Chapter twenty two (1/1)

I tapped my hand on the files while looking at them with glassy eyes. I haven’t blinked for some minutes now, afraid the files will just evaporate in this air and never come back. This is Taemin’s last chance of beeing free from his parents and grandparent’s debt. It belongs to the guys that kidnaped him in the first place, not to this Lee Joon.His name made some lights shoot in my brain. I took my phone out of my pocket and searched for Onew’s name quickly. I wasn’t ready to talk though. What would I say? Can I even tell Onew about the phone call I had with that person? Is it dangerous for anyone?I dropped the phone on the seat next to me, where the files were also sitting. I speeded up again in the opposite direction and got out of the highway, entering the city. After some minutes of turns and more turns, I pulled over. I got out and closed the car, checking if the door was locked properly before running across the street and putting some coins on a payphone.I punched the buttons and took the phone to my ear, tapping my feet impaciently on the floor at the same time. After some seconds ringing, it went to voicemail. I grunted loudly, receiving some weird looks from an old lady passing by with shopping bags in her hands. I ignored it, starting to get scared of why Onew wasn’t picking up the phone.I tried again, deciding in my head that if he didn’t pick the phone this time, I would run to my car and speed up to my office. But this time, I heard the raspy sound coming from the other side, but no one said anything.“Onew? You’re there? It’s Key! Are you okay?”“Oh! Key? I though someone was pulling a prank on me so I ignored it…” I facepalmed and sighed angrily.“Onew, you gotta stop doing that! Seriously! I could be dying and you wouldn’t pick up the phone thinking someone might be pulling a freacking prank on you!”“O-okay I’m sorry… don’t be angry. What happened then?”“I need you to search a guy for me.”“Is he dangerous? Does he have criminal record? What about----““Lee Joon. I need you to search everything you can master about Lee Joon. Quick!”“Okay… But why?” The phone started doing weird noises and beeps so I quickly searched for another coin and putted in inside. I looked around before pulling the phone closer to my mouth and covering it with my other hand. I was not going to risk beeing heard.“I received a phone call while I was driving there. The guy said his name was Lee Joon and that he wanted the files that belonged to him. I presume he was talking about the files me and Taemin found this morning. Look, I don’t like the guy and I don’t think he’s here for a nice meeting.”“What do you mean?”“He wants to meet me at the docks for me to give him the files peacefully. Look Onew, this is our last chance to get things straight. We can’t give them away to that guy.”“The docks? I can enter the security sistem there and look for the guy. Also, I was just checking for information about that name and it seems like Lee Joon died.”“What do you mean ‘died’?! I talked to the guy on the phone!”“It’s a fake name, Key. He used a dead guy’s name for cover. We can’t locate him or know anything about him. There isn’t even a picture that can help us. I’ll try the security camera on the docks.”“How? You don’t know how he looks like.”“Well, who would go to the docks at one in the afternoon? Also, the guy might seem suspicious, and if he does, I’ll capture a picture of his face and with that, I’ll get a name and everything we need.”“You are a fucking genius!”“Well, thank you. I’ll text you when I have further information. For now, stay away from isolated places and hide the files! Don’t leave them alone! This is a dangerous situation that can destroy everyone of us, Key. If the guy really is here to shed some blood, he won’t hesitate on doing it. Just be careful while we don’t know anything about him.”I sighed and looked around again, just to be sure I wasn’t heard by anyone passing by. We never know who that person is or what he wants from us. You never know when the guy that asked you for information has a gun and is willing to use it. The world is just so scary when you are in the middle of scary things. I am afraid of everything and everyone.“Alright. See you later.”“Yeah. Later.”I hurried back to the car, now feeling stupid for letting them alone in there, but taking them with me would be even more stupid, so I can’t blame myself too much. I closed the door when I was finally inside and looked at the files that were under my phone. I quickly checked it to see if I had any missed calls from a unknown number. I had nothing. Absolutely nothing.This guy, this name. I know it from somewhere. It sounds so damn familiar. It sounds like someone said it before but I don’t remember who or if someone really told me. I grabbed both sides of my head and shook it slowly. I was so confused, I just needed to hug Taemin, feel my baby twins moving around and take a nap.I thought back to where I was just a business man. No lover, no babies and no freacky guys. I thought back to the days where everything just looked gray and boring. Where I couldn’t turn on the radio because the pop songs that played made me sick. Where I would only use suits, inside and outside the house. Where I said to myself that I had no future. That I would always be what I was at that time. Damn, I was so wrong.I know things are messed up right now, but if I take out all this subjects that try to haunt me and my family, I am the most complete man on earth. I would never guess in a hundred years that someday, I would have a fiance and that I would soon be a father of two beautifull twins.I sighed a little when my mind wandered back to my car and my thoughs lined up with the name Lee Joon again. I couldn’t just stay here waiting for a approval of what I was already going to do. I decided that I would meet the guy and say to him very clearly that I would not, not even in a milion years, give him those files. I opened a secret compartment under the back seats and stared at the gun in there. I must have been crazy when I bought this gun and hidded it in here, but now, it would come in handy. But I hoped it wasn’t necessary. I don’t want to kill anyone, obviously, but if there is a possibility of my life beeing put in risk, I’ll have to.I took the gun and placed it under my belt, covering it with my shirt. No one could notice a little bump in there, so I guess it would be safe to take the gun with me. But I didn’t knew how smart this guy was, or if he had experience in this things. I’m not even really sure of what is happening here.I took at glance at the clock on my wrist and pulled the seat bell over my chest. I did all this without breathing, otherwise my hands would shake and I wouldn’t be able to turn the car on next. I was in the middle of turning the GPS on when I remembered that I can easly be located by satelite if I do this. So I grabbed the advice, took his baterry out and threw it to the back seat. I was probably getting paranoic but I wanted to play safe.I started accelarating when I entered the highway. The docks were less than 2 minutes away, and during the all ride, I was planning every word and move. I played thousands of possible scenarios, and none of them were good enough. I always ended up with a bullet in my body and the guy still standing, with a smirk on his face, ended my life with a laugh. That laugh I heard on the phone.I entered with my car in the docks, in the middle of the place where the big loaded boxex came with products from other countries. It normally only had those kind of giant boxes during the weekend, so that during the week, they could clean this area. I stoped completely and turned the key, turning the car off, but stayed still, skanning the area with my eyes to see if there was someone.It looked empty so I was wondering if Onew was having troubles with finding that guy. I know I was. I locked the car, the files and my phone still inside. I wouldn’t need them, would I? also, why would I take the files with me if I wasn’t giving them away? I would just meet the guy, be carefull with my words and leave.That was the plan.I rised my eyes to the building next to my car and looked for a security camera. There was one pointing to where I was standing, so I kind of felt some relief. I don’t really know which camera Onew is controlling, but I’m sure he at least looked through this one.Suddently, there were steps. I stoped walking around and looked behind me. God, now I felt scared.“Well, hello Kibum-shi. You came.” Lee Joon said, his gun always pointed to my skull. His hands were firm and there wasn’t any fear or anxiety in his eyes. He was ready to shoot, if necessary.“I did.” I swallowed discretly, trying to hide my nerves from him. It didn’t work.“No need to be so nervous.” He touched the gun in his right hand. “My little friend here is calm. And so am I.”I discreetly touched the gun under my shirt. If anything were to happen, at least I could shoot back. The situation seemed a lot more real and dangerous now that he was here. Those scenarios I had on my head previously, were forgotten. It was now, or never. Either I had it all or nothing.“I won’t give the files to you.” He chuckled, the gun swaying a little before stabilizing again, directly pointed to the middle of my forehead. I started sweating.“Oh, really? Care to explain why?” His voice had a tiny amount of sarcasm.“They don’t belong to you.”“Who the fuck said that uh?!” He screamed, making me flinch a little bit backwards. “ Don’t fucking move!” I froze in place.He coughed a little and looked at the floor, taking deep and slow breaths. I mentally slaped myself. It wasn’t in the fucking plan for me to infuriate him.“Let me tell you one thing Kibum-shi… I am not someone you should deny something. This gun here… she has shot before. And I must tell you; the smell of gunpowder is quite addictive. So you must presume that I like shooting and innaling the smell of gunpowder and blood afterwards. But don’t take me wrong –“ He smiled “I’m not a murder.”I scoffed mentally.He continued talking. “And if you still doubt those files owner, I’ll let you know too that I am those files owner. Have you even looked at them? They are mine, I tell you. Now please, before I do something I might regret, give me the files.”“I’m sorry.” I said, surprised at how my voice didn’t crack with fear. He started shaking slightly and took two steps forwards, making me back away four steps. I looked behing quickly and gasped. I couldn’t back out more, or I would fall of the dock. I was trapped between the gun and the ocean that was as angry as the guy.“I am trying to be nice here, Kibum-shi.” He pratically growled the words. “Give them to me now or---“ He took out the security trigger, making a metal-against-metal sound flow through us. I shivered with fear. My hand touched my hiden gun.“Don’t you even fucking dare to take that piece of shit out, Kibum-shi.” My eyes widen and I lost all my capacity of speaking. Fuck, I said, mentally. The waves behind me splached drops of cold salty water on my back with the intensity of the impact, and I started regretting coming without some kind of backup.Lee Joon pulled the chamber on the gun back, filling it with a bullet. The sound was forever recorded on my head.“I’ll ask you one more time.” His voice dropped to a new tone, low as the hell under us. “ Will you give me the files, or not?”My heart was pounding violently against my ribcage. My lungs gasped with every breath I took. I was getting ready to die.“No.”The sound of a gun shooting hitted my ears brutally, but nothing hitted my body. I was frozen, eyes shut and hands trembling. Nothing on my body hurted, I didn’t felt myself surrounded by water. I opened my eyes.“Oh my god…” Onew dropped to his knees, crying silently while his widen eyes looked at Lee Joon, laying on the floor with an arm under his torso and the other one, the one with the gun, still poiting at me. A clear shot in the head. His eyes were still open, a deadly surprise written all over them.“I-I…” Onew choked on his words, and I fell to the floor, arms limb with fear and legs to sore to support the weight of my body anymore. Onew covered his face with both his hands, crying hard in them.“He’s dead!” He screamed, his voice a little muffled by his hands.Holly O.oOkay... I hope it is okay... It's kind of... Is this considered angst? I don't know... I feel like... Did I just wrote this!? Hope you like it!Peace&Love