1 year at the police station
13 (Yoon Ki-shi's point of view)
...
still
You can't give up
12 years old, the age when other people study and play at school
At that time I
I was at the police station. No, I was in hell.
At that time, I was running the Child Project.
It was a secret the country itself was hiding.
The Child Project is a "pretend" scheme to frame elementary school students like me and take them to the police station.
Not only me, but Taeil hyung, the current chief of our police station, was also involved in that project and became close with me.
...
It was about a month after I went there.
A boy came in, he was only 10 years old.
Seeing his expression, which seemed to indicate he had already given up, I felt myself losing strength.
어린 윤기
"You there.."
"Huh??"
어린 윤기
"What's your name..."
"......"
..
어린 지민
"It's Park Jimin."
어린 윤기
"Why did you come here.....?"
어린 지민
"I don't know... I miss my neighbor's younger sibling..."
어린 윤기
"......I guess I can go out, right?"
어린 지민
"Really??"
어린 윤기
"Maybe... uh"
어린 태일
"Yeah... I can go out!"
어린 지민
"Hehe... that's a relief."
Looking at Park Jimin smiling brightly as if he knew nothing, I was momentarily lost in thought as to whether he was lucky or unlucky.
Well, I don't know yet
The horror here.
'bang'
Here we go again
A man dressed in black opened the door loudly and came in.
And then he says
"There's a new baby today."
He puts us down right away
After a month, there's nothing to be afraid of anymore.
어린 지민
"Wh...what is it...."
어린 윤기
"......"
어린 태일
"Jimin, just close your eyes and wait 10 minutes."
어린 윤기
"Brother.. what the hell.."
My brother quickly covers my mouth.
Well, this moment must be very painful for that young boy.
I was like that at first too.
Now is the beginning
"Let's begin"
Sharp needles stick into our arms
Drugs enter our bodies
Actually, this is of no use
Looking at how my brother and I are still alive and well.
"Okay... Now bark."
"This time, crawl."
If you tell them to bark, they will bark, and if you tell them to crawl, they will crawl.
....
An hour passed like that.
He's already out.
어린 지민
"Uhh...hhh...sob..."
I'm sorry, but this is reality.
어린 태일
"are you okay....?"
어린 윤기
"........"
어린 지민
"You said it would only take 10 minutes... ugh..."
어린 태일
"....Sorry"
어린 지민
"I want to go out... Please let me out..."
I got angry when I saw Park Jimin whining all the time.
어린 윤기
"Hey, Park Jimin"
어린 윤기
"You're not the only one having a hard time right now and you're not the only one wanting to leave."
어린 윤기
"If we knew how to get out, would we be doing this now...?"
어린 태일
"....."
어린 윤기
"I'm having a hard time too... I want to get out too...! I want to get out of this hellish police station too..."
어린 지민
"Hmm..."
He looks at me sobbing.
I'm really going to lose my mind
어린 윤기
"Haa.. What I'm saying is, we'll take you out someday, so just hold on a little longer."
어린 지민
"Okay... I understand..."
Kid... How old are you to be like that?
Oh, I was 10 years old.
One day, two days... Time flies
When can we go out?
...
One day
어린 태일
"Yoongi, Jimin"
어린 윤기
"Why, hyung?"
어린 지민
"What's going on??"
어린 태일
"......"
어린 태일
"When you guys go out, stop by my house and tell me where I went."
어린 윤기
".....?"
어린 태일
"Tell my grandmother... I went to a place she absolutely had to go to."
어린 윤기
"Brother, what's wrong?"
어린 지민
"Why are you so scary..."
어린 태일
"I heard they're going to gather us at 8:50 and do some kind of inspection. They said the doors will open slightly at exactly 9:00... So, let's get out then."
어린 윤기
"What are you saying? Of course I'll get caught, right?"
어린 태일
"I'll stop the guards."
어린 지민
"No... You can go too!!"
어린 태일
"You're small. And you're only a year or two older than me, but don't you think it's a waste to waste your lives here?"
어린 윤기
"It's a shame for you too, hyung. You're only 13. I'd rather be here."
어린 태일
"......"
어린 태일
"I'm having a hard time with life right now. I'd rather die from getting shots every day."
어린 태일
..
어린 태일
"I'll send you out and either live or die."