𝓛𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓘𝓷 𝓟𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓭𝓲𝓼𝓮 | 𝖪𝗂𝗆 𝖧𝗈𝗇𝗀𝗃𝗈𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝖠𝖬𝖡𝖶

Sixteen (Edited)

Zera POV

We were just on our way back from the hospital and it turns out I only cracked 4 of my ribs. Thank goodness I didn't break them. Joong also had a police officer come to the hospital to get my statement. I told him everything and gave him Jay's phone for the evidence on it. He promised that they would wipe his phone clean when everything was over with. He said that Jay should've been arrested right about now which didn't make me feel relived or any other emotion.

Right now I didn't know how to feel. Suddenly Areum calling me whore came to mind. I don't know why but it just did. The incident with Jay kind of made me believe her. It made me think if I really did lead him on and make him think that I liked him. I don't think I lead him on because all I did was agree to lunch but maybe it wasn't like that to him. It was silent in the car before I broke it with a question that made them all snap their heads to me.

"Am I a whore? Do you guys think I'm a whore?" I asked with my head laying on my hand while my elbow rested on the door. Hwa slammed on the breaks before looking at me. I was sitting in the passengers seat, refusing to look at him yet.

I finally turned towards him, about to ask the question again but before I could he gave me a finger flick on my forehead. I hissed in pain before putting my hand over my forehead, rubbing it trying to ease the pain.

"Why would you ask that?" Mingi asked. I turned to others who were sitting in the back to see them with confusion written all over their faces except Yunho. I then looked to Seonghwa who had the same face as Yunho.

"Nevermind." I said leaning back against the window. "Hey." Hwa said softly gently placing his finger under my chin and turning me to look at him. "What happened with Jay was not your fault okay? He read too much into your actions of accepting his invitation to lunch. Trust me you did not lead him on or give him false hope." He said softly.

"Hyung is right Ze. Jay is obviously obsessed with you, he heard what he wanted to hear. He's the crazy one here. He's the one in the wrong. You were just a victim caught in the cross-fire." Yunho said. "It wasn't your fault okay?" Yeosang said sternly. "The bite marks and hickey's on my neck say something different." I muttered under my breath.

"No, they don't. Those bruises are saying that they were given to you forcefully without consent. So no it wasn't your fault okay?" Yunho said and I nodded. After that he began driving again. I knew they were right but my irrational emotions and thoughts at the moment were making me think something totally different. It wasn't long before we got to the apartment complex.

Joong was quieter than usual which was suspicious. I didn't feel safe in my own apartment right now so I asked to stay with them which they said yes to. Yunho opened the door and the rest of us followed him in. I took my shoes off at the door like everybody else did and neatly put my bag down next to my shoes.

Everybody went to the living room to discuss what to order for dinner but I made a b-line towards Hongjoong's room. I went to his dresser and got out one of his hoodies along with my undergarments and a pair of his basketball shorts.

I had my own clothes here but I just wanted to wear his. And then I made my way to the bathroom. On the way there I grabbed a towel and wash cloth from the hallway closet. I also grabbed the roll of bandage wrappings I had in my book bag.

I took a nice hot shower to get rid of the tension and stress I had in my muscles. Before getting in I took off the bandages that wrapped around my stomach area. After I got out of the shower and carefully wrapped the towel around myself. I dried myself off and used a random lotion that was in the bathroom. From the smell of it I knew it was Sannie's.

I put my underwear and shorts on. Before I could put my bra and hoodie on I needed to wrap myself but it was too painful so I decided to ask for help. I opened the bathroom door a little before sticking my head out and calling for Yunho. "Yuyu! Can you come here for a little bit?" I said before closing the door.