Chapter 16

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by KK_BTS

by KK_BTS

Mina PoV

Days after finding that girl in the bathroom, I still couldn't find Jaemin. I contacted a private investigator about this, but he couldn't find anything either. The only thing I knew from this was that Yerim was behind all of this. I had a gut feeling that Yerim was behind it all. I had searched through security cameras and went to the jail Yerim was being held in. She refused to speak to me and just laughed. I looked over the crime scene again, but I couldn't figure out anything. I kept asking myself through those days, what if Jaemin is dead?

"Mina?"

I looked up and saw Taeyong walk in.

"Hey," He said, sitting down on my bed. "How you feeling?"

"I'm okay." I said emotionless.

"Look, we're going to find Jaemin. We will. I promise." Taeyong said.

I sighed. "I know. We have to. If we don't find him...I don't know..." I trailed off.

"Do you want to talk about how you're feeling about this right now?" Taeyong asked.

I stared at the ceiling of my room. Currently Mark and Taeyong were staying at home with me because they were scared of the unexpected.

"I don't know how I feel about this situation. I can't tell if I'm scared, if I'm nervous to hear anything, if I'm...I don't know...if I'm confused? I'm so worried about Jaemin. What if he got hurt? What if he's dead? How do I continue living knowing that he is dead because of me? What if he's never going to come and he gets raped again?" I asked, frustrated.

"Everything will be okay and we'll get through this okay?" Taeyong smiled weakly and patted my back.

I nodded, feeling drained.

"Do you want anything to eat? You haven't eaten a proper meal in days. You're just eating some snacks here and there." Taeyong said.

I shook my head.

"Jaemin wouldn't like if you just skipped proper meals like this. Even if he's not here, do it for Jaemin. If not for Jaemin, do it for me. If not for me, do it for Mark. Do it for your health. We all care about you. The guys care about you. The Dreamies keep calling me to ask if you're doing well. We're worried about you. So, please come out to eat? Eat something proper? Don't just eat those snacks. It doesn't even have to be healthy! It could be chicken for all I know!" Taeyong begged.

I thought about it. As much as I was worried about Jaemin, I also loved the Dreamies a lot. My brothers seemed really desperate and I didn't want them to continuously skip their practice just to make sure I'm taking care of myself. The Dreamies and my brothers meant a lot to me and I hated it when they were worrying about me constantly. Eventually, I agreed to Taeyong's request and we went out for chicken. Mark tagged along and we got some really, really good ice cream and bubble tea afterwards. It was the best thing I've had in days. Literally. I almost forgot how good real food was.

After we ate, we took a walk around the park closest to my apartment.

"You know, you guys really don't have to be here with me." I said, out of the blue.

"Of course we do." Mark said.

"I agree," Taeyong added,"Mina, you're our little sister. So of course we need to be here for you. We love and care about you a TON! You matter to us and we wish for only the best things to come in you way, even if we don't approve sometimes. But we just want you to be happy and the only way for us to know is if we keep you close. Appa is getting older so he cannot constantly check on you. Mark and I...well we're getting busier and busier so we wish to take every chance we can get with you."

I smiled at his response. I could feel myself choking up and tears beginning to blur my vision. "Thank you for caring." I said.

"I love you lil sis." Mark said, opening his arms.

I walked over to him and embraced him. "Thank you. You have no idea how comforting that is to hear."

"I want a hug too!" Taeyong whined.

I laughed and embraced TY as well. As Taeyong pulled away, he wiped away my tears and kissed me on the forehead.

"I love you too, lil' sis." Taeyong smiled.

I grinned from ear to ear.

Today has been a good day.

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