Yesterday's Devil

Chapter 34

*I have been so stupid to not put a warning at the beginning and I just realized it. It is now in the summarize and I'll warn you here too: Yesterday's Devil can get violent. So if you are for some reason not comfortable with that, I suggest you stop reading.*

Kyungsoo

Jongin was acting strange. Since we woke up this morning he had kissed me like twenty times. He was always sweet, but now it was the kind of sweet like a child would be when it broke something. Maybe he messed up the kitchen?

Just now he was sitting behind the counter, tapping his pen against a pile of papers. He looked up every five minutes to see what time it was and then sighed.

"Are you waiting for something?" I asked him as I leaned on the counter in front of him.

"Hmm," was all he said.

"You're not listening are you?"

"Sure," Jongin mumbled and nodded.

I tilted my head to the left and watched how he took a sip from his coffee. "You're looking so good."

"Yeah." He stopped tapping his pen and scratched the back of his neck.

I rolled my eyes, "fine. Let's have sex tonight."

"Huh?" Jongin looked up at me with red cheeks.

"You did hear that, didn't you?" I hit him softly. "Shameless."

"Yah! It's hard to miss that word," he defended himself with red cheeks.

"Sure." I ruffled his hair while smirking.

Jongin slapped my hand away and pouted. "Don't tease me like that."

"Like what?" I asked innocently.

He glanced at the clock and threw his pen to the side. "I'm going for a walk."

"Huh?" I watched how he grabbed his jacket and walked over to me. "You're going alone?"

"Yes, I won't stay away for long." He kissed me shortly before heading out.

Hell no.

I ran towards the back. "Jongdae can you watch the shop for a minute?"

"Why?" He yelled.

"I need to do something real quick!' I yelled back before running out of the door. I looked at my right and then left and saw Jongin walking at the end of the street. Luckily he never walked fast. I quickened my pace, so I could follow him without him noticing.

Jongin turned around the corner. Where was he going? He stopped walking and I froze in my spot and held my breath. If Jongin saw me following him he probably would get mad, but he was just looking at a woman with a dog.
He started walking again and entered an alley. I know it was a street people used to get faster to the park and so on, but was he going there?

I followed him in as he walked out. I walked faster, but suddenly someone grabbed my shoulder, turning me around.

I looked straight into the eyes from one of those guys that worked for Kris. Judging on the scar on his forehead it was the one who was hit with the rock the first time I had seen them. He was alone now though.

"What's your problem?" I snapped and slapped his hand away.

"You are my problem." With one swift movement he swung his arm at me. Something glistened in his hand and I quickly turned away. His knife cut my flesh instead of being stabbed in my shoulder.
I hissed in pain as I pressed my hand on the bleeding wound. "You fucker!" I had forgotten my jacket in my hurry to follow Jongin, so the knife had easily cut through my shirt.

Before he could try it again I grabbed his arm. This dude was not that good and it made me wonder why Kris had them. I kicked his knee from the back, making him fall forward. "Did Kris finally tell you to kill me?"

He didn't answer, just stared at me, his face unreadable. He walked closer to me and stared at my shoulder. "You really think you are much better than the rest, but you are not invincible."
He was now very close and suddenly punched me in the face, making me turn away from him. "You'll die, just like anyone else."

Before I realised what I was doing I got my knife out and turned around. It digged deep inside the guy's flesh, stopping his movement immediately.
I pulled it out and stabbed again, so he fell on his knees. And again and again.
I couldn't stop my hand as I crashed the knife down into his stomach again, making some blood splash on my sleeve.
I was panting heavily while I watched the guy's body getting weaker until he was laying still on the ground.

I put the knife away and stared at the body in front of me.
Did I really just do that?
I started to feel dizzy and turned around. My vision was blurry and bloody.
I just killed someone.

Jongin

"You wanted to see me?" I asked Kris as I spotted him at a table.

He smirked and gestured to the chair in front of him, "I thought we had a date."

"Funny." I sat down and watched how he lit up a cigarette. "I don't have much time so..."

"You want something to drink?"

"No, thanks. I'm alright." I looked around and noticed there was a guy dressed in black sitting at a table beside of us, he was staring shamelessly back at me.

Kris, who saw me looking, said, " that's Chico."

"Chico?" I scoffed. "That's ridiculous."

The guy took off his sunglasses, "they call me that cause I'm Italian."

"Impressive story," Kris said and then focused on me again. "I want to warn you."

I blinked at him in surprise, "warn me for what?"

"Noticed how Kyungsoo returned with a bruised face?" He leaned back and took a drag from his cigarette. "He's into dirty business Jongin."

"I don't want to hear it." I spoke softly

"You don't want to see it, do you?" He shook his head. "Protect yourself."

I shove my chair backwards with force, making Chico glance at me. "My break is over."

Kris snapped his fingers, "he's taking too long." These words were meant for Chico, who stood up. "Take the long way back Jongin. Believe me, don't go back the same way."

Something in his voice made me walk away in a different direction than I had come.

When I arrived back at the shop I noticed Jongdae sitting on a chair with Monggu on his lap. "Where's Kyungsoo?"

"He hasn't returned yet."