Chapter 61: Odi's death

[Sixteen years ago]

"Honey!" Soobin's father came into the room and called his wife who was sitting on the bed, looking outside through the window. Though she heard her husband, she didn't reply. She wasn't in a mood to talk because she knew she would only argue with that man which she didn't want right at that moment.

"Honey?" Soobin's dad called again. Still, there was no response from the other side.

"Are you listening?" He went closer and poked on her back.

"What?" She shouted in a low voice.

"Are you lost somewhere? I was calling you!" He said while holding her cheeks.

"No, I wasn't lost." She moved his hand from her and said. Her husband understood that his wife was sulking over something. So, he asked, "what happened?"

"Nothing. Go and freshen up first. I'll go and cook something for you." She stood up and tried to leave.

"Hey! Why're you ignoring me? Did I do something wrong?" He asked again.

"No, you didn't. You're always right so how come you did something wrong?" She sighed and walked away. This time he was assured of the fact that his wife was angry on him for some reason. He thought he should make up for whatever the reason was though he was completely unaware of that.

His wife was staring at the boiling water. It was time to add the noodles but she completely forgot as she was in a daze.

"Is this water that handsome? More than me?" He hugged her from behind warmly. She came back to her senses and tried to exceed herself while saying "Don't flatter yourself."

"No, I won't let you go unless you tell me what my fault is!" He hugged her more tightly and asked with a very sweet voice. Now that her patience level broke, she shouted, "LET ME GO, WILL YOU? I'M SICK OF YOU! WHY DO YOU ALWAYS PRETEND YOU'RE INNOCENT? OH, RIGHT! YOU ARE A SAINT SO YOU'RE INNOCENT, RIGHT?" she finally let out her emotions which she was holding back for a long time. As soon as she started screaming, he left her as he was astonished because she never yelled at him like this. What was wrong? He was reminiscing the day and before. He was trying to remember about his deed but he had no idea what she was referring to.

"If this goes on….. I'll….. I'll leave this house with my son, you GOT IT?" she said and burst out crying.

"DARLING! Um….can you please specify why you're saying this to me? I'll try to change myself, I promise!" He held her hand and solicited it with a puppy face.

"I'LL CHANGE! I'LL CHANGE!" She brushed down her hand and exceeded them. She went to a corner and shouted again,

"WHEN? AFTER I DIE? AFTER OUR SON DIES? YOU CAN NEVER CHANGE! YOU HEAR ME? YOU CAN NEVER! YESTERDAY, YOU ASKED SOOBIN TO KILL THE HEDGEHOG, TOMORROW YOU WILL ASK HIM TO KILL A DOG AND AFTER A MONTH, YOU'LL APPEAL FOR HUMAN! YOU'LL MAKE HIM KILLER LIKE YOU! YOU'LL MAKE HIM A MONSTER! You'll make him a bloodsucker! A slaughter!" She was crying loudly. Soobin's father got what the problem was. He came closer to his wife again and pulled her with him while holding her hand. She followed him while wiping her tears. He made her sit on the couch and he knelt down in front of her.

He remembered now, he brought his son a hedgehog some days ago. It was a gift from one of his allies. But who knew it was from his enemy, not from his friend. But he didn't know and as he thought Soobin would like it, he gave it to him. Later when Soobin went missing though he was looked after by two bodyguards, nobody could find him. Actually, Soobin went after the hedgehog and his tiny body was hidden inside a bush. Everybody was looking for him but they couldn't find him. After some time, when his father saw him, Soobin was on the lap of Mr. K who was his nemesis who was trying hard to destroy him. He was scared because that guy had no humanity inside him. He was like a true monster. He could tear someone into pieces if he wants. And when he saw he was hugging Soobin, his heart stopped racing for a while. That was the first time he got so afraid in his life. That guy had a creepy smile on his face when he met him. However, he snatched Soobin away and told him not to lay eyes on children. But he got really afraid and he was thinking how did he know where his son was? After that he kept an eye on Soobin every single second. Even if he needed to go far, he used to watch over him through cameras. But when they were watching over Soobin, the technician said, there had been a GPS signal tracked around him. Finally, they understood the situation.

"So, you're telling me it's coming from the tiny creature? But, how is that possible? And why would anyone put a tracker in it?" He couldn't find an answer. After that he called his friend whose name had been used for the delivery of the hedgehog. Then he knew it wasn't him who sent it. He understood that it was a trap and he had fallen for it. He was trying to figure out what he should do. He tried to find the tracker device but there was no device on it. He tried to lock it but it was of no use. Soobin always clung to it and it was hard to break them apart. Moreover, he was getting Soobin's current pictures like what he does, where he goes everyday from an unknown source. They included titles such as: he looks cute, he's too cute to kill etc. He was aware of the situation and was very afraid. When he found no other options, he decided to kill the animal by which his enemy was keeping an eye on Soobin. But what if Soobin keeps searching for it? What if he cries for it? Well, nothing was more important than his son's life. And it was a chance to make Soobin understand that he shouldn't be attached to something that much. So, he called him and ordered him to kill it himself. It was very rude of him but he knew Mr. K was watching him. So, Soobin's father proved to him that though Soobin was little, he wasn't a kid to mess with. But he didn't know that by doing this, he snatched Soobin's whole life's sweet dream. Every dream became nightmares to him after that.

After he explained everything to his wife, Soobin's mom understood but she kept crying.

"You should've told me about it. Soobin is still scared of that. He kept having nightmares that the hedgehog would come and take his life. You could've chosen a different path, couldn't you?" She said.

"But, he's our son. And he needs to be strong. What if they come for him and I'm no longer here to protect him? If I don't teach him from now, he can never be strong, Got it?" He tried his best to make her understand his thoughts.

"But why? You said you'll leave this path. So, why would he be in danger? And why won't you be there for him?" She asked while wiping her cheeks with her sleeves.

"You can never know what'll come next. And, this is a path that you can never leave. Well, I'll stop working but whatever I did before, and whoever I became nemesis with, they'll never let us be at peace. They'll come after us seeking revenge. And this is why it's really hard to leave this road." He said in a low and graceful voice while holding his wife's hand. In reply, she took a long breath and looked at him pitifully. She was thinking if she made a mistake by marrying him. If she could've had a peaceful life if she married someone else. But this is the man she loves. Would she be happy if she was with another guy? She wouldn't. So, what should she do now? She had no idea. She got what her husband was saying but she can't ignore how her son was suffering because of them.

[Some days later]

"Mr. Won!(referring to Soobin's dad) how come I don't see your cute little son, hm?" He came to the chamber and sat down in front of Soobin's dad.

"What do you want?" he asked angrily.

"I want your son! Hahaha! Just kidding. But really, I liked him so much. He's really cute. He's so cute that I wanna eat him!" He licked his lips while saying and made a face to be disgusted.

"YOU F*CKER! I'LL KILL YOU IF YOU SAY ANYTHING LIKE THAT AGAIN!" Soobin's father was hyped up because the thing he heard was very inappropriate and disgusting. Moreover, there was no crime that "K" hadn't done. So, it wouldn't be surprising if he really had such an intention towards his little kid.

"Hahaha! Why're you so angry? I was just kidding!" He laughed again manically.

"But, don't you think you were roguish by informing the police about my sanctuary? I almost got caught, you know?" He was saying as if he was very pitiful.