CHAPTER- 12

There was a really dark forest and the silence was so scary that I was getting scared even from the noise of my heart beating.

I was walking through the the steep and narrow way from between the trees it was so dark that I could barely see even the route clearly .

as I was walking through the narrow valley I was able to hear someone singing.

It was just a voice but nobody was visible.

I walked out of dense forest and then I was able to see something properly the moon was shining beautifully and brightly.

I tried to look around and infront of me it was a cliff right at the edge of the cliff a beautiful woman stood singing a song and holding a lantern she sounded like meera but how can it be true meera is ....

something was different about her that voice was so beautiful that I was getting attracted towards her,I was not able to see her face,

she was facing the lake down the cliff.

I don't know how but there was a urgent urge in my heart to go to her.

I was walking towards her slowly and as I was getting near her my heart beat was increasing.

the wind was blowing her hair with it.

I reached near her and she stopped singing and I slightly raised my hand and touched her on her shoulder.

she turned towards me slowly and I was shocked and also happy to see her.

"meera is that really you...??? I said and tears escaped my eyes.

"say something meera...I really miss you very much ",I said then hugged her but she stood there still like a lifeless robot. but I didn't care I've been longing to hug her like this for a month now....

then after some time she spoke.

"joo-won ...",meera said and I hummed in response still hugging her.

"please go from here....",Meera said in a very painful voice .

after hearing that I stepped back a little then my hand slightly went down and touched something on her waist I touched it again to be sure it was a big knife .I freaked out knowing as to what it was.I removed my hands from her hands knowing that it is already hurting her.

I looked at my hands and they were filled with blood I was terrified.

then I held the lantern that was kept on the ground to look at her clearly. as I held it near her.

I was shocked there were infinite marks of wounds on her body some new ,some old, and some were still bleeding ,a deep cut on her neck the same as it was on the day of accident.

I was not able to stop myself and unknowingly my tears just started flowing without my control.

I was still holding the lantern then I placed my left hand on her face she smiled to me a bit I knew How painful it was for her at that moment .

"meera how...all this happened????", I asked her still trying to hold on to my tears.

she just smiled to me in response and said.

"joo-won leave please....If you love me then go away from here",she said.

"why....no I will not leave you alone here like this",I said to her .

"joo-won don't be stubborn...go away from here you can't to anything to save me ,he will take me away with him ,nobody can stop him",meera said.

"who are you talking about...meera ,nobody will take you away from me ...I will not let that happen ",I said to her but she was looking scared as she was looking at someone standing behind me.

"joo-won go.....run or he will kill you too....go away",she said panicking and I heard someone laughing wickedly and that laugh was so evil that it send chills down my spine. I dared not to look back but I could still hear him laughing then suddenly meera pulled me behind her by my hand.

and I saw that monster's face for the first time he was very scary his body's skin looked like it was decomposed and and was just hanging down on his bones ,his big eyes were filled with blood and he held a big knife sort of a sword in his one hand and a big metal whip with thorns on it, in his another hand . he was laughing sinisterly looking at meera .

I saw meera begging to him,to let me go.

"please....please let him go.....you feel contempt by torturing me right??? then do whatever you like with me but let him go please ",meera was negotiating with him to let me go in exchange of her,I was really hurt by seeing that .

"meera what are you saying.....if you dare to touch her I will make you regret your existence ",I said angrily hiding meera behind me,I was scared but more scared for her after listening all those wounds were given to her by him.

"no....please he don't know anything that's why he is saying all that please let him go ,You can do anything you want to ....with me",meera said crying.

that monster tilted his head a little and looked at meera who was standing behind me and smirked wickedly.

"meera ...don't be scared I will protect you",I said still hiding her behind me.

that monster was still laughing looking at the picture infront of him as he was enjoying it all.

then he raised his whip flipped it around her neck and pulled her over.

those thorns on the whip were stuck on neck causing her to bleed,and choke.

she fell on her knees trying to free herself and gasping for air .

I tried to punch him on his face but he took his sword to stab me in my belly,but meera held his sword from her hands and within a second large amount of blood started flowing from her hand.

he smiled , seeing her struggling like that I again tried to free her. he held me by my throat up in the air.

And meera was begging him to leave me I was choking and my vision was getting blurry.

then he threw me on the ground. I fell down with a loud thud.

he squatted down infront of her and made his grip stronger on the whip and started stretching it harder ,leading the thorns to go deeper into her neck ,she was still struggling to breathe, and gasping for air.

I tried to pick myself up to attack him,I stood and picked a big piece of a rock nearby and tried to hit him by it.

but before I could do that a strong force pushed me off the cliff.

that face of meera struggling and crying was caught in my eyes ,as I fell down in the lake.

"meera.....!!",I screamed.

"joo-won..!!joo-won....wake up",

"joo-won wake up.....!!!",

"joo-won...are you fine????",

I woke up panting and sweating and my body trembling with fear, and saw doo-won hyung sitting infront of me.

"are you fine.....you were mumbling something while sleeping and were breathing heavily so I was scared ,is everything alright?????",doo-won hyung asked me But I was still not able to register what I saw just now I put my hands on my face out of frustration.

"what happened joo-won....wait let me bring you some water",doo-won hyung said getting up from the bedside.

I got out of the bed and and called meera's mom.

"joo-won what are you doing.....here take this", doo-won hyung said handing me a glass of water.

I asked him to wait.

after a few rings meera's mom finally picked up the call.

"hello.....hello....auntie ",I said to her impatiently.

"hello....",she answered judging by her voice I could sense that something was wrong she sounded like she was crying.

"auntie is meera okay????",I asked her worriedly.

"I don't know.....she was fine few hours ago but suddenly had a cardiac arrest...they rushed her to the OT few minutes before ",She said crying and my heart sank I don't know what that dream was about but right now what was happening was undeniable.

I kept my phone aside after talking to her mom,but I was really scared about her ,it's been a month and she is still in coma and those nightmares they feel real.....I don't even know how to share it with others it doesn't make any sense.

but what happened today was real.

"what happened.....are you okay....what did her mother say???",doo-won hyung bombarded me with questions.

I sighed and spoke.

"I called her mother to ask about her situation and she said meera's condition is not right ...she suffered a cardiac arrest ",

"what....but yesterday she was fine when you saw her on video call",doo-won hyung said worriedly sitting beside me.

"I just hope she gets well soon...few days ago a reporter broke into her ward",I said remembering the incident.

"...Yup because of her accident even our album release had to be postponed ....today creative and editing team have called us to see the music video before release because next week we will be officially releasing it",doo-won hyung said I felt bad for her but I can't blame him he just said what was important, if a person stops not whole world is gonna stop for her , it keeps going.

"ok...I know let's go there in the morning ",I said and lied down on bed as it was still 4 am in the morning.

"ok ....sleep you look very exhausted and haggard ",doo-won hyung said and left .

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

"wow...it turned out to be so amazing ",Emily said watching one of her scene with Christopher. in the MV.

"yeah.....I look very handsome and charming in this particular scene",Christopher agreed.

then a next scene came on the screen it was meera's part she was standing and singing in it in the background there was a big window. and then I approached her and held her hand somewhat in a seductive way.....however something suddenly caught my eye in the background on the window.

"stop....",I said confused.

they all looked at me with confused faces.

"what happened joo-won???",yae-joon hyung asked me...surprised

"rewind it.....in slow motion ",I said to the person who was playing the video.

at that particular scene I asked him to stop.

I looked at the window carefully and since it was not visible that clearly, I asked him to zoom in.

the moment he zoomed in everybody was shocked and especially me..

the shadow of same demon that I saw in the dream was visible on the window mirror staring at meera .

"what's that????",Ron asked horrified with that thing.

"gosh ...that's so scary",veronica said pointing at it.

"yeah.....what is that",haa-joon hyung said affrightedly.

And I was sure that something is really wrong.

nobody was able to tell the reason behind it,so we ignored it and watched whole mv.

everybody left after watching it,I sat in the car and called meera's mom.

"hello...", I said

"hello..yes joo-won?",meera's mom replied .

"is she fine now??",I asked her anxiously.

"yes....but ", her mom said and started crying.

"what happened aunty?",I asked her worriedly.

"doctors said the swelling is increasing in her brain forming into a clot, they have to operate on her for taking it out,but after suffering from 2 cardiac arrests her body is not strong enough to withstand that surgery...and..said.....if they don't perform this surgery she.....she...will die very soon ",she said and started crying and my heart sank upon hearing that no,I can't let her leave just like that she told me she loved me a day before that incident, she can't just leave like that.

"aunty don't worry we'll take her to the best doctor in the world she will be fine",I said trying to comfort her.

"yeah...her dad also said so he is transferring her to new leaf hospital in USA ,I don't know what to do..",she said still crying.

"don't worry aunt everything will be fine",I said assuring her.

"hmm...thank you joo-won for calling ",her mom said .

"take care aunty ",I said then I disconnected the call.