One Wish

Chapter 33

"Jimin?" She whispered back.

"Get in the hedge! Police are coming!"

Carefully, she crouched an slipped between the roots of the hedge into an open cavity where a male figure was already crouched.

"Daehwi?" She whispered.

"Shh!" He covered her mouth and leaned over her with desperate eyes.

What was going on?

"Any sign of her?" Hyungwon panted. "Too bad that man who attacked Wonho got away."

"None, sir."

"Well, keep searching" Ask pedestrians if they've seen her."

"Don't move yet." Daehwi said faintly.

Yoobin kept silent and continued t stare into his eyes, the windows to his soul. Why was he here? Why was he in the hedge? Why, why, why?

Once the sound of rustling bushes and police officers had moved away, Daehwi sat back on his knees. "It's been a while since I've seen you."

"Duh." She heard herself say and then made a face. "Sorry."

"Shh." He said with a tense smile. "I thought I heard something."

Yoobin nodded and they stayed silent for a few more minutes.

"Are you surprised to see me?"

"Are you kidding?" She whisper-shouted. "What the bloody hell are you doing here? It's dangerous and you and I hiding in a bush.

"Alright, I came to see Father Yoongi." Daehwi admitted in a rushed tone. "He keeps me updated on how you're doing on the condition I tell no one."

"What?" Yoobin yelped in utter confusion. "Father Yoongi? What--?"

"He came to my house and made me believe you knew him and he knew you. Things went from there, and now I'm in a bush. And your hands are cuffed behind you."

"Great observation." She said as she felt the beginnings of headache. Her phone vibrated. "Can you get that?" She indicated her back pocket.

Daehwi obediently slipped her phone out carefully and answered the call. "Erm, hello? Yeah, it's Yoobin's boyfriend and neighbour here." He waited, blinking continuously. "Yeah, we're in a bush. At the path connecting the pavement. Yeah, there. What're you wearing? A grey hoodie, black jeans and brown duster coat? Okay."

"Was it Jin?"

"He didn't say his name?" Daehwi carefully left the bush with a grunt. "Stay there."

Several people's footsteps passed.

"Are you Jin?" Daehwi asked suspiciously to the next footfalls.

"Yes." Jin said and Yoobin saw his feet outside of the bushes. "Yoobin?"

"Right here." She inched out of the bush and stood. He immediately slipped his coat over her shoulders and ushered her back down the pavement. Daehwi followed.

"Your texts were very amusing." Jin chuckled. "I assume you couldn't see the screen."

"You assumed correctly. Where're the others? I also have handcuffs on you'll have to remove."

"In the car already." His head turned towards Daehwi. "Do you know everything?"

"Just what Father Yoongi's told me. Hey, is it okay if I go home?"

"Hmm...probably." Jin agreed. "But if anything odd happens, well, I assume you have Yoobin's number?"

"Jimin got me a new phone. Why don't you take Jin's number seeing I'm a bit tied up right now?" Normally, she wouldn't be that calm and collected, but she felt safe between the men and the handcuffs were hidden by Jin's jacket.