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'the world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes '
TWO : resting is not an option
throwing his cap onto the surface of his desk, jaebum groans in frustration as he paced around his office room with his partner watching him with annoyance. "jaebum, just give it up already, huh, you've been out there all night for the past month searching for the killer. look at the bags under your eyes! they keep getting worse. this isn't the way we should be handling this, we should — we should just give it up."
"you want me to give up?" jaebum angrily exclaims as he stopped pacing.
"i'm not saying to give up the case, i'm saying that you should stop staying up in your car searching for that killer! you're not well, look at you! you're a mess and need to rest. the killer hasn't killed anyone this month, maybe they know you're out there searching for them."
"or maybe they're just playing a sick game with me."
"jaebum, you need to rest for a few days. get some sleep. everyone is worried about you."
jaebum closed his eyes as he leans against his desk. jinyoung was right. jaebum had been staying up day and night for the past month driving around the city in hopes to catch the one that has been killing those innocent lives. it has been a month and jaebum is already a complete wreck.
"you're right. i should just rest."
"go home right now, i'll handle this case until you feel better. don't think about work or just — don't think about anything at all. go home, take a shower and go straight to bed. i'll be checking on you, okay?"
"yeah, but—"
"jaebum! even boss is worried about you. he's never seen you this much of a mess before."
"i know, i know. i guess i'm just so invested in this case because there are just so many people dying out there for no damn reason and on top of that there's no evidence to help lead us to who this fucker is. oh man." jaebum placed his hand on his head as a pounding headache began to form. jinyoung sighs and walks over to his partner.
"i'll take you home, mhm?" jaebum looks at jinyoung who had his hand firmly rested on his shoulder. jaebum nods his head slowly before the two walks out their office and out the department to jaebum's car.
it was a dreadfully silent car drive. the two detectives stayed silent the whole time as they were unsure of what to say. jinyoung was only caring for jaebum after all, so why did it seem hard to utter out any words to his colleague but also closest friend.
"we're here." jinyoung says as he parks the car just outside jaebums house. jaebum peers outside the window and sighs, nodding his head as he unbuckles his belt. just as jaebum was about to open the door and leave, he was stopped by jinyoung who had placed a hand on his shoulder. "i'll be checking up on you so keep your phone turned on, okay?"
"thanks jinyoung." jaebum offers his friend a genuine smile before getting out of his car. "oh, and make sure to not leave a single scratch on my baby." he says, peeking his head into his car. jinyoung brushed jaebum off and laughed.
"don't worry i'll return her without having a single scratch. good night and relax, would ya?" jaebum nods his head before closing his door shut, waving jinyoung off before entering his house. as soon as he entered, he somehow felt more at ease. he just couldn't wait to get in bed and relax but first he had to freshen up and get out of his work clothes.
after taking a shower under hot water and putting on some grey sweats and a black short sleeved shirt, he got under his blankets on his bed and turned on the t.v that hung just on the wall in front of his bed. his back was pressed against the headboard of the bed as he flipped through the channels, trying to find something interesting to watch. after a while of trying to find something to entertain himself with, his eye lids became heavier and heavier within each minute that passed by. jaebum decided it would be a good idea to just sleep and let all his thoughts escape his mind as he entered his dream world; a place where anything is possible.
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three hard knocks on the entry door is what bolted jaebum awake. he was confused as he took a look around his surroundings. he rubbed his eyes as he leaned over his bed to grab his phone which has been charging. he checks the time and notices it says 10:00 am. morning already? he thought to himself. another knock was heard echoing through out his house making jaebum lazily roll out of bed. but just as he was about to leave his bedroom, he heard the creaks of the door opening.
this alarmed jaebum. he stood still for a few seconds, trying to listen as closely as he can. he then began to hear the creaking of the floor, as if someone was walking. the sound was so settle yet it sent chills down his spine. he gulped, looking over to his room to see if he could get some type of object to defend himself with. he spotted his old baseball bat which has been sitting in the corner of his room for a few years now, and gripped it tightly before slowly and quietly making his way to the main door.
he walked down the hallway and peered over the edge, noticing the door was now closed shut. he frowned at this and was about to turn around to look further in his home but he bumped into a body causing him to stumble backwards but was only saved as the person quickly took hold of his arm.
jaebum looked up and it was none other than jinyoung. jaebum scowled, pushing jinyoungs hands off of him as he placed the baseball bat against the wall behind him.
"what the hell man, you scared me! i thought you were an intruder."
jinyoung quickly apologized. "sorry jae, i was knocking for a while but then i noticed your door was unlocked. you must've forgotten to lock it last night."
"oh," jaebum glances towards his door and frowns, scratching the back of his neck before looking back at jinyoung. "what brings you here anyways?"
"listen, i know i wasn't going to bother you with the case since you needed to rest, but,"
