The 7th Demon

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Eun Joo

It's over.

"I am..." I cried and cried. My own friend left me, my own neighbours at my apartment told me hurtful words and accused me about what happened to Mr. Kwon and I remembered what my friend's ex-boyfriend told me. "I hate myself... my life. Everything..."

"You should disappear in this world."

"You're a monster!"

"No one even knows you exist."

"Yes, I heard yells from her room that night."

"Mr. Kwon went into her room last night. I saw him. I think it's the last place he went before he died."

"When it comes to her, something bad always happen. It's because she's always alone. I told you there's something about her. She will not have that tattoo for nothing."

I keep clutching onto my chest hard. Wanted to erase the pain I'm feeling inside. I know that the pain I'm feeling, there's no cure for it. Like a disease that is slowly taking my life away. It's breaking me into thousand pieces. I'm chocking on my own tears and can't even walk evenly.

The sky is mourning with me. The rain is very hard, I'm drenched but it doesn't matter. The sound of the thunder is just making me feel worse. My tears were mixing up with the rain. Warm and cold water in my cheeks.

Walking lifelessly along the street, I'm letting my feet drag me anywhere.

I want to end my life. I don't want to feel anything now. I want to die.

I climbed up the rooftop of a tall building. The only solution I could think of is this. My tears streaming down my cheeks I can feel the warm water dripping down my cheeks, but my eyes were dark and empty. I can't feel anything besides the pain in mychest. "This is such a cruel world."

A tear fell once more.

Without thinking twice, I stepped and let my body fall from the tall building.

I am going to die. This is better. I want to die. No one will even notice I died. I could feel the wind stroking my face and my hair flying. All I could hear is the wind gushing in my ears, I can feel the raindrops hitting my face as I near the ground.

I'm just waiting for that hard ground that will kill me.

I can't take this feeling anymore.

It's taking me really slow for my death. While my eyes were closed, a bright light flashed just in front of me.

My eyes fluttered open and to my shock, a guy is falling the same as me. Same speed, same direction. Both were upside down but our faces were just inches away from each other. He's not even drenched unlike me.

My free fall became slower than I expected. Am I dreaming?! Who is this guy?

His eyes were closed. Imagine those long, thick and naturally curled lashes were fluttered down. His face was like made by a sculptor every angle of his face was incredibly astonishing. That perfect jawline, that pointy nose and curvy lips. He's like a living statue. His hair is light brown it looks so soft you just want to run your finger through it.

The guy smells sweet and fresh like lemon grass. He's just like sleeping peacefully and breathing through those slightly parted rose lips, chest heaving slow up and down. He's alive and perfectly fine.

Red glowing dusts were floating around him it shines his perfect features.

I didn't see him at the building awhile ago. Did we jump at the same time?

I have this urge to touch his face. It looks so gentle yet daunting. I stretched my arm and touched his cheek with the back of my fingers. That soft and gentle looking face is making me to soften like magic.

His eyes leisurely fluttered open and met with mine. Those dark and empty eyes, he's penetrating me by his gaze but... it's not threatening rather, it's enchanting.

He stretched his long, beautiful slender fingers while gazing at me. I can't even blink. He reached for my cheek and palmed it. I flinched with the touch but at the same time, stunned.

It's cold but it's giving me a warm feeling.

Those eyelids blinked once. "You can't die. Not just yet." Those words came out like a melody from his lips. It was loud and clear.

His black wings spread behind his back. The black wings were huge and feathery. Soft-looking black wings were in his back. It's supposed to be scary but I felt something different. It's like I wanted those wings to embrace me.

I finally saw the ground and closed my eyes shut, I'm a horrible person, and maybe he's my demon fetching me.

I'm ready for my death.

............

Am I already dead? I can't feel anything anymore. I feel numb. Wait... I feel someone's hug around me. Should I open my eyes? But I'm a soul now. I'm afraid to see my fractured body parts.

But still I opened my eyes slowly.

All I could see was a light and a blur figure of a guy. His lips were just centimetre away from my eyes. Is he the guy awhile ago? My vision is getting clearer and my eyes found him.

"You have to stay alive for now. We need you." I'm just staring at his moving lips in front of me. He cupped my face and brushed his thumbs over my cheeks. I felt it. "See you." He closed his eyes and then he disappeared into red dusts.

KRING... KRING... KRING

An alarm clock rang. My eyes fluttered and to my shock, I'm in a different room. I sat up in shock and checked myself from head to toe. Not even a single scratch. No broken bones. I'm still wearing my clothes from last night all dry but I could still the rain still pouring outside and the thunders roaring.

My eyes scanned the new place. It's much better than my old apartment. It's wider and looks so luxurious. It's complete with everything.

I slapped my face and my jaw dropped because of the pain. "Ow," I hissed and rubbed my now sore cheek.

"Where am I?! Are those all dreams?" I smoothed my face with my hands and brushed my hair using my fingers. "I can't believe it. I clearly remembered I jumped off a building. How come I'm still alive?" I removed the blanket off my body and my feet touched the cold floor making me shiver a little.

Before freaking about, I splashed cold water into my face and looked at my reflection at the mirror. Nothing has changed. But the memories from last night are still very clear in my mind. The guy's face and voice appeared into my head again.

"You can't die. Not just yet."

"You have to stay alive for now. We need you."

I went outside the bathroom, right when I raised my head up, a guy is sitting at the couch. His legs were crossed He's looking at me with those unreadable eyes. He's giving me this scary and dark feeling.

He stood up and just stared at me. He's wearing black leather like jacket and pants. His hair was light brown making him perfectly pale. Red glowing dusts were floating at him, but it's fewer.

I feel like the darkness is enveloping me. His stare gave chills down my spine. It's him!

"How are you feeling...? My Shim Eun Joo?"