Luminescence | k.t.h

Chapter 2

*Sohee's POV*

"You have to help me sneak out of here Hyeri. I can't stay the night knowing your father is sleeping upstairs." I tried pleading with her, gripping her black shirt. She sighed and pulled my arms away.

"Just tell him how you feel Sohee. You may not be my mother and I wouldn't like it if you guys were together to be honest but he's a lonely guy that needs attention and you're the closest person to him."

I sighed too, laying my head back on the pillow. I didn't know what to do. I was falling in love with my best friend while he was still in love with his high school sweetheart who had his baby. I couldn't possibly top that no matter how hard I tried, it was impossible.

"But I can't. I can't ruin our friendship, besides I have a date soon. Tomorrow actually." I mumbled, my eyes peering out into the ceiling. I heard a faint gasp from Hyeri before getting attacked with questions.

"What's his name?! Who is he?!" She squealed, gripping my arms tightly.

"His name is Baekhyun. I met him last week at a cafe and he came up to me and asked whether I wanted to go out to eat or not. So I said yes."

She pulled away and frowned, standing up and slowly walked to the window, her hands crossed over her chest.

I furrowed my eyebrows, sitting up on the bed. "Are you okay?" I asked.

"Did you say Baekhyun?" She asked, her eyes staring ahead outside. I nodded,

"Yeah, that's what he told me his name was. Do you know him?"

"Yeah, uh, that was my stepdad when I was younger. He and my mom were married for some time and then when she died, he disappeared on us all. He didn't even say goodbye." She whispered the last part, her eyes moving towards me.

I was speechless. The man I met was Nova's ex-husband? Why did everything I do connect to Nova? She's dead and still in my life somehow. Not that I meant it in a rude way, she's just someone I don't know and never met but I have a connection with her through Taehyung.

"Well I can tell him that I can't make it. " I shrugged, hoping she would interfere and say that it was fine. It was my only way of getting over him.

"Yes, do that. Don't date my stepfather." Hyeri nodded, walking out the room after saying that.

Well then...

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The next morning
*Taehyung's POV*

"Tae wake up." I heard a knock at my door. I groaned and covered my face with the pillow, not wanting to wake up. It was my month to be in rest from work, being a CEO was irritating and tired some.

"Tae wake up damn it! I have to tell you something important!" I heard "them" yell. It was Jimin.

"I'm coming, I'm coming." I groggily rubbed my eyes and stood up from my bed, seeing Ara awake with bed head. She must've woken up from that too.

I opened the door to see a frantic Jimin holding a piece of paper in his hand. I sighed and looked at him. He really had to wake me up just see a paper?

"What now Jimin? It's early and you couldn't have waited until I woke up?"

"No, this can't wait at all." He said in an eager tone. He shoved the paper in my face, biting his nail soon after. It must've been serious for him to do all that so I grabbed the paper and read it.

Dear Kim Taehyung and friends,
You must know that I have your precious Nova in my captivity. Yes, she's with me. No, she's not alive. What I have is merely her bones for sale. Bone selling is very famous in the black market and she used to be quite the famous person in Seoul so her bones would sell in a great price. But I just had to let you know before I do just to seem like a "decent" person. Well that's all I'm afraid. See you soon.
-Jinhya