Messenger Society- Beomkai

What's best for us

Taehyun had a cab waiting out front for Kai. The address was already given to the driver. He just needed his passenger. Once he got in, the driver set off and parked on the corner of the block.

The senator's house was in a gated community. There would be cameras everywhere. Kai prayed the house was on one of the edges. If it was for someone as rich as a senator, it probably was. No politician would want to be in the middle of a neighborhood where people could peak into their windows at every angle.

He put his hood up and pretended to go for a jog around the high fences. The fences in front were on a 7 foot wall so you couldn't see into the community unless you drove in. However, the ones in the back were barred, only covered by hedges and various expensive small trees. The walls obstructed the pools, patios and the gardens. People had to see what the community in there could afford. Still, it was nothing compared to the Choi house.

Most of the pools were covered due to the season change. That meant people were less likely to hang out in their backyards.

Kai stopped at a book store far away to do a quick google search on the guy. He had two little girls. A quick search of his daughters said they were on the soccer team in their private school. He went back and began jogging, looking for backyards with soccer goals. He made sure to keep his face away from possible cameras in the fences.

There were two, that he could see, that had goals in their yards. Unfortunately, neither had their address numbers on the back. Another quick google search showed the times the girl's schools got out. Hopefully he would see them in one of the houses with the goals. He had a couple hours to kill until then.

Kai opted to go to a dog park. Usually people left throwing toys. He could just take one, tape the letter to it and film the ball being thrown into the backyard.

He found one next to a couple of baseball fields. What caught his eye was two men playing frisbee with their dalmation. That could be him and Beomgyu. They could get a big fluffy one like a husky. Beomgyu would love a husky. He watched them play for a bit until he saw a chewed tennis ball in the distance. That would work.

Kai kept his head down as he calmly walked in. He grabbed the ball, placed it in his pocket, then walked right out. He then went into random stores searching for tape. A local craft store had a whole variety. There was thin roll of duct tape in the corner. It was $7 for some reason. That went into his pocket as well.

Before he walked out the door, he saw a stand full of roses. Might as well make some cash while he was waiting. He paid for three dozen roses then walked to the local childrens hospital. They got sold for $5 each. Was it wrong to take advantage of people's emotions? A little, but he was a criminal. That ship sailed a long time ago. It was an easy $180.00 for the price of $60.00.

Kai was getting hungry. There was a small sandwich shop down the street. He paid for a meatball sub and a bottle of water then sat down at a table in the corner. He took the duct tape out, then the letter, then the tennis ball. The letter got taped to the ball then the tape went into trash. By the time he was done eating, it was time to go.

He patiently waited a couple blocks away on a restaurant rooftop. The camera on his phone was used so he could zoom into the backyards. After a few minutes, he saw the girls in the backyard. They were practicing dribbling the soccer ball. Now he just had to wait for them to leave.

Kai spent another hour at the restaurant. He ordered appetizers every 20 minutes to avoid getting kicked out. He had no intention of paying the bill. When the girls went inside, that was his cue. He grabbed a waitress and asked where the bathroom was. She told him it was downstairs. He now had an excuse to go down without paying the bill. He kept walking, never looking back, towards the house.