Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
❝Please be happy.❞ B1A4, Jinyoung
JUNG YERIN.
yerin adored eunbi (not like-like just adored, i mean i don't really like her, i'm straig-)
maybe it was because of the fact that she's been helping eunbi all year or maybe its because she always had a soft spot for the girl.
eunbi was a fucking amazing human (in yerin's words) and she didn't know why someone would hurt her to the point that her body is full of bruises and cuts.
yerin froze from where she was standing and looked at the terrified girl in front of her.
here's what happened:
after dinner, yerin (with much difficulty) told eunbi to freshen up and said that she'll be the one to wash the dishes (with eunbi protesting that she can do it instead.) with a promise of letting eunbi do the dishes tomorrow.
yerin had just finished up when she heard muffled groans (her first guess was eunbi doing something sexual - BUT! she realised that eunbi would never do that because she is P.U.R.E.) coming from her bedroom. in panic and concern, she had opened the door and saw eunbi pouring cream at one of her bruises.
both of them froze, not knowing what to say or do. yerin thought they weren't close enough for her to see her abused body. clearing her throat, in an attempt to break the ice, she found herself in front of the terrified girl, wondering why she had that look of horror on her face (it's not like she caught her watching porn or something).
"d'you. . . need help?" she asked.
eunbi shook her head and opened her mouth to speak. nothing came out.
"i'm sorry for barging in like that. i was worried that you might've hurt yourself or something. uh, i'll go now since you're okay." eunbi just nodded and avoided eye contact with her. she sighed and exited her room.
she understood eunbi. maybe not entirely but she may be feeling conscious about her body that time and she just barged in without knocking. yerin just wanted to give jackson a punch in the face for doing that to eunbi.
the girl always was shy and reserved and she had little confidence in herself, always answering questions in english with her head hung low and voice timid, and for some reason always answered questions like she was unsure of her answer that had the teacher look at her with a hint of frustration and sympathy.
yerin always thought about her appearance. would people love her face? is her body enough? she was depressed for over a year and almost overdosed in sleeping pills if sojung didn't find her and told her to fucking puke all the pills in the trash can because she can't have her dying and because she is perfect just the way she is. since then, yerin never swallowed a sleeping pill and focused on the positive side of things.
yerin didn't know how eunbi held herself together with jackson abusing her, covering her body full of bruises and balancing it all with her studies. she just wanted to hug her but she thought that that was maybe too intimate and she didn't even know if they were there yet.
she sighed, keeping herself busy by sweeping the floor and cleaning dirty spots in her dorm. eunbi came out after a few minutes, wearing an oversized sweater and some cotton sweatpants. before she can say anything, eunbi spoke.
"i'm sorry you had to see that. i know that you're probably disgusted by me right know and i completely understand if you kick me out."
yerin dropped the broom she was holding.
"kick you out?"
"yes. i can find a new dorm room anyway and i won't bother you anymore -"
yerin cut her off with a look of fury, eunbi slightly cowered away from her.
"listen here missy. i let you stay here because you are my friend. friends help each other blah blah blah so now you're here. this is a safe place eunbi. i won't hurt you here, because you're a friend." yerin said looking at eunbi with fondness.
eunbi looked at her with no expression in her face. until suddenly she burst into tears, startling yerin, who was freaking out.
i think i was too mean. shit, holy mother of jesus.
"why aren't you going away from me? why aren't you kicking me out? you should be disgusted. my body is full of cuts and bruises, i'm abused, i'm mentally sick, i don't even know if i can dance anymore." eunbi looked at her with tears in her eyes. "why? why? yerin why?" eunbi sobbed louder and yerin didn't hesistate.
she hugged the crying girl tight, hands on eunbi's shoulders as she hugged her, swaying a little bit as she does so. eunbi slowly creeps her hand through her back and sobbed louder, inhaling the strawberry scent of yerin's perfume.
"why?" yerin whispered, burying her nose in eunbi's wet hair (she wasn't much taller than her so she had to stand in tippy-toes to do that). "because we're friends. i don't care if you have fucking cuts in your body. i don't care if you have bruises. even if you still have those, you are still human. what you've gone through is though, you are strong eunbi. i admire you a lot."
"you are an amazing human being. you are beautiful. you are a great dancer. you are hwang eunbi, a strong woman." she finished, hugging eunbi tighter.
eunbi sniffed, her tears wetting yerin's shirt. "i-i'm sorry."
"what are you saying sorry for?" yerin chuckled.
"for wetting your shirt, for getting you angry, for everything. i'm sorry i'm such a bother."
"how many times do i have to tell you this." she broke away from the hug and looked at eunbi with strange fondness in her eyes. "you are never a bother. friends help each other out and i always like seeing you smile. it makes me happy." she continues, smiling at the girl in front of her. eunbi wiped her remaining tears and smiled shyly.
"thank you."
yerin smiled, kissing eunbi's forehead and hugging her again. ignoring the surprised (but pleased) yelp coming from the younger.
