My Nightmare

Chapter 35

"She is Han Bin's girlfriend -"

"What!?" I cut him off and turned to face him in surprise. Even though it was dark, I could still see his silhouette and facial expression from the faint light from outside. He was serious.

"Yes. She's Han Bin's girlfriend and she knows who I am and how I work for Han Bin. That's why I was worried and panicked when you picked up my phone last time and when she met you that morning. I don't want her to know about you and do something," he explained.

"Do something? What will she do to me?" I asked increasingly curious. If it is true that she is Han Bin's girlfriend then the meeting that morning was indeed worrying.

"She can do anything. Actually... She was the one who introduced me to the prostitution world..." he said in a low, hesitant voice. I was shocked, once again, but just kept silent, waiting for him to continue his story. I heard him let out a slightly trembling breath.

"She... She was the one who taught me about sex. She was my first time. But don't think that she is my lover. We did it heartlessly. Even then she was already Han Bin's girlfriend." He paused for a moment and I remained quiet patiently.

"When I was 16, 2 years after I went with Han Bin and fought in the underground pit, Sunmi started to approach me and one night she..." He swallowed before continuing, "She came to my room when I was asleep. When everyone was asleep. She came and touched me. And that was my first time. I... I didn't really understand what she was doing at first. But after that I understood." I wanted to cry because it could be considered that he was raped. Unconsciously, I approached and hugged him. I grabbed his head and leaned it against my shoulder.

"Jen..nie?"

"Shh... It's okay. Tell me if you want to tell. But I didn't force you," I said, stroking his back. He didn't return my hug but he didn't try to pull himself out of my arms either. Keeping in that position, I felt him gulped before continuing his story.

"After that, she came to my room every night or at least every 2 days for a month before finally, she asked Han Bin to not make me fighting anymore in the underground pit and suggested selling my body. At first, Han Bin refused, but Sunmi insisted and one night she ordered me to satisfy one of her friends who were willing to pay a high price without Han Bin knowing. The day after, she gave the money to him, so Han Bin finally agreed with Sunmi. She asked me to stop because my body couldn't be hurt. After that, they sold me with Sunmi as the pimp until I moved here and the news about me spread. I couldn't help but sold myself because many still offered me and Sunmi knew it so she was the one who ordered me to accept their offer... Jennie?" I didn't realize that my tears were flowing when he suddenly pulled himself up and rubbed my cheek.

"Sorry. I... I... No... I don't know and I have treated you badly," I said after swallowing a lump in my throat.

"No, Jen. In fact, because of you, I quit that job. Jihyo was the last time. That was why I returned to the underground pit because I didn't work that job anymore," he explained.

My feeling is mixed. One bad job is replaced by another bad job.