Chapter Sixteen
"The Way You Look At Me"
Krystal couldn't see that much because of the dark surroundings and with only just her wand serving as a dusky light. Her tears had blurred her vision and the painful thrusting of her heart was trying to obscure that faint sound she just heard, or thought she had heard.
The voice sounded urgent, like someone was really trying to look for her. It was coming from the outside, roughly just a few blocks away. She wanted to run and find out who it was, or if her bungled imagination was just playing with her but she also didn't want to leave Sulli alone.
She needed to make sure that she was okay and that all the splintered extremities and bony prominences in her body were securely immobilized before she could finally levitate her back to the castle. She couldn't afford any more damage after what the girl had gone through.
And so, she shouted for help.
It was bruising for her pride and ego but who the hell really cared when you're in a situation like this?
"Help us! Please! Is anyone out there? Please! Help us!" She cried desperately and hoped that the voice of Chanyeol she had heard a while ago wasn't just a product of her delirious mind.
Her voice sounded raw of crying and it hurt to shout, but she would never let any opportunity of help slip away. "We're down here! Please! Help us!"
She was shaking endlessly both because of the chilliness of the night as well as due to her anxiousness, but she just couldn't give up. She stopped herself from crying and evened her breathing as she gathered all her strength to shout again when she suddenly heard some footsteps coming towards their direction. The person seemed to have heard her shout and was running nearer to them. "We're here! We're down here!" She shouted pleadingly at the stranger, out of breath but still very determined.
"Krystal! I can hear you! Shout harder so I can find where you are!"
"C-Chanyeol?" She was just sure it was him. She had memorized his voice by heart. She suddenly couldn't help but cry harder again. "Chanyeol! We're down here! At the opened old door,
Chanyeol! We're here!"
And just like a knight in shining armour, Chanyeol Park had emerged from the aged door. He wasn't on a horse nor was he wearing any golden armour, whatsoever. He was in his plain black robes and was even panting due to his run. His hair was tousled in a very messy way and the small puffs of his ragged breath created little smoke from the cold surroundings as the light from his wand hit the level of his face.
It hadn't started snowing yet, but it was still remarkably cold. Krystal wondered why she hadn't even felt it that much when they were fooling around the alley a while ago. Oh, right. She was too busy being stupid.
And right now, knowing too well the very consequences of her act, she just couldn't help but cry harder as she looked up and saw the very man she had tried to rebel against.
Krystal had never seen any person looking more anxious and worried than what he had looked right now. Agonized creases were outstandingly etched on his face as he stared down at her. He looked more than terrified as his eyes roamed around to see what had happened.
"Krystal!" He shouted breathlessly as he ran towards them, even almost jumping from the door to the bottom of the stairs itself. "Oh Merlin, are you okay? Huh? Are you hurt? What the hell happened? Did you hurt yourself? What do you feel? Are you okay?" He asked her worriedly while urgently examining each part of her body as if a single scratch could be life threatening.
