Red ↠ JENYONG

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It's been about a week since that incident and when Jennie told the Jisoo, Chaeyoung and Lisa, they just laughed for a good minute, obviously not believing a single word she said.

University has finally finished for the day and she was on her home talking the usual route. Kai is of course hanging out with his friends, no surprise there since he always hangs out with them and neglects Jennie, and the girls have work. She was free from work so she just walked home by her self.

"Kim.....Jennie" a deep low voice from behind her said as his warm breath touched her neck.

She turned around and saw a flicker of red. That same face she saw days ago looked at her straight in the eyes with a blank face which soon turned into a smirk.

"It's bad to eaves drop you know...Jennie" he spoke deeply.

He leaned forward and whispered a word, with his warm breath brushing her ears, the word Jennie was too afraid to hear come from his lips or anyone's for that matter, NCT. He leaned back with a smirk engraved on his face and his eyes glistening with excitement. Her eyes unconsciously travelled towards the black ink marked on his neck reading, NCT.LTY. Suddenly he spoke and his next few words halted her breath.

"Shoot her."

"We can't it's too loud and this isn't a quiet neighbourhood people are bound to come" another unfamiliar voice spoke from behind her.

That's when she noticed around five or six other guys surrounding them that Jennie swore that they were not there before. Her legs felt numb and all the hairs on her body were standing up with her legs ready to make a run for it. She heard the red haired man click his tongue and once again leaned forward to her ear.

"Taeyong. Lee Taeyong. Remember that name because it's going to be the last one you think of before the gun goes bang,"

Jennie's jaw tightened as the man who's name she just found was Taeyong, walked away with the other men following behind. After a few seconds he suddenly stopped and without turning back he said, "oh right, tell anyone about this and your dead, I know everything. I let you go today because I've decided that now your my new prey. My new toy. Don't think I can't kill you."

After he and his group of friends walked away far enough she couldn't see him, Jennie released a heavy breath. Her feet started off walking slowly but with each step, the faster she went, to the point where she was running. Call her crazy, insane, overreacting, paranoid, but she knew he was watching, he's coming to get her soon.

She unlocked my apartment door and ran upstairs to go take a hot shower to clear her mind. Jennie quickly got changed wearing her hoodie and sweatpants and burrito wrapped herself in the blankets.

Go to sleep. Go to sleep. Go to sleep. Go to sleep. Go to sleep. Go to sleep. She chanted those three words inside her head desperately wishing that this nightmare will soon be over.

Jennie shut her eyes closed but as she did, she heard tapping on her window. She was still too scared to look, afraid it might be them, to take me away. That's when she heard a loud voice which immediately calmed her nerves.

"JENNIEEEEE COME OPEN THE DOOR FOR ME" yelled Jisoo.

She rushed out of my room immediately and unlocked the door. The relived brunette gave her startled friend a big bear hug which nearly made her fall but did she care? No. Jennie was just so so relieved.

"Why are you giving me a hug? What do you want from me? I didn't eat your ice cream that was Lisa I swear!" But still she didn't want to let go of Jisoo even when she moved us into the apartment and locked the door with Jennie clawed onto her.

"Oh by the way what took you so long?! I knocked on the door several times." Her saying that made Jennie even more relieved.

"Sorry and it's nothing don't worry about it I was just tired and didn't hear you and I missed you. Anyways I'm tired now so I'm going to go sleep now." God, worrying about that man who calls himself Lee Taeyong, and the other men sure took a toll on her.

She skipped back to her room and snuggled up in her blanket. Right when Jennie was just about to close her eyes, a sound could once again be heard. Tapping. The sound of something tapping against her window continued. It's not Jisoo, and Lisa and Rosé are at work she was sure of it. All Jennie's nerves came rushing back in one go and her stomach formed a pit which was so deep it hurt.

She turned around slowly and saw rocks continuously being thrown on the window. Jennie cautiously stepped out of the bed and walked slowly over to have a small quick peek. A flash of bright red, the colour she dreaded to see most. He's here, he's after her.

Her heart beat sped up and Jennie immediately whipped her head back so she couldn't be seen but she knew it was already too late. He saw her.

Jennie crashed to the floor, paralysed by fear. My hands clenched my hair as she tried to scream but no words would come out. She tried to moved, say something, do something but she just couldn't. Jennie's hands were left clenching her hair and her mouth wide open with my eyes crying but open.

She moved her hands down to her neck and kept scratching it, begging for it to make a sound. She scratched it until it stung, until it hurt, until it bled. Her legs were shaking like crazy as Jennie messed up her carefully brushed hair and clawed her neck.

Still, the tapping on my window kept going, building up her anxiety. She didn't want to die, not like this, she had family waiting for me, friends and even pets. Her tears kept streaming down my face but her eyes were still wide open.

Jennie started laughing hysterically with her neck stinging from the sudden movement as it bled from the scratching before. She was truly such a fool. Now she was his toy. Now she can't possibly escape. Now she was trapped, chained by the cruel sinful colour of red. Just like he said before, he knows all. The King knows all.