road trip.

[9] saviour

taehyung focus
"let's go then." the man takes taehyung by the sleeve and hurries him up a set of winding stairs embedded into the wall.

the smell of heady perfume, bitter cigarettes and alcohol fills taehyung's senses, the intensity of the smell almost choking him as he walks up the staircase and down a corridor, passing several doors on the way.

room 1, room 2, room 3-
taehyung counts the doors as he passes by, noting how many doors until they stopped at their room.

room 9, room 10, room 11-
he scrunches up his nose in disgust at the sexual sounds emanating from most of the rooms, the obscene screeches and low moans making him horrified.
room 14, room 15-

room 16.
taehyung and the man stop at room sixteen, a tall brown door standing in front of them.
the man produces and sticks a key in the lock, twisting the object.

"hey cutie! ditch that man and come with us!"
"kid's got no ass -- hang out with us instead!"

taehyung looks up at the sound of a couple people talking loudly, noticing two men cooing at him from across the corridor. they don unfitting sparkly blue and pink bodysuits with makeup smeared over their faces, brown alcohol bottles accessorising their whole 'sleazy' appeal.

he's about to ignore the duo when an idea strikes him.

"hi! could you help me?" taehyung asks, a little too brightly.

"hey, what do you think you're doing?" the yet-to-be-named guy asks quietly as he pushes open the now unlocked door.

"u-um," swallowing, taehyung ignores his captor and turns to face the men.
come on taehyung, say something quick!

"u-uh. ah! im being sexually harassed by a minor! please help me!" taehyung squeals once the idea hits him. he struggles in the man's hold whilst screaming, adding to the effect.

"what the-" the man mutters under his breath, attempting to pull taehyung into the room but the older stands his ground, firmly planting his feet into the browning carpet.

the glittery dressed couple frown at taehyung's sudden shout and the man's glare, their too dark eyebrows furrowing together.
"hey, you! let go of the boy!" one slurs, waving their bottle wildly.

a relieved grin breaks out on taehyung's face when the two of the men tipsily bound down the corridor towards them, swinging their bottles of alcohol crazily.
thank you thank you thank you thank you-

one of the men trip over their own high heeled feet, landing flat faced on the stained carpet with their gaudy hair extensions flying over their head. the other man stops and kneels besides the man, giggling drunkenly as he pats the man's head softly.

taehyung's eyes widen, no no no - please get up, don't lie there and giggle!

"hey! please help me-" taehyung starts to say, urgency dripping from his voice but the man pushes him inside the room, slamming the door shut behind him and on, who taehyung had thought was, his saviours.

"ill be back soon." the man calls from behind the shut door, and with a twist of the key, the man walks away, footsteps disappearing.

no.

immediately taehyung goes to the door, trying the lock desperately and banging his fists against the thin door whilst yelling for help.