THE DARKEST HOPE

Chapter 26 Torn hearts

Chapter 26

Torn hearts

The door opened and Jimin stepped into the room. He approached the bed, a glass of water in his hand.

"You must be thirsty," he said. "When you entered the laboratory you triggered the security system. It is not much, just some sleeping gas, in case one of the vampires breaks free... It has some rather unpleasant effects if you ask me. Once I inhaled some by accident, couldn't recover for two days." With these words he glanced at Jungkook with worry. How much did the boy knew? He was unaware.

Jungkook tried to keep his expression as steady as possible, showing the best indifference he could act out, a hard thing to achieve with his heart shivering into his chest. When he said nothing Jimin sighed and made one more step closer to the bed.

"You have to be thirsty, and probably your head aches a lot. Come on, take a sip." And Jimin sat down on the bed and approached the glass next to Jungkook's dry lips. The other just shuddered and turned his head aside, refusing its content.

"Come on, it is just water, I promise." Jimin's voce was gentle and caring. As always. Jungkook's heart clenched with pain. Damn, how good that one could pretend. Even now, when his ugly act was discovered he somehow managed to express genuine worry and concern.

The boy clenched his jaw. Two can play that game. He turned his head towards Jimin.

"Just water?"

"Yes," Jimin said. "Here, try it."

The liquid was cold and refreshing. Maybe it was water after all. Jungkook drank several more gulps. It relieved some of his discomfort. He inhaled with relief and asked.

"Why did you tie me, Jimin?"

"I wanted to talk to you. That's all. I wanted to explain to you everything. I didn't think that you would listen otherwise... if you were free..."

"I saw it all, Jimin, I saw everything..." Jungkook was searching for words. "Those people, the vampires, I saw them."

Jimin studied Jungkook's face. How much did Jungkook saw in the laboratory? He obviously hadn't missed the monsters, but did he get to the documents or did he ran out before that? Jungkook's next words answered the enigma.

"I saw the files, Jimin, I saw the files of all those people. Did you infect them all? Did you made them into vampires, into monsters?"

The questions made Jimin tremble a little. It was too straightforward, plain but right on target.

"Some of them." Jimin decided to be honest about that. "Some were already infected when they were brought here."

" And who killed them at the end? Suga? You? What the hell are you two doing?"

"Jungkookie, I..." What could he say? How could he say it out loud when he was afraid to a admit the truth even to himself. That he had the blood of so many people on his hand and conscience, that he lured his only friend into his madness and made him as equally a murderer as he was. "We had to do this, believe me, we had to..."

"And why did you do it?" Jungkook felt like his carefully maintained self-control was starting to break. Not an easy thing to hold back when you are tied down with a possible deadly virus running through veins.

"To find the cure, Jungkookie, I just want to find the cure..."

"You killed all these people for the cure for the vampire virus!" Jungkook was shook. "There is no such thing as a cure" now he was almost shouting, "you should know that! You are insane, a lunatic, a murderer! You've destroyed so many lives for nothing."