15 princes and a princess

15 princes and a princess 43

Later that day, when most of the guys had disappeared off into their rooms to do things I decided it was a good idea to speak to Kearra. I stood up slowly and looked over at her, she was curled up in ZhouMi's lap. I rolled my eyes and Mimi smiled sheepishly but nodded slowly when he realised what I was going to do.

"Kearra...?" I called. She jumped slightly but stretched out and looked at me.

"Mm?"

"Can I talk to you...?" I asked, taking a step towards the corridor. She nodded, rolled onto the floor and then got up and followed me out.

As we entered my room, I shuffled onto my bed and patted the space beside me. She moved hesitantly, as if she knew what was coming. She gave me a small smile and I opened my mouth to speak but she cut me off.

*Kearra's POV*

"I know what you're gonna ask. Why do I always look sad, even when I'm smiling and stuff...." I mumbled quietly, looking down at my hands, making my fingers twist around each other in my lap. Rayn opened her mouth then shut it again, frowning slightly, she then opened it again and spoke.

"I-I... Uh. Yes. Kearra, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to..." She eased, putting a hand on my shoulder supportively. I looked up at her and I saw in the reflection of her eyes that mine were glassy. I looked away, crumbling under her gaze. She was like a protective older sister, she actually cared and that meant a lot to me.

"I want to... I need to." I whispered, swallowing loudly and clearing my throat. "My mum does drugs. I say does, I haven't seen her for three months so I don't know anymore. My brother is violent and used to tell me that I wasn't worth it and that I should just kill myself. I tried, and failed. I got bullied all through school and I couldn't take it."

Her mouth was hanging slack. I coughed awkwardly but knew I had to continue. It felt good to tell someone about my life and hopefully she would understand.

"When I auditioned for S.M. I begged them to allow me to stay in their dorms, and they agreed, seeing as my situation wasn't great. Eventually they said they had the 'perfect placement' for me in South Korea, so they shipped me out here. I guess their idea was for you and me to work together." I finished. She pulled me into a warm, caring hug and I sighed with relief. I think she gets it.

*Rayn's POV*

She tried to kill herself? Why would anyone want to make such a beautiful, lovely and talented person feel as if they aren't worth anything?

"Kearra, I never want you to believe anything your brother or mum told you. You are a wonderful person and are worth everything. ZhouMi is crazy about you, he'd give the world ten times over to see you smiling. Don't let spiteful people get to you." I told her. She smiled nervously and nodded, and for the first time, when she smiled, her eyes glittered.

-A few weeks later-

Having been mostly kept in the dorm for the past 6 weeks, you can imagine that I was truly looking forward to the day that I could have my cast taken off. Luckily for me, that day came very quickly.

I armed myself with crutches and hobbled into the hospital. "Hi, I'm here to have my cast removed?" I said cheerily to the moody middle-aged woman on the desk. She typed something into her computer before looking lazily up at me.

"Dr. JaeGuk will be right out to see you Miss. Storm." She said, her tone was bored and tired. I ambled over to the chairs in the waiting room and sat beside a young boy of about 5. He looked up at me with big dark eyes and pouty lips, I wanted to pinch his cheeks but couldn't.... I'm not that weird!

"Umm, miss what happened to your leg?" He asked, his voice lightly and childish as he looked over my cast. It still had all the drawings and signatures of the guys... maybe I can keep it?