“Now that we’re in private, talk.”
“I, um…” Hyoyeon fidgeted in her seat. Being in the confines of Taeyeon’s home made her feel uneasy.
Eunhyuk stood up. “I’ll just leave and wait in the other room. Hyoyeon doesn’t seem comfortable speaking if I’m around.”
Sooyoung pushed him back into his seat. “No. You stay.”
“But you want to talk with her, and I don’t think that she’ll talk if I’m around.” Eunhyuk got up again, but was promptly shoved down once more by Jessica. The second shove was much more aggressive.
“Listen, you,” Jessica said. She leaned in close and stared Eunhyuk in the eye. “Sit down and don’t do anything unless we tell you to.” Jessica slyly rested her hand on Eunhyuk’s arm. “And don’t try anything stupid, Hyoyeon. I don’t think you’d want your friend to get hurt.”
“Ah!” Eunhyuk shut his eyes tightly and let out a yelp of pain as Jessica squeezed his left arm hard. “Let go! Let go!” Jessica squeezed as hard as she could before letting go. Eunhyuk grabbed his sore arm. His skin had turned red where Jessica had squeezed, and little crescents were embedded where Jessica’s nails were. When Eunhyuk removed his own hand from his arm, he realized that Jessica actually pierced his skin in a few places and he was getting blood all over himself.
Tiffany noticed that Hyoyeon started to panic when Jessica tortured Eunhyuk’s arm, and even more so when she saw the blood. She whispered to Sunny and the two excused themselves form the room quickly. As they left, Yoona came back in after calling the police and telling them they didn’t need to worry any more.
“Now talk.” Jessica ordered.
“I just need money, okay?” Hyoyeon said. “I’m only getting paid a little bit. If I can get what I need then I swear I’ll stop.”
“Hyoyeon, if you needed money, you could have asked me.” Eunhyuk said. He was still clutching his sore arm. “I don’t have much, but I can always spare a bit.”
“No! I don’t want to take your money.”
Eunhyuk looked a bit hurt by Hyoyeon’s statement. Tiffany and Sunny returned to the room and took seats around the room. Tiffany gave Eunhyuk a towel to wrap his arm with, and another to wipe the blood off himself. Eunhyuk thanked Tiffany before tending to his wound.
Jessica was getting impatient. “Will you just tell me why you’re working with someone who is trying to ki- kyah!“
Hyoyeon jumped from her seat and covered Jessica’s mouth with her hands. “Please don’t say it! Not in front of Eunhyuk.” Hyoyeon whispered.
Taeyeon ripped Hyoyeon off of Taeyeon. “Why are you helping someone kill my girlfriend?”
“What?!” Eunhyuk looked up at Taeyeon. “What did you just say?”
“You heard me.”
There was a silent exchange between Eunhyuk and Hyoyeon. Hyoyeon bolted out of the room, but Jessica followed her. Eunhyuk was speechless. “Um…could I be excused for a moment?”
Tiffany, Sunny, Sooyoung and Yoona were all sitting off to the side. No one knew what to say, but given the circumstances, none of the girls felt comfortable allowing Eunhyuk to leave.
“You really don’t know a thing about Hyoyeon, do you?” Taeyeon asked.
Eunhyuk looked at Taeyeon. “I thought I did. We grew up together. But this is all…I just didn’t think she would be the sort of person to do this.”
