3 Ways

Luhan's Unveiled Truth

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Victoria could see the house finally coming into view. She very quickly took the seatbelt off her ignoring Changmin's comments.

"Whoa...slow down," Changmin called.

"Yea? Maybe you should walk home from here if you're looking for slow," Victoria shot back realizing her retort really didn't make any impact.

"What?" he asked.

"Ugh...forget you," Victoria muttered before stepping out of the car and without a word ran up the steps.

She fumbled for the keyhole and finally unlocked the door, but when she walked in she felt a spark shock her hand. Letting out a shout she pulled her hand back and frowned before closing the door. Victoria slowed before she reached the stairs and turned to glance around. The rooms were empty. No one was there.

Breathing a sigh of relief she started up the stairs. The house felt weird in a way she couldn't describe. It kind of felt like she was walking under water. There was that feeling that something heavy was against her chest.

The lights in the hallway were on as she'd left them. Victoria glanced at the closed doors. The girls weren't up. They should have answered their phones when she called, so something wasn't right. Victoria turned when she heard a voice coming from Namjoo's room.

That was it. She knew something had happened. Reaching for the doorknob she opened the door and glanced into the room to see Luhan cradling her younger sister in his arms as if she'd died. But what he was saying was even more suspicious.

"Namjoo, listen to me," Luhan said, "you have to wake up before it happens. Don't go there, please don't go there."

"Go where?"

What place was he talking about? She was thinking now was the right time for him to be giving her answers. Chorong was right; there was something fishy about him.

Luhan stared back at her surprised. He'd been totally unaware of her presence. No word was traded between the two for a minute.

"You should go wake up your other sister," Luhan suggested. "They've spent the last two hours in the past."

Victoria stared at Luhan and figured it wasn't time to be focusing him just yet. Since he had Namjoo, Victoria would get Chorong. Making her way down the hall she pushed Chorong's door open to find her deep asleep on her bed.

"Chorong, wake up," Victoria lightly shook her. "You have to wake up. Chorong, open your damn eyes and look at me godammit!"

Yet, her younger sister didn't budge. Chorong who had been full of worries and loud these days refused to open her eyes. How far back had they gone in time? To what era? It was possible to get them back, wasn't it?

"Chorong, wake up," Victoria kept calling.

Victoria suddenly thought about the dying Woohyun in Chorong's arms and wondered if Chorong had felt as helpless when she was unable to help him. But Chorong wasn't Woohyun. Woohyun had given his life up for Chorong. Chorong had to return to the present.

"Chorong, wake up," Victoria continued, "you remember Woohyun? He's here, not there. You want to see him again, don't you?"

She watched Chorong's eyebrows deepen on her face. Victoria was suddenly sure Chorong was hearing her, but she was just unable to respond.

"Come on, Chorong. Get a hang of yourself," Victoria urged. "Wake up. Open your damn eyes for me!"

"Namjoo!" Chorong shouted when her eyes opened.