365 Days of You

Chapter 6

"Oh my god." Jihyo gasps, twirling the girl around. "You look stunning."

Nayeon throws the bottle of vodka she has been sipping on when she hears laughter and squeals from the girl's bedroom.

She walks in a zigzag line to the room and opens the door.

"Hey, you're back." Jihyo hugs her and pulls back, wincing at the stench of alcohol coming off the older girl. She looks at her sadly. "Already? You aren't even at the party yet Nayeon."

"You are right. She looks stunning." Nayeon says, sidestepping Jihyo to give Mina a slow once over. 

Mina doesn't react. She can't. She knows this is not the end. She is certain it is not going to end nice. It never has. She waits for the blow and it comes just like she expects.

"She used to look like a low class prostitute. Now she looks like a high class escort." Nayeon drawls.

Even though Mina has expected cruelty, the tears are beyond her control. She tries to restrain them, but she is only human. She is bound to get hurt. Why would this girl keep treating like her heart is made of iron? How can one person be this horrible?

"Nayeon." Jihyo chides.

"Don't Jihyo-chan. Leave it."

"Yeah Jihyo-chan. Leave it." Nayeon mocks her tone as she walks away from the bedroom.

"I'm sorry. I swear she hasn't always been like this. She can be quite nice." Jihyo brushes the tears away with the pad of her thumbs before it can ruin Mina's makeup.

"If she can, I'm yet to see it." Mina throws a watery smile at Jihyo.

"No more tears, please. Beautiful girls shouldn't cry. Come on, lets get you ready before the beast comes back knocking on your door."

Mina chuckles as she lets Jihyo fix her makeup.

This is it. She doesn't care about the contract. She doesn't want the house. This is more than she can bear.

Nayeon has been rude to her, treated her like shit and she's put up with all that. But letting someone else insult her and-

Her tears won't stop. She can't wipe the mental image of the man's filthy hands on her body. She remembers crying desperately for help. She remembers how Nayeon has ignored her sitting right next to her.

She has tried to push him away. He has been too strong. She's mustered as much as strength as she can and run to the toilet. Unfortunately for her, it's been empty and the monster has followed her there.

He has ripped her blouse making her cry due to pain and shame.

She has been sure she is going to be violated by a rich pervert with nobody to stop it. This is how her story is going to end.

As a contract wife.

A whore.

By some miracle, the door has opened and someone has asked, "Geun what the fuck are you doing?'

A hand has forcefully pushed him off her. He has grunted like an animal and yelled, "Stay out of this."

"No. You get away from her or I'm going to call cops on your arse and let's see how you'd like a rape case on your portfolio."

"Fuck you." He's spat, but moved away from her. An angry slam of the door has told them he's gone.

"Are you okay?" She hasn't looked up. She's covered herself in shame. Her ripped blouse and bra reminding of what took place.