There Was Nothing You Could Do

-𝘑𝘪𝘯-

The hall is dark and filled with dust.

There is a low growl behind me and I spin around.

A large shadowy figure stands at the other end of the hall. It's body contorting in inhuman ways and it' slowly forms into the silhouette of a distorted human. It bears four arms and is almost all tall as the ceiling.

One set of its arms scratch at the walls.

It snarls and starts to dash down the hallway.

I turn away from it and begin running.

I place my hand on the wall and push myself around the corner.

I throw myself on the door to the stairwell but I can't seem to open it.

I fight with the doorknob.

The shadow comes down the hall.

I keep fighting with the door until it finally opens.

I slam the door behind me and sprint up the stairs.

If these people ever caught Taehyung and brought him here, I don't even want to think about it.

But in the current situation, I can't stop the thoughts from rushing into my mind. If these people get their hands on Taehyung, who knows what they'll do to figure out what makes him tick. Out of the seven of us, not even Taehyung understands why or how the dreams work. He just knows not to ignore them.

I open the door to the tenth floor and shut it behind me.

I turn and walk down the hall.

The corners of my vision turn black and I turn around, but the shadow creature isn't there. As I turn back in the direction I was walking I hear a growl in my ear. I turn back again but still, nothing is there. I look up to the ceiling and there the creature hangs.

A hole in its head opens, revealing a surreal amount of sharp arrowhead-like teeth, and growls deeply.

My instincts tell me to look away and run so I listen to them.

I run in the direction of the room I occupy. I wouldn't call it mine because I didn't get a choice.

A woman approaches me from the hallway, "There you are Mr.Kim. Your roommate arrived earlier this evening." She smiles her awkward and nightmarish smile.

I turn around and the creature is gone, "Susan, what was that shadow creature I saw?" I cock my head.

"You must be imagining things Mr.Kim, no such thing is here. Only me, you, the other employees, and the other guests.

Guests? I wouldn't call anyone here a guest. I'd call us prisoners.

"You should get to your room and meet your roommate." She turns with that smile of hers and walks away.

Once she is out of my sight I walk to the door labeled KSJ and a new name occupies the small plaque next to the door, KTH.

I nervously open the door.

On one of the beds lies a boy, one I immediately recognize, Kim Taehyung.

I sit on my own bed, trying to mentally prepare myself for the events to come.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I hope you stay and read until the end. Have a lovely day! <3