broken butterfly

chapter 10

Sua pov

I sat down next to Siyeon, her parents sat across from us. Her mom had put a bunch of dishes on the table that smelled delicious. I started eating and I glanced at Siyeon. I saw the struggle she was in, but at least she was trying.

"Your name is Bora right?", her father asked.

"The one and only." I replied with a smile on my face.

I couldn't help but feel uneasy, something about Siyeon's parents just felt wrong.

"I haven't seen you before. Have you been friends with our Siyeonie for a long time?"

"No, we actually met pretty recently..."

My thoughts went back to a few days ago, when she fainted in the restroom. Even though I hadn't known Siyeon for that long, it felt like I had known her for ages.

"...actually, I was the one who found her when she fainted."

"Shit, why would I say that?!"

"Oh, so you're the hero that found our Siyeonie. Thank you so much. I don't even want to think about what would've happened if she was found only minutes later", her mom said.

Her voice might have sounded genuine, but I just couldn't shake the feeling that something was off. Nothing added up. The parts of the conversation I had heard in the hospital, her mom yelling when Siyeon came home...but now she sounded so kind and warmhearted. I could only come up with two possible reasons. Either they had actually been worried and her not saying anything made them feel horrible which made them sound angry...or they acted like they loved her around other people but treated her like shit when they were alone. I hoped so hard that it was the first one.

"We should raise our glasses to Bora, the hero that saved our Siyeonie", her father picked in.

It felt idiotic but I went along with it. I didn't want to seem rude and offend her parents. After eating dinner and a bit of small talk, me and Siyeon went back upstairs to her room. She picked out a pair of pajamas I could borrow for the night and I took them with me into the bathroom. She had put hers on already and was waiting for me inside of her room. She was slightly taller than me so her clothes were a bit too big, but it wasn't too bad. The bathroom was linked to her room so as soon as I walked out I was faced with her sitting in the bed, concentrated on the tv screen. She was looking for a different movie to watch since I had almost peed my pants before. She noticed that I had walked in and started laughing as soon as she saw me.

"I knew you were tiny, but those clothes make you look even smaller than u already are."

"HEY, THAT'S MEAN"

I looked down and couldn't disagree with her, instead I just laughed along. I walked over to the bed and sat down next to her.

"So, what are we watching?"

"I was thinking, maybe Jungle book? It's been ages since I watched it and I used to love it as a kid."

"Uhm...I've actually never seen Jungle book."

Her head jerked in my direction and looked me in the eyes.

"You're kidding right??"

"No..."

"KIM BORA DID YOU EVEN HAVE A CHILDHOOD?!"

"Yes, I did Singie. And I can watch the movie now can't I."

"What did you just call me..."

"Uhm...sorry...I didn't..."

She laughed, "I like it...stalker."

"REALLY, WHY CAN'T YOU CALL ME SUA LIKE MY OTHER FRIENDS."

"Because that's not fun."

Before I could answer she grabbed the remote and started the movie. She seemed to really enjoy it and, in some way, seeing her like that made me happy. I watched the movie very attentively, making sure that I could give my opinion on it later in case she asked. After the movie ended, I opened my phone to check the time.

"Singie, it's 12:05 already, maybe we should sleep. We have school tomorrow."

"You're right..."

She turned the tv off and stood up from the bed to dim the lights. Once she did that the only light left in the room was the dull light from the streetlights on the other side of the window. She slipped under the blankets and I did the same.

"Goodnight Singie."

"Goodnight stalker."

I scoffed and closed my eyes, letting myself drift off into a comfortable sleep.

Siyeon pov

I woke up and saw Bora still sleeping peacefully next to me. I decided to go to the bathroom and get dressed.

!TRIGGER WARNING!

I walked into the bathroom and as I started getting all my stuff to get ready, my thoughts went back to last night's dinner. I couldn't help but feel bad and something in my head snapped. "bad, bad, bad, Bad, Bad, BAd, BAD, BAD, BAD, BAD" It became louder and louder and I felt a strong urge to make myself throw up. I was ready to push my fingers in my mouth when I remembered something else. I remembered me and Sua, sitting on the bed with the plate of cookies. I remembered how she had munched those cookies when she was scared. I remembered how she had asked me to eat a little every day. I pulled my fingers away. I couldn't do this, I had to get better...or at least try. For myself...for her...

A/N:

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