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"Jiwon!"
The newly turned ten year old girl was sitting, curled up behind the living room couch. Her heart was beating at an ungodly pace, the low and hoarse voice not doing much to help.
"Ssh, don't cry Jiwon. It's gonna be alright," her older brother Jihoon spoke gently to her, trying to calm her down yet it was to no avail.
His hand was gliding up and down her back in soothing motions, his bigger frame enveloping her small and frail one.
"Come here Jiwon!"
Just when she thought she heard her father's footsteps walk further away from her, a bruising grip wrapped itself around Jiwon's upper arm. She let out a pained yelp when she was pulled up to stand in front of the man she unfortunately was her father.
"Don't you hide from me," Kyungsuk, her father, spat out. His alcohol laced breath hit her face as he spoke, "you're a worthless piece of shit, just like your mother."
At the mention of her mother, Jiwon winced and it was the last push for tears to start streaming down her face. Kyungsuk still had a strong grip on either of her arms, forcing her to stay in front of him.
"Why are you crying? Stop crying," Kyungsuk raised his voice, only causing her tears to fall even faster. Watching this, her father became even more angered at her, his face reaching a new shade of red. "You little-"
"Stop!" Jihoon exclaimed, practically running to stand in between his little sister and his father when Kyungsuk raised his hand, about to hit Jiwon.
"Step aside, Jihoon," Kyungsuk threatened, his voice dangerously low but Jihoon didn't budge.
Their father brought his hands away from Jiwon and pointed at himself, while huffing, "oh so now I'm the bad guy?"
When he received no response, Kyungsuk scoffed and harshly pushed Jihoon away before he got up and into Jiwon's face. Before she could do as much as move one muscle, he landed a hard slap on her left cheek.
"I hate you, Jiwon."
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