Taemin held soojung's hand tightly and pulled her gently to follow him. they walked together in silence, looking around and listening to their surrounding carefully. thankfully, the sky was as dark as black paper so they barely saw anything.

soojung gripped the pepper spray tightly and be ready for spraying it i they appeared. she also looked around in fear. her heartbeat could easily be heard because it's so loud. she didn't know whether it's because they're in danger or because the strong and protective hand held her hand, making her a little bit safe. they walked for minutes and stopped to hide behind the bush a few times. soojung didn't dare to ask him anything so she just followed him everywhere. her mind kept thinking about jongin's condition. she didn't even know where was he right now, and she couldn't ask taemin because the boy was as helpless as her. she ducked and hid behind the bush with taemin so no one could see them. soojung froze when she heard a strange voice sonewhere near. it's like the footsteps, human's footstep. She turned to taemin and she could see that taemin's reaction pretty much the same with her. Taemin pulled her closer to him and kept peeking through the gap between foliage. soojung held the pepper spray and be ready to attack them if they appeared. they held their breath automatically when the footsteps came closer. their prediction was right. a moment after that, those people appeared and walked around them. they yelled at each other while pointed at the smoke. when soojung got a closer look of them, her body trembled because of her fear. taemin pulled her and made her buried her face on his chest. he didn't let soojung see them because he knew that she's afraid. after the one who taemin thought as a chief yelled commanded something, they quickly went to different direction and the chief went to where the smoke was. Even after that, taemin didn't dare to move or inhaled too loud. His body was as cold as the ice if people could touch him. taemin closed his eyes, listening to his surrounding once again. it's quite now, so he thought it's safe to move again. he loosened his embrace and smiled at soojung who looked around with fear in her eyes. Taemin felt sorry towards her but he didn't show it. He gave a quick