Kidnapped

Games

Scarlett's POV

"Let's play a game. It's called cops and robbers. Whoever has the joker at the end of the game, is the Robber. And whoever has the ace, is the Cop," he explains.

He takes out one of the aces and hands us the deck and we start the game.

I pick out all my doubles and set them down. I don't have the joker yet, so I'm assuming he does.

We play for a while, it gets pretty intense. For Bum at least, I'm still confused. What happens at the end of the game, no one ever clarified that. Bum keeps looking at Sangwoo periodically as if expecting something. Has he played this before?

Sangwoo's POV

I tilt my head to the side as I watch them play. When I look at scar she seems bored. I don't think she knows how the game ends. Should I tell her?

The thought crosses my mind but I think better of it, and smile. The surprise on her face when she finds out will be priceless. There's no way I can miss that. 

It's not long until the game ends, Scar ends up the winner, but not by much. Bum's face pales and it looks like he's gonna cry. I almost roll my eyes but I don't, instead I clap and put on a smile, looking at a confused Scarlett.

"Congratulations," I announce as I stand from the chair, "You've caught the Robber!"

Scarlett's POV

I look at Sangwoo confused. What happened to him to make him like this? Or was he always insane?

The look on his face scares me. It's not an angry look, instead it's an almost sadistic smile.

"Now, you have to punish the robber," he looks at me and Bum starts crying, begging I think.

Punish the...? Wait. NO! NO NO NO! There's NO WAY i'm hurting this kid!

He hands me a knife and looks at me expectantly. It's almost as if he's watching an entertaining show. When I do nothing his excitement turns to annoyance.

"Oh come on! You said you've killed before right? You should have no problem killing him," he almost yells in agrivation.

I shake my head no and throw the knife on the ground towards his feet and look away.

"No!! No please," I hear Bum plead at the top of his lungs.

When I turn to look at him Sangwoo's on top of me with the knife. I stare at him terrified. The knife is pressed up against my throat and Sangwoo looks pissed.

"It's one thing, to say no, it's another thing to disrespect ME and MY RULES!"

He presses the knife down harder and I wince, holding onto his wrist to try keeping him from cutting me. The look on his face terrifies me, so I close my eyes tightly, and a few tears escape my eyes.

Then we here a knock, and my eyes open instantly. Sangwoo looks at bum then me. He lifts the knife from my neck and puts that finger up to his mouth to shush me before leaving.

I exhale a sigh of relief and my body relaxes. I sit up and look at Bum. He's crouched in a corner with his hands on his mouth, with a scared expression. I look at him confused and shake my head as I sit up.

I pick up one of the cards and look at it, either out of curiosity or boredom, I don't know. I hear talking upstairs, and it's not just Sangwoo. My eyes widen and I open my mouth to scream but Bum quickly covers it with his hand. I glare at him furiously. What the hell? We could be free? I could be free?!

Sangwoo comes down the steps a minute later and looks at us curiously, "Am I missing something here?"

Bum takes his hand off my mouth and I look away angrily. I hate them. I hate them so much.