Torment and Torture

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Yoonbum stopped struggling. He shook with fear more than ever and let Sangwoo help him up.

"There's a good boy."

Sangwoo turned to the shopkeeper and smiled.

"I'll take him home now, I'm awfully sorry about all this."

The shopkeeper smiled back and opened the door for Sangwoo. Sangwoo walked out the shop with Yoonbum in his arms. The shopkeeper watched as Sangwoo walked down the street and before long, returned to the safety of his shop.

Just as Sangwoo noticed the shopkeeper go back inside, Sangwoo turned down the small alleyway he was in earlier. He dropped Yoonbum onto the floor at the end of the alley and glared like he was going to kill.

"You really are a fucking idiot."

"S-S-Sang...." Yoonbum was too scared to even speak.

"Shut up. I don't need you to whimper my name. Just do as you're told. You're good at that."

Yoonbum backed away from Sangwoo as much as he could until he was against a fence at the end of the alley. He panicked and tried to push Sangwoo away.

"Don't."

Sangwoo grabbed Yoonbum's wrists and squeezed them as hard as he could. Yoonbum's wounds were hurting more than ever and he screamed in pain as Sangwoo hurt him more.

"Ahh! Sangwoo, stop!!"

Sangwoo laughed and slowly released Yoonbum's wrists. He chuckled as Yoonbum cried.

"You're such a baby. Maybe you do need me to take care of you after all. Come home-"

"No! That isn't my home! That is hell!"

"Hm?"

"You're going to kill me! I don't want to die in your hands!"

"You-"

"Hey!" Someone shouted from the end of the alleyway. "What are you doing?!"

"H-Help! Help me!!" Yoonbum shouted at the top of his lungs. Sangwoo couldn't move.

The person ran down the alleyway with a few others.

It was the shopkeeper.