Chapter 78 - 3 Man

🌑 Roadside — Same Dark Forest

The night grew colder as a car headlights sliced through the empty forest road.

Inside, three young men in their early twenties were chatting lazily.

Man 1 leaned forward on the steering wheel, humming softly.

Man 1:

"Hmmm~ good song, right?" 😊

Man 2:

"Yeah yeah—just don't crash." 😒

Man 3:

"Both of you shut up, I'm trying to sleep—"

He suddenly jerked awake.

Because up ahead…

Two suspicious men dragged someone out of a car.

A woman.

A woman dressed in a torn bridal gown.

And they threw her on the roadside like garbage before speeding off.

The forest swallowed the sound.

The three young men froze.

Man 1:

"…What the—?" 😶

Man 2 clutched the seat.

Man 2:

"Bro—don't tell me—IS THIS A RAPE CASE?!" 😱

Man 3:

"IDIOT! Shut up!" 😤

Man 1 stopped the car instantly.

All three jumped out, rushing toward the fallen figure.

The woman's veil was torn, her face pale, her back bruised from hitting a tree.

Man 2:

"Is she… is she DEAD?!" 😱

Man 3 crouched beside her, his expression gradually softening.

Man 3:

"…She's beautiful." 😶😍

Man 2:

"OI! Focus! Did they—did they do something to her?!" 😱

Man 1 examined her carefully.

Man 1:

"No. No signs of… that.

Only bruises on her back.

She's alive—just unconscious." 😒

Man 2:

"Then why isn't she waking up…?" 😨

Man 1:

"Brother… should we help her?" 😕

Man 3 didn't hesitate.

He slid his arms under her gently, lifting her into his lap.

She felt cold.

Too cold.

Man 3:

"She's breathing.

She's wounded.

And she's alone on a forest road."

He stood up, holding her protectively.

"We're taking her. Now." 🙁

Man 1:

"Right. Let's go." 😊

The three men hurried back to their car.

Man 3 placed Amber in the backseat carefully, supporting her head on his shoulder.

Man 1:

"Hospital?" 😟

Man 3:

"No.

We're too far from town…

and whoever threw her might be looking for her."

He looked at her bruised hands.

"We'll take her to our place first." 😊

As the car sped away into the night, the forest grew silent again.

But the story had already changed.

Amber's fate shifted the moment they picked her up.

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