The Masked Stalker

Chapter 7

Jiah tells his brother that he will live at his house. Jiho doesn't decline and he decides to come some minutes after. Jiho arrives at Jiah's house and Jiah opens the door for him. Jiah tells Jiho to wait a little and he goes downstairs, in the basement where he keeps Soomin and Yeonjin. They were up but pretty tired; they haven't eaten for many days. Jiah when he arrives downstairs takes the drug he had in his jacket's pocket and hides it behind his back. He saluates Yeonjin and Soomin with a smile and walks to them. They lifts their head up; they looked tired. Jiah suddenly drugs Yonjin and Soomin just after. Jiho goes downstairs and sees Jiah lifting Soomin up. Jiah asks him to lift Yeonjin up and he does it. They both put them upstairs and and when they're ready, they go to the car and go inside. They place Soomin and Yeonjin at the backseats and Jiho starts driving. On the road there was nobody, or maybe not ? Maybe it was a reference to Minhee's mental ? Jiho didn't live far from Jiah so they could arrive in 20 minutes. Once arrived, they carry Soomin and Yeonjin on their back and opens the door before going upstairs and place them in a blank room. Jiah and Jiho go back downstairs at the living room they both are discussing about what they will do with the two victims. Indeed they started to find them boring but Jiah was still in love with Soomin. Jiho looks at the blank for few minutes before speaking up; was the situation safe for them ? They were researched by the police, the situation was too risky for them. Even if they came here, nothing guaranties they will be safe, right ? Jiho was stressing because of that but Jiah quickly reassures him by saying that nobody was on the road so nobody could know where they were. Jiho nods he thinks that his brother is right on that point. It was starting to get late, it was almost 12am when they decide to go to bed. Jiah had to sleep next to Jiho because Jiho didn't have another bed. Jiho enjoyed sleeping with Jiah, it reminded him their childhood when Jiah used to comfort Jiho. Long ago. Jiho was cuddling Jiah but he didn't return the hugs. Jiho felt a weird sensation, a sensation he never felt before. It was kind of disturbing, heart-breaking. There was not any words to describe it. By the victims side, they woke up and did not realize where they were. They could see by the window that it was night so they decided to sleep. While the night passes, Jiah wakes up and feels the need to smoke. He gets up takes his lighter and packet of cigarettes and goes in the balconny. Jiho slowly woke up because of Jiah's steps and slowly joins him. At the entrance of the balconny Jiah turns back, looking at him blankly with his black eyes. The red spotlights in his eyes were shining because of the moonlight. Jiah looks at Jiho up and down and asks him if he'd like a cigarette with him. Jiho accepts and Jiah hands him a cigarette. He lights it up and smokes. Jiah suddenly asks if he was okay and Jiho finds it weird because usually Jiah doesn't ask about his feelings but he responds that he was anxious. Jiah responds that he didn't have to stress because no one has seen where they were hiding. Jiho sighs and says that it was a big risk to run. He stays silent for few seconds before adding that his intuition makes him think the opposite way. Jiah laughs a little before telling him to shut it up with his stupidities. Jiho doesn't speak more and finishes his cigarette. Once finished, he goes away and returns to bed. Jiah doesn't join him before a half of hour, he stands here to look at the moon and thinking about how Soomin and him could be a "perfect" couple. Tired, he joins his brother and sleeps. Jiah was pretty tired and when he wakes up around 9am, his brother is not with him. He decides to go downstairs and see his brother confronted to a cop. He quickly back up and carefully watch the scene. He doesn't hear well but understands that thy have been discovered. Jiho was pretending to don't understand but the cop already knew everything and Jiho got arrested but not Jiah because the cop haven't see him but only Jiho they were pretending he was hiding somewhere else like a kind of trap. Why would they try to search further when the response was already in front of them ? Jiah's house wasn't locked when they left so it has been looked and the cops didn't see the victims so they knew he wasn't there. Jiah thought he would be safer to return to his house than to stay here because the cops already knew this place. He goes in the victim's room and see them eating a cookie they shared with each other. Jiah doesn't mind and tell them they are going to leave because he had an arguement with Jiho. They believe him and nod, they don't have the choice after all, they must obey or he will kill them. Jiah want to be sure they don't leave so he unchains their hands and holds Soomin's hand. They go in Jiho's car and Jiah drives them to his true house. On the road, he was sure there was no cops; they were too busy with Jiho. By Jiho's side, he had to do community service by helping the cops. When Jiah arrives at his house, he ordons Yeonjin to go in the basement but asks Soomin to stay with him. They both accept and Yeonjin goes away with forced smile even if he was pretty jealous inside. Jiah locks him up. Yeonjin looks up with an annoyed face but doesn't say anything. He sits on the stairs, resting his head on his knees wrapping his arms arounds them. He was thinking about his family who were probably not worried for him. Not his parents, they don't like him. They never care about him. Why ? For some reasons...