The Sweetest Escape

CHAPTER 27

CHAPTER 27

ELY's P.O.V.

I woke up with searing pain in my head, I tried to open my eyes and get oriented with my surroundings as I tried to recall how I ended here but my headache is only getting worse. I scanned the room and I saw nothing out of the ordinary. I am surrounded by white walls with one big window and a door. Where am I? I tried to stand but then I felt something tugged in my hand. I look down and saw that an intravenous tube is currently connected to my hand and I am wearing a hospital gown. Why am I here? Am I alone? Who brought me here? I wonder.

Slowly the memory of last night came back to me. I remembered running away from the café with Jungkook while holding hands and then we rode a taxi and went to Han River where we met a girl named Jenni and then the fireworks started and then I saw some flashes of memories. I am not sure if it was from a memory I had or I am having a hallucination. It's as if I am watching a movie. I saw shadows of men with guns walking stealthily across the room and then the sound of gunshots reverberated through my brain. I also saw a pool of blood flowing from unconscious bodies of a man and a woman lying on the marble floor and kneeling next to them is a frightened little girl who is weeping. My brows furrowed. Who are they?

I felt a sharp pain on my left temple. I closed my eyes as I put my right hand to my head and started massaging it, trying to ease the pain. Once the pain subsided, I tried to stand up to look around but I felt dizzy almost making me fall out of my bed thankfully someone caught me and put me back to bed. I assumed it is one of the nurses. I want to ask a lot of things but I am afraid that once I open my mouth, I will throw up. I feel nauseous and so I closed my eyes hoping it will lessen my headache. I really want to go back to sleep. My headache is killing me. I don't want to think how I ended up here and who brought me here at the moment. I just want to rest. I made myself comfortable and hoped that Dongwoo Oppa will be here soon.

I am trying to sleep but the feeling that someone is watching me is quite bothering. I also find it weird that he hasn't said a single word yet. I wonder why he isn't taking my vital signs, too. Something doesn't feel right. He is not asking me how I feel. Something feels off. I pretended to have fallen asleep. After about a minute of two, I felt him come closer to my bed. I opened one eye to secretly look at the nurse. He looks ordinary from head to toe. He is wearing a whole white nursing uniform and a face mask. He was about to inject something on my line when I grabbed his hand that made him stop and look at me. "What is that?" I asked innocently. I saw how big his eyes went when he saw me wide awake. He got startled and that's when he dropped the syringe and before I knew what was happening he took one of my pillows and pushed it down on my face making it hard for me to breathe. I tried to fight him off by throwing my fist and knees at him but he doesn't seem to be bothered by my force. Am I that weak? I felt him straddle me making it hard for me to move. My eyes begin to water. I am already feeling lightheaded due to the lack of oxygen. Slowly, I am losing my strength. I think I have already reached my limit. I guess I will die without knowing my past. I am ready to give up but then the door of my room suddenly burst open and I heard a gunshot in my direction. The pressure on the pillow on my face weakened and the guy straddling me suddenly went limp and fell on me. I immediately pushed the pillow off my face as I gasp for air.

I screamed in fright when I saw the man lying on top of me as his blood slowly seeped through my white blanket. I used all the remaining power in me to push the body away from me and throw the bloody blanket away before I dizzily went to the corner, pulled up my knees towards my chest and buried my face in the crevice between my knees and chest as if it can protect me from any harm. I can feel my body shaking in fear. Please someone save me.

"Ely!" I heard someone call my name and the felt someone rush to my side. I look up and saw a very familiar face and before I knew it I burst into tears as he immediately pulled me into a hug. I have never felt this scared all my life. Someone almost killed me. "Sssshh! It's okay! It's gonna be okay. I'm here for you. I will never leave you again." Jungkook kept repeating those words while caressing my hair. I grasp his shirt tightly to prevent my hands from shaking as I wept on his chest. I felt him hold on to me tighter which amazingly brings me comfort and helped me to calm down.