my heavy tired eyes stared at my brother jake who was laying next to me with his back facing towards me. my clouded brain couldn't process anything anymore.

nights with jake are very challenging. he gets intense nightmares that causes him to physically hurt himself, there have been many times when he's almost been in possession, he wakes up yelling, crying, and everything is just a mess.

ever since his incident he hasn't been the same. it hurts me seeing jake in so much pain, tired, and hungry. i just wished that whatever got into him could just leave us alone. i don't understand what this "entity" wants.

why did it have to be my family? especially after everything that had happened to us.

my eyes drifted off of jake and to the window which viewed the dark snowy early morning. i check my phone seeing that it is now five thirty in the morning. i sigh and get out of bed.

i eye jake one more time who was sound asleep. i make my way down to the kitchen and begin to make coffee to try to wake me up. even though lately it hasn't been helping because of how much i've been drinking it.

i make my way towards the bathroom and look into the mirror. i'm shocked seeing the state im in. my dark circles became darker, my skin looks rougher, my hairs a mess, and i just look horrible.

my eyes begin to water seeing the state im in. i never realized how tired, pale, and unhealthy i looked. i look like im slowly dying. i look so weak and low. that's not how i used to look like. i used to be strong, happy, and healthy.

now i don't even know what i am.

i brush out my messy hair and after i begin to wash my face. the feeling of the warm water sends chills down my spine feeling pure comfort. this feeling made me want to go back into bed and just sleep.

i am trying to remember that last time i got a goodnights sleep. sleep sounds so good right now.

after getting myself ready i make my way towards the kitchen and grab a large cup and pour in the coffee. i add nothing. just pure black coffee. maybe it'll help?

i make my way to the room and frown seeing jake. seeing that he is now sleeping makes me feel bad. i wish that i could just leave him in the room to sleep and rest. but no, he'd be a mess if he left my side.

i make my way towards my brother and slightly shake him awake, "hey...hey...jake.."

jake suddenly woke up with a fright looking all over the room, "hey hey...it's me...don't worry.." i whisper trying to comfort him.

jake let out a deep sigh as he then let out a yawn and rubbed his tired eyes, "sorry...is it time for school?" he questioned.

i nodded, "yeah..go get ready...i made coffee."

jake nodded as he slowly got up and made his way towards the bathroom. the urge to just lay back down in bed is calling to me.

after jake gets ready we make our way out of the dorms and out into the path to get to the school building. the cold air makes me shiver causing me to slightly wake up.

"i heard it's going to snow today." said jake as he checked his surroundings. i look up into the sky and see the light gray clouds.

"i hope so...yoon will be happy." i say remembering how much yoon loves snow. i worry for her dearly. aunt luna hasn't updated us about yoon, but she does visit her in the hospital.

jake smiled, "she will. hope she gets the chance to see it."

my brother and i made it to the school grounds. we are greeted by the group who were taking off their jackets, "jesus...you guys look dead." said niki in a shocked tone eyeing jake and i.

"i feel dead." said jake as he yawned causing me to yawn as well.

"same." i reply making my way towards my locker to gather the things i need for classes today.

i suddenly felt a soft tap on my shoulder and the comforting voice of heeseung, "hey jin...how are you doing?"

i close my locker and turned to the doe eyed boy, "i'm doing okay...just really tired.." i say while shrugging. heeseung frowns as him and i walk together with the group.

"jina...if you ever need help with jake you can tell me. you need rest jina...you haven't been sleeping well lately." said heeseung as he sent me a worried look.

"thanks hee...it's a lot of work though to be honest. i don't want you to not get any sleep.." i say feeling bad.

i mean, yes, i would love for heeseung or just anyone to help. it makes me happy knowing that heeseung wants to help. but heeseung is someone i truly care about. i don't want to see him end up like me. i don't want to see him in my position.

having the softest spot for heeseung isnt easy. it makes me sad seeing him frown or do the littlest things that can come off as negative in a way.

"don't you worry about me jin...i worry about you each and everyday...i cant stand seeing you like this." replied heeseung as he stopped in his tracks before turning into the hall.

"hee i know you're worried but this thing that's happening is only involved with my family...i don't want you to get hurt." i argue feeling frustration starting to build up.

"i know jina...but i just cant stand seeing you each and every day getting worse and worse...someone like you doesn't deserve this. your family doesn't deserve this. and i feel horrible just watching and doing nothing. i am going to help you...no matter what."

i can feel my throat tightening and the burning sensation in my nose. i look down to the ground as i'm trying to fight back tears. i can see my vision becoming blurry with the built up tears that want to erupt out of my eyes.

heeseung softly grabs my shoulders and leads me towards a lonely and quiet hall. suddenly he pulls me in for a hug. i can feel my tears falling out of my eyes and staining his sweater.

"it's okay to cry jina." said heeseung in the softest way possible.

more and more tears begin to spill out and i can hear my silent sobs slipping out of my mouth. i can feel heeseung hugging me tighter and suddenly his hand softly caressing the top of my head.

his fingers brush my hair back away from my face, "it's okay jina...everything's going to be okay." said heeseung.

i finally was able to calm myself down. i pull away and heeseung wipes away my tears. his comforting gaze calms me down. god, i just love his stare. i love how much he cares. i love everything that he does.

heeseung is unreal.

"you'll be okay," said heeseung as he wiped my last bit of tears, "always remember i'll be here for you. the others will be there too. so many people love you jina. don't forget that."

i slowly nod, "thank you heeseung...i really needed that."

heeseung nodded as he took off his beanie, "we will get through this together jina. i promise. we will figure all of this out."

i slowly nod, "okay..okay.." i whisper to try and calm myself down. jeez..i havent had a good cry in that long.

"get to class, i'll see you later." said heeseung as him and i made our way out into the crowded halls.

3rd person pov...

early morning classes passed by slowly. jina tried her best fighting off her drowsiness by asking to go to the restroom. she'd roam around the quiet halls, splash water on her face, and try to keep her mind distracted.

every second she'd apply eye drops into her eyes to keep herself awake. she hated the feeling of her eyes becoming heavy. another way she'd try to distract herself was to think about jake. she'd text him just to check up on him or she'd try to start a conversation with him.

lunch time finally came around. jina felt a relief emerging out of her body. the group met up at the usual lonely corner of the library and finally discussed a plan.

"so...what is it that we're gonna do tonight?" questioned jake as he opened a bag of chips.

"okay well, first of all, i want to research if any deaths have taken place here at the school. a lot of the old school records are in the very very restricted part of the library." explained jina.

"okay so, whats the plan. who is going to do what?" questioned bahiyyih.

"i was thinking that today after my detention session i can go ask professor minhyuk to work at the library since i'm still in ISS. anyways, while working i'll just stay til night, pretend to leave but actually i hide, wait til the library closes, sneak you guys in, and bam i'll let you guys in!" explained jina quietly.

"hmm...okay...but...remember...we have a curfew? if we get caught roaming around the school late at night we will get in big trouble!" explained jungwon while the others nodded.

"shit...that's true..." mumbled jina, "mm..how about.."

"oh! how about we all hide in that storage closet that you clean out sometimes?" requested niki.

"that sounds like a good idea." added sunoo as he shrugged while the others agreed as well.

"mm..okay okay.." hummed jina agreeing with the plan.

"do you know where the keys are?" questioned heeseung.

"usually the librarian will leave the keys on the desk of her office...ugh but..she always locks her office with a different key." replied jina in an annoyed tone.

"OH! how about...either one of us..goes into the library while you're working there, we distract her, and you try to steal the office key?" said jake as he shrugged.

"maybe that will work. because she also uses a different kind of key to close the doors of the library. that key is usually on her keychain of her car keys. she'll try to look for the office key...i'll tell her something that maybe she replaced it and to just lock the main doors?" said jina.

"okay thats a good idea!" said niki while nodding.

"alright so...recap, you will work at the library, we all go to the library, one of us distracts her, you steal the office key, we all hide in the storage closet, you pretend to leave, then she'll leave, and once everyone is gone we get to work breaking into the restricted area!" summarized heeseung.

jina took a deep breath in and out and nodded, "yup, sounds cool.."

niki rubbed his hands together, "i'm so ready to break the rules of this dumbass school."

the group chuckled at his words and began discussing about other topics especially about exams that were gonna come up soon before christmas break.

heeseung scooted closer to jina and the two both felt pure warm and comfort.

"tired?" questioned heeseung as he turned to jina who was spacing out.

jina nodded, "yes," she sighed as she leaned her head back onto the wall that was behind her. heeseung watched as the girl let out a long tired sigh.

"take a nap, i'll wake you when lunch is over." requested heeseung as he offered his shoulder for her to lay on.

jina eyed his shoulder and back up into his eyes. she hates how she can't say no to him. jina softly laid her head on heeseungs shoulder and cuddled against him to get more comfortable.

later in the day, jina was in her ISS taking a nap while mister jin was going through his paper work. suddenly the girl had woken up due to just feeling unsafe.

"how come you haven't been getting enough rest?" questioned mister jin not taking his eyes off his laptop.

jina sighed as she rubbed her tired eyes, "i've been getting a lot of homework." she lied as she tried to sit up straight.

mister jin sighed, "i know you're lying,"

"okay whatever..what are you? my therapist?" questioned jina in a calm sarcastic tone as she took out eye drops out of her pocket and began to drop them into her irritated heavy eyes.

"well, i am your teacher. i care dearly for you." explained mister jin as he looked at the exhausted girl.

jina stood up and began to walk around the classroom, "today...i'm gonna sneak into the restricted section of the library with my friends,"

mister jin stopped at what he was doing and sent jina a concerned yet worried stare, "um...really?"

jina nodded as a small smile formed on her face, "yeah...might get suspended...i don't know...don't tell anyone mister jin...i trust you for some reason."

mister jin pressed his lips together and awkwardly nodded, "hm...why is that sim jina?"

jina paused and turned towards the man who was sitting at his desk, "i honestly don't know. ever since i met you i felt like you're someone who i could really just tell anything. as if you're family you know? i don't know, you've just been a very helpful teacher. always listening to me, you can handle my personality, you're just a cool teacher...and i mean...you literally gave me the idea of going to the restricted section of the library."

mister jin nodded, "yes i did.." he sighed in a tone of disappointment, "welp, glad to hear that..anyways...your time here is done."

jina nodded as she picked up her back pack. as she was about to walk out of class she heard mister jins voice once again.

"jina, please be careful. and...w-whatever you find out...don't be scared and don't make it obvious that you know something...especially in front of professor minhyuk."

jina slowly nodded, "got it...thanks mister jin."

jina made it down the hall and took a couple of turns finally making it to her uncles office. she knocked on the door and waited to hear his voice. but there was no response.

jina looked around the halls to see if he was anywhere around the halls with students or teachers but he was no where. jina knocked once again, "professor minhyuk...it's me...jina! can i talk to you really quick? are you in there?"

suddenly the sound of a door opening and closing from inside his office echoed through the door. jina raised an eyebrow hearing as if he was in a rush due to hearing things in his office rustling around and his heavy breathing bouncing off the walls.

suddenly it went quiet. jina grew concerned and was about to knock again. but footsteps approached the door and it swung open and there she saw professor minhyuk.

"good afternoon jina, come on in." he softly said as he allowed jina into his office.

jina walked in and sat on the chair that was in front of his desk, "what brings you here? i don't check your planner til-"

"i was wondering if you could let me...work at the library? lately i just find staying in a classroom for hours really boring and today i want to get some stuff off my mind and help out in the library...like last time!" explained jina hoping that her uncle would say yes.

professor minhyuk looked at the clocked. he sighed and clicked his tongue, "okay well, doing this will allow you to shorten your ISS days. is that something you'd want?"

jina nodded, "sure sounds cool."

"okay well, i'll allow you to work tonight from six thirty to eight. next week you can work monday, wednesday, and friday...same time." instructed professor minhyuk as he nodded.

jina let out a small sigh of relief, "thank you so much! i'll make sure to do a great job!"

professor minhyuk chuckled, "yeah well, the librarian did say you always did a great job..also...how's your brother jake doing? still feeling sick?"

"no not anymore...he's doing better." said jina while nodding trying to cover up her nervousness that suddenly grew.

"thats great...anyways, get going...library is waiting for you." said professor minhyuk as he signaled jina to exit his office,

jina nodded as she got up, "again, thank you so much."

professor minhyuk nodded, "of course! it was nice talking to you again. come by anytime you can."

jina sent her uncle a soft smile and exited the office. she made her way down the hall and took out her phone sending a message to the groupchat;
jina
hey guys! i got the library job! i'll be working from 6:30 to 8! come in anytime before 8 and do some signal for when it's time to steal the key!

hours passed, jina found herself carrying the very heavy boxes of books that were in a storage closet all the way to the librarians office, "i found them..." sighed jina as she stretched her tense back.

"great job jina! why dont-"

suddenly a voice interrupted the librarian, "excuse me! i have a question!"

jina's eyes widened and there she saw sunoo and niki behind the counter. jina was praying that this goes well since sunoo and niki are complicated people to work with. which can also be an advantage.

the librarian exited her office, "follow me jina."

jina followed the woman as she approached the counter facing the two teenage boys, "how can i help you two?"

"we wanted to get a specific book for a project we have to do but i think the section we want to enter is closed. would you mind opening it?" questioned sunoo in his sweet good boy tone.

"yes of course!" said the librarian as she took out a keychain full of keys, "hey jina watch the the extra spare keys that are here okay? i'll be back."

jina nodded as she looked down at a box that had little small security items and some loose keys. her eyes widened spotting the key that belonged to the restricted area of the library and the office key she needed.

jina looked around and noticed the librarian, sunoo, and niki being no where in plain sight. jina stuffed her hand in the messy tool box and quickly picked up the keys she needed.

she stuffed one each in her shoe and continued as if she didn't do anything wrong.

thirty minutes passed and finally the librarian came back with annoyed look plastered on her face and the two teenage boys with smirks on their faces as they sat on a table.

"jeez...those boys can argue..they kept arguing with each other for i don't know how long." complained the librarian quietly as she entered her office.

jina chuckled awkwardly, "yeah i'm sure."

finally, the night sky took over and it was eight o clock. jina was cleaning the tables and chairs and she noticed the librarian shuffling through her things, "hey jina! did you ever see the office keys lying around anywhere?"

"um no..dont you usually leave them in that spare key box?" questioned jina as she stopped cleaning the table.

"i looked in there already...ugh...i cant believe i'd loose those keys!" complained the librarian.

"hey don't worry! remember how things always happen? you misplace sometjing, and somehow you find it somewhere else the next day? maybe that will happen again?" reassured jina trying to hurry up the process.

the librarian nodded, "yeah you're right...i-im just too tired right now...im gonna go collect my things...you can go now..thanks jina."

jina nodded, "of course! make sure to go get some rest! by the way i'll be exiting through the back! the dorms are closer!" explained jina.

"okay! be careful! good night jina!"

"good night!"

jina walked towards the back exit. she opened and closed the door without exiting. she quietly made her way behind a bookshelf and hid quietly til the librarian left.

minutes passed by and the sound of the office door closing followed by a long loud sigh, lights turning off, and the front doors opening and closing. 

jina let out a shaky breath barely realizing how scary the library looked in the dark.

she peaked around the corner to see if the library was empty. once she felt like everything was clear she made her way out of the bookshelf and towards the storage room.

she opened the door and there she saw jake, heeseung, niki, sunoo, jungwon, and bahiyyih.

"she's gone.." said jina as a small smirk formed on her face.

they all sighed and high fived each other in excitement as they exited the library. suddenly they all stopped and looked around with wide eyes.

"the library is creepy in the dark and when it's quiet." said jungwon as he looked around.

the others nodded in agreement as they continued to follow jina slowly around the library, "okay guys...here let me out the office key here on this table," said jina as she made her way over to a random table and placed the key on the corner of the flat surface.

"alrighty so...where's the restricted section?" questioned niki as he looked around.

"follow me." said jina as she signaled the group to follow her. they walked up a couple of stories and finally they made it up to where the history section was and down the hall there was a lonely door.

"this is creepy." spoke up sunoo in an uneasy tone.

the others agreed while jina, jake, and heeseung just stared in pure fear. jina looked around noticing the area she would always see in her nightmares. somethings not right.

she couldn't help but barely realize that the specific part of the library that would give her nightmares was in the same section of the restricted area.

the group slowly walked towards the lonely door, "guys...i don't know if it's just me...but i feel like we're being watched." said bahiyyih as she looked around.

"yeah...and it got a thousand times colder." added sunoo.

"maybe it's the ghosts." chuckled niki trying to lighten up the mood.

jina took out the key and with her shaky hand she put in the key and twisted it. she grabbed the door knob and slowly twisted it. the door opened and a gush of cool wind blew quite harshly through the group.

jina let out a shaky breath just seeing a dark pitch black hallway. chills were sent down each kids spine. they all felt uneasy and scared with the energy and atmosphere that was formed around them.

jina got out her phone and turned on the flashlight and so did the others. jina began to walk in and she noticed a string that was dangling from the ceiling. jina pulled it and it ended up turning on the lights of the hall.

everyone's eyes widened seeing that on their left and right there were shelves full of boxes and files and more upfront there were computers.

"jesus christ..this is shit you see in movies." said jake as jume and the others walked in following jina.

"okay guys, im going to research about if any deaths have happened here...if you guys find anything...let me know." explained jina as she sent her friends a nod.

they all nodded and made their separate ways..

to be continued...

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hey guys! i am so sorry for the late update! i started school and i am starting my dance classes as well so i've been a bit busy!! but here i am back with the updates!! but i just want to thank all of you for supporting this book! i cant believe that it already has like 1k reads like WHAT?!?! HELLAAUR?! AM I DREAMING!?

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