Helping Hand

Yeonjun's Pov

I froze at the contact of a familiar cold metal poking my pelvic bone.

On the other hand, the girl quickly trapped my partner at the corner seat, letting more strangers swarm around us like bees into flowers.

My ego won't admit it but all of a sudden, my knees began shaking uncontrollably.

"Move." The person behind me demanded. "Show me your hands."

I had to throw the rope on the ground and slowly clasped my fingers over my head.

"Behave and kneel down or your brains will have to paint this town red." He added while kicking the back of my knee to force me down.

"Ouch. Please be gentle. This is my first time." I told the one tying my wrists behind my back in the sweetest way possible.

"Shut up." The owner of the gun pointed his weapon against my head instead and ordered me to get into their black van that stinks with cigarettes and alcohol.

At first I thought we're all gonna die right there and then but for some reason, they made us tag along to wherever they plan to go.

The ride back to the highway was accompanied by deafening silence so I started singing I will survive.

"At first I was afraid, I was petrified~ ~ ~kept thinking I could never live without you by my siiiidddeee~mph!" He moved his gun into my mouth but thankfully his comrade stopped him.

"Are you sure the Boss actually wants them all alive?" He asked the driver and the big guy only responded with a nod. "Can't we just say this one fought back so we had to shoot him?"

"But he didn't so we'll have to bring him over."

"Aw don't be jealous. Your boss probably likes me." I teased just to ease the tension yet it backfired. He quickly blocked my mouth with a rag and smirked in amusement.

"Possibly. He likes torturing people who has caught his attention even after they were dead."

"A psycho huh. That's totally his type."

I didn't expect Taehyun to ride on but I'm glad he did. We have to distract them so that at least one of us could loosen up the ropes while everyone else are not watching.

We both glanced at each other once the van was about to pass over the inaccessible bridge earlier.

There's a probability that we can get the driver lose control and make us all fall into the deep water, however, the rest of their group spawned at the back of large rock-blockade and joined us in like sardines.

A phone rang and the silence it brought felt like an eye of the storm. I don't know what just happened but I had a bad feeling about it.

"Hello Boss. Yes Boss." The driver passed the phone to the girl sitting next to him without looking and she answered in the most monotonous voice I've ever heard in my life.

"I was working but your man called for help so I had to get him out of there."

Brother my ass. I thought to myself while looking at Taehyun sitting in front of me.

The two started arguing but no one else is doing anything so I bit my lip to prevent myself from yelling in pain as I try to slide my hands off of the ropes as stealthily as I can.

"Oh really?" She chuckled. "You mean house arrest. Tch. Don't act like you genuinely cared for me."

The guy on the other line started yelling about something and she responded at the same degree before cutting the line.

The two dudes beside me are in awe so I was planning on stealing the weapon nudged against my head when the girl suddenly took a gun from the driver and pointed it on his cheek.

"Stop the van and get out! All of you!" She ordered yet he didn't listen.

"I'd rather get killed than tell him that you escaped again."

"Would you rather choose the other option?" She smiled widely and put the gun onto her temple instead.

"No! Please understand." He begged and it was a sight to behold especially when these men have bad reputation in the society. "We can't let you die but betraying the Boss is never an option."

"Well then join me in the hunt so that we can all go home happy and free." She smiled and tapped his wide shoulder. "I promise this is the first and last time I'm gonna ask you all for a favor."