12:19am || chaeryuna ☆

[7]

The gunshot. The gunshot that she knew had killed her. The gunshot that she new had killed not just the love of her life, but her best friend. The only person she'd ever loved. And that was it, all it took was a moment to end her life. All it took was a moment to put a stop to the heart of a kind, selfless, loving, beautiful girl. Choking on her tears, Chaeryeong covered her mouth. She couldn't breathe. That was it. She was gone. Yuna was gone.

And that's when the remembered what she needed to do, she remembered what the younger had told her. 'Call the police'

Frantically, turned the phone around to face her, her hands shaking uncontrollably. But Chaeryeong's heart stopped as the screen came into her sight. A passcode. A numerical passcode.

Oh shit... What the fuck is it? She panicked. She quickly typed in Yuna's birthday. She got it wrong a few times due to her trembling fingers, but to her frustration, even when she typed it right, the passcode was incorrect.

She thought deeply. She thought about what 6-number combination would mean something to her girlfriend. What 6-number combination would be special enough for her to put it as her phone passcode?

She paused, her heart dropped. No, it can't be... can it?

She typed in the numbers. 210616.

At the tap of the final number, the phone unlocked. The passcode was correct.

Trying not to start sobbing again, she immediately tapped on Phone and dialled 999. As she anxiously waited for the dispatcher to pick up, she thought about that passcode.

The 21st of June 2016... was the day she met Yuna.

'Hello, you are through to the emergency services. What service do you require?'

'P-police.'

'Okay, putting you through now.'

An eternal silence rang in Chaeryeong's ears. She imagined her father running through the woods towards her in that very moment. Hurry up, hurry up, she begged in her mind.

'Hello, this is the police. What's your emergency?'

'Help me, quick. My father is coming. H-he's got a gun. I think he's going to hurt me... or kill me. Please, please be quick. He shot my g-girlfriend.'

'Right. What is your location so we can send help?'

Chaeryeong stuttered out her location, describing the cave's whereabouts in as much detail as possible. She told the dispatcher to tell the police to shout for her when they were near so she could come out of the cave as they probably wouldn't find her otherwise.

'I've contacted police, they're on their way. please stay on the line.'

And from that moment on, Chaeryeong waited and waited in complete mind-numbing anxiety. Her mind was full of thoughts of her father finding the cave and hurting her. Maybe she'd be locked up again. Maybe he'd abuse her. Maybe he'd... kill her.

After what felt like a million years, the silence was broken. A gunshot sounded. She heard shouting. But it wasn't just one voice, there were many.

It was them... it was the police.

Did they just... shoot my father?