HIDE N SEEK | Yumark

28. Please let me go

"Still awake?"

Mark looks up and sighs, nodding.

"Yeah"

"What's up?" Yuta mutters sitting in front of him. "Nothing" He replies bluntly. "Alright, I'm going out, see you in the morning if you haven't run away" He says lowly before sliding out the bedroom before Mark could even think of what to say.

"Rude bitch" Mark sighs and picks up his phone, he had 3 missed calls from Jungwoo and a missed call from... Kaname?

He rapidly rings Kaname back and within a few rings she answers.

"Mm?" She murmurs.

"I saw the missed call, sorry I just woke up" He apologises. "Yeah... uhh... give me a sec" She sighs. A few moments of silence later and she takes a deep breath. "Oh yeah uh is Yuta around?" She asks. "No he said he was going out and he'd be back in the morning" Mark says. "Okay cool, we'll uhh I have to tell you something" She breathes. "Um, Yuta, he ain't all good y'know?" She lets out a small laugh. "I don't really recommend staying around him, I mean it's kinda self explanatory, what he's done to you... why would you want to stick with him?" She says and Mark gulps. "What are you talking about?"

"I'm not sure what sort of relationship you've got with Yuta but it's time to end it," She states. End it? "I'm sorry if I'm coming across as rude but I'm being serious Mark, it's for your own good, you've suffered enough, it's time you did something about it," She says.

"You're the only one who can do something,"

Mark pauses in thought. He's the only one who can end it? But... all those times he thought he'd tried his damned best... was he not even trying? Was that what people thought? Or was it what was actually happening? Was he weakened to the point he thought he was trying?

"Mark?"

"Yeah..."

"Uhh... I uh... I'm not sure how to end this" he whispers. "I'm here, I'll help you, get all your friends to help, you need as much support as you can, unfortunately father isn't here so I can't ask him and I'm not sure if Namika would help..." she says and he nods.

"I don't recommend trying Namika" Mark says. "You know her?" She gasps in utter confusion. "No but Yuta told me a lot, to me, it sounds like she'd side with Yuta so I don't think it's worth the risk" He says.

"Ah alright um... how many friends do you have left?" She asks in a small voice, fearing that her words may come across and rude and insensitive. "A few... I've only really got one or two who could actually help out though, I don't want to lose anyone though" He snickers and she sighs. "I understand but... I wasn't thinking about anything physical, more verbal than anything" She says and he raises a brow. "Verbal? You mean I'm gonna talk my way out of this? There's no way that would work Kaname?!"

"It's worth a try, we know we can't beat him physically, probably not mentally either but he can probably come to a conclusion with words" She suggests and he pauses.

"I'm scared, I don't wanna fuck up" Mark says and he feels Kaname rolling her eyes through the speaker. "The point is, you don't fuck up, you fuck up and it's game over, he learns quick so we wouldn't even get a second chance" she hisses and Mark laughs. "Okay! I get it I get it, don't scold me" Kaname takes a deep breath.

"This isn't a game Mark, this is reality, you need to put your head back on your shoulders and realise that this isn't a fucking game" She states and he sighs. "Oh you go on like I'm a fucking moron!" He groans. "Mark! Are you even listening to me? Are you even taking this seriously?! I'm putting my life as well as mother's and Eunbi's life in danger by helping you, if you fuck up and he finds out who's behind it, you're fucking done!" She yells and Mark sighs. "It's probably too late anyway, there's probably no point in trying if we ain't definite it will work" Mark mutters. "I'm about to give up on you Mark." She sighs.