Lie or Die | BLOCK B B-Bomb

Chapter 3

Rain trickled down my face, but I didn't wipe it away. What was the point? No one could see the tears if the rain ran down with them.

I couldn't just sit here in front of this apartment building. There might have been another place on this street to hide out for a little while, at least to get out of the rain.

After deciding, I stood and trotted down the sidewalk toward the other places on this street. I passed the gym and the small store. On the other side of the small store was some type of fast food restaurant, with a sign that said, 'Free WiFi'.

I instantly chose to walk in. After all, any place with free WiFi wouldn't kick you out for using it. So there I sat, at a table in 'Burger King', holding my phone in my hand, staring at it.

My phone could decide whether I was caught or stayed hidden. If I even sent a message to the wrong person, I could be turned in or traced. And there was only one single person I trusted. Jera.

To Jera:
Jada, I'm at Burger King on that one street way in Seoul. Don't come, just keep in mind that I'm safe.

With that, I locked my phone and stared out through the window at the rain that trickled down the window pane. The rain splashed into small puddles on the pavement as people stepped into and over them. It made me feel like a puddle, stepped on and useless for the most part.

My phone buzzed, so I unlocked it and checked my messages.

From Jera:
R u sure tht u dont want me 2 come w/ u? & if u get the chance, check out the song "Beautiful Night" by Beast.

I always smiled when she texted me. She never texted out full words if they had abbreviations. For instance, she never wrote 'you' out completely. And she always went on about some band called "Beast".

To Jera:
I'll be better off if you don't come with me. No offense, but you don't really know what to do when hiding from people with guns. I gotta go, I'm getting weird stares. And shut up about Beast.

From Jera:
Ok, bye. B safe, & dont get hurt.

I put my phone back into my hoodie and frowned. I might never get a chance to speak with her again, and I might actually be alone for the rest of my life. But then again, my life might not last much longer.

I made sure I was okay to walk into the thunder and lightning, which meant that I hid my phone in my pocket. I didn't pull my hood up. What was the point?

As my foot stepped outside, I received another text since I was still connected to the WiFi.

From Unknown Number:
You really think that you can get away? That makes us laugh. Just watch out, and watch who you trust. You have lost trust in the wrong person. You have everything mixed up. Let that be a warning. GOODBYE Kim Raeki.

I didn't know the number, and I didn't recognize the style of texting. And none of it made sense. 'Us'? 'Watch who you trust'? I mean, I never trusted anyone before, and Jiwon, Uncle Yomi, and Sookyo all knew that, so they wouldn't remind me of that.

I pushed it aside. I wasn't in anymore danger than before. Unless this person was a complete different threat. But I highly doubt that. After all, no one in this town knew me.

I finally got it out of my mind completely and looked around again. I was at the end of the street, so I had to head back through again to the apartments or somewhere on the street to maybe get a job for a short amount of time so I could buy food and the things I need to survive. I didn't know what I was gonna do to be honest.