DOLLROOM || ENHYPEN

16: I'm Sorry

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"Do we really need to tie her like that?"

"Yes. If we don't, she might try to escape again"

"In fact, we're giving her a special treatment already. Others who tried to escape were found dead even before we knew it." A bunch of male voices made me woke up from my deep slumber. As I tried to open my eyes, one that made me frowned is the pain that I felt on the back of my head, feeling like it was hit by a hard wood or something. "Look, she's alive"

I looked up to the seven guys, now standing in front and looking down at me. Some eyes looked worried but some looked like they don't care at all. "Where did you get the key?" Jake asked right after they saw me wake up.

I wasn't paying attention to his question too much, I looked down to the rope that is now tightly tied around my hands and feet. I can sense that they are not careful at me anymore, given of how they are treating me now and how I tried to escaped from this doll room earlier.

When I looked at Heeseung, he was looking down and worried. Probably worried that I will tell the other dolls that he was the one who gave me that key. So I heaved a deep sigh and lied,  "no one gave it to me. I saw it while I was searching for an escape door"

I saw how Heeseung's face changed expression as he looked at me with complete shock in his face. Tsk, what does he think of me? An unappreciative brat? He did tried to help me escape and I knew from the very beginning that I will be caught in the end. So I'm still thankful that he helped me in some way.

"Who was the one that saw her escaping anyway?" Niki asked as they all looked at each other.

"I was the one who brought her here" Jake answered as he raised his hand.

Wait. He did? But I was sure that a mysterious man was the one who saw me escaping earlier, though I think the man has an accomplice since there was someone who hit my head behind with a wood. So it was Jake. "Then did you saw someone trying to help her earlier?"

"No one, she was alone" Jake quickly answered. But come to think of it, he looks kinda weird today. He's pretty calm and looks kind yesterday. What exactly happened that he changed overnight to the point he was able to hit me behind with a wood and now he sounds so serious and nonchalant?

"I think she really did it alone." Jay agreed which made me somehow relieved.

"Heeseung, why are you surprisingly quiet today?" Jungwon asked that made them all looked at Heeseung in sync. Heeseung was startled when his name was suddenly mentioned, as Jungwon added, "You always have a say in this kind of discussions before, what are you thinking anyway?"

Heeseung stopped for some moment and he wasn't able to answer that question quickly. I was looking at him with worry in my eyes, afraid that others might be suspicious of his actions right now because to be honest, he looked pretty nervous.

"I think someone helped her" my eyes widened to what he just said as the others looked at me with disbelief. "It's obvious. She won't find the key no matter how much she searched in this doll house, not unless someone gave it to her directly."

I was trying so hard to protect him! My hands bald into a fist as I was glaring directly to him. The others agreed, nodding their heads. Then they all looked at me suspiciously.

"I knew it, Heeseung's right. But we can't afford to worry about this right now. The play is about to begin. Make her wear the gown" Jay ordered as he gestured Sunoo to bring over the gown and Sunoo obediently do what he said.

They all started to scatter everywhere, Jay and Jungwon started walking outside the room. While Niki and Sunghoon began to untie the rope on my hands and feet. While Heeseung was just standing there, looking at me pitifully. And I was looking directly at him too, as if we're talking at each other using our eyes. I don't even know what kind of game we're playing to the point we have to wear gowns and suits for it, but I am sure that this game will probably end my life.

When Sunoo finally got back with the gown he sewed just for me, he walked towards my direction and gave me the gown gesturing me to wear it. And I was really amused that he was able to smile at me while giving me a threat, "Wear it properly. If you ruin it again, I won't be as nice as I was before"

As soon as they finished untying the rope, they helped me get up on my feet as Sunoo handed the gown to me. It was a beautiful yet simple gown that has a princess-like design. I want to wear it, but not in this kind of situation. The more I look at the gown, the more I get nervous to what's going to happen.

When Sunoo, Sunghoon and Niki all walked outside and left the room. Heeseung fell behind and he stopped walking when he saw others finally left. He turned his back to face me as he said, "I'm sorry but I can no longer be any of help to you"

He did looked at me with worry in his eyes, I can see right through him that he really wanted to help me escape but it didn't worked out the way we wanted it to be.

"The only thing you can do now is to play the game and try not to die." Those are the last words he said before he turned his back on me and started walking outside the room.

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