Second Time Around

Chapter 21.

Min-Sun groaned lifting her head. Her whole head was throbbing to the point that opening her eyes felt like someone was stabbing her skull. She kept her eyes closed trying to ease the pain, but somehow it didn't help. Amongst her groaning, she heard chuckling around her.

Registering the chuckling, her eyes flew open and looked up to see the police officer from the night before sitting in front of her. She tried to move but felt something tight around her wrists. She looked down and saw that her arms and legs were tied to chair and cursed at the sight.

"Who the hell are you?" She hissed struggling against the ropes hoping that if she wiggled hard enough that they would loosen ever so slightly.

"You're friendly neighborhood police officer." He smirked at her as he leaned back in his chair. Min-Sun scoffed rolling her eyes in frustration at his lame attempt of a joke.

"Don't bullshit me, what the hell is going on?" She let out roughly as she struggled harder against the ropes. He learned forward which caused Min-Sun to instinctively lean back. The action caused him to chuckle before he learned back.

"You seriously don't know who I am do you?" He rubbed his hand on his chin smiling. Min-Sun felt the blood in her veins run cold as she looked at the man in front of her.

"You...you are the creep who has been sending me all those strange notes aren't you?" Min-Sun watched as the man took a pocket knife out of his pants pocket and began to fiddle with it leaning back into his chair spreading his legs out. If it was some kind of intimidation tactic it didn't do anything except piss her off more.

"Looks like I have been caught." He laughed raising his arms up in surrender. Min-Sun scoffed at his reaction before looking around trying to figure out where she was.

"Where the hell am I?" She looked over to the man who brought his arms down and began using his pocket knife to try and get something from underneath his nail. Min-Sun's lip curled up in disgust watching him.

"A basement.." He let out bored leaving Min-Sun fuming at the response.   

"Can you stop being so god damn cryptic?" She spit out fed up with the way this conversation was going in circles. The officer leaned forward using the blade of his pocket knife to trail a line up her neck to her chin so she would look at him. She could see anger flickering through his eyes but she glared at him not about to let him intimidate her. He just smiled and chuckled again before taking the knife away.

"Patience Min-Sun.." Even though she wanted to spit in his face at his words, she knew he was right. She was in a vulnerable situation and any sudden movement or word could push him enough to actually use the knife in his hand. So instead she decided to study the man in front of her.  He was a young guy, maybe a few years older than Min-Sun. His brown hair laid over his face slightly above his deep brown eyes.

"Well, I guess I'll start with an introduction. Kim Min-Woo, oh and just to be honest with you I'm not a cop though I do look good in this outfit." He smiled gesturing towards his body and Min-Sun had to control her facial features as to not show any disgust.

"Okay so why am I here?" She asked calmly this time hoping for some genuine answers this time.

"It's a long story, you sure you want to hear it?" He raised an eyebrow surprised at her change in attitude.

"Does it look like I'm going anywhere?" She looked from the ropes to Min-Woo raising an eyebrow back.

"Well this all started longer before you even got here. It really started around the time of the festival last year. Sunnie and Woojin were in the car together heading to the festival because of what that boy toy Han had planned." This time Min-Sun was not able to hold back her face of disgust at his choice of words.