UNTIL You [YOONGI] (Book 1)

Chapter 11

Yoongi waited for Soo-ji at the front gates of the school in the morning, but she never turned up.

He became worried for her as she hardly skipped school. His calls and texts to her went unanswered too.

Over lunch time, he overheard Miyoung and In-ah discussing about Soo-ji. They didn't seem to know why she skipped school or what happened to her either.

That's strange... even her close friends don't know.

For some odd reason, he felt uneasy and he decided to go find her at her house. He hastily picked up his bag and went out the cafeteria.

"Yoongi! Where are you going?!" Jin asked.

But he was already out the door, leaving behind the rest of BTS confused.

When Yoongi arrived at the front of the house, he saw the red paint, the smashed window and the chaos at the front of the house.

He could feel his hands shaking slightly and his breath caught in his throat.

What the hell happened... She must be okay...

He slammed his fist on the front door repeatedly. "Soo-ji-ah!"

He kept banging on the door and calling her name.

"Soo-ji, open the door!"

He was about to go round the back of the house when the front door opened.

His eyes almost bulged out of his sockets as his jaw dropped at the sight of her.

Her eyes were blood shot red from crying all night, her face was pale and her face, arms and jaw were discolouring into a rapid purple bruise. He averted his eyes to the inside of her house to see the inside tipped upside down.

Yoongi clenched his jaw tightly, his fists clenched so hard you could almost hear his knuckles cracking.

"Was it the guys from last night?" He asked through gritted teeth.

She was silent for a few seconds before swallowing hard once, "Yeah. But don't worry, we're fine-"

Yoongi didn't even let her finish and he jumped straight on his motorbike before speeding off.

"Hey! Where are you going?!" She shouted but he was already gone.

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Soo-ji looked at her reflection in the mirror as she drew out a slow deep breath.

She almost did not recognise herself from her hollow eye bags and white washed face.

Today was the deadline to repay her dad's debts and she tried everything she could do in last two days to gather money but it was just impossible. She decided to ask them for more time.

It was late afternoon when she stood outside the Charles Seven Casino, she felt physically sick as she looked up at the extravagant building. She swallowed the bile starting to reach up to her throat and walked in.

She didn't know where to go once she was inside, so instead she walked up to the male receptionist who bore an extremely friendly smile.

"Hello, Miss. Welcome to the Charles Seven Casino. How can I help you?"

"Um... I'm Choi Dong-Hyuk's daughter..." she trailed off, hoping he would understand.

Thankfully, he did as his smile instantly fell and his face became rigid. He turned away from her and spoke on the phone. Soo-ji leaned forward slightly to hear what he was saying, but immediately jumped back when he turned back to her.

"Go to floor 17." He simply said, his eyes stone hard.

"Thanks." She muttered and turned her heel towards the lift.

The further the lift ascended to floor 17, the harder her heart beat against her rib cage and she had to clutch onto her chest to calm herself down.

The lift dinged open and two heavily built guys in suits stood waiting for her. She took a small step out and they did not say anything when they led her to two massive oak doors at the far end of the hallway.

They opened the doors for her and she hesitantly stepped in before they slammed the door closed behind her.

The room was massive inside and the windows ran from ceiling to floor against the far wall, giving a breath-taking view of the whole city. In the middle of the room, the guy who hit her on that night sat waiting for her... with a broken arm and a very cut up and swollen face? He studied her closely, but didn't say anything.

With the strongest voice she could muster, she said, "I need more time to get you the money."

The guy leaned back on the leather sofa and narrowed his eyes. "What's your name?" He asked.

"Eh?" Soo-ji blurted. What does he want to know my name for?

"Erm... Choi Soo-ji." She answered quietly.

"Choi Soo-ji... you're lucky you have a powerful boyfriend." He simply stated.

"Boyfriend...?" Soo-ji was seriously confused now.

The guy looked at her cautiously, his eyebrows raised.

"Your boyfriend. Min Yoongi."

If Soo-ji could be any more confused, you could probably see the question marks forming above her head.

"Your dad's debt is paid." The guy paused, "... and you have our word that we will never harass you and your family again."

What the hell is going on?

"Min Yoongi... he settled all this? When?" Soo-ji asked.

"Last night."

Last night flashed in her mind when Yoongi ran off after seeing her.

He went off so suddenly to settle this for me?... How did he know how to find these guys? How did he settle this? Why are they saying he's 'powerful'? How did he make them not to hassle me and dad again?... Hundreds of questions were running through Soo-ji's mind.

Min Yoongi... Who exactly are you?