I'm A Mess (Minsung) Detective x Serial Killer (COMPLETED)

Chapter 28

WARNING: Mentions of self harm and rape

*Two months later*

May 23, 2020
10:00 am

Minho's P.O.V

Awakened by screams from the other room, I rush over to Jisung's door and knock on it. "Baby, it's just a dream...none of it's real Sungie, it's not real." I try to tell him from outside his room. His screams and cries get louder as I try opening the door.

But it's still locked. Has been for the past two months. Ever since that night in March, he hasn't left his room. Not to eat, not to bathe, nothing. He won't even come out to talk to me or let me in. Whatever he's been going through, he's been dealing with it on his own. Which led to the night terrors.

"Jisung honey it's all just a dream....come on baby, wake up, wake up for me." I plead, doing the same thing I've been doing everytime he has one. I knock louder, hoping it'll wake him up and when the screaming's stopped and the cries have died down, I know it worked.

"That's my boy...it's just a dream, Sungie...all a dream." I coax him gently, hoping he'll open the door and let me in.

"Minnie..." I hear him whimper.

"I'm right here sweetheart, I'm right outside the door...I can help you if you'll only let me in." The room goes silent for a few minutes, apart from his occasional sniffling. Suddenly the door unlocks and swings open, Jisung throwing himself into my arms and bursting into more tears.

"Hey hey shhhh shhhh I'm right here baby...Minnie's right here." I stroke his hair and pick him up gently, he latches his legs around my waist as I carry him over to his bed. He suddenly shakes his head and whines.

"Wanna go to Minnie's room..." I turn around and carry him into the hallway.

"Alright baby, we'll go to Minnie's room." I place gentle kisses in his hair as I carry him into my room, sitting down on the bed with Jisung in my lap. "Do you want to talk about it, baby?" I look down at him, his face buried in my bare chest, hopefully giving him some source of comfort. He shakes his head.

"Okay honey, we don't have to talk about it if you don't want to." I cradle him in my lap, rocking him back and forth, his legs still tightly wrapped around my torso. He sniffles and I rub his back and stroke his hair, planting softly peppered kisses all over his forehead.

"My pretty baby," I coo, "my pretty Jiji doesn't deserve to be hurting like this...it hurts Minnie to know his Jiji is in pain." I speak to him in third person, almost using baby talk, knowing it'll calm him.

"Minnie," Jisung whimpers again, and I softly shush him.

"Shhh darling, Minnie's here...Minnie's got you, you don't have to be scared anymore." I rock him and rub his back, letting him calm down in my arms. He regains proper control of his breathing and eventually calms down, still letting me hold him. "Sungie?"

"Hm.." he hums.

"Do you want to tell me what happened two months ago or do you want to keep it to yourself a little longer?" As soon as I mention it, it seems like a bomb has detonated as Jisung starts trembling in my arms. "Hey hey shhhh it's okay baby, we don't have to talk about it...it's alright." I rub his arms up and down comfortingly.

"I will talk about it eventually, just...not yet." He whispers and I nod.

"We don't have to discuss it for as long as you need." I continue rocking him and after a few minutes, he yawns. "Still tired, Jiji?" I ask and he nods in reply.

"Wanna go back to sleep, Minnie...but I'm scared..."

"You don't have to be scared sweetheart, I'm right here...you can take a nap and I'll be here the entire time so you don't get scared, okay?"