Opposites Attract

{13} It's The Attic

"So? What's up with Tae and you?" He suddenly brought up the topic which I had almost forgotten.

"What about us?" I asked.

"Y'know. Tae looked worried. And you don't seem to be your usual self either. You look down."

"Shouldn't I be down? My sister is in a serious condition."

"I didn't mean that. I mean you look more upset today. You looked better last night. And Taehyung, as far as I know him he's a kind of person who rarely worries about something. Unless it's actually really big of a deal." He explained.

"I don't know. I'm fine. And Tae didn't tell me anything like that." I ignored and concentrated on my ice cream.

"Okay." He smiled.

We were sitting in silence minding our own ice creams when I noticed Taehyung coming towards us in full speed.

"There he comes." Jimin said but I didn't have the time to react as Taehyung pulled me by my arm.

"Come let's go we need to pick your stuff from your place!" He started dragging me towards his car while I could only turn back and mouthed Jimin an apology. Surprisingly, Jimin was waving goodbye smiling.

'What's up with these crackheads?' I wondered.

Once inside the car I finally bursted.

"What do you want?!" Okay Y/n that was harsh.

"A chat." He said silently.

"What-"

"It's been bothering me Areum. What did I do wrong? Why are you mad at me?" He asked looking directly into my eyes.

"I...I'm not mad." I lied looking down and fidgeting with my fingers.

"I know something's up. I need to know. It's been bugging me for a while now."

"Taehyung...you promised...to stay." I didn't know what to say. I was mad at him for such a small reason.

"What is it Areum? Tell me." He insisted.

"You promised me last night that you would stay! But when I woke up in the morning you were not there!" I mustered up all my courage and said it all in one go.

"Wait...that's all?" He asked surprised.

"I hate it when people break promises." I said under my breath.

He chuckled like a kid. "And here I was worrying my ass off thinking I made a mistake."

"Well, you did make a mistake! You broke a promise! I also dropped my ice cream because of you!"

"I'll make it up to you." He said twisting the key as the engine began to roar.

"How?" I asked.

"You'll see." He said and we took off.

During the whole ride he would occasionally turn to look at me and then turn back towards the road giggling. He was probably laughing at me for being mad at him for such a silly thing.

"What? Who are you laughing at?"

"A cute doll."

"Stob it!" I blushed. Why? I don't know.

'What's up with these mood swings?'

We reached our destination only to find the house just as we left it. Everything out of place, a pool of blood and pieces of shattered glass still lay everywhere. Who would clean this up?

"Areum? Go pick your stuff. I'm not letting you stay here." He said looking around in disgust.

I nodded and went upstairs to my room. It was a mess too. Dad was probably looking for me. Or was it even dad?

I opened my closet. At least everything layed intact in there. I picked out a few clothes and began putting it in my bag. Not too long after, Taehyung came up to my room as well. I was still packing. He looked around again.

"How did you live here? There is not even a single window in this room!"

"Because it's not a room. It's the attic."

He sighed and helped me pack.

Dad brought us to this place and locked us up here in the attic for 9 days. He even let a corpse hanging in here until it bloated and started decomposing right in front of our eyes. Those days are still a nightmare. Like it was only yesterday.

Unnie and I tried our best to decorate it like a place for a human to live in. From then on I've been less scared.

"All done?" Taehyung asked.

"Yeah. Let's go." I left the room before he could say anything.

While our ride back to his apartment I remained silent. I was disturbed. Terrified by the memories which I had forgotten along with my childhood and my own mother.

"What about Nina unnie? She didn't visit today like usual." I asked while we were having dinner at night.

"Yeah I called her up when you were in your room packing. She said she knows something about this girl 'Y/n'. She is coming tomorrow in the evening with evidence. " He explained.

Uwu I'm more excited than you are!😄