Responsibilities

II: COMFORTABLE

"What the..." Hayleigh's eyes slowly opened and adjusted to the light of the room. She was sitting upright, but she couldn't move her hands and legs. When she looked down at her wrists, they were bound to the arms of the wooden chair she was sitting on. Beside her were Sehun and Minseok, in the same situation. It wasn't the first time that something like this has happened to them, but she felt different. 

For the first time in years, she was scared.

A man clad in a suit and tie slowly made their way towards them, adjusting his cufflinks. He looked like he was in his mid-thirties, with light brown hair, and a bitter smile. Su Dae Won.

"Why did you bring us here?" she shouted at him.

"Now now, Miss Diaz. I have no intention of doing anything to the three of you. I only have a few questions."

He crouched to her level and gave a smile that was in no way warm.

"Who are you really and who do you work for?"

"Like, do you really not know my name? Ugh, fine. My name is Cassidy Diaz. I'm the heiress of a multi-national company! Do you treat all your guests like this? My husband and I will make sure that you hooligans will—"

The man narrowed his eyes at her, pulled out his gun and pointed it to her head. "I don't like liars, miss Diaz. Bad things happen to people who lie to me."

She inhaled sharply. This guy meant business.

"Stop. Don't point the gun at her, she knows nothing. I'll tell you what you need to know. 제발."

Sehun's words sent warning signals to Hayleigh's brain. He was getting reckless again. She needed to stop him before he did something stupid, so she broke character.

"He's lying! Look, these two have nothing to do with me. Let them go, and...I'll tell you what you want to know. Then you can kill me after. "

"Aww, look at you two protecting each other." Daewon's chuckle quickly faded to a look of disgust.

"I've always hated people like you."

He pulled the gun away from her forehead and walked in front of Sehun. Hayleigh eyed Minseok, who mouthed the words "I know" as he tried to free himself from the ropes tied around his wrists. Things were getting worse, fast. At this rate, Sehun was going to get shot and she and Minseok were going to be next.

"I'm going to ask you one more time, Miss Diaz." he said as he pointed the gun in between Sehun's eyes, "Who sent you?"

Hayleigh didn't know what to do. Risk losing Sehun and possibly Minseok, or risk exposing Y.A.C.?

"Cassidy," Sehun warned, "don't."

Her heart sunk.

"I—I can't."

He looked at her, disappointed. His disappointment was quickly replaced by a look of annoyance.

"Maybe you'll tell me if I do this."

He pulled the trigger and the sound of a gunshot echoed in the room. Hayleigh screamed as Sehun's body went limp and blood trickled down his face.

"NO!"

-

Hayleigh's eyes flew open as she gasped for air. She slowly sat up on her bed and started crying. She couldn't stop seeing the blood leaking out of the gaping hole in Sehun's head.

It was just a dream. Calm down. It was just a dream.

Sehun heard the girl's shout and ran straight to her room. Had someone found them? He barged in only to find Hayleigh sitting up on her bed, sobbing. He sat down beside her and pulled her into a hug.