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jaehyun - underground fight

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you stood in a circle, watching the fight that was occurring in the middle. one guy kneed another guy in the stomach before landing a punch on the second guy's face.

"damn, do these fights happen often?" you asked, putting your hands in the pockets of your jacket.

"ever been here before?" a guy next to you asked you.

you looked up at him and shook your head, "i just came for a drink, but i saw everyone over here having fun."

"fights like these happen here almost every other day," another guy spoke up. "sometimes, they just pick random people from the crowd to fight," he mentioned.

you looked at the scene in front of you, "huh, is that so?" you spoke. you weaved through the crowd and found someone who was taking bets. you bet some of your money on the next fight for the second person to win.

you weaved through the crowd again and went back to the spot you were originally standing at. another fight happened and fortunately for you, you gained more money.

you decided to go back to the person you made a bet to, but you heard lots of yelling and noticed that patrons started fighting with each other. trying not to get involved, you ran off and hid behind the surprisingly sturdy bar.

fighting continued on and you just sat behind the bar. eventually, you got bored but didn't want to risk getting hurt, so you carefully grabbed a glass and poured soda into the cup. you sat against a cabinet and drank the soda just as someone was thrown over the bar and onto the floor next to you.

"holy fuck," you cursed when you saw the guy next to you. he groaned in pain and you put the half-filled cup of soda on a shelf beneath the bar. "hey, you okay?" you asked him. you recognized him as the dude that won the fight you bet on earlier. "hello? earth to dude that just won in a fight," you spoke and waved your hand in his face.

"that hurt," he spoke and managed to sit up, groaning.

"are you okay?" you asked.

"could use a beer," he said and managed out a laugh.

"don't know if that's a good idea, especially if you were just thrown over a bar, but it's your life," you responded. you opened a fridge and found a beer. you handed it to him and closed the fridge. he found a bottle cap opener and opened the beer as you grabbed the cup of soda. "does all of this fighting stuff happen often? like, when the customers start fighting with each other?" you asked.

he nodded his head, "happens too often." he brushed a hand through his hair, "just now, a guy lost a bet and threw punches. and then more people got involved," he explained the situation.

"so how long do you think till all of this is over? i'd like to get out of here unscathed," you spoke and poured more soda into your cup.

the guy shrugged his shoulders, "when the cops show up."

you almost spit of the soda. "cops?!" you put the cup down, "oh hell nah. i'm getting out of here." you scrambled to get back on your feet but someone crashed into the bar and broke a bottle. the glass had hit your arm.

"get back down here!" the guy pulled you back down and immediately looked at your arm. "i told you that we'd get out safely when the cops get here!" he yelled at me and put his beer down.

"i ain't staying here if cops are gonna show up!" you yelled at him.

"you're gonna get yourself even more injured! pipe down and let me help you," he said and looked for something to stop the bleeding that occurred. he reached for another shelf and grabbed a cloth napkin. the guy wrapped the napkin around your arm and tied it up.

"i can take care of myself," you said to him and tried to leave, but he grabbed your other arm and pulled you down. you fell and landed in his lap.

his face was right in front of yours. "i'm trying to help you get out of here alive. sit down and shut up," he harshly commanded. his breath smelt like a mix of beer and mints.

you scoffed and got off of his lap to sit against a cabinet door. you watched as he reached into the pocket and pulled out a phone. he pressed a few buttons before putting his phone up against his ear.

"hey, it's go time," he spoke, "uh huh? yea." he hung up and put his phone in his pocket.

"who was that?" you asked.

"someone who can help," he answered.

and soon, you heard more yelling and fighting. gun shots were fired and more actions happened; however, all of the commotions ended within minutes.

"aye, jaehyun! where are you?" you heard someone yell out. the dude started to get up and gestured you to get up.

you saw many people getting arrested and immediately realized the situation you were in. you tried to run but the guy grabbed your arm and put handcuffs on you.

"you set me up!" you yelled.

"well, i did say that this would be over when the cops show up," he responded and leaned in closer, "it was nice playing with you. see you at your arraignment."