INSIDE MONSTER. THE FUGITIVE.

CHAPTER 53: THE HYENAS

When Yun Marie finally got home, it was already past 9 p.m. It was not a late hour for the rest of the world but late for Marie because she had felt numb and tired all day, hinting that she needed a little bit of time only for her. That's why she told SonUn before leaving the car, „You can leave earlier today. I feel the urge to be alone and not work as usual."

„Got it, Prosecutor Yun," replied Secretary Kim, as he was always answering when Marie told him something. He was still calling her Prosecutor Yun, though Marie hadn't worked as a prosecutor for eight years already.

Touching the door handle to open it, Marie suddenly stopped. The reason? She felt something strange while looking at her house. Even so, she didn't tell her secretary about this. She only told herself, „No matter what, I'll handle this alone." After that, she opened the door and stepped out of the vehicle.

Not only Marie left the car but also SonUn. He even took a few steps behind her when Marie headed toward her house, telling her in half a voice, „Something is different tonight. That's why I think it'll be safer for you if we leave now, Prosecutor Yun."

„It's okay," Marie told him confidently. „I'm sure I can handle this alone."

„But, Prosecutor Yun: it can be dangerous because..."

„...we don't know who might be around. I know that. Even so, I'll take the risk. You can go now."

Not at all convinced that Marie's decision was the right one, SonUn stepped back, moving from in front of her. Then, until Marie could move from her place, he told her, „What about your son? To continue to follow him?"

Marie kept silent for a while. Then, deeply breathing in, she said, „Not necessary. Once DooSan realized that you were following him, if you keep doing this, it'll be bad. Leave him alone for the moment and take care of the second thing I've asked you for."

„Got it, Prosecutor Yun. Actually, I've already started investigating that thing. I hope I'll have the information tomorrow morning. Yet, once all this don't depend on me only..."

„...you might be late in informing me. I know this very well, so it won't be a problem to wait one or two days more. Now, you can go, Secretary Kim!"

Not waiting for SonUn's answer or finding out if he finished speaking or not, Marie headed toward the front door. In front of the door, she stopped and looked around, seeing the front headlights of the car lit when SonUn turned the engine on and was ready to leave. Even so, Marie entered the house only when the car vanished at the crossroads where her secretary turned right, and the gate automatically closed after her secretary had used the remote control to close it.

Before entering the house, Marie carefully looked around, feeling that she wasn't alone there. Yet, she didn't see anything suspicious. That's why she decided that maybe she had had visions because she was exhausted and put the key into the lock, opening the door and making minimal noise.

Once in the house, she stopped next to the door. Marie did that when she felt the cold currents of air coming from the big glass window that separated the living room from the garden of roses, a door that was half open at that moment. „Did I forget to close it?" Marie wondered, frowning. Remembering that she closed it well when she left and that she also closed the curtains when they were opened at that moment, Marie smiled. „I didn't have visions though," she told herself, finishing closing the door behind her and leaving the key in the small metallic vase in the form of a turtle she had on the stand next to the door. On the same stand, she left the purse, taking a few steps in front afterward.

After about ten steps taken toward the door of the garden, Marie stopped, feeling a slight move on the sofa from her left. Looking over there, she spotted someone's silhouette, who was sitting on that sofa, a silhouette that seemed familiar to her. Who's silhouette she had seen? Marie couldn't remember. Yet, this didn't scare her.