𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱 ♡ lee jeno

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Following their sneaking around routine once again, the girls made their way towards the fire exit, and to the closest park. Despite doing this many times and not being caught due to their carefully calculated timings, the girls always felt a rush of adrenaline and their hearts pumped faster every second they were within the building. It felt like a ticking time bomb was stalking them and waiting to explore at any moment.

Sitting on the swings, the girls chattered away happily to each other, going up and down as the wind tousled and played with their hair. They watched as the regular parkgoers took the same stances they were always in whenever the girls went to the park. The old men with their walking sticks talking about the younger generation, the young couple who would jog around the park together, the new mother with her stroller cradling her baby. It was a canvas that both of them painted into their brains. However, they noticed new characters added to the painting as two middle-aged women walked into the park with their sons, allowing them to go wherever within the playground.

Lost in their conversation, Misoo and Seolya paid little mind to the boys. As they decided to end their swinging session, they noticed the boys approaching them, their footsteps making small noise on the pavement. With a mix of curiosity and caution, the girls turned to face their unexpected visitors.

"Excuse me, can we use the swings?" asked one of them politely.

"Oh, sure. We're getting off now," replied Misoo with a smile.

With a smile, both boys rushed back to their mothers and tugged on their skirts before pointing at the two girls. As Seolya and Misoo walked away from the swings, they decided to walk towards another toy. As they passed the two mothers, both of them decided to bow and greet the ladies to show respect. The women didn't acknowledge, nor return the greeting as they simply walked towards their sons and pushed them on the swings.

"Well, that's rude," responded Misoo.

Although they both wanted to forget about the two women, they couldn't help but eavesdrop on their conversation, which revolved around the two little girls.

"I'm telling you, those girls are the ones who work at those brothels alongside a bunch of other sleazy girls. You can tell, there's that aura around them."

"It's such a shame as well, they've got such pretty faces. If they weren't involved in such sinful acts I would've taken one as my daughter-in-law." Pausing to think, the lady let out a gasp. "Imagine if our sons ended up dating girls like them."

"Oh gosh, we need to make sure our sons don't mix with people like them. I did a tarot reading and it said that a promiscuous woman will lead to my son's downfall."

Both the girls held in their laughs. "Who still believes in those silly tarot cards nowadays?" scoffed Misoo. "You'd think an adult would be smart to not waste their money like that, but clearly she isn't."

"Shush, I'm trying to listen."

"They were very polite," piped in one of the boys.

"Oh, of course they were. They play like that before luring people into their filthy games," spat out the first woman viciously.

"Honestly, I don't know why such centres stay open to begin with. It's such a disgusting cash grab. Those lazy girls couldn't get a proper job and chose this life instead."