e.x.o. the mafia - book II [DISCONTINUED FOR NOW]

• twenty five •

twenty five.

Your ragged breath slowed after realizing it was just Jongin. You shut your eyes and calmed yourself, together with the reminder that the stranger who's been hiding in the dark isn't the same person now.

The figure soon showed himself under a street lamp and you can now distinguish one's silhouette.

However, it wasn't the same as the man who saved you the very first time.

In other words, not Jongin.

Your breath ragged while backing away softly. You made sure your eyes are darted in the figure not to lose him. But you couldn't do what you're supposed to do.

Although you kept a close eye, you still can't follow where it went when it disappeared out of the lamp. This made you freak out and panicked, running out towards nowhere.

You've been doing this sort of thing ever since you got involved into the life of Mafia yet you still feel frozen and dumb everytime it happened. Just like what you are currently doing.

You kept on running into dark spaces you know the intruder has a big advantage.

There was a pause to catch your breath and regretted it after a few minutes. There was a hand that grabbed on your wrist which send shivers down your spine.

"Let me go!" You yelled, blindly kicking in the middle of the dark.

And you magically hit him in his joints.

A deep groan released from his mouth. Hearing the stranger's voice was enough to make you rush away.

"Help!" You yelled first, and know it was stupid of you to do it.

There are barely houses that can be seen.

"Help! Somebody!" You dropped on the ground, your knees feeling weak as you lost hope. This happened a few times and you know you can't help but feel weak.

"Stand up!" Your dropping eyelids shot open after hearing a manly voice. "I said stand up!"

You were just ready to scream your lungs out when a hand came to cover your mouth. You wriggled underneath the touch but came to a stop when your instincts tell you otherwise.

The hand was bigger compared to the ones that managed to grabbed your wrist; this is not the strabger scaring you to death.

"Yes, just like that. Stay calm." You flinched when the voice growled from his low pitch. He let go of you and dropped you in the ground. "Snap out of yourself, Y/N!"

"J-Jongin," You forced yourself to stand up. "W-Why are you here? How did you.. I- There- Wait.. Were-" Your eyes widened and a loud gasp left your lips.

Jongin tiredly massaged his face, knowing your about to freak out. "What?"

"You're the one following me since then?!" You exclaimed. Tears flowed out of irritarion as you balled your fist and hit him in his chest. "You've been following me since before! You're scaring the shit out of me-"

"Listen, I'm not the man who was following you! I was here because I heard you yelling." Jongin catched both your wrist and signalled you to quiet by widening his eyes and jerking his head. "That's why I need you to calm down and tell me where could be the guy went!"

Your pace slowed down after hearing Jongin's growl and his death glare. He watched you closely and never let go, making sure you don't disappear, atleast not this time.

Your shoulders slumped. After you cleared your mind, you tried to recall where could be the stranger took his route.

"I.. I can't remember," You bit your bottom lip. "I was in so much stress and all I can think is running off, not daring to see his face."