The Assassin | Dreamcatcher

Chapter 8

When they return to the company, Siyeon heads to the Junior Missions manager with SuA for a follow-up meeting after the assassination.

Mr Yong invites them in and they sit at a table opposite him.

"The target was eliminated." Siyeon reports.

SuA sits beside her, face flushed of colour.

"Excellent." He looks at his computer. "The surveillance team said you handled it well, as usual. Your infiltration was perfect and unseen difficulties," His gaze passes warmly to SuA for a moment. "Were taken care of. Well done, Siyeon." He praises warmly.

"Thank you, Mr Yong."

"And Miss Kim." SuA looks at him, concern for what he would say.

"Yes?" She croaks.

"I'm aware that this is something new for you, and I appreciate how you handled yourself. But this career is no place for the faint-hearted. If you want to quit at any time, do so." He says seriously. "Do you understand?"

"Yes." She nods with a stiff jerk of her head.

"Good. You're both free to leave my office now."

"Thanks, Mr Yong."

"That's alright, Siyeon." He smiles and the two of them leave the room.

"I have some news for you." Siyeon says as they start down the corridor. "We've got a weekend off from training! Two days off." She beams.

"Oh, really?"

"Yeah. Dami told me yesterday. She originally said in a week's time, but after the events of today, I encouraged her to move it to this weekend. That's who I was speaking to in the car."

"That's unusually considerate." SuA says weakly. "But...thanks."

"You can go anywhere you want, don't worry. You don't have to stay with me."

***

'My hometown. That's where I'm going.'

Siyeon recalls SuA's words with puzzlement in the early morning of Friday.

"Does that place feel like home anymore to her?" Siyeon questioned the ceiling as she lay in bed. "Her family were killed there and the culprits still live there. So why?"

She has no other family there either. So why was she going back? It can't just be to see the sights.

She gets out of bed and walks out to SuA's bedroom door, hesitating to step inside.

"I need to find out." She convinces herself, feeling the desire to protect the girl.

Slowly, her hand touched the door handle and opened it gently. She sought out SuA's shape, seeing it wrapped tightly in her duvet. 

In the low morning light coming through the curtains, she saw that SuA has already packed a large bag, bulging with the stuff inside.

"Jackpot." She whispers, eyeing the desk. She reaches out and sees a train ticket on top of a pile of papers.

"Ugghhh!" SuA rolls with a war cry groan and falls off the bed.

Siyeon flinches and quickly puts the train ticket up, inches away from her face so that she can make out the dates and times.

Seoul to Changwon. Saturday morning.

She looks back at SuA, who is still wrapped up in her puffy duvet and still sleeping soundly. How does she manage to even keep sleeping?