lotto

12

she silently made her way to the kitchen. she didn't know why she was going down there at this point, but nontheless she still did.

the kitchen was a large and open space that had a few counters, dining table, a fridge and an oven. just enough for the nine of them to keep themselves up. the furniture seemed new and bright, like it was never used.

she walked up to the cabinets and started opening one by one. jihee had expected to see food in them, but to her surprise they were mostly empty with some random things in there.

'you're looking for something, miss lee?'

the second she heard a voice, she stopped herself and stood frozen, feeling scared that if she moved she was going to get shot in the head.

'i think you should turn around and look at me.'

she knew who it was, she knew also that if she turned around he is probably going to grab her and throw her into her room, which is the least scariest thing that could happen at this moment.

she found herself slowly turning around and facing baekhyun who was standing with his arms crossed and a smug look on his awfully beautiful face, which she had an urge to punch.

'i'm not going to ask you how you escaped. possibly a bobby pin. but i am going to ask you, you had the chance to escape this house - then why didn't you?'

the question caught jihee off guard as she tilted her head to look at the brown haired man. she didn't have the answer to his question. she also noticed how he knew how she eacaped her room, which made her even more confused.

baekhyun started to walk up to her slowly, still having his arms crossed over his chest. 'you know, i've been doing this shit for my whole life. you don't really think that i am dumb? i know every bit of this place, i know every bit of my men and although i have met you just a few days ago, i sure know every part of you'

his body was insanely glued to her as he breathed into her neck. jihee shivered from the feeling of his breath tickling her.

'but, it's still better for you to be honest, rather than staying quiet. or even worse, lying to me. so please, tell me, why did you escape?'

she gulped. him being so close to her made her even more nervous, including the fact that he was a damn mafia leader.

'i... i needed to take some medicine'

'bullshit' he spat. 'i'll ask you again, and if you give me the honest answer mayhaps i will cancel the punishment i planned for you in the first place. so, why did you escape?'

jihee closed her eyes, inhaling sharply. she knew she will have consequences either way.

'i initially escaped to leave this hellhole, but then i visited chanyeol and now i'm here to get some medicine for my hand'

baekhyun's eyes instantly fell on her hands, they slightly widened while jihee hid them
behind her back.

'what happened?'

'i punched a wall'

baekhyun then harshly grabbed her hands without her will and examined them. the silence teased jihee, she hated how he was touching her hands and just staring at them.

'all the blood has dried up... you should have called me or someone else to help you. you could have gotten your hands infected with something.'

she rolled her eyes at that. she didn't need anyone's help, after all it wasn't that big of a deal. it was just a few bad cuts, nothing special. she especially, didn't need baekhyun's help - but she was too scared to even say anything to him.

'sit down. i will treat you'

jihee obeyed, sitting down on the small counter, staring at baekhyun, her eyes following his every single move. he found the medical kit at first and turned around, greeting the young girl with a small smile on his face. jihee found it very unusual for him, but she enjoyed it somewhat.

none of them said a thing while baekhyun fidgeted with the kit, trying to find the things that he will need. he took out a smaller bottle of medical alcohol and spoke up to her,

'this will burn a little, just a heads up'

she nodded. he carefully dabbed the alcohol on jihee's hand which made her jump slightly at the burning sensation. she hissed, which made baekhyun look up at her with worry in his eyes - and for a split moment she forgot that he was a part of the biggest mafia of seoul, that je brought her here without her will.

'this was just to clean the wounds, i'm done with it'

the whole time it was quiet, none of them speaking, the only noise were the birds chirping outside and the sound of the medical drugs being thrown into the kit. with a final wrap around jihee's hand, baekhyun let out a 'it's done' which made the girl ( who was too close to falling asleep ) look at the result. her hands were wrapped in white bandages neatly that were tied around her wrists for extra security.

'i probably went overboard with it, but it's better to be safe and sorry'

baekhyun's voice now made her raise her chin to look at him. she nodded at him and for a second she thought that she had seen a brief smile on his face that disappeared soon after.

jihee then thought of her best friend, at least since she was with this baekhyun alone now, maybe he could tell her something about seungchol and how she is doing.

'b-baekhyun..?'

'hm?'

the elder leaned against the counter and stared at the brown haired girl, waiting for her to speak up.

'what did you do to seungchol? can you please tell me if she is safe? i need to know.'

baekhyun sighed, he should have known that she would have asked him something like this. his mind trailed off slightly leaving the girl confused as to why it was taking him too long to answer. did she make him mad? was he pissed at her for being nosy? she didn't know.

'she's safe' baekhyun spoke up, it was something like a whisper.

'what?'

jihee couldn't believe what she had heard, she needed to hear the same words come out of his mouth again.

'she is safe'

and so she felt a rush of relief run through her body. she had wanted nothing more but for her best friend to be safe and now she was extremely grateful that it was a wish that has been granted.

without instinct she ran up to baekhyun and hugged him. she didn't know why she did it, but it was probably because of the large gratefulness she felt towards him at this moment. she really couldn't think straight. but when she realized what she had done, she pushed herself away from him.

'um... i just wanted to say, thank you?'

baekhyun just nodded.

'you should go to your room and maybe not escape again. we have an event tonight and i want you to get ready. chen will come to pick you up.'

he showed with his hands that she should walk in front of him, he wanted to be sure that she wouldn't run away when he didn't watch over her.

jihee nodded, taking the lead and walking away with flushed cheeks and butterflies in her stomach.