Chapter Twenty-One
Jessica looks out the door of her house before stepping out into the outside world. Ever since Taeyeon has fallen sick, something seemed off. She’s becoming very paranoid. It felt as if someone or something was always following her. She even believes that someone had rummaged through her room as some items are missing and her laptop was on when she returned that evening.
She begins walking down the street to the bus stop when she jumps and looks over her shoulder. “Okay now I’m past the stage of being paranoid,” she whispers to herself as she finds nothing behind her. She continues on her way to the bus stop finding Yuri, Hyoyeon, Sooyoung and Yoona leaning against the wall.
“Going to work?” asks Jessica. They all look at her and Hyoyeon scoffs.
“So Jessica…Taeng told us that you’re father died in a stand-off,” states Yuri while walking to her side and draping her arm across Jessica.
“Yeah, that’s correct,” states Jessica while pushing Yuri’s arm off of her.
“Really?” questions Yoona while approaching Jessica’s other side, “because little Krystal says otherwise. In fact she said something about your parents divorcing when you guys were little and he lives somewhere in town. Says you guys visit him during the holiday and the weekends when you’re not busy with work.”
“Krystal is lying,” states Jessica while walking away from them only to have Sooyoung block her way. “I don’t think Taeyeon would be happy to find out that you’re harassing me.”
“Midget thinks you’re hiding something,” adds Sooyoung as she, Yoona and Yuri tower over Jessica. Jessica backs away from the taller but younger girls running into the wall.
Jessica closes her eyes before swinging a fist and knocking Sooyoung over. Opening her eyes and finding an opening, she makes a run for it away from the group. Hyoyeon groans and begins pursuit after the older girl as Yuri, Yoona and Sooyoung join. Jessica looks over her shoulder at the four girls that were chasing her, fear evident in her face. Not once had she figure that somewhere down the line of her life would she be running from the mafia. Even more so her girlfriend’s mafia.
She turns a corner spotting her house within reach. If she can make it to her house and slip inside she’d be fine. She looks over her shoulder again to see Hyoyeon closing the distance between them. She closes her eyes and pumps her legs as hard as she could. Feeling a hand on her shoulder she turns around and sends a fist flying straight at Hyoyeon’s face.
Hyoyeon dodges the fist, grabs hold of Jessica’s arm and twists it behind Jessica’s back. “We’re in public,” states Jessica while hissing from the pain, “Don’t make me scream!”
“Look…I just want to know whatever it is you’re hiding. You are dating my sister. If you’re doing something that will put her in danger-”
“And you think chasing me and hurting me is going to make me talk?” Hyoyeon releases her; Jessica turns and glares at Hyoyeon while rubbing her arm.
“Look I don’t like talking about my dad, alright. It’s why I said he died in a standoff. He sort of did. He’s obsessed with his job now, which led to my parents’ divorce.”
“Is he a cop?”
“I have work. And I’m telling Taeyeon what you did.” Jessica pushes past them and walks back to the bus stop.
“Are we going to chase her again?”
“Let her be. Taeyeon’s going to be mad.”
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