10 The Red Zone

Night fell and I heard a knock on my door.

I went to open the door and Jay was standing there.

"Yes?" I questioned.

"Are you ready to go?"

Oh, right. He said we're going out tonight. But I'm already settled and comfortable in my room now. I don't want to head out anymore.

"I don't want to go."

His eyes flared and he stepped into my room, advancing closer to me.

His hands grabbed my left arm and squeezed it tight where he had cut with his knife the night before.

"OW!" I flinched away from the pain.

He held on tighter, "I didn't give you a choice. Now go get ready."

He flung away my arm and left me standing there holding on to my arm trying to soothe away the pain.

I walked to my wardrobe and pulled out a pair of jeans and a tshirt.

Jay came up next to me and scorned. He then looked through my wardrobe, "We have to get you some clothes."

He then decided on a pair of black ripped jeans and a beige cropped tank top and gave it to me, "Wear this instead".

"So leave the room and let me change then." I sighed.

"No. I'm staying right here."

I rolled my eyes and walked into the attached bathroom to get changed.

I looked into the full length mirror. I have to admit, the outfit he chose for me looked good on me.

I walked out of the bathroom and saw him eyeing me up and down.

What the hell is he staring at?

I decided to mock him and return his comment, "You like what you see?"

Unexpectedly, he roared in laughter.

"Let's go." He smirked.

Heading out of the house, I saw a figure already on a red and black motorbike, as if waiting for someone.

"Joon!" Jay called out.

Joon?! That Joon? The Joon that I witnessed in front of that dead girl in the alley?

I shuddered thinking about it.

"We're meeting at the usual place. Are you prepared?" Jay directed his question to Joon.

"Yes Boss," Joon answered quickly. He shifted his eyes to me and asked, "She's coming with us?"

I lowered my eyes, slightly shaken by Joon's presence.

Perhaps I had a scared look on my face, but Jay held my shoulder and brought me closer.

"Yes, she's my girl." Jay replied.

Joon nodded and hopped on his bike, "I'll see you there."

Jay gave him a quick nod and Joon sped off on his bike.

"He's a friend. So don't be afraid." Jay turned towards me.

"But he killed somebody though." I said as a matter of fact.

Deciding to ignore me, Jay got on his black motorbike.

"Hop on." He demanded while handing me a helmet.

"Joon's going to be there?" I questioned carefully, not wanting to be in the same place as a murderer.

"I said don't worry. Nothing will happen to you when I'm here." Jay reassured.

I hopped on the back of his bike and decided to just hold on to the back of his shirt.

The engine rumbled and I jerked back abruptly. Shit.

I held on to him tighter, wrapping my arms around him. I could feel his abs through his shirt.

After a while of zooming through traffic on his bike, we arrived at a club looking place with a flashing sign reading 'The Red Zone'.

Instead of waiting in line, he gave a nod to the bouncer and said, "She's with me."

The bouncer quickly stepped aside to let us in.

Once we got inside, Jay turned to me and whispered in my ears, "Act accordingly."

Act accordingly? What the hell is that supposed to mean?

Before I could question him about it any further, he pulled me upstairs into one of the private rooms that's labeled 'VIP'.

Does he frequent this place that he's a VIP here or something?

Once we entered the room, there were already a few couples there. They all look around Jay's age. And as I predicted, Joon is there too, but now with a girl on his lap.

"Yo, Shin!" A young man walked to Jay and gave him a quick handshake and a sideway shoulder bump.

"Min," Jay gave a nod, acknowledging him.

He then eyed me up and down, as if checking me out.

"This is your new girl? She's hot!" Min said approvingly.

Ignoring him, he pulled me to a seat towards the back, as if it's reserved for him. I sat next to him.

There are three other men in the room, all with a girl either massaging their neck, or sitting on their lap, or making out.

They popped open some beer and hard liquor and started drinking and chatting a bit. The room must be sound proof because I don't hear the loud pumping music from the club at all.

The other men were eyeing me suspiciously and I could feel some tension.

I suddenly felt a hand rubbing the small of my back and my heart jumped. At first, I thought it was Jay's hand until I saw both Jay's hand in front of him, holding a beer bottle.

I looked to my left and I saw a nasty grin on one of the men's face.

"He's touching me," I whispered in Jay's ears.

Keeping a poker face, Jay whispered, "Sit on my lap," before squeezing my left arm, the one that he had hurt.

I bit my lips to hold in the pain and obediently went on to sit on his lap.

"Let's get to business." Jay said, suddenly changing the mood of the room.

Joon and Min suddenly became serious, shifting their attention back to the rest of the room, away from their girls.

"So did you think about it and are willing to give what we want?" Said one of the men across from us.

"Yeah, I've thought about it. But I decided to give you this instead." Jay swiftly pulled out a gun toward the man across from us.

*BANG*