untouchable ♡𝅼

✎﹏﹏﹏﹏ christmas miracles made by a Manoban

✿ Jennie ✿

I looked into those honey-colored eyes staring at me. She smiled softly as she caressed my hair, patiently waiting for me to tell her my entire story. I was scared at that moment, not of her, but of what she would think of me. I was afraid she would think I was foolish for being the way I was because of what happened to me a few years ago.

"Do you love me?" I asked suddenly.

For some reason, I wanted her to love me for who I am, not for the mystery surrounding me. I wished I could decipher that in her eyes.

"I do," she said simply, but her eyes were deep, waiting for a response.

"When I was nine, I loved Ted! A child's love, platonic, but still it was love! The same kind of love Jisoo had for me! But Ted would never look at me; he liked Vicky, always liked her! When they started dating secretly, I was one of the only ones who knew! I hated her, even though she was my cousin."

I took a deep breath, remembering the scene from that Wednesday when everything happened. I looked back at Lisa, but she was staring ahead as if gazing into the beyond.

"I did everything to spend as much time with him as possible. Vicky started getting jealous, not of me, but of the time he wasted with me, a little girl. And I took advantage of that to make them fight! That's why she wasn't with him that night. When we went to the pizzeria, I stayed around him, and Ted showered me with attention! But I was curious and went through a side door, ending up in a dark alley behind the pizzeria."

Lisa held me closer; I was cold and shivered in her arms, but I felt safer, and I think that's what I wanted to feel at that moment, safety.

"There were some boys there; I knew them from the train station. I had been there a few times, and I knew they went to school with Ted. They decided to send a message through me, for Ted, if he continued seeing Vicky. I think their leader wanted to be with my cousin. At first, I thought it was Ted, then, over time, I imagined they were pretending to be him. After all, with a red wig and sunglasses at night, a child like me wouldn't recognize him, especially since the clothes were similar to what I'd seen Ted wearing. But I only realized this was the truth today when Jisoo told me what she did!"

"What did they do to you?" Lisa turned to me, worried because no one knew what had happened.

"It wasn't as bad for me; it was lighter compared to what they did to the other girl. They had her farther away, so I didn't see her at first. They grabbed her off the street and assaulted her in front of me. I don't know what happened to her afterward, but she was very hurt. I was only nine, and it messed with me. They said that would happen to Vicky if she didn't leave Ted... with me they... well, I'll show you what they did..."

I would only show that to her. I knew I could trust her somehow. I loved her and could see in her eyes that she completely reciprocated my feelings. She was the perfect girl for me, and my fear vanished in the face of this growing feeling.

I sat down again and started unbuttoning my coat. She watched me, her eyes attentive. I took off each piece of clothing until I was left in a long-sleeved white shirt. I hesitated; she took a deep breath and looked away. I turned my back and took off the shirt too. She gasped, I don't know if from what she saw or because I was half-naked in front of her.

I felt her approach and touch the long, deep scars I had with her fingertips. They were red now because of the cold. She unhooked my bra, and I held it in front to keep it from falling. I felt her fingers trace a scar from top to bottom on my skin.

"How did they do this to you?" she asked softly, her breath making me shiver.

"With a broken bottle," I sighed.