Jaemin didn't give me any time to think twice.
We just started running. He kept his hand on my wrist as we sprinted to the door.
"Jaemin", I panted, "Could you please tell me why we're running?"
"Because", he tried to answer me as we turned corners every two seconds, "Kai is one of the most dangerous people in the industry...and he hates my living guts"
"Isn't he the guy I shot?"
"Yup", another voice behind us said, "That's me."
I stopped.
Jaemin stopped.
We turned around.
There was a taller guy standing in the hall behind us. He looked friendly, but he obviously wasn't.
"Get behind me", Jaemin whispered.
I nodded and took a step back, unconsciously gripping his wrist even harder.
"Jaemin...", the guy chuckled, "I've been all over the place. Where have you been, man?"
"Avoiding you, Kai", Jaemin replied.
Jaemin kept a cold stare on his face, but it didn't seem to bother Kai at all; he just kept his crooked smile on his face.
"You.", Kai looked at me, "Aren't you supposed to be with us?"
My heart beat even faster.
"I-", I opened my mouth.
"Keep her out of this", Jaemin glared, "She's not supposed to be with you or even NCT Dream"
"So, why is she with you guys?", Kai took a step closer.
"Because we haven't lied to her"
"Ah...", Kai smiled, with his eyes fixed on me. Jaemin and I took another step back.
"Well, even if you guys haven't lied to her", Kai said, "...she signed a contract with EXO"
Jaemin bit his lip.
"And, I don't think...", Kai kept walking in our direction, "That NCT Dream is EXO. Right, Jiwoo?"
I looked at my sneakers. "R-Right...?"
"I'll make this easy for you, Jaemin", Kai said, "You can let Jiwoo go back to her brother..."
"Or?", Jaemin raised his eyebrow.
"Or Jiwoo will have to pay for being disloyal to a mafia she signed a contract with"
Jaemin and I looked at each other.
"Its your choice, Jiwoo", Jaemin said.
I took a little breath in, keeping my eyes locked with Kai.
"Go. Lets go."
In a split second, we turned around and started running all over again. I didn't even dare myself to look back to see if Kai was following us.
"There's a way out ahead", Jaemin said.
I nodded, trying to keep up with him.
"Jiwoo!", Kai shouted from behind us, "Put your hands up or you and Jaemin go down!"
I shot Jaemin a look.
"Keep running", he said calmly, "We're almost out."
I bit my lip.
"3!", Kai yelled.
My heart pace got faster.
"2!"
The seconds got longer.
"1!", Kai's voice rang in my head when he said the last number.
Bang!
I fell to the ground. It took a few seconds for me to feel any pain...
"Jiwoo!", Jaemin's voice sounded like he was talking under water. His sneakers looked blurry as I watched him run to my side.
I couldn't hear anything.
My vision blurred out.
I closed my eyes.
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