Pay With Your Heart

Chapter 243: Her Last

Eun-sun’s eyes bulged and her heart picked up the pace at the frightening sight before her. She was stunned. She stood still like a statue as her eyes remained glued to the weapon in the man’s hand. It was a gun. A gun??

W-Why was someone pointing a gun at her? Who was he? Eun-sun asked herself in fright as her heart thudded loudly in utter trepidation. Her fully widened eyes not leaving the pistol for a second.

If she had been sobered up by that venting thing she had done inside the bar, now she was even more clear-headed as if she had never taken a sip of alcohol before. Her blood rushed up to her head as the man stared at her with the gun pointed directly at the left side of her chest. She slowly raised her gaze from his outstretched hand to his face, but she could barely see his face as it was hidden away with a face cap which he had on. But despite not seeing his face, Eun-sun was sure she had never seen this person in her life before.

If she didn’t know him, why then was this person pointing a gun at her? And how did he even know her name?

Eun-sun knew it was dumb of her to ask herself such questions, because it was obvious she was someone’s target and she wasn’t going to get any answers from him, nonetheless she asked, “W-Who are you?” Her voice was shaky and fearful. Goosebumps trickled down her skin as she stared at death in the face, while she asked that question. But the man remained still and he didn’t bother to answer her question as expected.

“P-lease don’t .....kill me,” She desperately pleaded. Eun-sun didn’t know why, but she was sure the person standing before her was on a mission and he wasn’t going to leave until she became a bag of corpses -one bullet from the weapon in his hand was all it required. But she didn’t want to die. As a matter of fact, no one wanted to die.

The heavens must really be partial towards her. So it was capable of honouring one’s prayers and desires this fast, but for several years she had prayed and hoped for a better life but nothing happened. None of her secret prayers or wishes was ever answered. But just a few minutes ago she had secretly wished for death – She had been so bitter and overwhelmed with despair so much that she thought dying would be better than this pain-staking life she was living – and in such a short time an opportunity had presented itself? It was official that whichever deity was in charge of her life must really despise her.

.....

She suddenly remembered when someone had asked her if she had ever thought of the possibility that this life could be a video game being played by folks from another dimension, and she also remembered replying to that person that if it was true, then whoever was directing her must have a broken analog. Now, it seems she was right after all. Game or not, whoever was in charge of her life must really hate her and must desperately want her dead.

Wait, why was she even bothered by who wanted her dead? She should be worried about getting out of there. She didn’t want to die...at least not yet.

She felt a cold shiver run down her spine when she saw the man’s hand rest on the trigger, and it made her heart drum erratically.

“Please... don’t. Don’t.. don’t kill me please, I beg you.” She hastily pleaded once again, as her mind calculated how she was going to get out of the situation she was presently in, alive. She thought about lunging at him and kicking the gun out of his hand but the distance between them wasn’t something she could cover, except she had supernatural abilities. She couldn’t even bring out her phone and call the police, nor was anyone coming out from the bar. Eun-sun’s head was running 360° but nothing seemed to come to mind, and that helplessness made her realize that tonight was indeed going to be her last.

What a night it was.

So many heartbreaking things had occurred in one night. She was almost tempted to scoff scornfully at her jinxed life, but then her mind suddenly wandered to somebody. Lee Dan-Han.

The thought of him suddenly weighed get down. Was she really going to die without telling him and showing him just how much she loved him? She had even parted with him tonight in an unpleasant way. He had tried to be there for her, but she had pushed him away. The thought of not being with the only person who had accepted her and loved her irrevocably brought hot tears to her eyes and made her heart squeeze tightly. She had forgotten to acknowledge the good things in her life once again and had dwelled on the sad things which she couldn’t change.

If only she had remained at home and let Dan-Han console her once again, maybe she wouldn’t be begging for life now.

Her heartbeat skyrocketed when she saw someone else approaching from behind the man who had a gun pointed at her. She didn’t know who that person was but when she saw him place a finger across his lips silently ordering to stay quiet or not give him away, Eun-sun felt like salvation had come. Her heartbeat increased a bit more, but she noticed how the man standing in front of her slightly looked over his shoulder like he knew someone was coming from behind him.

Eun-sun’s heart stopped when he suddenly looked back at her and pressed on the trigger and in that same second, she heard the reverberating sound of a gunshot, no scratch that! Sounds of gunshots echoing through the night which made her still as her eyes widened to their extreme.

Has she been shot?