Till' My Last Heartbeat (Iz*One Au SsamYen)

Chapter 15: Threats

°~Third Person View~°

As the girls went back to their home, Yena wasn't speaking to Chaewon. She was disappointed at the younger for not telling her the problems she's facing.

While the others understood why she didn't tell them. It's because Chaewon showed them the note that was used to threaten her. But because it was a hard copy note, Sakura couldn't help track who placed it there and besides, no one knew where they were staying. Except for anyone close to them.

The girls then gathered in the living room to talk about their safety because they knew that their place has been compromised. A lot of what ifs went into the leader's head making her very anxious.

If the note was inside the room, that means that the person knew the passcode. But no one knew the passcode to the house except for them. Even the company and their manager didn't know.

It was silent. Everone was in deep thought until Yujin broke the silence. "Unnies, what now?" The girls turned their heads onto Yujin. No one knew what to do. Even their leader.

Just then, someone knocked on the door making them look at each other asking silently if anyone expected it. No one spoke until Eunbi looked at at the intercom and saw no one.

Then, Eunbi opened the door and saw a letter infront of her. She then locked the door and went back to the girls with the letter on her hands.

A few more minutes of thinking, they proceeded to open the letter. It contained letters that were cut from a magazine or newspapers.

"I already warned you Chaewon to stay away from them. Do you really think I wouldn't know? Because you disobeyed me, I'll have to take you by force and hurt those friends of yours."

The letter made them shiver knowing that the threats in those might be true. Chaewon was especially scared. Knowing her friends would get hurt just because of something she did.

As the day passed by, things were quiet. No one was bothering them until...

°~Yena's POV~°

Today is the day I would get an operation. I was confined back in the hospital. But the thing is, Chaewon still doesn't know that I was getting an operation today nor did she know that I had a donor.

We were all inside the room now except for Chaewon who is with her bestfriend Gyuri. She was now having trouble and she needed a distraction.

As I was about to be sent inside the operating room, Hyewon, Yuri, Nako and Hitomi burst through the door holding a note. They were panting heavily and were wearing worried faces.

I was also scared. Something must have happened. I looked at the note they were holding and I read it. It made me shiver.

"I told you I'd get her didn't I? Gyuri is now dead. I killed her. As for your beloved Chaewon, she's now with me. It's sad you just didn't even had time to say goodbye. I already warned you. You didn't listen. Now, your next. Choi Yena."

It made me drop the paper and just cry. I was shaking. I was scared. Not for me but for Chaewonie. I was so fucked up! If I just listened! If I wasn't so stubborn and persuaded Eunbi unnie to bring back Chaewonie, this wouldn't have happened.

I'm at fault here. I hate it. Why? WHY?!

°~Third Person View~°

The girls noticed how Yena was crying and comforted her. After comforting their duck, they went on a hunt to find their fake maknae.

Hours of searching but still no sign. So they decided to rest first and stat with Yena who is recovering now from her operation. They then eventually searched again for Chaewon.

They just can't accept that after Chaewon survived her disease, someone took her away from them. Their search went on for hours and hours until they found a clue on Chaewon's luggage.

It was a magazine with the letters cut out. At that moment, they couldn't think of anything else except the possibility of the threats were from Chaewon herself.

They then searched for more clues but none was found. Only the magazine was the clue. They couldn't understand why Chaewon would do such a thing.

It was a mystery only Chaewon herself could answer. But she was missing, or she ran away. The possibility was there. They didn't tell Yena about the magazine because she might ran away too to find Chaewon herself.

Day after day passed an still no sign of Chaewon. Maybe she did ran away. They were scared to think that. Why? They don't want a member of their family to leave.

Eunbi was having multiple breakdown. She was devistated. She was Chaewon's mother now. Chaewon was her responsibility but she felt like she failed her.

A week has passed and they were about to give up when a phone call was heard...

*ring ring ring*

"Hello?"

"U-unnie! He-help me. W-warehouse... Please..."

"Chaewon-ah?! CHAEWON-AH!!!"