chapter 3

19:36, 1 September 2023

Chapter 3.

Bora opened her eyes wide in surprise at this unannounced kiss.

This… is what Siyeon wants?

Siyeon stuck out her tongue and licked Bora's lips. Bora opened her mouth by inertia and stuck her tongue into the other girl's mouth. Her hands unconsciously pulled Siyeon’s waist closer.

Two naked bodies are pressing close to each other.

Siyeon's breathing became increasingly heavy, as if she wanted more.

Bora acted while feeling confused inside. The first time she did this to someone, she had no experience at all. From the moment she was born until now, surviving each day was something she always focused on. She never thought she would be involved in a love relationship.

She doesn't even have a true friend.

And now she's kissing someone.

And this is a girl.

- LEE SIYEON.

Siyeon jerked away from the kiss, confused as she looked at Bora. The call must have been Mrs.Lee, so she had been standing at the beach all this time.

- I will get to the shore first, you wait for a while and then come in.

Siyeon regretfully left Bora and appeared in her mother's sight. She slowly came ashore, her arms crossed in front of her chest because of her current appearance.

- What are you doing in the sea at night? You don't like water, and you're naked - Mrs. Lee squinted her eyes in displeasure, her eyes catching two strange objects in the distance.

It was Bora's clothes.

Siyeon noticed that, quickly grabbed her things and pushed her mother inside the house. She was about to go to the bathroom to change her clothes when her mother stopped her.

- You haven't answered me yet.

- Because it's so hot, I'm just playing in the water, I didn't go too far from the shore - Siyeon stammered and ran into the bathroom to lock the door.

She put her clothes back on, dried her hair, and then went out, pretending that what just happened didn't happen.

Siyeon adjusted her white dress and looked up, in front of her was Kim Bora. Bora had put her clothes back on and stood next to a table, her hair was slightly wet.

Siyeon smiled and approached. She didn't know what her current feelings were, but she was starting to feel like her birthday was more meaningful. Every year her parents organized lavish and splendid parties for her birthday. She was only a little happy, but did not have such overwhelming emotions as now.

- Bora, your hair is still wet - Siyeon stroked the other's hair lightly.

- Um, I found a towel in the restroom and wiped it temporarily - Bora replied nervously, she was still caught up in the moments she had just spent with Siyeon.

- Come in, I'll dry your hair.

- ALL STOP.

Everyone was startled by a loud voice. The main door was opened, a group of about 5 people rushed in, dressed very formally.

Bora felt something was wrong, she subconsciously grabbed Siyeon's hand. The leader of the group of 5 slowly approached Bora.

Siyeon panicked, clasped Bora's hands with both hands, and took a step back behind her.

- Hello beautiful girl, I am Park Bogum, criminal police officer of Seoul city. We have something to talk about.

Bora remained silent, guessing the reason for this, perhaps related to the other suitcase. At the same time, Mr. Lee came out to talk.

- May I ask what's going on?

- You must be the host of the party. We have something to resolve with this girl. I would like to take an empty room, please.

Two men moved to separate Siyeon and Bora, then grabbed Bora's elbows and pulled her into a room. Siyeon looked at this situation in pain. She followed and looked at Bora until the door closed. What was even sadder was that she didn't see Bora make eye contact with her, Bora completely put on a cold face from beginning to end.

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Bora was pushed to sit on the chair, the other police officer stood in front of her, his face full of scrutiny. There were only 6 people in the room, Bora and 5 criminal police officers.

- What's your name, girl?

- Kim SuA.

- Don't lie, I know your name is not Kim SuA - Park Bogum smirked.

- …………….. – Bora was silent, eyes glaring at the other person.

- Your name is Kim Bora, you come from the Guryong slum. Somehow you had a lot of money, went to the 5-star Marriot hotel, rented a presidential suite, and played casino. Then rent a Maybach to go to this party, the Lee family party, only for billionaires.

- ………………..- Bora lowered her head, now she knew that she was being followed.

- Tell me, where did you get the money?

- I…have someone for me.

- Do you know who that person is?

- I………….I…I don't know.

- Then let me answer for you, it's Lee Jungjae, that international criminal.

- What? - Bora's eyes widened.

- He hid a sum of dirty money in a secret place, his enemies really wanted that money. During the brawl Lee Jungjae died, the enemy couldn't find a place to keep the money and gave up.

- …………. – Bora's heart stopped when she heard the story.

- And that huge amount of money is in your hands, Kim Bora. According to the law, whether unintentionally or intentionally, you were caught up in this pile of illegal money. We will recover all the money and bring you back to Seoul for trial. The red handbag in the Maybach you used to get here, has been confiscated.

Bora clenched her fist, not expecting it to be so bad.

- Please follow us.

Bora reluctantly got up and followed the police. When the door was opened, all eyes fell on her, including Siyeon.

Siyeon looked at her with a strange look, far different from the previous look.

Bora was lightning fast, took the gun from the pocket of the policeman standing next to her, grabbed Siyeon, clamped her neck with one hand, the other hand pressed the gun to Siyeon's temple.

Siyeon opened her eyes wide and found it hard to breathe, what the heck…..

Everyone screamed, got scared and stopped all activities.

- SIYEON – Mrs. Lee's scream.

- You guys go ahead, I'll shoot her - a cold iceberg grazes Kim Bora's face, completely looking like someone ready to kill

Siyeon's heart stopped, her eyes looked straight, the feeling of betrayal filled her heart, she was both angry and hurt.

Just now, she was going to talk to Bora about their moment at sea, who would have thought that such a big deal would happen. In just a second, the person she had feelings for turned into another person, and she was extremely angry.

Bora pulled Siyeon towards the door, she tightened her grip, adding force to the act of strangling Siyeon's neck, making it difficult for Siyeon to breathe. The gun she was holding pressed against Siyeon's temple again. Everyone panicked and immediately moved to the sides to leave room for her to go.

Siyeon couldn't do anything so she had to follow even though it was very difficult.

- Mr. Lee, I'll contact you later, thank you for inviting me to this party - Bora smirked and disappeared from view with Siyeon.

Mr. Lee clenched his hands tightly, vomiting blood because he could not act. The person who invited the thief was his daughter, not him. He regretted not being able to make his daughter more alert, she was too careless.

Bora pulled Siyeon away, then opened the Maybach car door, pushing her inside really hard. Bora walked to the driver's door, then got into the car and drove away quickly.

Suddenly she had the ability to drive at high speeds. When she got here, she drove very carefully, speaking out at a speed like a turtle, but now anxiety invaded, she stepped on the gas to get out of this situation.

Siyeon sitting next to Bora wanted to hold her breath because Bora was driving very fast, she was scared because she didn't know where Bora was going to take her.

On the way, no one said anything, one person just wanted to run away, one person was angry in her heart because of the feeling of disappointment.

After the blue car had been plowing the road for about 2 hours, it gradually slowed down, then stopped.

- Damn, I'm out of gas - Bora pursed her lips and frowned. She glanced and saw a gas station about 100 meters ahead. But the red bag containing the money was confiscated by the police, and she no longer had any money with her.

She looked to the person next to her. Siyeon was crossing her arms, her eyes were looking straight ahead, her face was cold, she didn't care about the current issue.

In her hand she had a small bag.

- Sing, lend me some money for gas.

- No

Siyeon's decisiveness made Bora miserable.

- If we don't refuel, how can we continue?

- Do you think I would agree to go with a thief like you? in the room with a camera with a recorder, I heard the whole conversation between you and the policeman – Siyeon scowled at the person next to her.

- …………… - Bora was speechless, unable to say anything more.

- Why did you drag me away?

- The money I have has been confiscated, of course I have to find another way to make money - Bora showed a smug face.

- Bastard.

Bora saw Siyeon return to her old state, facing forward, arms crossed, expressionless.

It is now late at night, the two of them are in the middle of this remote road, there is no one left. How long is she going to be stubborn?

*Knock*

Bora turned around in surprise, there were two men who didn't look nice at all.

- Come out here.

- ……………….

- GET OUT HERE.

Bora looked at Siyeon with a worried face. There could be no one else here but robbers.

They both got out of the car.

When Siyeon was just coming out, she was hit by a man who snatched the bag from her hand. This sudden action created a strong force that made her hand hurt, on her finger there was a small scratch due to friction with the bag strap.

Siyeon decided not to say anything, she winced because her hand was bleeding.

Bora saw it, felt extremely uncomfortable but couldn't do anything.

- Too much cash, hey…. – the other man took all the cash in Siyeon's pocket along with the phone, left 2 50,000 won note in it, then threw the bag back to Siyeon.

Siyeon took her bag in anger, she dared not say a word.

The two men laughed and left, leaving Bora and Siyeon standing there with mixed emotions.

- Why are you so passive, just now you held a gun to my head, you looked so majestic - Siyeon blamed the person next to her.

Bora sighed, rubbing her forehead, she wasn't an assassin or anything, this was the first time she held a gun and the first time she did something like that. Just now, two thieves came so suddenly that she didn't have time to think that there was a gun in the car that could help her and Siyeon escape from them.

The space took on a quiet scene.

Siyeon suddenly felt hungry, opened her small bag, there was nothing left, only 100 thousand won. But around here, there is no place to sell food.

Siyeon hugged her stomach and grimaced.

- I'm so hungry.

Bora pulled out from her pocket a packet of cookie she had taken at the party just now. There's no intention at all, it's just for convenience. In that package there are 2 small pieces of cookie

- Let me eat - Siyeon took a few steps towards Bora.

- Now you have learned how to share, just now you were determined not to lend me money - Bora raised her hand, increasing the distance between the cookie wrapper and Siyeon.

Siyeon lowered her head and didn't know what to say. She was angry about many things just now but now her stomach is growling and she only feels sorry for herself.

Bora saw that hurt look, immediately closed the distance with Siyeon, peeled the cookie and gave it to her, offering it to her mouth.

Siyeon was given two pieces of cookie by Bora, she asked while eating.

- Aren't you hungry?

- I'm used to starving - Bora sat down next to the car, on the bonnet, looking up at the black sky.

Siyeon mused, understanding Bora's words.

- We will go get gas later and find a place to stay overnight - Siyeon said proactively.

The two quietly went to the gas station, bought some gasoline in an empty bottle on the side of the road and returned with the blue Maybach. After refueling, the car was able to run.

Bora was secretly happy because she and Siyeon had just encountered a robber, but those two robbers were not too cruel, still left some money for Siyeon and had no intention of robbing this expensive car.

After walking a few hundred meters, they found a small motel that looked polite and kind. The two went in and rented a room. Siyeon secretly wanted to rent 2 rooms or a room with 2 beds, but after hearing the prices of the room types, she realized she had no other choice, she only had enough money to rent a small room with a single bed. .

The innkeeper saw that the other two girls looked pitiful. According to the rules, two people are not allowed to rent a single room, but these two girls had very little money and it was already late at night, so the landlord agreed to rent it.

Entering the small room, Bora opened her mouth when she glanced at Siyeon's shaking legs. Siyeon had to wear high heels all the time at the party because of her outfit.

- You’re going to take a shower first, your legs must be tired.

Siyeon didn't have any strength left, ran to the bathroom to relax. After taking a shower, she put on a thin motel robe and climbed into bed immediately. Bora didn't say anything, went into the bathroom for a while then came out, wearing only a shirt, she sat down on the bench opposite the bed.

- Do you... want to lie in bed?

- You can lie down, I can sleep here.

- That backache.

- I’m used to it.

Siyeon felt a pain in her heart, it seemed that the opposite person had to go through an extremely difficult life.

- Fill up gas for 25,000 won, rent a room for 70,000 won, we're almost out of money.

- I'll figure it out tomorrow, you go to sleep - Bora whispered, lying down on the couch and clasping her hands over her forehead to block her vision.

Siyeon sighed and looked at Bora. She didn't want to sleep right now and she wanted to talk, but the other person didn't seem to want to.

So time passed, Bora slept on the chair, and Siyeon sat leaning against the bed, looking at the other person without blinking, she couldn't sleep.

Bora took a short nap and then woke up, she glanced at Siyeon's condition.

- Why have not you sleep yet?

- I can not sleep.

- Do you usually stay up this late?

- Sometimes, what about you?

- I always go to bed early because I always have to get up early to go to work.

- Doing what? That commis job?

- Right.

- Then what, your life revolves around only going to work and going home to sleep.

- Right.