In the midst of their struggle, they froze like statues. The language was not English, and they did not understand a word.
In her desperate situation, Heesoo welcomed the arrival of the strangers. Initially, she thought they would help her. But it didn’t take long to realize that it was a naive hope.
“Help me! This man is trying to rape me!”
The foreigner, panicked, loosened his grip. Heesoo quickly pushed him away and started to button up her clothes, assessing the strangers.
“Les mains en l’air, donnez-nous la fille. (Hands up, hand over that chick.)”
The strangers were not alone. There were about four men.
They weren’t Asian but seemed closer to Caucasian, possibly from the Middle East or Turkey. Maybe their skin appeared that way due to sunburn.
And... they were all men.
“Suivez mes ordres. Je ne te tuerai pas. (Do what I say and you won’t get hurt.)”
“Oui, on ne te tuera pas. (Yeah, we’re not gonna kill you.)”