BLISS
CHAPTER 3
No one dared to answer. One of them pointed his hand towards the door. Eun Ji saw no one there except Myung Soo and some of the oldest children. And the next second, Eun Ji realized the difference seen in the look on Myung Soo's face.
The man looked like he was challenging and dismissive. His eyes were narrowed and tightly locked. He knows Myung Soo is trying to protect ZIA's children.
Afraid of something fatal happening, Eun Ji stepped out.
His eyes opened and realized that the standing figure was staring at Myung Soo, the same gaze Myung Soo gave. He even challenged people he didn't know, cih.
“Kyung Won.” Call Eun Ji slowly. Breaking the silence and stopping the war the two men's gazes.
“During did not meet Eun Ji. How are you?”
Eun Ji finds herself listening to Kyung Won who is back on her bullshit. His hands were moved and folded in front of his chest. Without getting any cue or orders, Kyung Won advances herself one step at Eun Ji.
“What are you doing here?” eun Ji asked still coldly.
“View-only.” Kyung Won replied, “I think this place is good enough also to be a new project. What say?”
“You better shut your mouth and get out of here before I call the police.”
Kyung Won laughed dismissively.
“I'm not kidding, stupid.”
His laughter stopped, he looked at Eun Ji more seriously. “At what charge did you report me? And ah, who is he?” Kyung Won points at Myung Soo with her index finger. “Next victim?”
Eun Ji felt her hands clenching. It feels like hitting Kyung Won right now.
“Close your mouth, stupid.”
“What is Eun Ji-ah? Isn't that what you wanted? Wait, does he not know your habits? Didn't you tell her the truth? Oh, must have been terrible Eun Ji-ah.”
“Eonni no longer does that!”
“Little boy knows what? you even still want to follow the eonni who always change their partner every night.”
His emotions overflowed hearing Kyung Won's statement to Minhwa. Unknowingly, Eun Ji steps up to Kyung Won. There were only a few stops left to reach the man and slap him in front of the ZIA children.
“Go now Kyung Won-ssi.”
“So, after meeting this man, have you learned to respect me? What a wonderful Eun Ji-ah.”
“I said go.”
“Good. I think you already know where and when you can call me to just help you with the effects of your medicine.”
“No, and go.”
Kyung Won no longer replied afterwards, the man chose to leave with a million satisfactions plastered on his face.
Eun Ji turned her body and found the children who came to calm her down. ZIA is my family, and I am his family. One hurt, all felt it. There will be no pain after this.
Various sedative remarks came out of the children's mouths, including Minhwa and Myung Soo's exception. The man was now looking at him sharply, the look on his face was unpredictable. Eun Ji believes Myung Soo understands what Kyung Won is saying, and she also believes that the conclusion Myung Soo made is different from the reality he lived.
Myung Soo moved his body. He walked closer without taking his eyes off.
“I'm waiting for your explanation, Eun Ji.”
Myung Soo glanced at his watch which was neatly attached to his left wrist. It's almost 9 p.m. and Eun Ji still hasn't spoken. For one request, Myung Soo believes Eun Ji has various explanations in it. Although in reality Myung Soo understands what Kyung Won means. It's just that, what kind of reason and medicine Eun Ji was using, she didn't know about it.
“When are you going to start talking?” Myung Soo finds himself talking. Sounds hoarse and low. Hardly recognizing his own voice.
There's no answer. Eun Ji was still silent, dissolved in her own thoughts and stared at the ceiling of her apartment.
Since Kyung Won's arrival to the suburban children's quarters, Myung Soo realizes Eun Ji's face changes. Especially after he asked for an explanation from the girl. He just doesn't want to misinterpret something that is very, very different-from-what-Eun-Ji-do.
Kyung Won said Eun Ji always changes her partner every night, couple in what way? Kyung Won says Myung Soo is Eun Ji's next victim, what victim? Kyung Won says Eun Ji can contact Kyung Won if she really needs help after taking the drug, what kind of help and.. What kind of medicine does Kyung Won mean?
Myung Soo ruffled his own hair in frustration. Too many ‘ Kyung Won’ said in her mind. Anyway, all he needs is ‘said Eun Ji’ not ‘said Kyung Won’. Eun Ji is the one who feels it and Eun Ji is the one who knows a lot about herself. And now what? The girl barely spoke for an hour.
“It's been almost an hour and you still haven't spoken. I'd better get back to my apartment. Maybe what Kyung Won said was right, soon men will come here.”
Myung Soo gets up from his chair, walks slowly towards Eun Ji's apartment door and holds the door handle until Eun Ji finally asks him to wait. Myung Soo turned his body and looked at Eun Ji who had risen from her seat.
The next minute they passed with a more serious atmosphere. The two sit facing each other, while in the middle of them, a botoh and an injection device managed to make Myung Soo again wonder. What drugs and who uses these drugs?
And the next moment was really stressful. Eun Ji had just read her mind and said, “This is the medicine Kyung Won was referring to earlier. It's not drugs or anything like that that causes addiction, you can check if you want.”
For a while Myung Soo felt doubtful. Her hands trembled reaching for the medicine, in her eyes Eun Ji who was also looking at her with teary eyes. Myung Soo felt like he had to check the medicine, whether he got the courage from where, with a quick movement of the medicine already in his hands.
He looked at some hangul written right on the body of the medicine bottle. Then his eyes opened, the medicinal description completely shocked him. How not to be surprised, there, in the body of the drug, clearly written words that Myung Soo should not have found from an Eun Ji. Eun Ji is taking stimulant drugs, which can also prevent pregnancy and cause death in her. Myung Soo looked at Eun Ji, This time it was the girl's turn to talk.
“That's what I always use when I feel like my happiness is gone. Fly carried by the wind, and somehow landed where. All I knew at that time I needed my happiness back, and with one injection here,” Eun Ji pointed at her arm. “And one phone call to the nearest bar here, that happiness comes again.”
“By selling yourself? Letting your true self be taken by those bastard men who used you?” Myung Soo said disparagingly.
Eun Ji cried, the first one tear drop Myung Soo saw right on the first day they met. This time there is no sympathy in Myung Soo, he feels his anger leading the reins over him.
Even an angel can sell himself.
“I didn't sell myself, and they didn't use me either. The way is wrong, but happiness cannot come by itself. You can say I'm a fool or a whore, but you can't say I sold myself. Because everything I do is clearly different from what you think.”
“Where is the difference?!” ask Myung Soo in a higher voice. “You even recognized yourself as a prostitute. As a woman you should take care of everything you have, give it to your husband only. Instead of letting yourself be fucked by men just to regain your happiness.”
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