Bad Blood || K. Jongin

30| Crossfire

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(Lyra)

"A key..?" I whisper in shock. "How?"

"I took it off his belt." She mutters, standing up weakly from the ground and holding it through the bars to show me. "When should we use it?"

She's as eager to get out of here as I am.

"Soon." I say. "We need to make sure the time is right."

Si Yeon's voice startles me. "-I think the right time is now."

I turn to find her standing on her tip toes, peaking out the small, dirty window. "There are men outside!" She whispers loudly, eyes widening in shock. "Lyra, it's an ambush!"

"What?" I gasp, rushing towards my window. She's right, there are men outside, all aiming their guns at the lone guard. I search desperately for Jongin, my heart stopping when I see him amongst his men.

He's here for me...

I'm so overwhelmed with emotion that it takes me a moment to register the sounds of gunshots echoing in my ears. I lift my head back to the window, mouth dropping as I watch the guard get pelted with a bullet. Jongin's bullet.

I watch him creep forward, ushering the crowd with him. The resistance. It's finally happening, after days of suffering in this hell hole, after getting beat over and over again, I'll finally be free. After today, there won't be the Kkangpae to worry about.

My instincts kick in as I hear more gunshots echo down the prison cell.

Ana screams, pressing her face against the bars. "Lrya!" She cries, turning her head towards the end of the hall, where a loud bang follows. "We have to get out of here now!"

"You have the key!" I urge, sticking my hands through the bars to encourage her. "Unlock yourself and come help us!"

With fearful eyes, Ana struggles with her own lock, still weak and trembling from the drugs. But after a few seconds of cursing, the lock drops to the floor.

She bursts through her cell door and limps towards me. The shouts and screams are getting louder with each passing moment.

I'm shaking with a mixture of anticipation and fear, the chaos unfolding around us is very distracting, but I manage to keep my attention fixated on the terrified girls in front of me. I promised I would get them all out safely.

"You're doing great." I say truthfully, watching her fumble nervously with the key.

"I-I'm sorry for being slow." She apologizes, jamming the key inside the lock and ripping it free from the handle.

"There's nothing to be sorry for. " I embrace her quickly, squeezing her in thanks. "You saved us, you out smarted them."

"Me dio el valor, mi amiga." (You gave me the courage, my friend) Ana whispers, handing over the key.

I take it, rushing to Si Yeon's door. I unlock it within seconds, taking her hand and leading her down the opposite end of the hallway. I need to find a weapon before Sunghoon finds me. Before he finds us.

Si Yeon starts to cry as I drag her along with me. I turn to her, her cheeks wet from the tears. She's shaking uncontrollably. "I don't want to die." She murmurs between sobs.

"You won't." I try to reassure, but keeping my sole focus on finding a weapon. I need some sort of leverage just in case.

The three of us come to the end of the hallway, I press my ear the the door, hearing no commotion from the other side. It was the room I was beaten in, but for some reason I feel no resentment.