𝚃𝙷𝙰𝚃 𝙵𝙴𝙴𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚆𝙷𝙴𝙽 [𝙴𝙽- 𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙴 𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙴𝙼]

Chapter 134

Music themes:
1. Because I only see you- Kim Na Young
2. Lean on me- 10 cm

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A few minutes had passed since Jake left. I sat there for a long time to read all his notes again and again. And each time I did, I felt better than I did a few minutes ago. For some reason, I had an inkling that it was him. He had always been there for me when I was going through a hard time. And with that thought, came a string of thoughts.

If I hadn't chosen to do what I did till now, I wouldn't have these seven loving people in my life who would stop at nothing to make me happy. Who would look at me with those eyes that I'd swoon over with a mere description in a novel. Like I had hung the moon and stars in the night sky.

I shook my head. I shouldn't be thinking about What Ifs when every one of them was so worried about me. Good things always bring something negative with them. If I wanted the good, I needed to face the bad as well.

When I moved a little, my foot stung. I looked at the cabinet that was supposed to have my medicines. But it was so far. I bit my lip as I kept my eyes on the second drawer.

I needed to get through this.

Looking around the room, I searched for something that could help me. And there it was. The swiveling chair in front of the desk. That thing could solve a whole lot of my problems. But it was far as well. I just needed to pull it here. But how?

I bit into my nails as I took in everything within my reach. A water bottle and my phone. That's it. I hit the wall in frustration. And my hand caught on something. I turned around to see the vine decor spread on the walls.

"Yes.." I muttered to myself.

I selected the longest of them and pulled it down hard. With a few tries, the glue gave away and it fell to the ground with a thud. Now I needed to drag that thing here.

My eyes fell on the water bottle beside me. I picked one end of the vine and tied it to the neck of the water bottle. I rolled the bottle towards the chair and it wedged between the multiple legs of the chair. I carefully pulled it towards me. It took a few tries because the bottle kept rolling away, but eventually, the chair reached within my arm's length.

I couldn't help but cheer and pull myself up on it. Now I could easily go to the cabinet. I opened the drawer and got the prescription out. Counting on the meds, I downed it all together with the water.

I got on the bed, groaning loudly due to the sore body I had from sitting on the floor for so many hours. But I was satisfied with myself in the past five minutes. Smiling to myself, I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.

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It was the middle of the night when I woke up in a cold sweat. I blinked off the fuzziness in my eyes and along with it, the images of blood and knives. The soft blankets laid heavy on me, almost like they intended to suffocate me. I moved them aside and took a deep breath. I laid in bed for a long time reminding myself that it was a dream. And that they were all safe and sound.

I shifted to my side and closed my eyes again. And I was still semi-conscious when the red imagery started again. As soon as I saw the blood trickling down from Jungwon's lips, I forced myself awake and sat up straight. I felt tired and sleepy but still, I couldn't sleep.

Thinking through it, I put my glasses on and opened my phone. It was 2 AM. I unlocked it to scroll through Instagram and YouTube. When I did, I had a moment of shock when I saw myself on screen.