The Pink Sparkle

by ms.margie

The F4 men have been in a mafia gang for the last three years. Their new mission is to get a special ring called The Pink Sparkle. What they thought was going to be another easy task, ended up being the most challenging one yet, especially when Ga Eul and Jan Di got dragged into the mess. A SoEul fanfic filled with suspense, violence, and love.

14. The Lovebirds

Chapter 14: The Lovebirds

"Come on, lovebirds. Keep walking," Sasha called out to Yi Jung and Ga Eul.

The pair stagger in a distance behind Sasha, Igor, and Dr. Lawlor while Sasha's three remaining men guarded them in a circle. They have been walking for half an hour on the dirt road, and the wind and high heels had Ga Eul slowing them down. Yi Jung had offered to carry Ga Eul like a princess again, but she declined his request and instead carried her heels and walked barefoot.

It took them another twenty minutes to reach the diverge road, and when they did they knew by the surrounding jungle that the village shelter was still miles away. They turned towards the new path which was rugged with tire marks and mud, and every few minutes, a car came honking through. The new road was much busier than the previous one, yet no one slowed down or dared to take a second look at them.

It wasn't until after two kilometers when a rusty gray, unmarked bus drove past them, then stopped. The long pause by the bus had Sasha worried. Could it be the Guatemalan driver's friends, perhaps looking for revenge, or even worst, Sasha guessed, it may be the group from earlier who had blocked them on the road. In a country where laws weren't always enforced, anyone out in the wild can get kill and may never be heard of again. Sasha was well aware of this and her right hand reached for the hidden gun behind her belt. She saw Igor copying her pose and she gesture at him to wait for her call.

The bus was motionless for a while with its engine still running, then suddenly reversed slowly and stopped next to them. The door of the bus burst open and Sasha's men stood up straight. They saw a figure dressed in all black climbing down from the door. Sasha kept her stance, cautiously waiting to see who this person may be. Her men braced themselves with their hands ready to grab for their hidden guns as well. The figure came out from the dark bus and appeared by the doorstep. To their surprise, it was only a nun.

The nun was an old lady, but tall and had light skin. She had a gracious smile and looked delighted to see them. "Hello, my friends. My name is Sister Marie and I am curious of why you all are out here in the cold," she spoke in English with a soft tone.

Sasha relaxed her body and smirked at Sister Marie. "Our truck broke down and we have nowhere to go. Someone told us there was a nearby shelter."

The smile on Sister Marie's face grew. "A shelter? My, the closest one in this area is San Marcos Church. The children and I are heading there right now. Please, come join us and we can take you there." Sister Marie climbed back into the bus and waved her hand at them to follow her in. "Come on, get out of the nasty weather. There's plenty of warm seats in here."

Sasha gave a nod at Igor and Igor answer with a blank expression. He followed Sister Marie into the bus and after a half a minute, reappeared and nodded at Sasha.

It was warm inside the bus and more crowded than they expected. Ga Eul was quite astonished to see the children Sister Marie mentioned were actually teenagers. With Sasha and her men carrying their guns around, she would had prefer no one in the bus. Most of the teens were Caucasian with a few African Americans and Asians. They wore matching aqua color sweatshirts and were too busy chatting to even notice the new arrivals.

Since the teens were scattered everywhere, it left Sasha no choice but to allowed Ga Eul and Yi Jung pick their own seats. Yi Jung and Ga Eul decided to sit in the middle of a group of girls at the rear, leaving Sasha and her men in the front rows.

The bus was moving again on the dirt road and the chatter from the teens got louder. Sister Marie brought over some bottle of water and handed one to Ga Eul and Yi Jung. "We should be at San Marcos church very soon," Sister Marie said with her still gracious smile.

"Thank you," Ga Eul replied with a small bow. She quickly tear the cap off the bottle and gulped down half of the water.

Yi Jung took his time drinking his water and smiled at how thirsty Ga Eul was. "Don't drink too fast. With all the troubles you've been in, drowning from a bottle of water is the last thing you want."

Ga Eul wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and glared at Yi Jung. "We've been walking for so long without stopping. Let me drink as much as I want."

Yi Jung shrugged. "I offered to carry you, but you didn't want my help."

"What is it with you?" Ga Eul scoffed. "One minute you're making fun of me, then the next minute, you want to help me."

Yi Jung smirked. "Listen, Miss Ga Eul. Your appa wanted me to take care of you and that's all I'm doing."

"So if your boss wasn't my appa, you wouldn't care for me?"

Yi Jung was quiet for a moment, his eyes focused on their handcuff. "I'll take care of you regardless of Master Chu or not."

Ga Eul wanted to believe him, yet something inside her told her otherwise. "Is it true? What Sasha said at the bridge?" she asked.

Yi Jung almost rolled his eyes. "Miss Ga Eul, Sasha is the bad guy here. Please remember that."

"I know she's the bad guy. But that doesn't answer my question if you two were once…," her voice trailed off and she found herself biting her lower lip.

"I don't think this is the right place to be talking about something Sasha didn't mean."

Ga Eul sat up. "No, this is the perfect place and time to talk about it. Sasha can't hear us in this crowd and no one even understands what we're saying."

Yi Jung's eyebrows narrowed. "What we should be talking about is how to escape Sasha."

"After we figure out how to steal the key for this annoying handcuff first." Ga Eul glanced away from Yi Jung to look out of the window.

"Don't think you're the only one who wants the handcuff off," Yi Jung scowl in agreement. He glared at the seat in front of him and notice a girl in that seat quickly looking away from him. He leaned towards the girl's seat and saw her pretending to read a book in her hands. "Hey," he instinctively said to her.

But the girl shoved the book closer to her face. She was a slim Asian girl who wore an eyeglass and had a ponytail. She nervously fidgeted in her seat, giving evidences to Yi Jung to be more suspicious about her.

"Do you understand what I'm saying?" Yi Jung asked in Korean.

The girl remain silent and still.

"Yi Jung, stop bothering her and mind your own business," Ga Eul said, pulling Yi Jung back into their seat.

"She's Korean," Yi Jung whispered to Ga Eul. "I think she understands what we're saying."

Ga Eul raised one eyebrow, unsure if Yi Jung was making things up. She decided to test the theory and leaned towards the girl's seat. "Aigoo, you're reading one of my favorite books, The Maze Runner," Ga Eul said in Korean, noticing the book the girl was holding. "Newt is my favorite character."

Ga Eul's remarks seem to ease the girl. She lower her book from her face and glanced at Ga Eul. "I like Minho," she replied in Korean.

"Oh, Minho. He's a very smart and loyal character. He's Korean too." Ga Eul smiled and the girl smiled back. "My name's Ga Eul. And what's yours?"

"Abby," she answer.

"Hello, Abby. What is a young, pretty Korean girl like you doing in Central America?"

Abby faced her body halfway at Ga Eul. "I came with my high school for a charity field trip. We're going from village to village to help people in need. Today's our fifth day here and we're going to San Marcos church."

Ga Eul can tell by her accent that she was born in America. "That's a great deed you and your classmates are doing. There needs to be more young people like you," Ga Eul said.

Abby grinned and adjusted her eyeglass. She glanced at Yi Jung from the corner of her eyes, then whispered at Ga Eul. "Hmm. Is everything okay with you and your husband?"

Ga Eul nearly sat back in her seat and frantically waved her right hand. "Ah, he's not my husband. But we're fine. Thanks for the concern though. Hm. I hope you enjoy the book, Abby."

"Oh, yeah," Abby almost giggled, holding the book up. She readjusted her eyeglass again and was about to say something, but changed her mind and went back to read her book.

"You should try to get her to help us escape Sasha," Yi Jung suggested when Ga Eul leaned back next to him.

"Are you crazy? I'm not going to get anyone else involved with our problem," Ga Eul whispered. "Especially a young girl like her. She's only here to help others. Unlike you and Sasha, whose life mission is to steal and make money off of others."

"Don't clump me with Sasha," Yi Jung retorted. "I'm actually trying to help you. Do you see Sasha doing the same?" He took in a deep sigh to relax his anger. "I just need to find a way to get to this Peter guy before she does."

"Well, we're going to need Dr. Lawlor to help us to find Peter."

Yi Jung shook his head once. "We don't need Dr. Lawlor. If we ask around, we can probably find Peter."

"But it'll be faster with Dr. Lawlor. He's Peter's friend."

Yi Jung gave an annoy rub on his forehead and glared at Ga Eul. "Why do you want Dr. Lawlor around so much?"

"Why do you not want him around?" Ga Eul asked, confused.

"I don't trust Sasha or Dr. Lawlor."

"And I should trust you?"

Yi Jung sighed loudly. "Fine. We'll wait for Dr. Lawlor then."

They soon arrived in a village where many clay like homes were built on a hillside. Most of the homes were narrow and identical, and down below the village was a huge river. The bus stopped in front of a white missionary building and Sister Marie led everyone out towards the church.

"Keep acting like lovebirds and no one will notice you guys," Sasha whispered behind Ga Eul and Yi Jung. She shoved Ga Eul closer to Yi Jung, hoping to keep the handcuff hidden. "My men and I have our eyes on you two, so don't do anything stupid."

"Friends, over here," Sister Marie waved and called out to Sasha, Yi Jung, and Ga Eul.

Inside the church, there were hundreds of brown skinned children and adults scattered throughout the main entrance room. The parents sat in chairs, caring for their sick babies while the younger ones were either running in circles or crying for attention. One of the nuns in the crowd notice Sister Marie and rushed towards her.

"Sister Marie, you've made it," the nun said, cheerfully opening her arms out for a hug.

Sister Marie hugged the nun. "The children from Bless The Soul Foundation is here. We've got thirty-three helpers this year."

"Wonderful!" the nun said. She faced everyone and her smile was as gracious as Sister Marie's. "Hello, everyone. I'm Sister Cristina and welcome to San Marcos Church. This missionary have been here for ninety-eights and was built by the loving God's hand to help every human race on this planet. I thank you for the kindness that each of you have brought and hope your stay with us is a very blessed one." She waved her hand towards an approaching nun. "I know the trip must had been a difficult and long one, so I won't waste anymore of your time. Please, follow Sister Martha and she will show you to your rooms."

Everyone formed a big line and began following Sister Martha, but when Sister Marie remembered the new group she picked up from the street, she quickly told Sister Cristina about them.

"Ah, foreign visitors," Sister Cristina said. "We have special rooms for foreigners. Come this way. Your rooms are in a separate floor."

Sister Cristina lead them to another room; a room big enough to throw a wedding party or a prom. There were rows and rows of hundreds of single beds and each were occupied by women and children. Ga Eul gazed at each child's faces, and noticed one thing they had common; they were thin, weak, and wore dirty clothes. She felt bad to see such innocent children living below the poverty line. If she wasn't tied to Yi Jung or had Sasha and her men nearby, she would have gone and hug the children because it was the only gift she can give them at the moment.

There was one lady, however, who seem to stick out to Ga Eul. She had dark skin, wore a brown rag wrapped around her hair, and sat alone. Her neck stretch high and her eyeballs were huge, Ga Eul thought they were about to pop out of her socket.

"Yi Jung," Ga Eul whispered and poked Yi Jung's arm. "That lady over there can't stop staring at me."

"Aish. Just keep walking, will you?" Yi Jung replied, looking ahead.

"Is everything okay, Rose?" Dr. Lawlor asked from behind.

"She's fine," Yi Jung shot out an answer. He pulled Ga Eul by her handcuffed hand and her body slammed into his.

"Ouch, Yi Jung, be careful," Ga Eul cried.

She was relieved when they entered a door and left the big room. She wouldn't mind sharing her space with the children, but the dark skinned woman was a different story. They went up some stairs until they reached a long corridor with numerous doors on each side.

"These are our special rooms. Each room is vacant with one bed and a bathroom. You are free to choose which room you like," Sister Cristina said. "We will be serving dinner in the cafeteria in another hour. I hope to see you guys there soon." She graciously smiled and left the corridor.

Sasha opened a door next to her and went inside to inspected it. There was only a full size bed, another door to the bathroom, and a small dirty window that even Ga Eul won't fit through. "Denis, you guard Dr. Lawlor's room," Sasha said when she exited the room. "Boris, Voris, you got the lovebirds."

Boris and Voris chuckled and shoved Ga Eul and Yi Jung inside a random room. "Don't make the bed squeak loud," Voris laughed. He high five his brother and slammed the door shut.

Ga Eul tossed her heels on the floor next to the bed. Seeing the cozy bed made her want to throw her body on it and get a good, long sleep. She haven't been on a bed in what felt like a century. But with Yi Jung still attach to her, she couldn't freely do what she wanted. "This isn't fair," she whined, staring at the handcuff.

"Life isn't always fair," Yi Jung responded.

"Sasha should had given us our own room."

"I agree," Yi Jung sighed. He took a step to his left, kicked a wooden door open, and saw a toilet inside.

"Yah!" Ga Eul shriek as Yi Jung dragged her inside a tiny bathroom with him. "You're going to go in front of me?"

"I'm sorry, but when you have to go, you have to go." Yi Jung stood in front of the toilet and unzipped his pants.

Ga Eul quickly looked away. The thought of knowing how close her left hand was next to his groin made her feel more awkward. She cringed when she heard his urine splashing into the toilet bowl. "Are you almost done?" she whimpered.

Yi Jung sighed. "I haven't used the bathroom since we left Las Vegas. Be patient, will you?"

"But you're taking so long."

"Well, then whistle or sing a song."

Ga Eul sung the first song that came into her head. "Girls, just want to have fun. Oh girls, just want to have fun…"

Yi Jung chuckled. "Cyndi Lauper? Really?"

"Oh, just hurry up and finish your business," Ga Eul cried.

Yi Jung zipped his pants, flushed the toilet, then washed his hand at a rusty sink. "Do you need to go?" he asked, gently tugging the handcuff.

After a long silence, Ga Eul nodded. With the toilet in sight and hearing Yi Jung release himself gave her the urgency to go as well. Yi Jung smirked and they switched spot.

"Are you almost done?" Yi Jung asked before Ga Eul even sat down.

"Ha. Ha. Very funny," Ga Eul said. "Why won't you sing a song?"

"Okay," Yi Jung answer with a small shrug. He gazed at a wall and tilted his head back and forth. "Upside, inside out, she's livin la vida loca. She'll push and pull you down, she's livin la vida loca. Her lips are devil red and her skin's the color of mocha. She will wear you out, she's livin la vida loca. She's livin la vida loca-"

"What kind of song is that?" Ga Eul fluster.

"You've never heard of it? It's a song about a woman living the crazy life. I thought it'll be a fitting song for you."

Ga Eul flushed the toilet and went to the rusty sink. "Isn't there any other song you can sing instead of a crazy woman?"

Yi Jung thought for a second, then turned to Ga Eul and threw a peace sign with his hand towards his eye. "Gwi-Yo-Mi!"

Ga Eul bursted out laughing. Out of all the men she have ever met in her life, Yi Jung was the last man in the world she would had ever thought to act so cutesy. "Aigoo," she tried containing her laughter. "You're...so," she wiped some tears from her eyes. "So...gwiyomi."

Yi Jung couldn't understand what was funny. "Really? I'm that cute?" he asked in a stern voice.

Ga Eul hysterically nodded and continued laughing.

"Hey, what's going on in there?" Boris yelled, cracking the door open.

"Nothing," Yi Jung answer. He led Ga Eul out of the bathroom and when Ga Eul saw Boris, she immediately covered her mouth and giggled through it.

Boris studied them for awhile, shook his head in annoyance, then closed the door.

Ga Eul slapped Yi Jung's arm and laughed. "Do you know the whole gwiyomi song?"

"No. Do you?"

Ga Eul stuck out the tip of her tongue. "Every Korean knows the song. Do you want to learn it?"

Yi Jung held up his hand. "No-"

But Ga Eul was already dragging him towards the bed. "Come on, I'll teach it to you. It's a fun song. You'll like much more than that crazy woman song."

Yi Jung was starting to regret for mentioning the word, "gwiyomi". They sat down on the bed and faced each other.

"Okay, so here's how the song goes," Ga Eul cheered. She began singing the song and moving her hands with the tune. "Come on, Yi Jung. Follow along with me."

Yi Jung rolled his eyes and sighed. "This is silly." But when Ga Eul's pinky finger suddenly found his pinky, it got his attention and his eyes were frozen onto her.

Ga Eul sung in a cute voice when their pinky fingers were together, "please pinky promise me, that you'll never leave me," she sung. She continue singing and making poses along the way. Some of the poses was a bunny ear, poking an index finger on the cheek, and doing the heart shape with both hands. "So, are you ready to join me with the song now?" she asked after singing it for the sixth time.

Yi Jung sat quietly with a huge grin. He already knew Ga Eul was a beautiful woman, but her adorable laughter and cute poses was too much to handle. He was worried he'll be drowning in his own sweat and drool soon. His eyes went down to her cleavage and he licked his lower lip. He had forgotten that underneath the blazer, she was still wearing the red dress he bought her in Las Vegas.

"Yi Jung?" Ga Eul said.

Yi Jung blinked his eyes, almost lost his dirty thoughts. "Yes?" he asked.

"Let's do the poses together," Ga Eul smiled.

"Ah, I'm not ready yet." Yi Jung's eyes darted up and down from Ga Eul's lips to her cleavage, as if her features were in a competition on which he should gaze at longer.

"But I've already sung the song six times," Ga Eul fretted. She noticed his wandering eyes, so she covered her cleavage with the blazer.

"Miss Ga Eul," Yi Jung said, trying to not sound upset. "May you...please sing the song one more time?"

Ga Eul scoffed, but sung the song again. When she got to the part of the pinky swear and their pinkies were intertwined, Yi Jung took her wrist and pulled her hand into his chest. The sudden gesture caught Ga Eul by surprise. She was speechless and remained still. Her hand began to tremble when she can feel Yi Jung's heart beating so fast. She quickly lower her head, too afraid to show her nervous emotion.

Yi Jung lifted her chin up until their eyes met. "Miss Ga Eul," he whispered.

His voice was enticing, his eyes were dreamy, and his firm grip on her hand was gentle. "Yi Jung," Ga Eul's voice crack.

Yi Jung raised her hand up to his lips, then slowly, softly, kissed her fingers.

Ga Eul's heart thumped harder than ever. The sweet kiss from him had unlocked every butterfly waiting to expose itself in her stomach. She wanted more of him now. His lips, his fingers, his arms, his whole body. Every little bit that belonged to him, she wanted it all. Her muscle tensed and she wanted to jump, grab him, and suck on his face. Yet her body remained numb and her bones anxiously shiver.

"Don't be nervous," Yi Jung said. He moved the hand he had on her chin and caressed her rosy cheek.

She embraced his warm hand and brushed her dry lips into his sweaty palm. "Yi Jung," she shudder, closing her eyes. She kissed his palm because she couldn't help it anymore, then opened her eyes when she felt his hot breath near her face.

He had lean in and the tip of their noses were adjacent to each other. Ga Eul assumed he must be waiting for her to make a move as well, so she inched her lips closer to his. Her heart raced a thousand miles and any second now, she knew their lips will be locked.

"Lovebirds!" someone cried.

Ga Eul and Yi Jung threw their faces at the sound. It was Boris and Voris standing by the doorway, glaring at them.

"We came at the right time, yeah?" Boris laughed.

"I think even without the handcuff, these two will still find a way to be attached together," Voris added with a chuckle.

"Sasha wants you two to eat. They're serving dinner downstairs right now," Boris said.

Ga Eul and Yi Jung slowly released each other and got off the bed. The pair followed Boris while Voris stood closed behind them. They were led to the strong smell of pinto beans and entered a busy and humid cafeteria. The place was already filled with many local villagers, some waiting in a long line at a food service window while others devour their meals at their individual tables. Ga Eul and Yi Jung waited in the same food service line which took ten long minutes just to get a paper plate. They were then served a flour tortilla, two spoonful of chili beans, a bread bun, and a small carton of milk.

"Sasha want you at her table," Voris said to Yi Jung. He pointed at a round table at the corner of room.

"Rose, how are you?" Dr. Lawlor asked when Ga Eul and Yi Jung sat down at the table.

"I'm fine, thank you," Ga Eul replied with a nod.

"Well, I'm going to get another plate. One meal isn't enough for me," Dr. Lawlor said. He stood up and Igor stood with him. "Did you need anything, Rose? I can bring it for you."

Yi Jung glared at Dr. Lawlor and Ga Eul smiled. "Maybe another bun?" Ga Eul said.

Dr. Lawlor gave a small bow and grinned. "Yes, ma'am."

When Dr. Lawlor and Igor was gone, Sasha folded her arms onto the table. "Eat as much as you can tonight because tomorrow will be a very long day," she said.

Ga Eul took a bite of her bread bun and from the corner of her eyes, she can see Sasha gazing closely at Yi Jung. Her eyes darted towards Yi Jung and she saw his nose almost in his plate. He seem to be too busy eating and not wanting to speak.

"We found a new driver with a bigger truck and he seem to be more willing to help us," Sasha said, her eyes still on Yi Jung. "He'll take us on another route to Honduras, since the last bridge we were on broke down." She checked her watch, then stared at Yi Jung again. "Rain or shine, we're leaving tomorrow at six in the morning, sharp. And this time, we're stopping for nothing."

She stood up from her chair without blinking away from Yi Jung. "Mr. So Yi Jung, take care of The Pink Sparkle for me tonight. I'll see you tomorrow morning." She then told her men at the next table to keep an eye on their captives and left the cafeteria.

Ga Eul watched Sasha leave, then glanced at Yi Jung. "Yi Jung, did you know that she had her eyes on you the whole time?"

Yi Jung shrugged. "Just finish your food because it may be our last one for awhile."

Ga Eul gazed at her plate. She was hungry but with no spoon or fork provided, she wasn't sure how to eat. She watched Yi Jung tear a piece of his tortilla with one hand, then he dipped and wrapped some chili bean in it, and ate it like it was the best food ever. He licked his thumb when he noticed a smear of chili on it and went back to build another mini-burrito.

Ga Eul swallowed at how delicious Yi Jung was making the food look, then copied every step he did. Her mini-burrito came out big and cute, and she smiled at how well she made it. She took a bite of it and almost spited her food out. The tortilla was okay, but she hated the beans. It tasted bland and rough like a piece of cardboard box. She placed her mini-burrito back on her plate and drowned the taste away with her milk.

"You're not eating anymore?" Yi Jung asked when Ga Eul didn't touch her food again.

"I miss my rice and kimchi," Ga Eul confessed.

"Here's your bread," Dr. Lawlor said. He placed the bread on Ga Eul's plate and sat across from her.

Bread was what Ga Eul needed at the moment. "Thank you," she bowed at Dr. Lawlor.

Igor sat beside Dr. Lawlor but had no plate in front of him. He glared with his typical blank expression and watched Ga Eul munch down her bread.

Out of nowhere, Dr. Lawlor's arm knocked his milk carton on the table. It fell on its side and a wave of milk spilled and landed onto Igor's lap. "Oh, I'm sorry!" Dr. Lawlor said with his clumsy hand up.

Igor grunted, patted his wet pants, and left their table to find some clean napkins. Dr. Lawlor quickly scooted his chair closer into the table and leaned in. "Hey, tonight we're ditching Sasha and her buddies," he whispered.

Yi Jung and Ga Eul glanced at each other, then at Dr. Lawlor. "How?" Yi Jung asked.

"The man with the cowboy hat, two rows behind you," Dr. Lawlor replied. "That's Pedro."

Yi Jung slowly turned his head back and scanned the surrounding. He found a tan, thick man with a mustache and a cowboy hat. Pedro was sitting next to a dark skinned woman with a brown rag on her hair. They were eating and talking away.

Yi Jung faced Dr. Lawlor again. "What happen to Peter?"

"I was only calling Pedro, 'Peter' because I didn't want Sasha and her buddies to know."

"How were you able to contact Pedro?"

"The lady next sitting next to him is Yolanda. She must had noticed me and The Pink Sparkle on Rose earlier and called Pedro about it. They don't get many guests here like Sasha and her buddies, so the locals like Yolanda know something must wrong." Dr. Lawlor took a bite of his bread. "Pedro slipped a note to me when Sasha and her buddies weren't paying attention in the food line. The note said 'midnight'."

"Midnight?" Yi Jung said in amusement.

"That's the time Pedro will come help us escape. So don't go to sleep when you go back in your room later. Stay alert."

"If we go with Peter, what does he plan to do with...Rose, and The Pink Sparkle?" Yi Jung needed to know.

"I'm not sure, but I can guarantee you one thing, he's a whole lot safer to be with than this Sasha girl and that weird Frankenstein."

Yi Jung shook his head, not sure if he should trust Dr. Lawlor yet.

"I'm risky my life for this just like you and Rose. If you don't want to escape with me, then you two of you are on your own. Keep in mind that Pedro was the man who help me find The Pink Sparkle. He may very well be the same man who can help get the ring off Rose."

Ga Eul tugged Yi Jung's arm. "Yi Jung, this is our chance to escape."

Yi Jung glared at Ga Eul and remembered the chat they had on the bus. "Alright, we'll be waiting at midnight," he said to Dr. Lawlor.

"Hey! No whispering," Denis holler. He approached the round table with Boris and Voris.

"Lovebirds, dinner's over. Time to go squeak the bed again," Voris laughed.

They headed out of the cafeteria and walked past Pedro and Yolanda. Dr. Lawlor gave Pedro a quick nod, and Pedro responded by raising his hat. "It's going to be a nice, long night," Dr. Lawlor smiled at Sasha's men.