Scar Like Memories 상처 같은 추억 (EXO Xiumin, BTS Jin, Red Velvet Irene, Wendy)

Twelve

Irene's POV

I threw my gun away and raced beside Xiumin. It looked as if he was beaten up.

Then, the phone house started ringing. I picked it up without any hesitation.

"Well." A voice I recognized, Eric. "Since you've found Xiumin, I guess I should tell you why I'm doing this. Once upon a time, there were three happy brothers. But one day, a beautiful girl came to town and the first brother fell in love with her. The beautiful girl rejected her coldly, and the first brother was involved with drugs because of his frustration. The second brother was later influenced too. They became thugs. But the third brother didn't join them. One day, the first and second brother were caught by the FBI. The third brother was to confess everything he knew about his older brothers. And he found out something shocking. The FBI officer questioning him was the beautiful girl who caused all of that mess. When the first brother was brought to court, he got frustrated again after seeing the beautiful girl. He wanted to hug her, but the beautiful girl—a.k.a the FBI officer—accidentally shot him. The third brother was furious and called I'm lawyers for his brother. But the case ended with the story of the FBI officer defending herself. The second brother died in prison after having a heart attack. Does it sound familiar to you, Irene?"

It certainly did, because I was the 'beautiful girl'. Eddie Nam was the first brother who liked me, and Brian Nam was the second brother.

Eric Nam was the third brother.

"Eric.." I said. "I'm sorry. But I thought that Eddie was about to assault me. It was really self defense! Can't you stop it? I don't want people hurting because of me."

"Well," said Eric. "They already are. Jin is heartbroken, and Wendy likes Xiumin. Seeing him with you makes her heart ache. I'll hunt down the people you love one by one. And the first time I saw you, I knew there was something wrong."

He just hung up then. The ambulance arrived and took Xiumin to the hospital we were at.

It was 3 a.m., but my cousins were nice, so they accompanied me.

"Irene," said Wendy, holding my hand. "I have something to confess. Actually... I was envious of you, having Xiumin. So.. Eric made me a deal... I agreed to put you down.. With his English speaking friends.."

"It's okay." I hugged Wendy, a rare thing to do between FBI cousins. "If I were you, I'd probably kill me too. But thanks for being patient."

I felt weird while hugging Wendy, though. But the doctor said Xiumin only suffered from minor injuries. He had some cuts, but it wasn't serious.

I went back to my ward. I got scolded by the doctor because I received too many stress, which wasn't good for my wounded head and arm.

After about a month, all of us—except Jin—went to school again. But we got Jungkook's father's permission to bring hand guns in case Eric attacks us.

I was greeted by Eunji—again—when I arrived in class. But Ailee's appearance. She was studying.

I grabbed her collar with my one free hand after throwing my bag away. She just smiled.

"Wow," said Ailee. "I thought highly of you when Eric bad mouthed you. And I should've listened to him." She pushed me backwards. "You are no FBI. You're just a weak girl in need of love and attention. And I've been friends with Eddie for as long as my life. I thought a lowly officer shot her, and my guess was true. You're lowly."

I was about to take my gun out and shoot the hell out of her, but Xiumin pulled me and hugged me.

"Don't," said Xiumin. "She's provoking you. Don't be stupid. And.. you'll be receiving lots of questions and news after this. Sorry, but I love you."

Xiumin kissed me.