Doctor Demon

Baekha was staring at her sister-in-law. She could not believe that she would meet her again in this lifetime. Jiwoon was also stunned but she was smiling a little. Baekha had grown up so much! She was just a little child when Jiwoon left the house but she had grown up so much. In fact, she was almost as tall as Jiwoon.

"Jisoo sis…" Baekha whispered. Soobin was confused. Jisoo? 

"Do you guys know each other?" she asked. Siwan, however, was a little wary of Baekha.

"Is she related to your in-laws?" he asked Jiwoon.

"Yes, but it's okay! She's Baekha.. My sister-in-law and the only one who was kind to me…"

Baekha did not wait and instantly hugged Jiwoon, happy to see her. She felt tears in her eyes but she did not care.

"Sis, what are you doing here?" she asked. "If those two bitches spot you, they'll kill you! You have to go!"

"I can't," Jiwoon said. "My teammate is in the mansion…"

"Tell her that you had an emergency and had to leave," Siwan told her sharply. "Just leave!"

After a lot of insistence, Jiwoon reluctantly left with them. Baekha took them to a nearby cafe where she got them a private table. Soobin was the only one who was very much confused.

"Doctor Kang, what's going on?" she asked. "Why is Jiwoon sis hiding from Baekha's parents?"

"Who is he?" Baekha demanded, peering suspiciously at Siwan.

"He's my guardian, Doctor Kang Siwan," Soobin said. "Doctor Kang, this is my friend Cho Baekha."

"What's your relationship with Jisoo sis?" Baekha demanded. "How do I know I can trust him?"

"You can," Jiwoon spoke up. "He...he's the doctor who treated Yeonjoo when no one else would."

Yeonjoo...the mention of that little girl made Baekha's heart ache. What her brother did to his own daughter was something which haunted Baekha in her dreams. The way he killed his own child was so despicable that she doubted her brother was a human at all. No, he was a monster.

"But how do you guys know each other?" Soobin asked again. "I'm really confused here."

Siwan exchanged a look with Jiwoon. She was still nervous but took a deep breath.

"I'm...I'm Baekha's sister-in-law," she revealed. "My real name is Ming Jisoo, not Kim Jiwoon."

Soobin's mouth gaped open in shock. She stared at Baekha who nodded.

"It's a long story," Baekha told her. "And we'll tell you when the time is right. But at this moment, we must hide Jiwoon sis from those two monsters. They're planning something really bad and are looking for Jisoo sis."

Jiwoon was now alarmed. They were looking for her?

"Why?" Siwan asked. "Why are they after her now?"

"Those two idiots have gone crazy!" Baekha said. "They're consulting with a fraud shaman who claims that he can communicate with my brother's spirit. And according to the shaman, my brother wants Jisoo sis back in his life. I don't even know how that's possible! A spirit? That's just nonsense."

"In their crazy obsession, they're paying that shaman a lot of money," she went on. "He's been 'talking' to my brother for a long time. Almost two years. And now, those two are totally under his control."

Jiwoon and Soobin exchanged a worried glance. They knew about the existence of supernatural creatures but was it really possible to communicate with spirits like that? Only Jina knew the answer to this.

Baekha reached over to pat her sister-in-law's wrist.

"Please, don't come back here!" she begged. "This place is dangerous for you. If they find out that you're nearby, they'll come after you. Just...just stay away. Hide!"

To her shock, Jiwoon shook her head. "No," she said. "I'm not gonna hide anymore."

Her mind was repeating the images of what Sungki did to her. The torture, the tears...everything he did was etched into her body and mind forever. No matter where she hid, those memories would not let her live. And she was tired of hiding. What was the point of hiding? Why should she hide anyway? She did nothing wrong.

"I won't hide," she finally said. "I'm a police officer now. I took an oath to protect the citizens and solve crimes. If my cases bring me face to face with the Cho's, then I'm not going to hide."

Baekha gaped at her. Police officer? Her timid and shy sister-in-law was now a police officer?

"That's right!" Soobin added. "Jiwoon sis isn't the type to hide! I've seen her work hard alongside Yoonmin's sis. She even got hurt while chasing criminals but did not give up. If your parents are criminals, then it's only fitting that Jiwoon sis will put them in jail!"

Baekha was about to argue but Siwan stopped her.

"She can't stay in hiding forever," he told her. "She has to face her demons too. If not today, then tomorrow. For now, we'll leave but your parents will find her someday."

Baekha sighed and nodded. "I'll keep you updated with their activities," she told them. "But I still think that Jisoo sis shouldn't stay alone. What if something happens to her?"

"We'll think of something," Siwan assured her. "For now, we should leave."

Jiwoon exchanged numbers with Baekha and they hurriedly left. Baekha was relieved that Jisoo was not caught but she was also scared. What if those monsters reached her?

I have to find out more about that shaman, she decided. He's lying to my parents and I'm sure of it.

Meanwhile, Jiwoon and Soobin followed Siwan to his car. They must hurry and tell everything to Jina as soon as possible.

"Should I drop you off at the station?" he asked.

"No!" Jiwoon exclaimed. "I need to talk to my Boss. She's at the lab. I must get there!"

"Me too!" Soobin piped in. "Both of us need to talk to Jina sis!"

Siwan was taken aback. Both of them seemed to be in a rush about something but he did not question them. Instead, he stepped on the accelerator and drove off.

From a few meters away, a dark shadow was watching them with disdain. He was fuming with anger upon seeing his beloved Jisoo drive away with another man, without any shame. Where was his docile and innocent wife who did not even dare to look at another man? Why was she now in the arms of that asshole?

"Kang Siwan?" he whispered. The demon was quiet for a while before bursting into a fit of laughter. He knew that man very well. That was Kang Siwan, his once childhood playmate. That bastard was now sleeping with his Jisoo! 

"Hahahahaah!" he laughed. "Siwan, I never thought you'd betray me, my friend!"

The demon's maniacal laughter was unheard by the passersby but some of them felt a strange chill in the air. Despite a bright, sunny day, they felt the cold wave temporarily rush over them which was strange. 

But the demon did not care. His pupils were completely black and he was glaring at the spot where Jisoo was only a few minutes ago.

I will make you mine, honey, he vowed. And the body I'll use will be that of your beloved Siwan's…

"Hahahahaah!"

The cold laugh echoed silently around the area, chilling everyone's spine. Something dreadful was about to happen.