6. Nosedive

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Where am I?

I am standing in the middle of the dark alley.

"Minzi..." Dark voices echoed my name endlessly and I constantly turned my head in all directions.

I couldn't spot a single shadow.

"Who's there?!" I shouted, but my voice was trembling.

There's someone coming for me...

What to do? Where to go? Who could help me?

I wailed uncontrollably, pacing back and forth but I couldn't find an answer or an escape. I am so lost and everything about now frightened me.

I kept turning around afraid that someone will attack me from behind.

"MINZI!!!" A voice screamed hysterically at me.

I shriek in fear and shut my eyes tight, dropping to the floor. And then I couldn't move. Not even an inch.

I laid paralyzed on the cold, hard floor.

...

"Wake up Min!!"

I heard another voice calling me, shaking me awake. I opened my teary eyes.

So it was another nightmare.

My eyes immediately trailed to the person who shook me awake.

Jongdae.

Memories from last night flashed through my mind and I recalled the reason why he was here, with me.

I lifted my head from the pillow and scanned the surroundings from left to right, top to bottom.

Where am I?

Could this place possibly be Jongdae's place?!

"Min-ah..." He said.

Scraping that thought aside, I focused my attention on him, seeing him concerned over what had happened to me.

"I'm okay..." I sniffed.

I'm trying my best to act fine, Jongdae, let's try to play along, shall we?

I don't want him to worry.

I also don't want him to view me as weak and pathetic. I don't want him to pity me for the state I am in. I don't want him to feel like it's necessary to take care or protect me.

Although truthfully, for the past few days, I felt like shit.

I felt like I was living in fear. The feeling of being haunted by someone, and not knowing who it is, makes me extra restless and anxious. I have grown paranoid because I wasn't sure what's going to happen next. I always sensed something bad was coming.

I've never been wounded this seriously, not to mention the tormenting pain that I've been bearing these few days. I've been jumping up awake from nightmares, and I experience vivid flashes of the maniac stabbing me, slashing at me.

What happened last night simply added on to the trauma. I'm frightened, but I'm trying my best not to show.

Jongdae placed his hand over mine without saying anything.

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