All Chapters of Nightide: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

     Duskin stepped back into the studio where everyone waited. "So how did it go?" Cass questioned from his place on a stool. Duskin felt like a traitor because he had to tell Hae Mina never to talk to Chang Minsu. He knew it had hurt her and he did not like the fact she was upset. However, what bothered him more was that he felt against her. If she was endangering the band, he should not have minded telling her to never speak to Chang Minsu again, yet he had. The fact that she was becoming more important than the band concerned him. He had always looked out for the band, but this one time he wanted to look out for someone else more than them. Why did he want to look out for someone else?

     Early the next morning, Hae Mina jerked awake. "I'm sorry. I did not mean to startle you," Duskin whispered. "I wanted to let you know that we were leaving. Jiho, Cass, Dae-Su, and Jeremy have gone home. Rhee Min-Jun returned to Florida and Nathan and I are going to be leaving soon with our parents. I fixed the problem. Jiho was mad at you, but he got over his pride. He will never say this, Hae Mina, but he remained awake most of the night listening to you cry. Even though he does not know why you were crying, he is sorry he caused it. As I said, he will never say he is sorry, but he is. The others, except Min-Jun, know you are worried about Jae-Woo, so they are going to lighten up."

     Hae Mina cradled her hand, picked up her phone, and left the bathroom. She dropped onto the bed and slid through her contacts until she found Chang Minsu's name and tapped on it. The phone rang multiple times before the answering machine picked up.     "Minsu, this is…Hae Mina. I'm the Jae-Woo you thought you knew. I'm sorry for lying about being Jae-Woo. I'm sorry for bringing you int

     Hae Mina woke to Rhee Min-Jun’s soft touch on her shoulder. “Wake up,” he whispered. She turned around and stretched.      “Hmm?”      “We’re here. Let’s go.” Hae Mina blinked a few rapid times to wake herself then st

Hae Mina heard a knock on her door early the next morning. She rolled out of the bed and stumbled to her door. “What?” she muttered in a tired voice. I can’t believe I was up till two last night.“You have class today, Hae Mina,” Nathan’s voice declared.