Chapter 25

"27+60+34+...." Eun was calculating the amount of selling in computer. She was working with full attention. And in the restaurant, she was all alone. She has to outline the nit profit and then she could go home. She was so tired that she was yawning while working. The restaurant was cleaned by her so nicely that if anyone sees right now then he would think that it's a new restaurant but it's not. It's quite an old restaurant but people love the food here very much. So, they get many customers in a day. When Eun finished her work, it's about 1:30 am of midnight.

"Ah! It's too late. That shitty old man!" she yelled at her manager. Because he also went home much earlier and left her all alone. Eun got worried about returning home. She took a long breath and then wore her overcoat and took her bag. Then she locked the restaurant's main door with a key. She keeps the key always with her because she has to open the restaurant in the morning and arrange the whole thing. She has another job in the nearest small shop. She works as a salesgirl there in the middle of the day. Then she comes again here and does the rest of the work. After that, she goes home. She used to work in another shop. That was a clothing store. But she got fired from there because she was not too pretty and she could not advertise clothes so well. Back then, she worked at this restaurant for one shift. But now she works here for two shifts for getting a double salary. Usually, she goes home at about 9 or 9.30 pm. But today she got so late that she is now going home at 1.30 am at night. She never walks alone at night. She remembers one day she was walking on the street alone at 12.00 o'clock at night. She didn't notice that someone was walking behind her. Some boys were standing there for some reason. After she was passing in front of the boys they started to tease her. She couldn't tell anything and kept walking. But the boys would not let her go and blocked her way seeing her alone. At that time, the boy who was walking behind her, come in front of them and without telling anything, he began to fight them. Eun saw him and recognized him. She shouted, "Kang Ji Hyung!" Then Kang Ji Hyung told her not to stop and kept walking. He learned Martial Arts from his uncle so he could beat up those boys easily. After that, he came to her and asked her why she was going home so late. In answer, Eun asked him why he was following her. Then Kang Ji Hyung said that he was walking in the street and suddenly he saw her. So, he was walking behind her. That night they walked beside each other and talked to each other for long.

"Kang Ji Hyung was there to save me that day, But who will come today? You have to save yourself," said Eun to herself and kept walking in the empty Street all alone. She was thinking about that night when she met Tae Jin. That night was also dark. But not too dark like today's night. She remembers how she saved him from those girls and the snatchers. She smiled and thought that she is quite brave. She saved a boy who was alone. Can't she save herself in these types of situations? She was walking and thinking about these. "How is he now? Did he forget about me? I think he is quite busy now. He would not remember these types of silly things." she told herself. But she wants in her mind that he never forgets about her. About those days when they spent time together. But she was sure that he forgot about her and took a long breath. She wants to meet him one more time. But there was no way to meet him. And if she meets him, what would she tell him? That she misses him? "No, no that can't be. She could not miss him. Why would she miss him? What is he to her?" Eun thinks. Suddenly a lady came to her running and hold her hands then she said while afraid of something.

"Please help me." Eun looked at her. She was a young lady but she looks younger than her age. She was wearing a gray coloured coat and pant. She had bluetooth headphone in her ear and a ring on her hand. Eun understands this lady got married recently but what happened to her. She could not get it.

"Mam, what happened to you? Is everything alright?" asked Eun. I want to hide. They will get me. They will kill me. Now, Eun understands that some bad guys are following her and if they catch her, they will kill her.

"Don't worry. Come with me," said Eun and took the lady with her. The lady was shivering out of fear and could not say anything. She kept following Eun silently. When Eun reached to her area, she saw some guys standing in front of her house and they were looking here and there.

"There she is! Get her. Hurry!" A man saw them and shouted.

"No no, we can't get caught." said the lady who was with her. Eun holds her hand turns back and starts running. The guys had guns with them. So, they started shooting at them. But somehow they could flee and Eun took the lady to her restaurant. The lights of the restaurants were off. So, there was too dark inside the restaurant.

"Now, tell me. What is going on with you?" asked Eun to the lady. The lady was too afraid that she could not talk. But she controls herself and begins to talk.

"I am a reporter. And they are some goons who are following me."

"Why? Did you record something against them?" asked Eun.

"I didn't record anything. But I have some evidence to prove their boss a criminal. Everyone knows it. But nobody could catch him yet. After knowing that I found some evidence against him, he sent the guys to take that back and kill me. If they find me they will kill me. But I am not worried about that. I am worried because if the evidence went to them, they will destroy it and the police could not catch them." said the lady.

"But you should leave now, I can't put your life at risk." said the lady again. Eun was quiet and listening to her but now she said,

"You want help from me. And I will help you no matter what."

"But they will kill you too if they know I was with you." said the lady worriedly.

"I don't care. I don't know what they are or how dangerous they are. But if I could not help you then who will help you?" said Eun and stopped talking. They were under a table. But now, they come out and sit on a table.

"Would you like coffee?" asked Eun again.

"Sure, but who will make it? The restaurant is closed." said the lady and smiled.

"I will. I work here. So don't worry." said Eun and left to the kitchen. After some minutes, Eun came with two cups of coffee and sit face to face by the lady. "What evidence you have? Some documents? Or something else?" asked Eun.

"Yes, some documents. I have a pen drive and all of the data is there." said the lady to Eun.

"Oh! How can I call you mam?" asked Eun

"Call me Ara. I am Go Ara. And you?" asked the lady.

"Eun, Eun Byeol," said Eun smilingly. "What do you think? Are they still here? I think they are gone." said the lady and finished her coffee.

"I think so," said Eun.

"Let's go from here." said the lady.

"Keep walking. I will join you shortly. But where will you go at this time?" asked Eun.

"I have to find a detective and hand the pen drive over him. He told me to wait for him. But that rascal didn't come and put me in the danger." said the lady and came out from the restaurant. Eun will follow her after she keeps the cups in their place and locks the main door of the restaurant. Eun cleans the cups and keep them in their own place. Until then the lady walked a little far from her place. Suddenly Eun heard a sound of gunshot and being afraid. She rushed to the place where the sound came from and look that the lady was fallen in the street and was bleeding a lot. And some men ran out from there because the police who was trolling coming here by hearing that sound.

"Help! please help!" cried Eun.

"Ms. Eun, please do me a favor." said the lady out of pain. Her voice was not so clear. She was in much pain. She couldn't move. She was shot in her belly. The road in which she was lying, was full of her blood.

"Tell me, what can I do for you?" said Eun crying and sit down on the street and put her head in Eun's lap. "Find detective Leo and hand this over to him. Don't trust anyone and keep it safe." said the lady while moaning and gave her a pen drive and then she fainted. It was about 2.30 a.m. Eun took the pen drive and put it in her own pocket. Then she started shouting, "please help her!" and the police reached there and took the lady. Eun was walking after the police and going to the nearest hospital. She was behind of all the police. She was very sad for what happened to her just now. Why she had to watch this with her own eyes. She was thinking about it. Suddenly somebody held her mouth from the back and she could not scream. She was so scared that she could not look back to see who was the person. The man pulled her from there and took her in a quiet place. The man took a gun to her belly and said,

"Hand that over, lady!"

"What? I have nothing to give you. Look, I have no bag in my hand. I left that in someplace." said Eun being brave and controlling herself.

"You will not admit. Okay. Let's do it the hard way." saying that the man starts to slap her face and shouted, "Give it to me! Or you have to go with me."

"I told you I have nothing. And what do you want from me? I can't understand." said Eun by paining.

"I know, that Pen drive is with you. You took it from that lady,didn't you?" said the man and slapped her one more time. Eun could not move because the man held her hand tightly.

"I told you! I have nothing," shouted Eun and spat in his eyes. The man put his hand in his eye and released her. Now Eun hit him and started running. That man had a blue tooth headphone on his ear. He told in the bluetooth, "She fled away. Block her." By the another side, someone answered, "copy that."

Eun kept running and running without looking back. There were many people who was following her. She could understand it clearly. So, she runs with more speed. All the goons had guns with them. They kept shooting to Eun. Eun was so afraid that she couldn't understand what to do now. She kept running no matter what. A bullet suddenly crossed by her leg. It hurt Eun's leg but it didn't hit her directly. But it cut her leg's some part and started bleeding from there. So, Eun had to slow down because it was hurting too much. She turned back and saw the men come to her. So, she forgot about her leg and doubled her speed. But she was sure that she would be caught by them. And tonight is her last night. She thought that she won't be able to see tomorrow's sun.