Through Drought and Famine

3. Melting

       They all have a panicked look in their eyes, wondering who had intruded. The sharp sound piercing their body as they fall to the ground occurs quickly with little time to escape the warehouse. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Just like that they were all gone. Five lifeless bodies covered in their own blood.

His footsteps near her, each step feeling like an earthquake. He tucks his gun nicely back into his waistband as he pulls out a pocket knife from his sleeve. She glances at the sharp object and cries from fear. That object would soon be in her.

V is going to kill her.

She slowly raises her head to see his eyes looking back at her. They're brown and filled with void. He takes the knife and quickly pierces it into her chest, heart.

Jisoo wakes up with a scream. The maids on the second level of the house come running into her room. Many of them ask her to calm down.

"Miss Jisoo are you alright?" An older maid asks. Jisoo's breathing begins to calm at the sight of everyone around her. She nods with a tear flowing down her left cheek. The maid holds Jisoo in her embrace. "You love green tea, right? How about some green tea in the garden after you shower?" Jisoo nods. The maid glances at the other maids and signals them to go and prepare green tea.

Pulling back from the hug, Jisoo says. "I'm sorry for worrying everyone."

"Don't be sweetie. You went through something horrible." She tucks Jisoo's hair behind her ear. "I'll be downstairs, ok?"

"Ok," Jisoo mumbles. As the maid leaves the room, Jisoo lays back on her bed. Since the kidnapping, Jisoo has been living with her father again. Being alone scared her. She didn't want to be alone anywhere.

Sighing, Jisoo grabs her remote controller from her nightstand and turns on the t.v. as she gets up and walks to her bathroom. The cold water splashes her face and awakes her. She brushes her teeth and walks out to watch the news.

"Kim Minseo, our elected president, is currently meeting with Park Wooyoung," the news anchor reports. Her father's inauguration is taking place soon. Unfortunately, Jisoo hasn't been outside her house in two months.

Jisoo turns off her t.v. and heads back to her bathroom. Quickly brushing her hair and throwing on clothes, she heads downstairs. She walks through the house in order to head to the garden for tea. As Jisoo walks through the kitchen, she witness a note from her peripheral vision. She walks over to the kitchen counter and picks it up. It has her name written in her father's handwriting. She curiously opens it and reads:

In order to protect you, I have decided to hire a bodyguard for your safety. You can expect him in the noon.

Love, Dad.

Jisoo was expecting this, a bodyguard. Her father has asked her about it before and she agreed. Jisoo checks her watch to see that it's already 30 minutes before noon. She closes the note and heads outside to the garden. There she is greeted by several maids. Her favorite maid, Ms. Jeon, walks up to her.

"Miss Jisoo, your tea awaits for you under the porch," Ms. Jeon says. Jisoo gives her a soft smile before walking to the porch.

Ms. Jeon was a maid for the Kim family ever since Jisoo was two years old. When Jisoo's mother passed away, Ms. Jeon was her mother figure in life. She always made sure that Jisoo was fine and even kept touch with her while she was in the states. Ms. Jeon has a son, but she told Jisoo that he is always traveling due to his profession so she decided to continue working for the Kims because she doesn't want to just sit at home. So, Jisoo is like her child during the day.

Jisoo sips on her warm green tea. She watches as the sun's rays light on the many flowers in the garden. Everything is calming her at the moment. From the nice weather, beautiful view to the birds that awaken everyone with their singing.