Location: Pyeongchang-dong, Seoul, Korea
Time: 9:56 pm

Police cars are parked inside the villa, when Jimin arrived. He saw an officer interviewing one of his security personnel, probably getting the details from him. Other police officers are checking the premises of the villa, looking for pieces of evidence that will help solve the case.

Jimin just spared them a glance before rushing inside the house, his eyes searching for that one person.

"Tae! Oh my God are you okay?"

Jimin almost breathlessly run toward his best friend. He hurriedly left work as soon as he heard that an attack happened in his house.

He saw Taehyung sitting on the couch, smiling at him. Not exactly the reaction Jimin is expecting.

"Relax Chim. Everything is fine. Nothing bad happened to me."

Jimin looked at him in confusion. Taehyung is acting a bit odd. He's too calm for someone who just experienced another threatening act.

"Are you really okay Tae?"

Taehyung nodded his head and smiled. He stood and held Jimin's hands, as if saying that everything is alright.

"Don't worry about me Chim. I'm okay." Taehyung reassured him.

Just as the two are conversing, the police officer who's in-charge of the case entered. In his hand is a small box, sealed inside a plastic.

"I need to talk to you Mr. Kim Taehyung." The officer said, with firmness in his voice. At first glance, one might actually mistake him for a celebrity. His face is too handsome for a police officer. He also has a height of a model. Aside from this, he has this aura that requires everyone to listen. He's giving off a vibe like that of a leader, or one with full authority.

Taehyung nodded his head. His eyes instantly fixated in the small box that the officer is handling.

"What's that?" Jimin suddenly butts in, making the officer knot his forehead.

"I believe I said Mr. Kim Taehyung, not Park Jimin." The officer sarcastically said, making the smaller fume in anger.

"Excuse me sir! Whatever concerns my best friend, concerns me as well!" Jimin rolled his eyes in annoyance. He looked at the name embossed in the officer's uniform.

Kim Namjoon.

"Mr. Kim Namjoon, I have the right to know because this is my house." He sassily said before facing Taehyung, urging him to allow him to listen.

Taehyung smiled. "Let him be sir. What have you found out?"

Namjoon sighed in defeat. "One of my men found this small box attached to the arrow used by the culprit. I already let them check whether it's an explosive device or not. Lucky for you Mr. Kim, it's not."

Taehyung and Jimin don't know whether to be thankful about that. They let the man continue.

"Officer Lee opened it and found a rather harmless object. I believe the culprit wants to send a message to you through the item inside that's why I'm letting you see it."

Taehyung gulped. He looked at his best friend to find support. Jimin pinched his hand, reassuring him that he's with him no matter what.

"I wanna see."

Officer Namjoon nodded before pulling out the small box. He's wearing gloves, careful not to tamper the evidence with his own finger prints.

He slowly lifted the cover, revealing an item similar to a hair accessory that women used in ancient times. It looks like a flower with gold stems with pink sapphire gems as its petals.

"Does this have any significance to you?" Namjoon questioned Taehyung, who looks like he had seen a ghost. His face became pale as he carefully examined the item inside the box.

He felt his legs run out of strength and his knees buckle, allowing himself to fall on the floor. Jimin gasped as he tried to help Taehyung snap out of it.

"H-hey Tae..." Jimin worriedly looked at his best friend's face. He had never seen Taehyung like this before. His face shows too much fear, as if he had seen something worst than death itself.

Taehyung felt out of breath. His heart rate increases, making his vision blurry. He tried focusing on his surroundings, but he could barely hear what the people around him is saying. His world started to spin, and all he wants to do is to escape from it. He shakily stood, only to fall back on the floor again.

Jimin and Namjoon urged him to relax, but his senses are already numb. He's clearly having panic attack caused by that mysterious item that Taehyung knows too well.

Hell.

He knows it too well, for he's the one who bought it for her.

For her....

who's no longer here in this world....

because of him.

And with that, Taehyung lost his consciousness, with the image of her in his mind, haunting him.

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