𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝, ᵖᵃʳᵏ ʲⁱˢᵘⁿᵍ

❝ 𝖆 𝖈𝖔𝖓𝖓𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖍 𝖍𝖊𝖗. ❞

ㅡ jisung

I came back home and when I entered the place, I saw the Hyungs playing.

"Where have you been?" Jaemin asked me, coming from his room.

"Busan." I said, removing my shoes and picking them up, about to put them in the rack.

"Why were you there?" Jeno asked, giving me a suspicious and weird face.

"To find out the real reason of the Untouched Mansion." I said then all of their eyes widened. I glance at Haechan but he looks unfazed by what I said.

"Are you crazy!? You want to be cursed? That mansion can kill people!" Mark shouted, looks like he's mad but at the same time, he doesn't.

"Well, what's the reason that it makes the people die? Why is that mansion just full of this negative yet positive atmosphere?

I want to find out why and what even happened cause I'm curious about it. I already knew the family.

All I want to know is why Kim Harin is cursed and why she's the one protecting the place!" I said, defending myself.

"Do you have proof then?" He said, standing up.

"Yeah, I do! I already met Kim Kigyeong who is the best friend of Kim Harin that's still alive! There more stuff hidden in that mansion!

And you know what? She gave me address of the people who has a connection with her and I got his address!" I pointed at Haechan that seems unbothered.

"Why would Haechan even have a connection with her!?" He shouted again but I just bite my mouth.

"Did you think about it anyway? Who knows it's not Haechan that has a connection with her!?

Who knows it might be his mother or his father!? Anyway, it's my life! I do what I want, don't mess with me." I said, throwing my shoes to the side.

I bite the inside of my mouth, glaring at him. The boys look shocked at my actions.

"I'll get going then." I said, going to my room.

I close my door and sighed. I put my bag on the bed before getting everything out of my bag.

I check everything for the last time and go through all the address.

Haechan's address just keep catching my attention.

I heard the door open and it was Haechan. He smiled softly before closing the door behind him and start walking towards me.

"Hey, I didn't know you would meet Park Kigyeong." He said, looking down at me since I'm lying down.

"Well, yeah.. Hera asked me for help so, I did." I said, avoiding his eye contact. He sighed and just sit beside me.

"Why is your address there?" I asked and there was a silence between us.

"My family indeed has a connection with the Kims." He said then I sit up, staring at him but he just looks at the ground.

"Your whole family?" I asked then he nodded.

"Not really.. only me and my parents. My younger siblings doesn't." He said then I get up from my bed and took the box.

"Do you know any of these?" I asked, showing everything to him. The key of the basement, the diary and the photo album.

He checked everything one by one, looking unfazed like he knew about everything. He checked the pictures of the basement and his eyes widened.

"These dolls.. they're real humans, right?" He asked then I nodded. He continue to check the other pictures.

He put them down before he go through the photo album. He continue to check the other pictures.

"No wonder why my parents have connection with her." He showed me one picture of the album.

I check it out and my eyes widened.

It was the picture of his parents and the whole family of Harin. Kigyeong was also beside her.

"They're friends.." I muttered then we both continue to check it out.

We noticed some pictures that is suspicious to us and decided to use those as a clue.

"This doll is creepy as heck." He points out the Victorian style doll. I nodded and he looked at me.

"Are you gonna go back there once you knew the truth?" He asked then I nodded.

"I have to. I eventually have to talk to Harin." I said, even though Kigyeong didn't say anything about supposed to be talking to her, she didn't give me anything after finding out the truth.

"Hey, I've been communicating with the spirits in that house." He lay down again, looking at the ceiling.

"And?"

"Most of the human sized dolls there are people she actually knew. They were killed by the puppeteer himself." He said then my eyes widened.

"Did he really kill them?" I asked then he nodded.

"Those pictures you saw in her room.. those faces which was burned, crossed out or cut... those people are actually the people she hates the most.

They're also the reason why this doll making hobby of hers started." He said, sitting up.

"And guess what?".

"What?"

"Some of the people she hated are still alive and I know where they are." He said then my eyes widened again.

"Then can we go tomorrow?" I asked then he nodded but he then looked out the window.

"There's one more person that's alive and he's really important if you want to know about Harin's history." He said then looked at the pictures.

I check who he was looking at and it was Jongsook.

"Is he...?"

"Kim JongSook, her brother that's one year older than her... is still alive."

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