"I'll make sure to kill you one way or the other."
I say while grabbing the edge of the knife, the knife slices into my hand but I don't care about the pain, the sting is even less than the one I get from this man, instead of being taken in, I wished I had died on that roadside.
My life has been nothing but a pain to me, and I can't even kill myself, if I do so I'll be dealt with in hell, but my whole life has been hell, so I don't really think I'll care, as long as I don't see his face, and when I finally meet him in hell, I'll love to see him suffer.
His sloppy demeanor and ugly figure to add up to his ugly face just makes him all the more annoying. And hard to look at, and I see that every day and night especially at night.
I hold my mouth preventing myself from vomiting at the thought.
"Na-Young! Get over here, the restaurant's soon going to be flooded with customers."
"Yes Boss!!" I say hiding all my resentment and putting in my cherry smile. I was always told to smile, all my life I was always told to be happy, but never actually felt happiness.
"Na-Young! The sinks clogged!"
"Coming sir!!"
I rush over to the kitchen when I do so he spots my bleeding hand.
"Na-Young! You hurt yourself, we haven't even started cooking and you've given yourself a cut like this...wait here."
He rushes to the cupboard then gets me a first aid kit, after patching up my palm he tells me to continue working.
I head over to the clogged sink where I begin..well..unclogging it.
The time is around 7:30am thats the time we usually open, just 1 minute extra.
I grab onto my palm, feeling its sting.
No matter how used to pain I am, it still doesn't change the fact that it hurts.
*Ding*
The door opens and our first customer comes in, after that customer several more come in and that's just how the day is, I begin cooking of different meals, and serving them.
I fry, bake, roast, cook and any other thing associated with food, I make them, instead of this cheap man hiring more people to work he just keeps me here, while he assists, but he doesn't do as much work as I do.
Lost in thought, piping hot water splashes on my wounded hand.
"Ahh!!"
I hold my mouth to prevent bringing in attention.
"Continue working."
***
Night time approaches.
I feel an arm over my shoulders, when I look back I see my dumb boss.
"Let's go home shall we?" He said with a maniacal smile.
All I want is just to rip that smile of his face.
"Yes sir, sure am tired."
"Haha, better not be too tired.. Let's drive home."
I nod my head with enthusiasm.. Fake enthusiasm.
We enter the car, and ride home.
***
Now reaching home, I first dump my cap on the couch's arm a few inches away from me, while he turns on the lights.
"I'll hit the shower."
"Okay!" I respond with a fake smile as usual.
He heads over to the bathroom, singing his terrible songs as always, while he does that, I head over to my shelf where I am welcomed by my Manga and Manhwas. The things that give me real happiness, especially historical Manhwas, the beautiful princess, and the cute princes!!
A true love, when you can spend the whole day and night with someone you actually love.
I sigh while daydreaming and holding my favorite Manhwa to my chest.
At that moment I feel a huge boot hit my head.
When I turn around I see my boss. Shirtless with only a towel wrapped around his waist.
"Head over to the bathroom and hurry up, I'll be waiting for you." He said while licking his lips.
"...ye...yes sir..."
I drop my book rushing to the bathroom. Have I been daydreaming for that long?
After I finish bathing, I turn to my mirror cleaning the steam off the mirror where I see my reflection.
The only Korean person to have blue eyes.
Then me and my stupid cherry and moist lips, pale and soft glass skin, and according to my boss I'm blessed with a figure-eight.
Maybe if I didn't have these stupid features....I wouldn't be used like this.
He treated me like I was a real daughter since I was 8, but after I became 13, he realized what he had in his house.
Just as I got lost in my thoughts I feel a huge thud on my skull causing me to fall against a bucket.
I turn to the item that had bestowed such an impact on me and saw a boot, when I face forward I see my boss in his towel with a very angry face.
"What's taking you so long??!!!??? How long does it take to shower?"
"I'm...sorry..." I stutter.
"Hey, what's that face for? Didn't I tell you not to do anything but smile? Now smile, I like it when you smile."
I squint my eyes in the pain, when I open them up I see him just two inches away from me, he grabs on my shirt carrying me up from the floor.
"I said smile.."
I force out a smile from my face.
"Good, now isn't that a pretty girl..good Na-Young."
He said while caressing my cheeks.
I hate that name, I hate it with so much passion..it was gifted to me by this stupid bastard, he thinks that if I answer Na-Young I'll stay young forever.
He puts me down, squeezing my shoulder.
"How about we head back to the room hmm?"
I nod still with a smile..smile..smile.. If I get angry he gets upset. And if I cry unnecessary he would kill me..
"Now lets go."
***
I open my eyes and the first thing I awaken to is this bastards face. I curse secretly at him before leaving the bed to get dressed, before getting dressed I take a shower to wash off his filth from me.
I head over to my phone.
5:24am.
I need to hurry up with my chores before 7.
After arranging and cleaning everywhere I begin to prepare his food, upon glancing on my phone it had already been 6:43.
If I don't prepare his favorite ramen before 7 I'm toast.
I half hazardly prepare his food and other side dishes being as quick as possible, but by the time I'm done it was already 7:03am.
"Okay, I'm free."
I place it on a tray, then take it to his room where I see him lying on the bed with his android.
"Good morning s..sir."
I place the tray on the bed.
*SLAP*
I fall to my back holding my face.
"Why are you 4 minutes late?
"I'm so..sorry.."
He opens the cover on the ramen, takes his chopsticks, then begins to take a slurp.
After taking the slurp, he pauses and the looks at me.
"Aisheee."
Oh no.
He takes the bowl of ramen and tosses it at me.
"Ahhhh!!!"
"Why is my Ramen soggy!!? Huh!!"
"I...I...I'm so...sorry.."
He gets off of his bed with his tiny underwear, and rushes towards me.
"Look what you made me do."
"I told I don't like seeing you hurt.. You're gonna ruin your perfect skin...now smile, tch..now smile for me."
He places his two fingers on the edges of my lips expanding it to make a smile.
"Don't keep that sad face, it makes me sad.."
He places his lips on my cheeks close to my ears.
"Please smile for me...smile..for..me.."
He holds my neck.
"I said smile.."
If this is how men are..then I hate them, the ones I read in my books are all lies, if I ever get to escape this man, I'm never getting married.
I force a smile on my face..
"Good..now patch up those injuries, you'll stay alone at home today..I got work to do else where."
"B..but, what a..bout m.m.m.my gym..nastics class?"
"You can go tomorrow, I have business to
attend to."
Wow, the only Saturday and Sunday, the only 2 days where I get to stay away from the face of this rubbish man.
He leaves, making me clean up the mess he made.
Before he leaves I put on a big shirt which serves as a big tunic for me. Since he likes seeing me in shorts.
I walk towards the door.
I begin to send him off as usual, but just as we stand in the balcony, we see a dozen men in black suit, tattoos, and scars.
"Its about time don't you think?" One of the men says.
"Aishee..I was already coming, did you have to come to my home so early?"
"We couldn't wait, pay up or die."
"Die? You didn't put that in the options before."
"Well, I'll put it now."
Loan sharks. What else could they be.
"Look, I don't have any money--"
"Then you'll die..now come with us."
"Wait wait wait!! I want to live."
"Well you should've thought about that before borrowing 1.5 million dollars ehi?"
One point what? How could he have spent so much? And if you were to transfer that money to Won...Damn..How could he have borrowed so much money and yet we're still in a dump like this running a crappy restaurant?
"Look please don't take my life."
"We either kill you or use you as a slave."
"Okay, how about," He turns to me then grabs my arm pulling my from behind the door. "Can you take her instead..I know she'll be very useful in many ways." He said with a grin.
I know where that's going.
"Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet Mama!! Boy, you can even have an extra million won for giving us this girl."
"What? No! I thought you cared about me boss?!!"
"I care about life more."
He tosses me to the big man in front, and he grabs me by the chest.
"Mhm, mhm..this ones good, especially with those blue eyes, now aren't you something."
"Please..leave me alone." I sob.
"Okay man.. we'll take her."
"Oh Thank God!" He said as if be knew God in anyway. "Hey... Um..where's my extra million won? Unless..you were..joking." He laughs awkwardly.
"Oh ya your right, wait one second."
He brings out a hand gun from his belt, then fires it, creating a hole on his forehead.
"Ahh!!!" I scream..
"No, no, don't worry sweet heart, its okay, I just had to take care of some business is all."
I continue to sob.
While I sob, he faces his boys giving them some sort of orders. While doing so, he places his palm on my lap, attempting to carry me, but instead goes in between, I squeeze them together, then step on his foot.
Once I'm free, I make a 180° giving him a good kick on the face.
"Can she fight!?" One of the men ask.
I run towards the man giving Him punches and kicks, but then he finally catches my fist, twisting my wrist.
"Thats enough for one day girly."
"No."
I bite his hand.
I try running but its heavily blocked by huge men the only place available is the balcony.
But don't worry, if I jump I'll only break 200 bones so its okay.
"Hey girly, I own you now, so come here.
He tries grabbing me, but I inch closer to the edge of the balcony.
I'll make a diversion, then when they evacuate from the passage way I'll make a run for it.
I do a back flip, landing on the railings of the balcony, which is a bit slippery.
"Wow, this is some chick you are."
Any minute now.
As soon as they evacuate the passage way trying to get to me, I try my best to make a jump, but before my feet could even leave the railings of the balcony I get pushed back by the man who held me before, by accident I assume, especially due to his expression. It seemed he tried to grab me, but was too late, and ended up pushing me instead.
I begin to fall, fall about 30 feet.
Wait a minute..am I.. Dying?
I've actually wanted to die multiple times, I tried my best to worship God, I was always obedient, and I restrained from killing my boss and myself just to avoid saying I committed suicide.
I know I have many flaws, and it seemed like I've prayed and you didn't answer, but at least answer this one..please give me a better life, a better place to stay, where I'll be happy, where I'll find peace.
I want a good life.
As I notice I'm only a few feet off the ground, I shut my eyes awaiting my fate.
*THUD*
Everything, is so dark.
Once I realize my eyes are shut, I force my eyes open only to awaken to a blurry vision with a strange place and muffled voices.
Once my eye vision had cleared I see a woman in a court lady's outfit.
What's going on here?
I see her lips moving but nothing can be heard, once my ears clear up, I hear the words that come out of her mouth and can't believe it.
"Your Highness! You have finally awakened!!!"
Your Highness? What is she talking about?
I rise up maintaining my sitting posture, finally looking at my surroundings.
Why does it look like I came from the Joseon dynasty?
I look at the woman in court lady outfit, then the physician next to me smiling with joy.
Wait don't tell me.
"Your Highness after so long, please.....please say a word."
"What the F---"