Wendy stood frozen in the middle of the crowd, her eyes searching for his familiar face. There was a desperateness tightening in her chest that made it hard to breath. Tears continued to trickle down her cheeks as people bumped into her from every side. Fear had taken over and she’d basically shut down not bothering to move even after a few spewed curse words in her direction. Her vision started to blur and it was becoming hard to breathe the longer she stayed waiting but the girl couldn’t risk moving or running away because he wouldn’t be able to find her. A figure coming closer caught her attention and she heaved a breath of relief when her vision focused to see his face. He had found her. “Oppa..” With a tearful smile, she wrapped her arms around his neck, face burying into his chest. A sense of peace rushed over now that he’d found her and Wendy thought everything would be okay but that was quickly proven wrong when he quickly pulled away and tugged her hand. Glancing behind as she sprinted in the direction that Taekwoon darted off, she saw the two men chasing them. “Don’t let them take me!” Her voice was laced with worry and fear as she ducked behind the vehicle that she assumed was his to hide from the coming men.
He crouched behind the vehicle, by her side as soon as they reached it, placing a finger upon his mouth signaling for her to keep silent. “Shh… I’ll not let anyone hurt you.” His whisper was firm, as he tried to pass her as much conviction through it as he could. Taekwoon didn’t intend to let anyone touch her and he would do whatever it took to keep her safe and sound, with no injuries or any kind of kidnapping involved. He allowed himself to keep quiet for a moment, trying to listen any kind of sound that would serve him as a warning, as if angry male voices or quick steps. And once he was sure that they had averted the men, he used the key to unlock the car, wishing with all his strength that it wouldn’t catch their attention. Swiftly opening the passenger car’s door with one of his hands, motioning forward with his chin to say with a gesture that she had to enter the car, but not waiting to her response, already pushing her inside as gently as he could with the rush he had. And soon, the male, carefully, stood up and made his way to the other side of the vehicle, so he could get inside it and drive till home, but he didn’t noticed when the man came from the other side, just noting his presence when his hands met Taekwoon’s shirt, pushing his back hard against the car and mentioning – with a lot of hostility as he pressed Taekwoon’s shoulders, making them start to hurt – that someone wanted the girl. He just had a moment to think when the man’s fist met his chin, his tongue instantly tasting blood as his lip got cut by the punch, and in a matter of seconds he used one of his blows of taekwondo, managing to make the man get off him and entering the car, promptly starting it and driving fast out of that place, a blend of soreness and relief taking his whole body as he looked to the side to see Wendy still there.