Cured

Ch. 31

"Tori. Are you okay?" I heard Kai ask when he entered the living room.

"Yeah, I just got a call from my mom, she needs me to clean the house. We have guests coming over tomorrow." I sighed. "I hate cleaning so much. Today is going to suck."

Kai shook his head, smirking. Good. He bought it. I couldn't tell him that I was freaking out about how people were being taken just a little ways away from my home. I had told my mom that I'd be spending the night at my friend Jordyn's house, so she'd expect nothing when I didn't come home when I was supposed to.

"Okay." Kai said, then held out his hand as Chen walked up to us. "Let's get you home so you can get to work." He laughed, Chen placing a hand on his shoulder as I took Kai's hand, and we disappeared into black smoke.

A few seconds later, I found myself standing in front of my house. "Be careful too." Kai said, and I glanced over at him, confused. "People have gone missing in your town too, so make sure you're safe, okay." He asked, and I nodded.

"I will." I smiled.

"See you later then." He smiled.

"Come by the mansion again soon, okay?" Chen grinned, and I nodded, then waved them goodbye as the black cloud of mist swirled around them.

Once they were gone, I rushed inside, running down the hall to my bedroom. I opened my door and went straight to my dresser, pulling out a change of clothes, shoving them into my empty backpack I had used when I was still in school.

"Tori?" My mom's voice sounded from the living room. "I thought you were at Jordyn's house."

"I forgot clothes, so I came back real quick to get some." I laughed sheepishly. "Sorry."

"That's okay. Just try not to make too much noise, your dad just got home from work and went to bed." She said.

"Okay." I replied, and quickly grabbed a pair of red shoes to go with the outfit I had packed. I also grabbed my bag of makeup. If I was going to keep an eye on Sehun, I had to get into the club, and dressed in my everyday clothes wouldn't accomplish that. I also threw in a black purse, because the old backpack would look a little odd with a dress and heels.

Zipping up my backpack, I flung it onto my back and left my room. Passing the couch in the living room, I kissed my mom on the cheek. "See you tomorrow." I said.

"Have fun. Don't stay up too late." She called after me as I left the house.

"I won't. Bye." I replied, and closed the door behind me, then sprinted across the front yard and down the street. Once I was a good ways away, I looked ahead, turning the corner onto Aspyn, and walked down to 5th Street. I could see the line of clubbers waiting to get inside, and sighed.

I crossed the street and walked a few buildings down, turning into one of the alleys and making my way to the back exit. To my luck, a couple of girls stumbled out the door, one of them vomiting, the smell of alcohol wafting up from them. Before the door could shut, I slipped inside, the dark of the club making it a bit difficult to see, but I managed to make it to the bathroom and into a stall.

Just as I entered the stall and locked the door behind me, another group of girls came in, fixing their makeup in the mirrors. "Did you see those two? They just walked right in, skipping the entire line." One girl said.

"The taller one was so scary though...he looked so annoyed with his friend." A second girl added.

"But he's gorgeous. You can't argue with that." The first girl replied.

"I think the shorter one is more handsome, and he seems so nice unlike the other guy." A third girl added as she steppes into the stall beside me. By now, I had pulled on the tight black dress I had packed and slipped on the red heels along with it. "I've seen him around before, but he's usually with another group of guys. I think his name is Tae...Taehyung?"