Chapter 17
I turned around and see nothing but an empty long hallway. My heart pick up a beat, still sensing the danger. I retreated my horns and continue to run again. If ever someone is following me behind and need to crawl, it's better not to bring out the horns.
I turned back again and continue searching another room. I stop again, sensing something right behind me. I quickly kneel, holding Hyunsung- securing his safety on my back. Another sharp needle came up. I open the door beside me and hide behind it causing the other needles to hit the door. I looked inside the room. Someone was sleeping in here. I stood up and quietly close the door. Just who the heck shooting me needles?!
Another needle caught my eyes but this time it have red strings at the edge of it. I reached the door to open and do what I did earlier. Just when I heard a girl chuckling.
So, it was a girl. I huff an air, calming myself. I don't have any idea where is she and her ability is kind of dangerous.
I can't let go of Hyunsung yet, I'm afraid someone will get him.
"Just hang on," I whispered, patting his head.
I peeped the hallway and another needle run past me. I quickly as possible dodge it by moving back on the door.
How can I progress if that bitch is attacking me! I can't even know where she at. Wait, I remember that an owl can see through the darkness. I need to find the switch and turned off all the lights in this hallway. I looked around, finding any switch but I can't find it.
Another chuckled from her again but this time I can hear her high heels tapping the floor. I whimpered when a sudden pain shot through my wrists. I bit my lips hard to prevent my scream from coming out. I checked my wrists and found stitches looped around them. When I turned around I almost scream when I saw head with six huge needles stuck on her neck that were her legs. She looks pale almost white while her eyes were bloodshot red. She's chuckling while cutting the remaining string.
"Use that to kill my bad sister!" She said before she disappear into the darkness. She sounds like a five-year-old kid.
Use this? How?
I raised my free hand and black string came out from the holes in my wrists. What?! Did she give me her ability or something like that? How does this happen? Is it Seunghyun? But not, I can't feel anything weird in this thread. Somehow, I feel confident enough to defeat that woman.
I walked out behind the door and closed it. From afar, I saw her walking to me, red strings surrounded her with needles on the edge. She's tall and slender, and she's wearing a red paper bag with a red dress.
It's to fight I guess?
"Sister die...sister die..." She mumbled like a broken speaking doll.
I swung my hand in the air as the needles came out from the holes in my wrists. It hit her right on her arms and head. She was stunned for a while and I took that as a chance to run away from her. I didn't stop running until I turned to the other hallway- out of the dormitory.
I heard her laugh from near me. The heck?! I looked around to see her running after me and now holding a big needle.
I used it again but nothing came out. Maybe this ability- I can use it once and it needs to reload again? Or do I need to get some voodoo dolls to restore this ability and make use of it again?
"Cover your face..." Someone whispered right into my ears. That voice, I think it's her sister?
Cover my face? Cover our face. I run and run until I saw some blankets, enough to cover our faces. I took it in a hurry and cover it on Hyunsung's face before covering mine. Just the exact time when the girl is about to stab me. She quickly stops, looking around. She stood there for a second before walking in the other direction. I heard her chuckle before fading in the view. I sigh in relief.
I remove the blanket before walking again, bringing the blanket with me. What if I encounter that woman again? It's better to be ready than not. I open the door and another hallway in front of me. I head to one of the doors and open it but I'm shocked to see Jihae seating at the table while playing chess. I quickly kneel and head behind the bookshelf with my knees before Jihae even caught us. I'm thankful that I have fast reflexes.
I heard Jihae's chair creak which mean he stood up.
I peeped at him to see him walking to the door. What should I do here? I need to head out! Jihae looked outside before shutting the door. I heard a soft click. It is a sign that he locked the door!
How can I get out of here now?
I waited minutes, thinking of better plans until I heard a knock on the door. I watched Jihae stand up from his chair and head to the door. He opened it to be greeted by a girl with long hair. She's pretty but she looks creepy.
"What are you doing? Why lock the door?" She asked.
"The door opened on its own and that annoyed me so I locked it," Jihae answered.
"Anyway..."
The girl looped her arms around Jihae's neck. "I miss my boyfriend." She flirted.
"I don't miss you." Jihae retorted and the girl only chuckled.
"I like your bad side."
And before I know it, they already kissing like a hungry shark- hungry for each other. Jihae is a perverted guy while the girl is a slut so, they suit together. I waited for them to get out of the way. Jihae backed away as the girl move forward, closing the door behind her and...
Locked the door. But I can sneak while they doing their business. I watched Jihae carry the girl while the girl jump and wrapped her legs around Jihae. They kiss like this is their last moment. Jihae moved to the table, removed the objects on top of it, and placed the girl there. Their moans pierced my ears, really disgusting. I turned back to the door and sneakily made my way to it. I heard Hyunsung groan lowly behind me. Is he waking up?
I hurriedly worked on the door, unlocking it with a soft click. I turned to look at them again. They are still in their business. I slowly twitched the knob and slowly open it. Jihae is busy now so he won't notice me right?
My heart is pounding hard inside while I shakingly pull the door wide enough for us to get out.
I slide myself quietly, holding Hyunsung on my back. I looked at them again and caught the girl already naked while Jihae eating her chest. The girl wasn't looking at us but she was looking at Jihae, seems happy to have business with him. I carefully closed the door but I accidentally closed it loud enough to capture their attention. I gasp and hurriedly dashed away before Jihae caught me. I didn't turn around. I just ran ahead until we reach the stairs with patients- wait, what time is it now?!
It's probably early in the morning now. Damn! We are so slow!
I heard Hyunsung groan again until I feel his head moving. I walked away from the stairs to put him down. I watched him open his eyes. He looked around and when he saw me, his eyes slowly turning red again- glaring at me dead in the eyes.
Before he even choke me again I quickly spoke.
"You want to kill me? Kill me now then! Go on!" I said, signing him to slit my throat.
He strikes his hand on me but I quickly get up and run. He get up and chased me. I provoke him by shouting to kill me, draw all the attention of the patients here. They back away after seeing Hyunsung out of the cell.
I ran down to the stairs and towards where Homin is. Searchin' them while Hyunsung is chasing me.
I yelp when Hyunsung yanked the back of my collar. I strip on the stairs and rolled down. I whimpered in pain. I pushed myself up and I don't know what happened but I feel like I'm being pushed, and now, Hyunsung is on top of me. He raised his hand and was about to kill me when Homin's voice echoed in the entire hall.
"Stop! What are you doing Hyunsung?!"
Hyunsung stop mid-air but his eyes didn't leave me.
"It's Sunie you hurting idiot!" It's Jinki this time. I looked to my right and saw them, complete again and all looking at me with worry.
"He didn't leave you! Seunghyun is been hiding him all along!" Shannon said.
"How can Sunie leave you if he loves you? He didn't leave us! He didn't! That's not so him if you think!" Junghwan said too.
I looked back at Hyunsung again. I could see his eyes turning back to normal again as tears escape from his eyes. He slowly put his hand down and pulled me up, he embrace me- crying on my shoulder.
"I'm sorry...I'm sorry Sunie." He apologized.
I pulled away, cupping his face. I wipe the tears that keep on falling out of his eyes. "It's Seunghyun's fault," I said before standing up, pulling him up. He locked our fingers together before we run to Homin but my head suddenly ache as my vision flooded in red.
``It's time Sunie for you to be my most rare creation...``
What is happening, what? I don't know what happened next. But when my vision came back I found myself standing in front of the mirror inside of the public bathroom.
I stared at myself in the mirror. My hair is blonde now and I'm wearing casual clothes with a shoulder bag hanging on my shoulder. I look like nineteen or twenty now. I looked down at my hand and see a folded poster. I rolled it open and read what was written on it.
"Wanted Maid?"
I jump when the door opened and two guys came out.
"Ya! I told you already, working in that kind of place is dangerous!" I heard one of the guys say.
"Can you listen to me just this once? Going there is suicidal! My mom work in that house already before!"
"I'm committing suicide. I'm sick of you! I'm sick of all of you!" He suddenly shouted causing me to slightly jump in shock. "You only cared for me, love me because of my face! Not just who I am! Can't you see that I want to live alone without you all! Why can't you understand that!"
I decided to walk out of the room but I ended up coming here. What?
I looked at the mirror again and saw myself Seunghyun. He's smiling at me.
"Let's begin," he said and blow something on my face. "All of your memories will be in my care. You will live in this fake world- fake reality for a while."
Everything faded and darkness invaded my vision.
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"Are you going to apply as a maid? You already out of your mind." He said sounding upset. "Is this the reason why you skipped school? The hyungs will probably spank you in the butt."
"I don't care. I want to prove the hyungs and to you that I can handle myself and I can live without your care."
"Yes?" The voice from the other line asked gives me the sudden chills down my spine. His voice is harsh and a bit horse like he just finish crying?
I didn't reply quickly. I'm still caught up in his voice. Why the voice is kind of familiar? Like I heard it before but I can't remember when.
I was about to answer but a sudden loud thud from the other line paused me. I waited for about minutes before someone finally spoke from the other line but this time, it was a girl.
"Sorry for the disturbance. Yes? What is that?"
"You're still in your second year of college. You live in Australia and since your new parents adopted you, they bring you here with them? How interesting. Aren't you Korean too?" She said while reading my bio. "So, what are you capable of?"
That caught me off guard. I don't know much about interviews but let's just answer her questions wisely. "I-I...can cook? I can bake--" I stop when she suddenly laughed at me.
"Sorry but we already have a cook and the masters don't like cookies or cakes. They hate sweets."
I nodded. "Sorry...but I can clean--"
"Can you pick up dirt or make the mansion look miserable?"
"Alright, maids. Meet your new co-workers, number ten." She said with a wide smile and faced me.
"Nice to meet you number ten." They said in unison as they practiced it every day. I don't know how to react so I just looked at them uneasily.
"You can start now. Your room will be number four and number six room. Lend him there would you?"
"Listen up kids!"
Another woman with the same face as our conductor but shorter came in front of the entrance, clapping her hands together. Smiling at all of us widely.
"The masters are here." That's the only thing she said before opening the door.
"What? What's going on?" I asked. So many questions I wanted to ask but I know there's a time for that.
"It's playtime and guess what who will handle the game?" He asked me instead and I shrug in response. "It's master Yang. If it's master Yang...maids is allowed to play his games too."
"Game? That's fun--"
"No!" I was taken aback when he suddenly yelled at me. "You're still new here and you wouldn't understand!"
"I heard...voice...I heard it..." He mumbled, he was very close and I'm facing his side right now. I move slightly and just then I felt a light feeling from my abdomen. Just then I realized, the thread is being snapped from master Hwang's sharp nails.
"My favorite target is maid." He giggled and hit my back again, causing shutters of pain to soar throughout my body as the nails drove deep into my back. I tried my best not to scream if master Hwang heard me again. This time, I'm dead
"Anyway, it's Beom," Number four said, withdrawing his hand away and handing me my shirt and the two big belt. "My name is Beom and he's Yeonjun. What's yours?"
I stared at my wounds for a while, it's already clean but the sting pain remains. I carefully dressed myself up and Beom helped me up. "It's Sunoo,"
The banging on the door didn't stop for a minute. "I heard! I heard! I heard!" He shouts the same word every time and this is making me feel dizzy. I'm scared. I can't properly breathe because of the fear.
"I heard it! The voice!" He yelled out, banging the door with force this time. His voice darkens into a more sinister just like master Hwang.
"Look at that, the pretty maid can't eat. What a pity, you'll gonna starve to death." One of the cooks said, staring at me while biting seemed to be a leg. I'd rather starve than eat this. I'm not a cannibal like them. I'm not a monster.
I could feel number nine squeeze my arm. I looked at her and she only give me a pitying look on her face. Even she doesn't want to eat this sickening food. "You should eat it before the toys come in here--"
"Newbie really can't survive long." I heard Mr. Lawrence say.
I freeze as soon as I heard footsteps coming to the kitchen. The masters are coming this way. I noticed the maids hurriedly put their masks on. I tried to struggle but I failed.
"Please let me go!" I begged as more tears came out of my eyes.
"I'm sorry but the order is order." One of them said.
"You back, Sunoo."
"Master Hwang wants to kiss you. Why would you kiss him first then I'll let you go." He said from behind. "You see he can't see well. Just stick your lips to him, newbie."
"Stay away from me!" I scream before pushing him. I ran to my seat and hurriedly wear my paper bag.
I found myself being dragged away from the kitchen along with all the maids. While the butlers are chasing after us. We run to the attic and number five with number three pulled the stairs up. Darkness batted our eyes.
"You ungrateful maid. Who permits you to disobey and run away from us?!" She screeched, pulling out a whip and swaying it on us. Number six and four tried to block me but I can feel the painful sensation in my skin. "Especially you...number ten!"
"Master Hwang is the one who has the right to punish you after what you have done. Don't worry, not just you but all of you!" She laughed so loudly that my ears hurt.
"Did you run away from me again?" It's master Hwang.
"Please," I sobs. "Don't hurt me."
"If you disobeyed me then I will never hurt you but sense you pushed me, not answering my question and even running away from me. Baby, you need to learn your mistake." He said softly as if he was careful with every word he'll let go. But it causes me to cry even harder, sobbing on his shoulder. "Hush, you're companions will receive the same punishment." He added before kissing my ear.
"I do want to claim you already but we need to follow the rules. Now," he looked upon the conductor. "Please, call Han." He ordered and the conductor bowed politely before walking away from the room.
"Just in time Han. I already unlocked his insides. You can claim him already."
"W-what are you talking about?"
"You know," he began. "I've been anticipating this to happen."
His gaze move up on my eyes and he smiled. "What do you say? Any particular reason why you leave us before?"
"W-wait no, please! Stay away from me!" I cried.
"No can't do."
"We love you so much Sunie. This time, you cannot get away from us. You can't leave us. You stay here with us forever until we die."