"I will help you"
Now that takes me by surprise. Seungmin's voice sounds clear and determined, he needed 3 days to think this over and even thought I lost hope 3 days ago he still agrees to do it.
"Really?? You will??" I can't really hide the surprise in my voice, I mean. THIS IS GREAT. Now we have everything we need to do this.
"Yes, I will. What?? You don't want me to??" His tone turns a bit annoyed. Why do I have a feeling like he is not doing this because he truly wants to do it but there is something more to it.
"No. I mean yes. I want you to do it. Wait how did you even get my number??" I'm still confused at how he even managed to get my number. I haven't meet him for the last 3 years how does he know my number??
"You gave it to me five years ago" I did?? When did I give him my number. "When we got stuck on that project together. I gave you mine too, you don't have it??" Oh I remember now. Unfortunately phones don't survive long with me. If my memory serves me right I dropped my phone In the toilet the night I graduated. Since it was pretty old it died in the moment.
"Oh right. My phone broke long ago, so I lost all the numbers inside. I will save this number if you don't mind" He doesn't have to know I dropped my phone in the toilet the on the same night I also got him dead ass drunk right??
"No you can save it I'm ok with that." I immediately pull the phone off my ear and save the number.
"Also I want to know your plan before getting myself into anything" Why does he want the whole plan when he needs to help with only one thing. I really want to ask but I feel like he won't give me a clear answer.
And if I don't ask it will keep bugging me inside my brain. "Why do you want to know the whole plan. I thought you don't want to get deeply involved" He takes a few seconds before finding the words that he wants to say.
If he is taking a moment to think about the answer that means one of two things. First, he is thinking of what to say since he doesn't really want to say the truth. And second he is hesitating between being honest or taking the side road. It doesn't mater anyway. As long as he helps I don't really care if he lies to us or tells us the truth. Right??
"I just want to know what I'm getting myself into. It doesn't really mater if I help right now or not because I'm already involved. I want to know how much I can expect from you and Minho."
Auch. Now that says how much he trusts us but it's understandable. Me and Minho never really showed a side of us that is careful and serious. At least not around him. Seungmin is the last missing piece of our incomplete puzzle, now we can actually start with the plan me and Minho formed 3 nights ago.
"Can you meet us today. Around 4pm when I get off work and Minho off college??" Minho has his last real classes today before starting with his online cases. We don't know how long it will take us to get Sqirrely of the drug so he took 2 months of online class. It's maybe to much, maybe not, I don't really know.
"Ok, text me the address of where you want to meet. Bye" He is quick to ditch people isn't he, but what will he even talk to me about.
"Ok, see you later today" He hangs up the phone and I'm left alone once again with my sleeping buddy and if I sit down my tiredness will start kicking in. I didn't really sleep much before taking the night shift, which means I'll be staying up for 24 hours with no motivation for it.
Let's just not fall asleep, I need to keep myself up and get paid. If we are going to stay hidden for god knows how long, we will need money for food and other things that might be needed during that time. And I don't know if they will cut me right away or give me my pay so I would rather not risk it. It's not like Minho has a lot of money and I don't want to use all his savings on this.
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I feel dead. I returned home a few minutes ago and realized Minho already left. I finished around 8am and had to resist falling asleep on the bus because if I missed my stop, it would take me even further from home and that's something I don't have enough of energy for.
I slam myself on the couch and turn on the TV. Minho's class started at 8am and ends god knows when. I better eat something before falling asleep or else I won't be able to function when I wake up. I grab the left overs from last night and sit back on the couch. I can watch a drama while eating, I know that I won't be able to simply fall asleep if I stay in silence and close my eyes like normal people.
I never stopped asking myself this question and I probably never will but, do I look like a old grandma that always falls asleep with the TV on?? If I ask Minho he will agree without a dough, so that option is already out. I can't be the only person who can't fall asleep easily even when I'm tired, I know that. As a teen I used to blast music through my earphones every night, because my head was so full of thoughts and I just needed to shut them out, even if it meant to run away from them day and night.
What to watch?? Netflix is always full of new series starting every month. There must be something worth spending time on. "Star up" I say out loud as the thriller appear in front of my eyes. It looks fun, apparently is about a girl and two dudes who lie to her in order to keep everything clean and neat. Let me guess its a love triangle. It seems fun tho. I'll watch it.
Damn they had to do me like this. It has been only an hour and I already cried on the first episode. I love the grandma she is my bias from this drama. Unfortunately my eyes start to close in the beginning of the second episode and I don't have enough energy to fight the urge to close them.
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A familiar smell wakes me up and my eyes immediately look toward the direction of this delicious scent. Minho is standing in the kitchen unpacking food I suppose.
The fact that he is trying to be as quiet as possible brings a smile on my face. He is carefully taking the food out of the fabric with a pair of fingers from both of his hands. I'm glad he didn't forget to buy food since I kinda feel hungry after waking up, looks like the food I ate before falling asleep didn't last long.
He turns around and takes a plate to pour the food inside. How could he not notice my head literally waving here while making that turn. He is facing me with his back right now and I want to take the opportunity to run his adrenalin up a bit. I get up without making and sounds and slowly walk toward him. He doesn't even pay attention to his surrounding, the smell of the delicious food is probably to distractible for him. I peak my head over his shoulder since he isn't much taller and whisper into his ear.
"Tteokbokki??" I ask as I see the delicious food swimming into the plate waiting to disappear.
"AGHHHHH" He jumps up a bit before taking a step away "You wanna die today??" I laugh at his death threat and take the rest of the food out of the plastic bag.
"I thought you were sleeping" He says as his hand reach to grab two pairs of chopsticks. "Yes. I was. In the past."
We sit down and start to eat in silence and then I remember to look at the clock. It's 2pm which means we will meet Seungmin in 2 hours. I should tell Minho before than.
"Seungmin agreed to help" I hear him choke on his food before speaking up with his full mouth.
"He ill?? Ho is dat posilbl??" He is looking at me like I just summoned a ghost. Why is it so hard for those two to just get along like normal people.
"Gosh close your mouth. He called me this morning while I was working and said he's in. I didn't ask for details on why he's in and I don't need to know as long as he helps. Also he wants to meet up so we can tell him the plan."
Minho gives me a weird look "Why does he care about the entire plan is not like he'll get involved into this any more." I thought the same thing when he told me.
"He said he wants to know what he's getting himself into." Minho rolled his eyes in his signature way and looked back at me.
"Whatever. When are we meeting him??" He asks and slowly returns to his meal.
"4pm. Should we just meet him here. It's the most private place." Minho thinks for a moment before looking at me with a face filled up with dough.
"Do I really have to listen to him complaining about how dirty it is in here" I look around the room. Its not that dirty, a few socks here and there and a few dirty dishes. Small parts of crisps lying on the couch. I men it could be worst.
We actually keep the place pretty clean. It's not that dirty. "Don't worry, we'll clean up a little bit. We still have 2 hours. I'll text him the address now." I message Seungmin and then we finish our meal before getting up and cleaning the room a little.
After around an hour we sit back on the couch and turn the TV on but I can already hear my phone vibrate on the couch. As I look at the callers ID Seungmin's name is written under the number. Why would he call now??
"Yes??" I answer the phone. "I'm here open the door" He is where?!?! I walk to the door and look through the small peek hole into the door. I see a man standing in front of the door with his black hair and he is holding a phone in his right hand. Seungmin.
Why came so early I said at 4pm not 3. By now I catch even Minho's attention, he is standing behind me with a questionable look on his face. I open the door and both of their eyes land on each other almost immediately.
"Hi, Seungmin-shi" Minho fakes a smile and greets the boy in front of him. I can see the same on the other side of the door. Seungmin gives back the smile before looking at me. "Hi, it's nice to see at least one person here" I give him a small smile myself before inviting him inside the apartment.
In order not to feel the tension between the boys right after I took my precious nap I move things fast. "Let's get to the thing right away. Do you want a drink Seungmin??" I offer him but he shakes his head with a soft smile.
"Thank you, I'm fine." He sits on the couch and me and Minho sit on the ground across him. I throw every piece of evidence and every file we have and start from the beginning.
"So first of all. You already know pretty much a lot, so I don't have to explain the information we got from the test and the fake report he has in the hospital. Since his father is the president we figured out we will need more evidence in order for him not to cover the situation. Our original idea was to just get Squirrely to testify for himself and show the public he is o-"
"Who is Squirrely??" His eyes wander from mine to Minho's and I remember he has no idea we call Han Jisung Squirrely. "That's his nickname. Fun fact, he's 1 weeks older than you." Seungmin nods a few times before signaling me to continue.
"Where was I.. Oh right. Us showing the public that he is ok might not be enough so we placed a mic on the directors coat. The director is 100% involved into this since he always gives Squirrely the drug himself, so he will defiantly speak to someone right after Squirrely goes missing."
"Where did you place the mic??" Seungmin's curiosity is bigger than I expected but I'm ok with it as long as he helps us. "We placed it on the curved part behind his neck. It's the most safe place." Again he nods a few times before letting me continue.
"If we get more evidence from him we will be more secure. Now back to the real thing. Since it's impossible to get Squirrely out of the hospital while it's day time we need to do it at night that's why I singed up for the night shift. I already worked one night shift and I know there is only one person in charge together with me. All the patients are sleeping and the director leaves right after he gives Squirrely the night dose which is around 3am. After he leaves I'll have 30 minutes before the drug starts to make it's effect on his body so we will have to get out in those 30 minutes or else he'll collapse and it will be impossible to get him out. I will take him through the back door of the hospital where the CCTV is weak so your car won't be really visible but still don't came out of the car. Minho will also be with you there but before even starting any of this I will make sure to steal enough of his capsules so we can get him of the drug slowly."
"Yes because if you stop giving it to him out of nowhere his body will start to crush down. You know that you'll have to force him to take it right?? If he is resisting to the doctors that means he knows he doesn't need the drug but by now his body is so used to it that even if he thinks he doesn't need it he'll crave for it. You have to watch him. Be careful he doesn't overdose himself because the effects of an overdose can kill him." It seems like Seungmin knows what he is talking about. I never thought of the fact that he will resist to take the drug and if he doesn't take it his body will be the one suffer.
"Also we will sneak a sleeping pill in the other workers coffee so he's out of the way." Seungmin keeps looking at me like he is expecting more.
"What about after you get him out??" Now I really want to know why does he want to know all of the details. It's not just for a safe play, It's almost like he wants to get himself more involved.
"After you take us to the place Minho found we will take care of the rest." I say and we look at each other for a moment.
"Ok. So are we doing it tonight or in the morning, how ever you wanna call it" Since I was waiting for his call I didn't really think about when are we gonna do this but, since Minho's online classes start tomorrow nothing can stop us from doing it tonight. I look at Minho and his eyes share the same thought. He nodes knowing what is running through my mind and I turn back to Seungmin.
"We are doing it tonight. Remember 3am you have to be behind the hospital. Minho has seen it already so he'll guide you if you can't find the back door. You also have to pick him up since buses don't work that early."
Seungmin nods again "Now Minho and I have to buy food for the next one month. So Minho will contact you later" we all stand up and Minho is quick to pick up his wallet.
"I have to go anyway. I will see you tonight. Also, your plan doesn't sound that desperate considering you two made it."
I feel underestimated.
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