"W-Where did you find these?"
"Y-You know when I collect the trash from all the rooms every week, r-right? And I would always collect the r-ripped papers from Chan hyung and Woojin hyung's room's trash? The same with Changbin hyung, Felix hyung, and J-Jisung hyung's room's trash? And then after c-collecting those ripped papers, I would always put it together, because there will always be something w-written on it?" he explained, trying to catch his breath.
"Y-Yeah, I remembered that you showed me the 'I stole Hyunjin's shirt from his cabinet xD' one that was written by Felix. And it's like a habit for them to write their confessions or thoughts and then rip it into pieces then throw it away." I looked at the other two papers and they said, "Help me" and "I'm so sorry, hyung :(" The sorry note one must have been wet, I can see the stain in it. Was it tears?
"H-Hyung, does this mean that one us really k-killed Chan hyung?" He cried.
"N-No! I-I don't know!" I said, confused. I don't know what's real and what's not. Everything feels like a lie, and I just wish that this is just one of my nightmares. "B-but it only said that he'll kill 'him'. We don't know who's he talking about and if he really did it. That person might just be releasing his anger through these notes. We're not sure about this, and I think the best thing that we could do right now is to not assume."
"B-But hyung, we can't just ignore these! One of us said that he'll k-kill someone. The other was asking for help, and the last one was apologizing! It's quite obvious that something really happened between the members who wrote these!"
"Jeongin, the person who wrote the first note might also be the one who wrote the other notes! Besides, I could write 'I'll kill him.' right now, rip it into pieces, and throw it away. Would you say that I killed Chan hyung? Lastly, we don't know when they wrote these. It might be after Chan hyung was found dead." I kept on telling him, and also myself, that no one from Stray Kids could ever do this to Chan hyung. They will never, and I swear it.
"T-Then, what are we supposed to do? I can't just sit here, pretend to not know anything, and do n-nothing."
"From what room did you got this one?" I suddenly asked, pointing at the 'I'll kill him.' note.
"Well, I got this 'I'll kill him.' note and this 'Help me' note from one trash basket, but I-I can't remember which room."
"Okay, never mind that. Let's just umm..." I said when I felt my phone again, and for the nth time, it's from the unknown number. "'I'll kill him.' So who do you think did it? Every wrong answer would lead to consequences. Be careful. :)"
"WHEN WILL YOU STOP?" I replied to the text message. "YOU. YOU KILLED HIM. NOW, WHEN WILL YOU STOP BOTHERING ME?"
"Wrong. Me? How could I even write the note? Or maybe, I did? Maybe I'm one of the members, right? Too bad, you're going to face another consequence. Tik tok, Hyunjinnie. Time's running. Drop the name, or else, a lot more is about to happen."
"WHAT CONSEQUENCE? WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE'S A LOT MORE TO HAPPEN? CAN YOU NOT MESS WITH MY LIFE?"
"You'll soon find out about the consequence. Pay attention and be careful, Hyunjinnie. :)"
After reading the last message I threw my phone on my bed. He's evil. I'm sure he just wanted this group to hate each other and disband. Bashers. Haters. What did we even do to him? But still, I'm not going to believe him. I'm not the kind to fall in the devil's hands.
"What was it? Did he texted you again?" Jeongin asked.
"Yeah. Looks like he's not going to leave me alone until I drop a name, but how can I even do that? I can't just blame anyone - "
"Hey, mate." I grabbed the nearest cloth or anything and placed it on the study table to cover the notes.
"H-Hey, Felix! What are you doing here?" I flashed an obviously shocked smile. He frowned and glanced at the study table.
"What was that?"
"Nothing. Y-You should knock first, hyung." Jeongin answered quickly. "So, why are you here?"
"Oh, I was just hoping if you could help me with my suitcase. The zipper got stuck and I can't close it. Changbin hyung and Jisung also can't close it."
"I'll help you then." Jeongin and I gave each other a meaningful look before I go to Felix's room. That was close, though. I know I said that no one from Stray Kids could ever kill Chan hyung, but of course Felix could be one of those who wrote the notes. Could be.
"Here." Felix presented his overloaded suitcase. I went on my knees and started to help him.
"Woah. Now I know why you can't close it." I tried my best in zipping Felix's suitcase. Changbin hyung was already asleep, and Jisung went outside. "You're all packed?"
"Nah. I still have a lot of things. I might not finish packing tomorrow morning that's why I started tonight." He then stood up and went in front of his cabinet.
I gave all my attention to the suitcase right after that. Why wouldn't this close? I might actually break this zipper. I used my strength and forced it to close. "Ahh!!! Come on! - OHHH!!!!" I shouted when I finally did it, forgetting that Changbin hyung is sleeping.
"Shhh!!! Don't be too loud!" We both laughed. Since yesterday, I felt like this is the first time I actually laughed so real. Will Chan hyung be mad at me for laughing at a time like this? "Wow, you really did it! Thank you, mate." He said and we did a fist bump. He moved the suitcase to the side, and I saw a piece of paper on the same spot where the suitcase was.
"Oh." I picked up the paper and about to give it to Felix when I saw the first sentence. 'I killed Chan hyung.' My eyes went wide and my heart started to race. I looked at Felix's back, and chills ran down my spine.
"What is it?" He asked before turning around. I immediately hid the paper under my shirt.
"I-I'll go back to m-my room."
"Okay. Thank you again!" He smiled ever so brightly, but I just ran away from the room.
It can't be. He confessed through notes and letters?