𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒! 황현진.

chapter eighteen

-EIGHTEEN-

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❝stop lying with
those words .❞
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한지현

it was monday and hyunjin had already departed and went to work. so naturally, jihyun decided to text her new friend chanhee.

the girl then headed over to her closet to find an appropriate outfit for the day.

in the end she ended up picking a cute light mustard top with a mini sunflower on the right breast tucked into pale blue high waisted jeans and matching yellow vans.

before exiting the house, jihyun grabbed her keys and phone, shoved them in her pocket and went to meet chanhee in the lobby.

최찬희
the two had decided to go to a nearby mall and maybe purchase some stuff while also getting a bite to eat at a cafe or something.
"what do you wanna do first?"
"uH- lets look around at some shops maybe?"
"sounds like a plan!" the boy responded.

the two were casually conversing when something the girl's eye.
"chanhee look at those cute matching hoodies!"
jihyun was pointing at a collection of cute multicoloured pikachu hoodies.
"maybe we should get them!" he exclaimed.
nodding, the girl pulled her friend by the arm and they entered the store.

as of right now, chanhee was wearing a baby blue themed outfit and jihyun was wearing a pastel yellow themed one. so they decided to purchase those colors respectively.

they also decided to wear them as they continued to hang out which kinda made them look like a couple but they knew they were just friends. right?

the two continued to browse as they did before but after about half an hour of browsing, they heard a deep rumble.

the sort of sound that would come from a dragon.

in fear, chanhee clung onto his friend.
"oh my gosh what is that?" he whispered in tiny font.

he heard it again. but this time it was closer.

"wait- that's just my stomach, stupid."

after mumbling a quick oh, the boy awkwardly composed himself and suggested that they halt their shopping and get something to eat.

of course, jihyun agreed as she was starving.

the two sat down at a restaurant called "grills and bills" and conversed about why it could be named that way.
"i'm telling you man, it's because this grill chain was started on the top of a building but building was too long so they just shortened it to bills!"
"no, it's because they are a grilling place that charges you money and you have to pay the bill right? so you can't get the grill if you don't pay the bill." chanhee responded coolly, at which jihyun laughed,
"but every restaurant won't sell you food unless you pay the bill dude."
"oh yeah."

their conversation came to a halt when the waitress asked for their order.

after they had ordered the two continued their meaningless conversation about the name of the restaurant until chanhee saw somebody.

somebody he didn't want to see.

somebody he didn't want jihyun to see.

somebody hyunjin had told him to avoid.

the boy immediately stood up, surprising the girl, grabbed her wrist, took her to the counter, cancelled their order and left the restaurant.

i need to get her as far away from him as possible. was his only thought. he ignored her cries of anger and confusion as he dragged her out of the mall.

as they reached a halt, he breathed out this, "i'm sorry." there was a silence. "i had to get you out of there- it wasn't safe."
"what do you mean not safe?" she questioned.
"look, there are people who want you locked up there, they don't want you outside and-"
"wait how do you know about that-i never told you." jihyun reasoned.
"i- uh- h-hyunjin told me." the boy admitted guiltily. he felt terrible for what he had done and what he had kept from her. and what he was still keeping from her.
" y-you've met him?"
"yeah." he breathed out while glancing towards his feet.

sighing, jihyun asked the boy this,
"tell me what you know. and tell me what you're keeping from me. i promise i won't get mad."
"first let's get ice cream ok? then we can talk about it. i think they sell it in the corner store."
agreeing, she grabbed the boy's hand and walked to the corner store with him in silence.

when they arrived, chanhee picked out a chocolate ice cream and jihyun picked strawberry.

after paying, the two sat on a bench and started to peel the wrapping off.
"i'll start explaining now."
she nodded.
"hyunjin asked me to meet you and accompany you to the store yesterday. he wanted us to be friends since he won't always be around to protect you."
"right but how does that tie into what happend at the mall?"
"just wait i'm getting there."
the boy licked his ice cream before continuing.
"the reason why you need to be protected is because of the person that trapped you in the asylum in the first place. they're after you. and i saw them just now."

she was speechless. the girl literally had no words. someone is after me? she couldn't believe her ears. this whole situation seemed dreamlike to her.
"but who's after me?" she asked.
"i'm sorry but i can't tell you right now."
"that's ok you've already told me enough." the girl responded as the engulfed the boy in a tight hug.

should i have told her?

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(a/n)
idk i feel really cReAtIvE today and i updated so many times wtf.
i hope this becomes a trend cuz i usually don't have the will to write but i felt really energised today!
who do y'all think is the one that is going after her 👀👀 and why?
lmao i wanna know your theories
anyway stay safe and healthy!
author-nim out~