Chapter 22: The Boogeyman

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Wind blew through my tangled hair, as soft and fragrant as my mother's fingers. I could hear the sound of water dripping, and feel the cold, concrete floors against my back. Where am I?

"You're awake." A sleazy voice noted aloud, bringing me back to my senses instantly.

My eyes flew open. I remember now. I was drugged and kidnapped and brought to wherever the hell this place is. Sitting up, I began to scan my whereabouts. I was in some type of old, abandoned warehouse.

Two men were watching me closely. The 7 foot bald man stood still with his arms crossed. Beside him was a sickly thin man whose entire face was covered in piercings, and entire body covered in tattoos. He was sitting on a stool. The latter was who the sleazy voice belonged to.

And there was Ni-ki. Perched on the floor across me, left wrist handcuffed to a pole. From the nose down, he seemed to be calm and collected. But the look in his eyes took me back to all the times I used to be terrified of him. It seemed as though our kidnappers had very good reason to have the boy restrained. I mindlessly attempted to crawl towards Ni-ki immediately, only to realize that I, too, was handcuffed to a pole behind me.

"Fuck." I muttered under my breath, trying to pull my right arm free in frustration even though I knew all my efforts would be useless.

"Don't waste your energy." The thin man advised, getting up from the stool.

"What do you want??" I demanded aggressively. "Why did you bring me here?"

"Because the boss asked us to."

"The boss. You mean his father?" I cocked my head in Ni-ki's direction.

The thin man smiled. "I'll tell you what, Sunoo-ssi. There's really nothing much that we know either besides the fact that he wants you out of Riki-kun's life."

"My name is Ni-ki." corrected the 16-year old stiffly.

"Whether that entails killing you or not, well, you best wait for him to arrive to find out." The man went on, ignoring Ni-ki's remark.

"He'll be here in fayf dayth chime. I thupowth he wanth chu do cha job himthelf." The bald one piped in, having a 'bit of a lisp.

Chills slowly ran down my spine.

The sleazy, thin one pranced over to me and squatted down, reaching for my chin. I flinched violently at his touch. "What beauty. Wouldn't it be such a waste if nobody got to taste you before your premature demise?"

"Stop fucking touching me." I warned grimly.

"I'm not one to touch little boys. But man... you're pretty like a girl." He said lustfully. "How about it, eh? Are you a virgin?"

Our heads snapped towards Ni-ki as he started laughing out of nowhere.

"What's so funny?" The thin man asked, perplexed by Ni-ki's unexpected reaction at the prospect of me getting raped.

"Have at him." Ni-ki said encouragingly. "Knock yourselves out."

"Ni-ki, what the fuck?" I whispered in disbelief.

"What? Just close your eyes, open your legs, and pretend they're all Heeseung hyung."

"Heeseung hyung?" I frowned. "Why would I pretend they're Heeseung hyung?"

"Sunoo's a 'bit of a slut, you see. He sleeps with just about anyone he meets." Ni-ki told the two men. "That's how he got his nasty condition. What's it called? HTV? HDMI?"

"H-HIV?" The thin man offered reluctantly.

"That's the one." Ni-ki nodded. "But you know, I wouldn't blame you if you went through with it even after finding out. I mean, you must've not had any for so long—"

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