BECOMING HUMAN

CHAPTER 8

When Jungkook and Aurora took the L Train to the last stop, they finally made it back to The North Sea. The two of them ambled their way back to the beach as their final stop for the day. Jungkook was more quiet than usual during their stroll, and Aurora wondered what was his issue. "Is something wrong?"

"Not quite." He says instantly.

Aurora furrowed her eyebrow in suspicion. "Did something happen that I didn't notice?"

"Not necessarily."

Aurora rolls her eyes. "Whatever." As they neared the beach, Aurora was contemplating how good she was going to sleep tonight. After all the crap she'd been through throughout the day, it was time for her to just sleep it all off.

Aurora stretched joyfully, letting a satisfied moan escape her lips. "Oh, I can't wait to just go and sleep!" She cried.

Jungkook grabbed the back of her dress by her waist, stopping her. Aurora paused and looked at him. "What is it?"

Jungkook's long stare drew Aurora's eyes in the direction that he was looking. Alarmed by what she saw, Aurora backed away. "...how did they..."

There were many police cars and officers parked on the beach, looking around the bridge that Aurora originally lived at.

"How did they find out I lived here...?!" Aurora cried.

Jungkook took Aurora away from the scene, hurrying to a nearby place to hide. Seeing a pub, Jungkook took her inside. It was quite dimmed and many older men were chilling at the bar counter and drinking at different tables.

Aurora balled her fists. She knew what this meant. She knew what was happening.

I can't live there anymore... She thought bitterly.

Jungkook walked further inside, stopping at the bar counter. Aurora followed from a distance, already lost in her mind's burden.

Jungkook politely called the bartender over. The men sitting at the counter looked at each other.

"Pretty Masian boy coming in here for a drink?"

Jungkook turned to them, but didn't respond. The men felt uncomfortable by the way he eyed them, and wanted to bark at him.

Aurora gave the men a nasty glare, rewarding her with their attention. "Who's this little girl?" They asked.

"I'm none of your damn business." She sneered.

Jungkook held her shoulder. Proceeding with his question, the bartender answered him.

The two guys got up, slamming their glasses on the table. "This ain't a place for a little girl and her little boy toy. Why don't you and him get the hell out of here, before we teach you both a lesson—"

Aurora swung at the man, connecting her fists with his face. The man bounced back, knocking into the man behind him.

Aurora was terribly pissed off, and was not in the mood for anyone's BS. She cursed at the two of them, telling them to piss off, and that they better know who they're messing with. The bartender shook his head, asking Jungkook to please escort the girl out of here before things got bad.

All the guys in the bar laughed at the two men because they got handled by a girl who was less than five times their size.

Embarrassed and enraged, they both got up, ready to kill Aurora. One man swung at her as Jungkook pulled her along. Jungkook quickly yanked Aurora under his armpit and carried her out of the bar. He beelined to the right, dealing with Aurora's constant shouting at the males. When he was far enough, he placed her on her feet.