Shadows and Whispers
[08:00 AM – Taehyung’s Room]
. Tae wakes again, chest tight, drenched in sweat. Alarm buzzing. Phone vibrating nonstop.
Jeon Jungkook
Yeah, sleepyhead… still alive? 😒
Kim teahyung
Tae stares at the screen, trembling. His fingers hover over the keyboard
Kim teahyung
(thinking): Jimin… he’s gone. Gone. And we’re still trapped.
Kim teahyung
(text): Jungkook… we need a
Kim teahyung
Plan. Something’s… hunting us.
Jeon Jungkook
I know. I feel it. Meet at the school gate. Don’t panic.
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[08:45 AM – School Gate]
The group assembles. Faces pale, eyes haunted. Hoseok twirls a strand of hair nervously.
Jung Hoseok
Hyung… last day… again? Or… not?
Kim seocjin
Don’t think, just act. If we overthink, it’ll pick us off faster.
Min yongi
We stick together. That’s rule one.
Park jimin
Rule two… survive until noon.
A soft laugh echoes. Everyone freezes.
They move cautiously through the halls. Every corner seems darker, shadows longer.
Jeon Jungkook
(whispering to Tae): Stick close. The shadow… it’s stronger today.
Kim teahyung
Are you scared
Kim teahyung
Ok. because I am scared (mumble)
Suddenly, a locker slams shut violently. Papers scatter like birds.
Park jimin
(panicking): IT MOVES WITH US!
Kim seocjin
(trying to sound calm): Or maybe… it’s testing us.
A note flutters down. TAE picks it up.
Kim teahyung
(reading aloud, voice trembling): “Chosen… watch our hearts?”
[09:50 AM – Classroom 3B]
The blackboard scratches violently:
Blackboard: “ONLY TRUST WHO YOU LOVE… OR LOSE THEM.”
Jung Hoseok
Hyung… do we even know who we love? Or… is it too late?
Min yongi
It’s a test. The loop reacts to emotions. The stronger the feeling, the more it… focuses on you.
Jeon Jungkook
Control it. Don’t show fear. Don’t show love.
TAE meets Jungkook’s eyes. Heart racing.
Kim teahyung
Don’t let it take you…
Jeon Jungkook
I won’t. Ever.
Kim namjoon
Namjoon slams a dusty book: Useless! Nothing explains the loop.
Kim teahyung
Then we die over and over?
voice
(static whisper): “ONE… WILL STAY… ONE… WILL STAY…”
They run. Footsteps echo. Hearts pounding.
Hoseok trips. Tae catches him.
Author 💗
don't tell me why it falls again and again
Kim teahyung
I’ve got you. Don’t stop.I’ve got you. Don’t stop.
[11:59 AM – Clock Tower]
They reach the tower. Clock hands twitch.
Almost noon… maybe we make it if we stay together.
The bell strikes midnight instead.
Shadow rises behind them. Long claws reach forward.
Kim teahyung
(yelling): NO! NOT AGAIN!😰😰
The shadow flickers, staring at Tae and Jungkook.
voice
Static voice: “LOVE… WILL DECIDE…”
The world collapses into black.
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