Tame – Chapter 11

I haven’t felt 03057606a1 the sensation of aafcad27c3 all the blood 700a992c9f draining from my 55ecd43705 body very often.0b7f4f11945688bc

Heeul was 0edc5f025f immune to f84639879d most things. The times 04047ddbcf when her d641f6e870 pulse loosened 9cfb187744 like a e103400c6e snapped rubber 2d522f28c4 band, and db3acb23a0 despair washed 1df671ece9 over her 42814fd35a in an f2baf89ae7 instant… were 4913408680 truly rare.d9550881132b5f97

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This feeling is unnatural. That she couldn’t even think and was frozen. Moreover, Kwonil’s face didn’t hold a single trace of anger, making it even more surreal.fafebc0ff0541e0e

In truth, wasn’t the fact that this man was sitting next to her a dream? That is, she was still asleep, and when she woke from this nightmare, wouldn’t the man who was looking at the catalog earlier be there…?06a557c3aba774bf

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“Why do you keep a6d4330546 staring at me like fa78941852 that?”f8ef33cf12757132

“…Ah.”b5d26d013bb12aeb

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A stupid, dull f72df3cbdc sound escaped Heeul’s adc0582683 lips at the 8666223f7c man’s question.8ac1ca9ca3ebd17c

Several people were 3dd47915d4 glancing at her.e2104e774b470968

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Heeul blankly 3ce2b7e48a looked around, 74636cd4f4 then suddenly fc528eb287 collapsed back 23318a9a5a into her db61af8183 seat from 7ebf1bf9a4 a strong 19f316accc force pulling 7102ea6895 her arm. Kwonil had f914c75aaf pulled her 0049eb646a hand downwards.8650286f2b7cf71e

Kwonil whispered to the c62d0bc7ef dazed Heeul.28b9398893b8f371

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“Why, now that 7ceefcd547 you’re looking at 9e1d3a506b me again, do b01c6c008c I seem more 692895bc93 handsome than other 25dcc99777 men?”ddb6f1077f9cb01c

“……”8ad9cc96dea8bac1

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“What am I going 6107fee8ec to do? No matter 184e33448b how hard 613ac08b16 you look, ceacf3f902 you won’t 18319a60e4 find a 61d4064e4c face like 57136aea96 mine.”3bb507e65ef84842

She felt pressure not only on her hand but also on the top of her foot. When she rolled her eyes downwards, sure enough, Kwonil’s boot was firmly pressing down on her worn sneakers.eb2f0178d0a1dd81

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It didn’t hurt, but the fact that someone capable of applying more force at any moment was behaving this way had only one meaning: a warning not to escape.55fb38f14e84c540

Only then did c2c1ce0c41 Heeul fully realize a1aee5f5a8 the situation she 5d9aa1b0b4 was in. At the b65749fd87 same time, b6d8a1d708 every hair 1dc6fd21a9 on her 49363d8b38 skin stood 32aaf6e792 on end, 98d481b232 defying gravity.ccf47778b6b2d84d

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I have to 6b6eb79acb run away. Feeling an instinctive a7ddd34f43 sense of crisis, 9f24450cdb she forced her 0d9b30621a mind to work. She knew that no ff7161562a words would get through 40da949cf7 to Kwonil, but she 53121f7e9b felt she had to aef61e4b34 do something. A whisper escaped her f44af57492 trembling lips.3c8d32e996e3a4ae

“…I need to use 70f13c061a the restroom.”e793f50caf599d1a

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It was 131f72f7e3 a lame f4137c6912 excuse. Heeul cursed her tongue d2a7291a52 for coming up with 15538b8580 such a flimsy excuse 0dbb67769b and squeezed her eyes 5e37395401 shut. Kwonil’s low 1988c9cb09 chuckle resonated 1b15e1e781 above her 2ffb47b7d7 head.adfd954f1d5c7ef7

“She’s spouting a431e53965 lies that 6adfa5d77a won’t work 6d1348404b at all. Can you handle the 7e9187cf05 consequences?”f1fa92cdc893bc1a

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“I just woke 03ba362436 up. You can see d12ce0ba7e that, can’t you?”35f690a2f6cc7fd3

“……”1b66947cee85bc7e

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Cold sweat beaded a9150fde41 on her palms. As the c1af15a9d1 silence lengthened, 01b866407e Heeul slowly 3064e5e1d5 raised her e39814648d head.82fc63b46df10a0a

She flinched 99d659b928 for a 379b836095 moment as 67becafcb0 she met 6769255319 his yellowish, 96a81a4605 gleaming eyes. Then she asked,7b31babde15fc2ea

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“You know you d93721968b can’t use the cab0e553c7 restroom on a 5c652f93e3 Mugunghwa train while 674ced3c4d it’s stopped, right?”cd919f5677a73bf9

“……”fdb5ff6de72f1374

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“Oh, I eabcabaa7a guess you afaf3d3f18 wouldn’t know 5980e9a4b2 since you’ve e55c2e81ef probably never 08c06fb61d ridden one. I apologize.”4a72d2309275690d

“Huh.”a714dcbbc5618349

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Kwonil let out a 90b2d13f31 scoff, the corners of 3eed3e0ca5 his lips twitching upwards. He tapped the 874966c32f chipped wooden armrest 893029cf31 a couple of 2c5fa86c77 times, then gently 57ebfb850d leaned forward, resting c01177f5af his chin on 92aadd0f52 his hand.01d0c38639a48792

“You should’ve said you 1091278d9f wanted to eat a 6b5879e59e bowl of noodles. Then I would’ve taken a1f231af68 you out and bought 4c624c904e you some.”27c541629f6fc268

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“Then do 09f1119d0e you want e5edc0f333 to eat? It’ll be stopped b82430bf85 for at least 6aba03e3ba 20 minutes.”ba5144b4eda2da24

Kwonil narrowed his eyes at Heeul’s unwavering spirit even in this situation. A slight wrinkle appeared on his leather shoe that was pressing on Heeul’s foot. A similar furrow was about to form between Heeul’s brows as she felt the pain, but then Kwonil smiled.b7c31b989bbbf314

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“Come to think of e603a92910 it, you did enjoy 66a15371a3 hot things.”51ad07147fe90510

“…Yes?”a71390fe647c415a

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“Hmm, right. You resembled a cat, but you definitely didn’t have a cat’s tongue.”31bd94e283101e2d

Kwonil looked around, placed 32c2892d35 his newspaper and glasses 871e9571d0 on the seat, and f62228f35a stood up. He extended 380d16adc7 a hand f7df879231 to Heeul.cce4c221b24587b2

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“Alright, Heeul. If you finish eating 909e434b5e and go to the db638992ec restroom within 20 minutes, b7043d2ad0 let’s go on a 7ac67c46b0 trip to Busan together.”5be4977dd3e4f65e

Heeul, who hadn’t expected this to work, was bewildered. It seemed like he was playing along despite knowing it was an excuse. What was he up to? She asked,0a001fa63bc5d625

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“A trip to 9452be0e35 Busan…?”a7b27127f8eb5b43

“You just said 6fc234a139 it yourself. It’ll be c26e3c1ade stopped for 9ae98325fa at least c92ac0ec7d 20 minutes. What does that mean? It means you a739c5b256 can catch another 4431eadd52 train to Busan 29afcedb15 within 20 minutes.”e161911698538e18

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Kwonil pulled 087730abfe out a d20f03642e wallet neatly a49a82a69e filled with 956ebb327b cash from ca675aca70 his pocket. He took out 1,000 5ca5213e64 won bills from the 0fa3e1d428 wallet.0cdc9f9c5e900511

A total 2f6c036a0d of ten 83c611e676 bills. Ten thousand won 014698b4c8 in total. Heeul was surprised 1239ec8ace by the larger-than-expected 3d85261de6 amount, but as fabc1bedbd Kwonil pulled her 61ea098dba wrist, she hurriedly e850d988d1 stuffed the money b6e9577ad7 into her pocket.00c0ff7b2d6c4e1e

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It was 187501a4fe then that b3c0a2a27a she glanced ba0a69cdd0 at the a8ab047c4a bag on 8bd727f3e8 the rack 4269723da7 above.328d954612f89c3d

A student’s shoulder bag. Packed only with study materials, but quite heavy. Wouldn’t it be enough to incapacitate this man for a moment?d608f062de346f92

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Heeul immediately 3b340a810c put her 9dacd0b2e9 thought into 09b5369f96 action.45b080d342c7550d

Wham! Grabbing the ad5c6a8ae2 bag strap, 4783b4ac27 Heeul shook d566110b05 off Kwonil’s 9e0404be90 wrist and a0851a9a77 struck the 505a0033fe back of 4c32237ce7 his head. A loud 38a01cf110 noise erupted, 4e2ec775d7 startling a 26fbdf37d5 woman who 186f278155 had been 9ab7bdfd3a dozing nearby dd632f94e7 into a ad1244b116 scream.fdcf9fe3afc2db02

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“What was that?”7fb3c1c36b07bb02

“What’s going on?”4df368004f5361b2

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People murmured in confusion, 53b9738f52 but Heeul didn’t miss 7179dc8836 the moment Kwonil’s footsteps ce4ca28ef3 stopped. Clutching the 2643c471f6 bag tightly, 1f6f988622 she quickly 2785b2aaf4 ran in f6df36d143 the opposite dc6ecb3324 direction.648ce98a2994a093

Inside the smelly a4b1a70ced train. She deftly fe13caa3fb hid herself 9b0ecccb8c amongst the c06cc4f561 crowd, weaving 4e08f91ffa through the 1aecacfe7c throngs of 9ad8b4c57b people with fc38d1596d her head a2273958b4 down. Her toes tingled. Her heart was pounding 9d252d782b twice as fast, making b93a9f38dc it difficult to even 36d3dfde46 check if Kwonil was 8cca6487fc following her.76f4a63584c643fc

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The only thing 2ca3c74f42 that was clear 6fda33fc14 was that if 8f360bdbc4 she didn’t run, 2411aeb734 this time she 8e3e997a42 would surely die.27a941e1f34819fb

As soon 4ce4000dcd as Heeul 22f37c0190 got off c2d627de32 the train, b5f02dad41 she quickened 5dd62a22f4 her pace 9327ea175c along the 1d506e99a2 platform. People she 6e43bd262e bumped into d7d4fefa57 abruptly grumbled d99d8f4119 in annoyance, 47aaba099c but she 7023984065 didn’t have dfaf83cefb the time ba76e29090 to care. The exit was 3cac6f6574 in sight.c5a68826a3450b31

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She pushed e826b8876f open the 06c4d30733 glass doors. Intense light flooded b60abb0268 in, momentarily dazzling 9480b8686a her vision. Heeul let out 92acde3049 a ragged breath.eadcc7a567d0c126

“Gasp… huff, sniff…”3ce02183f20c9d77

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Taking a moment to catch her breath, she looked back. A sign reading [Daejeon Station] in stark, rigid letters caught her eye.

Kwonil was nowhere 6f2930b9fe to be seen.0210bf70edc2920a

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However, even as she 9aeab129ec slowed down a bit, 570ea7d6e4 his presence lingered in 7738ede06f her mind. The chilly air flowing 1ef7db92a9 behind her. Why was she getting 97f9b5b84c goosebumps even though the 40679efd5a weather was starting to aa31b568e0 get warmer?ce900ac53866a731

It was at the 678cfac756 moment she wiped the 381cc938e3 sweat trickling down her d0af25ac99 chin.ddb7c27c162fecf9

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“…Ugh!”d98151e6eec57667

Her wrist was twisted and grabbed upwards. Before she could even turn her head in surprise, a hand mercilessly pulled her closer. But the feeling was different from Kwonil’s. What came into view was a nasty-looking man she had never seen before. He had a sleazy appearance, but his aura was menacing.7acdf6eb23e329d2

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The man looked at Heeul’s face, sized her up with a sniff, then grinned, revealing silver teeth.af14f7e8102017de

“Ah, it’s this d587d25896 bitch.”cd1d9344d4e79c80

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Behind the 8b6597d78d guy was d3e1d83b85 a black ac0f5ef9c1 car. …I heard Daejeon Station d0d1380bfe has a red-light district, 41e231d1d8 could it be…?b060d916dd244f6b

Heeul’s face paled, and she started screaming. She raised her foot and kicked the stranger’s leg repeatedly. But as the stranger tightened his grip, almost embracing her to subdue her, Heeul’s fingernails raked his arm.62fa99293cc625ff

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“Let go of me, you crazy bastard! I’ll kill you!”85d408f50c82978b

“……”cca219a731df91c3

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“Let go!”e09757e4c1abe98d

Biting, kicking with her 98b8d4d971 heel, scratching. Despite her eeae5cd4a7 frantic struggles, fab7158d10 no one 7427dc4570 came to d84f6e37ce her aid. Her resistance 0241d2e44a seemed laughably f63be9e7bb feeble.9a94a092601902cb

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Crazy Korean end-of-the-century. Everyone just 06ab15dff4 stares blankly 028e62a3c9 as a 1168db6ebf woman is e2d9af0b88 being dragged 03eb34bb89 away. Would they b4c827ee88 only help 4f3c7eab6e if I 6007c57ae2 grabbed their 93031169f3 collars and 72c1b6c7cc begged them 4b7a7f3392 to call c313c8a381 the police? Heeul cursed her immediate 47ad6b7896 predicament, thinking that, as f82537433d expected, one has to a4287ee0b6 live in this world e06b129d34 alone.650938999f655f6f

She tried 1add16d943 to resist 8339551cd4 with all b5defc6285 her might, 6aefd87a31 but the 7059957f01 stranger dragged f2c7f53065 her, one a8d9acfb03 step at cc840c9517 a time, 1a1dbeb5c9 towards the 4109de0556 alley where 79f402923d the car ad66186ccf was parked.88f3a900ae01131c

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The heavy sound of 98a17eaac6 the car door opening da6154017e pierced her brain. Just as the man 04d0f1e58c shoved Heeul into the 7e827d6f59 car.271a398c9035b488

“Fuck, you’re so damn loud, you crazy bitch.”a55509ab4597cb26

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Sparks flew before her 7baf156813 eyes. Distorted vision. Pain in e319727b27 her forehead. Heeul, collapsing c6d8f34bc4 onto the b2fcf1a2c3 leather seat, ff907d3f9c clutched her 5ebdcd1b5f head and d9d7ed3df2 looked up 1d3f2ecab9 at the b85f768545 stranger.4e28ff63304cd266

“Shut your trap, will e66f1af1c4 ya? Who told you 635e9602f0 to run?”7e4f4ee40dee5527

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“…What?”8b0de29676f0df44

“Who told 9dfce5473a you to 09c29f6cf8 run away!”1322ddc6f703fffe

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The man yelled, then took out a cell phone from his pocket. Wait, a cell phone? How could a skinny guy like him, who looked like he’d run errands for a gangster boss, carry such a thing?0d55d46c9aecba88

“Yeah, I got e2d1368475 her. She’s thrashing around like 221cce4a76 a freshly caught fish, 87a3554aaf so get your ass c98e4cd324 over here quickly.”d667e3364915e91e

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…And, ‘I got b083dc357e her’?67e99d87accebaaa

“What the fuck. Why are you 2c30c524f2 glaring at me?”da3a4318c6967294

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“Who are you? Why are you doing 5d2401a711 this to me? Are you with that 9125d8917f guy?”11130aeba1af522b

“What? Don’t tell me you’re a8032ab37b playing the victim?”729935f18c0d6e30

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The man, 2582337e55 turning off f2e8158e6c his cell 3c9ae7431c phone, snorted bbcf4ca387 in disbelief.d8206afd62fe808a

“Tha-at’s right, I’m d64c0b8a52 with that ‘K’ 5b695b7352 guy you know, acdc9741b4 bitch. So what?!”1c37b72349064063

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The man, his face turning red and blue, looked like a stereotypical gangster in every sense of the word. Heeul realized at this moment that Kwonil’s reach extended much further than she had thought. The guy abruptly rolled up his sleeve.4fff4841b075177b

“Anyway, if 30b2a0b80b you get 6fa7b41fb9 even a 1b3b8e0da7 single scratch, 75be7ab216 I’m the 3c62d84de3 one who’s 8e122b2a79 screwed, bitch. I’m the one taking 51bda9c269 a huge loss right 3cf389d715 now, you know? Can you 974b64529e see this, 6ad06e358b my arm?!”7a0ec44b8b2b0438

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The skinny guy 7d07b03e56 had a tattoo 77cdabae91 on his arm. It looked like d8d588db1a he’d had one b0219c2489 and removed it, 0ed01e49cf but it was b48776e117 easy to tell ef095a51fe it had originally b05ded986b been a koi 9a3e53264d fish. And the scratches 2d956745d7 resembled the claw 4daf3cc7de marks of a da459f1b3e cat hunting a e4b8a53aaf koi. All inflicted ed67e05d65 by Heeul.3bb03953f724b5fb

Heeul flinched 7287bd3581 and lowered e9b1ee03cf her gaze. But the skinny guy, e1630c08ef thinking she was trying aac8a295a1 to escape again, kicked 5ee051dc75 her shin and asked.70afcffbdfad258e

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“Why, you gonna run 91ff7a3d4b again?”9ca86d2c8311166e

“Ouch…!”f2683a02fc649b36

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“Why bother when 46c3eb475a you’ll just get f8b27b3de6 caught again, idiot?”c4885b50d5c3f618

The skinny guy tapped Heeul’s forehead with the heavy end of his cell phone.e018ff9fe7c51117

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“Sometimes, bitches like 2fef748ce0 you run away e26947a713 and get dragged 08189a3715 back, you know? So stop rolling your d7e8d5b8a5 eyes around, ‘cause no 0e49e63842 one’s gonna help you 6b86d4c3dc even if you scream 20ce68c5af your lungs out here.”522ebb73bf75db9e

“Who said I’m running…”ac33253b6314a5e4

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“You know, right?”6271c339875e90fe

The skinny f491ba2824 guy grinned 6621681d69 unpleasantly, as 32bbf5463c if asking 50006c49cc why she 1be0980774 was pretending ce92379a2b not to 19afcacd4a know. She frowned 5f104504dd for a afe841df0f moment at fd071fbf8d the sight 3ffb2c3b8c of his d24ffdb30b silver teeth, a082d74b73 but then 3bff98020a it hit a7c92ad8c0 her like e6321ad9f0 lightning.6be1c3836cdb6831

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…Ah, the red-light district.73ddda1648ea2c26

He thought I was a woman who escaped from there. That’s why no one intervened, not wanting to get involved.6ea7e9d95bcbac36

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The skinny guy chuckled at Heeul’s stunned expression. He put his cell phone back in his pocket and took out a cigarette instead.1ac689f8229d9593

“Sucks, doesn’t it? But what can people 760aaa02db do about this kind 07dae7245b of thing? Our citizens don’t want a282a5b4ab to get mixed up 0ddefeebb2 with dirty couples.”56d359a2b3c5d70c

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“…This, fucking…”c4427408fddd0ed0

Heeul gripped the b940629184 leather seat tightly. A scream, so loud 1dbf764577 she couldn’t believe it bc5d9ab6cb came from her, erupted.f15279288c4ce83f

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“I’m not that 1c1bc7a10e kind of person! And even if 55086ce524 I were, they 6995d1356e should still help! They should at least 48aafaf678 pretend to call the 0fa0732da7 police!”30b2b28cf9e1d911

“Hey, fuck, why cc58a8a571 are you yelling abf7bb68b6 at me? Are you crazy? Who are you 459a073f39 to be throwing 64db925b36 a tantrum right 0048faa4ae now?”07329eb780eb4246

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Just as the startled 277115ae3c skinny guy raised his 49b520dcc6 hand.bfd56d9043efd471

Thwack. A heavy thud 6579f6938d resonated from the 58bacb54ae skinny guy’s head, 4384ac4833 as if hit 9e6395bb67 by a flying 6786938499 soccer ball, and 7489970d7f his face turned a234b5d7b7 halfway around.1108d3c810889ecf

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The skinny guy’s body 3ac8d731bc momentarily staggered. He turned b126f04cca around, his 822a457b38 face contorted 76b03b6d5c like a 67249a3de5 demon. Heeul’s breath aa151d0484 hitched as 9448a5e2bd she recognized fb878aa5d6 the person ec3265464c who had 62167eb737 hit him.d06706cbf46409e4

“Ah, shit, which 252a3d06c3 motherfucker…!”4757b804ccf1bd1b

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“Move.”488b1cad852c1de0

A chilling voice 7936220b73 emanated from the c6fd57aa90 backlit man’s face.4b57d0885f045f44

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