My innocent Rosie

Ch.37

Rosé's POV

I don't know how long we have been working but the sun is too hot already and I can't take it anymore. I'm also hungry and thirsty.

"M-Mister. C-Can I h-have s-some w-water"

He chuckled "Water? No way! It's only 10 in the morning, break will be at 11"

"I'm r-really t-thirsty"

"Yeah! We are thirsty too! Give us goddamn water!"

The guy abruptly walk towards my fellow worker and beat him, I fall on the ground as I tried to crawl away. I was breathing heavily more like catching my breath because I feel there's no air inside of me. My tears race to fall from my eyes.

"Hey! What are you doing there?!? Get up and do your job!"

Another guy showed up stopping me, I covered myself with my hands.

"P-Please d-don't h-hurt m-me" I sob.

"Don't scare the newbies. Boss would definitely fire us if another set of dead bodies would be buried six feet under or we will be the next one buried deep this ground. Our workers are getting lesser"

"Yes sir"

"Hey newbies! Break will be on next hour which is 11, next will be on 4 PM! So don't you fucking dare ask for fucking water! In this place, you don't have the right to demand! Got it?!?"

We all look at him.

"Y-Yes sir"

"Get back to work!"

We continued digging the land, it was wide like the ocean and there are also other workers aside from us. I think they are the first ones who got here. Although I want to give up I continued doing my task scared that they'll beat me. I don't want them to shoot me because I need to go back to Nini.

The sun burned our skin, some of us wants to complain but because of what happened earlier they shut up. We heard a loud sound coming from a bell then the old workers run as if something was running after them, a girl shouted at us.

"Ya! What are you waiting for? Run! They would give us food. Hurry! Before the boastful bullies get all the good ones!"

"Food?!? Shit let's go!"

After hearing it we run after them, they were all lined up at the entrance and some group push the others backwards.

"Hey you fucking give that to me!" a guy with drawings in his arm snatch a pack lunch to a thin guy.

"But t-that's my f-food..."

"You dare to talk back now huh?!? You want me to punch you?!?"

He step back as the guy raised his balled fist.

"Good! Now get out of my way!" he push him too hard that he fell on the ground.

I fall in line to get some food. I'm really hungry and thirsty, my body also itches because of sweat and dirt. They hand the pack lunch to me along with the bottled water but the food is unfamiliar.

"W-What is t-this?"

"Food"

"Y-Yeah but.."

"You don't like it? Okay" he was about to grab it to me but I hug it.

"T-Thank you"

"Tsk. Go away dumbhead. Next!"

I walk away and I saw how the others eat- they all slump on the floor and use their bare hands.

"Don't they have spoon and fork?" I mumbled.

"Just eat" my fellow worker said.

"Hey newbies! You eat faster! Break is only 30 minutes, no extention no excuses"

Although I didn't wash my hands, I start grabbing the food. I don't know what it is but when I put it in my mouth it taste delicious.

"Every food taste delicious if you are hungry. You know they only feed us on little amounts and make us work like animals. Shit heads"

I nod.

"You're a newbie. I just saw you today" she said.

"H-How a-about y-you?"

"Me? Ha. I've been here for about 8 months already. Its hard to escape, I saw how my colleagues die on the field"

"W-What happened?"

She ate a mouthful of rice "They were shot....on the head, after that they order us to bury them"

I tremble in fear.

"Don't worry, the boss is good if you act good. If not then he will be a demon. I'm Jeongyeon by the way, just call me whatever you like"

"Isn't that too long?"

"Huh?"

"Calling you whatever you like"

"What do you mean?"

"If I need something I'll say to you, hey whatever you like can I ask something?"

She burst out laughing that gained attention to other workers.

"Geez I didn't know you would make me laugh, that's not what I mean. What I'm trying to say is give me whatever name you'd like to call me"

"Ahh. I'll call you Jeongyeon unnie"

"Too long"

I sigh "You said I can.."

"Make it shorter. I don't like people pronouncing my whole name"

"Okay Jeong unnie"

"Aish! Stop with the unnie. I feel too old. By the way what's your name? You look so innocent"

"I'm R-Rosé.. "

"Oh pretty name huh. I'll call you chipmunk"

"W-Why?"

"You look like some chipmunk with those bruises on your face hahahahahahaha"

I kept silent as I mind eating my food, I remembered Nini. Would she still love me even if I look like this? I'm dirty.

"Hey I'm sorry chipmunk o....I....I didn't mean to make fun of you. Sorry for being insensitive

"U-Unnie..."

"Aish! I said call me Jeong!" she pout.

"Hehehehe okay Jeong. Uhm it's okay. Atleast I think I'm safe now, since you're here. You won't leave me right?"

She pat my head "Ofcourse! You can count on me chipmunk. I'll protect my little sister"

"L-Little sister? M-Me?"

"Who else? Am I talking to someone else aside from you? Hahahahaha you're funny chipmunk"

My heart feels warm on what she said, she's like Irene unnie and Seulgi unnie. They make my heart feel warm.

"Omo what's with that smug smile? You look ugly hahahahahaha"

The bell ring that made me startle, I'm still not yet done with my food and some of us already stood up. They were leaving and I'm still stuck sitting on the floor eating my food.

"Chipmunk! Come on! Leave the food!"

Jeong yank me but I resist.

"But I'm not yet done"

"Come! Break is over!"

She successfully yank me away and drag me outside, I'm mad at her. I'm still eating.

"Now is not the time to act childish Rosé, our life is at risk. What you did isn't good"

I push her lightly "I'm still eating! Irene unnie told me not to waste food. There are lots of people starving in the whooolllleeee world"

"I know that Rosé but does eating all the food in our plate solve that problem? No. So let's go before they beat us"

Beat? Oh no I don't want it. No! I heard loud yells behind us, they were hurting some of our colleagues again. I need to be strong for Nini. She has a present for me. I need to get back home. I need to get back to her.

TO be continued