pretty flower | 강새벽

001

"Is what you guys consider kidnapping?" I scoff, sitting in the middle seat of a van with men and women passed out behind you. The only conscious people were two people in red suits and masks, who sat at the front of the van, driving.

"Shut up and stop trying to ask questions." The one on the right said without moving.

"Wow, I'm so scared." I roll my eyes "For kidnappers, you guys sure are stupid."

This time they ignored me, continuing the drive to the unknown location.

"You guys couldn't get me to pass out with that stupid gas and now you're upset because you can't shut me up. If you were so annoyed by me then why not throw me out of the van or shoot me"

"Maybe we will." The one on the left said, his tone monotone and emotionless.

"Then do it." I glare at the back of his head, waiting for a response that in the pit of my stomach, I wished would never come.

"Try the gas again." The one on the left spoke, annoyance oozing from his voice.

The white gas exists in the vents at the top of the van, filling the empty cubicle with a substance I couldn't identify. It smelt like a meadow, flowers blooming at every inch of the fresh green grass.

But once again, nothing happened. I sit there, staring at the back of the heads of the guards, waiting for them to say something else, getting annoyed at how ignorant they were becoming.

"I told you guys once already, these drugs you are trying to force upon me, won't work on me." Do they not know how to listen?

"Why not?"

"Because drugs don't work on me. Never have, never will. You could say I'm immune, I guess."

They stopped the van and opened a door, pulling me out by the arm.

"Oh, are you guys going to finally kill me?" My voice perks up unintentionally.

"Not yet." One of them said and then they were silent for a few seconds.

I soon felt two rags wrap around my face, one covering my eyes and the other one caught at the edges of my mouth, saliva dripping onto it slowly.

I was then thrown back into the van, head pounding as a solid object connected with my skull.

From there, it only seemed like seconds before I felt my eyes become heavy and my mind ran blank.

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My head was still pounding and I believe I was hearing things. Did it sound like talking? I opened my eyes and was practically blinded by the luminescent lights that were covering the room.

I sat up and looked around to find a room unknown to myself or anything I'd seen before.

"Alright, who the hell changed my clothes?" I yelled into the big room and all the background chat was silenced. "I will find you and break every bone in your body!"

I felt a hand touch my shoulder, causing me to turn around and punch him in the face.

"Who the hell told you that you could touch me?" I yelled, not caring that blood was pouring out of the man's nose.

"Look, I'm not here to hurt you. I'm Seong Gi-hun." Although I had just punched him in the face, he was still friendly and still had a smile on his face.

"How'd you get here?" I asked analyzing this 'Seong Gi-hun' or so he said.

"I was offered to play Ddakji in return for money. And then I was given a card with a number on the back."