The Artist

Chapter 6: Secrets

You toss and turn at night, unable to sleep. You kept thinking about Yoonji's phone. It had the passcode for the prison where your brother was. If you wanted to set him free, you just had to go to prison. Tell the guard the passcode. Then the psycho would be free. The passcode was in the notes app so it wouldn't be hard to find. 

Just thinking about your brother sends shivers down your spine. That night..you witnessed everything. When you were too late...When you almost died.

/1 year ago/  

"Bye Mom, bye Dad!"

"Love you!"

"See you later."

You all watch as the door closes in front of you all. Your parents were going to go on a vacation to take a break from you and your siblings. There was no baby sitter since the oldest sibling in the room was 27.  "I call dibs on the play station!" Kyungsoo, your brother exclaims. 

"Aw...I wanted it. But it's fine I have homework to do anyway." you walk back to your room. 

Somebody knocks on your door. "Come in!" you say, keeping your eyes on your paper. 

"Sissy, let's play"

"I have homework right now I'm sorry, but I'm almost done."

"OK." You hear her starting to jump on your bed.

"Byeol stop it!" The youngest sibling always got on everybody's nerves. The parents and siblings altogether. She was around 15 but still acted like a child.

"Sorry..."

"Byeol wait!"

"Yes?" 

"I'm done with my homework."

"I'm boreeed" Byeol suddenly whines.

"I don't have any more games though." 

You see a controller flying towards you. You catch it in time. "D.O! Explain this!" you wave the controller at D.O. Your brother preferred everyone in the family to call him that. 

"Sorry I raged.."

"Don't do it again." Your phone rang right after you said that. "I'll be right back"

"Y/N!!"

"YOONJIII!! Why'd you call me?"

"Oh I was just bored"

"Really?!"

"Were you busy?"

"Haha no"

"Well??? Let's talk."

"Okay about what."

Yoonji lowered her voice. "You know your brother, Kyungsoo?"

"Yeah duh"

"He got bullied again today. I want you to talk to him instead of me since you know I can't talk to him and he's been looking miserable?" Yoonji was the same age as D.O and they were in the same grade and school. She's had a crush on D.O for a long time.

"Ok thanks for telling me. Do you hear that?"

"What do you mean?"

"The yelling"

"It's definitely not on my side. I think it's yours." 

"Let me check" you took the phone away from your ear and sure enough you heard yelling.