BANG.
The whole precinct were showered with bullets.
Everyone ducked, I hid behind the desk while the officers are on the other side, trying their best to exchange fires using their pistols against those machine guns.
Jeonghan, Chan, Hoshi, and Seokmin were on the other side of the station, hiding behind a wall.
I reached for the gun on my waist and realized I left it to Jun, then I saw Jeonghan crawling towards me.
"Stay there!!" I shu shu my hand at him.
When he arrived at my spot he said.
"You don't even have a gun."
He peeked behind the desk and tried to aim at the men. I saw Seokmin and Hoshi also readying their guns to fight.
"Vernon and Seungkwan!" I remembered they're still here. I looked for and saw them under the window near the door. Seungkwan took out a two guns, one black pistol and one silver pistol with wooden grip, which he handed to Vernon.
"Stay here!" Jeonghan commanded.
"Of course! Where are you going?"
He ignored me and nodded at Hoshi and Seokmin. The three of them ran in front of the desk and hid under another window.
I watched them as they shoot but it was fruitless. You can't pop your head up without risking it to blow up. What they got to do is to fire and hope for a hit.
"Joshua!!" Chan called from the other side.
"Stay!!"
"Okay! Tell your new friends to help our friends. Those people aren't even helping."
I saw Seungkwan discussing something to Vernon. They just readied their guns but they aren't moving.
So the best shot now is to wait for them to run out of bullets. Which is unlikely.
This is kinda nostalgic, the feeling of uncertainty whether you're gonna make it out alive or not. Like in Daegu. Like in Woozi's.
Ah.
I looked for the whiskey that the cops were drinking a while ago. I slid my arm under the desk and touched the bottle.
"Jeonghan! Jeonghan!!!"
"What?!!" He turned to me.
"Got your ligther?!"
"Why?!"
I rolled the bottles one by one towards them. He smiled widely as he received them and said "Got it."
Our three mighty friends threw the bottles at the gunmen. I can't see what's happening but I hope it soaked them.
Jeonghan lighted up a fire and threw it at them. It's easy to put the fire out but enough to get us out of here. Next thing I know is the machine guns went silent.
Jeonghan and Seokmin ran back here but Jeonghan arrived first.
"Go!!" He pulled me towards door. "Hoshi!! Take Chan!!"
Hoshi nodded and ran back to Chan.
"These officers are useless!!" Jeonghan shouted as he shot one black suit men.
I saw another men was shot by Seokmin from the back.
Jeonghan pulled me again and ran to the motorbike. He tossed me the helmet and he started the engine.
"Hop in!!"
"Wait!!" Seokmin called. "He's better inside the car, he's safer."
"Joshua! Just hop-"
Suddenly, the engine of the black cars started and roared. It scared the crap out of me and I literally hopped behind Jeonghan.
I saw Hoshi pulling Chan towards their bike and Seungkwan harassing Seokmin to let them inside his car.
"Just let us use your car!" Seungkwan said.
"Where are you going?" Seokmin asked.
"Anywhere out of here!"
I wasn't able to watch what happened next when Jeonghan suddenly move the bike.
"Hey!! Hold on!"
"Uhm.." I hesistated. I don't know why but I'm kind of shy to hold him.
Then the cars started moving and almost reached our bike. Jeonghan drove so fast so I had no choice but to hold onto him tight.
I looked back and, what on earth. Two cars are following us with Hoshi's bike and Seokmin's car behind those two.
A window rolled down and a machine gun popped out. I don't know where did they get these monster men, but they started firing at us.
"Shi- Shitake!!" Jeonghan shouted while he dodges the bullets.
"Can I borrow this?" I took his pistol from his belt.
"Ah careful. Don't let go of me."
"Of course. I don't want to roll in the deep."
I clicked its chamber, looked back and pointed the gun at one of the men. I can't steady the aim since we're dancing sway in the road. I closed my left eye and focused on this bruised guy.
Now that I got a good look at these people, they dress up like Woozi's men.
I pulled the trigger and luckily I didn't kill the guy, I was actually aiming at his arm but I shot at his machine gun, making it roll down the ground.
I turned to Jeonghan and tightened my grip. I put my face close to him.
"Jeonghan."
"Ha?"
"These people looks like Woozi's men."
"That explains."
"They're after me?"
"Most likely."
Ah great.
I heard gun shots. I turned back and saw Seokmin popped out of his window from the driver's seat. Now who's running his car? Wait
"I can't see Hoshi and Chan!!" I shouted.
"Hoshi's skilled. Don't worry about them."
"But-"
"Trust us."
Fine.
Jeonghan took a turn on an alley near the pier and turned the headlights out. The two cars and Seokmin's passed by. We just sat there and listened as the car engine sounds fade.
"Whew. That was sooo close." I relaxed.
"Yeah. So, you can let go of me now."
"Ah yeah sorry."
I got too calmed down I forgot I was still back hugging Jeonghan.
"Do I smell nicotine?"
"Yeah."
"Tsk. Okay."
"But I.."
It's only been a whole day and I feel like I got separated from him the whole year. I'm weird for this but I missed the smell of nicotine.
"Anyway, are you thirsty? I think I saw a vending machine." He said.
"Yeah yeah."
He left me and hurriedly went to the machine. He came back with cola on both hands.
"Joshua." He tossed the can at me.
We popped the can open and took a sip. Nothing beats a cold cola.
"Wanna go home?" I asked.
"Well, actually, I want to talk to you."
"About?"
"I just want to tell you my story. I thought I needed to tell you this. I want you to know me so.. You could trust me."
"Of course. I'm always willing to hear you out. Besides, I really want to know more about you. So let's stay here for a while."
He looked at me in the eyes again and patted my head. He leaned on the wall and took a sip of cola. I watched intently at him from his motorbike.
"So, I hated my father."
