11. A Long Dream

The blood pounded in his ears. His heart thudded in his chest. His hands shook. His feet tingled. His vision was disfigured as if he was looking through a fish-eye lens.

It was the basement again filled with the silent fear and the painful memories of his past Jimin could never forget.

Even after taking the anti-sleep pills, Jimin couldn't stop himself from falling into this torment again. He tried to get up but his entire body was aching because of falling from the stairs. Suddenly someone's footsteps echoed in the wind and he turned his head to his right. Fear ran through his veins when a figure came out of the darkness. "Sunmi, why you dragged me here why?" Jimin yelled his voice was broken and the tears were sliding down his cheeks.

"You shouldn't burn those dolls," Sunmi said in her raspy voice.

"I don't need anything why don't you leave me alone," Jimin said in an exhausted voice.

"I can't leave you alone, Because you're the only one who can help me," Sunmi said, Came closer to her she extended the same dolls again. "Take these dolls and don't even dare to get rid of them this time," She threatened.

Jimin hesitantly took the dolls from her hand, Sunmi stepped back and disappeared into the darkness Jimin was trying to get up but he felt as his body was paralyzed and he couldn't move, Or perhaps he wasn't able to move according to his will. He was still struggling when he heard someone's footsteps getting closer to him. "It's being long Park Jimin," A heavy manly voice hits his ears and he felt as his heart will stop beating at any moment.

It was Dong Hyun and Jimin who couldn't move, Nothing could be worse than this as all the painful memories of his past wandered in his mind. He was trembling in fear, Dong Hyun was now standing closer to him. He grabbed Jimin's collar pulled him mercilessly he didn't know how many bruises he had gotten on his back but he was assured his back was badly injured.

Jimin wanted to scream he wanted to protest against his strong grip but it seemed his voice was stuck in his throat, He had no energy to fight against the giant existence of Dong Hyun.

Dong Hyun continued to drag him until he reached the depth of the darkness. He made Jimin get up on his feet pushing him to the wall he choked him hard. holding his hand Jimin tried to get rid of his grip as It was getting hard for him to breathe His wound on his neck had started to bleed and with every second the pain was getting extreme. "You shouldn't know about her, Now you have to die Park Jimin," Dong Hyun said grounding his teeth his eyes were filled with hatred Jimin had never seen before, He was waiting for when he will open his eyes and get rid of this cruel nightmare.

"Why You-are- doing-this-to-me" Jimin finally spoke but Dong Hyun squished his neck even harder than his feet left the ground, "Why I'm not waking up Please wake up Jimin please," Jimin thought.

"Because I'm the one who's controlling this nightmare Jimin," Sunmi said and suddenly Dong Hyun disappeared Jimin fell on the ground coughed his lungs out his face was red veins around his neck were standing out as it was going to burst because of the pressure he was feeling at the moment, He was gasping to breathe.

"If you wouldn't help me you have to suffer like this for the rest of your life or maybe you will lose all your friends one by one," Sunmi threatened.

Jimin was too weak to say anything and what if he would beg could he change anything? Could he change the fact that he was haunted by his old dead friend and he couldn't do anything except follow her what she was asking him to do?

But helping her meant was to face Dong Hyun again the man who had ruined his life and that was another painful thing to do.

He shut his eyes took a long breath, "I will help you but promise me you won't hurt my friends," Jimin begged.

"Yes, If you will help me then I won't hurt your friends," Sunmi replied.

Jimin felt as him he had left no energy his body was getting weakened his vision went fuzzy and black before shutting his eyes he saw her pale face filled with satisfaction. Her eyes were shedding tears but her lips were moving upwards in a vague smile.

Jimin found himself on the bed when he woke up the back of his head was covered in blood his neck was bleeding he was feeling extreme pain in his rib cage and his right leg. Jimin looked around himself it wasn't his room. He got shocked when he saw Sunmi's pictures on the wall he got up limping on his feet he saw all the pictures hanging on the wall. She seemed a girl full of hope and happiness her big round eyes were brightened like the sunshine at noon. Her cherry shade lips were prominent she was a pretty girl who deserved to live a happy life. "Then what happened with her?" Jimin thought.

Suddenly he heard someone's cry from outside of the room. Someone opened the door and pushed a girl to the floor, It was Sunmi she was crying in a loud voice. A lady entered the room by her appearance she seemed in her fifty's, "Mom, please forgive me," Sunmi said wiping her tears from her eyes.

But the lady bent down on the floor grabbed her hair she mercilessly shook her head, "Don't even dare to reveal anything to your dad, or I will burn you alive," The lady said clenched her jaw, and hit her head on the floor. But she couldn't be her mother as far as Jimin remembers Sunmi's mother would love her daughter Jimin didn't remember her face as he had seen her long ago when he was ten so he couldn't guess if she was her real mother or not. But Jimin could estimate that Sunmi hadn't lived a happy life.

The lady left the room but she didn't forget to lock the room from outside Sunmi burst out in a loud cry Jimin felt pain for her. Sunmi got up walked towards the wardrobe. After searching for the next few seconds she took out a large box from the wardrobe. She sat on the floor and opened that box. It was filled with toys they both would play with when they both were kids. Sunmi took out the two dolls from the box.

"I miss you Jimin, I miss you so much I want to see you but I don't even know where you are," She said hugging the dolls she started to cry again.

Jimin was looking at her with his teary eyes he wanted to hug her, He wanted to comfort her but he was aware that it was all just an illusion Sunmi was trying to show him so that he could find out what happened with her.

Jimin walked closer to her bent down on the floor he extended his hand to wipe her tears even though it was an illusion but he couldn't stop himself. But she held his hand tightly looked up at him with her eyes expelling the fire, "You have to find my killer you have to reveal all the truth in front of the world," She said in an angry voice.

"Who killed you?" Jimin asked.

"That's what I want to know," Sunmi replied. She then left his hand.

"Did Dong Hyun kill you?" Jimin asked.

"I told you I don't remember what happened with me when one day I just found myself in that basement and after few days I found out I was dead" She replied and everything started to cover in the darkness the room changed into the basement again his head spun and he lost his consciousness.