𝚃𝙷𝙰𝚃 𝙵𝙴𝙴𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚆𝙷𝙴𝙽 [𝙴𝙽- 𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙴 𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙴𝙼]

Chapter 140

Music Themes:
1. Darkside - Neoni
2. Pray for me - Weeknd

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(Pray for me- Weeknd)

The more I stared, the more I felt conflicted. The contrast from their pictures in my gallery, so carefree and normal looking, and the proof of what they did, lying on my desk, was painful.

Which was the real them? The one who smiled at me, tucked my hair behind my ear, and kissed me, promising to love me forever, or the monsters who could kill someone deliberately and without any mercy?

And I was the one who made them merciless. I was responsible for bringing out the worst in them. Because they did all this...for me. If I wasn't in the picture, they would've never done this. The most they could've done given their carefree and jolly personalities from earlier was to raise their voices at the staff. How did I bring about such a drastic change in them? 

It was all my fault that we were all in this situation.

My eyes fell on the envelope on the desk. Who sent this? How did they get hold of those pictures? There was only one person I could think of.

Manager Sejin.

If this incident happened right in that storage room, the staff would have access to it. And hence, their manager. There was no one else who could do this. He had warned me time and time again. And I had ignored him. Since I didn't believe him that last time, he sent me proof of his words.

But that made me think, how many people know about this? It all happened in their concert venue. Two people were dead. How long before the authorities come for them?

And just the thought of them being imprisoned felt like a punch to the gut. No, that can't happen. They can't become criminals in the eyes of the world. But wasn't it exactly what they were?

This was exactly what that director had said. Enhypen's downfall was approaching fast. And all because of me. From idols to their millions of fans, they were now going to be labeled as murderers because I came into their lives.

The truth hit hard. Harder than the pictures did. I picked up the envelope again. It was still heavy. There was something inside. I fished out another folded paper. I wanted to put it back in, not wanting to see anything else. But I was on autopilot. Bracing myself, I opened the paper.

It wasn't a picture. It was a letter.

Isn't it funny how love and fear battle each other? When you know it's wrong but you can't help it. Wish over and over again that it's not true. But that's where you go wrong. Know that this is the truth. Know that you can't love one side of them and escape the rest. Either you accept them as their real self. Or save yourself from the misery altogether.

These pictures are the only proof of their deeds. The choice is yours. Love or fear?

If it's fear, send a blank message to the number and you'll be out of there before morning. They'll never find you again.

But if it's Love...I believe you'll know what to do.

Take the call before time runs out.

Your well wisher
MS

I lost count of how many times I read it. This couldn't be Sejin. He could never understand my true feelings. This letter made me feel like I've been stripped bare. Everything I felt at the moment was perfectly described.

Love and fear.

I stared at the number below the signature. I could get out of here without anyone knowing. If I trusted the mysterious sender, they'd never find me. I won't have to be around yanderes who were capable of kidnapping me if I didn't agree to go with them. I won't have to deal with a possible dangerous situation that could arise in the future.