Shiver

Chapter 3

Heechul wakes up the next morning and goes grocery shopping. He hasn't cooked anything for weeks. So he returns home and goes to his kitchen with two full bags of ingredients, deciding to cook some kimchi. Of course, the happenings of the last few weeks or thoughts of that ghost didn't leave his mind even for a second, but he just doesn't know what to do.. "I'm being punished for something I didn't do.. and never would do either..'"he says to himself while cooking.

During the past week Siwon hasn't done anything but staring at the picture of his mother inside the amulet. He also has shed many tears. He misses his family so badly and the more days pass the more does his hatred towards Heechul grow. But he doesn't have the strength at the moment to torture the other. He knows he is getting closer towards his limits but he hopes before that happens he will have taken revenge on the other already. Maybe then he will finally be free, he can join his family and finally be happy again. He should check on his target within the next days, the other surely thinks already that he is safe.

Heechul eats this meal and finds himself sitting on his couch and drinking a glass of wine. He starts to drink a glass per day to calm down his nerves. That ghost hasn't shown up again, but Heechul can't let his guard down. The way he has reacted the last time meant, that the next time could be Heechul's last.
"He will kill me for sure..." he whispers to himself, emptying his glass and leaning back against the comfy couch. He closes his eyes and listenes to the ticking sound of the clock.

Siwon is watching the other by the time and smirks to himself. He is standing by the window - he has changed his mind and decided to pay Heechul an earlier visit - and suddenly appears behind Heechul within only a few seconds. The usual game: he reaches for Heechul's heart and squeezes it tightly, waiting for the oh so pleasurable pained expression on the latter's face.

Heechul knows what is going to happen as he feels a cold breeze on the back of his neck, but the sudden and familiar stinging pain in his chest still surprises him and makes him scream out in pain.
"Ahh!" He tries to stand up and create a space between himself and that ghost.

Siwon smirks satisfied and invisible for Heechul but somehow it isn't as pleasurable as the first times he has done that to the other. The tall muscular man removes his hand and coveres Heechul's eyes as he takes his eyesight.
"Scream as much as you want, no one will hear you," he lets him hear his voice inside his head.

As everything turns black, Heechul knows that the ghost has taken his eyesight. It isn't the first time, he has done it.
"W-why should I scream? If you want to kill me then please just do it..." He says in a shaky voice and stops moving. Maybe he is drunk, he can't remember if he drank just one glass or maybe one bottle, but he doesn't care.
"Y-you already ruined my life.." he adds and sways a bit. At least now he is certain that he drank more than he thought. One positive thing is that the alcohol takes away his fear.

Siwon groans, inaudible for the other. It isn't as much fun as it was in the beginning. It seems he is really becoming weak and emotional again. Pulling his hand back and giving Heechul his eyesight back, he punchs the wall hard instead. Seriously?! Now, that he is so close to take revenge?
He plops down onto the sofa and pulls the necklace from his mother out from under his shirt. Staring at it, tears starts to fall from Siwon's face, becoming visible on the carpet. She is what he needs the most right now. If he is becoming weak again he won't be able to take revenge.
"Umma.. I need you and your love for me.." he whispers, accidentally letting Heechul hear it.

Heechul blinks a few times as the ghost returns his eyesight and takes a relieved sigh. But he stares at the carpet in disbelief as two drops of.. water?.. show up there. Is the ghost crying?
Before he can ask himself more questions, a soft and really sad voice fills the room and Heechul feels it pierce through his heart. It is as if he could feel the pain, that his visitor seems to go through.
Without thinking about it, he follows his instincts and walks to the couch to at least try to give that hurt being some comfort, even though Heechul can't see him and even though he got hurt so much by said being.