Hidden: Strings of Fate

CHAPTER 10

"De. Arraso," I replied glumly. They looked back and gave a small smile as they left the room.

I was alone in the room now. From what I could see from the faint light creeping in from the edges of the door, there were four bed spaces. The beds had been tidied up before I started cleaning and yet I wondered what the arrangement was, who slept where. I was in someone's bed unintentionally and I had no idea who the pillow and the throw belonged to. Whosoever it was, I need to make sure that I thank them for lending me their personal space.

Whispers on the other side of the door caught my attention. I got up and tip-toed towards the door as quietly as possible. I was curious to hear what was being talked about on the other side. I managed to peer through a crack left between the door and its frame, my ears straining to hear what was being said.

"Hyuk, the marks on her neck have started to become darker. It looks bruised and painful." I heard Hongbin whisper.

"Hyung(!) What do we do? We can't take her to the hospital. She must be in a lot of pain. I'm wonder why she's not complaining about it" Hyuk added. To this statement, I held my hand to my neck. My fingers traced the swelling, where HE had held me. I'm sure he would have killed me had Hakyeon not come in time. I was grateful for that.

"We'll have to keep an eye on it for now until N hyung and Ken hyung come back with the ointment," Hongbin whispered back being careful not to let their conversation be heard by anyone else.

"De, hyung. I understand." Hyuk acknowledged.

I heard a door open. Rushed footsteps were coming closer and closer to the room I had inhabited. I sped back towards the bed and lay there in frozen fear. The door to the room swung open, fast. My eyes stung from the sudden burst of light that invaded the room. I covered them with my hands so that I had time to adjust.