Devination |hongbin [completed]

15. Mannequins

It was already midday and the nerves of Hakyeon's presence began to make me nervous. I tried to plan this all out in every way possible, but I knew that there will be an outcome I was completely unaware of. We heard the front doors unlock and my human self would of been in a state of panic right now, which actually made being a piece of ceramic kind of worth it.

"He'll be up here any minute"  Hongbin said, as my eyes moved to the door in anticipation.

Quiet.

"I cant hear anything, what do you think is going on ?"  I asked, the suspense devouring me.

We heard shuffling on the floor beneath us, but still couldnt make out what was going on. I didnt hear any yelling or screaming, which is something we expected, especially from a high strung person like Hakyeon. But there was absolute silence.

Time was slipping away, and soon enough we'll be out of our curse. But where was Hakyeon? We were the two he spent the most time with, why wouldnt he be here before we wake?

Soon enough time released us and just as my body was capable of moving again, Hakyeon's figure stood in front of the door along with three other people behind him. I turned to Hongbin, but before I could get to him, the two men who accompanied Hakyeon grabbed Hongbin's arms and seated him onto a chair. They looped ropes around his wrists, making sure it was impossible to escape, and then made their way over to me.

"Leave her" Hakyeon ordered, and slowly made his way over to my shaken figure, a coy smile playing on his lips. "You love to get into trouble dont you my sweetheart?" he cooed, twisting a lock of my hair in his fingers.

I looked behind him and noticed an old lady, the old lady from when I first arrived to work at Cha Manor. The one who also locked me in the chamber for the first time. Her beady eyes moved between me and Hongbin, looking at me like she did the first day I had met her.

"Do you remember what I told you to do?" Hakyeon asked, turning back to the old lady.

"y-yes m-master b-but''

"I said you will do as you are told" Hakyeon gritted his teeth as he moved his attention back onto me. "Did you really think you were going to mess up my exhibition in order to get my partnership revoked?"

I had no response to his question. I felt defenseless under his glare, and I didnt even know how he caught up with what we were trying to do. We had not picked up on any cameras around the castle, so how did he know what was going on?

"You think I'd leave you all here to happily discuss your way out of here without my consent?" he chuckled, walking over to one of the prop mannequins behind my display. "I have eyes everywhere (y/n)."

My stomach turned as I noticed the mannequin's eyes turn black and turned to face me. These things were watching all of us when we woke, and they were placed nearly all over the castle. We didnt take notice of them because they were mere mannequins you purchased for a fashion boutique, and these ones were old and broken, which made this even creepier.

"Now that I heard everything that was said last night, Ive decided that you are the one thats going to pay" Hakyeon smirked, gesturing for the men to hold my arms as the old lady stepped in front of me.

"Let go of her, do whatever the hell you want to me instead Hakyeon" Hongbin yelled, struggling in his restraints.

"oh look, the hero wants to save the damsel in distress how pathetic" Hakyeon huffed and urged the old lady on, "do it, do it now."

My body trembled as the old woman shakily placed her hand on my forehead, her eyes filled with sorrow as I felt tears well up in my own eyes from the fear of what she was about to do to me. Her hand applied more pressure on my forehead as she began going into a trance, with her eyes rolling back and she chanted a mantra in tongues. I felt a surge run throughout my body and all my senses became dead one by one. I could no longer feel her touch, hear anything around me and watched as Hongbin's face grew further and further into a dark abyss.