A Dream Come True

Chapter 59: A Hopeful Night

Clarissa hears the footsteps come to a stop next to her by the bed. She feels someone take the gag ball off. "Who are you?! What do you want?!" She asks with panic in her voice hoping that it's not Dakota. "Sshhh. You're alright now. He can't hurt you anymore." She feels someone reach behind her head to untie the blindfold. She closes her eyes tightly before opening them. She slowly opens her eyes and sees a man dressed in all black. He starts to untie her from the bed.

"Who are you?" Clarissa asks, her voice a little shaky. "Who I am is not important. You'll never see or hear from me again after tonight." The man looks around the room in search for her clothes. Clarissa watches him intently, making sure that he's not here to hurt her. Clarissa slowly sits up on the bed. She breathes in through her teeth and holds her sides. "Damn, I can't find your clothes. Good thing I brought some extra ones just in case." The man goes upstairs to get her clothes.

Clarissa looks down at her body. Blue and purple bruises covering her torso, rope burns on her ankles and wrists. She then sees the branding mark on her thigh as a few more tears glide down her cheeks. She sees a mirror across the way and gets up off of the bed, her legs shaking. She feels weak. She examines her face. All that was there was a welt on her cheek from when Dakota slapped her.

She rushes back to the bed as she hears the man coming back downstairs. He sets the clothes, several ice packs, an ace bandage and burn cream at the end of the bed. "I'll be upstairs when you're ready. Take your time. There's no rush." Clarissa reaches for the items that she was given. She decides to put the burn cream on the brand mark first since it hurts the most. She winces as her fingers stroke across the injury. Clarissa then takes the ice packs and places them on her torso, wrapping the ace bandage around her to keep them in place. All that was left was for her to get dressed. The man gave her baggy clothes for comfort, a big black T-shirt with a pair of white sweatpants and some socks.

She takes a deep breath and starts to head up the stairs. She opens the door at the top and sees the man on the couch. "Are you ready?" He asks her. Clarissa looks around for Dakota, hugging herself, shaking. The man can tell that she is still so full of fear. "There's no need to worry. He's not here, and he's never coming back." He sounded reassuring to Clarissa, but it sounded too good to be true. "Where is he?" She asks him. "He's dead." Clarissas heart drops. She stands there, frozen. Her breathes slow and calm. She feels a huge weight lift off of her shoulders. "Dead? How?" The man slowly extends his hand out to her so he can help Clarissa walk outside. "JYP hired me to take care of him." Clarissa doesn't say anything. She feels more safe since he mentioned JYP. She takes his hand, and he wraps his arm around her shoulders to help stabilize her.

They walk outside to a black van with a black car parked behind it. JYP gets out of the van and looks at Clarissa. "Oh thank god you're alright." JYP sounds relieved. He looks at the man and thanks him. The man nods and hands Clarissa over to JYP. JYP helps her into the van as the man drives off in the black car. "I'm going to take you to get looked at okay?" Clarissa's eyes widen. "I don't want to go to the hospital!" She says frantically. "No no. I'm taking you to my medics. We're not going to the hospital." JYP says trying to reassure her. Clarissa nods, she knows that she can trust him. JYP closes the door, gets in the van and starts driving.

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Chan has been sitting inside on the bed waiting to hear from JYP. He looks to the bed next to him and sees the Han and Felix are asleep. Chan looks out the window that leads to the balcony and sees the Hyunjin is still sitting outside, he sighs. His phone starts to vibrate in his pocket. He pulls it out and sees the JYP is calling him. He hops off the bed and how to the bathroom for privacy.

"Hello?" Chan answers.

"I'm calling to let you know that everything has been taken care of."

"So Clarissa is safe then?"

"Yes, she's shaken up pretty bad. I took her to our medics to get looked at. I haven't heard anything from them yet."

"Dakota?"

"Dakota is gone. We won't be seeing or hearing from him again."

"That's a huge relief. What do I tell everyone?"

"You can tell them that Clarissa is safe and with me. If they ask about Dakota, continue telling them that it was handled. I'll explain it all to them later. However, Hyunjin cannot see her right now. Too much has happened and she needs her rest."

"Hyunjin is having a hard time right now. Can he at least talk to her?"

"I will give Clarissa her phone back so they can communicate with one another. I will also be telling her to not give any details to him."

"Anything else that I need to know?"

"If you guys would like, you can check out of the hotel tomorrow. That is up to you."

"Okay. Thank you for everything."

"No problem. I'll give Clarissa her phone when I'm allowed to see her."

JYP and Chan say their goodbyes and get off the phone. Chan exits the bathroom and goes onto the balcony. "Clarissa is with JYP." Hyunjin looks over to Chan, sadness leaving his eyes. "What are we still doing here? Let's go!" Hyunjin briskly gets up out of his seat. Chan grabs his arm. "We can't see her yet. She's with the medics being looked at. We're still waiting to hear some news from them." Hyunjins eyes fill with sadness again as he sits back in the chair. "JYP did say that when he's able to see her, he will give Clarissa her phone back so you guys can talk." Hyunjin pulls his phone out of his pocket and looks at it, gripping it in his hand. "I will not sleep until I hear from her."