Lee Changhyuk was walking through the crowd, his eyes lazily studied the club.
The club was exceptionally full than usual and he wondered if there was a special occasion that he wasn't aware of.
The corners of his lips curled up as he checked on the time. 20 more minutes and he'd be out.
Bump.
He accidentally bumped a girl. The girl was bowing her head and apologizing.
"Sumimasen!"
She then went with her friends, leaving Lee Changhyuk dumbfounded. His hand was hanging in the air as he was about to call her.
It was definitely his fault so why did the girl apologize? And recently he saw a lot of Japanese tourists. Was that a sign that he needed to go to Japan? Kim Yoonjae and him were big fans of Japanese food.
Ler Changhyuk brushed the thought then continued walking as he lost the girl.
That girl was Shizu. She left fast because she was afraid of making any trouble. She was definitely not feeling comfortable in a night club.
RB Club dance floor's lighting was quite dimmed you could not see clearly. If only she knew that the person who bumped her was a GreenEast member...
"Hey I just saw a guy who looked like Han Ryeowook! They're very alike I almost hugged him!" Shizu giggled while putting her yellow hoodie inside of her bag.
"Then why didnt you?" Mika passed a portion of crisps to Ayu.
"It could be him you know. GreenEast is in Seoul right now. They're holding a press conference next week." Said Ayu while taking a bite of the crisps, she then continued "Too bad the VVIP table was taken." Ayu pointed her finger at the mezzanine table. The table was located high enough that it gave privacy to the occupants. And the occupants were Han Ryeowook's group.
Shizu and her girlfriends were now in a VIP table; thanks to Ayu's friend they could open the table for free. Ayu's family was so wealthy, she knew a lot of interesting people. When Shizu was having a bite of crisps, Ayu accidentally spilled her drink on Shizu's dress.
"I'm sorry! I'll buy you a new dress, okay? I'm so sorry!" The petite girl was panicking, she took a napkin and rubbed it on her dress desperately trying to clean it.
Shizu shook her head and laughed it off. She assured Ayu that it was not a big deal. She took her bag then went to the ladies room to clean herself.
No one was there. She took some tissue then tried to clean it. Fortunately, it was a black dress so no stain would remain. She then looked at herself on the mirror. She was wearing the exact same dress as her birthday 2 years ago. She used to hate that dress because it reminded her of Kira but she had changed. She's no longer the girl who hated herself. She was now a proud girl.
"Everything's gonna be fine." Shizu dried her hands; she grabbed her bag then took small strides to leave.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
"GYAAAAAA!!!!"
Her body was frozen as chill ran through her spine. Did she just jinx it?
It was the sound of gunshots. You could hear the music stopped playing and people started screaming.
After collecting herself back, her hands started shaking. She was alone in the ladies room. She wanted to cry but she knew that crying would not solve anything. She took a deep breath then slowly opened the door to peep the outside condition.
The emergency lights were on, the fire alarms were ringing and contributing to the chaos. You could hear the evacuation instruction were being announced through the speakers as people were pushing each other, throwing drinks and pushing the furniture to clear their way.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
A fire started. The gunshots and the scream of people were blending.
"Crazy! They really invaded this place!" A white woman screamed.
Shizu who was fluent in English immediately understood what was happening. It was a gang raid! Well, she saw a lot about gangster raid in South Korea on TV but to actually experience it was compeletely a different thing. Shizu shut the door, the first thing that came to her mind was to look for her friends!
She took out the phone- trying to reach Ayu and Mika. Nobody answered.
She closed her eyes and clenched her teeth. She reopened the door to check the situation. Almost everyone left the RB Club. They were on the 3rd floor so the only way out was through the emergency stairs.
It was a mess. The tables and furnitures were all over the place. There were broken glasses and bottles all over the floor. She could no longer see Mika and Ayu, they must have evacuated.
CLANK! CLANK!
Those big windows shattered as they were thrown by rocks. Shizu did not waste any more time. She lowered her body to avoid getting hit then tip toeing her way to the emergency stairs.
She regretted the fact that she was wearing an over-the-knee boot with 12cm stilleto. It was not very convenient to run with them. Taking them off was not an option either as she did not want to be barefooted and risk to step on anything. She was descending the stairs. Slowly and carefully she almost reached the first floor.
"Move!"
"Gyaaa!!"
Somebody pushed her. Her left stilleto broke as she sprained her ankle. The one who pushed her was a young girl. She looked underaged, what was she doing there? You could tell from her expression that the young girl felt guilty, she approached Shizu and was about to help her but then she stopped as she saw a man laying behind Shizu.
He was badly beaten as if he was being trampled by dozens of people.
"He.. Help.." He groaned weakly.
The sight of that guy terrified the young girl so much, she ran away without giving Shizu a second look.
Shizu held her breath, she really wanted to leave that man alone as she was scared to death but her conscience kept telling her to help him.
So she mustered her courage and wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes before slowly approaching the man.
"Hey, are you okay?"
TAK
Electricity out.
Shizu opened her jaw in disbelief. Really??? Vaguely she could still see the emergency lights that were still on on each floor. It was not much, but it was useful. Shizu slammed her right stilleto to make them even then pulled the man towards her. She positioned herself as a support and somehow managed to make him stand and walk.
"We can make it." She murmured while circling her right hand around his waist and using her body as a support for his shoulder.
You could still hear the sound of rocks being thrown and people hitting each other.
'Where the hell is the police?' She grumbled.
Fortunately no gang members were barricading the emergency exit, it seemed that they already got the people they wanted.
Shizu groaned, her left foot was hurting as if someone was severing her tendon. The man she was supporting was too tall for her.
THUD
The man fell on the ground.
The chaotic noise approached them.
The man had no more energy to walk. Shizu bite her lower lip then looked to the right and left. There was no pedestrian to whom she could ask for help- let alone taxi. They had to hide.
"Just a little bit, please hang on for a bit." She pulled him back with all of her remaining strength. She took him to hide behind a convenience store.
Shizu took out of her phone but she ran out of battery. She was so pissed, why the battery always ran out when she needed it??? She was so getting a new phone! Or a power bank. Anyway, she realized getting angry wouldnt make their situation any better.
The man coughed. He sounded so much in pain.
She took a deep breath then put her gaze on the man. He was covered in bruise and dirt. So she took the guy's head- put it on her lap then started cleaning his face from blood and dirt with wet tissue.
After awhile, the guy slowly opened his eyes to meet hers. Shizu narrowed her eyes before letting her lips wide opened. Her hands instictively flew to cover her lips to restrain herself from freaking out.
There was no way she would not recognize the figure on her lap.
"Lee Changhyuk..."