A COLD DAY IN JULY SERIES

lacuna (finale)

"Don't appear in front of me anymore!"

"I hate you, Ha Ruhan!"

Ruhan is out of words after listening to every single thing that escaped from his mouth just now. She can't believe that the man she adores the most and the man she always wants to be with will be the one who hurt her in many ways.

Tears roll on her cheeks as she gazes at him straight into his eyes. She grips her clothes and lowers her head when everyone cackles and laughs at her. She doesn't say anything to Jihoon because she knows that the man no longer trusts her.

Ruhan parts her lips and wipes her tears as they can't stop escaping from her eyes. The longer she cries, the longer people laugh at her. Jihoon rolls his eyes and brushes his hair in frustration. Without hesitation, he leaves Ruhan in the crowd and goes to the art room to spend his time alone.

Minjin and Bareum silently laugh as they stare at each other. Juhan can't help but burst into laughter after a long time of holding his laughter. Ruhan stares at them while sniffing her nose and wiping her tears and is surprised when one of them purposely bumps into her causing her to fall to the ground.

They laugh at her harder. Everyone around her starts to laugh along with them. None of them hand their hands to Ruhan to help her. Ruhan sits on the ground and tries to hold her tears and after a minute, she sobs in tears.

"Jihoon hates you now."

"You have no one other than Yang Jungwon."

"If I were you, I will kill myself."

"Why? Because no one loves me."

"And no one will hand their hand to me when I need them the most."

Ruhan cries harder and gently put Bareum away from her before leaving the hallway. As soon as the teacher comes out of the teacher's room, everyone immediately goes back to the classroom.

Ruhan locks herself in the restroom and expresses all of her feelings by crying. She spends her time staying in the restroom until the school end and didn't come out of the place even though she is hungry and exhausted from crying too much.

"Ha Ruhan. Come out."

Jungwon calls her from the door of the restroom and waits for her to leave the place, but Ruhan acts as if she didn't hear anything.
She hugs herself and silently cries when he starts to call her softly.

"Ruhan, I know you're there."

"Let's go home together. Let's meet Ruwon at the hospital too."

"Ruhan, I will beat everyone who hurt you."

"So, come out and tell me."

"Tell me everyone who hurt you."

"I will hurt Park Jihoon for hurting you."

"I will hurt him two times harder."

"Please come out."

Ruhan speaks up weakly,

"Don't hurt him, please."

Jungwon scoffs,

"Why are you still protecting him?"

"He humiliated you in front of everyone."

"He scolded you."

"Stop protecting him, Ruhan."

"He doesn't deserve you."

Ruhan shakes her head,