Chapter 74: Huge misunderstanding

Soobin's head and face was covered in blood. He was lying unconsciously in a dark room. There were no other things except for Soobin's unmovable body in the room. A small window was attached though there was no light coming from it. It looked like an underground floor. One of the walls was made of steel just like a jail room made for criminals. Beomgyu was outside the room, looking at the calm body of Soobin through the door. There was light outside of the jailroom. So, the lights were coming inside through the jail. Beomgyu's eyes were stuck on Soobin as he could clearly see how miserable Soobin's condition was. He was waiting for someone who could come and get them away. He remembered how anxious Soobin was after seeing him tied to the chair.

The fool really believed him. He really came for him. He must care about him. So why? Why and how could he do something like that to the fool? Moreover, he never expected Jackson would turn out like that and he'd end up becoming a bait.

Beomgyu was sitting on a chair, but he wasn't tied up this time. He was completely freed, but it seemed like he had no energy to move at all. He leaned on the chair and kept looking at Soobin. He wanted to go inside but the door was locked with a big lock and he didn't have the key. That time, Soobin opened his eyes slowly. Beomgyu noticed it and ran towards him. But he couldn't go inside so he just knelt down in front of the jail. He held the thick rods from where he was able to see Soobin.

"S-Soobin! A-are you o-okay?" Beomgyu was trembling so his voice wasn't clear enough. Soobin heard Beomgyu and sat down slowly, while looking at him. He was injured on his head. So, he held his head while sitting as it was hurting so much.

"B-Beomgyu-ah! Are you okay?" When Soobin noticed Beomgyu's shaking voice, he thought Beomgyu was still in pain so he rushed towards him. There was no time for Soobin to care about his own pain. All he cared about was if Beomgyu was okay. He looked at Beomgyu with his pitiful gaze up and down. He put his hand on Beomgyu's face through the cage's frame. He cupped Beomgyu's face and being touched by Soobin, Beomgyu started crying.

"Idiot! Why are you crying? I'm fine! In fact, this is nothing for me! Trust me! I've encountered many harder things than this!" Soobin tried to console Beomgyu, but he made him cry harder.

"B-but! T-this is all b-because of m-me! I-I am s-sorry!" Beomgyu tried to talk, but he had difficulty in breathing so he got stuck in the middle of his words from time to time. Soobin was trying to wipe his tears. While wiping his tears, Soobin brushed his thumb on Beomgyu's face. As soon as Soobin caressed Beomgyu's cheek with his thumb, his makeup started washing off and went on Soobin's fingers.

"W-what…are… these?" Soobin was surprised and he took a look at his hand. He noticed, his hand had some blue colors and the color of bruises on Beomgyu's cheek got lighter. Soobin didn't want to believe it at first. So, he brushed his hands on Beomgyu's face and rubbed on the marks and the bruises. Beomgyu couldn't move away as he was feeling guilty and astonished at the same time. Soon, all the makeup went off from Beomgyu's face and it was clear that he had no injury on his face. Soobin was astounded as he understood he had been tricked by this boy.

"Why?" Soobin couldn't say anything more than that. His throat was hurting as he got a lump. He was trying his best to hold his tears back. Beomgyu looked at Soobin and noticed his hurtful face. His eyes were all teary while he was asking why Beomgyu did that.

"W-w-wait! I-it… is n-not t-t-that y-you thi-think it i-is!" Beomgyu was stuttering because he was crying hard and he stammered for a while.

"I-I c-can e-explain!" Beomgyu was sniffling and it was hard for him to talk. But he had no idea how he should put the whole thing in a word. How would he explain? What he did was definitely wrong. And if he told Soobin it was Jackson who made him believe that it'd be okay to trick Soobin like this, would Soobin believe it?

"I…." Beomgyu tried to speak but Soobin stopped him. He took his hand off of Beomgyu and moved away.

"Enough! Look how innocent you're acting! I don't wanna hear anything." Soobin stood up and turned around. He didn't turn around because he was hating on Beomgyu but he couldn't hold back his tears anymore. They kept falling from his eyes through his cheeks and got his whole face wet. He tried to wipe his eyes using his palm but it seemed he got a cascade in his eyes.

"No-no! S-Soobin! L-listen to m-me, hm? I-it w-was h-hyung! N-not m-me!" Beomgyu wanted to come clear, but his voice kept cracking and he couldn't continue talking anymore.

"Well! Well! He's not gonna listen so it'd be better if you just keep your mouth sealed, right?" Jackson came at the right time when Beomgyu was begging Soobin to listen to him. He had a big and thick metal stick in his hand.

"Hyung! Hyung! Let him go! Hm? This wasn't something we planned! Why did you do that to him? There must b….." Beomgyu ran to Jackson and stood in front of him. He started begging him to release Soobin. Though he has to stop in the middle.

"ENOUGH! DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO YOU'RE PITYING ON! YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW DANGEROUS THIS GUY IS! HE IS ACTING ALL MISERABLE BUT IT WON'T TAKE HIM LONG TO STAB YOU BACK! WHY CAN'T YOU JUST BELIEVE ME?" Jackson shouted at Beomgyu and pushed him aside. Beomgyu fell on the ground and tried to stand up, but he noticed he got hurt on his palm and his whole body was trembling. He looked at Jackson who was unlocking the door with a key. Beomgyu could manage to stand up after trying for a while and ran as he wanted to go inside. But it was too late. Jackson already went inside and locked the door again. He took the key with him and Beomgyu couldn't get inside.

Soobin was staring at Jackson because he couldn't understand what deal Jackson had with him. He stepped backwards since he saw the thick rod like stick on his hand.

"You think I would let you go, right? Now speak! It wasn't you who did that, but you had someone in your back, didn't you?" Jackson thunked the metal stick on the ground which made creaking sounds. Beomgyu was shaking out of fear from outside. He kept knocking at the door and trying to break the heavy lock but it was all ineffectual.

"What are you referring to?" Soobin stood straight and asked. He had no fear in his eyes. It was as if he was ready to die at any moment.

"Oh! Acting all innocent, aren't we?" Saying this he kicked Soobin's stomach with all of his strength.

"Urk!" Soobin fell on the ground, still he looked at Jackson with his red and angry eyes.

"Mark! Ring a bell?" Jackson asked maniacally. He was going to kick Soobin again, but Soobin held his leg and made him lose his balance.

"I. Don't. Know. Who. You're. Talking. About!" Soobin tried very hard to make Jackson fall.

"STOP! Please Stop it!" Beomgyu kept shouting from outside, but none of them were paying attention to him.

"Huh! How can you be so ruthless? You don't remember him? I guess you just killed so many people that you can't even remember! You DON'T EVEN REMEMBER HIM!" Jackson became fierce all of a sudden. He freed his legs and started hitting Soobin with the metal stick randomly. It seemed as if he was trying to kill some animal which just harmed him.

"Hyung! PLEASE! STOP hitting him! Please!" Beomgyu started crying loudly while begging for mercy. But the beastly guy had no intention to show mercy. Soobin was groaning out of pain as he couldn't defend himself anymore. He was getting hit everywhere. His forehead was torn apart and blood started falling from his hand and head.

When he saw Soobin had no strength to defend himself, he stopped hitting as he wanted some information. He bent down in front of Soobin and started interrogating him.

"You! Killed my Mark! You were there! I saw! I saw you! I was there too! You could've saved him! But you came to check if we all were dead! Why? And who was it?"

"I still have no idea about it!" Soobin had a hard time breathing. He slowly replied since he really had no clue about what Jackson was referring to.

"Still acting oblivious?" Jackson kicked Soobin again. Getting the kick, Soobin's body got in front of Beomgyu. Beomgyu gasped as he stopped shouting and got really afraid. Soobin was the one getting beaten up, but it hurts Beomgyu deep inside. He couldn't bear it anymore. He was the one crying hard. He tried to touch Soobin through the jail. But his hands were shaking so much that he couldn't reach Soobin. That time, Jackson came to him and grabbed Soobin's hair tightly, making him groan in pain.

"H-Hyung! P-please l-let h-him g-go!" Beomgyu begged again. But when he looked at Soobin again, he got more afraid because injured Soobin was looking at him fiercely.

"Are…you ha…having fun?" Soobin asked while groaning. His eyes were full of despise.