banghim ✧ detained

Ten

Himchan would see Yongguk less often, as the security camera posed a threat. The stress he had bottled up inside or him. Emotions constantly messed with him.

Himchan cocked his gun, aiming it for the target. He fired several rounds before setting the gun down. Daehyun walked in. He set his hands on the counter, leaning his body weight on. Himchan took off the hearing protection. Daehyun looked at Himchan,"What's wrong?" Himchan avoided eye contact,"Nothing." "You never come to shoot unless you have something on your mind." "Daehyun, there's nothing wrong." Daehyun grabbed Himchan's shoulder,"It's Yongguk isn't it? He's the only thing you focus-" "It's not Yongguk. I just haven't been sleeping well these past nights. That's it." "Himchan, I know that's not it. Just tell me-" "Daehyun, I said I'm fine."

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Himchan looked through his computer, clicking random files that he wasn't even aware some were there. He clicked on a unknown file. Pictures of Yongguk's case came up. The ones that were used to convict him of the murders.

Yongguk was pushed against the cold, tile wall. His back faced Himchan's. Himchan kissed Yongguk's neck from behind, moving to his shoulders. Yongguk moved uncomfortably,"Himchan, not here and now. Please." Himchan moved away from Yongguk,"I'm not in my right mind right now. Just hurry up and shower so I can take you back."

The whole case had been pushing Himchan to his limits. He hadn't sleep in days, ate or drank properly. Empty coffee cups, that were used in replace of sleep, filled the trash. Papers were scattered across the desk, along with pens and markers.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to-" "Yongguk it isn't your fault. I just haven't been able to sleep lately." Yongguk was silent as he dried his hair. "I love you, Himchan."

Himchan looked up,"Oh." Yongguk's smile faded slowly as Himchan stayed silent. "I'll go shower now."

Himchan scrolled through his phone gallery. Pictures of Jae-eun and him took over half the files. Pictures from cases and the test messages he saved from his higher-up's phone. Evidence, yet not enough to prove Yongguk was innocent. Himchan threw his phone across the room. It hit a wall, slightly shattering the screen. He cleared the papers off his desk in manner that easily showed his anger. His computer hit the ground along with anything else sitting on the desk. Tears rolled down Himchan's eyes. He sat on his knees, hitting a fist on the floor,"I'm sorry, Yongguk."

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Soon-bae paced around the cell she was in. She laid on her back, the cold floor making the hairs on her arm stand up. She raised her legs of the ground in boredom. "When the hell can I leave this place. I didn't even do shit. Bastard just put me in here due to his own pride." She dragged the first part. Footsteps echoed through the hall. She ignored as she knew the only person could be Himchan, as no one else used this side of the prison cells nor walked around here. She put her feet down,"What do you want?" He didn't answer. The sound of keys were heard and the cell door unlocking. Soon-bae looked at the person, realizing they weren't  Himchan. The figure dragged Soon-bae by her arm, covering her mouth the muffle any noises. Soon-bae fought back before she realized who the person was,"What took you so long?"

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Himchan slightly closed his eyes. The silence keeping him at peace before his phone buzzed, annoying him. He looked at the notification. An unknown number. He clicked on it suspecting it was spam.

Unknown: Kim Himchan.

Himchan hesitated answering, yet he did considering the number looked familiar.

Me: Who is this?

The number took little time to respond.

Unknown: You know who.

Me: Who?

Unknown: BYN.

Less then a few seconds after the message was sent, a video of Jae-eun was received. He body being held back by her neck. She was held back by a woman. A man held her wrist, restraining her arm movements. He was wearing a mask. He slightly resembled Yongguk from the top half of his face, yet less than he did before due to heavy plastic surgery. His build was skinny yet bigger than Yongguk's.

Himchan's hand trembled as he realized Jae-eun was the woman being restrained. Noticing Soon-bae was the woman holding Jae-eun back, Himchan ran down to the cell room. Running past Yongguk's constantly visited cell. He kicked the cell door in frustration as he reached the end. The cell Soon-bae was held in, the door was unlocked and wide open. Himchan clicked the video. Jae-eun's muffled noises were heard. Yongnam didn't speak. A black screen covered the image. "Continue to pursue  me and she dies." "Let Yongguk be killed." The text disappeared before the video ended. Himchan didn't move. His mind filled with several different thoughts.

The thought that clouded his mind the most: Yongguk or Jae-eun?

Himchan rushed out of the building. He drove home passing several speed limits. He ran inside his house. His son laid on the floor, curled up into a ball, crying. Himchan rushed over to his crying child. He picked him up,"It's okay. I'm here." Himchan whispered to comfort him. He looked around the house while holding his son. A window was broken. The chairs were on the floor, a mess was made, showing signs of resistance.
"Jin-soo, what happened to your mom?" The boy choked on his sobs as he struggled to answer,"These guys came in and took mommy." "I'll get her back, okay? Don't cry. She'll be alright. Jin-soo continued crying on Himchan till he fell asleep.

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"What the hell were you thinking?" Mr. Kim, Himchan's boss, yelled over the phone. "Taking a hostage? That was never part of the deal." "The deals off. This is between me and Yongguk." "I paid-" "No one cares how much you paid. The. Deal. Is. Off." "I could have you arrested right this second." "Not with the audio recordings of out conversations and screenshots of our messages. I go to prison, you go right with me." The phone was hung up.

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