Book 2 : BTS 👀, Skz🥰, Ateez✨

Rank 2.2: Image of the Past

"Are you joking?"

I fluttered my eyes open with difficulties. I was in different clothes...in a different place. The place felt expensive. It felt different. I did not move, knowing that there were people nearby.

"If I wanted to joke Seokjin, I wouldn't use this." I recognized this voice. Kim Taehyung, one of the most famous doctors in the country. "She has the exact same condition as Melody."

The fact that they were talking about Melody at the present tense was so disturbing for me. I felt a cough mount in my throat. I tried holding it back, but it would only make it worse. I coughed feeling the famous sensation of blood go up my throat.

"Elina!" Mira's voice got my attention as she helped me to sit up.

"Mira (huge splash of blood)" I looked at her dumbfounded as blood kept trickling down the corner of my mouth.

"Eli!" Soobin's voice got my attention, but my vision was blurring. I had sat up too quickly.

"It hurts." I whispered as I held my throat.

"I know. I know." Mira took a white towel and wiped the blood away. "You need to stop talking." She said as I finally saw Soobin. Two men were behind him as I could hear people fighting. I looked around to see Kim Seokjin, Kim Taehyung and Park Jimin look at me with haunted eyes. Eyes of despair.

"I'm okay." I looked away from there to my brother who was tearing up "It's just blood." I tried to make it sound fine.

"You need a shower." Soobin wiped the corner of his eyes "All of that blood." He turned around to look at Seokjin "It's your fucking fault! Why did you have to create so much anxiety in her?! Is that what you wanted? To see her die like-"

"Enough Soobin!" Mira exclaimed "It's no use to get angry at them now."

"She's right." I raised my hand as Soobin was about to retaliate "Calm down. Where's Yeonjun?" I asked after taking a deep breath.

"Mira. Bring us that tea. Leila will shower her properly. You." Seokjin spoke up addressing himself to Soobin "You need to come with us and answer some questions."

"I will stay with my sister." Soobin answered stubbornly.

"Enough, kid." Seokjin took a deep breath looking at the man with anger "It's for her that I'm saying this. And the other guy."

After a long shower, I felt slightly better. After taking the tea that this Leila girl brought, I felt even better. I looked at Mira who had remained on the side. Watching us with eyes that I had never seen before, she wasn't worried about us, but about her.

"Leila...can you get out? I will help Elina get ready." Mira said at one point.

"Master ordered me to stay with the young lady." Leila answered coldly.

"Leila come on, for old time sakes." Mira pleaded.

"I'm fine." I told Leila. The girl looked at me and then back at Mira.

"Five minutes." She said simply.

As she walked out, Mira approached. I tilted my head at her as she took a deep breath in.

"Don't talk about Doctor Blake to them alright?" She asked me.

"Why shouldn't I talk about him?" I wondered. He was the one taking care of me in the slums. He always was hiding from the higher society. I had tried to hear more about him, but he was a very mysterious person. He prescribed me pills that helped me sleep better and made the pain go away for a while each time. At least that was the pitch of the story.