Chapter 62 - Did you see the magnolia killer?

Walking alone into the quiet night, she doesn't feel any terror. Her heart only feels emptiness. She isn't afraid of death. She finds the cold street where the girl was killed and the message was sent to her. The place has a flower near the garbage bin. She picks up the flower and stares at it. The man in the dark clothes marches toward her silently.

Her eyes are fixed on the white magnolia flower.

He stands behind her. She gets up silently. She doesn't close her eyes. The white magnolia flower is crushed in her hand. The man lifts his left hand.

"No!"

Do Sejin grabs the hand that is carrying a knife. The man struggles to get free.

Ahn Hana turns around and looks at both men. She notices that the masked man is shorter than Do Sejin. She purses her lips. He's not him. Disappointed, she calls the cops.

Do Sejin grunts in pain when the knife cuts Do Sejin's arm. He punches the man in his stomach with his left arm. Both of them rolls on the ground. Do Sejin pounds the man with his punches until he can't move. He removes the mask to see the man's face.

"You..." His eyes enlarge in shock. "Why, you...?"

The boy's face is a bloody mess. Do Sejin can still recognize him. Son Tae-Ho. Seol A's boyfriend. Last time, he saw Son Tae-Ho at Seol A's funeral. He would never imagine that he would see him again in this situation.

"Why are you keeping her at your house?" Tae-Ho screams at him. "Why? She is the reason Seol A died. Her lover killed my love. She still comes here every night and waits for him. See that flower in that hand? I didn't leave it. It must be the killer. My Seol A was killed mercilessly. I want to do the same to her. I wanted to take her away from the killer before he got his hands on her."

The knife is near Ahn Hana's feet. Do Sejin's blood is still on it.

"You should have killed her the day she appeared." Tae-Ho glares at Do Sejin hatefully. "She doesn't deserve to live. She ran away that night with her killer. She came back, but she doesn't do anything. My Seol A's soul is still wandering restlessly. You are her brother. Why aren't you doing anything?"

"She didn't kill Seol A." Do Sejin utters the words slowly. "You bastard! The killer deserves death. Don't put the blame on her for the sins that she didn't commit."

Ahn Hana stares at the knife. She bends her knees and takes it in her hand. The cops arrive. Son Tae-Ho is arrested. She doesn't understand what the cop is saying. The weapon is taken away.

"We need your statement."

She doesn't say much. "I was just taking a stroll."

"That flower." The male cop looks at her hand. "Did you see the magnolia killer?"

"No."

They repeat the questions several times. Ahn Hana doesn't answer them any more. After some time, they let her go. Do Sejin follows her without a word. She stops in front of their apartment building.

She looks at his arm. "You need stitches on that arm."

There's no way that he's going to leave her alone. The magnolia flower has reappeared. Then, the killer isn't dead by sheer luck. "You take me there."

Ahn Hana says nothing. She takes him to the hospital. She watches the doctor stitch the large cut on his arm. The scent of the white magnolia flower is still lingering in her hand.