THREE DAYS LATER:
Areum woke up to a blinding, white light. Her shaking hands weakly rubbed her eyes as she tried to adjust to the lighting. She felt something pull at her skin, slightly hurting her After a couple of seconds, the scene came to her view. She looked around the room, realizing where she was.
A hospital.
She didn't find anyone around in the room with her. "Where is he?" Areum croaked out, her hands reaching out for the empty chair. Tears slipped down her face as she felt the pang of loneliness hit her. She noticed the IV attached to her skin and the nasogastric tub through her nose.
"No!" She cried.
I don't want to be fat. I don't want to be disgusting. I don't want to be ugly. I just want to be pretty.
She grabbed whatever she could, which was a vase of flowers, and threw it onto the ground, water spilling and glass broken into shards. The door of her room slid open and a person rushed in. She didn't pay attention and was about to pull out her IV before somebody grasped her hand.
Areum was pulled into someone's chest. She tried to push the person away, but struggled in the tight hold.
"Why?" She pleaded for an answer, "why?" She broke down, her arms losing its power and no longer fighting in the unknown person's hold.
"Areum, it's me. Calm down. Everything's okay. You have me now," Jungkook whispered into her ear. She calmed down and wrapped her arms around his waist. Areum's sobs were muffled by his grey sweater. Jungkook smoothed Areum's hair down and ran his fingers through it. His heart was beating quickly in fear for her life. He coughed roughly, completely out of nowhere.
"Are you okay?" Areum furrowed her eyebrows worriedly.
"Yeah, I'm fine. You're the one who's in more of a critical condition," Jungkook smiled lightly. He wiped Areum's tears with his right thumb and stared into her eyes deeply. They were brimmed with tears as they looked up at him so innocently.
Her delicate body laying on a hospital bed made his heart broken. Her fingers were slim and bony, her lips thinned, and her stomach even more tucked in. Jungkook broke down, sobbing quietly and Areum wrapped her arms around him tighter, as if assuring Jungkook that she was alright.
They both managed to lay down on the bed as they stared at each other's eyes.
"Do you want to tell me what happened?" Jungkook already knew most of the events, but he wanted to hear about everything from her perspective, to relieve her from the pain and to understand what she had been going through the whole time by herself. Areum hesitated for a moment, but nodded in agreement afterwards. She trusted him with her life and now she can trust him with her words.
He was willing to hold the burden she had and she was willing to do the same for him at any moment. They both had secrets they were keeping to themselves.
Areum told her story from the beginning to the end, each sentence detailed and exact. She wanted him to know everything, but she was scared of only one thing.
If he would leave her.
She shook her head of those thoughts, knowing that Jungkook wouldn't do that to her. He was a blessing, somebody who brought a lot of happiness to her. Areum looked at him carefully. He's like a red beryl, so beautiful and daring yet so rare.
Jungkook tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, kissing her on the forehead.
"You're not allowed to die without my permission," he murmured under his breath. Areum smiled, nodding her head as she held his hand.
Jungkook leaned closer towards Areum. They closed their eyes as their lips touched.
You're my first and you'll be my last.
I can promise you that.
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Sorry for this short chapter but I wanted to time out the events into different chapters. What did you guys get for Christmas? I got nothing lol cause I don't celebrate it.
I can't write kiss scenes. RIP.
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Flora Lee
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