Train to busan- Jin Hee

Chapter 3

After we passed the station where the whole window slamming and zombie munching thing was over, everyone eventually calmed down and I watched Soo an giving her seat up for In-gil and Seok Woo scolding her afterwards that she should only look after herself.  After Seok woo walked away, I walked up to Soo an, Yong Guk following me and introduced myself to her.

"What's your name?" I asked her, even though I knew fully well what her name was. "It's Soo an," she said, looking up at me. "What's your favorite thing to do?" I asked her, trying to make small talk with her. "Spending time with my father without worrying that he'll have to answer a call again because of his work," Soo an said bluntly and a bit upset, crossing her arms.

I wanted to tell Soo an that her father cared about her even though he doesn't spend much time with her, but I couldn't tell her that without raising suspicions, so I told her, "Well, your father is pretty busy being a fund manager and all.....I'm sure he's trying to find time to spend with you too," I assured. "How did you know my father was a fund manager? I never told you that," Soo an said curiously. Shit.

"Well.....umm.....," I babbled nervously, trying to think up an excuse, but before I could say anything, Sang hwa started talking to her. "Hey is he even your real dad?" He asked her. I was a little surprised hearing his voice, I forgot for a second he and Sung Kyeong were next to me and Soo an. Sung Kyeong hit him on the shoulder looking at him disapprovingly, "Ya!"

"I'm just curious," he mumbled back. "He is my real dad," Soo an replyed. "What's his job?"  Sang hwa asked. "He's a fund manager," Soo-an said, looking up at Sanghwa. "So he leeches off on others. Total bloodsucker," Sanghwa muttered. "Don't say that in front of his kid!" Sung kyeong scolded her husband. "It's okay. That's what everyone else says anyway," Soo an said bluntly, looking down.

Things became a little uncomfortable, so Sung Kyeong reached into her bag and pulled out a bag of gummy worms, offering one to Soo an, me and Yong-Guk. "This is what sleepy eats," Sung Kyeong smiled, rubbing her belly. "That's your baby's......name?" Yong-guk asked. "No, it's just a nickname, my husband here was too lazy to make a real one," Sung Kyeong said, looking at Sanghwa pointedly.

"Do you want to touch?" Sung kyeong asked Soo an, pointing to the baby in her belly. Soo an shyly nodded and put her hand against Sung Kyeong's stomach and grinned happily when she felt a kick coming from her stomach. "Do you feel it?" Sung Kyeong asked her. Soo an nodded happily. "I made that," Sanghwa said cheekily. Soo an and I giggled, while Yong-guk chuckled. Sanghwa was such a pervert😏

Sung Kyeong blushed, muttering,  "Idiot."  Sanghwa retorted, "But it's true, isn't it?" Our fearfulness and unease eventually melted when we started talking to each other and I felt comfortable and safe, when a thought occurred to me.

The train was soon going to stop at Daejeon station, where all the zombie military soldiers and police were at. If everyone went off the train to their direction, the train to busan crew( me as Jin hee, Yong guk, Sanghwa, Sung Kyeong, Seok woo and Soo-an, Jong-gil and In-gil) were going to be separated and Sanghwa, Yong-Guk's friends, and In-gil were going to get infected. I had to warn them before that could happen! I quickly said to Sanghwa, his wife, Yong Guk, his friends and Soo-an, "Don't get off this train when we stop at Daejeon station, just stick together!"

"Why?" One of Yong-Guk's friends asked curiously. "All the military and police in there are infected!" I said fearfully. "What? How do you know this?" Sanghwa asked me. "Look outside," I said, pointing at the window, "Why do you think it's so empty outside? It's because everyone's infected!"

"Bullshit," Sanghwa said incredulously, clearly not believing me. "Please believe me! I'm telling the truth!" I said desperately. "Jin hee I know you're scared by this situation, but you don't have to be scared, no one's infected at the Daejeon station," Yong-guk assured me. "Yong-guk! Look at me! Do you think I'd be so scared in this situation to be telling lies that everyone is infected at Daejeon station?" I said exasperated. "No," he said, really looking into my eyes and seeming to finally believe me, "I don't think so."

"Thank you!" I said, relieved at least he believed me. I quickly told Yong-guk to tell his friends to just stay here on the train and I went to Soo an to tell her something important. "Soo-an...tell your father what I warned you okay? You don't want him to be infected right?" I asked her. "No, I don't want that to happen, I'll tell my father what you said," Soo-an said. I sighed in relief, Soo-an seemed to believe what I said too. I was about to go to Yong guk to see if his friends agreed to stay here on the train, when Soo-an said, "Wait, Jin hee."

I turned around, "Yes?" Soo-an smiled at me, "Thank you for warning us, even though you don't know us that well," she said gratefully. Oh, I know you more than you think I do. "No problem," I smiled back.