Shinhye
Minho, are you okay?
Minnie
You've asked me this
over a hundred times
Minnie
And it hasn't even
been a day
Minnie
Yes, I'm fine
Please stop asking me
this
Shinhye
Are you sure?
Minnie
SHINHYE-
Shinhye
I'm sorry
please stay safe
Minnie
Please leave me
alone ಥ_ಥ
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Shinhye stared at her phone without blinking. Just a few minutes had rolled past since Minho sent that text, but the urge to ask about his current wellbeing bubbled in her worried mind again. He was annoyed, that much was obvious but she couldn't help it.
Even her brother was, ever since her stalker started mentioning her family, she had made it her hourly mission to text them, at first it they found it endearing that she cares, but as the days went by, turning into weeks and then months, they seem sick of it— well, mostly her fourteen year older brother. Her grandmother on the other hand, had pleaded with her that they were alright.
That's what her life had come to, if she weren't annoying the people she cared about, she'd be pushing them away.
She wondered how long it would take for Changbin to noticed that he had been blocked, maybe when her three days extension expires. He was giving her time and space. She just had to avoid him at all cost, she didn't know how, but she had to try.
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Shinhye
Minho?
Minnie
Shinhye, I'm alive
please stop
Shinhye
Okay, alright, cool
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Pacing, that's all she had been doing ever since she got back from work. Her legs were weary and enervated, her head reeled with thoughts and from all the spinning. She felt drained, like all the energy had been sucked out of her; she couldn't tell if it was all the stress she was going through or a result of skipping meals. Her appetite had been extremely low and nothing tastes good. She avoided any meaty food like a plague; her mind associating the protein with the image of the man's flesh being ripped off.
Suspense had seized her breaths, blocking her windpipe with it's ugly presence. She was waiting for a text from her stalker, he was awfully quiet, not necessarily talking about what had happened or being random like he normally would.
What if he was busy killing Minho? And was the one responding to her texts?
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Shinhye
Are you sure you're
Minho?
Minnie
This is ridiculous
Shinhye
Where are you?
Minnie
Minnie
We're headed to
the woods next
Minnie
Do you want to join
us?
Shinhye
No
Shinhye
Yes
Shinhye
I don't know
Shinhye
Minho I'm so confused
Minnie
Don't worry
I'm coming to get you
lonely bunny
Minnie
Felix isn't mad at
you, he's just very
confused
Minnie
He wants to see
you too
Shinhye
Thats cool?
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Minho was coming to get her, Shinhye couldn't tell if she should be relieved or not. Rather she settled on the former, worrying even more as she struggled to put on something to match up with their code; a simple black shirt and baggy jeans.
Once she had that secured, she was back to pacing— it was a never ending circle of backs and forths, she was used to it, the daze barely getting to her.
The wait was agonizingly slow, ticking off her senses.
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Shinhye
Minho?
Minnie
Minho is dead
Shinhye
Stop it
don't joke like that
Minnie
Then stop texting me
every five minutes
Minnie
You're so whiny
Minnie
Kinda kinky though
Shinhye
Okay
I'll stop texting you
now
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Or maybe she should text her stalker, maybe he might tell her what's he's up to. She had no idea how that might help, but it wouldn't hurt to give it a try.
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Shinnie
Hi?
82xxx-xxx-xxx
Hi Shinhye
82xxx-xxx-xxx
Is something wrong?
Shinnie
No. well, I just—
It's um
Shinnie
You've been really
quiet, I just wanted to
Shinnie
I don't know
Shinnie
Where are you?
82xxx-xxx-xxx
82xxx-xxx-xxx
I'm being pulled around
by a friend
82xxx-xxx-xxx
He won't leave me
alone
82xxx-xxx-xxx
It's really sweet that
you care Shinnie
82xxx-xxx-xxx
Now I'm smiling like
an idiot
Shinnie
You're acting weird
82xxx-xxx-xxx
Weird?
82xxx-xxx-xxx
I think I'm pretty decent?
Shinnie
Just forget it
82xxx-xxx-xxx
Oh, okay
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A tiny yelp escaped Minho when she wrapped her arms around his torso, holding him close in a tight embrace. She was petrified with fear when her stalker sent that photo and then his comment afterwards, countless possiblity flooding her head, suffocating her with guilt.
If she hadn't found comfort in Minho, maybe he wouldn't had gone after Felix. She felt like a hazard, a ticking time bomb waiting to explode in anyone's face that got close to her.
Just the thought of it made her step back, finally letting go of Minho. She had to stay away from people, maintaining a safe distance. “Where is Felix?” she probed, her voice low.
“He's waiting downstairs,” the black haired shrugged, a look of nonchalance on his face. “You should've seen his face when I said you were coming.”
“Was he angry?”
“No, Shinhye, he was ecstatic—”
Shinhye gulped, the brim of her lips quivering as she tried smiling at her colleague. “Minho, do you really think—” she paused, hesitant to speak. The taller irked a brow, waiting for her to continue. “—I don't want to go to the woods.”
The ravenette pursed her lips into a thin line when she heard Minho's laugh. She had no idea why he found her confession amusing, it made her feel small. All she wanted to do was stay by Minho's side. Her stalker had made it clear that he wouldn't harm her until the deadline— and she couldn't help but deduce that if she was with both of them, he wouldn't pull any silly trick.
“Please don't laugh at me,” Shinhye's brows creased into a sad frown. “We could go to your apartment instead, have a game night or whatever, please Minho,” her voice was a plaintive whispers, a sorrowful sigh that seemed to quiver as she held back her tears.
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“I hear they serve the best cocktails here.”
Minho wasn't listening, he was being blissfully ignorant, and each attempt Shinhye made to keep him away only seemed to backfire. Currently sitting in the beach bar they had pulled her to, the noirette had her gaze pinned on the warm golden brown table that matched the thatched roof of the driftwood-line shack perched on the sand.
“Would you like one?” Felix peeked behind Minho, trying to gain Shinhye's attention, and that's all he had been trying to do ever since they met at her complex's parking lot.
Shinhye gave a nimble shake of her head as a respond, quickly looking away from the brunet. She folded her hands into fist, her lip trapped between her teeth as she mentally lambasted herself for feeling bad— she hated that a bit of her conscience stirred in her mind, not comfortable with the way she had been treating the brunet.
“C'mon Shin, lighten up, have a drink,” Minho cajoled the shorter with a smile. “What's the worst that can happen?”
The words sounded so familiar to Shinhye, she couldn't quite place her finger on it. But she didn't want to waste time on that, quickly swaying away from the thought. “I'll just have water—”
“I'll tell you what. . .” The black haired had an uncanny smirk, leaning closer to the intimidated girl. “. . .You can have your precious water, only if you play a game with me.”
Felix rolled his eyes, not really liking the idea. “Minho, don't do this—”
“Shush. Let our lady-friend speak for herself, Aussie.”
Shinhye looked away from the brunet, avoiding his gaze. She managed to subdue the voices in her head, creating a silence so that she could think properly. Her stalker hates when she goes against him, and at the moment, Felix didn't approve her drinking. How would he reacts if she were to accept?
“Shinhye, don't even think about it!” Felix's voice was stern and clearly, reading her expression perfectly enough to know what was going through her head. “Shi—”
“Sure, Minho, I don't see why not.”
The taller beamed, aggressively dropping his arm on Shinhye's shoulder, the ravenette wincing from the impact. “Felix, don't get all serious now, let Shinnie have a little fun,” Minho's voice trilled with bliss, he took hold of her jaw, scrunching her face with his lithe fingers.
“She will regret the little fun, trust me,” the brunet crossed his arms over his chest, eyes never leaving the noirette opposite him.
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