Seventeen Imagines III

#02 "Escape"

Jeonghan

Two bright lights are blinking continuously — red, blue, red, blue, red, blue...

  Police cars are everywhere, which made me walked on the other side of the road.

  The young version of me have thought that police officer is a hero. But when I grew older, the fear is always there whenever I saw one. Reason? Simply because having them around means raising the possibility of encountering a danger.

  'And that's how I've met him.'

  "Shsssh," he hushed.

  While taking the other route on my way to my house, a man has blocked my way. He is wearing blue long-sleeve shirt and pants; there are numbers at the left side on her chest.

  Black hair, droopy gorgeous eyes, straight nose and small face. I almost mistake him as woman.

  "Don't make any sound," he whispered; voice that is sweeter than any sweets. He approached me — one step, two step, three step.

  I walked backward until there's nothing behind except the cold corner of the wall.

  It is the time to get scared. To tremble in fear but... my mind was blank. If someone says that a person's beauty can stop my trace, then this guy proved it's a fact.

  He cornered me in this dark place, where all I could see are bushes, the faint lights from police cars and his eyes.

  "Don't shout," he said while his hands are on my sides.

  The reality hit me... FINALLY.

  A prisoner is standing before me. And if I made a mistake, I could be his next victim.

  My heart is pounding, I couldn't hear it but I could feel it in my ears and in my pulse. I was able to inhale but found it hard to exhale. Eyes widened, sharp breaths and cold hands, I was praying so hard without words. Until tears fell from my eyes.

  "We have to catch him as soon as possible," voices are approaching.

  They are getting louder and louder as seconds passed by.

  "But seriously, how did he manage to escape?"

  Looking at my left side, I saw two policemen with flashlights on their hands. Thus, I thought that escape might be possible.

  'This guy isn't holding anything. If I kicked him and shout for help, I'll live,' I planned inside my head.

  Before the two policemen could walk further, I detached my lips for boisterous plead. But what happened next has shocked me.

  "Hmmm!" I gasped.

  He kissed me hard, deep, that my lungs have almost explode. Wrapping his arms around my waist, he pulled me closer, making it impossible for me to drop any word.

  While my mind were still processing, he pulled back and stole glances on my surprised face.

  "Silly~ You were going to shout right?" He chuckled with a sinister smile.

  Acting like nothing just happened, this bad guy ran away to the other side without even turning around.

  The prisoner escaped by using me as his cover.

  That's how I've met you Jeonghan...

  You...

  The guy who killed my brother.

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