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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