Fix me, please?

Chapter 2: A brother's promise

warning: there are some scenes of abuse and suicide included in the chapter so if it triggers you, kindly stop right here.

Seokkyung walked into the bathroom, slightly limping and walked up to the sink. She stared at herself into the mirror and took a long look at her face which was still stained with the tears she had shed a while ago. Wincing she slid the thin grey cardigan off her shoulder revealing all the scars that covered her arms and shoulders caused by her father's whip. She had gotten too confident recently. With the arrival of 'waiting list no. 1' and her plan of using Bae Rona against Ha Eunbyeol, she had completely forgotten about her promise to get high marks in the next exams. Seokhoon had been absent on the day of the exam because he had to go for a piano music competition and she had obviously done horribly, ranking the lowest in the class. "How can Joo Dan Tae's daughter be so stupid and incompetent? Do you think you can survive with your skills?" Her father had repeatedly yelled as he threw her across the room and hit her repeatedly.

Drop by drop, her tears hit the sink as the frail girl stared into her reflection with red eyes full of resentment. "I can't wait any longer. I need to speed this up. I won't give that demon a chance to hit me ever again."

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(The next day)

The twins were in their car on the way to the school when Seokkyung happened to see Rona trying to climb the wall behind the school. She smirked as she flashed a look at her brother who was revising his notes for the classes he had missed. "Oppa" She said in a sweet tone. He looked up at her. "Why don't you hit on Bae Rona?" She said while pointing towards Rona who was clearly struggling to climb up the wall. "No, why would I?" He looked outside the window and sighed. "I don't want to get involved with girls like that." He still hadn't gotten over how Min Seol A still haunted him in his dreams. The things he had done to someone innocent. He took part in wrecking her life which probably drove her to end her own life. Seokkyung's smile darkened as she tightly gripped his wrist. "Then...would you prefer if I die?" She said.

*flashback to one month ago*

Seokhoon came home late after a music competition. His hands hurt from playing for so many competitions that week. He sighed as he walked inside the quiet penthouse. He looked at the couch and reminisced the times when their mom used to be around more often. She seemed to be really busy these days. Suryeon had protected them from Dan Tae as much as she could. Now that she was gone, the abuse had increased. His back still hurt from the beating last week. He walked into the twins' study to check up on his sister. "Seokkyung-ah, are you study-" His eyes widened as he saw her thin body lying on the ground, blood seeping out of her wrist and a sharp cutter lying not too far from her. "JOO SEOKKYUNG!" He screamed, dropping his bag he rushed to her side, pulled out a handkerchief and tied it around her wrist. "NO..please..no" He whimpered, tears streaming down his face as he lifted her and rushed to the hospital.

Thankfully the cut had not been too deep and Seokkyung woke up in the ER in two hours. "Joo Seokkyung, what were you thinking doing something like that?" He asked weakly as he hugged his little sister. She wrapped her arms around him as she cried onto his shoulder. "It's so hard, oppa. I'm so tired of being terrified of my own father. I hate my life. I want to stop everything." She broke down, burying her face in his shoulder. "Never do that again. Did you not think about what would happen to me if you left me like that? Don't worry. Oppa will do everything to protect you. I will do anything just to make sure you don't get hurt again. Whether it is right or wrong, it doesn't matter. So hold on just a little longer. I will protect you. It's my promise to you." He soothed her while softly patting her back.

*Back to present*

Seokkyung stared at her brother. "This is the only way I can beat Eunbyeol. So if you don't want to see my dead body tomorrow, make Rona fall for you and pretend to like her so that Eunbyeol gets shaken up. You can do that for me, right? Oppa?" She said as she held his hands and looked at him expectantly. Seokhoon looked at his sister reluctantly. "Fine." He muttered getting out of the car and walking up to Rona as Seokkyung smiled from behind.