10: Try Harder

School was cancelled for the rest of the week as two accidents in one week seems too much for the students to bear. The siblings together with the four decided to head back to their own houses to gather stuff to move into Minji's house leaving Nari alone at the place. "Minji hurry up, we still have to buy Nari clothes", Minho yelled opening Minji's bedroom only to see it empty. "Minji where the hell are you", Minho yelled as it was the usual chaotic morning. Before he could open his mouth once more, Minji then called him. "I think you should come out here", Minji said as soon as Minho picked up and immediately hanging up. He rushed outside only to see Minji standing by what seems to be an urn. "What's that", Minho asked approaching Minji. She just pointed to the urn with an attached note. "Next time, bring the actual body. Here's an urn when you decide to burn it", the note read. "No shit Minji, what's your plan now", Minho asked as he read the note. "Nothing. I'll wait and see what he does. He can't really do much at this point", Minji responded shrugging. "You really are out of your mind at this point, Minho said making Minji laugh. "I prefer the term immune and unbothered", Minji responded just before walking past Minho towards the door.
"I can't believe you're Lee Minji", Minho muttered before following along with Minji. They hurriedly gathered their things and headed out to the nearest department store. "He knows where we live", Minji whispered towards Minho as they stopped by an aisle with a wide selection of clothes. "Why are you whispering", Minho asked. "He can be watching us right now", Minji continued to whisper. "What do you mean", Minho asked. "I opened the urn before I called you and I saw a small recording device and a tracking device under the lid, why I can't really say much earlier", Minji explained making Minho be on edge all of a sudden. "Why didn't you tell me that earlier", Minho asked now whispering as well. "Then the recording device would hear me damn it, you're the one out of your fucking mind", Minji responded with eyebrows furrowed. "What do we do now", Minho asked in panic. "We walk in circles, you be the eyes at back and I'll be the eyes at front, let's slowly pick up pace until they know that we know that they are unto us, make sure to catch their face", Minji whispered before starting to walk away from the rack of clothed they were standing by. Minho following from behind, looking around for anyone who seems to be following them. Slowly, Minji started to pick up pace as Minho kept up with her speed. Once they reached a full circle Minho started to notice someone not far behind who seems to be keeping an eye on their every move and keeping up to their speed as well..
"I spot one", Minho whispered towards Minji. "I see one as well who's in front too", Minji whispered as well. "What now", Minho asked as Minji continued to pick up pace. "Once we reach that intersection, I go left you go right and let's meet at the secret passage by the sports aisle", Minji instructed Minho. "The secret passage behind that one enormous skateboard", Minho asked. "Yeah that ugly looking skateboard", Minji responded before parting ways with Minho making the two men who were watching them confused for a minute. The two men then reached an agreement to go after a sibling each after a minute of staring at each other which successfully bought a bit of time for the two. As they reached the secret passage, the two men were no longer in sight, they immediately opened the skateboard door and entered in a hurry closing it the moment they got in. "What now", Minho asked as they made their way towards the employee's exit which the passageway was for. "Call Nari and inform her of the situation, I'll call Felix and instruct them", Minji said making Minho fish out his phone the same time as Minji. "What's taking you so long", Felix asked as soon as he picked up the call from Minji. "Did you even drop off Hyunjin and Seungmin already", Minji asked back frustratingly. "Of course we dropped them off now what's taking you so long", Felix asked yet again. "Drive around back, we'll be exiting by the employee's exit", Minji instructed before hanging up.
They continued to walk until they reached the said exit only to be barricaded by the guard. "Where do you think you're going", he asked seeing that they are not employees of the establishment. "Take this. You didn't see us and you'll have any footage of us in this establishment within the day deleted", Minji said as she tried handing the guard some cash that seems to be amounting to a thousand dollars. "That won't cut it", he said pushing Minji's hand away. She then sighed and fished out another thousand. "Another for your cooperation", Minji said nonchalantly looking straight into the guard's eyes. "Another one and  I'll allow access", the guard said. "Listen up buddy, either you do as I say with these two stacks or I make sure you end up in the slumps", Minji said as she shift her gaze to his nameplate. "Mr. Park, while I still have a tiniest bit of respect for you, I suggest you just do as I say unless you want to figure out the hard way how between you and me, I am the one in charge and you have no authority over me", Minji whispered as she neared the cash towards the guard's face. "Who are you even", he now asked. "Trust me, you wouldn't want to know, so make a choice now before I show you who I really am, I'm not really in the mood to hurt anyone today so don't make me change my mind", Minji continued to whisper making the guard's spine shiver.
He stayed silent then eventually took the money and moving aside to let them exit the establishment. "I'll take mental note of your name buddy and I hope you won't give me a hard time the next time we meet. Remember the name, it's Lee Minji", Minji said before walking past the guard and running straight to her car with Minho following along, bowing before running as well. "Drive damn it", Minji yelled as soon as Minho closed the door making Jisung immediately step on the pedal driving away from the area. "So how much did you give that guard", Felix asked as soon as they were in a good distance away from the department store. "A few hundred", Minji answered timidly. "You're being too humble", Minho commented earning a punch from Minji. "Really though, how much", Felix asked again. "Two thousand", Minji now answered honestly. "Dollars? Damn to what? Let you out", Jisung asked completely shocked. "To let us out and delete all footage of the both of us in the department store today", Minji clarified to which made Jisung gasp. "We can do that for a couple hundred damn you should have just given us that two grand", JIsung said now earning a punch from Felix. "You're too damn loud, just continue driving", Felix said making Minji laugh shyly. "By the way, how's Nari", Minho suddenly asked catching the attention of Minji.
"She was asleep when we dropped off Hyunjin and Seungmin", Jisung answered. "Do you think we should get bastard to move in too", Minji asked facing Minho. "You told me he's somewhere safe", Minho reacted in a way that he's shock and unsure at the same time. "Well yeah for now", Minji responded. "Minji what the hell? Let's go get him", Minho then said making Jisung stop the car and face Minji. "So where is he", Jisung asked preparing to head to the location. "You can't really drive your way there", Minji responded with a shy smile. "Seriously Minji", Felix asked now facing her as well. "Seriously", Minji responded as her eyes roamed and continued shifting gazes from one person to another. "So where is he", Minho asked the imitating Jisung earlier. "I sort of kind of maybe sent him to North Korea", Minji answered earning groans of frustration from the three. "What is wrong with you Minji", Minho exclaimed as he massaged his forehead frustratingly. "Seriously? How could you be so cruel", Jisung asked now facing the road and decided to continue to drive to Minji's house instead of rerouting to get the president's son. "It's the only place I know near enough where he won't get recognized, okay", Minji defended herself. "But still? In North Korea? Gosh how cruel", Felix reacted.
"What's the big deal anyway? We can call him right now, see what he's up to", Minji said making Minho widen his eyes and nod towards her. "Yeah go do that damn it Minji", Minho said. "Fine fine jeez what's the big deal with North Korea", Minji asked making the three's frustration heighten. "It's ringing already shut up", Minji said the moment the call started forwarding. "Oh hey! How has everything been there so far", Minji asked as soon as he picked up. "Great to hear that everything's alright well like what I promised, that's just temporary, okay? I'll have everything ready by tomorrow... alright, stay safe there", Minji said before hanging up. "So he's alright", Minho asked as Minji nodded in response. "What is it that you promised him", Minho continued to ask. "I promised him I'll get him out the country together with Nari, they need to stick together from now on", Minji elaborated making Minho at ease. "Why did you find it necessary to fake their death in the first place", Felix suddenly asked catching Minho's attention yet again. "I don't know", Minji responded making Minho shake his head. "You do know and you need to tell us now what you know", Minho demanded. "They were left for dead anyways the moment they agreed to our father's stupid plan", Minji responded nonchalantly which surprised Minho at how she showed no sign of empathy when she said those words.

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    Lamujer Gerame Babor

    nice

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    Mendoza Louie John Azul

    good novelah

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    Eizekelle Ucag

    the story was good

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