AN; Okay...not much to say on this one so....enjoy!
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It was 2.30p.m when Kerushii woke up. Her chest felt heavy but she was breathing normally. She ran her hands over her face, sighing loudly. She was going to have to face and, somehow, survive all the questions the boys were going to ask her.
She forced herself out of bed and, still sleepily, she made her way to the kitchen. She didn't even bother to change, so she was now standing in the kitchen, wearing nothing but an old t-shirt and pajama pants which had frogs on them. She was too tired to feel worried about somebody seeing her like that.
"Morning." Came a voice from the other side of the kitchen. Kerushii looked up to see L.Joe sitting at the table, reading the newspaper.
"Hi." Kerushii replied quietly, giving him a small smile.
"How are you feeling?" L.Joe asked. Kerushii's lips tightened into a thin line.
Stay calm. Stay calm.
"I'm fine." She answered, turning her head away from L.Joe. This is exactly what she didn't want. The boys fretting over her and asking her if she's okay everytime they saw her. Kerushii heard L.Joe stand up from the table and walk a bit closer to her.
"Kerushii..." he said softly. "Why didn't you tell us?" Kerushii closed her eyes. She had known this would come but it was hard not to be annoyed either way.
"Because I didn't want any of you to know." Kerushii replied simply and turned her whole body away from L.Joe. He now had a very nice view of the back of her head.
"I know." L.Joe replied, rolling his eyes. "What I'm asking you is; why didn't you want any of us to know??" He was also getting really annoyed. Kerushii didn't reply. Her hand curled into fists, then uncurled, then curled back into fists again.
"For Pete's sake, Kerushii!" L.Joe shouted. "You could have suffocated to death in that bathroom if I haven't gone to check up on you!"
"Go ahead, L.Joe!" Kerushii snapped at him, her voice angry and tearful. "Feel like the hero!"
"Gawddammit Kerushii!" L.Joe yelled. "Why won't you just tell me why?! Am I not trustworthy enough for you??" Kerushii spun around on her heel to face L.Joe.
"FINE!" She yelled. "I'll tell you! I didn't want any of you to know because I knew you would start treating me like I'm not able to do any simple task by myself! I knew that you would be asking me if I'm fine every time you saw me! I didn't want you know because it makes me feel weak and pathetic!" And her tears spilled. Kerushii turned around on her heel and went to her bedroom, shutting the door behind her with a bang, leaving L.Joe standing in the kitchen, shock making him unable to move. Suddenly, as if he had snapped out of a trance, L.Joe ran towards Kerushii's bedroom door.
It was locked.
He pounded on the door.
"Kerushii!" He yelled. "Kerushii come out!" No answer.
"Talk to me Kerushii!" Still no responce. L.Joe pounded on the door repeatedly. "Kerushii!!"
"Just go away, would you?" Came Kerushii's muffled reply.
"Kerushii, please!" L.Joe begged. "Come out, please. Let's talk about this....Please?"
"No, Byunghyun!" Kerushii yelled at the closed door in front of her. "Leave me alone!" There was nothing but silence for about two minutes and then Kerushii heard L.Joe walking away, then a door opening and closing softly. She felt a pang of guilt in her chest but she shook it off. After all, she reasoned, it wasn't right to force someone to tell them something. Right? And that's what L.Joe just did.
Wasn't it?
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AN; Chapter Five, gone and done. It's short and it's rubbish and the ending is rushed. I apologise. Please don't hate me. If there's anything that you would like me to include in the story, feel free to message me and I'll see what I can do (to be honest I'm just short on ideas....*ashamed face*). Well. I'll see you later? Yeah? No? Okay...er.....bye *goes to hide in the closet with a box of chocolates*
