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Hongseok

"Hongseok?"

Saying his name sends shivers down your back and you shake. The terrible memories that you and Hongseok made was unforgivable.

He walks towards you and roughly grabs your chin forcily pulling you in for a kiss and you try to push him back he didnt move a muscle.

"Have you been well, my kitten?" He grins and runs his hand down your back

"kitten, my ass." You mutter under your breath and you clench your teeth in disgust

"Did you just clench your teeth?" He has an angry look on his face and you glare up at him

"Im sorry. Ill be better next time." You say, a little scared even

"What? Do it again. Clench your teeth again." He roughly pushes pushes your shoulder , almost falling back ,you say

"Im sorry."

"Clench your teeth again!" He yells at your and you whince. Chills running down your back, half scared to death, you scrunch up, almost crying. He was bursting in anger.

He slaps you hard enough for you to fall back and cry, its not that it hurt as much, you were just scared.
You could feel your cheek rising up with temperature and you could feel blood running down from your nose. The security guards hold him back so he doesnt injure you again.

You crawl back up to your feet and try to walk back to the elevator but Hongseok stops you again and pulls your chin up

"I could have been him. But you chose him instead of me. You owe me a life." He says before walking of into the distant hallways and you walk into the elevator and by chance, you seemed to find your room .

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The doctors told you that you'd be discharged today so you pull on your regular clothes and wear a little makeup so that you can hide the red mark left on your cheek by Hongseok the other day

You looked in the mirror and you smile. For the first time since 6 years ago, you feel happy.

Jimin comes into your room and shakes your hand

"So you're being discharged today?" He asks giving another one of his weakest smiles. You don't know why but it hurt your heart so much to see such a sad smile like his.

"Mhm" You hum in excitement

"They are taking me somewhere." He looks down at the floor and scratches the back of his head.
"..Where..Exactly..,?" You stutter

"To this cell thing , i dont know." He also stutters

"Ill come visit you. Everyday if i could." You smile your biggest smile and hug him

"...But.. What about SooJin? What will happen to her?" Your mind was filling with thoughts

"She'll be escorted into a real hospital and hopefully they get her a wheelchair since she cant walk." He says, sure of himself

So thats why Soojin didnt want to go outside. Because she couldnt walk and she didnt know how to tell me.

"She was just scared..." Jimin says looking around the room in confusion

Why do you keep reading my thoughts?

"Excuse Me?" You cough at his response 'She was just scared'

He was just confused as you were.

"Well...uh .. you said she didn't know how to tell you shes paralyzed."

"Why are you reading my mind?"

"im not"

"Then how-"

"OH! WOULD YOU LOOK AT THE TIME!!" He awkwardly walk out the door but you stop him. And you hug his back and lean on him

Wow. Such a nice back

"I know i knew you before. I know it. I just cant remember. thats all." You felt sure that you and Jimin were somehow connected or something because only three patients in an abandoned hospital, ...and your old 5th grade friend, Hongseok....

"Time to go Jieun"

~fin