Inked Bonds- My Demon

(11) Tango

I scrolled through the CCTV recording as the footage unfolded, I couldn't help but notice that there was a one-hour gap in the recording, it was as if someone intentionally removed that hours recording. Gu-won, sat in a nearby chair, eyeing my wrist intently but I just ignored him. Just then my phone vibrated,it was a call from Min-jae.
"Hi, Min-jae." I picked up the call.
"I'm going through the cctv footage but something seems off, there's a time skip in between." He replied.
"Yes, I noticed it."
"Why don't we meet? I'll come right away... did you have dinner?"
"I actually didn't notice how late it was... Sure you can come."

"You can't have dinner with him." Gu-won interjected.
"I must remind you that you have a team dinner with your colleagues today." He added.
I sighed, "Let's meet some other time, Min-jae."
"Sure, no problem." He replied & hung up on the call.

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We made our way inside a small street restaurant, it was crowded with people enjoying their food, we approached our colleagues & to my surprise, Jihye was also sitting on the same table with them. As I settled into a seat beside Gu-won, Jihye chuckled. "I just wanted to surprise you, Yeona... this team dinner was my plan all along."
"This also counts as a welcome party for Gu-won... I mean Mr. Jeong."  Ms. Lee said.

Suddenly, one of my colleagues, Mr. Sim, stood up from the table and grinned mischievously, "That calls for some celebration."  He ordered drinks for all of us. 
"He's more resourceful than he looks." Gu-won muttered.
Mr. Sim handed me one of the glass & I accepted it. He handed the glass to Gu-won then, "No, I'm still on duty." He politely declined him.
"But it's your welcome party." Ms. Lee frowned.

"Let's drink on his behalf.. bottoms up everyone." Jihye raised her glass, we all clinked our glasses clinked together.
Amidst all of this, I felt a gentle tug on my wrist beneath the table. I turned to see Gu-won looking at me. Jihye accidentally dropped her handkerchief and bent down to pick it up, I quickly pulled my wrist away from Gu-won's grasp, feeling slightly embarrassed.
Jihye stood up, smirking & pointing a finger at me, "Yeona, why are you blushing?"
"You look like a tomato... it's because I've been drinking." I let out a laugh.
"Liar." She murmured.
"Mr. Jeong can I ask you something? Why did you turn Ms. Park down?" Mr. Ryo asked.
"Yes, I want to ask the same thing... Is she not your type?" Jihye slurred.
"Why don't we go back home now? It's pretty late." I interjected, trying to change the topic.
"That's not it. I like her." Gu-won calmly replied.
I looked at him as confusion washed over me, did he really mean it? Was it really possible?

"Then why the hell did you reject her proposal?" Jihye snorted.
"People who like pork don't marry pigs, do they?" He smiled.
Did he just compare me to a damn pig!?
I glared at him, like I'd stab him at any moment while he looked at me making a innocent puppy face like he never said something.
"Did I hear it wrong? Damn am I that drunk?" Jihye muttered.
"We should go now otherwise we'll miss the last bus." Mr. Ryo & Mr. Sim excused themselves.
"Cha-young, let's go." Jihye tried to wake her up, as she was passed out on the table.
"I thought...I had a chance with that prince charming." Ms. Lee cried as she groggily opened her eyes.
"Let's go, Yeona I'll call you later." Jihye said as she and Ms. Lee left from there.

"I can finally charge without-" Gu-won let out a sigh and extended his hand but I pulled my wrist away, "I am not in the mood." I stormed out of the restaurant, he closely followed me behind, he gently turned me towards him, his grip tightening around my shoulder, "I can't charge when people are around, I can't charge when people aren't around then when can I ever charge?"
I scoffed, feeling annoyed, "You're seriously... just forget it, I don't want to waste my time."
I started walking again but then I decided to finally answer him.
"I'm a human, a human with emotions not just a charger you can use-" I turned around to look at him but Gu-won nowhere in sight.
This jerk!