My Downfall | Killers List #3

Ticking time bomb

"I'm leaving now" Sowon grabbed her bag off the counter along with her two sets of keys.

"I'll see you later" her roommate shortly replied.

She locked the door and made her way to her car. Sowon immediately turned the heater on once she got in the car. It was an extremely cold morning. She wasn't one to get cold often but below 20 degrees was a little too much for her to handle.

She began driving towards the college she hated oh so much. She had perfect grades yet she didn't feel proud of herself, and maybe she never would. All her life she struggled with wanting to be the very best, the best there ever was.

"Sowon!" Her friend called out her name once she stepped out of her car.

"Hey" Sowon greeted her as she walked into the massive building.

"Excited for today?" Her friend asked with a bright smile.

"What's today?" Sowon asked with a concerned tone.

"The interns are coming in today. We'll be teaching them"

"Wait that's today? Oh my god I forgot! Do I look approachable? I don't look mean do I? Am I dressed properly?" Sowon began panicking. She normally looked like a cold person, but that was just her natural expression and she couldn't help it.

"You look amazing! Don't worry" her friend looked her up and down and gave her two thumbs up.

"What if I look intimidating and no one wants me to teach them?"

"You're just overthinking. I'm sure a male will find you attractive and want to work with you" the older girl had a smug look on her face.

"I haven't dated for months now. I don't think I'm ready yet" Sowon mumbled.

"Oh Sowon, get over that guy that you use to date. I may not have known him but he obviously wasn't the one for you, maybe you'll find your soulmate today" she smiled, not knowing that the last person Sowon dated was a female.

"Yeah...maybe" Sowon mumbled along with a frown.

"Maybe..."

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"Help! Somebody please!" Yuju rocked back and forth in her chair.

The fire was reaching closer to her and she still had no idea what to do. She stood to her feet and hoped around since her feet were tied together. There was no way she'd be able to jump over the fire.

She looked to her left and found a pair of scissors sitting on the counter. She only needed to find a way out so she could cut herself free. She carefully got closer to the fire and put the chair against the fire.

She then proceeded to use her body weight to force herself backwards. The back of the chair landed onto the fire and she carefully rolled over. Now all she needed to do was free her hands before the fire burned through the chair.

She stretched her head and neck out as far as she could. She used her teeth to unstrap her arms. She then swiftly hoped to the counter where the scissors were. She grabbed them and cut the tap around her legs.

Once she was finally free she rushed towards the door. The handle was burning hot but that didn't stop her from opening the door. She grasped onto the handle, letting the heat burn her hand as she opened it.

She went tumbling down the steps and crawled to the grass. She tried catching her breath as she laid on the grass in front of the burning house. She waved her hands in the air to clear the smoke above her face.

Once she heard the sirens from a fire truck she stood up and glanced at the building that was now burning to the ground. She hurriedly left the area before the fire department arrived. She couldn't risk being questioned about what happened.

She ran and ran without looking back. She had no clue where she was going but she knew she had to leave. Staying here was a one way ticket to the morgue.

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"That one is hot. You should ask him out" Sowons friend whispered.

"No. I don't even know him" Sowon blushed. She certainly wasn't attracted to him, she just felt awkward and uncomfortable.

"I think I'll take that one. See you" she left Sowon standing alone.

Sowon stood there awkwardly as she watched interns file into the room one by one. Most of them seemed very young compared to her age which also wasn't very old. All of them also looked scared and intimidated.

"Nice to see you, Sowon" the woman held out her hand for Sowon to shake. She had a mischievous smirk plastered on her face.

"Kyung..." Sowon mumbled, looking each other dead in the eyes.

"Correct. I already took care of one, now I have five left to go and you're next" she said as she released her hand from Sowons tight grip.

"You won't kill me here. Not in front of all these people" Sowon looked around at the people who were conversing with one another.

"You're right, I'll kill them all. There's a ticking time bomb in here" she whispered into Sowons ear.

"What?" Sowons cheeks immediately went pale.

"You heard me. Four left to go" she smirked along with a sassy glare. She walked away as she counted from five to one with her fingers.

"Get down! Everybody get down!" Sowon shouted as she got underneath the table.

Although no one knew her, they trusted her enough to also seek for shelter. People were running around the room shouting at each other. Only a few young people were left unprotected when the room exploded. The bomb was only enough to wipe out one room instead of the entire building.

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"So what are we going to do? Do we have a plan or are we just gonna wait here for her to come find us?" Eunbi asked.

"We're gonna wait. I don't care who she kills anymore, but it won't be me that's for damn sure" Yerin had a serious and determined look in her eyes. She wasn't joking, no one was going to take her down.

"I honestly don't think-"

"Here. Take one and hide" Yerin suddenly handed Eunbi a pistol along with a pocket knife.

"What's this for? Is she coming?" Eunbi cautiously took the weapons and examined them.

"No. She's already here"