TRIGGER WARNING: SELF HARM
INT. LOBBY – CHOI GROUP HQ – NIGHT
Tae Hyung steps out of Nam Gil's office, his gaze fixed on his ringing phone. He waits till he reaches a corner to answer the mysterious caller.
TAE HYUNG [INTO PHONE]: Who's this?
JUNGKOOK [OVER PHONE]: Jungkook, we met at the safe house.
TAE HYUNG [INTO PHONE]: Why're you calling me?
JUNGKOOK [OVER PHONE]: Did you meet with Y/n today?
TAE HYUNG [INTO PHONE]: Ugh... Yeah. Why?
JUNGKOOK [OVER PHONE]: She's gone off grid, I'm trying to trace her steps.
Tae Hyung looks out at the city through the glass wall.
JUNGKOOK [OVER PHONE]: Did she seem different in any way?
TAE HYUNG [INTO PHONE]: No.
JUNGKOOK [OVER PHONE]: Did she tell you where she was going next?
TAE HYUNG [INTO PHONE]: No.
His cool demeanor starts getting tense – Something's wrong.
JUNGKOOK [OVER PHONE]: Okay thanks.
He cuts the call. Tae Hyung spins his phone on his middle finger, lost in thought – Why doesn't her team know where she is?
He makes a call.
TAE HYUNG [INTO PHONE]: Nam Joon Hyung, I need you to locate Y/n.
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INT. NAM GIL'S OFFICE – NIGHT
Tae Hyung enters the well-appointed office, his gaze in the process of diverting from his phone.
TAE HYUNG: Sorry, that took longer than I expect-
He comes to a halt shutting the door behind him as he finds Y/n walking toward Nam Gil's desk. Nam Gil himself is not in the room anymore.
Tae Hyung's both surprised and not surprised to see Y/n taking a seat on the chair he was seated in, a few minutes ago.
TAE HYUNG: Hi. Where's Nam Gil?
Y/N: He stepped out to meet someone.
TAE HYUNG: Your friends are worried about you.
Y/n ignores the statement, checking the drawers.
TAE HYUNG: What're you doing?
He steps toward the desk, Y/n extends an arm gesturing him to stop.
Y/N: Guard the door.
He stares at her, confused.
TAE HYUNG: No.
Y/N: No?
TAE HYUNG: It looks like you're doing something I don't want to get involved in.
Y/N: I need you to guard the door, I don't want to get caught.
TAE HYUNG: What in the world are you searching his drawers for?
He takes at step forward.
Y/N: Please.
She gives him a curt look, making Tae Hyung step back to the door, before continuing her search.
TAE HYUNG: Ever plan on letting me know?
Y/n moves onto the cabinets.
Y/N: I'm searching his office.
TAE HYUNG: For?
Y/N: I... don't know.
Tae Hyung scoffs – Of course you know.
Y/N: I don't know what he's hiding but I need to find it.
TAE HYUNG: What's he hiding?
Y/n stops, gritting her teeth, her gaze fixed on the cabinet in front of her. Tae Hyung notices her sudden rage.
TAE HYUNG: I can help-
The door opens, just a tad and Tae Hyung finds himself immediately slamming the door shut. Y/n swiftly seats herself back, looking like she'd been sitting there all along.
Tae Hyung opens the door.
NAM GIL: Tae Hyung?
TAE HYUNG: Oh!... Hi... Sorry, I thought I was supposed to push to open the door.
NAM GIL: It's fine-
Y/N: Found it!
The attention is diverted to Y/n walking toward Tae Hyung, his phone in her hand. Tae Hyung's fingers immediately land on the pocket he was sure he had kept his phone in– Where did she- How?
Y/N: He came back for his phone. Here.
Tae Hyung takes it from her hand.
TAE HYUNG: Ugh... Thanks.
NAM GIL [TO Y/N]: Sorry, I'm running late for our dinner.
Y/N: I came to tell you; I can't make it. I have work.
NAM GIL: Really? That's disappointing. Well, next time.
Y/n smiles and bows.
Y/N: Catch you later.
She exits, leaving Tae Hyung to get back to his meeting with Nam Gil.
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INT. TAE HYUNG'S CAR – TRAFFIC - NIGHT
Tae Hyung's car stops at the red light.
TAE HYUNG: How did she get my phone? It was with me-!
He stops, looking at the passenger door open and Y/n climbing in.
TAE HYUNG: You need to stop doing that-
Y/N: I need your help.
Tae Hyung's all ears.
TAE HYUNG: What's going on?
Y/N: It's my sister. I need to hide her in a place where no one can find her.
Tae Hyung's gaze falls on her busy hands, scratching on her skin, the edges of her nails outlined with blood. – Something's very, very, wrong.
TAE HYUNG: Are your safehouses compromised?
Y/N: Nam Gil knows all my safe houses.
The nails dig into her skin with more aggression. Tae Hyung silently winces, as if it was his skin that was being lacerated.
TAE HYUNG: You're protecting her from her husband?
Y/n gulps, she doesn't want to admit it but manages a nod.