Black Pearl

Chapter 13

I jolted my head up. It seems that it wasn't jut me who heard. Sohyun unnie had also heard. She helped me up and brought me close, enveloping me into a secure hug.

"Who are you?" Unlike mine, Sohyun unnie's voice was firm. A cackle was heard, sending my shivers down my spine.

"Oh, my dear, your vulnerable state makes me laugh."

"Who are you? Show yourself. NOW."

"Honey, this isn't your fight. Stay out of this." The lady's voice was much more serious now.

"Does it look like I fucking will? She's my sister. Her fight is my fight."

"Not this one. I will come for you, Seoyoun. It's your destiny. It's inevitable." I felt a harsh sting on my right leg, making me less stable. Blood started trickling down my thigh even more.

"Bitch. Show yourself so I can fight you." Sohyun unnie yelled, holding me closer.

"Seoyoun, this is your destiny. You can't change it. You are bound to have the same destiny as your roots because love is inevitable." By the end of her words, a new cut on my cheek and my arm surfaced, accompanied by blood.

"STOP! Please! Stop!" I screamed, tensing up even more. I shouldn't have let the tears fall. My hot tears mixed with the blood just hurt even more.

"No one will be able to stop it. Stop me. I will see you later to get my form of payment for what your grandmother did. Until then, take care." A wicked cackle was followed by 3 new cuts on my body. My forehead, the skin below my collarbone and my middle abdomen. Then there was a sound, a sound signalling everything was gone. Only the scars and blood remained. Sohyun unnie said nothing, but help me walk the few meters where everyone was laughing. I'm guessing we arrived since the laughing stopped. I saw Minjae unnie come up first. She wrapped her arm around my shoulders.

"What happened?" She looked at the obviously pissed Sohyun unnie, then the crying me.

"I..I don't want to die."

"What are you talking about?" I felt Sohyun unnie leave as Minjae unnie replaced her spot, helping me sit down.

"Are you o-"

"YOU! I want you, no, I want ALL of you to get the fuck out of here. By here, I mean our lives. ESPECIALLY YOU. I want you to fucking cancel the marriage with our mom." Everyone stayed silent for a while.

"Sohyun! What are you talking about?" Miso unnie spoke first, but that still didn't stop her from glaring at Mr.Wu.

"Sohyun, please calm down." She scoffed and looked at her mother.

"You knew this was going to happen, didn't you? You fucking knew, yet you allowed it to fucking happen since your fucking selfish self let it blind you."

"Sohyun!"

"Unnie! What are you talking about?"

"You fucking knew to. Is that why you got closer to my mom, isn't it? You fucking hypnotized her."

"Unnie, please calm down." I cried, staying in Minjae unnie's embrace.

"Sohyun, explain calmly."

"No. Let me just ask this one question. Then, I'll explain."

"Very well." Sohyun unnie turned to her mom. After a few seconds of glaring, she spoke.

"Who's it going to be? Them, er, him or Seoyoun? Chose."

"Sohyun, you girls know I love you. It will-"

"Then break it off."

"What?"

"Break off the marriage now."

"Unnie! You can't do that! Please, like she said, it's my battle to-"

"Shut the fuck up. I meant what I said earlier. Your battles are my battles."

"There's another way-"

"No. Now, choose. If you chose them, you lose me and Seoyoun." After the few long moments of hesitation, my sadness quickly grew to anger. Gritting my teeth, I stood up and marched up to Mrs. Ahn.

"You want me to die? Very well. If I do die, it'll be without you." I glared at her, shocking everyone.

"If I have to die, it's going to be fighting, trying to protect my sister. Let's go Seoyoun."

"Fine. We're officially strangers from this moment on." I firmly said, finally wiping all my tears away.

"She visited you, didn't she?"