By the time jisoo reached back at her camp she quickly closed the door and woke her roomate up.
"chan-ri wake up! " said jisoo, repeatedly.
"ah what is it jisoo? It's not even dawn yet. " she whined. " look I brought you food! A steak!" jisoo told her and her eyes flung opened. "I swear if you're lying, I will- " jisoo placed the steak that has now turned a bit cold in front of her roommate.
Her eyes widened. "where did you get this?? " she almost screamed.
"I knew you were hungry too. So I asked one of the waitress."
"and she let you that easy?? "she watched jisoo in disbelief.
"yeah because major.. Kim had left after placing his order so it was going to waste. So that's when I politely asked her to give it to me instead. "
"major Kim is a weird man for sure. " chan-ri chuckled. " why aren't you eating? It tastes so good. "
"I already ate. " jisoo smiled. "by the way how was it there? Did you like it? "
Jisoo suddenly remembered the incident, she took a thoughtful pause before she said, "it was good."
-
Jisoo couldn't sleep that night, her mind was occupied by several thoughts. She thought about her parents back home. She thought about her friends that were left behind. Have they gotten married? Have they finished college? Do they sometimes think of her? Of course they do. She didn't leave on her own choice.. She was taken away from them forcefully. A tear rolled down her cheek as she turned sideways on her bed.
-
Sitting next to the fire, the air smelt like beer and cigarettes. All the men were gathered in a circle getting drunk and chit chatting with eachother.
Taehyung was on his second shot, picking up the graslets from the ground. Somehow it satisfied him.
"They should bring more young women to the comfort camps. Most of them are getting old now. " one of them spoke.
Taehyung gave him a scathed look and again started to pick dried graslets this time. He never bothered to join these conversations. He never did.
"how old is "old" for you? "another asked him in response.
"30-ish. " he mumbled.
"30 isn't that old for me. " he laughed.
"this conversation is fun. " another one joined in. "speaking of fun, does anyone of you have a favourite among these comfort women? "he asked.
"let's start from major Kim. " he looked at him intently getting taehyung's attention.
"doesn't any of you have anything else to talk about other than this filth? " he spoke.
"cmon major it's just for fun. Everyone has one. " he joked which Taehyung ignored bitterly.
"I have one! " a man spoke as he raised his hand.
"who is it? " he was asked.
"it's this short haired girl.. " he scratched his brow. "I- I don't know her by her name but She's young.. Although I've visited her camp twice yet.. She could be my favourite." he took a sip of his beer.
"who is she? Think harder man! " the other man asked. He squinted is eyes as if trying to remember. "yes! That girl who served us dinner the other day! " he licked his lips disgustingly. "so young.. So innocent.. " he circled the rim of his mug with his thumb.
"enough! " Taehyung warned. Jaw clenched. "I don't want any of this dirt discussed near me again!" he made his point clear.
"why? Major don't you enjoy visiting these camps? We all have seen you going in many. " he laughed, jokingly.
Taehyung gave that guy a stare which immideatly put him into his spot. He realised he should not cross a certain limit and do not want to mess with a higher rank officier. He kept his mouth shut.
-
Jisoo woke up to a mid-aged man staring at her. She almost screamed and gasped for breath.
"hello young lady. " an evil smile appeared on his lips showing off his broken front teeth.
"now that you're up I want you to strip for me. " he spoke as he sat next to jisoo on her bed. A leather belt wrapped around his hand. It felt like she was dreaming a moment ago and now was brutally dragged into reality. She hastily got up.
"I'm sorry sir, but I'm not obliged to do that." she spoke bluntly.
"what did you say? " he rose his eyebrow. "strip for me!" he repeated. But jisoo ignored his command and stood there with her head facing the ground.
The man stood up and squeezed her face in his hand painfully. She yelped from the sudden pain. "Strip for me now! " he yelled at her. Loosening the belt.
"I won't! I'm not here to do that! " she stood on her ground firmly. The man broke into a sudden laughter. He pushed her against the wall. "so you can let me fuck the soul out of you but won't strip for me? "
A lump formed into her throat which she swallowed bitterly. She wouldn't cry in front of this man. She won't.
"no. "she denied and the man slapped her face hard enough to make her lose her conscious for a second. "as you wish" he muttered and reached for her panties. Struggling to get out of his grip, jisoo grabbed the glass lantern placed next to the window and smashed it right on his head.
The man instantly fell on the ground. Bleeding and screaming in pain.
"don't you ever dare to put your hands on me ever again! " she spat.
