The Wall Between Us - Cha (1/1)

The boy turned the corner into his street when he noticed a gang of youths loitering around the front of his run down apartment building.  He knew they were trouble and wanted to avoid them.  As he turned to walk away, one of them caught sight of him and alerted the rest of his gang.  Before the boy had a chance to get away, the gang had him surrounded.

They grabbed his backpack and ransacked it as two youths held him back.  They seemed annoyed after not finding anything of value.  Throwing the backpack aside, the leader walked up to the boy and searched his pockets where they found an envelop with a small sum of money.  His final pay from restaurant."You were hiding this?" said the leader."No, please," begged the boy.  "You can't take that."The leader smirked as he punched the boy across the head, knocking him to the ground.  The rest of the gang laughed as they walked away.  The boy picked himself up and chased after them, all the while pleading for them to give back his money."Please, I need that," he begged."Go to hell!" said the leader as he turned back and punched him on the side of the face.The others joined in as they beat him up.  He felt several kicks to his ribs as he raised his arms to protect his head.

After having done enough damage, the gang finally left, leaving a battered and bruised boy on the ground.  Tears strolled down his face as he lay helpless, staring up at the night sky.  Even as the dark clouds rolled in and the first drops of rain began to fall, he lay there there unmoving.  He raised a hand and clutched at his side.  It hurt.  When he tried to get up he felt a sharp pain in his ribs.  It was too painful to move.  He closed his eyes as the rain grew heavier."Are you looking to die?" a voice asked.His eyes opened as he looked up and saw a figure looming over him with a black umbrella in his hand.  The stranger tilted his head, contemplating something as he looked down at the boy.  He crouched down beside the boy, his umbrella shielding the rain from the boy's face.  He noticed the boy clutching at his side.  Despite the pouring rain, he noticed the boy's eyes were red."Poor thing," said the stranger as he reached out a hand to wipe away the tears along with the rain from the boy's face.The boy was startled at the stranger's action but he could barely move.  The pain was taking it's toll on him until he finally gave in to the inviting darkness.A smile spread on the stranger's lips as he caressed the unconscious boy's face.  "You're just my type.""Boss," a voice called out from behind him.The stranger frowned at the intrusion.  He got up from his crouching position and turned around to find his men standing with their umbrellas under the rain waiting for him.

The boy slowly opened his eyes.  He tried to sit up and found that the pain in his side had lessened.  He soon realised that he was on a large bed in the centre of a very large room, about the size of his apartment.  Abstract artwork hung on one wall.  He also noticed two swords on the mantle.

He panicked a little, wondering where he was until the bedroom door opened and a man in a white coat entered the room with a stethoscope around his neck."Thank goodness you're awake!" exclaimed the man.  "I was getting sick of his nagging.""Why am I here?" asked the boy.  "Who are you?  Are you the one who brought me here?""My name is Dongwoo," replied the man.  "I'm a doctor who got dragged out of bed in the middle of the night because he said it was an emergency."  He stopped and sighed.  "Just a few broken ribs and a slight fever but you should be fine.  The way he shouted down the phone I thought someone was on the brink of death."  He pulled up a seat and sat beside the bed.  "So, what's your name?" he asked.  "It's only right that a doctor knows who his patient is."The boy looked at the doctor before he replied hesitantly.  "Woohyun."The doctor smiled.  "He's going to be pissed when he finds out that I know your name and he doesn't.  He hates it when others know things he doesn't.  Has a bit of a temper, he does.""He?" asked Woohyun after hearing the doctor mention it several times."The owner of this place," replied Dongwoo.  "The CEO of Kim Corporation."