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RMonster

RMonster I go by on Killer Hearts. I'm the second best player on there. Will soon be the first. I'm still trying to beat LullLin. I'm not sexist, but I don't like be second to a girl. I wouldn't be able to call myself a man if I'm beat by a girl. It's just not right.

"Namjoon! Can you check her out please?" My coworker May asked me. She was holding two boxes as a woman came to her register. I smiled taking the boxes from her hand. I sat them down and checked out the woman. She only had four items so she was gone in a minute. After closing the store I walked back over to May who was trying to reach and grab a box from the top shelf. She looks so cute trying to reach up there.

I jumped out of my thoughts and reached up to grab the box for her. Just when I was about to hand her the box I heard screaming coming from outside the store.

"Someone is hurt!" May shouted. She started running towards the door but I ran in front of her opening the door first. In front of us was a high school kid laying on the ground. He jumped. I thought. May walked out the door holding her mouth. Tears ran down her face as she almost fell to the ground of shock but I quickly grabbed her before she fell. This is to much for her.

The older women who was screaming started calling the police as I tried to calm May down. She was still crying as the police came and started investigating the incident. A few minutes into the investigation I saw two detectives walk towards me and May. My heart started pounding and I didn't know why. Maybe because I've never really talked with a detective. I've seen how scary they can be on tv.

"Can you tell us what happened tonight?" The one detective asked looking us up and down. He wore a black turtleneck and blue jeans. I would never guess him to be a detective. The other one was a woman who looked mid thirties. I could tell she smoked from her tobacco smell.

"We were closing up the shop when we heard a scream. We ran out here to see if someone was hurt and...well..we seen his body. Then the lady over there called the police." I said pointing to the older women who was talking to another detective.

"Wh-what ha-happ-happen to him?" May was barely able to say. She started wiping up her tears with her sleeve. She still looked scared and sad. I wanted to take her away from the scene but I knew the detectives wouldn't let us leave just yet.

"It's seems like he commit suicide. This happens a lot more than you think. South Korea is the top country for suicides. Most of them are high school kids. They can't deal with the school exams and the fact parents today put so much stress on these poor kids." He said looking down at where the body was. I didn't even notice that they already picked up the body which creeped me more out.

"It's sad that they think their only escape is by dying." I said.

"Okay. I think you should get going before it gets to late." He replied looking back at us. I left May alone with them for a second as I walked back into the small bakery story and locked the doors. I've worked here with May for over a year now and yet nothing bad has ever happen here. It's a little odd that a high school student would commit suicide by jumping off a bakery. If he was stressed over school it seems like he would jump from the school. Maybe I'm just thinking to much. I'm no detective.

"I'll walk you home May." I said grabbing May's arm. She grabbed my arm back as she barely spoke a word as we walked. In the distance we could still hear police sirens and people talking. After a ten minute walk we reached her apartment. Her older sister Rai opened the front door taking May out of my arms.

"What happened tonight?" Rai asked seeing how sad her younger sister was. She was wearing her pajamas and her hair was in a messy bun. It looks like she was waiting for May to come home so she could jump into the bed. That's how Rai is, she's always been the mother to May. It's mostly been them two for a little over nine years now. May told me that her parents died when they were younger and from then it's been her and Rai. May told me it was hard, but they managed to get three jobs and a small run down apartment.