Trapped

Chapter 16

Jeong-Hui

I walked along the sidewalk looking down. It was a sunny day yet it still felt like a rainy cloud followed me. I didn't even know where I was walking, it was a school day but I didn't feel like going to high school.

I got straight A's and my teachers loved me so there is no reason why I have to school so why not ditch. Even with that thought, I didn't want to walk home so I just walked around town  . 

"My cookies!" I heard a middle schooler girl yell in front of me. She had just fallen and her cookies were now spread across the sidewalk.

I looked at the cute cookies which were cut to make cute bears and I decided to help pick the cookies up. "Thank you!" the girl told me bowing.

"It's okay don't worry," I said continuing to pick the small cookies up.

I gave the petite girl all the cookies I was able to pick up. "Thank you! Thank you!" she enthusiastically said. She kept bowing rapidly and thanking me over and over again such a cute and innocent kid.

"It's okay! Now go to school or something," I said to the kid patting her back.

"Ok!" I turned around but before I left the girl gave me a small bag, "Thank you for helping me! I have some extra cookies that didn't fall if you want."

I took the small bag and smiled at her, "Thank you." The middle schooler then skipped away humming, I opened the bag and just enjoyed the cookies she gave me. 

My once sad day became a little better by the younger girl who gave me cute bear cookies.

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Yesterday was the most questionable day of my life. I went to sleep in my room and now I'm waking up in an interrogation room in the police station all alone. 

"Are you okay?" The middle-aged police officer walked in the interrogation room.

"Yes, I'm okay. Thank you for letting me stay here," I told him bowing.

"No need to thank me, a youngster like you shouldn't be in a dangerous situation. Now come on all the other police officers are having breakfast," the police officer told me walking towards the door.

"Breakfast?" 

"You can't help us catch your boyfriend if you're hungry."

"...okay" 

"Don't worry kid you're safe now."

I followed him to a room where some other police officers were conversing and eating. I bowed to all to the officers who all warmly greeted me. I was scared the officers were going to be rude and not care but all of them treated me like a human being. They didn't treat me like someone who went through a traumatic situation which if anything made me feel better.

Thinking of the action that Si-Woo did yesterday still makes me feel scared and sad, these people just made me forget about that. While I was sitting there I was able to befriend a young girl who kept stuffing herself with bear-shaped cookies.

"I hope you're doing better because I want to arrest that disgusting man but first, do you want cookies!" she talked at a really fast past not allowing me to fully digest what she's saying. 

"Oh, by the way, my name is Su-Jin! I'm an intern!" I took the bear-shaped cookie she gave me eating it slowly staring at her confused.

"My name is Jeong-Hui." She sat up straight looking at me with her wide eyes, she's adorable.

"I know! Kim Yeong-Ho told us who you were!"

"The old guy?" I pointed to the man who talked to me in the interrogation room.

"Yeah! He also helped me..." she said slowing down looking sad.

"I'm sorry... for bringing it up."

"Nah! Don't be! I was the one who brought it up!" She went back to her fast-paced, energetic personality.

"Okay..." 

"By the way, you can trust Kim Yeong-Ho. It might seem like you can't trust anyone right now but don't worry he's going to do the best he can," she said in a serious tone.

"Thank you," I warmly smiled at her.

"No problem! Now come on, eat more cookies!" She excitingly yelled shoving cookies in my face.

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Hi, fellow Aroha! I already have like a schedule where I publish every Sunday or Monday but at the time where I'm writing this, my school still hasn't started. I want to finish this story before school starts so I'm not stressing about publishing and schoolwork so now I'm going to update every time I immediately finish a chapter. Wish me luck!

I brought an Astro backpack for school and not only am I terrified of ruining it but I'm more terrified of someone asking me what Astro is or even judging me. I LOVE Astro and I want to show it but at the same time, I don't want others to judge me. I just want to have the self-confidence to be able to tell people I like kpop without thinking they'll immediately think I'm weird.

I don't know you guys could or ever did relate to that but I'm torn and sad. Well sorry for my rant. Anyways good luck in school to whoever has already started school and I love ya so so so much! Thanks for reading! Cya! <3