beautiful butterfly || liskook

Chapter 2

"I'm not satisfied with it, it's too dead. Change it up" Sajangnim said as he handed me back my hard drive. "At least add a little beat to it. I want this debut to hit people's hearts, not make them sleep. I didn't ask for a lullaby"

"Yes, sajangnim, I'll work on it. But do you have any suggestions?" I asked.

He placed his index finger on his chin. "Keep this, just add a little more beat but don't overdo it. I still want it to be an emotional song but not a lullaby"

I nodded. "Thank you" I left his office and sighed.

Last night, I was just randomly playing my guitar then I found a really nice arrangement. I didn't want to waste any time and inspiration so I recorded the instrumental overnight. I had like two hours of sleep.

I was satisfied with the instrumental I made, I was actually proud of it but sajangnim thought otherwise. To be honest, I'm quite down. I thought he'd like it like I did. But I guess that's how it works, you got to go through rejection before you can get to perfection.

But I totally liked the one I made recently, just saying.

I sighed and went to my car then started driving to a restaurant since I was quite hungry and drained.

I looked around before I removed my mask then got off the car. I ordered and paid for my food then sat down. I started eating the delicious ramen. I felt the need to wash my hands so I went to the toilet.

When I was about to leave, two awfully familiar faces blocked my way.

My bullies from highschool.

"Oh, hey, Lisa. It's been a while" The girl with red hair, Sohee smirked. "I see you got rid of your blonde hair. It looked ridiculous anyway"

"Please leave me alone" I tried to pass through but they blocked my way.

"Still weak, I see, trying to run away" The girl with the black hair, Jihee said. "We still want to talk with our old friend"

"So, how are you? Still struggling with life?" Sohee chuckled. "How's your unreachable dream of being part of YG entertainment? Still failing horribly?"

"I was a trainee for SM entertainment for two years" Jihee smirked proudly.

"Two years? Did they kick you out after that?" I asked plainly.

Anger flashed in her eyes and the next thing I knew, she had both her hands wrapped around my neck and she slammed my back against the hard wall. "Listen up little shit, you sure have the guts to talk to me like that"

By now, I was too weak to fight back. My lungs were running out of oxygen.

"S-st-op" I was able to say.

My eyes started tearing up and my legs got weaker. Right before I collapsed, she let go of me letting me fall on the ground.

I started gasping and coughing because of the lack of oxygen.

And if that wasn't enough to make ny body weak, I felt a harsh sting on my left cheek. She slapped me.

"Pretend that this never happened" She hissed before leaving me.

I stood up and ran out and to my car. I didn't care if I felt dizzy. I just want to go home.

I felt like blacking out but I fought it. I sped the car up even more.

I arrived home pretty fast since I was practically speeding.

I grabbed my stuff and got out of the car, rushing inside. Right after I stepped inside the house, everything went black.

I fainted.

✩Jungkook✩

I'm alone here since the boys went to buy milk from the grocery store.

I heard a loud thud out of nowhere. I went to see where it came from and saw Lisa. On the floor.

"What the hell?" I bent down to her level and flipped her over so I can see her face. I slapped her right cheek lightly repeatedly. "Are you drunk?"

Then I noticed something. Her left cheek was red, it looked like it got slapped hardly and there was a mark on her neck.

"Shit" I muttered under my breath. I saw her car keys on the floor. I ran upstairs to get my phone and wallet then ran back down. I grabbed her car keys which were on the floor and picked Lisa up. I rushed to her car and opened it.

I started speeding towards the nearest hospital.

I got out of the car and carried Lisa then ran towards the emergency room. When the nurse saw me, she grabbed one of those hospital beds with wheels, i don't fucking know what it's called.

She rushed outside and ran to another room with other nurses following her and a doctor.

"Sir, I need you to wait here" She said.

I nodded, "Will she be okay?"

"She'll be fine, sir, don't worry. It doesn't seem severe" She said before entering the room leaving me there.

My phone started ringing.

Jin hyung.

I answered it directly.

"Kookie, where are you?"

"Hyung, I'm in the hospital-"

"WHAT, WHY? ARE YOU OKAY? ARE YOU HURT? WHAT HAPPENED? TELL ME WHICH HOSPITAL" He started screaming making me put the phone away from my ear.

"No hyung, not me, it's your sister"

"THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY BETTER. TEXT ME THE NAME OF THE HOSPITAL I'M ON MY WAY"

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The boys came after I called. Jin hyung cried. He must love his sister so much.

Lisa is fine now, the nurse said that she lacked oxygen which explains the red mark she had on her neck. The red mark is now gone and so is the one on her cheek. Someone choked and slapped her. However, I don't know whether I should tell Jin hyung or let her tell Jin hyung herself.

Right now, Jin hyung and I are sitting beside he hospital bed, watching over her. The others went back to Lisa's house.

"Hyung, what was Lisa like before?" I asked.

He arched a brow at me, "Don't you know each other?"

"We didn't talk much" I lied. Both of us would often argue in the hallways since she found me annoying and the same goes for me. "What was she like before highschool?"

"Well, she was so bubbly and cheerful in Thailand before she followed me to Korea. She was a happy person but she changed when she came to Korea and I don't know what changed her. When she was sixteen, I found out that she was going through depression"

My heart sank. I remembered the time I'd see her getting bullied in the hallways. All I could do was watch.

"She begged me not to tell our parents because she didn't want to worry them. She's such a considerate person" He smiled while looking at his unconscious sister. "She eventually got better throughout the years. I miss the old her, when she was happy and carefree"

She must have went through a lot.

"Kookie, can you be her friend?" He asked suddenly. "She's been alone for many years. I want to see her smile I used to see. I want to see he happy again. I don't want her to be alone anymore"

I smiled genuinely and nodded.