"What makes you say that?" Jun Hao asked.
"Don't play innocent," she said. "You know the answer to that. The mont I leave, I'm also going to lose my life."
Then, she looked down at her shackled wrists. "And I can't even escape!" she exclaid.
Jun Hao chuckled, causing Angel to glare at him.
"You find this funny?" she exclaid.
Jun Hao stopped laughing and covered his mouth before shaking his head.
"No, I just find it amusing," he chid.
"Isn't that the sa thing?" she muttered.
He leaned against the bed fra, just right beside her, before letting out a deep breath.
"Don't you find it amusing?" he asked. "Two souls like us have different stories but the sa fates-we signed up our entire lives for this kind of life, and we can't even escape."
There was silence in the room before Jun Hao heard Angel sniff.
His eyebrows raised in surprise as he looked at the now-crying girl.
"Why are you crying now?" he asked.
Angel glared at him as she wiped her eyes away with her torn sleeve.
"Why do you go around saying shit like that?" she asked.
"I thought you already knew that," he said. "I just summarized it for you."
"Even if!" she exclaid. "Hearing it from soone else makes it feel more real. I know my life is fucked, but you don't have to say it out loud."
Jun Hao chuckled, raising his hands in the air in surrender.
With that, the two broken individuals found themselves getting closer.
"Aren't you tired?" Jun Hao asked.
"Of talking with you? No," Angel said. "Of this life? Yes."
Jun Hao smirked as he glanced at his phone. He saw that it was just past midnight. The music
in the club was on full beat, and the two of them could feel the room vibrating with the bass of the music.
"You know what would be nice?" Jun Hao asked.
"What?" Angel asked.
"If we could change our fate," he said.
Angel sighed and nodded. "That would be nice, wouldn't it?" she muttered. "But then, it would be impossible."
"You're right," Jun Hao confird. "It would be impossible for the two of us to change our fate."
Angel cast her gaze to her lap.
"However," Jun Hao quickly added, causing her to raise her head in curiosity.
"It wouldn't be impossible to change one of our fates," she said.
Angel frowned in confusion. "What do you an?"
She was surprised when Jun Hao suddenly got up, looking for sothing.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
Jun Hao ignored her question and continued searching the cabinets for sothing.
"A-ha," he said. "I knew it would be here all along."
Then, he showed the tal key to Angel, who frowned in frustration.
"It's been there all this ti?" she exclaid.
Jun Hao chuckled. "It's not like you could reach it anyway."
With that, he walked to where Angel was and unlocked her from her shackles. The pretty girl massaged her wrists and whispered a small 'thank you' as she was finally able to get away from the bed she dreaded.
"Leave," Jun Hao suddenly said, making Angel perplexed.
"What?" she asked, unsure if she had heard Jun Hao right.
"Leave," he nonchalantly said. "Escape. Go away. Do you need more synonyms?"
"What are you talking about?" she asked. "Do you think I could just leave this place? The
mont I walk out that door, they'd bring back here in no ti."
"That's why you're going to leave through that window," he said, pointing to it.
Angel's eyes widened in surprise. "Are you crazy? We're on the second floor."
"So?" Jun Hao asked, opening the window and jumping out without any hesitation. He fell to
the ground with a loud thump, causing him to curse. However, he quickly stood and looked
up, only to see Angel gazing at him like he was insane.
Then, Jun Hao looked around and made sure that the coast was clear. He looked back at Angel and opened his arms.
"Co on," he said. "No one's watching! Jump!"
Angel's eyes showed apprehension. However, as she looked at the dirty room and the charming man who was waiting for her on the ground, she felt sothing shift in her heart.
She wanted to choose the more beautiful thing-and to her, the man down the road was the most beautiful view she had seen ever since she ca to the hostel.
With that, she cursed under her breath and jumped down the window, closing her eyes and waiting for the impact.
However, instead of the hard ground, she felt soone's secure arms instead. She opened her eyes and saw the man looking at her with proud eyes.
"See?" he asked. "It wasn't so bad, was it?"
A smile finally appeared on Angel's face. "It wasn't," she said.
Jun Hao gently let her down to the ground before dragging her to a secluded area away from
the bar.
Angel was still apprehensive, but she felt safe in his presence.
Jun Hao continued looking around, being as ticulous as possible. Then, he nodded.
"Alright, no one will find you here now."
Jun Hao brought out his wallet and brought out a good handful of money.
Angel's eyes widened in surprise when he placed it in her hands.
"What's this?" she asked.
"You've never seen money before?" he asked with a smirk.
At that mont, Angel felt her heart racing in her chest. It wasn't the nervous kind this ti
--but the good kind.
One that you would find yourself getting addicted to.
"That's enough money for you to move to a new city and stay a few nights at a cheap hotel."
"It won't be enough to last you for a whole month, so try busking on the streets. If you truly
want to beco a singer, then I think you would be able to do well."
"Then, save so money and make it to the big stage. Fulfill your dreams."
Angel's heart swelled with every word the man said.
Was it possible to fall in love in such a short amount of ti?
"So, go," Jun Hao said, finally letting go of her hand.
Angel felt her body grow cold with the absence of his touch.
"W-What about you?" she stamred.
Jun Hao smiled. "Change your fate," he said. "I'll be happy if at least one of us makes it out of
this hell."
Angel's heart squeezed in pain.
Then, she nodded.
She stepped back and looked at the empty roads before looking back at the beautiful man
before her.
For a mont, she slipped on the wet concrete, so Jun Hao quickly ca to her aid and held
onto her waist.
"Careful, Angel," he said.
Angel's cheeks reddened as she stabilized her posture.
"Now, you should really go," Jun Hao said. "I have to get back before they beco
suspicious."
Angel slowly nodded, but in truth, she didn't want to go.
Yet, she also knew that this was her only chance.
With that, she clutched the bills in her hand and stepped away from the man once more.
As she was about to turn around, she couldn't help but ask one more question.
"What's your na?" she asked.
Jun Hao was silent for a while before smiling.
"Jun," he responded.
"Rember as Jun."
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