[taengsic] Moonlight

Chapter 8

The scars are more painful than I thought
The pain is deeper than I thought
The countless nights of resenting you are like hell to me.

— Hug me, Jung Joon Il.

Jessica woke up in shock when she heard the loud sound of the sudden rough knocking against the door. She pushed aside the blanket and rubbed her eyes a couple of times before she got up from the couch and headed to the entrance door.

The knocking sound stopped right after Jessica starts turned the doorknob. She pulled the door open and got surprised when Taeyeon came into her sight, leaning helplessly against the door before she dropped down on the floor.

Jessica did not know that Taeyeon went out that night and she thought the latter was in her bedroom as always. Taeyeon was the last person she could think of to go out at night or even during her free time. It had not been long but Jessica knew well that Taeyeon would rather stay at home than having fun outside.

"Taeyeon!" Jessica kneeled down on her knees and caught Taeyeon in her arms with a panicked expression.

Taeyeon was completely wetted by the rain and her face was completely pale. Her body trembled from the coldness. Worried, Jessica gently patted Taeyeon on the cheek but the latter gave no reaction.

"Taeyeon! Taeyeon! Please! Taeyeon!" Jessica did not give up and kept on trying to wake Taeyeon even though it was clearly pointless.

Jessica took Taeyeon to the master bedroom, where the latter was supposed to be at in this hour. Despite her weak body, Jessica successfully gave Taeyeon a piggyback ride. She carefully climbed every rung of the stairs. After the struggles, they eventually arrived at the master bedroom upstairs. Jessica gently laid Taeyeon down on the bed.

Jessica then ran to the master bathroom and grabbed a damp cloth with a bowl of warm water before she went back to Taeyeon and got on the bed, kneeling beside her wife on the bed.

Jessica carefully wiped Taeyeon's pale face with the damp cloth down to her neck. When her hand reached her chest, she stopped for a moment as she thought if she should take her clothes but at the same time, she was afraid that Taeyeon would get angry at her or even worse, misunderstood her.

Taeyeon uttered out a soft but painful moan. Jessica knew Taeyeon was not comfortable with her current state and what she was going to do despite being unconscious.

After a careful thought, Jessica decided to get rid of Taeyeon's clothes. She was determined and she was ready to take the blame. She did not care because she would rather kill herself than to see Taeyeon suffer. After all, they were married and she needed to prove to Taeyeon that she can become her wife until the last of her breath.

Jessica wanted to prove that Taeyeon did not make the wrong decision to marry her even though it was a forced marriage.

For Jessica, Taeyeon was just a moon. She might be seemingly impossible to reach but it did not mean that it was completely impossible. That was why Jessica did not stop trying no matter what.

Jessica will keep trying until the time when she really needed to stop but she hoped that time will never come.

Because she wanted to be with Taeyeon no matter how hard it was.

With trembling hands, Jessica unbuttoned each button of Taeyeon's blouse. It took a while until she got a touch of the last button. She then lifted Taeyeon up slightly in other to bare her top completely before she proceeded with her bottom.

Her heart was beating fast and loud when her eyes landed onto Taeyeon, her bare and fully naked body that she had never seen or even thought of seeing before.