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When the couple finally got to the place the gangster girl had told them, which was an abandoned amusement park, they both moved quickly, not wanting anything worse to happen to the other two guys. If anything bad happened to them yet, that’s what Heejin thought.
She didn’t want to see them hurt, not if he was his best friend and the only new friend she’d made in a long time.
— Oh, Sooho hates amusement parks. — Heejin said to herself with a grimace, feeling as Sieun let go of her hand, that made her look in his direction, hoping not to see him roll down the hill that they had been climbing for, already, a few minutes, however, just saw him pick up his cell phone and then run to a small space hidden between some large plants of the place. Departing with some difficulty, he walked to a confused Heejin, taking her hand again, intertwining their fingers, their eyes collided and she swallowed, pointing to the place he had just left. — what did you do?
— A little time. — He answered her simply before walking quickly next to her. At this point, Heejin was surprised not to see him almost faint for the amount of time they’d been walking already, that was quite peculiar, but she wasn’t going to complain because in the state of mind she was in, she would possibly have left him halfway just to find Bumseok and Sooho quickly.
Will he be exercising? Cardio, yeah, maybe cardio.
Sieun clearly was tired, in his head he was panting for air, mostly because of that huge slope they had had to climb, although he wasn’t going to lie, he had been exercising a little more, he didn’t go to a gym, he did it at home. Maybe that’s why the changes were slower, but it had been constant and that was the important thing, although sometimes it frustrated him a little, he wanted for sure to do it.
He have a reason.
When they both reached the end of the big slope, Sieun thanked heaven because he could breathe a little more freely and not force himself to breathe quietly just so Heejin wouldn’t think what he needed an inhaler. Pulling his free hand out of his hoodie, he couldn’t see long before Heejin let go of his hand and ran in a direction unknown to him, something that clearly stunned him, so much so that he followed her. Running as fast as he could not lose sight of her, when both heard a big noise, stopped, tensing, Sieun cursed when he saw how that made Heejin run, even faster at the origin of the noise.
A police siren began to be heard, just as they both arrived in front of the group they had been looking for, Heejin sighed with some tiredness, touching her chest for some air. — Ah, couldn’t you pick a place with more slopes? — The girl complained, looking at the man with some annoyance.
He laughed, looking at the couple who had just arrived at the place, somehow, he had liked the guts they both seemed to have for getting there, however, he was upset, too, and that was enough to want to hit someone at the time. — you fucking… Look, I thought they were weaker, but you turned out to be pretty brave, didn’t you?
Heejin complained, feeling her legs hurt, looking at the man with some annoyance, ah, how she hated men. — Listen, if you don’t want to spend your life in that dirty prison, I advise you to get out of here. — She said, smiling with feigned innocence before moving on to point her own ear looking at the man almost sarcasm. — The cops are coming, in case you haven’t heard yet.
The man looked at them both, noticing their postures, they were not at all similar, both looked tired, of course, but the girl’s posture looked much braver than the boy next to her, almost as if she was ready to throw punches if someone proposed. After cursing them, the eldest ran out with some boys, who still seemed afraid enough to stay there, or perhaps it was the presence of the police more than the man.
Heejin didn’t think much about it once the road was clear, running towards Sooho and Bumseok, who had been relieved to see the faces of their friends, they had thought they were going to die or worse. Bumseok more than anything, because Sooho had just woken up and what he knew was how his shoulder hurt from the position in which his hands had been tied.
Heejin made a grimace to see the face of her friend, who had some scratches, and also, he seemed confused, as when Heejin yelled at him that she had won in Mario Kart and according to him, they were barely going on the first lap. — uh… looking like this you won’t get a girlfriend anytime soon. — The girl mocked, earning a complaint from her friend, who moved for her to untie him, his shoulder already hurt too much, she laughed and then began to untie him as well as Bumseok. — Are you okay, Bumseok? — She asked, touching his jaw, looking for a serious wound that needed attention or that could endanger him.
— Yeah… all right. — This one said somewhat shyly, which made the youngest smile before seeing her friend, they both shared a couple of words before the girl will help him get up and then offer her hand to Bumseok, who accepted it after a second.
— Oh, now I hate amusement parks even more. — Sooho complained to Heejin, grimacing and stroking his wrists because of the burning that had caused the rubbing of the ropes on his skin.
Yes, maybe he should have stood still when he felt that pain.
The group was going to leave the place, now calmer to see that the danger was gone, with Sieun, who had approached them a second later, moving along with Heejin, ready to take her hand again, however, they all stopped to see the eldest and his henchmen returning to the place.
Sooho threw his head back, he felt hungry enough to keep dealing with them, Heejin could see the man carrying a cell phone in his hand, her eyes rested on Sieun, who looked, clearly, annoyed, cursing to recognize that device, the girl came closer to Sooho, and he noticed that, taking her wrist to lure it to him, putting her behind his back.
Heejin wasn’t that she wasn’t good at fighting, she was physically active, but when it came to handing out punches, she preferred not to, so she always left that job to Sooho, he hadn’t gone to martial arts all his life just because, right?
Yeah, let him throw punches, you cheer him up, Hee.
When the older gave the order to beat them, Heejin quickly ran to a corner, as did Bumseok, holding her backpack in her hands, just in case she needed it, however, realized she was going to need it, she cursed when she saw the eldest approach her with an almost malicious smile.
Wow, it was scary. Heejin thought as she squeezed the cloth out of her backpack, watching him get closer and closer to her, and that the others seemed too busy trying not to be beaten to see that she was going to be a victim of… Was that a knife?
Ah, Heejin, you should’ve accepted Wooyoung’s boxing lessons when he offered them to you.
— Hey, I don’t see fair this, you could kill me. — The girl complained, trying not to start a fight right away, but managed to dodge the first attempt that reached her, swinging her backpack so she could hit the man’s head with it before walking away.
Well, there will be no truce, I understand.
Heejin didn’t manage to go very far before some arms took her by the waist, stopping her, before taking her arms to prevent her from being able to defend herself. Cursing them, she tried to get out of the grip of one of the boys who had imprisoned her, mostly as the eldest, who had beaten before, got up.
Shit, he’s gonna get my intestine out…
— Of all these damn kids, you’re the one that drives me mad the most, you know?
Heejin smiled, almost proudly, forgetting for a second that the man had a knife that could slice her face at any moment. — I’m just trying to get your attention, oppa. — She mocked for a second as she saw the man take on a pink color because of the anger retained in his body.
But Heejin was worse, not only was she upset, she was scared, and rightly so, when this swinging the knife towards her, again, the girl managed to turn back and make the guys, who held her, trip, however, before the man’s second attempt, the knife did achieve its goal and cut the skin on the side of her right eye.
If pirates are unlucky, you are the salty sea they sail through, Moon Heejin.
When the youngest screamed in pain from the sudden attack, and brought her hand to her eye, the bodies of the three boys who were with her tense. Sooho and Sieun turned quickly, watching the girl move away, with one hand over her right eye, from the man walking toward her, pressing a knife in his hand.
Sieun’s eyes looked at the weapon with annoying eyes, his body felt enormous helplessness, feeling the anger wanting to get out of him somehow at seeing the blood on the tip of the weapon. — Do you seriously think I can’t use a knife with a brat? — Heejin could only pay attention to the burning and feeling of something hot falling down her cheek as the man spoke.
Shit, shit, it’s blood, damn it, the only thing was missing today.
— I told you to give me the money and it’s all over, but you’d rather do things the hard way, right?
Sooho was about to move so he could hit the oldest for doing that to Heejin, yet a loud noise, like a gunshot, was heard, which made everyone stay static in place, immediately, all looked at the policeman who had made himself present at the place, Sooho sighed, knowing that there would be medical attention for Heejin, however, he would not let that man escape, if he had been angry at what he had done to him, attacking Heejin was a separate issue, one that had made him annoy greatly.
Heejin paid no attention to anything else, unintentionally removing her hand from her eye, she looked at the red spot which spread all over her palm and fell from between her fingers, and as the blood, her body fell to the ground, feeling a chill running down her legs and finally let her fall.
Yeah, maybe she did have a bit of fear for blood.
When she realized, some arms were lifting her off the ground and Bumseok’s hoarse voice was entering her ears, she couldn’t see Sieun and Sooho, much less the elder who almost pulled her out an eye. But at that moment she didn’t care, she just wanted all that blood to be removed from her body. — Bumseok…
— yes? What’s going on, Heejin?
The girl trembled in her pale friend’s arms, swallowing with some force. — I think… Ah, I think I’m going to get my eye out…
…
Heejin smiled gracefully as she looked at her friend, who had been thinking and had a pretty funny grimace on his face — Look at you, you look just as lost as when I broke your nose.
— Ha. Ha. Shut up, you look like one of those dolls that if you squeeze them the eyes come out. — The boy returned the joke, moving his hand, as if he had one of those dolls between his fingers, laughing as he imagined those toys, receiving a blow to his head from the girl, which made him complain. — Oh, don’t take advantage that I can’t do the same thing because if I do goodbye eye without astigmatism… AH, HEEJIN MY Arm!
Sieun watched as the two friends began to argue with each other, as a joke. Heejin squeezed her friend’s bicep, making him wriggle, apparently having found the point in his flesh where his muscle was weakened, causing the boy to open his mouth as if a piece of skin was being torn off.
Sighing, Sieun decided to approach them with that usual quiet aura, though inside it was boiling, annoyed to see the bandage near the girl’s right eye, she had stopped wearing that patch a couple of days ago and now they almost pulled out her other eye, and deep inside it, he felt it was all his fault.
The boy noticed how both were quiet to see him arrive, that made him feel something uncomfortable, but decided to leave it aside when Sooho’s mouth opened, to say nonsense as usual. — Ah, Heejin, invite me to eat beef soup… I’m starving…
Sieun noticed the girl looking away from him before passing her eyes to her friend, whom she pushed a little before denying. — What are you, a glutton? — asked Sieun, looking at him with some seriousness, he really didn’t think about anything but eating, and sometimes that bothered him.
There were more things to honestly think about.
— Hey, don’t be so serious, the idea of ox soup went through my head and I couldn’t let it go, besides, Hee gets charitable when someone’s about to take an organ out of her body. — He laughed, earning a curse and a pull of hair apart from his friend before Bumseok’s voice was heard.
He had found their belongings and got to return them, which everyone thanked, Sieun saw Heejin again, who let Sooho recharge his head on her, he made a grimace, but still, he turned to the call that an officer made.
The two friends saw how Sieun and Bumseok were called to testify, and how, with one last look on Sieun’s side at Heejin, they were heading for a patrol, The girl saw the two of them leaving before passing her eyes to Sooho, who looked spectacularly at her. — Why are you looking at me?
— It’s just that every day I wonder what you like about the kid… Although Sieun only has to learn to talk more and laugh, not be so serious, and you’ll have a perfect boyfriend prototype with you.
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Heejin complained about losing in Sooho’s cell phone game, the girl had escorted her friend to the hospital. Having a concussion on his head and several on his body, the paramedics decided that was best if they went to the hospital to be treated, so did they.
Although for Heejin it was quick, after giving her some pain relievers and having her wound clean, which fortunately, wasn’t so deep, they let her go home, but not Sooho, he had to be under observation. And being afraid of sleeping in hospitals, he asked the girl to stay with him and so, Heejin wasn’t going to say no.
Not when he was able to escape from the place in order not to sleep alone in that: place crowded with spirits. At least he call it that way, although she accepted that she also came to think that when they told her that she had to stay in the hospital, so she didn’t blame the boy for being afraid of the place.
Closing her eyes for a moment, she set out to rest her sight when a touch on her shoulder made her open her eye, which was not covered by a patch, because yes, they had put another. Capturing Sieun’s image, she smiled before losing that smile when she saw the gangster girl with him.
What’s she doing here?
Nodding as a greeting, she returned to Sooho’s phone, wanting to ignore those presences, mostly because the girl had arrived specifically with him, Did he ask her to accompany him?
When a groan from Sooho beside her was heard, she knew he had wake up after a long hours of sleep.
Hungry, as always.
— Ah, Jinne, buy me soup-oh… What are you doing here?
Sieun looked at the friends before seeing the girl behind him with some doubt. — Well… she wants to apologize.
— Hello.
— Why isn’t she in jail? — Heejin suddenly let go, lowering her friend’s cell phone in her hands before tilt her head. — Where’s your friend? The handsome one, you know… — The girl said, trying to remember his name, but nothing came to mind.
When Sieun heard those words, he could only stare at her with serious eyes, trying to get her gaze back at him. Did she really consider him handsome? Was it the muscles, the height, or the hair?
— It doesn’t seem like your here to apologize, but it’s okay… How’d it go at the police station? — asked, sitting down to see the two other people better, who sat on an empty gurney in place.
— I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing, but Bumseok’s father took care of it. We’re no longer part of the case, but Gilsu was arrested. — Sieun said, Heejin grimaced with satisfaction, at least they wouldn’t have legal problems, that’s what mattered to her.
— is his father the president or something? His secretary came and offered Heejin to pay the hospital bill, both of them… The opportunist said yes.
— She didn’t ask me for anything in return. Do you know the price of nights in a hospital? — The girl complained, looking at her friend, who had claimed that, and knew he would keep doing it for a while.
He didn’t like taking money from other side that didn’t involve working to get it.
— When will you be discharged? — asked Sieun, looking at the boy on the gurney before seeing Heejin, who didn’t answer him, just looking at Sooho.
Actually, the question is for you, Moon Heejin, look at me in the face.
— It’s just a minor fracture, so I’ll be discharged tomorrow, they said they wanted to keep me under observation for the blows to my head, but it’s okay. — He said, however, seeing as the eyes of the boy he had asked did not let go of Heejin’s figure, he smiled a bit. — Heejin can go now, but since she is a nice girl with her friend she will accompany me and stay to sleep with me.
Sieun’s blood cooled at that moment, watching her nod and Sooho patting his gurney. Would them sleep together? Together in the same bed? That made the boy swallow hard.
— If your girlfriend will sleep with you, then can I sleep here today? — Youngyi asks, making the trio look at her suddenly.
— She’s not his girlfriend. — Sieun said, looking at Heejin, who incarnated an eyebrow.
Sooho felt the momentary tension when both stood looking in the eyes, so he decided to talk, letting the girl stay there with them, and start flattering the girl with faded pink hair wicks, while both of them laughed.
— Yah, stop flattering me so much, did you fall in love with me? — That made Sooho stop, looking at her with surprise, and some displeasure, suddenly before seeing Heejin, who raised an eyebrow and shrugged slightly. — I’m sorry for you, but I belong to Sieun.
Heejin swear that if it weren’t for her self-control, she would have thrown her friend’s phone in her face as she saw her take Sieun’s arm like that and put her head on his shoulder. Sooho and Heejin’s gaze clashed again, this time, the girl looked at him almost indignantly and her friend smiled maliciously.
— Are you two dating? — He asked with feigned innocence.
Sieun passed his eyes from him to the girl he had next to him, moving immediately and releasing the gangster girl’s grip immediately. — Of course not.— But apparently she did not want to lose her pride, because taking his arm again, the girl repeated the action again, Heejin blinked quickly, trying not to roll her eyes in front of everyone.
Her eyes were going to get stuck because of the anger she felt.
— Obviously yes, we even share our locations.
— Oh, I thought that was the main function of that app. — Heejin loosed, sitting tight, her leg crossed over the other while her hands were on her knee, still holding Sooho’s phone in her hand, squeezing it so hard that she would at any moment break the screen… Or the cell phone.
— And it is. — Siuen asserted, pushing the girl away again, this time a little more abrupt, but without hurting her or anything.
Sooho smiled, nodding, wanting to keep bothering the girl next to him. — Oh, you guys look really nice together, you should date, it’s not–
— Oh, Sooho-yah, I thought you told me your back hurt. — Heejin said, interrupting him as she slap hard on his back, but looked at him with eyes full of feigned concern. The tallest opened his mouth when he felt that last slap, staring at his friend in pain. — Why don’t you lay sit back a little longer? Remember that talking also causes you to lose energy, and we don’t want that.
— Oh good but… Heejin-ah… Won’t you give to your “only boy in my eyes” something to eat? — The girl narrowed her eyes looking at her friend, who had a small malicious smile on his lips as he touched his stomach.
— No, go to sleep. — Heejin said with some annoyance, turning around before leaving the cellphone on the table near the gurney and then starting to walk to the exit of the room, listening to Sooho call her almost like a tangle-like child.
She wasn’t going to leave the boy alone, but she wanted to get out of there for a moment, she wasn’t very at peace.
— Heejin! — A rather tired voice called her, that made her turn around, staring at the owner of the voice with an eyebrow raised and her hands clenched inside the bags of her sweatshirt. — Can we have that conversation now?
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