CAPTIVES [18+]

PROLOGUE

Wonwoo woke up in the dark. He felt sheer, naked terror.

His arms were tied behind his back and they ached. His legs were roped together at his knees and ankles. He was crammed into a fetal position against the corner of a shallow compartment that was moving.

Everything was pitch black. Was he blind? Or was it just too dark to see? Dear God, what was happening? He screamed, "Mingyu!"

Behind his back, something stirred.

"Wonwoo? Is that you? Are you okay?" The voice behind him said.

"Oh, Mingyu, thank God, thank God you're here. Are you all right?" said Wonwoo.

"I'm tied up. Aish. What is this?" Mingyu wailed trying to untie the rope on his wrists.

"I think we're in the trunk of a car." Wonwoo said blinking his eyes repeatedly to adjust his vision to the darkness.

Mingyu gasped, "Christ! A trunk?! Are we getting kidnapped?!".

"Shhhh. Can you hear that?", said Wonwoo.

Obscure music can be heard probably coming from the in-dash car stereo. The two lads can also hear muffled singing.

The voice was almost inaudible but they can tell that it was a man. The voice was low and raspy.

Of course, it would be a man. The two lads were too bulky and strong to be kidnapped by a girl. But the man was probably not alone. One man could not possibly tie and carry the two of them on his own into the trunk, right?

"I'm going crazy! I don't understand any of this!", cried Mingyu. "What does he want from us?"

Mingyu tried to kick the trunk's lid. THUD. It made a loud sound but his kick didn't budge the lid.

Now, their eyes were growing accustomed to the dark. The two turned painfully by inches, scraping cheeks and elbows against the carpeting.

They tried kicking multiple times but to no avail. The lid was tightly shut and they have no other way out of the compartment.

Just as they were about to lose all hope, Wonwoo heard something. "What's that sound? A cellphone?", he asked. "In the trunk with us?"

Mingyu saw the glowing faceplate of of a phone by his feet. "We're going to get out of here! That guy made a huge mistake! Hahaha!", Mingyu said frantically.

The phone was ringing. He struggled to position his hands which were tied on his back to reach the gadget. After a few attempts, he pushed the side of the phone to answer the call.

Mingyu yelled, "Hello! Hello! Who's there?!"

"Mingyu, it's me. Seungcheol." said the voice from the other side of the call.

"Hyung! Thank God! You've got to find us! Wonwoo and I have been kidnapped! Please hurry!" Mingyu cried to the phone.

"I'm sorry. I know you're uncomfortable back there. I'll explain everything momentarily." Said the voice on the phone.

The phone went dead.

The car slowed to stop.