jiyeon sighs, leaning onto San's shoulder while the two walked home. "I am too, we were on our feet for most of the time" he chuckles, softly wrapping an arm around her shoulder. "Right? It was really fun though" she smiles. "It was" he glances down at her with a smile.
"We're here..." Jiyeon inhales deeply. "Thank you for today, San" she smiles, wrapping her arms around him in a hug. "Of course!!" San smiles, hugging her back. "I'll go in then" she says, leaning back. San nods, waving softly as she turned to walk towards her front door. "Go home safe" she says. He nods once again, making sure she went in before turning to leave.
Jiyeon closes the front door behind her, turning on the lights while she let out a sigh. Removing her shoes at the entrance, she looks up only to see four figures dressed in black stood in front of her. Her gaze travels down to the knife in each ones hand, making her gulp and step back until her back hit the door.
She steps to a side, fumbling with the door handle before pulling the door open and rushing out. Looking to her side, she spots San that was walking along the street after having dropped her. "San!" She yells out of instinct, running towards him. He turns around almost immediately, his eyes widening as he saw the four men following after her. "They have knives" she says.
He pulls her behind him, holding tight onto her wrist. "W-what are y'all doing?" He mumbles. Jiyeon grabs her phone from her pocket, clicking on the first contact that she saw. She glanced at the men in front of her while anxiously looking back at her phone when it was suddenly snatched from her hand.
"What-" she turns around, widening her eyes as a cloth was placed over her mouth and she was pulled away from San. Jiyeon struggles to get away from the man's grip, her vision filling with black spots while the last thing she saw was the call being answered on her phone barely a second before it crushed under the man's foot.
Taeyong knits his eyebrows, looking at the call that got cut off just as he answered it. "She probably got back home" he mumbles, standing up and walking out of his office room. "where are you off to this late?" Jaehyun asks looking away from the television. "Jiyeon's place" Taeyong answers. "Oh, go on" Jaehyun smiles.
Taeyong pulls up in front of Jiyeon's gate, getting out of the car and walking towards the front door. He pushes the handle down, sighing as he realised the door was unlocked. "she left it unlocked again..." He mumbles. Taeyong looks around the empty and dark living room, picking the plushie that was on the floor.
"Baby..." He says, switching on the lights on his way upto her room. He knocks on the door once before opening it. "Jiyeon..?" He looks around the empty room, rushing to Mark's and Lucas's shared room afterwards only to find it empty too. "Jiyeon?!" Taeyong yells, grabbing his phone and clicking on her contact. The call immediately went to a voicemail, making him groan and look around the house. "Quit playing and come out, Jiyeon!" He tightens his grip on his phone.
Taeyong rushes out of the house, looking around the garden that was once again empty. His gaze lands on the bracelet by the gate. He gulps, picking the familiar bracelet up. Taeyong grabs his phone once again, clicking on the contact that popped on his screen before bringing it upto his ear. After a few rings, the person on the other side of the call picks up. "Taeyong?" She asks. "Hana, did you three go home already?" He asks. "Yeah, quite some time back. Why?" She speaks. "Jiyeon's missing"
Taeyong went to every house in the neighborhood, showing a picture of Jiyeon and asking if anyone had seen her, with the replies from everyone being a 'no'. "Taeyong!!!" The said boy runs a hand through his hair in frustration, turning around to face Hana that stood in front of him while breathing heavily. "Still nothing?" She asks, looking at him with a worried expression. Taeyong shakes his head. "I asked Jeno to track her location, I didn't tell him anything though because he'd be really hurt" Hana nods in agreement. "Did you ask San?" He asks.
