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Her eyes opened wide and the pain of her body rushed in. 

Chaeyoung looked around, and noticed that she wasn't tied up. Most of the time, the people who would kidnap would tie their victims so they would go out.

But Cole and Jaehyun aren't dumb, they probably locked the door and bared the windows so she couldn't go out easily. Chaeyoung looked around for her bag, but it was nowhere to be found.

She looked outside of the window, to see where they are. But she doesn't know where this place is, even if she memorized the every place of Melbourne. 

"God, I'm so stupid," she covered her eyes. "Don't cry. Don't cry. Don't cry. He'll be here tomorrow, so don't cry."

She breathed in and out, letting go of the heavy feeling. 

Then she stood up from the couch that she was on and looked around. It looked like a classroom because there was a blackboard with 'ABCD' letters decorated on top. But what kind of school would only have 1 classroom?

Chaeyoung looked through the windows, trying to find her way out of the abandoned classroom but the bars on the windows were from the ceiling to the ground. It was hopeless. 

The only thing that was in the classroom was the couch and small pieces of chalk in the chalk box by the blackboard. There were no cabinets, tables or anything else. 

She sighed and sat back down, the couch made a squeaking noise and she got frightened. After her thoughts were completely criticizing her for poor decision making skills then she realized her bag isn't with her. 

"Smart asses," she scoffed. "This game is for kids. Why aren't they mature enough to tell me what their problem is?"

5 minutes passed and she sat there, still thinking of a way to get out. 

With zero ideas in her head. 

If she were in an operation room, she would know what she'd do. The problem is right in front of her but in her current situation, it's surrounding her. 

Another 5 minutes passed, and the door opened. Chaeyoung stood up from the couch and saw Jaehyun. She was told not to trust them as much as she did, and she doesn't trust them anymore. 

Jaehyun walked towards her, in a moderate pace. He wasn't smirking, smiling or showing off an emotion. He was clear, and blanked face. Then he stopped, about 7 meters away from her. 

"What do you want?" she asked first. "I don't recall doing anything that would insult you."

"Try recalling this. You didn't accept my feelings," he replied. 

"What?"

"3rd year, when you were logging out of the dorm for Christmas Break. I confessed, you said I wasn't your type and here we are in the future," he exaggerated his moves. 

Chaeyoung backed a bit, "3rd year college? Jaehyun? That was a million of years ago! I wasn't looking for someone back then because I had someone! Don't play this game and get me home!" 

He scoffed and walked back and forth, slowly.

"Jaehyun, look. If you're upset about that, then I'm sorry. Past is past, let bygones be bygones. Stop this childish act."

He stopped walking and his head slowly faced her, "Did you take the test?"

"What test?"

"Oh come on, Chaeyoung, don't be stupid. There is a box in the chalk box, and you knew it was a pregnancy test," he pointed to the chalk box. 

Chaeyoung breathed heavily, "I wasn't running away from Jungkook, it was too hard to take in-"

"I don't care about Jungkook!" he yelled. "I care about you under a grave, with that child unborn."

"Why are you so determined to hurt me?!" 

"Because!" he shouted back then walked to her slowly. "If that thing is a boy, then that family line continues. Whereas Jiyoon ends it because she--she is a girl."

"Leave him and his family out of this absurd conversation!" she wiped her tear. "You're a psychopath!" 

He scoffed and brought out a gun then placed it on her forehead. 

He laughed, "Me? Psychopath? How about you? A child bearer!"

The door slammed wide open again, another man walked in. 

Jaehyun and Chaeyoung turned to see who it is. 

Cole walked inside, carrying a gun too. He was holding the gun to either Chaeyoung or Jaehyun.

"Enough of this nonsense!" Cole cut the conversation. 

Jaehyun turned his back at Chaeyoung and looked at Cole. He scoffed at Cole and looked stressed. 

"Nonsense? I thought this was our agreement!" Jaehyun shouted at Cole. 

Cole pulled the barrel of his gun and pointed it upward to Jaehyun. 

"I'm killing her," he said to him. "But before that, I'm killing you."

"What? No! We agreed that I kill her and you kill that thing inside of her!" Jaehyun said and put his arms up. "What the fuck? Cole what the hell--"

Chaeyoung screamed.

A dead person laid on her foot. The gun's shot rang in her ears and her surroundings seemed to have slowed down around her. 

"One down, another to go," Cole pulled the barrel again and pointed it at her. 

Chaeyoung had her palms against Cole, she was scared and she didn't know what to do. Her tears were falling on her cheeks even though she kept saying to herself to be strong. 

"Please, Cole, hear me out," she said and breathed. 

"Hear. Me. Out?" Cole said as he wiped his gun. "Fine. 5 minutes."

"I want to know why you did this. Why you killed Jaehyun? What's made you mad enough to kill someone?" she gasped. "I'm fine if you kill me, let me know why."

Cole chuckled, "Why? What a funny question."

"You're not all bad, I know it," she said. "Tell me why."

"In this world, Ms. Park, no one needs to know why. For example, me," he said and put his gun in his pocket. "I was born a boy. Raised well as a boy. But why do I want to fall in love with men rather than women?"

"What?" 

"Why do I feel my heartbeat faster when I'm around your 'fiancee' but when I'm around a girl wearing skinny bar outfits, I feel nothing."

Chaeyoung took the information in, "Your in love with Jungkook?"

"Longer than you, whore," he said. "Even if it's utter humiliation, I'm ready to give everything for love."

"So why kill me?"

"Because without you, he's going to suffer, mourn and hurt. Without you, the only person he'll be messaging is me and Rachel. Without you, he will cry to me and I can take advantage of that," he pointed the gun to her direction. "Ever since you arrived in the scene, you've changed everything and you ruined my relationship with him."

Chaeyoung just let out her tears.

"So, to make everything go back to normal, I will eliminate you out of our lives," he went closer to her. "See you in the next life, then."

"Stop!" A woman's voice shouted. 

Chaeyoung's head looked up seeing Rachel, with an armed Australian police. 

"Put your gun down!" the policeman said. 

But Cole didn't put it down, he was ready to pull the trigger and just kill himself as well. 

"Mr. Cole, put your gun down and surrender to the law," the policeman said. 

"No! No! No!" Cole shouted and turned around, with his right hand still holding the gun to Chaeyoung. "I'm going to take her with me to hell!" 

"Cole, calm down-"

"No!" Cole cried. "I want bury her alive! I want him to love me! Me! I'm the winner! The victor!" 

Then he turned around to Chaeyoung, "Not you! You're a nobody in this world! He doesn't love you! He doesn't love you! He doesn't lo---"

Another gun shot was heard. 

It wasn't from the policemen from outside. It wasn't from the policeman that entered. It was from Rachel. 

She held her gun out, with tears flowing on her cheeks. 

Cole was her one, true dear friend of hers who turned out to be the bad guy. Who wanted to ruin the life of their boss. She thought he was happy for Chaeyoung and Jungkook. Turns out, those thoughts would stay thoughts. 

According to her research, Chaeyoung is carrying a fetus in her. 

When she saw Chaeyoung on the ground, she immediately went to her. 

"Ms. Park? Are you alright?" she asked.

Chaeyoung nodded and breathed heavily. 

"Slow down your breathing, ma'am," Rachel said but Chaeyoung passed out. "Help! She's an Australian citizen! Take her to first aid!"

Chaeyoung was immediately placed on a stretcher and taken to first aid. With Rachel following her besides the 4 people who were carrying the stretcher. 

"She's pregnant, please be careful," Rachel reminded them. 

When she saw that Chaeyoung was safely laid down for first aid, the policeman who was inside with her, stood next to her. He was the first person she went to when she arrived, looking for help. 

Apparently, the man is friends with Chaeyoung's mother because she's a lawyer. And when Chaeyoung was a kid, she'd frequently visit the policeman's office and they'd take care of her and her sister while their mom had court hearings. 

The policeman sighed, "I don't know who's the criminal. The man in brown hair kidnapped her. The man in black hair kidnapped her and killed the man in brown hair. While you saved her and killed the man in black hair."

Rachel sighed, "I don't care if I get imprisoned. To see her and her baby safe is what I care about."

"You're young and pretty, Ms. Rachel. Why don't you get a life and marry?"

"I serve the family of the father of her child," she said. "And I'm doing this for payment of saving me from my deathbed."

"You're a hero from what I've seen back there," the policeman said. "This is an international problem. Considering the fact that 2 Korean citizens caused commotion in Australia, and their victim is a Korea-Australian citizen."

Rachel chuckled, "Thank you for helping me, officer."

"No problem."

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The next day came, and Chaeyoung woke up inside a hospital. Her papers of discharge were signed by her sister and she was about to go home after taking her breakfast. 

But at the same time, her parents decorated her hospital room with blue and pink decorations. She tried to keep it a secret until her belly's all grown, but they got the news ahead. 

Even if she just survived a near-death experience, the day seemed gloomy. All the sunshine was not present, the clouds turned the morning dark. 

And something in her felt missing. She felt like a piece of her heart was torn. 

The door of her room opened and looked up. Only to see the man that she loves most. Jungkook was right, he would be there by the next morning. 

"Hey," he said and walked up to her bed. 

"Hey," she answered, smiling the fake smile. 

Jungkook grabbed her neck with his right hand and pulled her into his chest. He hugged her very tight, not letting go of her for more than 5 minutes. 

To Chaeyoung, it felt like he was crying about something and he wouldn't tell her why. 

"You're alive," he kissed her forehead. "What would I do without you? Princess? Why are you always at the end of the gun? Why are you making me hurt inside like this?"

"I didn't mean to," she answered. "I'm sorry."

He kissed her again, "Promise me to be more careful of yourself next time. Please, I don't want to feel like I'd be loosing you again."

"I promise," she said. "I'm sorry, Jungkook. I'm sorry."

"Stop saying that, I'm the one who should be saying sorry. I sent those idiots to guide you here, God, I almost got you killed!" 

"No, no. It's my fault for being an idiot."

He let go of her, pushed her hair behind her ear and kissed her.

"No matter, you're alive, and that's what's important," he said. "I've met your parents and sister as well, seems like their jaws can't move properly."

"Maybe because my fiancee is so handsome."

Jungkook pinched her cheek, "Now you're stating facts."

Chaeyoung smiled and took a breath. Rachel found out based on her research and doesn't know how Cole or Jaehyun found out about her pregnancy. But it would be better for Jungkook to know as well. 

She mustered up all her courage and took a breath, "Hey, you didn't know I wasn't the only one who survived, right?"

Jungkook stopped fixing Chaeyoung's things on the table next to her bed.

"What do you mean?" he asked. 

"Well...I was supposed to tell you until I had enough proof that I was. But seems like Rachel, Cole and Jaehyun found out ahead," Chaeyoung said. "I'm pregnant."

Jungkook sat back at her side and brushed her hair gently.

"Why aren't you surprised? Did you know?" she asked. "Jungkook, say something, you're scaring me."

He didn't know how to start it. 

But he looked at her. 

"I got here at around 4 in the morning, your sister was calling me using your phone. When I got here, she said you just got out of an operation after Rachel and the local police rescued you in that abandoned place," he held her hand tightly. "The doctors told your family that you were pregnant with a 7 week old fetus, and they were positive I was the father of the kid. So they told me and I asked if you and the baby were safe but..."

Her eyes were turning red, "But what?"

"He died while you were being in rescue, they had to take it out because it'd be poisonous for your body," Jungkook was about to cry as well. "Chaeyoung, don't cry. None of this is your fault."

She kept on crying, her head on his chest and her tears made Jungkook's shirt wet. 

Jungkook breathed, "I lost my kid too, I haven't even met the kid."

But still it didn't calm her down. 

"I'm bringing you back to Korea tomorrow, I want you to be strong. Both of us have Jiyoon, and have a responsibility to take care of her," he hugged her. "We'll get through this, alright? We'll do it together."

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2/2.

one more to go.

but what do ya'll think of this chapter?

by the way, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

a few more days til the decade really ends!

hope you guys enjoyed the double update! I forgot to update, hehe sorry.

the new book will be up soon and i can't say goodbye to this story but...well...

anyway! 

enjoy the holidays, everyone!!

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