chapter 17 - the dance teacher

'Y/n. We need to talk about this.' Minho spoke from behind me.
I nodded and reluctantly walked away from Jisung, following Minho out of the room.

'What's this all about?' I asked, frowning.
'So basically... Me, Jisung and everyone there, in total eight of us, we're assigned someone to take care of.' He paused.
'I was assigned to take care and protect you, make sure you weren't hurt. That's why I picked you for the competition. And I was suppose to protect you because of the Jeonghan thing.' He said.

'We're actually good people, and we're trying to protect you from Jeonghan.' He explained.
'Then why did Chan hurt me just now?! It still kinda hurt though.' I said and rubbed my scalp.
'He thought you were part of the other team.' He sighed.

'What other team?' I asked.
'Jeonghan is part of the other team. They're assigned people to hurt and destroy. And you were one of their targets. They were not happy to see you moving on so fast from Jeonghan. So they decided to hurt you. Chan thought you were a spy from that team and therefore accidentally hit you.'
I nodded, trying to process the information.

After some silence, I headed back into the room, where Jisung had already woke up.
'Jisung!' I rushed into his arms and hugged him tightly.
'Did you learn the truth?' He asked, and I nodded.
'I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier. I didn't want you to get worried.' He looked down.
'It's okay, I understand. Are you feeling better now?' I looked worriedly at him.

He nodded and sighed.
'I'm not well for now... So I'm gonna arrange you to stay here with them for now. Minho can take care of you.' He said.
'What?! But-' I protested.
'Yeah. I'll watch over her closely don't worry.' Minho spoke up.

'But... How am I suppose to stay here knowing that one of you have guns in your possession!?' I was a little scared at the fact that they have weapons like guns.
'What if one of you shoot me in my sleep?!' I exclaimed.

'Don't worry. They're good people, I promise.' Jisung assured me.
I nodded hesitantly and followed Chan out of the room to another room.

I stepped in and surprisingly, it looked really comfortable.
'Minho will bring you to your house later to move some of your things here. You can take a rest meanwhile.' Chan said.
I thanked him and he left the room.
I crawled under the soft blankets and fell asleep.