The Sweetest Escape

CHAPTER 8

CHAPTER 8

ELY's P.O.V.

"Yoboseyo?" I answered my phone as soon as I was out of the conference room. "Selena Santiago! You better hide yourself well, because when I find you. I will kill you!" The voice over the phone threatened. Selena Santiago? Who is Selena Santiago? I moved the phone away from my ears and looked at my handphone bewilderedly.

"I think you got the wrong number. There is no Selena Santiago here. Who are you? And who is Selena Santiago?" I asked over the phone. "Looks like you still have no idea who you are." He mocked me on the phone and then he laughed like a lunatic. I knotted my forehead in confusion. "What are you talking about?" I asked, but he suddenly dropped the call. "Yoboseyo? Yoboseyo! YOBOSEYO?!"

Silence! Only the continuous beeping sound from the other line can be heard. I put the phone back to my pocket as my mind wondered. What the hell was that? What is he talking about?

I am completely spaced out. My mind is going haywire trying to comprehend what just happened. Just then, someboy tapped me on my left shoulder a little too hard. I winced in pain. I turned around sharply to apprehend the perpetrator but immediately stopped when I saw the guy I never wanted to meet. Park Hyungsik is standing a few feet away from me with a ridiculous smile on his face and it immediately irked me.

"What do you want?" I snapped at him. He took a step closer and so I instinctively took a step back. He raised both of his hands in the air and gave me a smirk. "Relax. I won't do anything to you. I just want to invite you to dinner." He stated and gave me his famous killer smile. I scowled at him. "No, thanks! I'm busy!" I tried to walk pass through him to get back to the conference room but he blocked my way. I glared at him but he didn't budge and instead he kept on moving closer. He took one step forward, I took a step backward. He repeated it 3 times until I felt the cold wall behind me. "Oh c'mon baby girl, I traveled all the way from Paris just to meet you here and all I am asking is to have dinner with you." he looked at me with his puppy eyes. "Can't you just say yes?"

If I were a normal girl, I would probably fall for his charms, but no, I am not your ordinary girl. I hate conceited, egotistic and chauvinistic guys like him. I have known him since I was still a trainee in the facility, I saw how he works with women. I looked him in the eye and told him off. "I have no time to deal with your bullsh*t, Hyungsik! I didn't ask for your presence here, so please stop pestering me!" I pushed him aside and tried to move away from him but he cut me off. I am on the verge of losing my temper. I want to knock him out right there and then and so I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I need to calm down.

"It's Hyungsik Oppa! Why can't you call me that?" he asked and he looked at me straight in the eyes. I just rolled my eyes at him and made a quick move to escape. I thought I am fast but unfortunately due to my injury he moved faster. Now I am trapped at between the wall and him. "Let me go." I said through gritted teeth as I balled my palm into a fist. He is really testing my patience. He shook his head and bowed a little so that our faces are on the same level. Our eyes met and I saw something in his eyes that I have never seen before. Is that sadness?

"I like you, Ely. A lot! Why can't you see that? Why don't you give me a chance?" he asked frustratedly and suddenly my mind stopped functioning. What is he saying? I am so confused? My brows furrowed as I try to decipher the real meaning of his words. He likes me? Why? No! I shouldn't care about that. It's his problem. I should just forget about it.

"Move." I said to him without any emotions but he still didn't move. I want to hit him but I know I need to be careful because of my wound. I can't strain it or else it will bleed again. I am ready to get my gun on the pocket of my coat and aim it at him when the conference room opened. We both turned to look. It was Maiko who came out first with Jin, followed by Jungkook right behind them, then by Josan and Yoongi who looks like bickering about something, and the rest of the people who were at the meeting. I never thought I will find myself in this awkward situation. I mentally face palmed myself.