Freedom Call [Kim Taehyung]

🔹🔹Chapter Three🔹🔹

Because at the end of the day all you have is yourself and that should be enough...

~ Never in a million years could I've imagined what the next few days brought with 'em. ~

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My feet hurt, I felt my heart pounding against my chest, my lungs sting, because I was out of breath and my hands were wounded, blood running down my fingers- But right now I felt great and vibrant, because I new I was still alive.
Finally, when I came to a stand, I had to support myself against the moist subway-tunnel walls and suddenly a laughter left my body, whereupon I held my aching stomach reflexively, 'cause of the sudden pain rushing through it.

The last few months passed like a movie, with me rather being a spectator then the actor himself. Even if I had my highs the lows outdid them easily, which is why after this exhausting pursuit I was able to smile again.

The throbbing pain that ran through my entire body made me ecstatic, but at the same time I couldn't make another step, without me stumbling because I've exhausted all of my physical strength. So I let myself slide down the cold wall, letting out a rooted gasp.

However there was not much time to rest, because I heard the train approaching, which is why I crawled to the other side of the tunnel to hide under the end of the stations platform.

As the train passed by I held my breath, feeling my strength return with every second passing by.

By the time I finally found my way out of the tunnels it was already midnight, so I decided I'd just find a nice spot to wait until dawn.

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Once I opened my eyes to the bright daylight I knew that I slept in and quickly scanned my near surroundings, to make sure nobody could see me.

I stood up and spread my arms, the sun warming my chilly body and I enjoyed the view that I had from the rooftop, I blindly choose the past night.

As I moved my stiff body from the cold and hard ground I thought about the last night.

I left a clothing store and suddenly there was a police car waiting outside for me, the officer, a familiar face to me, stormed angrily at me.

"Freak. Stand the fuck still or I'll make you!", he screamed as he ran towards me.

He grabed me by the arm and dragged me around a corner, where it was hardly crowed and promptly I sensed pain coming from my stomach. My knees give in and I sink to the ground, in response to the sudden beats coming from the police officer.

As he was about to grab onto my jacket I undressed and dropped it as fast as I could and freed myself under him.

"Fuck you!", I laughed while running as fast as I could.

Good thing that I'm swift like a bunny...

"Little fucker when I get ahold of you you'll loose your wicked tongue!", he snapped.

"Try me!", and then I disappeared into the tunnels.

Even now, for some odd reason, I couldn't stop laughing at the situation - But I had to get that pair of gloves- they were perfect for roofing, and my old one's were already perforated.

It's not like I wouldn't spend the money on them, it's just that I couldn't ever afford them...

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Next thing I know I was sitting on my motorbike and as if I was in trance the road guided me away from Seoul and all the way down to Busan. I've been here before a few times, when I wanted to escape my life. This time I was longing for the ocean...

My destination the oryukdo islands.

With the small money I earn, doing my part time job as a cook's mate, I paid for a ferry ticket that took me from Busan harbour to the island and as fast as I could I disappeared from the small cloud of people that entered with me.

And there I was- A strange 17 year old boy, not belonging anywhere, fading away into his own thoughts, not knowing what the next seconds'll bring, that sits on a rock near the shore watching the waves come and go.

As time goes by I find myself thinking that the ocean would be my perfect 'role model', if I had one...

It's beautiful, wild and free - Everything I want to be.