"Hani, once you're done with the chores, please close the restaurant for me, I'm heading out first, my son was still running a fever. I'll leave the key on the counter."
"Okay boss, I'll be done here in just a few minutes. Wishing for your son's speedy recovery, bye."
After Hani's boss bid his goodbye too and left, he returned his attention on washing the plates.
He worked part-time on this restaurant as a dishwasher. The pay was good, and his boss was very pleasant to him. It was enough to cover some of his daily necessities.
Hani was currently attending college, and because he was smart, he didn't need to worry about the tuition fee in the university as he was a full-on scholar. However, his food and rent were a different story, which is why he needed to find an extra income.
Finally done with washing the dishes and mopping the kitchen floor, Hani wipe some of his sweat that trickled down his forehead.
It was already 11:40 pm. A little bit too late since he usually clocks out at 10:00 o'clock in the evening. Well, it's not surprising since the restaurant was really full pack earlier and two of his co-workers were absent.
Hani headed into the staff room to change into his comfy clothes. After taking off his restaurant uniform, he was left in a white sleeveless shirt where it was hugging his slim body perfectly. Even though Hani was a guy, he was on the slimmer side. A pretty boy with an innocent charm on him were surely to describe his features.
He was in the middle of changing when he heard the bell chimed indicating that the restaurant door had opened.
Someone came in.
Hani quickly put on his oversized brown shirt and stepped outside to tell the possible customer that they were already closed.
But when he arrived at the counter, Hani was shocked to see a man in his late forties covered in blood and was holding a knife. The man's eyes were desperate, and Hani could clearly see the panicked in there. He concluded that the man who suddenly barged in was running away from someone.
A few seconds later, three men dressed in black entered the restaurant as well.
Hani was shocked he couldn't even move his limbs because the man who was drenched in blood hastily approached him and grabbed him, holding him hostage while shouting at the men in black not to come near or else he will kill him.
Jeonghan was so confused and was too terrified to speak. He was trembling like a leaf when he felt the cold tip of the knife press against the side of his neck.
How did it come to this? Jeonghan silently asked himself, his eyes brimming with tears.
The three men stopped their advances as the crazy man took a civilian hostage.
"Sir please let me go---" Jeonghan tried to plead but was instantly cut off.
"SHUT UP!"
He struggled once again but the man had a vice-like grip on him.
"Drop your weapons." The crazy man ordered.
The three men cladded in black slowly dropped their weapons while communicating with their eyes.
"Morales, the boss might show you a little mercy when you'll come with us obediently." One of the men said in a monotonous tone.
The old man laughs hysterically while shouting back, "Mercy my ass! Tell your boss to fuck off!"
Hani was then dragged away by the man like a ragdoll out of the restaurant.
"Don't follow us."
Hani had no idea where the man was taking him, but after some time they finally stopped somewhere in a dark alley.
Hani wanted to negotiate again since the crazy man was finally free from the people he was running away from.
Maybe, just maybe, the man will let him go as well? He just hopes so.
"Sir, can you let me go now? I'm sure those guys didn't catch up to us. We can finally go our separate ways r-right?"
Hani let out a nervous laugh at the end of his sentence, trying to lighten the moment.
The man finally looked at him. The light from the full moon illuminating his beautiful features.
"Why would I let you go when I can make a money off of you."
Hani was smart, he already had an idea what the man meant by making a money off of him but still, he tried to confirm it. "What do you m-mean?"
"I could sell you out and I would be paid a huge amount of money."
The old geezer was staring at him in a weird way before speaking nonsense again; "Or better yet, I could pimp you out, you know...let the bosses have their way with you or I can sell your organs, take your pick."
"That's illegal!" Hani shouted back in disbelief. He always heard about people being trafficked by syndicate from the news and now he might become one those people as well.
Fear started to crawl in his heart. He needed to escape.
So, with all his force he bit down on the arm of the crazy man who was holding him and started to run for his life.
"Fuck! Get back here you little shit! I'll kill you!"
Hani didn't look back as he sped up. He could feel the loud beating of his heart as his breath started to become shallow. He was not athletic to begin with.
He tripped several times causing his knees to bleed as he also scrapes his arms, but he ignores the pain, pushing forward.
When Hani was finally at his limit, his vision began to blur.
The next thing he know, there was a car heading his way, but he had no strength left, so he just closed his eyes, accepting the fate of possibly being hit.
Until consciousness left Hani's body completely.
*****
*In the restaurant*
Michael Kim was pacing back and forth; they needed to report the situation to their boss.
Chen and Jun were standing idly on his side.
They were the three men cladded in black earlier.
"That fucking Morales, I should have just killed him from the start." Chen clenched his fist as he started cursing.
Jun appeased him. "You can after the boss interrogates him."
Michael's phone finally connected. "Boss, we have a situation here. Morales held a civilian hostage, and we've lost track of him now."
"Okay boss. Copy."
Jun then asked Michael, "What did the boss say?"
"The boss ordered us to head back to headquarters. He said he will handle the problem personally."
"Ha! That bastard better start praying to all the saints right now." Chen muttered as he foresees the tragic ending of the person who dared to mess with their formidable boss.
*****
*Screeech*
"Boss, I think someone just fainted."
Sebastian Choi made a hand gesture to the driver to assess the situation outside.
The driver named Dave stepped out of the car and approached the unconscious person. He was stunned by how beautiful this person was.
What a pretty girl.
Dave silently praised.
Just as he was about to lift the girl. A middle age man suddenly appeared, holding a knife.
"That bitch is mine!"
Morales was raging in anger, but as soon as he saw the man in front of him, his soul seemed to leave his body.
He knew he was fucked.
He was damn sure that the man standing right in front of him was a member of the organization.
"Oh, look what we have here. Long time no see, Morales." Dave smiled but his friendly smile sent chills down Morales' spine.
"It's not me! I'm not the one who stole the blueprint, I swear!"
Morales started mumbling.
Dave on the other hand ignored him and looked at the girl lying on the ground.
"What did you do to this poor girl? You haven't changed. Same old nasty habit tsk."
Morales shook his head. "I didn't do anything."
Dave glared fiercely at him. His smile was now gone. He slowly approached Morales and whispered next to his ear. "Oh, I almost forgot, the boss sends his regards."
Morales started to tremble even more. His eyes darting towards the tinted car in front of them.
He knew who was inside.
The boss of the organization that is feared by many.
"Don't worry, you'll have a nice chat with him later." was the last thing Morales heard as he felt an unbearable pain at the back of his head that sends him into a dark abyss.
*****
While Dave was busy tying Morales up in the trunk of the car, Sebastian was left alone inside with the unconscious person.
Dave went inside as well after a few minutes.
As he started the engine, he turned his head, suddenly remembering something. "Boss, what should we do with this person?"
"Treat his wounds, and once he wakes up, ask for his address and take him home."
"Understood, Boss" Dave said with a nod of agreement.
"Also, inform the members about the upcoming monthly meeting." Sebastian added before the car went silent again.
As the car drove smoothly towards their headquarters. Hani began to stir in his sleep.
He was dreaming of being chased by the old man from earlier. The fear of his body organs being removed jolted him awake, pulling him out of the nightmare.
"No!"
He shouted at the top of his lungs, his chest heaving as he frantically looked around, trying to make sense of his surroundings.
And the first person he saw was a man in a suit, sitting right next to him.
Jeonghan was still out of his mind as he thought that he was being shipped off.
He was clutching at the man's suit for his dear life as he started pleading.
"Sir please let me go. I'm only a college student. I'm poor and I was often sick when I was a child, so I think my organs are not functioning really well. Even now, I catch colds really easily. I'm sure you couldn't sell it at a high price and-" Hani rambling was abruptly cut off when the man in suit finally turned to looked at him.
**To be continued...