Her (Yuyeon)

Chapter XXII

Soyeon's POV

I got a medical certificate from the hospital and got a few days off. Brenda sent me a text saying that she's found a new assistant for Yuqi and she thanks me for my help. It's been a few days since she sent the message and I left her on 'read'. I still needed time, which I didn't have. I had to get ready for work. A person can't really live without a salary.

I dragged myself out of my bed as I got up and get ready for the day. I took out the last ironed shirt I had and found a pair of presentable jeans. I packed my stuff into my bag and got ready for the day.

I got a coffee, a cheese sandwich, with no veggies, and went onto the subway. The subway was as crowded as it could be on a busy Monday morning at peak hour and it made me more certain about getting a car when I save up enough.

8.49 am

I was slightly early. I tapped in and headed to my office, head down the entire way, ignoring (not purposely) everyone else.

I hanged a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on my doorknob, locked the door and crashed, face-down onto the sofa. I was psychologist but I seemed to be the one struggling with the mental issues. After all, my relationship with Giselle was toxic, in some ways. And I was probably getting some withdrawal issues.

I stood up, placed my things down, and lay back on the sofa, this time facing upwards. I rested my hands on my stomach and gave myself a mental break. I took all the things that has been bothering me the past few days and packed them together. I needed to put my personal thoughts away and get ready for the day. It was almost like wearing a mask over my face and doing something that I had to do but would wish not to. Don't get me wrong, I love my job, but I still need that mental break.

9:15 am

I got up and unlocked my door, took the sign away and went out to the break room to take some sweets. "Dr. Jeon!" I heard someone call me. I turned around and saw my apprentice waving his arm at me while running towards me.

"It's great to have you back." He smiled.

"Straight to the point please." I muttered, trying my best to return his excitement, and failing.

"Oh, uh... This is the updated files of whatever that's been going on. so far..." He starts as he holds up the files he has in his arms.

"I believe that I have received the digital copies and this is a waste of paper."

He looked at me. I probably looked quite scary since he muttered a soft 'sorry' and walked away.

I went back to my office and opened my computer. I took a look at my schedule for the day. I had quite a few patients coming. And one of them was Yuqi... Ah... And I was totally looking forward to her coming.

Yuqi's POV

Today was just the same. I stayed in recording room most of the day until around 4 in the afternoon. I managed to write a few more songs and edited some parts in previous songs. The only reason why I left was because my phone's notification popped up and reminded me that I had an appointment with Soyeon. Chill session for me then. I put on my cap and my mask and left the recording studio.

I grabbed a latte from the coffee shop nearby and took a cab to Soyeon's office. I could still remember the time when I came here the first time.

"Hi, um, I have an appointment with Dr. Jeon at 5 today." I say, smiling through my mask at the lady at the counter. "Ok..." She says, as she toggles some sheets and stuff on her computer. "Just checking, you registered under the name Jane right?" She asked, giving a perfect smile. "Yep."

"Great! Oh! Dr. Jeon! You can take your patient with you to your office." The lady waved at someone behind me. "Just follow her." She smiled at me.

I turned around to see Soyeon holding a cup of coffee and some files in her hands.

"Hi, uh... need help?" I asked, cringing slightly at the awkwardness between the both of us. "No, it's fine. I can handle." She says, leaving my hands in the middle of trying to reach for her files. She went past me and headed for her office, leaving me to follow her, like a tag-along.

Great. This is starting terribly.

We entered her office and she pointed me to the sofa, hinting for me to sit down.

"How's your neck?" I asked.

"It's better now." She replies as she takes her computer and sits down on the sofa beside me. We went along with a few questions, some basic questions of how I felt the past few days, any things that I felt.

"What's the go to thing when you have no one to talk to but a lot to talk about?" She asks, her fingers still typing on the keypad of her computer.

"Songwriting." I replied, the answer jumping out of my mouth.

"Great. Can you write a song right now about how you feel? You can write about your feelings in general, the feelings you get after thinking about something, or the strongest kind of feeling you are getting right now. The lyrics can be of any length. Here's a pen and some paper." She says, getting up to get the things from her table. "It can help me to get to know you better."

I let her words replay a few times in my head and the most striking memory I can get was still about that nightmare.

Those hypocrites, create anxiety,
Covering my eyes so I can't see,
their acting skills, unparalleled,
pushing me to the edge of hell.

They've entrenched me, like pythons,
pulling me, into the abyss,
step by step, they made me helpless,
isolated on an island that I can't leave.
Bit by bit, they blocked the rays of the sun,
little by little, they covered up their guilt

I finished the lyrics in 10 minutes and passed the paper over to Soyeon. Her face was unreadable as she stared at the paper. "Is this about someone smearing some form of dirt over you on a day that was super important to you, and you fell into an 'abyss'?" She asked after taking in the lyrics.