The Running Game

Chapter 16

Present day

She was sitting in the backseat of the car, with the two agents in the front seat. The car ride was silent, but the tension immediately arose the moment she stepped inside of the car. She didn't know what the agents were arguing about, but she had no doubt that it was a heated argument as she didn't miss the wound and a bit of blood on Soo Ho's lips when he was back at the motel room with her. When he decided that last night and the other nights before were null.

And being in this awkward car ride with him and Gang Mu was torturing her. Had she been alone with Soo Ho, she wanted to vent, she wanted to scream, she wanted to strangle that man, and shake his stubborn head for being so cruel to end it unilaterally without even asking her agreement on it. Who does he think he is? Does being an agent make you have a full authority to fully decide any decision that should be agreed by both parties? She couldn't help but feeling like a prostitute. In a moment he was fastening himself to her with a stitch, five seconds later he tore off the thread that stitched him to her. Like all he did was using her to vent his sexual frustration on her, and next he would go back to his cold demeanour self followed by the word of regret that came out from his mouth.

You should relax.
You knew it was only a one-time thing.
Why are you acting like a clingy girlfriend eager for status?

Right. She should calm down and keep reminding herself that whatever happened there stays there. It's a non-written agreement right? To forget everything because they were only having a moment. A need to escape. And sex was one of the only resource for it. Besides, he wasn't hers to lose to begin with. But how could she pretend it never happened when the sex was mindblowing? Did he even feel the same with her? Or did the word he got addicted to her was just a scrim just so he won't make her feel bad if she was indeed not good in bed. She was having self doubt now.

Wake up Young Ro! This is not the time to think about sex!

Yes. This is not the time to think about sex. They may have had it once and it was because they were alone in hiding. Nobody from ANSP knows about their affair. And with Agent Lee here, he was a wake up call for her to focus on reality and on the future ahead. No more mourning over Lim Soo Ho no matter how mad she was at him. It was a brief affair and that's it. Nothing's going to happen between them. Ever again.

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The 3 hours car ride took them into another escape in Jeollanam-do. This time it was not a safe house. They took her to hide in a motel. Not with a 5 star service kinda thing, but it was still decent enough to live in. Soo Ho only heard a brief from Gang Mu after the quarrel they had earlier that ANSP wanted to move her temporarily in a motel near Gwangju while they were looking for another safe house that is appropriate to be occupied. And that her father was furious about the unexpected attack. Like, how could the spies know when the first safe house location was unknown in the map itself. The group of ANSP agents was filling his sight. He could see his comrades, Joo Gyeok Chan and Lee Eung Cheol were standing at the entrance upon their arrival, then they took their belongings and escorted them to their rooms. And they were going to have a meeting in her room and set up a few arrangements. But just when he opened the door to her room, the sight of someone he always wanted to avoid caught him off guard.

"What the fuck is he doing here?!" He looked at Gang Mu, the scowl etched on Soo Ho's face and with the hateful note in his voice.

"Relax, buddy. The boss asked me himself to cover for you." said Kim Sang Beom smugly, just the man he wanted to punch the most. "I thought they fired you. It's been a long time since we've been assigned on witsec together. Should you show some respect here to your senior, Lim Soo Ho?"