《ROAD TO SALVATION》|| A Sweet Home Fan Story

Episode 17: Meeting

3rd Person POV

Hyun and Dae-shim awoke with a jolt. Remnants of their dreams instantly flooding back to them, as well as a throbbing headache in Hyun's skull and the searing pain in Dae-shim's abdomen. The boys groaned in pain as their eyes scanned the unfamiliar room, suddenly jumping from surprise as his eyes land on two people staring at him.

"Hey," A spectacled boy greeted, giving him a small smile.

The red-haired girl next to him, who looked a lot younger than the boy next to her, however, stared at him wearily, her eyes never leaving his form.

"Hyuk... Eun... what happened?" Dae-shim asked as he and Hyun got up.

"We found you two unconscious and we brought you here. You two look a bit better." Hyuk commented, watching Hyun carefully sit up on the bed.

"So, you are 18?" Hyuk asked Hyun as Hyun stayed silent.

"He is," Dae-shim replied.

"Hmm... I guess we're around the same age then," Hyuk replied.

"Yeah," Hyun nodded solemnly.

"I heard. You're turning into monsters, huh?" Hyuk asked.

"Well, Hyun is. I haven't shown any signs of becoming one, at least not yet," Dae-shim replied.

"Figures," Hyuk said as Eun pulled out her aerosol can and lighter. "Relax, Eun."

Eun then lowered her weapons and sighed that the two boys they rescued and not threats.

"I hear the gist of what happened to Jisu. How did you know we were gathered on the first floor?"

"We... don't know. We just... had a hunch..." Hyun replied.

"Really? You two have got some good instincts."

"Thanks," Dae-shim smiled.

"Want to have a look around?" Hyuk asked the two, who only stayed silent.

He opened the door and Hyun and Dae-shim noticed two men in front of the blocked-up entrance.

"The monsters first came in through the front door. So we blocked the front door and windows," Hyuk explained. "It was tough to stop the monsters from coming in through the other entrances and windows. We lost a few people in the process. Thankfully, the security guard blocked off all the entrances so he saved us some trouble. Although, he still missing."

"Now that you mention it, Hyuk, I haven't seen Mr. Kim since the first monster attack," Dae-shim pointed out.

"Some people aren't exactly happy that we brought you two in here. You understand right," Hyuk said.

"Yeah," Hyun and Dae-shim nodded, and soon enough, two men appeared. Their names are Seok Kim (one with a bald head and a green tracksuit) and Jay Ryu (tall with neatly combed dark blue hair and a black shirt).

"Are you out of your mind? Bringing two goddamn monsters in here," the balding man said. "Since when do you get to decide this kind of thing yourself, kid?"

"Well, I'm the strategist here at Green Home," Hyuk answered.

"You're fucking nuts."

Seok then turned to Hyun and Dae-shim and pointed a bottle at them.

"I don't intend to miss that golden chance. Go ahead and mutate. I dare you both," he demanded.

"Y-You got me all wrong, sir. I'm not even infected," Dae-shim defended himself.