72 Helping Hands (1/2)

Hyuk, Jin Goo, and In Guk were sitting at an outdoor table outside a convenience store.

Hyuk heavily chomped on the corndog he was holding, his face twisted in annoyance.

”Hey, calm down. Are you trying to eat the stick too?” Jin Goo frowned, admonishing his friend.

”What's all of these?” In Guk asked curiously as he picked up the discarded pieces of paper on the table. Hyuk had thrown them onto the table furiously, as if he was extremely irritated.

”Apartments for rent?” In Guk asked, reading out the header of the articles. A few properties were listed on it, stating the address, characteristics, and pricing. A few of them had been crossed out. ”Are you moving out of that house?”

”Yeah,” Hyuk replied after swallowing a bite of his snack.

”That's good. It's high time that you left that place. Are you moving out alone?”

”No,” Hyuk's frown deepened. ”I took Yeo Ri with me. And Gun, that little b*stard, too, I guess.”

”You took Yeo Ri with you?” Jin Goo raised an eyebrow at his words. ”To where? Why? Since you're looking for a place, where are you staying right now?”

Hyuk huffed, replying, ”we're staying at some motel. I was in a hurry so I didn't look into it much. I'm looking for an apartment, but it's taking up more time than I thought.”

”A motel?!” Both Jin Goo and In Guk exclaimed incredulously.

”What were you thinking?!” Jin Goo frowned. How could Hyuk take a young girl to a motel, of all places. Putting aside of how wrong it sounded, a motel was not a very safe place to stay. The security at those kinds of places were abysmal. A young girl like Yeo Ri could easily fall prey to some bad guy at any moment.

”I know, but we were in a hurry.” Hyuk rubbed his face roughly in frustration. ”You guys didn't see how bad it got. I couldn't let Yeo Ri stay there anymore. I had to bring her out,” he sighed tiredly.

It was the first time in a long while that the two had seen Hyuk look so vulnerable.

”Aren't you afraid that your old man might lodge a report? Saying that she ran away or you kidnapped her or something,” In Guk rubbed his chin in a thinking manner.