Kill for Me

Chapter Nine: Quarrel

Sitting on the couch, Ella flipped open the journal to the next set of entries that she hadn't read.

Things have been spiraling out of control. I tried to commit suicide, but V walked in on me. He grabbed my wrists and demanded that I explain myself to him. I broke down in tears and told him that I was still upset over Sally. In fact, there seems to be some darkness inside of me that I wasn't aware of before. I don't belong in this world. I want to be in a world where people and animals are free from suffering. Free from ourselves.

Ella frowned. Rika wasn't really making any sense. What did she mean she wanted to belong in a world where people were free from themselves? Did she mean that she wanted to go to heaven?

She skipped a few entries ahead and continued to delve deeper into the mind of Rika.

I have finally found salvation. I've tried multiple times to convince V of coming with me, but he said that he can't abandon the RFA. I don't understand why he doesn't want to come with me, I thought he loved me. Either way, I don't care. I'm not happy here anymore, but over there, I know I can be happy.

It's cut off from the rest of the world, buried deep, where no one can find it. Everything I need is there. Friends who are like me. Sally's there too. That's one of the reasons why I want to go there. Sally. I want to see Sally every day, I want to be with Sally.

Things were getting more and more confusing. It was as if Rika's mind was becoming unstable. Her thoughts were erratic, jumping from one thing to the next. She didn't go into detail about V, but went straight to Sally and continued to talk about her for the rest of the entry. Ella continued flipping through the entries until something caught her eye. Rika had drawn the symbol that was imprinted on the journal. It was also the same symbol that she had seen at the bottom of Rika's drawer, the one that led her to this journal.

Thisis the beginning of a new life for me. Everything is in place and ready. Soon,the events will clash together like dominoes. The gun is in my hand. Rika is nomore. Rika is dead.

Chills ran down her spine. The last two entries were all Ella needed to convince herself that Yoosung had been right. V had been in on this the entire time! She remembered Yoosung complaining to her on the phone one night that he was certain V was hiding information from them. Maybe V's assumption was right, someone that Rika trusted sent her to the RFA...

And that someone was starting to look a lot like V. Why else would the gun and dress be hidden at the back of Rika's closet? V had access to the apartment too! He had either covered it up or killed Rika himself!

Immediately, Ella called Seven, but he didn't answer the phone. Scowling, she logged into the messenger and quickly typed her message.

Seven! I found some coconut ice cream! It sounded weird to say it, but that's the code word that they had decided on. Ella wanted to leaf through more entries, but she heard Jumin talking outside the door to the security guards and she quickly stashed the journal back into her bag.

Jumin came in looking unlike himself, tired, andsad.

"What happened?" Ella asked with concern, the journal forgotten as she ran over to him.

"I couldn't find her, not even with the heat technology. She somehow bypassed that as well. Perhaps she managed to find her way into a small area, undetected by people."

"That's probably what happened. I'm sure she's all right. We'll find her, Jumin," Ella continued assuring him.

"Yes. We will," Jumin pulled her into his arms, squeezing tightly. Jumin walked over to the washroom, and Ella was suddenly struck with inspiration. She wanted to cheer Jumin up, and she was certain that it would cheer him up. She headed towards the door and had opened it when a hand slammed the door shut, his arm remaining up, blocking her.