escape || twice

the host

The nine girls circled around the table they held a meeting earlier. They all told the stories about what happened when they wandered around the house.

"Mina and I played games, and the letter H lit up. But when we won another game, another H lit up.", Tzuyu explained.

"At the wardrobe room there isn't any letter 'S'."

"Look at this music sheet, the key for 'O' was not written."

"At the music room, there's only album of artists that starts with the letter 'T'."

"H, S, O, T?", Jihyo spelled.

"Shot?", Nayeon guessed.

Jeongyeon eyed at Jihyo who didnt tell her story.

"Jihyo, where were you and did nothing happened?"

"I was at the kitchen-"

"Did you eat without us?!", Momo cut her off.

"No, Momoring. But I found something interesting.", Jihyo took something out from her pocket.

"A fridge magnet?.", Dahyun lifted her eyebrows. What's so special about the fridge magnet.

"This is the only fridge magnet that glows in the dark.", Jihyo explained.

On the fridge magnet it was carved

'2L31'

"What does this mean?", Chaeyoung was curious.

Everyone had their eyebrows furrowed, brainstorming what could the numbers mean until Mina let out a small scream.

"Ah, I got it! It's HOST!", Mina said, earning looks of confusion from everybody. Mina took it as if they want an explanation.

"The fridge magnet is the arrangement of the letters, girls. And the number on it indicates the floor! I connected the dots!", Mina said, proud.

"As expected, our team's brain.", Dahyun praised.

"So, what does host means?", Chaeyoung asked again.

"Is there somebody behind this?", Sana who was quiet all the time finally spoke her thought.

The tv lit up again.

You solved the hint. Now find the host!
Hint: The host is among nine of you.

They all stared at each other in disbelief. Dahyun was trembling of fear but got relaxed when Nayeon squeezed her hand.

"What the fuck is this?", Jeongyeon snapped.

"So which one of you did this?!", Jeongyeon continued. Eveyone had their heads hung low because the sight of an enraged Jeongyeon was the last thing they would want to see.

"TALK! DON'T YOU HAVE MOUTH?!", the anger took over Jeongyeon that Chaeyoung has to hug her and rubbed her back.

Dahyun leaned to Nayeon's right ear.

"Jihyo is suspicious.", Dahyun whispered.

"Why?"

"She's usually the coward but she voluntarily go by herself today. That's fishy.", Dahyun explained.

"You're right."

"You two, what are you whispering about?"

Nayeon looked at Dahyun, asking for permission to tell which the younger nodded.

"Not to accuse you, but you're suspicious today Jihyo.", Nayeon let the words slipped out of her tongue, and everyone gave her a look of confusion, especially the suspect.