Emotionless | DAERIN

22: too much on my mind

Haerin's POV

That was the second time I nearly fainted. It most definitely wasn't because of the kiss; it's just that for some reason, I keep getting flashbacks. Every time I get one, I sketch it out in my journal so I can piece it together. So far, I only have a drawing of a dark figure standing over me, smiling evilly while I'm lying on the ground, hurt and defenseless. It's pretty sad on my part.

The bell rang, and I got up from my desk and headed straight for the school doors to leave. I saw and made eye contact with Danielle, but continued walking the other way. I can't be around her. She's too peppy for me and makes me think about certain things too hard, which I try to avoid.

I just need a break from her right now.

As I walked towards my car, a small part of me hurt after the thought of not wanting Danielle around, which is strange because I find her so... just so bothersome.

I made it to my car, got in, and began backing out of the school's parking lot. I'm so glad my parents got new keys so I could drive again. Walking to school was such a pain. Literally. The injuries on my body have gotten better, but every now and then, I still feel pain from them.

I stopped at the stop sign, waiting to pull out of the school, but when I looked out my window, I made immediate eye contact with Soobin, who was staring at me or more like glaring. He then smiled evilly.

After he smiled, I started getting a bad headache. I grabbed my head and tried shaking it away, but it made it worse. Then, in seconds, I felt memories slowly flooding back from that night and knew that the person smiling evilly was none other than Soobin. I'm kind of not surprised.

I sat there in my car, still holding my head for a while, thinking and remembering everything. Well, not everything, because I still don't know Danielle. I heard cars honking behind me, which caused me to snap out of my thoughts. I looked both ways and drove out of the parking lot, but not without looking in my rearview mirror and still seeing Soobin staring at my car as I drove away.

I quickly got home and practically ran into my house straight to my room, ignoring my mom, who was home at the time. I opened my room door, slamming it shut behind me, then pulled out my sketchbook from my bag and sat down at my desk.

I began rapidly sketching in my book, not stopping until I had every detail finished. I looked at it and knew I was right. It really was Soobin who nearly killed me.

I then heard a knock at my door, which did make me jump surprisingly. "Wait a minute," I said as I tore the sketched paper out of my book, folded it up, and stuffed it into my back pocket. "Okay, come in," I said. I watched my room door open and, to my surprise, in came Hanni.

I rolled my eyes, got up from my desk, and sat on my bed. "What are you doing here? Also, how come you weren't at school?" She rubbed her neck and smiled as she sat at my desk.

"Sorry I made you worry. I was just doing some more investigation stuff."

I rolled my eyes. Her and her investigation. She's not even a police officer. I laid back on my bed and looked at the ceiling. "So did you find any clues?" I asked, turning to look at her.

She smiled a big smile. "That's why I came here because I wanted to tell you first. So I was back at the crime scene and remembered your car keys were missing, so I searched everywhere for them but only found a bunch of trash."

"So that's the good news?" I asked, feeling a headache forming while she was talking. I just want to be left alone so I can think.

"No, because I just remembered if they couldn't find your keys and I couldn't, that could only mean two things: 1) the guy who beat you still has them or 2) he tossed them in the trash and they're long gone."