𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴.

EIGHT: Meeting

- one week after the party.

The class ended 30 minutes ago and she should've gone home but decided to stroll around the campus. Y/N sits in one of the free benches beside the tree and looks up to the sky. The sun was now setting and the sky was in its orangy state. She glances at the small outdoor basketball court, not that far in front of her, groups of students have pilled up. Y/N heard that two different departments will have a friendly match on basketball and many students placed their bets. She can hear their laughs even at the distance, 'I used to be like that'. She thought. 'But after that, I know that I'm not going back to normal.'

She decided to close her eyes to feel the serene moment, the cold winds were gently hitting her face. Once again she was peaceful, she wouldn't worry again if everyone will know her secret that she hid from the very beginning.

Her body was now fully healed like she didn't get beat up last week. The wounds and bruises were now completely vanished, but it's not the only thing that is gone. The person that gave torture to her for weeks has disappeared. Euna disappeared and no one knows where the heck she is. Sure, she was thankful that the woman didn't show up in the first three days after the weeks of 'torture' because she no one bothers her. Her friends didn't try to disturb her without their leader so she was able to live her life peacefully but something was not right. Something didn't sit right about the missing Euna but why would she even care?

Abruptly, she felt a presence and heard that someone steps at the dried leaves. Y/N immediately turned her head to the direction of the sound.

"Hi" The man greeted.

'Jeon Jungkook? what is he doing here?'

She didn't answer just looking straight at Jungkook's eyes with curiosity. The man furrowed his brows but decided to sit at the base of the tree, placing his back on the wood.

"Mind if I sit here?" He asks again, not looking at the woman's direction.

Once again, nothing. Jungkook now wonders if she was just purposedly not answering him to catch his attention. He looks at his left where Y/N was sitting looking straight at the sky then he realizes, she's mute.

Jungkook smirked, the darkness returned in his eyes. He slowly stands up and walks to face the woman. Y/N felt him walking to her and decided to look up at him once he was in front of her, studying his features. Dark, it was dark. She tried to find the genuine smile the man always has when he talks to people but she didn't find it. It was wicked. They look at each other for a moment, silence engulfing both of them.

"Do you want to know my secret?" The man asked calmly, a genuine smile on his face.

'Bipolar?'

Y/N didn't react. Her facial expression didn't change even just for a bit, but in her mind, she wants to know the reason why the university's star athlete was talking to her, and of course, she was amazed by the sudden change of mood like nothing happened. The vicious look was not found on the man's face like it was a mirage. Did her eyes just fool her?

Jungkook laughed at the woman's bewildered face. He slowly bends to Y/N's ears to whisper, his and her face at the same level causing her body to stiffen. "I killed her." Her eyes promptly became wide open, her breathing hitched and trembled from the man's voice and presence. His voice was low and dark, his breath was warm in her neck and she can smell his scent from his shoulder.

The man felt how she reacted, he steps back then snickered. "You're mute but you're not deaf. I thought you are."

The chuckle was deep, so deep that its scarry. She can surely hear the strong blasphemy hidden behind it.

"You're scared but chooses to look brave, ey?" He hummed, the playful smirk didn't leave his face even for a second. "I like that"

Jungkook gawed at her for a minute, "Do you want to be my muse?"

Y/N furrowed her brows, oblivious on what the man in front of her asked about.

He steps back, regaining his posture hands on his pocket and looking down at the woman.

"No... I think you're just TOO precious to be my muse" The man whispered to himself but still audible to the woman's ears. Jungkook glance at Y/N's nametag that was pinned discreetly in her bag, if Jungkook wasn't standing near her he wouldn't even notice the name written on it.

"Lee Y/N" He stated under his breath. They become silent and with that Jungkook smiled at her for the last time before slowly walking away.

-

Y/N let herself inside her apartment before closing it, her mind was occupied with that man.

'He killed who?'

'Was he joking?'

'What if I'm next?'

'Should I tell the police?'

Her mind was exhausted, it feels like something devour her soul leaving her with nothing so she decided to open the small television at the edge of her bed for distraction. She grabbed the remote before starting to change the channel. She stopped when she heard her current town got mentioned, pressing the remote for the higher volume.

"Kim Euna was missing since last week and no one knows where she is. Police suspect that she has run away and her apartment was remained untouched. She doesn't have any relatives living with her. Her friends said Kim Euna was planning to meet 'someone' the same day she gone missing but didn't tell them who it was. For now, Kim Euna will remain as a missing person because of the lack of evidence of a kidnapping."

Y/N was still staring at the screen even though the news about Euna ended a minute ago. She can't believe it, her body becomes numb and the only thing she can feel and hear is her heartbeat. 'Did he really killed her?'

'What have I done? What did I got myself into... It's repeating... again.' She said at the back of her mind hiding her face as she overthinks about the situation.

Suddenly, there was a knock in her door.