Red Thread Of Fate

CHAPTER 7

Day 16

"Have a great day" I smile as a customer leaves the store.

Unfortunately, it was Friday night, so I needed to wait two days before I could see Jungkook again. Since he had work, we haven't hung out on weekends.

My days are pretty boring and I have ALOT of time to think about my situation. Its really confusing. I mean, I wake up one day in a white room and I'm told that I'm dead. I dont really know how to feel. I can't actually remember most feelings. I dont remember my past life, except in certain situations where it just seems familiar. It's so weird. I don't have memories; it's like my body just remembers certain experiences from my past life.

I shake my head. I have too many thoughts. But honestly, I thought I would be more bummed out about losing my past life. But the more time I spend with Jungkook, my past life just doesn't seem important anymore.

My thoughts are cut off by the sound of the bell letting me know that a customer had walked in. I shouldn't spend too much time thinking about this.

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Day 17

It's Saturday afternoon, and I was lying in bed, bored out of my mind. I let out an exaggerated sigh while staring at my phone. The last time Jungkook texted me was Thursday after that whole incident with Chul.

I want to hang out with him.....for the "mission" of course.

I scroll through my phone on some social media Jungkook showed me. I stop on this clip of these two couples. They look so happy.

Right, I remember now, that's called love. I wonder if I loved anyone in my past life. I look at my pinky and catch a faint glimpse of the red thread. I let out a frustrated sigh.

I need to clear my head. I look over at my fridge.

I think I should buy some groceries.

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"Thank you" I bow politely at the staff and head out of the grocery store. I ended up buying a few vegetables and snacks. This grocery store was a bit further than my local one because I wanted to explore. I pull the tote bag over my shoulder and look at the night sky. I didn't realise it was dark already. I think I'll grab something to eat, then head home. I remember Jungkook showing me this little food stall around here that sold Tteokbokki. I'm drooling at the thought of it.

I thought it was around here somewhere, but I think I'm lost. 

Fuck I should've asked for directions when I had the chance. 

I look around the empty narrow street.

This is just great.

Suddenly, I felt a tug. My eyes dart down in surprise. That was random.

*thump*

My head darts behind me.

What the fuck?

A shiver runs down my spine.

I felt another tug, stronger than the other.

*thud*

What is that sound?

I swallow the lump in my throat and take cautious steps towards the direction of the sound. I should probably run. I notice a small alleyway. I get my phone out as protection. I peered into the alley, and my heart dropped. There was a guy pushed against the wall by two men.

Wait a second, that was....Jungkook?!

Adrenaline kicked in, and I sprinted into the alley.

"Hey!!" I scream. The two men didn't even have time to look back.

"Get the fuck away from him!" I swing my tote bag and whack one of them across the head. I stand in front of Jungkook protectively despite being shorter and continue to beat the two men. The cucumbers and avocados were serving as good defence tools.

"Shit!" one of them curses while protecting his head. I continue swinging and yelling while attacking the men with my tote bag.

"Crazy bitch!" the other yells before they both run away.

I stand there clutching my bag tightly and trying to catch my breath. My heart was beating out of my chest and my knees were trembling. My head darts back.

"Are you ok?!" I ask with a trembling voice. I search his face and his body for any serious injuries.

"I'm fine" he finally responds with a surprised expression.

"Look what they did to you!" I almost cry, noticing his swollen cheek and busted lip. It looks like I got here before they did anything worse.

He looks away from me, avoiding eye contact "They didn't do this."

I stare at him, confused. His eyes were looking at the ground, unbothered. I dont understand. Thousands of questions prowled through my mind.

Chuls face suddenly flashes into my head.

"Then who?" I ask.

He doesn't respond and turns his head away.

"If they didn't do this, then why were they here?" I pressed.

He lets out a sigh.

"I just bumped into them and they got angry." he shrugs

Is that seriously the reason?

He goes to grab his bag and suddenly limps. My eyebrows wrinkled in concern.

"They obviously did something to you-"

He cuts me off. "I said I'm fine" he says harshly.

My eyebrows raise in shock and he immediately notices.

"Sorry" he runs his hand through his hair in frustration.

"It's ok. I'm sorry for being nosy" I looked away, trying to hide whatever I was feeling right now. I grab my bag from the ground. I didn't even realise I dropped it. I dust it off and hang it on my shoulder.

"I'll see you on Monday" I turn and rush out. He didn't even stop me.

Once I was far from the alley. I started seeing familiar roads. I let out a sigh both relieved and conflicted. I hope he's ok. I have a hunch that this was Chul's fault. But it's so hard to be certain. He's hard to understand and this isn't exactly an easy topic to speculate about. I need to be certain before coming to any conclusions.

I am curious about the tugging though. I think it might be related to Jungkook. Maybe whenever he's hurt? or maybe in trouble? I'm not exactly sure but it definitely has something to do with Jungkook.

I let out a frustrated sigh while recalling what had just happened. I can't be mad at him. I can't blame him either. He's going through something and I need to figure out how I will help him.

I head home and decide to worry about this when I see him.

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