Opposites Attract

{18} Our Main Culprit

I was still stroking through his soft hair while he slept like a baby but then he slowly opened his eyes and looked directly into my eyes.

"Tell me it was a dream." He whispered. I didn't speak.

He averted his gaze, pulling the sheets up and covering himself till his ears and curled up like a ball. He looked like a little child who didn't get enough sleep at night and refused to get out of bed.

'Cute.'

"She knew something. She was going to come here to tell me." He recalled. "What could it be?"

A chill ran down my spine as I gave him a look that I don't know. Please dont go looking into it.

He sighed and looked back at me again. "Are you hungry?"

I shook my head in a no. "You should stay in bed today. I'll get you something to eat." I said sitting up when he grabbed my wrist and sat up as well holding his head. 

"It's okay. I have to go to work too so I have to get up anyway." He said.

"You're not going anywhere. I'll call Jimin and tell him you're not coming." I said pushing him back in bed.

"How will he handle it all alone? I need to go help him-" He tried to argue but I cut him off.

"He took a day off as well." I lied.

"He told me last night. He also said that it wouldn't be a problem if you stayed at home today as well. And just look at you! How will you even work? I'll go make a hangover soup so you can keep your ass in bed!" I scolded.

"Stop acting like my wife." He giggled.

"Stop acting like a kid. You're not going anywhere." I said getting out of bed and ran towards the kitchen.

I was still cooking when I heard a shuffling noise from the room. 'I told him not to move around too much. He's so dead.'

I was about to leave the kitchen and go to the room but Taehyung beat me to it. He came rushing out panting with messy bed hair, jacket poorly worn and still in the process of wearing the watch.

"Where do you think you're going?" I asked when he looked at me and marched towards me. He held me by my shoulders.

"Areum don't freak out but we have to go to the hospital right now." He said still panting.

"W-what's wrong?" I asked nervously.

"Your sister. She disappeared from the hospital. I got a call from Jimin. He said we have to go there as soon as possible. Go get changed quickly." He huffed.

I couldn't think straight anymore. I rushed towards the room with a push from Taehyung and put whatever was nearby. It's not the time to dress prettily. It's my sister this time. I grabbed my coat and left the room.

'Am I being punished for what I did? Will I lose unnie because I killed Nina? Is it my fault? Is this a punishment?' I kept thinking throughout the way. Taehyung tried to communicate with me multiple times. He kept on asking if I was okay or not. But I couldn't answer. I was lost in my thoughts I ignored him.

Once we reached the hospital, I flung open the car door even before the car had fully come to a stop and ran towards my sister's room not giving Taehyung time to even react. So he only followed.

As I got closer towards the room I could spot many people gathered around. Doctors, police officers, and other patients and their families. I pushed my way through them and entered the room. It was empty. Unnie wasn't there for real.

I was about to fall to the ground but Jimin caught me on time and hugged me.

"Hey it's okay. We'll find her." He comforted.

Something in me knew for sure that  only one man was behind all of this. And he is so dead when I find him.

"It's him. I know it's dad!" I screamed and his grip got tighter.

"I told you we'll find her! Calm down Areum!" He raised his voice but not to the extent of scaring me away. He had this sincerity and compassion in his voice which forced me to trust him.

"First Nina and now her. What the hell could be going on?" Taehyung asked Jimin.

"Not sure. But it all feels connected. It feels like it's one person behind everything. Our main culprit." Jimin sounded unsure but confident at the same time.

"You mean Choi Hyun Sik? Could it be the same-" Taehyung stopped before finishing his sentence and Jimin nodded.

'I'll kill him if he hurts unnie.' I thought.