Hehe.. Someone, please save me #4
Hehe.. Someone, please save me #4
To put it simply, I am a fugitive. In other words, an escapee.
In an era when the concept of human rights was scarce, escape might have been a journey risking one's life and future.
In modern times, the word 'escape' is mostly used in a non-serious tone. Getting caught by parents with a report card, or hitting a friend on the back of the head and then running away—these are mostly situations that could be considered laughable.
In that sense, my escape is not a modern escape, but rather an ancient one. ...Or whatever.
I searched for the hole I had come through. ...More precisely, I tried to find it. That is, until I found a gruesome gap, presumed to have been broken by Tae-i Park.
'This is the first time I've seen a broken fence in my life..'
The wire was pointing inwards, so I turned my body sideways and carefully passed through. If I got pricked, it wouldn't be pretty.
After passing through the fence, I ran blindly. All I wanted was to get away from this place.
After running mindlessly for a long time, I belatedly realized that I had escaped without a plan.
'...Wait, I don't have any money right now!'
Without a single coin, with only worn-out clothes and a frail body, I couldn't survive in this world.
Even now, I should go home and find my phone and wallet. It might be good to start completely anew this time.
I turned towards home. Forcibly enduring my breath rising to the top of my head, I repeatedly ran.
Thanks to taking the [Advanced Physical Education] Department, I had gained some stamina. Even if it was a wretched body, it didn't collapse.
I passed through the well-maintained road. Over the broken hills of Dorakshi Maeul, I slid down the sloped ground.
I fell at the end and my palms were slightly scraped, but this was no time to worry about such injuries. As soon as I entered the house, I frantically searched for my phone first.
'Fuck.. Where did she hide it..'
I opened every drawer but ultimately couldn't find my phone. In the end, I grabbed my wallet and a thick coat and opened the front door.
" !!! "
I couldn't breathe. It was because I saw Tae-i Park coming down the stairs.
"...You fucking bitch, where do you think you're going?"
Dark blood was flowing from her nose, her clothes were severely torn in many places, and her hair was disheveled like a lion's mane.
Thud!
I quickly closed the door.
Click. Clunk. Clunk-clunk.
I engaged each of the locks I had bought before. In this hopeless situation, I fell into a panic.
"Hey.. you fucking bitch.. What kind of crazy shit are you pulling again? ...Aren't you going to open it?"
Tae-i Park whispered from behind the door.
'Cho-yul.. What happened to Cho-yul? ...Is she dead?'
There was no way to resolve the situation. Although I was the one who locked the door, it was practically the same as being imprisoned.
Complete isolation.. I tried hard to think of other ways, but from the beginning, the only way out was the front door. I didn't even have my phone, so I couldn't call the police.
"...Fuck, I can't forgive this, can I?"
Bang!
Tae-i Park's fierce kick shook the door.
Crash!!
A duller sound was heard. It seemed she had swung a Metal Bat.
CRASH!!
'Ah..'
The front door, like an old person on the verge of death, began to tremble violently.
Bang!! Crash!! CRAAASH!!!
When breaking the door took longer than she expected, she started hitting the surrounding walls. The walls gradually crumbled.
Intense vibrations shook the house.
Crack!
Eventually, the wall crumbled and a blunt bat popped out.
Creak.. CRASH!
The front door fell. A heavy noise echoed in the hallway. Tae-i Park walked into the house.
"My fucking bitch.. Let's get a beating first, shall we? Usually, if you get beaten senseless, you somehow regain your senses, don't you? It's a tailored education for a bastard like you."
" ... "
Regardless of whether I was naked or not, I should have run away. Because I couldn't let go of my attachment to money, I faced the worst situation.
"S-Save me..."
Thump!!
"...?"
Thump! Thump!! Crackle!
From the window frame came the sound of something breaking.
Tae-i Park's expression hardened.
CRASH!! ...Thud.
The window frame fell to the floor. Through what used to be the window, a dark figure entered. Its movements were as swift as a special forces unit.
"Ji-yoon! Are you okay??"
It was Cho-yul, whom I thought was dead.
Her condition was also as serious as Tae-i Park's. She limped slightly, and her right shoulder was slightly slumped.
More than anything, her entire body was covered in bruises.
...Considering she was hit by a brutal bat, you could tell her durability was unbelievably good.
"You country bumpkin bitch.. Did you stalk her?"
Tae-i Park's bat and Cho-yul's spear faced each other.
"While I block, run away through the window!"
"U-Uh-huh!"
I placed my hands on the shattered window gap. I put all my strength into it, but it was head-high, so I couldn't possibly get over it.
In the scene of a fierce battle tearing the house apart, a helpless being hurriedly moved a chair.
"Hmph.. Please.. Please.. Please.."
Groaning in pain, I painfully pushed my head through. Once my upper body was on the ground, lifting the rest of my lower body was easily successful.
"Lee Ji-yoon, you fucking bitch!!! You can't escape from me!!!"
Resounding through the quiet dawn, it was a thunderous roar. At the predator's declaration, my chest felt heavy and stifled, as if a lead weight had been placed on it.
Escaping the village, I arrived in the city center where people were still moving about. At a good time, I spotted a taxi from which a passenger was disembarking.
"Taxi, taxi!!"
I hurriedly ran to the taxi. I saw a bald man who looked tired in the driver's seat. Instinctively feeling wary, I sat in the back seat.
"Far.. Please take me to an area as far away as possible. I'll pay you hundreds of thousands of won!"
"......Miss, I don't know what's going on, but I only drive in the three cities around here. I have to go home when I get off work, don't I?"
The man replied gruffly.
"Th-Then, please take me to the nearest intercity bus terminal. It would be even better if there's a motel nearby!"
"Alright, alright."
The taxi departed. Fearing that Tae-i Park might be nearby, I bowed my head and looked at my shoes.
After about 55 minutes, we arrived in an area with more lanes.
"That'll be 29,700 won."
"Yes, here's my card.."
After paying, I got out. As requested, I had arrived at the terminal.
'...Damn it, let alone a motel nearby, there isn't even a cafe where I can catch my breath..'
It was like a desert for a modern person. I looked at the clock hanging in the terminal. The current time was 03:49 AM.
It was sad, but it seemed I would have to sleep outdoors. I leaned my body on a chair with armrests designed to prevent homeless people from sleeping.
I was cold and lonely. Still, if I waited just two hours, I could catch a bus, so mentally, it was bearable.
'...What will I do with my life now?'
The money I had was 295 million won, which was certainly a large sum, but it wasn't enough to secure my entire life.
Belatedly, I regretted not taking the [Economics of the Rich] Department. I didn't know I was such an insignificant being.
......
...
Time passed, and it was 4:46 AM.
Shouting loudly on the street, a group of people chain-smoking appeared. They seemed heavily drunk, staggering, and delivered flying knee kicks to a 'No Parking' sign.
'Tsk.'
If they drank alcohol, they should just quietly go home, I don't know why they're acting crazy outside.
Ignoring the noisy drunkards, I lowered my head to the ground. Perhaps because I was tired, my eyes kept wanting to close.
"Huh? Is that a girl?"
"A girl? Where, where?"
* * *
Her bruised skin gradually subsided.
Cho-yul was aware that her body had become strangely sturdy. Especially, her recovery ability was fast enough to be visible to the eye.
It was clear when this started.
Lee Ji-yoon.
Every time she thought of her, she could surpass her own limits. At first, she was flustered, but now she was convinced that God was showing her her fated partner.
She gazed out the window.
Vroooom.. Screech!
Tae-i Park's motorcycle finally stopped.
"...Driver ahjussi, I'll get off here."
Cho-yul secretly followed Tae-i Park, maintaining a distance. Although she didn't want to admit it, that delinquent bitch found Lee Ji-yoon strangely well.
...The passionate fights, whenever she came to her senses, always ended inconclusively. This was due to the anxiety that Lee Ji-yoon was out of sight.
She believed she would win if she kept fighting, but her priority was always Ji-yoon's safety.
She moved her steps.
The place Tae-i Park headed for was the intercity bus terminal.
* * *
"I said, lift your head a little~"
"You bitch, are you ignoring what adults are saying?"
'F-Fuck..'
I dozed off for a moment, and when I opened my eyes, I was surrounded by men. Disgusting bad breath wafted from all directions. Their shittiness was at a professional level.
As if they had completed some waste management training, the experts burped loudly and fumbled with my hair.
"Go away!!"
""Oooohhh""
"It's a girl, a girl!"
Being in a state of exhaustion, it was hard to move my body.
'Fuck.'
I felt miserable. Rather than being sexually harassed by these idiots, I'd rather be fucked by Tae-i Park, even if it meant dying..
"...Before I call the police, go away."
"Police? I'm a police officer, you bitch."
Talking was useless. Fucking bastards.
"Hey, hey, wanna strip her?"
"Gooood-ie."
The fucking bastards spread my arms. As I was pulled from both sides, not just one, my upper body was helplessly lifted.
"H-Hey, she's pretty, isn't she?"
"Where, where?"
"Let's move her first."
Even though they were drunk, they seemed to care about sexually assaulting me at the terminal, so they dragged me towards the bushes.
Thanks to this, I realized what bullshit Juchwigamhyeong (reduced sentence due to intoxication) was. There's no such dog-shit law.
"Help me! Someone help!!"
"Shut your mouth, shut it."
"Mph! Mphh!"
My shoes scraped against the weed patch. My socks got wet and damp from the dew. The limits of my physical ability painfully hit me.
"Stop it, you fucking bastards!!"
"Her screaming face... isn't it sexy?"
"...Shit."
I don't know if the public safety is a mess, or if I'm just incredibly unlucky.
Tap-tap-tap-tap-tap.
"...Someone's running this way?"
"Could it be the cops?"
"...You, a bastard who claims to be a cop, do you use such language?"
They were relaxed. It was because their numbers were overwhelmingly large, and they were full of hot air from drinking.
CRACK!!
...That is, until his friend's head was smashed.
"...Huh?"
"W-Wait a minute!"
SMASH!!
The steel bat crushed his buttocks. The man, folded like paper, crawled around like a caterpillar.
Into the swarm of bees, a giant hornet descended. Its heavy stinger carried out a massacre.
"F-Fuck!!"
One man, with me on his back, ran away.
"You bastard! Let go of me!!"
At the unpleasant sensation, I raised my voice.
Wham!
While I was struggling, suddenly, the man's face was crushed. When I turned my head, a thick leg was suspended in the air.
"Ch-Cho-yul?"
"You son of a bitch!!"
Whack! Whack! Whack! Splat!!
By the foot-hammer striking down like a sledgehammer, the man's face was smashed. That a human body could break so easily.. I couldn't distinguish if it was a dream or reality.
Tae-i Park pursued the fleeing men.
"W-What have I done.."
Belatedly, Cho-yul's complexion turned pale blue. Her trembling hands indicated an unusual atmosphere.
Vrooom..
The sound of a bus was heard from afar. The chaos unfolding all around presented me with a connection.
"...Cho-yul, follow me."
I took off my outer coat and covered the blood-soaked Cho-yul. I pulled Cho-yul's hand, which felt gritty with sand.
At first, it was hard to even take a few steps forward, but as she unconsciously started running, I was pulled along in reverse.
5:20 AM.
We, simply because it was the first bus, boarded an intercity bus, not knowing where it was going.