S4 Episode 15- Don't ever return:

"Hey, guess what?" I asked out of breath whilst staring at him. It would be the last time I saw him so I might as well take a good look.

"Soobin. This isn't time for another round of Secrets Revealed. Don't waste your breath".

"B-But this is important! Please listen to me Taehyun," I tried stuttering.

"Fine."

"Don't ever return."

Taehyun's pov:

"WAIT, WHY-" In that exact moment, my life flashed before my eyes.

I watched Soobin dash back up the stairs... Towards them.

"SOOBIN! You IDIOT come back!" I teared up as I chased after him. But taking a sharp turn, I felt a pair of hands push me back harshly. A touch that I didn't think I'd lose...

"Soobin..." I knew that that was it. These were the last words I'd hear from him.

A tsunami of sadness and fear washed past me, killing me with every drop.

"Taehyun, run. Don't ever look back and doubt yourself."

I watched as his wrists clenched, struggling to keep his grip steady on the railings, he forced out "Now go. You have so much more to live for. Just promise me one thing, won't you?"

My lips quivered as a small "Anything" escaped them.

"Never forget your little Soobina"

Tears drowned my face as I could hold them anymore.

I WILL come back for you, Soobin.

I promise that.

"And promise me that you won't ever return."

I hesitantly nodded looking down.

...

"I promise."

"You know, there's one thing that you don't know that Secrets Revealed never revealed"

His eyes were filled with deep heartache.

"And that's that I love you Tae-"

The sudden shuffling of Soobin being dragged away from me broke me. The muffled cries from a fight for life echoed in my ears as my heart sank to the very bottom of my chest.

He was gone.

They were gone.

Everyone was l gone...

And I'm the last one standing.

I will come back for them.

I don't give one slightest damn about the promise I just made, I WILL be back for them.

I just have to escape first.

I rushed for the exit, only to discover that it'd been barricaded with stones the size of my head.

But I had to try.

This was my only hope, my last hope. The sound of bones crunching and cracking kept my attention occupied. My sweating palms dug and clung onto the stones, trying to pull them down.

Come on...

COME ON.

Slowly, my eyes finally saw the sight of rain once again.

Though a dash wasn't enough.

I wanted the whole dose.

I NEEDED the whole dose.

Continuing at my usual pace, my body was an inch closer to giving up. I was drained of energy.

I was running out of time.

"HELP!" I cried, my heart thumping in my ears.

"SOMEBODY!" I looked around at the deserted and silenced streets. My sweat dripped down my neck as I used every ounce of my remaining strength to break the wall down.

Then, I heard footsteps come back down... Again.

I gulped as I started rushing.

Come on. God damn it!

The drops of rain splattered across my forehead as I finally got through. The growls grew louder and louder as I placed one leg above the other, desperate to crawl out if that was my last option.

I was prepared to do what was necessary.

The strands of hair behind my neck rose as I felt them coming closer and closer.

This was it.

I jumped up with every effort and tumbled over to the other side of the small hole that I created.

I was finally met up with the welcoming of rainfall.

My smile widened by the second as the cold droplets hit my dry skin again for the first time in days...

But I still wasn't free.

I needed to go home.

To see my mother. My father.

The vicious snarling continued as I ran... But the only thought on my mind was that I'm going home.

I slowed down my pace slightly to turn back on them, but they weren't there.

They weren't chasing me...

Could they have been trapped in like we were, manipulated and forced into this state of torturing others?

I shook my head suddenly, I seriously cannot be thinking about this right now. It should be the very last of my concerns.

The sun coming through again gave me all the more hope. I was almost safe! Almost home...

There was no more mental torture anymore.

After a few minutes, I saw the familiar streets and houses, I sighed in relief as my eyes met my own house.

I darted to the door before leaning my head on it smiling, "Home."

The familiar scent of my favourite food being laid down on the table drifted into my nostrils, filling me from head to toe with great satisfaction.

I knocked slowly on the door, scared but excited.

The door slowly opened up to that man... The one who was beckoning me to come closer and closer to him from many years ago.

But the question was: Why on Earth was he here?