pretty flower | 강새벽

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"Why did you do that?" I shrug, ignore Sae's questions as we sat together on her bed, the piggy bank being the only thing not engulfed by the dark. 

"Please stop ignoring me," she asks, poking my arm gently.

"I'm not ignoring you, I just don't feel like talking," I answer, shrugging her off of me again. 

"I'll stop asking when you answer me." she states, grabbing onto my arm this time "I care about you too much to just sit back and watch you get destroyed from the inside."

"There isn't much for me to say, Sae. He was getting on my nerves."

"That doesn't explain why you purposely irritated him to the point where he almost beat the shit out of you." 

"If he had hit me, it would've been fine."

"It's bold of you to assume I would be fine." She crosses her arms, voluntarily letting go of my arm. 

I smile, turning to face her, grabbing her cheeks and pulling her face closer to mine. "You'd be fine." 

"Would I?" She smirks, moving closer to me. I nod slightly, climbing on top of her so our foreheads were touching. 

"I'm positive both of us would be fine. Because you would've kicked his ass if he went too far."

"Damn straight." she boasts, overconfidently. 

"But Sae, we're not straight." I giggle and she rolls her eyes, pulling me closer as our lips connect. She bites my bottom lip asking for permission, resulting in my mouth opening slightly for her answer. Her hands slide up my legs, holding onto my upper thighs firmly as she pulls me closer to her. She takes this opportunity to slip her tongue in with mine, exploring the oral cavity with curiosity. Her sudden action causes me to gasp slightly but it was muffled due to the wet muscle gliding across the roof of my mouth.

After a few minutes, she backs away, leaving me breathless once again. 

"You should do that more often." I smile, accompanied by her chuckling. 

"I should," she smirks, grabbing onto my arm as she continues to pull me up the stairs towards where the rest of the group was.

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"Please stop. Please, I'm begging you, don't do it." I mutter, staring at my father as he walks closer to me, Sae in his grasp. He dragged her along the ground by the hair, her face bloodied and cold. 

"Let her go!" I cry, trying to move forwards, but get restrained by the cold metal chains wrapped around my throat, arms, and legs. 

"I love her!" I cry even harder as the Sae falls to the ground next to Chaewon, whose body was stiff and preportioned oddly. 

"Which one?" He snickers, kicking both the girls on the ground. 

"Stop!" I yell, watching both girls squirm at the impact. 

"Which one do you love, you slut?" 

Tears flow down my face even harder "S-Sae?"

"Is that a question or an answer?"

"I LOVE HER! SO STOP THIS!" 

He smirks, grabbing Chaewon harshly before throwing her, her body disappearing as she went flying. "It's a shame you took too long to answer." He laughs as he grabs Sae, throwing her in the same direction as Chaewon. 

"No!" I cry as she disappears as well, leaving my father and me alone. 

"You look just as weak as your mother, you know?" 

"Don't talk bad about her! Don't talk about her like you knew her! You used her to get what you wanted! So don't talk about my mother like that! Don't talk about her at all!" 

He clicks his tongue, walking towards me once again. "If your mother was so good, she wouldn't have left your pathetic ass." 

"Fuck you." I cried, closing my eyes tightly as he swung towards me. 

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"Baby?" I hear Sae's soothing voice call for me as more tears roll down my cheeks. I open my eyes quickly, looking around to find her. 

"Sae?" my vision was blurry due to the salty liquid that was still running from my eyes, forcing me to be blinded momentarily. 

"Shhhh, baby, it's okay," she whispers, wrapping her arms around me and kissing my forehead.

"He took you-" I cry again, trying to wrap my own arms around her. 

"I'm okay," she reassures me by kissing my forehead a few times more. 

"He's not even here and he's still tormenting me."

"You have me now. And I won't let him do anything to you ever again."

I nod my head, burying my face into the crook of her neck, attempting to steal her warmth once again. She rubs my back before slipping her hands under my thighs again as she pulls me onto her lap. 

"I won't let anyone hurt you ever again." She whispers into my ear, kissing my jawline. 

"I love you," I mutter, deepening the hug.

"I love you more than words can describe," she responds "and I will love you until the end of time." 

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