Countdown | Stray Kids OT9✔

Chapter Seven

Doctor help me, my heart is beating too fast.

Chapter written on: September 8, 2019.

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If you leave me, you won't find me where you left me. My heart is big, but not big enough for those who decided to love me only when it's convenient.

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I sat on the bed, fumbling with my thumbs. Millions of thoughts flying around in my head.

Why am I here?

I'm so confused.

One said don't trust the other, but the other said the same thing.

"All these words, are nothing compared to what they can do to you,"

What did he mean by that?

"He's bad news,"

Everything that they say is so confusing. It triggers millions of question to start flying in my head, but those questions remained unanswered, with no sign of any clues for me to figure it out.

It's like a wormhole, just when I thought I will get out, just when I thought I figured it out, I'm back in the beginning, the beginning where another question lies, waiting to be solved.

I-

"Will you stop it with your incoherent thoughts? I can literally see steam escaping your head, and it's bothering me," Chan's voice rang in the air, sending me plummeting back to reality.

Ever since the last event at the library, he has not left my side ever since, but weirdly, he did not like talking. He simply liked to be around me, and I don't even know why.

"Sorry..." I muttered, standing up and getting a vacant chair while I walked towards the large bedroom window to observe the land that encircle the entire manor.

Is that a garden... Wow, it looks so well taken care of.

"Yes, Seungmin takes care of them," Chan once again said, then turning the page of the book he was reading.

"Can I ask one thing about the powers?" I said, facing him who is currently sitting on the side of the bed, occupied in reading a book.

"You already are," He said in a sharp voice.

I flinched at his tone,"No, I mean-"

"I was just kidding, can you even hear the sarcasm in my voice?" He said, scoffing at me.

I refrained myself from thinking of a comeback, knowing that he can read my thoughts,"I mean, what are the members' powers?"

"As you may have processed, and if you haven't let me get it through your thick brain that I am a mind reader as well as a manipulator. Woojin is possesses super strength, Minho has invisibility, Changbin has super speed, Hyunjin has object manipulation, Jisung has regeneration, Felix has teleportation, Seungmin has element manipulation, and I.N has time manipulation," He said, and so far that's the longest statement I have heard that escaped his mouth.

"But what about me? Do you know my power? If you do, I guess that's why you abducted me, right?"

"If I said yes, and told you everything I know about your power, will you be contented?" He asked, lifting his eyes from the book to stare at me.

I nodded, then he chuckled,"Okay, I'll tell you, but..."

"But what?" I asked, extremely curious at what he knows about my powers.

"Then again, you did say that you will only ask one thing about the powers, so that's a no from me," He said, catching me off guard.

Shit, I did.

"But-"

"No,"

With that he left.

God, what a confusing man.

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How do I escape this situation...

"You should really eat, you know? Skipping meals is bad for your health," Woojin spoke up, making me look up at him, seeing him looking at me with concern and also at my untouched meal.

"Oh... I'm not really hungry..."

"So, you mean to tell us that we're wasting food just for you to waste it?" Hyunjin snapped.

"No, I didn't mean that..."

"Be quiet," Chan's voice rang in the air, silencing everyone.

I looked down at my plate, picking up the utensils beside it and forced myself to start eating, although to be honest, the food feels like it's not going down my stomach.

Looking at Hyunjin, I resisted the urge to roll my eyes at him. What's wrong with him? Is he on his man period?

Proceeding to angrily shove food down my throat, dinner passed by faster than I expected, to which I was greatly thankful for.

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I lightly hit my forehead against the heel of my palm frustratedly. Of all times, why now?

I stared at the messy trail of my blood leading to the spot where I currently sat on, the toilet with a towel draped over my lap, covering my privates.

So, what am I going to do? Sit here for the rest of the week and freeze my bottom off?

A knock resonated on the bathroom door, followed by a deep voice saying,"I need to tell you something, I'm coming in-"

As Felix opened the door, his eyes immediately landed on the messy trail of blood. Baffled, he asked,"Were you murdered and miraculously survived or did you murder someone and hid the body in the toilet you're sitting on?"

I closed my legs, suddenly flushed at the thought and reality of not wearing any bottom garments in front of a man I barely know,"I..."

Sensing my flustered state, he turned around while putting his hands up for a swift second, an exasperated expression on his face,"I lived for more that a hundred years, you can basically label me a woman by knowledge because I know everything about that cycle you women undergo every month. Now, let me ask you, why the hell aren't you wearing any sanitary and personal feminine... necessities?"

I played with the ends of the towel on my lap nervously,"I... You randomly took my away and erased my existence from everyone's memories, remember? How can I even remember bringing any of my necessities, let alone clothes, when I am basically running for my life at that moment?"

About five excruciatingly awkward minutes of silence passed by, both of us seemingly not knowing what to say to end this conversation.

He cleared his throat,"If I teleport back to your house, grab your everyday necessary items and buy your sanitary necessities, would you be able to get ready and be in Chan's study in under ten minutes? He only gave me half an hour to get you to his study and I'd be damned if you weren't there within that given time limit,"

I nodded, but face palmed when I realized that he can't see me nod with his back facing me,"Surely,"

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I didn't know how to properly end this chapter, so I ended it this way, in the most shittiest way possible.

Plus, I really needed something to make Felix land on the reader's good side so I just used period as a way. Weird, I know.

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