Deranged | Jimin

Questions

I was just on my way home from work in the evening when suddenly a man in smart casual stopped me and held up an ID, "I'm from the police. Are you Miss Song Yerin?"

"Yes?" I answered, already having an idea what this was about.

"Please can you come with me to the police station, I have a couple questions for you regarding a man called Hwang Minjun."

My heart sank, but I pretended nothing was wrong. I nodded and followed him to the nearby police station. He showed me into a room with a triangular desk, a man already sitting at the desk, and another man in police uniform standing by the side.

"Please sit, Miss Song." The man at he table gestures towards the empty chair opposite him.

I did as he said and sat down, surveying the room. It was obvious that this was a sound proof room, and I saw a CCTV at the corner of the room, recording everything that went on in here.

"Hello. I'm Investigator Yun, on the case of Hwang Minjun." He introduced himself. "Don't worry, this is not an interrogation, we are only asking for your cooperation on a few questions that we have. I believe that the man, Hwang Minjun, is your boyfriend, am I right?"

I nodded.

"Are you aware of what happened to him three days ago, on the 17th of January, at around 11pm?"

"I read about it in the papers." I said simply.

"But we have witness saying that you were seen fighting with him right before the time of the incident. Can you tell me what happened?"

What do I say? "Well, yes, I did have a fight with him that night in front of where I live. He wanted to...sleep with me, but I didn't. He insisted on it so I got really scared and started running away, into the alleyways nearby. I don't know what I was thinking but I did. And I think Minjun was chasing me."

"And then?" He inquired when I paused.

Should I tell the truth? Should I tell them about Jimin? "And then.... I don't really remember much because I was really scared. I remember running and running.... And after a while I realized he wasn't chasing me anymore."

"Is that so? What did you do after that?"

"I went back home." I said as convincingly as I could. There was no CCTV in my building since it was so old so this lie shouldn't be a problem.

He nodded, "One last thing: have you noticed any of yours or his friend acting strange lately, or are there any one that might have a reason to attempt to murder Hwang Minjun?"

I shook my head. He nodded once again, "Alright, this concludes the questions. Thank you for your cooperation. Have a good rest of the day."

I stood up along with him and I gave him a little farewell bow as I left the room. Did I do the right thing by hiding the truth? No, definitely not. But did I do the thing my heart told me to do? Yes, I did. But why did I want to defend Jimin, who evidently was the 'bad guy' and had been stalking me? My first reaction should have been run to the police and report him and his claims about being the Busan Killer. But why didn't I? And why did I once again defend him?

I was deep in thoughts about my life and the recent happenings on my way home. I wasn't paying much attention the surrounding when suddenly, I was grabbed from behind and pulled into a nearby alley, with a hand over my mouth.