Euphoria || 김석진

Chapter 13: Disassociation and Dreams

Jungkook clenched the papers in his hands as he turned to Lilian who smirked before jumping out of a three story building, vanishing from sight. He couldn't believe it, yet it was all written right there in the crumbled pieces of papers he held in his hands.

"Kim EunSoo... Patient N.0031 of Seoul Regional Developmental Hospital..." Jungkook muttered under his breath as he continued to read aloud, "Caretaker, Kim Namjoon...."

Jungkook glanced at the ceiling as he continued to try and make sense of all information. According to the file, EunSoo had been a patient at the Seoul Regional Developmental Hospital for two years, the two years he and Jin were traveling trying to find evidence of where 'Jack' may have gone.

"This can't be happening... Is she 'Jack'? Why would she kill herself in each life? That just doesn't make sense! EunSoo had suffered from disassociative identity disorder and depression? That's why she checked herself in? If that's the case, how did Namjoon become her caretaker?" Jungkook said aloud to himself as he sat down on an old arm chair.

Suddenly, as if an electrical current shot though his veins, Jungkook stood up from his chair and ran out the doors of the abandoned hospital.

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Namjoon hid amongst the food stands as he watched Jin and EunSoo who were enjoying a stroll atop the pier at Santa Monica. Those that passed him by whispered amongst each other while pointing fingers towards him in disgust. To them he seemed nothing more than an overgrown perverted stalker.

Jin seemed to notice that someone was falling them as he took EunSoo's hand and dragged her away into a secluded part of the pier.

EunSoo turned to him in confusion as she licked the ice-cream off her cone. Jin felt an odd warmth well up in his heart as he watched her. She seemed so beautiful and child-like at that moment. EunSoo seemed to notice that he was staring at her and asked, "Is there something on my face?"

Jin shook his head and stuttered, "i-it's n-nothing! We should head back."

Before he was able to take another step, EunSoo grabbed him by the sleeve of his shirt and asked, "Who is it? Is it the guy you won't tell me anything about? That serial killer guy? Why is he after me?"

Jin seemed taken aback by what she had said, he never thought he would have to reveal who he was so soon to her. He was a monster, a monster that did not deserve her love.

EunSoo looked Jin in the eyes causing cold beads of sweat to form on his otherwise blemish free face. Jin started to feel her gaze weigh down on her. He was about to look away when suddenly, his phone rang.

"Hello? Jungkook? Where have you been? It's been days- WHAT?!" Jin widened his eyes as he glanced at EunSoo who was busy staring off into space while licking her ice-cream cone.

"I understand, we'll be there shortly. Yoongi's been hurt so I'll ask Taehyung to watch over her." Jin took a deep breath in as he turned off the phone and walked back to where EunSoo had wandered off to

" Jungkook's looking for me so I have to go. Would you like to hang out with Taehyung and Laika?" Jin asked as Eunsoo threw a wrapper away. EunSoo nodded her head, "I don't mind... But afterwards will you tell me about that serial killer? It's weird, I think I've been thinking about it too much that I've even been having nightmares about it... It's like I can fell the victim's warm blood as I took out their heart... It was so scary! I woke up in cold sweat many times!"

Jin glanced at the floor in sadness as he recalled the phone call he had just had with Jungkook. Shaking off the nervous and guilty feeling that was building up, Jin took EunSoo by her hand and walked her back to the car. As if on cue, Laika was waiting there with her motorcycle.