Light.
A very, very bright light.
So bright that I had to close my eyes.
"She's awake!" a sudden voice spoke from afar.
"Shut up Jisung you're going to startle her,"
As my eyes grew accustomed to the setting, I slowly fluttered them open. Above me were 5, blurry faces looking directly down onto my weak body.
They suddenly backed away as I slowly got up from the comfortable bed beneath me. My hands were numb, I couldn't feel the texture from the warm blanket that laid over my legs.
"Where am I?" my voice echoed in the large room that surrounded the 6 of us.
A small panic flourished in my guts as I realized that 5 MEN were gathered around my vulnerable self.
I patted my body down, the clothes weren't mine but at least I was dressed.
"You're somewhere", one of them answered, a cigarette hanging from their mouth, their hands warmly tucked inside the pocket of their black hoodie.
"Way to be sarcastic Hyunjin, listen," the one with freckles suddenly grabbed my shoulder, I winced back in pain, "You're at our house, for the meantime,"
What did he mean by that ? Why am I here, why am I in pain ?
Before I could even open my mouth to vomit out all my questions, the freckled boy understood the expression on my face and quickly answered.
"There was a terrible accident at the club where you work at, someone shot you in the leg, we don't know who it was though," his hand scratched the back of his neck, his eyes traveling accross the other boys' faces, waiting for a reaction.
Confused, I lifted up the blanket. A gasp fell from my lips as I desperately looked at the men in front of me.
"W-wh...h-how ?" My thigh was wrapped tightly with bandages, my legs were bruised too.
FLASHBACK
"Come on mama, do a listen spin for me !"
"Atta girl !"
"How much for a lap dance ?"
Male validation made me high. I felt like the most powerful human being, the sexiest woman. This phenomenon only happened when I was on stage. Otherwise I would be too uncomfortable to let anyone see my naked body. Trauma.
Old men, teenagers who had snuck in, bachelors enjoying their last night before commitment, those who were cheating on their spouses...
I fucking hate men.
My smile grew as I saw the money in my little bag was stacking up, even though it was mostly dollar bills, I could finally get my baby a Christmas present.
BLOOD
BLOOD
BLOOD
What the hell ?
My eardrums were ringing, people were running off, manly figures dressed in black, guns.
Darkness.
END OF FLASHBACK
"Son, my son, where is he ?!" I patted the sheets, my head snapping behind me. Nothing.
"Where the fuck is my son ?" I never expected myself to sound so dangerous.
Eyes dark, I glanced up at them, waiting for an answer.
"I'm getting Chan," one boy with a nasty scratch on his eyebrow quietly spoke as he headed out of the grand doorway standing in front of the bed.
I felt absolutely mental. Why can't I remember anything ?
My hands started gaining back feeling, and the pain from my leg grew stronger as the seconds passed.
A groan made it past my clenched teeth, my jaw feeling like it was about to snap.
I reached for my hair and started pulling, rocking back and forth. I want to see Soyeon, I need a hug from her.
"Uh, we should like, introduce ourselves I think, right ?" Discomfort was seeping out of his mouth.
"I'm, uh, Seungmin, I'm kind of like the IT guy I guess haha...I track people down basically," the same boy spoke, I didn't understand why he had a role...
Who are they ?
"I'm Felix, I have clean up duty ever since Chan found out I was a virgin, don't ask me how he found out though," he was smiling throughout his introduction, he seemed a little too happy.
Chan sounded like an asshole. But what did Felix need to cleanup ? The house looked like high maintenance was definitely needed...unless...
"Hyunjin," the one with the cigarette spoke. His hand pushed his bangs back as he leaned against the wall, further away from where the others stood. Edgy wannabe.
"And I'm Jisung, you'll be fine don't worry, we just need to take care of some things and you can leave," his aura was different from the others', he definitely had more authority in his voice.
Panic still rose in my chest, I almost felt like puking.
Before I could mutter something out, the boy from earlier returned, but this time with a familiar figure.
Then, something clicked.
"Chan ?"
"Hello there, Areum,"
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Fanfiction________ an indepedent woman, forced to raise her child with the help of her best friend, goes through hard times after a mafia gang shot up the club she worked at. her serious injuries prevent her from dancing, and therefore being unable to make a...
