3 Ways

A Search for Answers

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It took Chorong almost half as long to reach home as it did for her to reach Chanyeol's. Namjoo was sitting on the steps with her head buried in her arms when she rushed out of her car.

"Namjoo!" Chorong bellowed. "Are you ok!?"

"Ugh..." Namjoo lifted her head up, her eyes looked exhausted and tearful. "I don't know."

"Come on, lets go inside first," Chorong grabbed her arm to help her up and unlocked the door.

She ran her eyes over the oversized shirt she was wearing before recognizing it as one of Chanyeol's. Without comment she pulled Namjoo into the living room.

"Ok, so tell me what happened," Chorong started when they both sat down.

Namjoo shook her head unsure of where to start. She looked so tired, as if she hadn't slept for days. Chorong patted her back to comfort her and waited for her to start.

When Namjoo finally turned to her she started crying, "I killed him! I killed him, Chorong!"

"Who?"

"The Prince, he was going to hurt me...I didn't mean it...it just happened..."

But it was a dream...so why was she acting as if she'd really harmed someone? Watching Namjoo sob made Chorong fearful of what would happen next. She couldn't deal with Namjoo alone. This was slowly starting to get out of hand and it would be an even bigger mess if it was only she who dealt with her younger sister.

"Wait here," Chorong spoke gently, "I'm going to call Victoria."

"No, don't leave me alone," Namjoo grasped onto her arm to prevent her from getting up. "You don't understand...something bad is going to happen."

Chorong stared at Namjoo really frightened before she forced herself to pat Namjoo on the back. "It was a dream, Namjoo. No one is after you. I've known you your whole life and you haven't hurt anyone."

Namjoo shook her head, "I burned Chanyeol. No...I..." She paused and her eyes suddenly grew wide from astonishment when she recalled what had happened. Worry took over the fear in her eyes, "I was cut in my dream...and I bled on Chanyeol's bled...he saw me bleeding...and then I healed myself...oh my god...he saw everything, Chorong."

Chorong wasn't sure if she was getting the biggest slap in the face of her life or if this was the worst shock she'd experienced by far. Was Chanyeol going to think they were a crazy family now? That they were somehow lunatics? If he'd seen all that...what would he say when he stood on their porch the next time he came?

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Victoria had just ended class and was on her way to work when Chorong called her.

"What is it?"

"We've got a really huge problem," Chorong spoke, "and I mean huge!"

"Ok," Victoria stopped outside of her car, "what is it?"

"So Namjoo had her dream again," Chorong explained, "she was attacked by the Prince, he cut her with a knife, and she bled on Chanyeol's bed. But here's the worst part, he saw it, and that means he saw her heal herself. And here's the other worse part, she burned him."

Victoria felt her jaw snap. "What!?"

"Namjoo's freaking and she's making me scared. You have to come home right now," Chorong told. "I can't deal with this on my own. I don't know what to do."

"But I was going to..." Victoria started before replying, "alright, I'm on my way home."

After hanging up she unlocked her car and got in. Work could always come later. Hadn't she promised to be better to her sisters? She had to keep the family together now that it was just the three of them. If she lost Namjoo she would feel like the worst loser there was.