Through The Dark

Chapter 4

        "The breakfast was so YUMMY!!", Donggeon said running around in circles through the busy streets. We were going to see the house Donggeon promised us. She contacted her aunt as soon as we came to the company.
 
         "The ice cream is too",Stan said taking a big scoop from the cup.
      
     As Donggeon blindly continued her circles, she accidently hit a passerby and fell down. The guy just continued to walk and didn't care about what just happened. Donggeon covered her abrasion and rocked back and forth trying to reduce the pain.
  
   "Hey......hey you", Stan called back as he ran behind the man. We followed until Stan caught up with the man and was yelling at him to apologize. The man's face was  covered with a scarf and only his cerulean eyes where visible.
   
      By then, Donggeon was up again and pleading Stan to let go off the man. The man glared at Donggeon and then at me.
   
   "You've got some pretty girls there", the man said laughing . This only provoked Stan more as he pulled the man to a clearing near the bins and dashed his fists right on his face. The man was now irritated but chose to remain calm. We could see from his eyes that he was clearly trying to hold back himself.
   
     "You're gonna regret this", the man said lowering his head and letting the blood drip from the side of his scarf.
   
   Stan let out a cold laugh and caught the man's collar when Zac pulled him back before he could throw another punch.
     
      The man continued facing down while the four of us left the place immediately.
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   "Stan, are you gone out of your mind? It was MY fault I hit the man. Why did you make a big fuss with  him?", Donggeon questioned trying to catch up with Stan who was walking away angrily.
   
   "He should've at least apologized", Stan said calmly.
   
"well that's not a reason for you to make his face bloody".
  
   "He disrespected you and Meghan, remember?", Stan said finally stopping and facing us.
  
"That is not disrespect".
  
"THEN WHAT IS?", Stan almost shouted making Donggeon jerk backwards.
   
   
    " Why do you even care? ", Donggeon stuttered.
   
"BECAUSE I LOVE YOU", Stan spat out.
 
    OK now that was a sudden confession. The three of us including Donggeon stood there in silence not knowing what to get out.
     
       I and Zac were having our hands plastered around our mouth trying to hold back the laughter that was so hard to keep in.

            "Why didn't you say it at the beginning itself?", Donggeon finally asked, her eyes now welding up with tears.
  
  Stan turned away again and said,
   
      "I didn't have a chance. You always liked that Michael guy since high school. He never even took a glance at you but you were all around him."
  
     "You mean he didn't like me? But my friends said he was the one who put the prom card into my locker. I ended up being sick and did not make it to prom, but still he had----"
  
    "THAT WASN'T MICHAEL DAMN IT!! THAT WAS ME", Stan interrupted.
"your stupid friends just say everything to you without even clarifying. It was me all along. But you never even turned your glance at me. Why? Why did you not feel the same way about me how you felt about Michael?". By now Stan was about to breakdown.
  
     Donggeon and Stan went to the same high school and were recruited in the same company. They've been friends for almost 7 years now and I don't know where this thing is leading.
    
  " S-Stan.... ", Donggeon stuttered.

  "I---".
   
Suddenly, there was a loud scream of panic from behind us and in a few seconds' time, there was a huge crowd running towards us. We just stood there staring as the people pushed past us alarmed and horror struck.
      We made our way through all the confusion pushing past people as they pushed us back again and again. Stan was trying to ask someone what was goin' on but none of them stopped even for a second to answer.
   
        We finally made it through the crowd . By now this part of the street looked deserted and we four were the only souls in it. I looked around but found nothing.
   
      Why the hell did these peop--........
  
    "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
  
   We turned around to see Donggeon horror struck with hands on her mouth and pointing at something. I didn't get what it was but when I neared, my eyes widened with shock. I almost puked.
    
        It was a female hand lying near one of the street shops. Blood was flowing from under the cloth which was used to cover the small wheeled ramen shop. I reached for the cloth and slowly started pulling it up. Donggeon and the others were right behind me getting ready for whatever was under there.
     
      The cloth was pulled up and I glared at the... THING. The body of a female was sliced and the blood was gushing down from the torso. The smell hit my nose as I covered it with my glove. Donggeon rushed to a nearby corner and started letting everything out while Stan was gently rubbing circles on her back. I have gone through many crime scenes so far but never one such as this.
  
   This man.......he's a monster.