When Worlds Collide (Taynew)

episode ✍️ 56

While at the shopping mall, New's unease only grew. He looked over at Gun and whispered, "Let me call my brother to find out about these bodyguards. They don’t feel right; I really don’t feel easy around them."

Gun chuckled lightly. "Oh, New, have you become a detective now? Why are you so suspicious these days? They seem fine to me. But if you're not comfortable around them, we’ll just take you home. Is that okay?"

Force and Pond nodded in agreement.

New, still tense, insisted, "Let me make a quick call first, or we might all end up in trouble."

Though his friends sighed, they didn’t stop him. New quickly dialed his brother. Arm picked up after a few rings. "New, did you finish your shopping?"

"P', did you send new bodyguards for me? I don’t recognize these guys, and I haven’t seen them before," New said, worry thick in his voice.

Arm sounded confused. "What new bodyguards? I sent the ones you know well. Are you sure they're different?"

"Yeah, P'. I don’t know them at all. I thought maybe you hired new ones," New replied.

Arm's tone shifted, becoming serious. "New, listen to me. Just get out of there now. Head to the mall’s security or the nearest police station. I’ll be there in a minute, and I’ll call Uncle too. Don’t let those bodyguards get suspicious. Do you understand?"

New nodded, his fear growing. "Okay, P'," he whispered before hanging up. Turning to his friends, New spoke quietly, "Gun, we need to get out of here now. P'Arm didn’t send those bodyguards."

Gun's eyes widened. "Are you sure?"

New nodded firmly. Gun, Force, and Pond exchanged glances, their playful demeanor gone. They tried to remain calm as they began walking towards the nearest mall security post. However, one of the fake bodyguards approached. "Young Master, are you done shopping? Let’s go home."

New’s heart raced, but he kept his voice steady. "No, we're not done yet. Gun, let’s go to the second floor."

Gun, playing along, added, "Yeah, we still have some things to look at."

The bodyguard didn’t back off. "We’ll come with you. We’re here to protect the Young Master, so we need to stay close."

New, trying to assert himself, responded sharply, "I don’t like having my bodyguards follow me everywhere. Stay here and don’t come near me."

Gun whispered in disbelief, "New, you’re getting bold. I can’t believe you’re not scared."

New whispered back, "Stop saying that, Gun. I’m terrified."

They turned to leave, but the bodyguards followed closely behind. New, frustrated, spun around. "Didn’t I say to stay away from us?"

One of the bodyguards replied coldly, "We were not hired to obey you. We follow someone else’s orders."

New and his friends exchanged worried glances. "What do you mean by that?" New asked.

"You’ll find out soon enough," the bodyguard said, as they lunged toward them.

New and his friends quickly realized they were in danger and broke into a run. The fake bodyguards chased after them, and the group sprinted through the mall, their hearts pounding in their chests. When they reached the mall’s main entrance, New shouted to the security guard, "Help! They’re trying to kidnap us!"

The security guard’s eyes widened in alarm. "What? This is serious!" As the fake bodyguards approached, the guard quickly pulled out pepper spray and sprayed it in their faces. The attackers fell to the ground, groaning in pain, drawing the attention of bystanders who gathered around.