Half and Half

Part 4 - Escape

"It's me, Daehwi"

"Daehwi? You're still posted here? I completely forgot." He hadn't seen his friend in ages. "Yeah, I'm supposed to be going back in a month, but I think it'll be okay if I leave a bit early, especially if I bring back the half-and-half spy," he said.

"What's the plan?"

"One hour from now. Take this watch so you know the time. Break yourself out with this," He handed Minhyun a little tool with a key-like head. "Jaehyuk and Hyunsoek will already be on their way to your cell. Don't leave until they get to you. I'll meet up with you at the first staircase. Jaehyuk has spied here before so he'll lead you there. We're going to escape from a window by the west stairs on the 7th floor. We can safely jump over the fence from there without breaking our legs. There's a car waiting one block from that point. Sound good?"

"Yeah..hey listen, is there any way we can get my mother out as well?"

"Do you know where she is?" Minhyun told him how to get there from where they currently were. Daehwi thought about it for a moment, "Hmm..that's pretty close to the route we were going to take, I think we can pull it off, but I'll have to change the plan a bit. Break yourself out in..." He looked at his watch, "53 minutes."

"Okay, thank you Daehwi. I don't know how to repay you."

"Well...if one of us gets captured while trying to escape...will you promise to-"

"Shoot them, yeah. I agree, I'd rather die than go through this hell again."

"Precisely. Jaehyuk and Hyunsoek have already agreed. Dying is better than this place. Also, when we get back, you better put a good word in for me. Being the Fuhrer's nephew and all." Minhyun laughed weakly, "Of course Daehwi, I'll tell him."

"All right, I've gotta go now. Stay alert." He left and shut the door behind him, but didn't lock it. Minhyun stared at the clock until the 53 minutes had passed, then he unchained himself with the tool and waited until Jaehyuk and Hyunsoek showed up. When they did, the three of them grinned at each other as Hyunsoek handed Minhyun two guns. "Let's go," he said. They ran to the stairs where Daehwi was waiting. Together, they ran up 2 flights up steps until they reached the 4th floor, where his mother was. "Take these keys and get her, it'll be quieter if only you go," Daehwi said.

"Leave if I'm not back in five minutes."

"Make it four." replied Daehwi. Minhyun nodded and ran off to find his mother. He got to her cell within 30 seconds, unlocked it, and entered. "Mother, mother I'm here. Let's go." His mother looked up at him, "Minhyun, is that really you?"

"Yes, we need to go now, okay? I'll explain later" He unchained her with the tool Daehwi gave him and helped her up. "We have to run, okay?"

"Wait, there's a man in the cell next to me. You have to let him out too, he needs to get out of here and get back to his wife and daughter."

"Okay, okay...which cell?" It was risky to add another to their group but Minhyun didn't really have a choice, he couldn't let someone his mother cared for stay in this hellhole. His mother pointed at the cell and he opened it. "Sir, I'm here to help you escape," he said to the man inside.

"Roy..? No, you're much younger than Roy. You look a lot like him, or maybe it's just dark here.

"The Colonel..?" Minhyun asked while he unshackled him.

"Colonel? He's been promoted?!? That's great to hear, last I saw him he was a Lieutenant Colonel, but what else should I expect? It's been 4 years..." Minhyun felt like he recognized this man, but he didn't have time to think about that, time was running out. "We need to go, quickly," he said to both the man and his mother. They ran back to the stairs where the others were, shooting at 4 guards who were coming up the stairs. "We've been detected," said Jaehyuk.