Psycho Killer || PJM

[16]•Polaroid

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Jimin's POV:

After discarding the corpse from my doorstep with the medics, I went to Laura's room. I sat beside her on the bed and caressed her hair softly.

She was sleeping, but still there was a frown on her forehead showing how badly she was affected by witnessing a dead body at the doorstep. Her panicked state and terrified screams echoes in my ear till now.

Her face seemed dull and restless. The usual brightness was all gone and the darkness of fear covered over it. This vulnerable and helpless self of hers makes me feel uneasy and my heart ache harder.

She never cried and panicked like this before. I know she was soft and so sensitive. I still remember how worried she was whenever I came home with some blooded wounds and how she cried all the time while she applying ointments on it. But that was not bad like this.

I couldn't bear the pain arose in me whenever she cry for me. She loves me. She cares about me a lot, I know. That's why she can't see me in pain. And the same goes to me as well.

I just want to smack down all the reasons behind her tears, whoever it would be and whatever it could be.... I never cared much about it. All I want is to erase all the pain she feels and make her the happiest person in the world.

Due to these reasons, I kept her away from my profession. We avoided phone calls whenever I went on a mission. We cutted down all the communication between us at such times. But that doesn't give peace to our hearts.

What if there was an emergency?

How can she communicate me?

How can I save her?

Those questions didn't let me sleep in peace. So, we both come up with a deal that we can communicate through text messages whenever we miss each other or there was an emergency.

In that process, we kept our relationship secret for a long time. Still it was secret, only Mr. Lim and Jungkook knew about us. Not a single colleague of hers knew about us and our relationship.

I couldn't forgive myself if any danger would happen because of my enemies to my family or to my love in order to defeat me. That guilt would kill me miserably every second and every minute.

I don't want to risk their lives for me. I knew this profession was a risky one. It's like stepping into the bush of thorns, know it would torn apart our skin.

I have to be more careful, from now onwards. I should investigate my neighbors to check whether someone seems suspicious. I should check the surveillance cameras footages of the vicinity. And at the time, I should make sure Laura's safety in home as well as the places wherever she goes.

Heaving out a heavy sign, I stroked her hair tenderly. Her palms were clenching the mattress into a fist, so tightly. I laid down beside her, just to hug her and comfort her.

I thought, my body warmth would reduce the shivering of hers and it worked eventually. She snuggled more into my embrace which I just let her do.

I caresssed her back soothingly with the love and concern I have for her. I just stared at somewhere thinking about all just happened today. After a brief seconds, I felt my eyes getting heavier. Gradually I fall asleep with her in my embrace.
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After a good sleep, I woke up by the rustling sound of some papers.

I craned my neck over Laura with a lazy eyes, to see the papers placed on the study table near the window side were dancing by the morning breeze flowing through the opened window.

The weight stone placed on it was securely clasping it from scatter away by the breeze, which ended up making a rustling sound.

Due to the rainy season started already, we can find the good wind flow everytime. I looked to my side to see Laura still sleeping. A contented smile curled up on my face, seeing her sleep peacefully. No more worries and no more fear...

The clock ticked 8. And I don't need to go to police station today. All the officers in the department would have been aware of what just happened today at the early morning, right now.

And Mr. Lim was not an exceptional. So, he would never question me for taking a leave today. Why not? I should be here to take care of my love, at least for one day.

Then, I decided to make some food for the breakfast to fill my girl's stomach after her beautiful nap. So, I stood up from the bed slowly, not want to wake her up. And, I went to the window side to close it.

I rearranged the papers in the right order which was distributed by the wind flow. I put the papers neatly in a file, thinking it would be Laura's project work from her company.

While arranging the file inside the drawer, a little square shape image caught my eyes. I moved other files to see it clearly and there I saw a polaroid.

Polaroid?

It was a polaroid of two girls who seems so young like they were in their juvenile stage.

One of the girls was smiling widely with gleeful sparkles in her eyes. She was putting her one arm around the other girl's shoulder, holding her like her life only depends on that girl.

The other one was different. She seemed less expressive. A little smile was visible on her face. Her eyes shone but seemed something lacks in it. It doesn't show much sparkles, instead it showed tiredness and pain.

But that doesn't affected the content of having someone with her. That was vivid by the way she holds the first girl's shoulder.

By the way, who are they?

Why Laura kept this polaroid of two girls with her?

Am I missing something about Laura? I mean her past?

But I thought she told me everything....

I know she was an orphan. And she never mentioned about anyone important for her from her past.

Did this person is someone so close to her? Like a friend or what?

But, why she didn't have speak about it to me yet?

When I was so lost in my thoughts, I heard someone calling me. And that's none other than Laura.

"Jimin, what are you doing there?" She asked in her sleepy tone while rubbing her eyes like a kid.

"Laura... what's this? And who are they?" I asked her, shaking the polaroid in my hand with the determination to know about what she hides from me all these years.

"That-  that was.... Jimin... I-  I'm sorry for hiding this." She said that much and downcasted her eyes to her thighs while fiddling with her fingers.

"Just tell me what was that?" I asked, losing my patience every passing seconds.

"It's my childhood picture. One among the girls is me and other one is my childhood friend Moon Jinsu."

"What?!?!"
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