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A young woman who had a pup-like appearance possibly the Wolf cut she had elevated such aura. She appeared to be in Early twenties, dressed herself in a Off-white pinafore which had an trouser attached together at the bottom, a Green Jumper underneath, some canvas shoes and cherry lip tint to complement the look. The outfit was so fitting for her cutely alluring demeanour. If you wonder who she is, Perhaps you could come across her name if you heeded a closer look at her Shoulder bag. It had a fancy brooch on with her name Engraved on it.
Her name was,
“Kim Seung-mi.”
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Next to her, was an rather handsome boy with notable facial features namely his high bridged sharp nose, Seemed like it was crafted by Da Vinci himself. His eyes were closed but his luscious long lashes were fluttering to the wind swishing through the ever slightly opened window he was leaning his head on, The wind loved his two block haircut blew, ruffling through it. He had a light framed rim holding the curved square shaped lenses. Looking down, a Pastel beige shirt with an dusty winter blue Denim to go along, Giving off a soft, genuine vibe. If you look at it another way, He had it in him, to be a Main lead in a Romance K-Drama and No one would argue otherwise.
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The Bus abruptly puts on a Break, Thrusting the girl forward from the force, almost slamming her forehead against the firm plastic surface of the back of the seat in front of her. This jolt awoke the handsome seatmate beside her as well.
Panting heavily from an unknown head throb and breaking a sweat perturbed, She tries to calm her self down, by placing her hand on her chest rubbing up - down and patting herself. But it was of no use. She was having a tough time easing herself as she struggled to catch her breath.
The guy right beside her starts to get concerned by her sudden hyperventilation, Decides to aid her by offer her a tissue to wipe off the dampness from her face, mostly from her forehead and neck.
He Quickly grabs his Office bag he was carrying, that was securely between his two forearms to find a Tissue pack. To his dismay, while he was trying to unzip the bag to look for Tissues, It got stuck against something within the bag. As he made an effort to unzip by pulling on the zipper harshly, with more force, the zipper splits from the bag, And he unintendedly hits her near the Chest.
The guy not expecting this outcome whatsoever, tries clarifying to Seungmi that while he wanted to help her, the zipper from the bag broke and he inadvertently bumped into her due to it, through re-enacting the segment while apologising multiple times in between. Due to it, He failed to notice that she was no longer gasping for air.
However, Seungmi didn"t say a word as she keenly stares at him either noting his actions or possibly lost among his Feline eyes. Apprehending that there was zero response from the girl in return, He once again he tries to explain situation, Unsure of how she might perceive his intentions and could easily misunderstand it. But it was no Avail.
Seungmi on the other hand, Was still completely silent, In her mind, Lost in thought. She briefly looked at where he “hit” her before suddenly standing up from where she seated. The guy looked up, startled by her Unpredictability, Glinting with his doe eyes.
She looked down at him, Drawing a Deep breath in Before unhesitantly grabbing his Left arm, Shouting, “P- Pervert!” Sending the guy’s Jaw to the floor.
“There’s a Pervert here! He- He tried to Fondle me while I was Asleep!”. The Other Passengers on the Front and the Back looked at them due to the Sudden Clamour. The guy was still processing the situation he was in, genuinely baffled and dumbfounded at the girl’s behaviour,
“EXCUSE ME MISS! W-What do you mean that I AM A PERVERT? I Accidentally bumped into you while I was trying to HELP you out. I even explained and apologised for it! Why are you accusing Me of something I’m not, creating such Blatant Lies on spot? Are you out of your mind?” He retaliates back enraged by the Out the blue fake accusation against him.
The Passengers were puzzled at the back and forth between the Both of them, They glanced at each other, Ehiispering back and forth, not knowing Who is on the Right or Wrong Nor, What to say or do in such Scenario.
A guy with a Dark Blue Head Bandana and a Green hoodie who was on his Phone this entire time, chattering stepped in taking the spotlight, Stealing everyone’s gazes, “Man... I can’t believe bastards like you still exist in this day and age.”, he said brazenly, As if He’s a Hero of Justice or some sort.
Finding this whole situation Absurd and Escalating beyond control, The falsely accused guy didn’t give up yet, Determined to prove his innocence, “This is really Ridiculous! I swear I didn’t do anything inappropriate like she is accusing me of, There should be CCTV cameras for security inside the bus right? Check them, You’ll learn the Truth.” He said persistence plastered all over his face, While pointing his hands around the bus corners.
The Bandana guy swung his phone up front to face him and continued, “Guys! Can you actually believe we found a guy like this inside a Public transport. Just because he is a little good looking he thinks he could get away with it. He is even trying to redeem himself in a Rad Way~ ”
Listening in some passengers joined in, somewhat seemingly agreeing and nodding their heads slowly in agreement, Not even bothering to believe the innocent guy"s pleas.
The Accused guy gave up defeated, Restlessly Defending himself, Covered his face with one hand while gripping the handgrip with his other one, turning sideways. He did it so whoever on the other side of the Bandana guy’s phone wouldn’t see him or recognise him, Saving himself from tarnishing his reputation even further for something he didn’t even do.
The bus driver was glancing at the rear view Mirror, Here and there to see what the commotion at the back was all about.
A women silently watching this entire thing play out responded, “Shouldn’t we should report him to police authorities?”
A Middle aged guy behind her, “Yeah I agree! We need to file a complain against him, It’s the right thing to do after all.”
Seungmi who seemed like she was waiting for this very chance, to have others in her favour, Rushed to the driver at the front.
“ Uncle? Uncle, You know that guy was trying to pester me right? Can you turn the bus Left instead of going the usual Right route, Straight to the Police station, Just across the Left street? So that I can report him? Please?” The girl requested the bus driver with her pleading puppy eyes.
The Driver heard her but maintained an Unchanging straight face, “I Don’t think I can just shift the current route just to go to the Police station, The bus will be behind schedule If I were to do that. Road Rules are Rules.” he answered her, Unwavered.
“Yeah we can’t do that dear! I got important matters to attend to.” A women in her 40s, expressed her worries in a hurried manner.
“Girl, We understand that you have to report that guy, but how can we all possibly accompany you? We all are occupied with our lives and have many responsibilities to tend too.” Another bald guy gave his statement in a gentle way.
The girl bit her lips in anxiousness and grabbed on her shoulder bag strap tightly, After whatever she had hoped and was going this extreme for it, has possibly failed.
The Bandana guy, “Don’t worry girl, I have his face recorded on my phone. This could serve as an Evidence in the police station or the court later, Uh let’s see...” he slightly squatted and looked out to View where the next bus stop was,
“Ah we are currently in Sinwon-Dong, There will be a bus stop right after the Junction, You can get off there and Turn him in, to the Authorities.” he said with a reassurance.
“NO, No we won"t get past the Junction.” with a tremble in her voice, She shakes her head gripping the strap even more tightly,
The guy confused by her mumbles, “What did you just say?”
“I- I’ll get off, I want to get off now. Please let me get off the bus.”
The Accused guy takes a peek of her insistent pleads, Using his inbetween index and middle finger, Scoffs , "Are you trying to run away from here after smearing my image, Because you are afraid of being found out that you are in the wrong?"
“You can’t just randomly get off the bus in the middle of the road. The Public-transport buses are only allowed stop at the designated bus stops unless an Emergency.”
She shakes her head Disagreeing, “Driver Uncle, I want to get off now! Please understand my situation and Let me off the bus.!” urging him.
“Just let her off already we can’t be delaying our time like this” a voice could be heard from the back.
The Driver looks at the "pitiful state" of the girl from the Rear view mirror, contemplates to himself for a second, Eventually pressing a red button that opens the Front side door.
The door slowly opens accompanied with a hiss sound. The girl rushes out almost frantically only to stop at the last step of the staircase and looking back in.
“I- I need someone to come with me as a Witness.” She looks around the bus, mid sentence, As everyone avoids having Eye contact with her. Seungmi finally spots the One, "You are getting off with me." "Wh-?" She then Drags the guy she accused down with her. She politely bowed to the bus driver for the inconvenience she caused, Before the doors slowly closed on them.
The bus finally takes off leaving both of them at the side of a road near a High way. Seungmi finally huffs Relived, Strocking her silky hair strands backward with her right palm, While her left hand is on the hip. She walks back and forth a few times.
The guy glances at the bus which was now quite the distant away from them and sighs furrowing his face as he faces up at the light blue of the sky with hands on his slender waist. He then looks back at the girl, locking eyes with each other for a split second. The guy shakes his head still in disbelief, wondering whether all of this turmoil is taking place within a Dream...(More of a Messed up Nightmare, to be truthful) or in the Reality.
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The girl grins to herself, While the guy gapes at her as if she"s gone Insane.
“Let’s go” he drawls.
“To Where?” with lips her still slightly curved up, asks him obliviously, as if she didn’t just cause a ruckus few minutes ago.
“What do you mean WHERE?" He says mimicking her tone. "You were the one stirred up quite the fuss inside the bus accusing me being a Perv. So let’s go to the Police station. I’m not scared at all since I didn’t do anything wrong. We will resolve this matter fair and square.” He answered clearly annoyed and infuriated.
She tries to muster up courage, reluctantly parting her lips to say, “Uh Well... About that- No need. I know that you are not a... Perv.”
She utters those words, as she looks down slightly embarrassed and closes her eyes preparing herself to get yelled at.
The guy stops in his tracks and turns back around dumbstruck,
“HAH!? Wow So you knew that yet you still accused me In front of Everyone inside the Bus? What were you thinking? Did you take me for some kind of fool? Or Is this some kind of sick Joke for you?” piqued at her.
She lets out a sigh understanding severity of his words and how played must he feel at the moment,
“I do have a reason for doing what I did, but I really can’t explain it to justify right now, I sincerely apologise as this is entirely my fault. I hope I can make amends with you another way. If there is any legal trouble in the future regarding today I will clear your name and I’ll accept any penalty for framing an Innocent guy. But for now...”
She stops for a second and searched for something in her bag. The guy was staring at her unsatisfied and unimpressed with whatever she was trying to convince him with. Searching for a concrete explanation, for the lack of answers, as to why she would do that to him, internally sighing.
She grabs her purse, “Please have this as a compensation for everything that went down, This much should be enough to Cover your Taxi fare, If there"s balance you could have it as pocket change. Just so you know you, You actually helped out... No. Saved me today. I’ll always be grateful. Don’t reject this even if you are resentful against me.”
She grabs his left hand, Noticing how tiny his fingers were, like a paw? which was rather cute for her. He was not resisting all. Opening his fingers one by one and she places a little amount of cash and folds his hand back, Hoping this would somehow breaks the ice between them, for now. He wanted to reject it but couldn’t as she looks at him with her puppy eyes and beamed a adorable smile at him.
“I really have to go now, So Later~ ” She does a hand salute motion and turns walking away rapidly in a rush. The guy is once again dumbfounded by her actions. He stood like a statue in a daze for awhile, He watched her as she grabbed her phone checking something while walking away.
On his Mind, “Is she actually off her knockers or Is she a bit unhinged? That women Definitely has few screws loose in her head for sure.” ponders to himself concerned.
As he comes back to Reality of the world, Gazing at her tiny figure walk further and further away. He looks at the reimbursement she gave him crumbled within his clenched hand, Staring at it until he notices the watch on his wrist. He promptly turns his hand upside down to glimpse at the time, Then realisation and panic hits him at once.
He hastily extends his hand to stop a Taxi that came towards his way. As the Taxi pulls up near him he looked at the women, One last time , Throwing his bag inside the taxi, Before he himself got on. Making his self Cozy and Comfortable inside the cab,
"What a nutcase of a woman." he mutters under his breath and shakes his head, Eventually Closing the door.
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*BOOOM*
A Violent Outburst could be heard.
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A Explosion Had Occurred.
Everyone around the surrounding vicinity turned their Heads in unison to the Earsplitting sound a little distant away.
Seungmi did too, She was on her Phone typing something in a hurry, Looked Back in the Direction where Blast sound came from, A Large Murky Cloud of Black Smoke could be Visible even from where she was standing.
She was speechless and somewhat comforted, Knowing that she could have been part of it, if she didn’t get off the Bus Soon Enough this time around.
While she was Deeply lost in a Trance, A Motorbike came around the corner and Crashed right into her. She fell towards the ground, and Suddenly the Time itself slowed down, as it was for her .
Trying her best to register in anything as to not lose consciousness,
Everything went blurry,
Noises and Screams slowly fading away.
The last thing she could remember seeing Vividly, Before blanking out was a Sign,
“Wonji-Dong.”
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