The sun in Seoul has started to go down, people are slowly returning to their homes after the first 'wave' of workers returns to their homes, salarymen, blue collar workers and other underpaid and overworked workers go back home. But there is one person that is only going out just now, Jin-ah.
She steps out from an alleyways she was hanging out in, clicking her tongue as she scans the ground for any cigarettes that are not burnt out entirely but she finds none, she was hoping for a quick smoke. Okay, last meal was... yesterday, gotta score big. She thinks to herself, rubbing her belly briefly before heading out into the streets, her goal? Find someone that is drunk, stupid, oblivious or has enough money to justify the risk.
Too many people here... This one seems too bright... Okay, time to go. She motivates herself as she finds her target, a salaryman that looks like he just finished his 18 hour shift, eyebags, his eyes closing briefly and he waiting for the lights to turn green on a busy crosswalk but most importantly... his wallet is in his back pocket and almost falling out, perfect time to swoop in and get out as soon as possible.
"Sorry, sorry." Jin-ah says as she squeezes through the Seoul crowd, she pretends to struggle but she is used to slipping through crowds, she steps behind the man, extends her hand and... the lights turn green and the man starts walking, right as she was reaching out for his wallet.
FUCKING HELL!
Fueled by hunger and anger, Jin-ah pretends to stumble forward, her legs almost betraying her and sending her to the ground but with fluid movements she manages to snatch the wallet that was in the man's back pocket, mission successful even if she almost hit the curb.
Now she is turning on her heel and walking in opposite direction but as she gets back on the sidewalk and starts counting the money, she fails to notice someone and bumps into them, into Du and worst of all, the wallet fell down onto the ground. "Ah, shit, sorry!" Jin-ah says but there is a slight tremble in her voice, Du could see the ID inside the wallet that isn't Jin-ah's or they might have seen her pickpocket, either way, she needs to flee.
