crossroad

Felix walked along the sidewalk and rejoiced at the closure of his study debts that had been accumulating for a whole month. In order to manage to pay off all the debts, he did not sleep for days and nights for a week. didn't really want to go back home. A lot of dust has accumulated in his room over the past week, but he doesn't have the energy to clean up. After some thought, he decided to go to North Head . He wanted to go there with Hyunjin on the weekend, but he didn't know where else to go for a walk. Felix has been dating Hyunjin for two years now. They met in Seoul. Both studied at the same university. They were brought together by a mutual friend with the words: – you are suitable for each other! Everyone laughed about it, but a month later Hyunjin took Felix to the Ferris wheel park and confessed his love to him there. Felix still remembers how nervous he was then. It wasn't the first time guys had confessed their love to him. But then, looking at Hyunjin, his heart started beating faster, and his cheeks turned as red as tomatoes. He remembered Hyunjin's gaze, so gentle and loving. Remembering that day, Felix did not notice a passing man and bumped into him. – ey! Look where you're going! – the man spilled his coffee because of the collision. – I'm sorry! I can pay – after a few seconds, Felix realized that he had no money to compensate for the coffee that the man had spilled due to Felix's carelessness.. – I don't need your money. Learn to look in front of you instead of flying in the sky, what if you went out on the road and didn't notice? What if you'd been hit by a car? Be careful. Before Felix could blink, the stranger was gone. Felix realized his mistake and continued on his way to the Cape. Walking along the lifeless street, Felix felt an unpleasant and pungent smell. He felt dizzy and his heart was racing. His eyes began to slowly close, and his body fell onto the cold sidewalk.

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Felix slowly opened his eyes and felt slightly dizzy and nauseous. Sitting down carefully, he looked around and noticed two guys talking to each other. He was sitting far enough away from them and couldn't hear their conversation, but from the expression on one guy's face, you can tell that he's angry, and the other's face is calm and peaceful. The first guy had red hair, dark skin, and a couple of scars on his face. The second had long brown hair, clear fair skin, and amber-colored eyes. There was fog all around, but he could see that he was in an alley in some city. After a couple of minutes, when the nausea and dizziness began to pass, Felix got up and went to those guys who continued to discuss something. –and what do you suggest? – Just sit there and wait for this blond guy to wake up? Felix understood from what he heard that the blue–eyed man was talking about him, since he did not see any blondes nearby. –we can't leave him alone. This is not right – after making a short pause, the long –haired man continued - when he wakes up, we will discuss the circumstances of what is happening, but for now it's better not to make noise. We don't know if there's anyone else here besides us or how they're set up. Felix informed the two guys about his awakening. –Oh, look who's awake. – we thought you wouldn't wake up so soon. My name is Xie Lian, his name is Neil, and yours? Felix was a little confused. My head was still a little dizzy. – Felix –Felix, you must be worried. The place where we are does not look cozy. I suggest we unite, it will be safer this way. We don't know where we are or how we got here. I'm guessing it was a kidnapping. Neil and I remember that before we lost consciousness, we were on a deserted street and smelled a pungent smell and passed out. When we woke up, we were already here. –but why would someone kidnap us? – Neal asked. There was silence after this question.. – can we walk around the neighborhood? Felix asked quietly. – good idea, that's what we'll do," Xie Lian turned around and waved his hand, making it clear that we should stay closer. After a couple of minutes of walking around the neighborhood, Felix noticed some kind of note on a bench. – Hey! There's a note here Neil took the note and began to read

I welcome you. You are in my "crossroad" quest. Your goal is to survive and find a way out. There are notes with hints and some survival items around. Be careful. There are also people walking around here who are ready to kill you when they meet you. I wish you good luck.

All of your guys were standing in a stupor and didn't know what to say. –so some kind of psycho kidnapped us, – Neal said in a voice that sounded like it had been known for two days. – *** – *** Felix did not hear their conversation. He felt dizzy again. The feeling of impending fainting was very sharp. His heartbeat quickened. He couldn't get enough air. Beads of sweat trickled down his forehead. His palms were trembling. He couldn't move. The surroundings began to distort and seem unreal. – *** – *** – Felix, be patient for a couple of minutes, it will pass – he heard a quiet and calm voice. – Felix, what do you see in front of you? Name the object in front of you Looking up, Felix noticed Xie Lian in front of him, who was talking to him. –Breathe, Inhale and exhale – Xie Lian's face is calm and peaceful. –I'm fine. – Felix said softly –we don't need any more panic attacks here, – Neil said to himself. – I suggest we find some kind of store. Everyone is nervous right now, Xie Lian patted Felix on the head while he was still recovering. –That's a good idea.

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After walking around the city for about an hour, they found an open store. In all this time, they haven't met a single person, come to think of it, it's not so bad if you remember that they're being hunted by some maniacs. – Oh! There's no expired food here. It turns out it was bought recently? – Felix thought. – it turns out that – Neil doesn't seem to like Felix very much. More precisely, Felix thought so, since Neil spoke to him very distantly. –I found a kraft bag, you can put food in it, – Xie Lian took the bag. They took some canned food and headed for the exit, but Neil heard footsteps. – Quiet, behind the counter. They saw a man in a black medical mask passing through the window, and he had a knife in his hand. Felix's hands were shaking again, beads of sweat were running down his forehead. If a man sees them, they will not live. The thought was very frightening. Hyunjin is probably scared of losing Felix. Will they be able to find a way out, will they be able to survive at all. – Felix, what do you see behind you? – Xie Lian asked in a whisper. Felix looked around and noticed a rack of cereal. –the man's gone, – Neal announced.