Drama High | Park Hyung Sik FF

Chapter 3

"Ji Yeon-ah....Wake up..." Hyung Sik whispers to Ji Yeon. He tries not to hurt her as he shakes her gently to wake up. She groans, not from pain, but from not wanting to wake up. "Aniya..." She says. "Yes, we have school today." Hyung Sik replies. "I don't want to go." She responds. "Okay, then we won't go." He answers. Ji Yeon smiles sleepily and turns over on the bed.

Hyung Sik slightly smiles,then gets up from the bed and goes to the kitchen. He starts taking out the ingredients to make seaweed soup and rice. He puts the rice in the rice cooker and starts the broth. While he's cooking, Ji Yeon wakes up and looks around. "What am I doing here?" She says to herself. She gets up from Hyung Sik's bed and goes to the bathroom.

She looks at herself in the mirror and sees that she's bruised. She's bruised on the cheeks, her arms, and forehead. She lifts her shirt to see bruises on her stomach and hips. She turns to see that they're even on her back. "This is the worst it's ever gotten." She says. Tears start to fall as she remembers the night before.

*WARNING: SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND SELF HARM ACTIONS AHEAD. IF UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THESE, PLEASE DO NOT READ FURTHER. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.*

"Why? Why does this happen to me? Am I not good enough for them?" She says as she falls to the floor. Her weeps get louder. "I can't do this anymore. I can't live like a slave..." she says, looking around the bathroom. She finds an unused razor in the cabinet under the sink. She breaks it and picks up the blade. She presses the blade against her skin on her arm.

Before she could press down and actually cut her arm, the blade is smacked out of her hand. She looks up to see Hyung Sik crouching down to her.

"Yah, why did you do that?!" She yells at him through her cries. "Me?! Why would you do that yourself?! You were going to cut vertically, you would've died!!" He yells, not angry, but extremely worried. "That's the point!! Why do I need to live?! My parents hate me! No one loves me! I can't live like a slave anymore! I can't do this anymore!!" She yells while crying."You're not going to kill yourself just because others can't see your worth yet! I'm not going to let you hurt yourself! And I won't let anyone else hurt you! Not even your parents!" He says to her. Ji Yeon cries even more and Hyung Sik pulls her into a hug. He holds her while she lets it all out. "Mianhae..." She manages to say. "Why?" He asks her. "For hating you without getting to know you..." She says to him. "It's okay." He says to her.

After things calmed down, Hyung Sik told Ji Yeon to take a shower. He stayed right outside the door and checked on her just about every 5 minutes she was in there. He wasn't sure whether she would try it again, but he wouldn't take that chance. When he heard the water turn off, he brought out the clothes he bought for her while she was asleep.

As he was laying out a winter outfit for her, she opened the door and walked out of the bathroom. She stopped in her tracks when she saw he was in the room. "Yah! Why are you in here?" She says, covering the top of her chest with her arms. He didn't say anything as he walked over to her.

He grabbed her wrists gently and pulled her arms down. He looked at her arms to ensure there was nothing there. "Good." he says as there was nothing there. Ji Yeon just looks at him. She pulls her arms out of grip slowly. He looks up at her, but doesn't say anything.

After the silence lasting a little too long for comfort, Hyung Sik looks away from her. "I bought you some new clothes last night. I didn't buy much, but we'll go out to day to buy you more." He says. "Buy me more?" She asks. "Yes. Since you'll be staying here, you need a wardrobe and some new shoes." He says. "I can't possibly let you buy me anything else. You've done so much for me already." She says, looking at the outfit he laid out for her.

"It's no big deal really. I mean I have the money for it. For anything really." He says with a smile. "I suppose." She says. "Great! Get dressed and come to the kitchen. I have breakfast waiting for us downstairs." He says, while walking to the door. "Wait." She says. Hyung Sik stops before opening the door. "What do I do about all this?" She says pointing to her face. "I bought some make up as well. You can use that." He answers. She nods and he stands there smiling at her. "Umm.." She says, hinting at him to leave the room. "Oh right. I'll be in the kitchen." He says, opening the door and leaving the room.

After putting on the clothes and makeup, she goes to the kitchen. Hyung Sik is sitting down at the table waiting. He sees her as she walks in and smiles at her. Her eyes widen as she sees the food. "Seaweed soup?" She asks. "Uh, yes. Do you not like it?" He asks, kind of worried. "No, no. I do like it. I've just never had it since my grandmother died. She was the only person that cooked for me." Ji Yeon says. Hyung Sik looks down. "Ah. I see. Well, let this be the start of me cooking for you." He says. "Aniya, you don't have to. I can cook sometimes too." She says, taking her seat next to him. They take a sip of the soup and start eating the rice with it. "Is it good?" He asks her. She nods while still eating.

When they both finish, Hyung Sik goes to his room and starts changing. Ji Yeon looks around the house. "His house is really nice." She says to herself. "Thank you. I try to keep it clean." Hyung Sik answers from behind her. Surprised, she turned around to see him dresses with a coat and everything. He throws something small to her and catches it. "What's this?" She asks. "A mask. So no one recognizes you. It's for just in case your parents are out looking for you. I have one for me too." He explains. Ji Yeon nods and puts the mask on.

"Let's go." Hyung Sik says, walking to the front door. "Wait.." She says. He turns around to her. "I'm scared." She says. Hyung Sik walks to her. "It's okay." He says putting his hand on her shoulder. "Why are you so nice to me?" She says. "I don't know yet. But just stay by me and you'll be safe. I promise." Hyung Sik answers. She nods. "Let's go." he says, putting his arm around her shoulders and leads her out the door.