Author's POV

After what has been feeling like a week for Yungmi, she's been mentally stressed and emotionally ripped apart from the outside world.

She tried conversing with Hana who she believed was beside her room, but all she ever heard were hums and gagging sounds which made her tear up every time.

Today, she was up to something. Not pulling anything funny but she wanted to propose a request to the man she loathed. For the sake of her unnie.

At eight in the morning precisely, the man walks in with her tray and she counted the seconds before she stood up by the bed. Five seconds counted down and the footsteps grow closer and the horrendous looking man entered with the food tray and devilish smile today.

"Three days have passed, just three and you're already getting used to my presence, darling." Yungmi almost snarled at the man in anger but contained herself before asking and using the magic words.

"Hey, can you please let me see Hana unnie...? Please..." her voice was feeble and almost inaudible but he heard her loud and clear. He put the tray too gently on the beside table and held her chin in a tight grip, she shrieks.

"Are you trying anything funny?"

"N-no..." Yungmi said and shook her head. He took time in reading her thoughts and nodded hesitantly.

"Eat up if you want to go to your unnie."

"No. Let me see her first." okay, she was now being too demanding.

He threw her on the bed and clutched her throat in a tight grip, blocking out her yells because she couldn't breath anymore.

"Do what I told you, and you'll be taken to that filth. Understood?"

Yungmi felt like destroying his whole life for calling her unnie a mere filth. Her foot almost kicked his groin but she knew that meant great trouble for her and her unnie. And probably to the rest of her loved ones, too.

Tears threatened to wet the filthy bun in front of her but she ate up quickly in silence and slammed the glass down after gulping all the contents down her throat, just like the other days.

She doesn't want him to stay here for longer, hence the hastiness in her eating.

"Good girl." The same words and same gestures just like every other day and every other meal.

"Now take me there." she demanded and he urged her to hold his hands. Honestly, she felt like a baby being guided everywhere when it's only them walking to the adjacent room.

There she was... Her unnie... Tied up against a pole, weak as ever.

Yungmi yelled and almost ran towards Hana but an incredible tug kept her in place and her tears now flow freely down her face.

Hana too, felt the familiar presence of someone in this alien place and burst into tears when she realised it was her baby Yungmi.

"Hmm!" Hana tried to speak but her mouth was tied. The man gestured a guard in the room to open the tie up and Hana immediately scream Yungmi's name out loud.

Yungmi kept squirming in the man's grip until he felt it was safe for her to run towards her unnie. He released her hand and she collapsed right in front of Hana and held her face, kissing her cheek.

"Unnie a-are you okay? Do you eat, or do they not provide you with that too...?" was her first question. Hana sadly shook her head and Yungmi turned to glare at the man who stood emotionless there. The pain in her eyes made the man realise and he waved a guard outside and within a minute, food was provided.

"Let m-me feed you unnie." she held the pieces of bread close to her mouth and Hana slowly chewed on the simple food that felt ecstatic after three days of forced starvation.

Yungmi sobbed whilst feeding her unnie, and she was determined to get Hana the hell out of this dark, stinky room.

"Release her, please. I'll do whatever you want..."

Hana looked like as if she saw a ghost.
"No...NO YUNGMI WHAT THE HELL!?!" Hana screamed once she gained some energy and looked back and forth between the man and Yungmi.

"Are you sure, honey?" Yungmi just nodded and continued to feed Hana but Hana spit the food out to make her opinion known.

"WHAT THE ACTUALLY FUCK!?! NO YUNGMI, HE'LL FUCKING DESTROY YOU! I WON'T LET THIS HAPPEN!!"

"I DON'T WANT YOU TO SUFFER OKAY!?" by this time, the two women are furious and screaming at each other, purely out of love and were willing to sacrifice themselves for the other's safety.

"Stop it. I'll make you both stay in one room, in your room...on one condition."

"What is it?" Yungmi asked almost instantly.

"You will marry me."