Guys I am back. Took a few days to recover from all of the traveling and jet-lag but I think I'll be 100% here soon. On my trip I discovered webtoons. It's now my favorite thing, I planned on starting this story earlier but I have been soooooo busy relaxing a bit and reading webtoons (completely guilty there) I haven't had the time or energy to even think about starting this story. I know what I want to happen, but I haven't determined if I want the ending to be a happy one, or a sad one. I think I'll decide as I get closer to that time. Until then I hope you all enjoy reading along as this story unfolds.
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"I can't believe I'll probably die like this.' Jan-di grumbled quietly to herself as she wiggled about trying to free her hands from their bindings. Her wrists were rubbed raw, fresh blood coating the coarse rope she struggled against in an attempt to break free. If I can only get one hand, that's all I need- She thought sticking her tongue out to the left side of her mouth as if such a gesture would help. With a loud grunt she hung her head, exhausted from another failed attempt to escape. The warm air draped around her sweating form like a curtain shielding her from the light. There was moisture in the musky air, so much that it dampened the dirt ground she sat on. Her cell was dark, and the cold stone that made up the wall she leaned against soothed the throbbing on her aching muscles.
As she sat there, defeated her mind wandered to the outside world. She wondered if the world was still spinning on, time passing by carelessly without her. Time, how much time had passed she questioned. It felt like days, but there was nothing to back up her assumption. She had woken up in this dungeon of a place by herself, tied up like some animal that had been hunted for sport- and the man. The one responsible for dragging her here, he had no visited her as of yet. She knew it was dangerous, toying with fire. The game she so willingly placed herself in the middle of. It was like a stand off between a cat and a mouse and she was the bait. Had he possibly forgotten her? Or had Gu Jun-pyo captured him? She wished for an answer.
Pulled from her thoughts from the sound of shuffling outside the barred door Jan-di used what strength she had left to lift her head, her eyes searching for anything in the darkness. "I see you've exhausted yourself," Came a familiar hiss from behind the hinges. Squinting at the sudden light that flooded the room as the metal door creaked open Jan-di snarled viciously as the man walked in, grabbed her by her arm and lifted her up. Her joints creaked and whined in protest like the floor boards of a very old house from the swift motion as he jerked her along. She summed all her energy to struggle against his hold on her but she continued to fail as her feet drug across the floor behind her. Rapidly blinking Jan-di began to take in her new surroundings.
She was placed sitting upright on a wooden bar stool. Four big and extremely bright studio lights were set up around her, causing spots to form in her vision as she tried to worm herself away from the heat they gave off. Her bangs were not completely dampened against her forehead from her sweat. Squinting she tried to take in her surroundings but couldn't see anything beyond the brightness of the lights. "Welcome dear Geum Jan-di, to my show." Came the sultry voice again his form appearing before her like a shadow. He wore the same blank whiter mask as before, it only covered half his face, making it impossible to determine his actual identity. "Tonight, you're my guest star. If you play along I'll reward you later." He gushed grabbing her face in his palm to force her to look up at him, her lips pursed in what can only be defined as the ultimate fish pout as she muttered an incoherent response.
Grabbing the video camera that sat on the floor beside her he tapped her lips with his glove clad index finger before gagging her with a piece of cloth and stepping back to get a full view of her. "And we're live in, 3, 2, 1." He whispered counting down with his other hand.
"Good evening detective. I have a special viewing for you tonight." Jan-di watched with horror filled eyes and the man pointed the camera towards her. She desperately tried to yell but her cries came out muffled through the cloth. "I'm quite surprised honestly." He mused "You worked so hard to keep her well protected. I never expected her to fall into my lap like she did." He boasted circling her with the camera like a predator stalking its prey.
"It was unsatisfying and well, boring really. I think to spice things up we should do a little exchange since you're the one I really want." Shaking her head Jan-di once again tried to yell through her gag desperate to advise Jun-pyo to do anything but play into his demands. "Oh my, it appears that your little doll wants to say something to you. Let's see what she has to say." He snickered moving to remove the cloth from her mouth. "Jun-pyo! Don't listen to him; he's not going to trade me!" She screamed squirming in her seat. The man chuckled at her warning, the camera shaking in his hand as he shook with laughter. "I'm serious, don't listen to him." Closing her eyes and taking a moment to breathe Jan-di willed her heartbeat to slow down, its drum overpowering the sound of her own voice. She needed to be sure that Jun-pyo could hear her.
"Just do what you do best, don't fall for his trap, and trust me, please. I'll be fine." She begged determined to convince Jun-pyo of her words. Looking directly into the camera she gave what little of a smile she could and hoped that she was convincing enough. God only knows what she looks like. Dirty, covered in blood and bruises her clothes torn and ragged. Just the sight of her has to be gut wrenching to gaze upon. She needed him to know that her fighting spirit remained strong, that she was confident in herself as much as she was with him. "I can hear rushing water, I think he's keeping me somewhere along the rive-"
Desperate to cut her off the man struck her face with his hand causing her to fall off the stool she was seated on. With a heavy thud Jan-di crashed onto the hard ground, blood pooling from her mouth, the taste of iron overwhelming her palette. Coughing a couple times she slowly rolled over onto her back, wincing as she did so. She could feel more blood soaking the collar of her shirt as her hair stuck to her neck. This definitely made her goal much more difficult. If she looked bad before she could hardly imagine how she appeared at the moment. His shadow loomed over her that stupid camera hanging above her face as the man laughed once again his words encouraging Jun-pyo to trade places with her. Haunting him with far fetched tales of how he's going to punish her for that little stunt.
Trembling from his words Jan-di hissed as she struggled to lift her upper body off the ground so she could sit up. Even with all her efforts the fact was that she was stiff and in pain, her muscles refused to comply with her requests to move even the slightest bit. Looking around she tried to see if there were any other tells of her location. The man was still rambling on about the exchange. She had to act fast and efficiently of she was going to get through to Jun-pyo and possibly get out of this mess. Her pounding head was making it hard to focus; annoyed with herself she looked back up at her captor, the camera once again dangled above her form. If he was just a little bit closer she thought. "Hey, I don't know why you're still going on with that stupid suggestion." She spat, drops of blood spraying her face as she spoke. "I already told him not to do it," like a cat chasing a laser the man stepped towards her.
Using everything left in her Jan-di shot her legs up the moment he was in range. Smiling triumphantly she watched as the camera flew rough the air and landed some feet away from them with a clatter. "Whatever he does, don't give into him!" she hollered boldly hoping Jun-pyo could hear her if the camera was even still streaming. Before she could wipe her success in her abductors face a sharp pain shot through her head, accompanied by the cracking sound of thunder. Her world went blank.
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Well what did you think? I normally don't ask that as well… I don't know. I just don't.
I hope you all enjoyed this little sneak peak into the main plot of this story and that you tag long for everything that is going to happen in building up to this point, and after.
Till next time, I promise then I'll start from the beginning.
