A Thousand Years

5

Baekhyun's POV (Beginning of Dream: Adina's view)

In the early morning, the young triplets rush to Adina's place, ringing the doorbell non-stop while also disturbing the neighbors.

Adina: It's so early. What's wrong, Otto, Ana, and Aldo?

Aldo: (panting) He got kidnapped!

Adina: Who did?

Ana: No, he left.

Otto: That's not it. He didn't leave. You saw him tied and held by men, unconscious, meaning he was kidnapped.

Adina: What's going on?

Otto: (looks up at me from Ana) Ron got kidnapped by the royal family.

Adina: (widen eyes) Why? Did he do something?

Aldo: I heard them talk. Ron's family used to work under the royal family, but stole the inheritance from them, which explains why he is targeted and even kidnapped. They even said that Adina is in trouble because she also has the inheritance.

Adina: (shocked) What...

Otto: I didn't tell anyone, but I actually sneaked inside his house... And.. and

Ana: What's wrong, Otto? What was there?

Otto:  The wall... floor... everywhere was smeared with dry blood. 

Everyone shocks to hear.

Adina: Was I perhaps exploited to get the inheritance? (tears stroll down, faints)

For days, Adina was in bed, sick and depressed of finding out her boyfriend's intention. The doctor told her parents that she isn't long due to her originally weak body and sudden emotional instability. 

While lying down, her mind was full of deep thoughts:

- I was just taken advantage.

- He doesn't actually love me, but why would he buy me things and give me sweet words?

- Was it all just for the inheritance?

- Maybe I was nothing for me. Maybe I was just a nuisance too.

Then, the front was pitch black and suddenly returns back to her bedroom, except only to see her lied down with a knife stabbed in her chest. The blood gushed around her, nonstop. 

Baekhyun out of shock tries to call out, despite knowing it's a dream yet hoping for someone to help her. 

'Someone help! Adina is dying! Someone!'

Even after 15 minutes, no one comes.

Adina puffing out and in air opens her eyes and stretches her arm towards Baekhyun, as if he was actually there.

"Even if you didn't love me, I still love you, Ron." Was her last word before tears fall and scene disappear before him.

Without noticing, Baekhyun himself had tears streaming down his cheeks, both in dream and reality.

Present

"Rrrrrrring!!!!" I wake up to the phone ringing.

"Yoboseyeo?"

"Hyung, are you free today?"

"I have a recording this morning, but after 2, I should be free. Why?"

"Do you want to go to the waterpark with me and my friends?"

"Sure."

"Invite others too."

"Alright. Where are we meeting?"

"At XXXX water park entrance at 3."

My manager volunteered to drop Chanyeol, Chen, Xiumin, Lay, Sehun, and I off at the water park. Surprisingly, the parking lot was empty.

We arrived at the entrance to see Taehyung's group in front of the gate. 

When manager drops us off, I called out to Taehyung loudly to announce that we arrived.

"Taehyung." 

Taehyung spins around to run toward me and hug me.

"Hyung, you came."

"You invited me. Why wouldn't I come?"

"By the way, is the water park open?"

"Yeah."

"Why is no one here?"

"My friend's family rent it out for today so that we won't get chased by fans."

"Is your friend here too?"

"Yeah, let me introduce you."

"Adina! Come here!"

The maknae of the BTS walks toward us with a girl on her back, "Hyung, she's sleeping."

But I couldn't see her face due to him covering with someone's jacket.

"Wae?"

"She apparently made an exchange with her mom. If she finishes her work before the time the water park opens, she'll rent out the place."

"Oh, that's not what she told me."

"She wanted to make it a surprise. This is a present for us for working hard."

"I feel bad coming here, now that it was supposed to be only for you guys."

"More the merrier. By the way, how did you know about this?"

"Her bodyguard just told us while you were talking with Baekhyun-shi."

"Is she the friend?"

"Yeah, one second. Adina, wake up!"

"Oppa, sixty more minutes."

Then, the jacket comes off. She is the girl that I plagiarized music from.

Few minutes after, she opens her eyes, slowly. At first, she didn't notice due to just waking up, but soon after, she stares at me with hatred and anger.

"Why is he here?"

"I invited them. Do you know him?"

"No, but a face that I don't want to see."

EXO members, Taehyung and Jungkook look at us confusingly. 

"What do you mean?"

"I don't want to talk about it."

"Adina!"

"Jungkook, thanks for carrying me around."

"Oh, no problem."