Chapter 14: Hold Me Close

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3rd Person POV:

Chija sighed, staring down at her hands, watching as they shook. The whole week, the poor girl had been on edge. The slightest noise set off her already horrible anxiety. Since that night, she thought she would die; she had been struggling to cope. Yawning, the girl stood up from her bed and went to the bathroom.

Staring at her worn-out, sullen face, anyone could tell she was going through a lot. She had been left a shell of a person from the lack of sleep (due to nightmares), and her stomach was a constant knot (leading to her not wanting to eat). After doing her skincare and some light makeup (to cover the dark circles under her no longer bright eyes), the brunette decided to wear something comfortable, settling for a warm outfit for the upcoming cold months ahead of her. 

Outfit:

"I need to go wake up the boys

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"I need to go wake up the boys..." She sighed, biting her lower lip as she stared across the hall from her door, looking over at Hyunjin and Felix's room. Once dressed, she slowly padded out of the room, watching as the rising sun leaked through the blinds, scattering across the wooden floors. Slowly opening the door, wincing as it creaked open, the petite girl slid through the crack, making her way over to the two bodies snuggled under their respective blankets.

Watching the slow rise and fall of the boys' chests always seemed to comfort her as she smiled at the two sleeping bodies in front of her. "Lixie, sweetie, it's time to wake up~" She cooed, kissing his head as he smiled, slowly opening his sweet brown eyes. "Noona? What's going on?" The younger boy asked, looking over at the girl. "Are you all right?" He asked, watching as she nodded in response, her eyes slightly glazed over. "Yea, Lixie, I'm fine. You boys need to wake up, though; you have a busy schedule today," She announced, wincing as he groaned, burying himself back into his pillow.

"Jagi, is that you?" Hyunjis's tired voice sounded out. Chija smiled, walking over to the latter before sitting beside his lean body. "Yes, it's me, sweet boy; ~" She cooed, watching as he smiled, leaning over to lay his head in her lap. "What's wrong, my sweet Jagi? You look sad," He whispered, a concerned look washing over his face as he noticed the distant look in her eyes, which no longer held joy in them.

Swallowing the lump forming in her throat, Chija plastered on a fake smile before nodding, threading her hands through his soft blonde hair. "Don't worry, Jinnie; I'm all right." She replied, her voice cracking halfway through. Clearing her throat, Chija placed a chaste kiss on the base of his throat before making her way out of the room, doing her best to keep her anxiety at bay.

After waking all the boys, Chija made her way to the kitchen, taking her mind off her spiralling thoughts by doing one of her many passions; cooking. Quickly grabbing some ingredients, the petite girl started on the meal. What she didn't notice, however, was the tall figure belonging to Jeongin, watching his noona from a distance, a soft smile gracing his glowing face.

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