Playful Kill

Description: Something strange happened.  Somebody was killed, another was injured.  The sisters were trying to find their way out of the tragedy.

Rating: PG-15

Characters: Taeyeon, Tiffany, Seohyun, Minho, Onew, Leeteuk, Siwon and fictional character.

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters in the fiction.  The story is only a narrative and does not involve any real life situation.  The whole plot of the story is written originally by myself.  If there's any similarity to other fictions, it is totally a coincidence.

“It was you, Emelyn.  All this while,” Leeteuk smirked.

“No,” she answered, “It was you.”

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“It’s schizophrenia,” Leeteuk heard the doctor said.

“That’s really sick,” he heard Taeyeon cried.

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They were sisters.  The eldest was Taeyeon.  The second was Tiffany.  The third was Emelyn.  The youngest was Seohyun.  If people said that a family was unfortunate if they have no boy as a child, they were definitely wrong.  These sisters proved them wrong.  These sisters, they were strong, physical wise, mental wise and sisterhood wise.  Taeyeon and Tiffany even planned to get married together, so as Emelyn and Seohyun.  That was how close they were.

Taeyeon had convinced her boyfriend, Leeteuk to wait until Tiffany and Siwon were really ready.  Leeteuk was fine, since he was in the army anyway.  He could wait until he’s done with his training.  But, the problem was Siwon always said that he wanted the wedding to be on a different date.  According to Siwon, a wedding was supposed to be a man and a woman’s special day.  So, why would Tiffany and her sister share the same day?

Another problem aroused when the sisters confirmed that Taeyeon had a stalker.  Not really a bad stalker though, just someone from another apartment building who always came to their second-floor apartment.  He dropped by the apartment to go with Taeyeon to work, since they work at the same place anyway.  He was kind.  He was protective.  The only problem was that Taeyeon was no longer available.

“You know that Junho boy really like you, right?” Tiffany asked.

“Yes,” Taeyeon answered.

“So, why would you go out with him?” Seohyun asked.

“Why wouldn’t I?” Taeyeon asked back.

“Well, that’s obvious.  You have a boyfriend,” Emelyn answered, “And he’s in the army.  Just imagine if he comes back sometimes and seeing you with another guy?  I am quite sure he would kill, you know?”

“Ok.  Thanks for your concern sisters.  I know you love me.  But, it is not like I am going out dating him.  We’re just going out for work together and then go home together.  What’s the big deal?” Taeyeon said while putting on a blazer on top of her blouse.

“What’s the big deal, you ask me?” Tiffany widened her eyes.  It was just so impossibly impossible that her big sister was that slow.

“The big deal is that he has a feeling of more than friends towards you.  And he’s close to you?  Nope.  I won’t try that with Minho,” Seohyun said while referring to the same situation with her boyfriend Minho.

“That’s a different situation, Seo.  Minho is in the US.  If you have someone so close to you here, who happens to have a romantic feeling towards you, Minho would feel betrayed.  Because he’s just not here and can’t possibly control the situation.  Leeteuk is here in Korea.  He knows what I am doing and he knows Junho is just a kid next building who likes me.  Leeteuk knows that I can’t possibly fall for him.  Leeteuk knows that he is better than the boy,” Taeyeon explained.

“You can’t be that slow.  My point is Leeteuk could get jealous, if not feeling betrayed,” Tiffany refuted.

“Ok, sisters.  Sorry that I can’t be in this conversation anymore.  I need to get to the office as soon as possible,” Taeyeon took her handbag and wore her shoes, “And I’ll be home late tonight, after nine.  I have this karaoke thing, remember?  The whole office is going.”

“Yeah, right?  What a right time for a karaoke party,” Emelyn said sarcastically, “Leeteuk is coming here tonight.  For a holiday.”

“I don’t forget that, Em.  I’ll be home after nine.  I still can meet him the whole weekend.  By the way Em, aren’t you and Seo having class today?  Get ready.  And Tiff, enjoy your day off work,” she said before she closed the door.  The other three sisters heard a greeting.

“Must be that Junho boy,” said Emelyn.

“Tae is too slow, isn’t she?” Tiffany asked them.

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The Earth was wetted that night by the heavy downpour.  Going out was definitely a mistake since the thunderstorms was fierce.  However, Emelyn had decided to go to the nearest pharmacy to get cough medicine because Seohyun was soaked in rain when she came back from class.  The youngest was sneezing and coughing continuously after a while and Emelyn decided that it was better if she prevent any increase in temperature.

It was good to have rain like this once in a while in the summer.  At least, the weather didn’t feel scorching hot.  But, she must at least wear good shoes in the slippery condition of the road.  She didn’t and she had to deal with an unpleasant fate of having her elbow in contact with the road on her way back from the pharmacy.  It was not good at all when there’s mixing of blood and rainwater trailing down her fingers.  The sight was downright creepy.

“Shit!  I should have bought a bandage,” she muttered under her breath.  She looked back at the road leading to the pharmacy.  Under her umbrella, she saw water pouring everywhere and she went against her previous thought about going back to the pharmacy to treat her injured arm.  So, she went straight to her apartment.

The journey home was shocking as she met Leeteuk halfway, with Taeyeon in his arms, both of them were soaked by the rain.  Her tongue was tied, so as Leeteuk’s, while Taeyeon looked unconscious, even under the heavy rain.  For a moment, the sound of the rain was too deafening because every other sound just disappeared.

“Leeteuk, what happened?” she started first.

“Let’s go home,” Leeteuk quickly ran away without really answering her question.  Emelyn followed his lead.

They were just by the bus stop near the apartment.  Once they were in the building, Emelyn quickly pushed the button for elevator.  Both of them waited for the elevator without a single word.  When the door opened for them, they quickly stepped in and Emelyn pushed the floor button and the elevator moved again.  The next thing they knew was they ran for the door of the apartment and Emelyn pushed the door opened and the other sisters were in shocked.

“What the hell happened?” Tiffany shouted.  Seohyun stood up from the couch and looked at Emelyn, Leeteuk and unconscious Taeyeon, the three of them were soaked, and water dripping and cold and then Leeteuk spoke again.

“I found her at the dark, quiet alley, with Junho,” he said, adding more surprise to the event that just occurred.

“What happened?” Seohyun asked, feeling weird.  Taeyeon was at the karaoke party, with colleagues.

“She’s drunk, unconscious.  Junho was supposed to send her home. But…” Leeteuk stopped mid-sentence.

“But?” Emelyn didn’t like how it sounds.  She was nervous.

“There wasn’t a single clothes on her body,” Leeteuk said and quickly took Taeyeon to her room.  The other sisters followed, although they were almost as frozen as ice.

“You said what?” Tiff asked.

“I’m afraid she was sexually harassed by Junho.  I know long ago that I cannot trust that boy,” Leeteuk put Taeyeon on the bed, “Somebody, change her clothes!  Quick!”

Tiffany and Seohyun who were panic quickly did as instructed.  Emelyn didn’t.  Leeteuk and her stared at each other, suspiciously.

“Tiff, take care of Tae.  I need to go out to check on something,” Leeteuk said while giving Emelyn one, long, last suspicious stare before he went out again.  Tiffany nodded while crying and doing her job.

“Seo, take this,” Emelyn gave her the cough medicine she bought for her.  Seohyun took it but not without noticing her elbow.

“You’re bleeding, Em,” she said.

“I know,” she said slowly, “I’m going out again to get the bandage.  Take Tae to the hospital, Seo.  Make sure she is checked by the doctor,” Emelyn said and with that she left the apartment.

Instead of taking the path to the pharmacy, she took the opposite path, following Leeteuk slowly from behind.  She fished out her cellphone from her jeans pocket and made a call to her boyfriend.

“Onew.  I have to tell you this.”

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When Taeyeon woke up, all of them were there.  Leeteuk was by her side.  Tiffany and Siwon were standing at the other side of the bed.  Emelyn, Onew and Seohyun were standing at the end of the bed.

“How are you feeling?” Tiffany asked.  She could feel Siwon squeezed her shoulder, comforting her.

Taeyeon did not answer.  She slowly took in her surrounding and wondering what was going on.  The sisters were feeling grateful as the result from the doctor informed that Taeyeon was free from sexual assault.  However, there was physical abuse though.  Taeyeon had some bruised at her arms and legs and one at her left temple, where they didn’t manage to register last night.  The doctor also had informed them that Taeyeon was heavily drugged.  The question was, who the hell would do that to her?  Junho?

“Where am I?” question was replied by question.  Taeyeon looked really confused.

“You are at the hospital,” Seohyun said.  Taeyeon was even more confused.

“You remember anything from yesterday?” Leeteuk asked her while wringing her hand.  Taeyeon shook her head.  It was all blur.

“I remember I was at the karaoke party,” she said.

“And?” Tiffany asked.

“Nothing.  I remember nothing after that,” she said.

They nodded and asked her to rest.  They don’t want to force her to think of what happened.  Emelyn told them she tried to find Junho in the morning, at his apartment, but there was no answer.  Junho’s neighbour told the house was dark and empty since yesterday.  He might not go home last night.  Leeteuk was suspicious by the information.  Tiffany and Seohyun were too tired to even think.  Leeteuk looked at Emelyn and Emelyn stared back at him.

“Onew,” Emelyn called for her boyfriend.

“Yes?”

“I need to talk to you,” she whispered.  Onew nodded and pulled Emelyn to a place hidden from 

anybody.

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As Emelyn and Onew spoke to each other privately, Tiffany and Siwon also had taken the time to spoke confidentially as well.  This time, Siwon who was agitated by the latest occurrence, wanted only to marry Tiffany and taking care of her.

“What happened to Taeyeon was really unfortunate,” Siwon said.  He held Tiffany’s arm tightly, showing how he really cared about her.

“It was a disaster,” Tiffany exaggerated, but none of them care anymore.

“You see, Tiffany.  Things got rather weird lately.  Everything was strange.  Taeyeon was carried home by Leeteuk and he claimed she might be sexually assaulted.  Turned out she’s not but she’s bruised.  Like there was something going on.  I’m afraid for you,” Siwon said like any gentleman would do.

“I know.  Things got rather strange lately,” Tiffany agreed.

“Tiffany, let’s get married,” Siwon was being quite frank and fast on that.

“What?!” Tiffany faced him.

“Please, Tiffany.  Don’t get mad.  I just…I think it would be better if I am always with you.  You know, taking care of you, won’t let anything bad happen to you-”

“I can’t believe you!  We are in the middle of a big crisis here and all you think about is a marriage?!”

“Tiff, please.  You misunderstood me.  The marriage is not the point.  The point is you.  I won’t forgive myself if anything happen t-”

“Shut up, Siwon!  This will never end, forever.  We bicker each day talking about this.  I told you, many times, that I will wait for Taeyeon,” Tiffany shouted.

“Tiff, it is you that I worry about right at this moment,” Siwon pleaded.

“Worry?  You sure?  If you are worried about me, then you will worry about my sister too.  You should know better, Siwon,” Tiffany said through gritted teeth and with that she left Siwon.

Siwon was sculpted on the floor.  He looked at Tiffany as she walked away.  When she turned around a corner, Siwon saw Tiffany bumped into Emelyn.  She heard their conversation, although it was quite distance.

“Tiff, what happened?”

“Nothing,” Tiffany answered, trying to get away.

“The way I see it is not nothing,” Emelyn replied.

“It’s a small matter.  The same old stuff Siwon and I had been talking,” she said and quickly left the scene.  Siwon saw Emelyn gave him a sceptic look and he quickly turned away and walked to the other side.

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That night, Emelyn and Tiffany slept together.  Tiffany was tired.  She cried a lot in the day.  Seohyun was not at home.  She offered herself to take care of Taeyeon at the hospital.  Emelyn decided to accompany Tiffany at home.  Leeteuk and Siwon were also at the apartment.

“Siwon, you alright?” Leeteuk asked when all Siwon did was staring at the blank television.

“What?” he turned to Leeteuk.

“I said, are you alright?” Leeteuk asked again while taking a bottle of alcohol and a glass.

Without answering his question, Siwon sighed and looked down on the floor.  Well, that kind of answered the question itself.  Siwon was not okay.  Leeteuk took the seat beside him.  He poured the alcohol into the glass until it is half-full then he pushed it to Siwon.

“You wanna share with me?  Your problem?” Leeteuk asked again.

“Nah…” Siwon shook his head, “It’s fine.  The same old problem anyway.  I have to wait for Tiffany to say yes.”

“Oh.  That.  I don’t mind you know, if you want to go get married first,” Leeteuk said.

“You have no problem.  But, Tiffany see that as a big problem,” he said.  As he mentioned that, he drank all the alcohol in one shot.  Then, he took the bottle from Leeteuk and poured into his own glass.  This time, he made it full.

“Well, yeah.  These sisters have strong bonding between them, Siwon.  They will never hurt each other.  They will always do what they think is the best for each other,” Leeteuk said.

“Even sharing the same wedding day?” this time Siwon had already taken his third shot.  Leeteuk took the glass and the bottle away from him.

“Enough, Siwon.  Let’s get you some fresh air,” Leeteuk said.  He pulled Siwon to the balcony to enjoy the cold, night air.

“Better?” Leeteuk asked him.

“A looottt bet-tah…”

“Siwon?”

“Yeeeessss?  Hahahaha!!!”

“Siwon, you look so drunk.  Was that your first time drinking?” Leeteuk tried to hold Siwon tight especially when he started to lean on the railing.

“Noooo!!!  Not first tiiiimeee,” Siwon answered.  There were some struggles and things were getting out of hand.  Before Leeteuk could register things in his mind, he saw he was looking at Siwon who was facing up to him, while going further down and nearer and nearer to the concrete two floors beneath them.

“Siwon!!!!!” Leeteuk shouted, all too late.

Emelyn who was still awake ran out of Tiffany’s room.  The jump of the bad spring even woke Tiffany up, but still on the bed.  The thing Emelyn saw was Leeteuk, looking down from the balcony trying to reach something that had fallen.  Except that it was not a thing.  It is a person.  Emelyn knew it was Siwon.

“Tiffany!!!” she shouted.  At the sound of her shouting, Leeteuk turned to face her and gave a fearful look.  Tiffany ran to get Emelyn.

“Why?  What happened?  Emelyn?” Tiffany shook her.

“Call the ambulance,” she told Tiffany.

Tiffany who was unaware of the real situation was sculpted on the floor.  It was Leeteuk who reached for the phone first and he called the ambulance right away.  Emelyn took her phone and looking for the contact number of the only person she could trust right now.

“Onew, I need you here.”

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“Tiff, it’s okay.  Everything is going to be alright,” Seohyun said, but Tiffany could hear a little doubt at the edge of her voice.

“It’s my fault.  I shouldn’t quarrel with him,” Tiffany cried.

“Not your fault, Tiff.  No.  Things are just weird.  Things are just getting out of our hands.  I don’t know,” Emelyn said.

“Seo, did you tell Tae about this?” Tiffany asked.

“No.  Thought that she already had enough in her head right now,” Seohyun answered.

Leeteuk and Onew took the seat in front of them.  Leeteuk, who had the most trauma of seeing Siwon falling down were quiet ever since Siwon was brought into the operating theatre.  Onew didn’t speak either.  It was nothing unusual.  He was always quiet anyway.  They waited for another hour before the doctor came out of the automatic door.

“Any relative to Siwon?” she asked.

“No.  They are coming soon.  But, I am his girlfriend,” Tiffany said.

“Well.  He passed the critical stage.  There’s no internal injury to the brain, which I would say quite fortunate.  But, patient suffers an injury to his cardiac muscle due to the fall.  He will be put under intensive care.  Only two persons can visit him at a time,” the doctor said.

“Thank God!” Tiffany cried.

“But, we found a suspiciously high amount of drug and alcohol in his drink.  Any comment on this?” the doctor asked.  That really shocked them.

“He was drunk.  He drank some alcohol.  But, the drug?  I don’t know.  I mean, I was with him while he drank.  He didn’t take any drug,” Leeteuk explained.  The doctor looked very confused but remained calm.

“I will take care of that,” said the doctor and she went away after that.

Emelyn could feel Onew’s hand holding hers.  He gave her a squeeze and looked deeply into her eyes.  Emelyn replied with another stare.

“We need to talk,” said Onew.  Emelyn nodded and went with him.  Leeteuk followed them with his eyes.

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It was a week after those horrible incidents involving Taeyeon and Siwon’s fate.  Junho was still missing and they already filed a police report.  Life had gone upside down for the sisters.  But, they still tried to find the light to at least still walk in this dark time.  Taeyeon was discharged after the doctor was sure she was physically and mentally stable.  Siwon had regained consciousness as well, but was still in the hospital for further treatment.  He too, only remembered talking to Leeteuk.  He didn’t remember falling at all.

Things had not turned normal yet.  They needed Junho to give explanation about what happened to Taeyeon.  The sisters were also curious about the drug in the alcohol.  But, they can do nothing except waited for the police to solve the case.  While waiting, they decided to have a sisters’ day out, well, not exactly because Leeteuk and Onew were coming as well.  Emelyn and Seohyun took Tiffany and Taeyeon to a jungle walk.  Both of them thought that the best thing to cure their sisters’ emotional distress was through the nature itself.  They went jungle walking and decided to stop by the river to rest.

“Thanks, Seo,” said Taeyeon to the youngest of them, for giving her a bottle of fresh cold water collected at the fountain.

“No problem.  You and Tiff have fun.  I’m going to join Em there,” Seohyun pointed towards Emelyn, who was sitting on a big rock in the middle of the river, letting her own feet wet in the stream, “And if you need anything, you can ask Leeteuk or Onew.”

“Sure,” Taeyeon said and gave her a small smile.  Taeyeon had not been speaking a lot after that incident.  Seohyun knew that the oldest too, must find things rather odd, especially with Junho missing without explanation.

“Em!” Seohyun called her sister while carefully walking against the stream.

“Hey, Seo!  Be careful!  The rocks are slippery.  You don’t want to fall, do you?” Emelyn warned her and watched her carefully until she made it beside her.

“Em, are things going back to normal?” Seohyun asked.

“I don’t know, Seo.  Junho is still missing.  Drug thing is still a mystery,” Emelyn shrugged.

“I’ve emailed Minho, you know, about these things.  He was already on his way home.  He took the flight last night.  He will reach here by evening,” Seohyun said.

“Really?  I thought he has class?” Emelyn asked, quite cheerful.

“Well, he was done with his summer class.  After he knew what had been happening to us, he thought that it would be better if he could be here.  Sort of, you know, to keep me safe,” Seohyun said.

“Really, Seo?  That’s really sweet of him.  Besides, there will be someone who will take care of you.  You know, because I can’t be with you all the time.  I have this thing I need to do with Onew.  You know, right?” 

Emelyn said.

“Yeah…I know…” Seohyun face turned dark, “I’m joining them.  You coming?”

“Yeah,” Emelyn nodded and both of them got off the rock.

Things just did not go well for them.  Seohyun stepped on a slippery stone and she fell.  Her head just met an unpleasant contact with the big rock where they were sitting just down.  The world went blank for her.

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“She had bad concussion.  But, I could assure you there’s no internal brain injury.  Her MRI shows that she’s stable,” said the doctor.  He left right after he gave his report.

“Why?!  Why are these happening?!” Tiffany shouted.

“I am sorry.  I was supposed to catch her.  I didn’t.  I am sorry,” Emelyn cried.  Onew quickly hugged her because she looked like she was about to fall apart.

“None of this is your fault, Em,” Taeyeon said.

“First, it’s you, Taeyeon.   Then, it was Siwon.  After that, it’s Seo.  Why are these happening to those I am close to, those who are very dear to me?  Who’s next?  It can’t be Emelyn,” Tiffany cried loudly.

“Guys, listen.  I need to go to the airport to fetch Minho.  Tiff, please take care of Seo.  Em, I want you to go home and rest.  You look like you haven’t been sleeping for a week.  Onew, please accompany her,” Taeyeon had things sorted out for them, “Leeteuk, do you want to go with Tiff or with me?”

“I’ll send Onew and Emelyn home first and I’ll drive back here to be with Tiffany,” Leeteuk kindly offered.

“No, it’s o-”

“That would be a good idea because you too, Onew, looks like you haven’t been sleeping for a week,” Taeyeon quickly said before Onew could disagree.

“Alright.  If you say so,” Onew replied.  He looked at Leeteuk who gave him a suspicious stare.  He held Emelyn even tighter.

Before they went to where they were supposed to be, Taeyeon and Leeteuk saw Onew and Emelyn whispering to each other.  Then there was a doubtful nod before they followed Leeteuk to the car.

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The trip home was quiet.  None of them spoke at all.  Leeteuk was of course focusing on the road, Onew was always quiet and Emelyn really had nothing to say.  She really felt tired anyway, like the world weighed on her.  Leeteuk was driving quite slowly but they didn’t question that.  He even walked them to the apartment.  Emelyn thought he was supposed to go back to the hospital to accompany Tiffany.  But, he didn’t.

The moment they stepped into the apartment, Leeteuk pushed both of them onto the floor.  He quickly got inside and locked the door of the apartment.

“What the hell are you doing?!” Onew quickly hugged Emelyn.

“Why don’t you ask your girlfriend, Onew?  Oh, I forget.  You already knew.  She told you everything, didn’t she, on what she had done?” Leeteuk asked.

“What had I done?” Emelyn asked.

“You tell me, Emelyn.  Taeyeon, Siwon, Seohyun and all those unfortunate incidents.  It was you, Emelyn.  All this while,” Leeteuk smirked.

“No,” she answered, “It was you.”

Onew helped her stood up.  Emelyn and Onew had waited this moment from the first incident happened.  The moment of truth.  Onew took a brave step and stood between Leeteuk and Emelyn.  He’s Emelyn’s boyfriend and Emelyn was always his concern.

“Don’t lie, Emelyn.  I saw you, with your bleeding hand that night.  You just killed Junho and bruised Taeyeon.  Maybe you were the one that drugged her too.  Then, I saw you went out again and you dumped Junho in the lake, tied him up to rock so that he won’t float again.  I saw you put the drug in the alcohol drink.  I saw you let Seohyun slipped and hit the rock.  I saw you.  So, don’t lie,” he said.

“I love my sister and I won’t do that to them.  I won’t bruise them, I won’t destroy their source of happiness and I won’t kill them,” Emelyn said.

“Leeteuk, please.  You’re sick,” Onew said.

“I’m sick, you say?  You girlfriend’s sick.  What does she think?  This is some kind of a killing game?” Leeteuk asked.

“What?  I didn’t kill anybody!” she barked.

“I’m sorry, Emelyn.  I know you are Taeyeon’s sister.  But, you destroy your family, so I have to destroy you,” Leeteuk’s smirking.

“You destroy my family!” Emelyn shouted.  Onew took her away from Leeteuk.  But, that also meant away from the only door to escape.

“Leeteuk, don’t.  We had enough.  We don’t want any more harm to anybody,” Onew said calmly, although his heart was racing inside his chest.

But, before he knew it, Leeteuk already gave him a full blow at his cheek.  He was thrown to the floor.  With nobody guarding Emelyn, Leeteuk found it easier to grab her.  He choked her down.  Emelyn tried to punch, to kick or to even move.  She was pinned down completely by Leeteuk and was struggling to breathe.

Suddenly, there was a sound of glass breaking and shattering on the floor.  Leeteuk was no longer choking her.  Emelyn never felt the air was so good in her life.  It was Onew.  He hit Leeteuk with a glass vase.  Onew quickly grabbed Emelyn to lead her to the door while Leeteuk took time to regain himself.  But, they were slow.  Leeteuk grabbed Emelyn by her ankle.  Emelyn grabbed the side of couch to avoid getting nearer to Leeteuk.

“No!” Onew said.  He tried to pull Emelyn but he was pushed instead.

“I won’t let you escape, Emelyn.  You are guilty,” Leeteuk tried to choke her down again.

“No.  You are guilty, Leeteuk.  You’re sick!” she shouted and punched him in the face.

It was not that hard, but enough to made his vision unclear for a little while.  Onew took that chance to drag her away from him.  Unfortunately, Onew tripped by the sofa and landed right beside the kitchen counter.

“You can’t run away from me.  Don’t even try,” Leeteuk warned and tried to choke Onew.

Emelyn was panicked.  She snatched the nearest fork she could find from the kitchen and quickly planted it on Leeteuk’s hand.  He let go of Onew.  But, he became angrier and more uncontrollable.  He pulled out the fork from his hand and tried to get back at Emelyn.  She thought she was going to die, but Onew quickly became her armour and received the hit.

The world suddenly got too quiet for Emelyn, that it was haunting her.  Onew stared at her, pain was evident in his eyes.  Leeteuk laughed an evil laugh and Emelyn felt rage in her own emotion.  She wanted to shout but she became voiceless, like a mute.  Leeteuk looked at her and smiled creepily.  He pulled out the fork from Onew’s chest and stabbed him again and again and again.

Leeteuk was about to stabbed Onew again for the seventh time, but Emelyn took a sharp kitchen knife and cut Leeteuk at his hand.  The cut was deep but not enough to live a fatal wound.  Leeteuk snatched the knife from her and gave her a very deep cut at her neck, perhaps cutting her vein even, because she saw blood pouring out before she sank to the floor.

“Emelyn…” Onew, at the verge of dying, extended his hand to her neck and tried to stop the blood from pouring, wasted.

“I’m s-sorry I c-couldn’t pro…protect you,” he said.  She stared at him as his eyes closing and he died with his hand still at her neck, covering her wound.

Emelyn thought she was going to die.  But, she heard the sound of the door opened and someone who looked like Minho rushed to the scene.  Leeteuk threw the knife away and raised both his hand.

“I didn’t mean it.  She tried to kill Onew, I was trying to save him.  Then, she tried to kill me.  It was self-defence,” she could only hear it because the world was getting dark.

“I know, Leeteuk.  Let’s get you out of here,” that was the last sound she heard.

+++++

When Emelyn opened her eyes again, she was staring at the right ceiling.  She can’t move her neck.  It felt stiff, if not painful.  It was Tiffany who stood up and Emelyn looked at her.  She looked like she had been crying all day.

“Oh God, Emelyn.  You’re awake,” she wiped her tears, “You alright?  You feel uncomfortable anywhere?  Pain?”

Emelyn stared at Tiffany.  Unlike Taeyeon and Siwon, she remembered clearly what happened that night.  But, she wished she didn’t.

“How long have I been here?” Emelyn asked her sister.

“Three days,” Tiffany said.  She sounded so relieve.

“Where’s Leeteuk?  Is he caught?” Emelyn asked again.  Tiffany was surprised.

“You remember?” Tiffany answered her with another question.

“Crystal,” she told her, giving sign there’s nothing to be hidden from her.

“Em, I’m really sorry.  Onew, he-”

“Don’t, Tiff.  Just don’t.  I know what happened,” Emelyn said.  This time she can’t hold it in.  Tears rolled down her cheeks.

“It was unfortun-”

“It was a tragedy,” Emelyn cut Tiffany again.  She cried and stopped when she felt pain at her neck.  Tiffany wiped her tears with a tissue.

“You knew from the beginning that it was Leeteuk.  You knew he’s schizophrenic,” Tiffany said.

“Onew and I knew,” she replied.

“How?”

“Tiff, Onew was a major in Psychology and Human Behaviour.  And me?  I am still majoring in Psychology and Human Behaviour.  It didn’t take us that long to read Leeteuk.  The moment he told us about what happened to Tae, I knew that there was something wrong with him.  I followed him.  I saw he dumped Junho’s body into the lake.  I told Onew.  Both of us studied him,” she said.

“Why didn’t you tell us?” Tiffany asked.

“If Siwon did the same, I wouldn’t be able to tell anybody else too.  What do you expect, Tiff?  I was scared.  I was scared that I will ruin my sister’s happiness.  Taeyeon was so happy with Leeteuk.  What would you think if I come to you and told you your boyfriend is a freak and a killer?” Emelyn asked her sister rationally.

“But, you told Seo,” Tiffany said.

“Because she too, suspected something was wrong.  She asked me and since she was already suspicious I just had to confirm that to her,” Emelyn said.

“And Seo told Minho.  She did a good job by telling him.  If not, with Seo unconscious and you with Leeteuk, we wouldn’t know what happened at home.  When Minho got here and knew that Leeteuk was alone with you guys, he sent the police right away,” Tiffany told Emelyn something she didn’t know.

“Tell Taeyeon not to worry.  He will not be given a death sentence.  He’s schizophrenic.  He’s sick.  He can’t tell the reality from fantasy.  He had this fantasy of me killing.  I just don’t understand why it had to be me,” Emelyn said with tears, “How’s Seohyun anyway?”

“She’s okay.  Woke right after Minho came,” Tiffany said and at the mention of Minho, she saw Emelyn was about to break.

“Em…I’m really sorry about Onew,” Tiffany said.

“I am sorrier for Tae.  Her boyfriend bruised her, killed her friend.  At least, I know Onew died defending me, Tiff,” Emelyn said.

Tiffany knew the tone that Emelyn just spoke.  It was not of vengeance.  It was full with sisterhood and sincerity.  Tiffany just knew things would be better for them in the future.

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heaDeVil^23

Mood: Happy

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