SEVEN

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Lia can't count how many days it was.

Or how many weeks it was.

She just found herself waking up in the same bed covered in white sheets, sometimes naked, but most of time wrapped with the male's shirt that reaches her mid-thigh.


She can't count how many bruises and scratches she has. Or how many red marks that's been abusively placed on her skin that turned purplish – some healed, some still fading, mostly new.

She can't afford to look herself in the mirror. There's nothing to look anyway.


"Baby.." and the same voice she'll hear by the end of the day

"I'm back!" Jeno beamed, still wearing his uniform as he trudged on his bedroom to place a kiss on the girl's forehead

"I brought chicken, let me shower first okay?"


Responding or not, Jeno will still leave her and do what he wants.


Actually, it's pretty normal in Jeno's life.

He wakes up, cooks for them, off to school, comply whatever needed, train on the football field, and go home.


Lia? Well let's just say she got more thinner each passing day. Her lips cracked, swollen and pale. Her hair roots is quite damaged from all the violent pulling during sex. She had no appetite to eat after enduring for a week.


"Baby?" Jeno cooed, showing up in fresh clothes, "Happy Monthsary!"


It's been 31 days...

It's been 4 weeks...

It's been a month...


A light scoff escaped from Lia's lips as her tired bloodshot eyes bore on his sparkling ones.


"Are you happy?"

"Of course! Why baby, are you not?"

Lia only forced a smile, and nodded, "I am"

"Aww my baby loves me!" Jeno cooed and placed an endearing peck on her lips, "I'll set our dinner. Wait here, okay?"


Because if she'll say no, he will burn her skin again.








"Baby ahhh~" Jeno raised a spoonful of rice with a bits of chicken meat to her lips


Lia slowly accepted it, making the male clap in happiness and fed himself too.


Honestly, Jeno is sweet. He is also caring and soft.

This is just one of the times when Lia wished that everything is normal. Even if Jeno became her boyfriend, she won't complain. Only if he is normal.


"Baby, one more!"

"Jeno.."

"Hm?"

Lia momentarily gulped the remains of food in her mouth, "Can I..go out?"

It only made his smile drop, "No" he then reached for her hand and gently caressed it, "There's people out there wanting to harm you. I don't want my baby to separate from me."

"But you go to school, Jeno.. However I am just here...locked.."

"Because Jaemin is there and he will take you away from me." he pouted and bit his chicken, "Just like I told everyone that we're dating and you're just sick. He says I'm crazy and he will get you back once he'll know the truth. Baby, he's the crazy one."


Lia only sighed and nodded.

She just desperately hope that Jaemin would really come and get her.


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"Jaemin, he won't be happy I promise." Sungchan sighed for the umpteenth time

"But...what if Jeno really is crazy? Babe, even if Lia is sick, she will pick up her phone and curse me for waking her up!" Minji exclaimed and flickered at Jaemin, "You sure you heard him?"

"I'm not deaf." Jaemin rolled his eyes, "I heard him mumbling about chicken, and Lia might be so lonely at the house, whatever."

"But Lia's house is empty. We've been checking it for days." Minji broke down in tears, "Let's report it to the police now, please?"

"We can get warnings too if we're wrong." Sungchan sighed, "But maybe I can persuade Coach more and ask for Jeno's address."


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