Stolen || Lee Jeno

Chapter 49

"Wake up!"

She yelled while shaking the boy's shoulders. Her only family, her first friend... Her brother laid on her arms, dying slowly. She cried, wanting to die with him. She didn't know what to do without him and she felt regretful of not spending the last month with her own brother.

"Wake up! Open your eyes!"

"Wale up! Please!"

His face was filled with fresh wounds, chest still oozing with blood that drenched her clothes but Hyejin didn't care. His breathing stopped and his pulse can no longer be heard nor felt.

"Oh my- that was the creepiest dream I have ever had." Hyejin sat on her bed while sweating and looked at the others who stared at her weirdly.

"I was shaking this boy who had blood on every part of his body. Gross."

"Really!? What's his name."

"I....don't know." Hyejin sighed.

They looked at each other and Renjun was the first one to stand up and sit beside her while the others followed.

"Do you remember the place where you were shaking him?"

"I don't know, but...like a building? A very dark building."

"Hyejin, are you sure you don't remember him?"

"W-who? You're scaring me..."

Renjun sighed and shook his head while the  others gave a sad smile. Hyejin sat on her bed, still picturing the guy on her dream. He was oddly familiar but she couldn't pinpoint who he is.

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"Her memories are slowly coming back. Maybe in a month, she'll be fine." Haerin clapped.

Hyejin was sleeping soundly on her bed once again and the others couldn't hide their excitement anymore.

"But if she remembers the miserable death of her brother, then how would she feel?"

"You're right. But that's why were here. I mean, we should be here to comfort her."

The door creaked open and the others synchronized on turning their heads on the door, revealing Jeno who had fruits on his hands.

"Oh, she's asleep?"

"Come here, there's good news!"

Jeno furrowed his eyebrows and slowly walked towards his friends on the other corner of the room.

"What is it?"

"Hyejin had a dream of her brother."

"What? Really?" Jeno looked at Hyejin.

"Yes, but she still doesn't know him."

"Then how were you guys sure that it's him."

"She had a dream of shaking him in the building where he died."

Jeno furrowed his eyebrows and stared at Hyejin who had lips slightly apart, sound asleep.

"It has been three weeks and I think she's already improving."

The others nodded at what Jisung said while Jaemin looked at Jeno who had worried eyes staring over Hyejin.

"Talk to him."

Jaemin averted his gaze to Renjun who gave him a sad face. He furrowed his eyebrows, confused on what he's saying."

"Talk to him and work things out. It's not nice to see you guys like this."

Jaemin sighed and nodded before standing up to come in front of Jeno. The boy looked up and stared at him who had a little smile on his face.

"Can we talk?"

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"So you really like her?"

"Yeah...I guess." Jeno cleared his throat.

"I mean, I can't blame you. She's nice."

"What about you? Do you like her?"

The two sat on the grass as they talked to each other, staring at the leaves on the trees that swayed because the wind.

"No. I don't."

"Why? I thought you said she's nice?"

Jaemin sighed and smirked before laying his body on the grass, looking at the gray sky. Jeno scoffed and followed him, also laying down.

"She's nice, pretty, cute, and I guess she has everything. But I don't like her. I know she's for someone who isn't me. Don't get me wrong, I never really liked her in a romantic way. I just want to take care of her...as a brother you know?"

"Tsk. But lucky you, she decided that you're her boyfriend."

"Maybe because I'm nicer to her? Unlike you."

Jaemin chuckled while Jeno picked a small stone and threw it on Jaemin's side playfully. They both laughed and Jeno gave a large sigh before sitting up again, followed by Jaemin.

"And here I am, sulking because she chose you over me. I know I don't deserve her after all the things I did. But I changed, you know?"

"I know. You came back."

"What?"

"Ever since Haerin chose Haechan over you, you became a jerk. A super annoying jerk, that's why I'm thankful you moved on."

"Wow... Am I really... shit."

The two laughed and Jeno bit his lip from nervousness before laying his arm on Jaemin's shoulder which took him off guard.

"Then, I'm glad to be back."

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"How about the girl? What are you gonna do to her?"

"I don't know, maybe kill her too."

"Why not just sell her...to me?"

The girl sighed deeply before unplugging the flash drive on her laptop. Her palms were sweating and tiny bits of noise everywhere scares her.

She wasn't the same girl that she was before; once courageous but now terrified. Her throat became dry yet she couldn't find the time to drink a droplet of water.

"Lee Jeno, I really need to talk to you."

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