Forbidden Love

Chapter 16: Caught.

Taeyeon's POV:

"What's wrong?" Tiffany asked putting a hand on my shoulder.

"S-Seohyun, when did this letter come in?"

"I think it came in yesterday or two days ago," she said thinking. I ran away from them to the garden.

"Hey! Where are you going?!" a guard who was making his rounds around the garden yelled. I didn't listen to him and quickly tossed the rocks aside. Before I could leave I felt a hard grip on my arm. "You're a spy aren't you?" he said tightening his grip.

"N-no! I'm not," I said trying to pull my arm. "Oh? Hello Prince," I lied while trying to bow. He turned and his grip loosened. I kicked his arm and ran out. I felt my heart rate speeding up. My mind was clouded with too many thoughts.

"How long has Omma been this way?"

"Is Yerin okay?"

"Is Appa really gone?"

"Who's taking care of Yerin?"

"No, just focus on getting there," I said to myself still running. When I saw the door I bursted full speed slamming the doors open.

"Yerin! Omma!" I yelled while frantically searching the house.

"Unni!" Yerin said running to me and hugging me.

"Oh gosh," I said feeling relieved.  After a few seconds I pulled away and realized something. "Yerin, where's Omma?"

"She told me to stay out here while she was in her room."

"Thank you," I said picking her up and running in front of my parents' room.

"What's going on? I'm scared," Yerin said tugging on my sleeve. Then I heard something fall from inside the room and a metal hitting metal sound.

"Stay out here and wait for me. I'm just going to check on Omma, okay?" I said setting her down on the ground. She nodded and I opened the door to go in. Omma was on the ground with a small blade in her hand.

"Omma, Appa wouldn't want this," I said slowly approaching her. She looked at me and the first thing I saw was her eyes. They were tired and lifeless.

"You know what Taeyeon?" she said looking down at the small blade in one hand and her wrist.

"What?" I asked slow making my way to to grab the blade if she was going to do something.

"Your Appa loved you and Yerin so much. He always tried his best before he got sick to keep you two always laughing. I would do the same, but I am just way too tired. This world is just too energy draining," she said raising the blade.

"I'm sorry I couldn't be here, but think about Yerin and me. Yerin already lost Appa, and she will be sad to knowing that you left also."

"If that does happen then please take care of her," she said about to cut her wrist. Before it could reach her wrist I grabbed her hand with the blade and took it out. She tried to take it back, but instead it went across my cheek.

"Unni, a girl is coming," Yerin said knocking on the door.

"Tae- Taeyeon, I'm so sorry," Omma said placing her trembling hands on my face. Quickly I looked outside and saw Tiffany making her way to me.

"Omma, you can make it up to me when you stop doing these kinds of things, but until then I can't forgive you. Yerin, can you hide under the bed with Omma?" I asked bringing her inside. Once she was inside I move the bed sheet and the wooden trap door under it.

"Omma count to six hundred before coming out. Yerin count with Omma quietly," I said once they were inside. Slowly I closed and fixed the bed sheet cover like nothing happened.

"Taeyeon!" Tiffany yelled from outside the door. I walked out shutting the door behind me.

"You followed me?" I whispered.

"Your hand and cheek!" she said pulling my hand up from my side.

"What's wrong wi-" I said before I looked at it myself. The grip on the blade must've cut my hand so much that blood was running down my hand still.

"Search this place! Make sure no one gets out or in!" I heard a male voice yell.

"We have to get out of here," I said grabbing her wrist.

"What about your sister and mother?" she asked stopping me.

"They'll.... I'll make sure they're safe, but first you have to get out of here," I said pulling her away from where I heard the yell.

"Sir! I see them!" A man yelled who was in my sight. Without hesitation I ran pulling Tiffany along in another direction. We kept running until we go to the part of my house that connected to a cliff sort of build. My heart's pounding like crazy, but I'm alert about where they might be coming from. I pushed some rocks aside until a stone door could be seen.

"You go first. I'll follow after you," I say lying. I already know it's impossible for anyone to get to the other person and close the door without getting caught.

"Okay." I kneel down using my hands to find the bottom of the door to push it open. As soon as I see her inside, I try to get enough strength to close the heavy door.

"Hurry and go! I'm coming!" I yell to her once she is a few steps in the part of the structure. The running footsteps of soldiers grow louder as she continues to makes her way in.

"Tae! They're coming!" she yells looking back at me.

"It's fine! Just go back!"

"Don't move!" a guard says pulling my arm forcefully and slamming me against a wall. With my eyes close I shake the feeling of being dizzy out of my head and look at Tiffany. She's staring at me. Frozen in place.

"Tiffany! Run!"

"I'm sorry, I can't leave you here alone," she says running back.

"You both can come with us or you can continue to try and escape and make things more com-" he says, but I throw dirt into their faces and run away from them with Tiffany. Before we can make it through the entrance a hard force sends me flying into a wall.

"Let go!" Tiffany screams. I open my eyes and try to focus on her, but my vision keeps making three of her and they are moving back and forth. I close my eyes and charge in their direction. When I feel like I hit something I open my eyes and see Tiffany helping me up.

"Get over here!" a guard says with anger in his voice. I see Tiffany getting pulled away from me.

"She's just a peasant," I say making the guard stop in his tracks.

"I'm Taeyeon. Kim. Tae. Yeon. I am the maid who escaped the palace," I say standing up and brushing myself off trying to sound not bother by what I just did. He looks at Tiffany one last time before coming over to me.

"This is an order from the king to take Prince's maid Kim Taeyeon and punish her," he said grabbing both my arms with rough hands.

"Tae, why are you doing this?" Tiffany asks beginning to walk over to us.

"Who in the world are you? Do I even know you? Or are you taking care of the people who live here?" I say giving her a confused look hoping she can pick apart my words. The guards put a rope around my wrists and tighten it.

"Stop talking!" the guard orders hitting the back of my legs with the sheath of his sword.

"Oh, ah yes. I am here to make sure the household is running properly," she says nodding her head slowly.

"Let's go," he orders.

"Uh, Sir are you forgetting something?" a smaller guard says next to him.

"Oh yeah," the taller one says. I look at the both of them before a black bag is put over my head.

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Dun! Dun! Dun! I was in a rush to make this chapter before I leave to get on the plane! I hope everyone is well!