Half Light

°CHAPTER 21°

Amber was serving a customer, again she saw that black hooded man staring in the cafe, she ignored him and continued doing her work

It was winter ,days passed by and that man always stood by the tree across the cafe and stare into the cafe , Amber was also looking at him with her mind full of thoughts

"What are you looking at?", Jin asked from behind

"Jin...there's a man who is always standing there...by the tree and stares into the cafe ", she pointed towards the tree

"Where is he....does he wants something?"

"There...by the tree"

"Amber I can't see anyone by the tree", Jin tried to look

"Oh come on Jin...he's just there!!", she protested

"Amber...you must be seeing things...there's no one!"

Amber grabbed Jin's hand and lead him outside the cafe to show him the mysterious man

She reached by the tree

"Look!...he is standing in front of us!, Hey mister...I've been noticing that you stand here daily for the past few days and you stare in the cafe...do you want something?", Amber asked the Mysterious man who was just standing still and looking directly into her eyes

"Amber...people will think you're crazy...you're talking to a freaking tree!", Jin protested

"What the hell Jin...can't you see this man standing right in front of us!!"

The man smirked and everything turned black...Amber felt her self in a pitch black big room, with a slit of light

"J-jin...Jin...where are you?!...Jin!"
But no one answered

She saw the mysterious man in that slit who was coming towards her with a evil smirk his smirk turned into a devilish laugh which showed his deadly sharp teeth , he lifted up his head ...it was him ,the horrific creature she was seeing in her dream, his red glowing ruthless eyes, big claws and his tall figure followed by huge black wings creeped her out

Her voice was gone due to fear...she felt a block stucked in the middle of her throat , tears streaming down her face
Something was holding her still she wanted to run but she couldn't....HE was coming nearer and nearer to her

She heared a voice from far behind

"AMBER!!", the voice was recognizable
It was Taehyung

She wanted to scream and call him but she couldn't as if someone was seizing her throat

"Amber!!, I'm here!", Taehyung's voice  was coming near

Suddenly Taehyung came and hugged her with his long coat around her...she came back to her senses...everything was back to normal

Amber panted for air , her body was shivering from fear and cold icy breeze outside

"It's okay...shh it's okay...I'm here", Taehyung hugged her close

"T-tae...T-taehyung....I-I saw him...who was he-he wanted to k-kill me", her lip trembled badly

"I know...I know...let's go inside", Taehyung took her inside

"Amber! Amber!, you're okay right?!", a worried Jin rushed towards her

"She'll be fine , dont ask her anything...she's shivering badly", Taehyung was bothered and sad

"I'll bring her something warm to drink", Jin rushed into the kitchen

Taehyung made her lie on the sofa in the staff room and covered her with blankets...she was dizzy

"Jin!, tell me what happened?", Taehyung entered in the kitchen

"I don't know...she said she's been seeing a mysterious man past few days who was continuously looking in the cafe...but when I tried to look to check who was that man...I couldn't see anyone then she protested that there's a man and took me out to show me ...but still I couldn't see anyone... then she started talking in the air...and I asked who are you talking to...she said I'm talking to the man...then she became still...her eyeballs stopped moving...as if she was a statue.. I shook her...but she was standing like a mannequin...and then I called you" , Jin explained everything

"So...you couldn't see that man?" Asked Taehyung

"Nope...I don't know who she was talking to", Jin sighed

Taehyung was lost in his thoughts then suddenly he grabbed Jin's hands

"Hyung ...promise me you won't let her go out...alone",he had fear in his eyes

Jin was stunned to see Taehyung who always played smart  in fear... and calling him Hyung for the first time

He placed his hands on Taehyung's hands..."I promise"...he said

"But...why?...is there something wrong?", Jin asked curiously

"I'll tell you....but not now...just don't let her go out until I come to pick her...and yeah you don't go out either...just stay in the cafe for tonight" with that Taehyung went to Amber

He approached her and kissed her forehead

"I'm sorry", he mumbled
He took out a locket from his pocket and tied around her neck with a small red ruby and letter "T" engraved on it

After that he left...he went to his home in anger , he was furious

He opened the door with a thud...loud enough to scare his mother

"Taehyung!...what happened?", she rushed towards him

"He's back ", he said with cold eyes

HyeShin's eyes widened

"W-where's your locket?!", she was terrified

"He's after Amber too not only me...it will keep her safe from him for now", Taehyung looked away
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