Without You

Chapter seven

     A/N: this chapter will be Seokjin's point of view. Enjoy!

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     "Ha-Eun!" I call her name out loudly with anger. She looks back at me and rolls her eyes.

     "Well, if it isn't Kim Seokjin." She scoffs and I grab her wrist tightly from the hallway. The students look at us with confusion, but I ignore them.

     Ha-Eun fights back and tries to get me to let go of her, but I refuse to and she gives up on fighting back because I was a lot stronger than her.

     I slam her back on the wall outside of the school where we had privacy. She looks at me and starts grinning. "Do you want me?" She says sexily.

     "No." I answer bluntly with no emotion and she rolls her eyes again.

     "You're no fun."

     "Ha-Eun, stop this before it gets out of hand." I look straight into her eyes. I could tell she had fear in her eyes because they were avoiding my contact.

     "W-what do you mean? I don't even know what you are talking about." She laughs nervously, trying to change the topic and act stupid.

     "You know exactly what I am talking about. Don't play dumb with me Ha-Eun. I've known you for a long time already, do you think I would know nothing about you? I know everything about you."

     "Then... do you know what colour I am wearing under my skirt?" She smirks.

     I slam my hand next to her face. My hand was in front of her while touching the wall. I look at her angrily and she gulps.

     "Ha-Eun, this ain't funny. I know you're suffering a lot, but you have me."

     She scoffs and answers, "I don't need you, I have myself."

     "Please Ha-Eun..." I look at her with puppy eyes, but she ignores it.

     "No. I'm a bad person, don't talk to me Seokjin..." she starts tearing up. I sigh as I hug her softly. She tenses at first, but pushes me away from her.

     "Don't touch me!"

     "Ha-Eun pl-" I stop myself as I notice the cuts on her arms.

     "How did you get this?" I growl as I grab her wrist tightly. She flinches and starts laughing. "None of your business."

     "It is my business! Ha-Eun, please, let me help you."

     "No! I don't need help!" She says and escapes from me. I call out her name, but she doesn't stop and continuing running off from me.

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     "Jin-Hyung? Are you okay?" Taehyung asks as I was spacing out for our next class. Ha-Eun didn't attend this class and I was worried about her.

     "It's fine. Don't worry about it." I sigh as I rest my head on the table. The teacher doesn't mind me resting because she knows I have the highest marks and I'm the student president.

     Ha-Eun...

     I leave class as I head for the next class. I go to my locker to see her and another male student flirting. She was doing it on purpose to get me mad. I step in between them and glare at the male student. He gulps and leaves immediately.

     "Tch, I was going to get him to go to the hotel with me." She says proudly.

     "Ha-Eun! Take care of yourself." I say angrily.

     "No thanks." She says while walking in the opposite direction.

     I sigh as I open my locker to get ready for my next class.

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     Flashback~
     "Jin~ please help me" Ha-Eun starts sobbing as she was shaking. I hug her tightly while she cries onto my chest.

     "What happened?" I asked.

     We met up at the park. We were both in grade 8 during that time. The cherry blossoms were beautiful, the sky was beautiful, but her crying wasn't beautiful.

     "My parents- my parents... were fighting again. They were breaking glass and the fight was very loud. I don't know what to do... please help me Oppa~" she bites her bottom lips softly. Her lips were trembling, her hands were also trembling.

     I hold her hands and press my forehead against hers. "Calm down... did they hurt you again?" I ask. She looks straight at my eyes with tears and nods slowly.

     "Where?" I ask in concern.

     "My- my leg..." She says as she steps back. She crouches down and lifts up her pants. There was blood covered all over her leg.

     I immediately put down my backpack and take out my first aid kit. I treat her wound and she flinches. I comfort her by telling her sweet things like, "you'll be fine, I'm here."

     After treating her wound, she starts to calm down. We sit on a bench. I went to get her ice cream and she smiles at me.

     "Are you feeling better now?" I ask. She nods happily and I smile.

     We start eating the ice cream while chatting until her mother walks at us. She furrowed her eyebrows with her fist clenched together.

     I get into a defence pose as I guard Ha-Eun. Her eyes widen and she starts mumbling, "help me... help me."

     I hold onto her hand tightly while glaring at her mother. She stops right in front of us while looking at me and Ha-Eun.

     "Who are you?" She asked.

     "Her childhood friend." I say with no fear and she scoffs.

     "Ha-Eun, we are leaving right now." She says sternly and Ha-Eun starts to shake her head sideways.

     "Now!"

     She flinches and looks to me. Her mother rolls her eyes and grabs Ha-Eun away from me. "Jin!" She yells as she tries to hold onto my hand, but her mother yanks her away from me.

     Her ice cream drops and time starts to slow down for me. I look as she gets taken away from me, I couldn't do anything. I look down at her ice cream as mine start to melt onto mine.

     On that day, I couldn't do anything for you... if I could rewind time, I would have taken you far away. Everything falls... but I'll make you rise up again.