Sports Cars Were Different From The Luxury Vehicles Her Father Liked Her To Be In; So The Drive Off Still

Sports cars were different from the luxury vehicles her father liked her to be in; so the drive off still surprised her at the speed. She glanced in the mirror pointing behind at her guards close behind, as expected. Hopefully not too close.

"How many of these do you own?" she asked as she watched the city unfold in the reflection of the window. Hyunwoo's regards to money always surprised her, but not negatively; she'd started working more in the last five years to see what it took to keep her family's fortune. "Ever just think about driving off and never coming home? Would your family care?"

 that  was  all  that  needed  to  be  said,  which  hyunwoo  guides  them  over  to  the  black  sport  car  ;  him  being  someone  who  liked  cars,  collecting  those  for  fun.  just  a  little  hobby  to  pass  the  time,  rarely  even  driving  any  but  at  least  his  cars  looked  pretty  but  he  wasn't  there  to  show  off  his  cars.  ❛  here  you  go.  ❜  he  says,  opening  the  door  for  ari  as  he  waits  for  her  to  enter  his  vehicle  so  he  could  drive  them  over  to  the  riverside.  ❛  i  think  i  have  something  at  the  backseat,  i  think  we  can  use  that.  ❜  sometimes  he  was  there  alone  to  sit  by  the  river  too  just  to  cool  down  and  think  of  life.  ❛  ready  ?  ❜  he  asks,  starting  the  vehicle  and  driving  away.

"Oh. What a cute plush!"

Someone must have dropped it. The little bear plush still looked new, tag still on, and laying on the ground legs up in the air looking sort of sad. Harper plucked it off the floor and dusted off the nonexistent dirt, turning the plush around in her hands to see if there was any indication as to who might have lost it.

"Is this yours?" she asked someone who passed, holding out the plushie as if it belonged to a grown up when it was probably lost by a child.

@stillm0nster // starter from harper

"We can take yours," Ari agreed. Her guards would still follow behind them and linger in the background, though if she asked they'd stay waiting in the car rather than following all the way to the river.

She followed Hyunwoo and sent a text off to them letting them know where they were going. There wasn't any point telling them to wait behind because she knew what her father was paying and what their jobs were; she stopped questioning it years ago.

"You keep a blanket in your car or should we buy one to lay out on?"

 ❛  then  what  are  we  waiting  for  ?  ❜  he  says,  giving  ari  a  smile  and  getting  up.  ❛  let's  go  sit  there,  that's  better  than  nothing.  ❜  and  if  it  was  up  to  hyunwoo,  he  would  sit  there  for  hours  and  look  at  the  river  flow  by.  ❛  are  we  gonna  take  my  car  or  yours  ?  ❜  he  asks,  knowing  that  at  least  his  car  was  empty.  ❛  would  your  people  get  crazy  if  i  was  to  take  you  away  for  a  moment  ?  ❜  would  that  be  a  risky  move  ?  perhaps,  but  he  was  ready  to  just  give  ari  what  she  wanted.

"I learned a long time ago it's better to not care what people think about you," Ari said. "It's better to have only a few close people that don't care about money. Or people who have money of their own that won't care about yours."

 money  money  money  : @anexthetxc

 ❛  do  you  think  they'd  still  like  me  if  i  wasn't  park  hyunwoo  ?  ❜

She'd given thought to running off, but never really considered actually doing it. There was no way Ari could get far -- and if there was a time when she wanted to walk away from it all, the love her family held for her, they'd ultimately let her walk away. Problem was, the longer she worked more in the gang, the more she was beginning to like it.

Ari grinned. "No," she answered, her hand flicking over the button to control the window and lowering it all the way so the wind whipped inside the car. Her hair started whipping around her head, the woman peeking out in to the city without a care how it would mess up the look she'd set to. "But if there was ever a time when you wanted to disappear quietly, I could help you. I have...some friends. They're real good about cleaning behind their tracks, too."

 ❛  couple,  like  five.  ❜  not  really  a  couple,  several  instead.  ❛  a  little  hobby,  you  know  ?  gotta  do  something  to  not  be  bored.  ❜  laughing  about  his  stupid  hobby  but  easily  driving  them  towards  the  riverside  with  the  speed  they  were  going.  ❛  i  have  actually  thought  about  that,  many  times  and  i  think  my  family  would  be  devastated  if  i  made  a  disappearing  act,  especially  my  mom.  ❜  being  a  big  mama's  boy,  his  family  was  loving  but  rarely  having  time  for  him  and  if  it  was  some  family  time,  it  was  about  about  business  and  how  he  should  be  taking  over  his  father's  business.  hands  curl  tighter  around  the  steering  wheel,  not  really  noticing  it  himself,  clearly  not  wanting  any  part  of  being  in  the  business  seen  in  the  future  waiting.  ❛  have  you  thought  about  running  off  ?  ❜

Amara knew she was being followed. One bad decision for taking one rough job was beginning to turn in to a lifestyle change and suddenly she found herself always looking over her shoulder.

She was still new at all of this. But she wasn't naieve, and knew right away that someone was watching. Rather than play innocent, or get violent, she turned around and confronted the person.

"What do you want?"

@warsinmyhead // starter from amara