5The darkness remained, but a muffled voice screamed at him. The voice spoke Korean and Scratch only knew three phrases in that language. What the voice said, he couldn't understand. And when Scratch didn't answer a hard slap or punch in the kidneys would occur. The t*****e worsened.
Water dripped on his face for an hour before the voice returned, screaming at him. Again, Scratch didn't understand what was said. A punch in the kidney, and the wooden chair he was bound to was tipped over. A kick in the face came next. He felt the presence of someone else. He smelled their breath, felt them breathing. They didn't say a word for several minutes.
Scratch and the chair were returned to normal position. He heard boots descend, echoing on a wooden floor. He heard a door open and shut, then lock
