Lead with Her Heart [ Sahyo ]

06 - Accidental Meetup Pt. 3

—TIME— Saturday, July 27th, XX35, 8:07 PM, continuation of chapter 04-05
[Jihyo's POV]

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"Ms. Park, can you stand? Here, hold on to me", Sana said, putting her arms around Jihyo.

"Ah-!" Jihyo let out a small gasp, startled from being suddenly lifted. (She's holding my waist..)

Sana helped Jihyo stand up, then moved a chair behind her, guiding her to sit.

"Thank you, Ms. Minatozaki", Jihyo says, slowly lowering herself onto the chair.

Sana lets go of Jihyo once she's seated, and suddenly sits down on her knees, and onto the ground. Jihyo was caught off guard and was going to ask what Sana was doing, but decided to hold off at the moment. Sana had a concerned look on her face and closely inspected her legs.

"You'll be okay, these scratches aren't too big. We should go to a nearby bathroom to wipe the blood though." Sana gently glides her hand across Jihyo's lower leg, sending a weird feeling down her spine. (Is she not conscious of this?? She's so touchy-!!)

"Do you feel hurt anywhere else?" Sana looks up at Jihyo, waiting for an answer.

"N-no, I'm okay I think.?"

"Okay, that's good." Sana scans the surrounding area and then continues. "Hmm.. oh! There's a bathroom over there, hold on to me."

Jihyo does exactly as she's told, holding onto Sana's shoulder for support as they slowly make their way towards a nearby bathroom.

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—Empty Bathroom— 8:13 PM

They opened the women's bathroom door and were pleasantly surprised by its cleanliness. Other than the size, the bathroom seemed to be perfect! The floors had a marble pattern,  the stall doors, toilets, and sinks seemed brand new, and there wasn't any trash in sight. They wondered if it was a private bathroom, but there was nothing to indicate otherwise.

Sana leads Jihyo and walks into the biggest of the three stalls.

"Sit here, I'll get something to wipe the scratches."

"Ah, thank you.." Jihyo replies and sits on the toilet cover.

Sana goes over to the sink, grabs some paper towel, and runs it under the sink. Then, she turns off the sink and squeezes out some water, walking back to Jihyo.

"Move your leg out a bit," Sana said and crouched down into a deep squat.

"What? Oh, I can do it myself! There's no need-"

"You won't clean them properly by yourself. Do you want these scratches to get infected?", Sana's snaps back.

Jihyo was hesitant. After all, she's very independent and doesn't like relying on others, as she feels that it might be a burden. In this case, though, Jihyo found herself unable to refuse. She gripped onto the seat cover for support, then moved her legs out. (She's kinda intimidating)