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[ Third Person Pov ]
      Her stalker was quiet, too quiet. And whenever he went under the radar, he would return with some crazy news. She was out of tongue the last time they interacted— more like broke into an argument and that worried her. The conversation did carry both of her favourite colleagues and she wasn't liking the idea of seeing another video; this time starring them being all bloody and lifeless.
“A date?” the red haired glared at her.
Right, she also had Hyunjin to worry about, ever since he heard about her little unexpected outting with her boss, he had been nothing but whiny. It totally wasn't the reaction she had anticipated from him.
“It's only dinner,” Shinhye tried nudging him in another direction, a lighter one without him over-reacting.
“But you don't like eating in public places. I bet he doesn't know that—” Hyunjin had a look of triumph on his face. “Shinnie, why did you accept?”
The black haired sighed, she couldn't tell if it was rare luck that his leg was still in a cast, she could only imagine what drama he would've pulled. “I had no choice, Hyunnie,” she rolled her eyes. “He caught me snooping around his office—”
“Why would you do that? What happened to ethical Shin?”
The smaller sighed. “It's complicated.”
“Then make it un-complicated,” Hyunjin's brows furrowed when she quailed, upon noticing his approach. It was her new habit; shying away whenever he got too close, but that didn't stop him from getting closer, until his hands made purchase on her crepe cheeks, giving her heated skin soft fondles. “Don't pressurize yourself to do what you'd regret.”
She resisted the urge to give in, to adhere to his wish. She couldn't relax, or chill just like he had suggested, her mind was too scrambled to do that, she was drowning in an ocean of what ifs. 
What if her boss was the stalker, and she stood him up on this ridiculous dinner he had proposed? That would surely piss him off, she didn't want that. Her stalker does crazy things whenever she disobeys him.
Or what if it was Hyunjin, and then she disregards his pleas for her to stay, just to go out with her boss— whom he had made clear one several occasions that he doesn't like? That would be messy.
Or maybe the third party, Seungmin— the guy she had suspicions on for a while now. What if he doesn't like the idea of she going out with her boss, or staying in with her clingy friend?
She felt trapped, like she was playing shell game with her life hanging on the line. Three men, one a psychotic pseudo, she had to guess who was the imposter. And she had to do it quickly, as if time was the deceitful mastermind behind it all, spinning the shells faster so she'd meet her inevitable demise.
Shinhye heaved out a breath, her head spinning with thoughts. She tried swaying away from Hyunjin's hold, a snarky expression on her flushed face. “Stop staring at me like that,” she scoffed. He had that unsettling look again, it was unfamiliar and made her feel tingly; in a bad way.
The taller tilted his head a bit, his disheveled hair falling over his face, stray red strands brushing against his forehead, his brown eyes sparkled with a hint of mischief and his lips stretched into a smile; his smile was a symphony of happiness, a harmonious blend of bliss and mystery. “Like how?” he mused.
Shinhye groaned, finally getting away from him. “Like that, like how not friends look at each other,” she pressed her lips into a thin line.
“Not friends? Like enemies?”
“No, like—ugh—like lovers.” 
“What's wrong with that?” Hyunjin's gaze followed her as she paced the room anxiously, rubbing her hands on the midnight blue bouffant dress she had on. She shot the red haired a look, one which he considered to be a reflection of her disapproval. 
“Jinnie?” The black haired irked a brow, a sheepish grin on her lips. “You're joking, right?”
“No, just— hear me out—”
Shinhye swept her hair away from her face, frustration bubbling in her chest, making it harder to breathe. “This is not happening,” the noirette started pacing again. She didn't want more mental load to worry about and Hyunjin just brought a whole ball of it. It was absolutely hard trying to maintain a friendship with Han, without his feelings getting in the way, the last thing she wanted was another friend wanting more, especially right now. “How did that happ— Hyunjin!”
“I don't know, it's just. . . that night, your were on top of me, it made me— I just couldn't concentrate. That's why I was barely around, Shinnie. I wanted time to think properly, and when I came back you were being all clingy. I told Seungmin, I thought he'd be hel—”
“I don't wanna know anymore,” Shinhye pressed her hands on her ears, blocking out his confession. “You don't mean it, I just know—”
“It's okay, Shinhye,” the ravenette felt his hands on hers, bringing them away from her ears. Hyunjin's voice broke into a soft whisper— a sotto voce that made chills flick through her. She couldn't look away from his sun-kissed orbs, shrinking into herself the more his piercing gaze darted on her. “You don't have to worry just yet, I haven't decided if I'm catching feelings or I just wanna have sex with you—”
“God, you're making it worse,” Shinhye pulled away from him, 
The delicate rose hue that once spreaded across her face had now bloomed into a warm crimson blush. “I gotta go, it's late.”
The taller caught her wrist, stopping her escape. “Shinhye,” his tone was desperate, complementing the pleading look in his eyes. “Please stay.”
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