“Die.”
“What?” Jessica tried to recover from the impact of a brick wall against her back, but the shock of pain shot through her spine. She had to support herself against the wall before her body would respond to her commands.
The alleyway was narrow, and left Jessica with few places to hide or run to. Seohyun had blocked off the door that lead back into the restaurant, and Jessica didn’t know if she should just make a break for the street. It was already dark, and the streets were fairly empty. Could Jessica maybe run far enough to get help? Or even around the corner and back into the restaurant?
“Don’t even think about it.” Seohyun lunged towards Jessica with evil intent. “You’ll never get out of here!”
Jessica took a not-so graceful step to the side and was able to dodge Seohyun. She took the moment as a blessing – Seohyun had to stabilize herself after hitting the wall, giving Jessica a chance to run – and bolted towards the street.
Unfortunately, Seohyun was one of the most fit people Jessica had ever met, and that meant Seohyun was fast. Really fast. Before Jessica could hit the main street, Seohyun was already an arms length away.
“Jessica!” Taeyeon appeared before Jessica. Taeyeon stepped around her panicking girlfriend and tackled Seohyun to the ground. “Stay away from Jessica!”
The girls struggled for dominance as Jessica stood to the side.
“Jessica, run inside and call the police!” Taeyeon said as Seohyun tugged at her hair.
However, Jessica stayed where she was. Her body was paralyzed as her mind relapsed and relived her prior encounter with death.
“Jessica!” Taeyeon tried to get Jessica’s attention, but fear had overtaken her. In the second that Taeyeon was distracted by her concern for Jessica, Seohyun kicked Taeyeon on side where Taeyeon’s scar was. Taeyeon let out an agonizing scream.
That woke Jessica up. But instead of running away, Jessica ran up to Seohyun and shoved her off of Taeyeon. “Tae, are you alright?”
Taeyeon pushed herself up to her knees as she clutched her side. “Yeah…she just hit that spot.” Taeyeon winced as she forced her body up on her feet. “Just get inside and call for help. Get out of here. I’ll catch up later.”
Jessica nodded and ran.
“You traitor.” Seohyun said as she tried to make her way towards her vanishing target. “You were supposed to kill her, not kiss her.”
“Just give me some time.” Taeyeon said, holding her own against one of her bosses. “I’ll do it, but I can’t do it when people are around!”
“Liar! You’ve had chance after chance to get rid of her, and yet she lives!”
Taeyeon took a quick glance over her shoulder to make sure Jessica was gone. “Listen, I’m working on it. If I get caught, you know that you’ll eventually be found out, too!” Taeyeon kept a safe distance away from Seohyun.
There was a calculated exchange of words. Taeyeon lied through her teeth. “I’ll kill her, just wait!” she said, but at heart Taeyeon was thinking of a way to save Jessica. Seohyun, however, refused to trust Taeyeon after being forced to take matters in her own hands. “Kill her then!” Seohyun screamed.
“Kill her!”
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Jessica ran back inside, and sat down at the table. There were visible signs of fright and fear written on her face, so her companions asked. After, Taeyeon was still gone, and that made them even more concerned.
