Girl Who Cried Wolf

Secret

       "I'm gonna give all my secrets
      away." Secrets, One Republic.

Five days had already passed since they were brought to the hospital and they were finally ready to leave. They made sure to grab everything that belonged to them, Eunha even grabbed the dead flowers.

Sowon still wasn't talking to anyone. After the incident with her mother she hid under her blanket and only came out when everyone was sleeping. She had gone five days without eating and she still wasn't hungry. Eunha tried to find the right timing to thank Sowon for what she did but whenever she tried to talk to her she didn't seem interested and she turned around to stare out the window. Her leg was feeling better but it was still hard to walk. Everyone else was doing pretty good but their wounds still did hurt a little.

Yuju finally gave Sowon her car back so she could drop them off. Yuju was the one who thanked the police for bringing the car to the hospital. Since no one was talking, Yuju played some music. They all seemed uncomfortable next to each other except for SinB and Yerin who were teasing each other.

Yuju was first to be dropped off. Then Yerin and Umji. Eunha moved up to the passenger seat since Yuju was gone. Both Eunbi's were confused when Sowon drove right pass SinB's house.

"Where are you going?" SinB asked.

"Home." that was the only word Sowon had said in the last three days.

"What about me? I have to get home."

"I need to talk to you." Sowon looked at her through the review mirror. She pulled up in front of Eunha's house and waited for her to get out of the car.

"I can't go back home." Eunha mumbled and fidgeted with her thumbs. Sowon completely understood and continued going back to her place.

Ever since the day Sowon met Eunha's family she knew they didn't like her. Sowon was never allowed to go to her house and Eunha always hung up the phone when her mother was coming. She knew they had fights over her. Sometimes Sowon even considered leaving her for the best but she never could.

When they got to Sowon's place she had Eunha go down to the lake so she could talk to Eunbi alone. Of course she knew Eunha would try to listen to their conversation. Eunha made her way down to the lake while Sowon had Eunbi follow her inside and take a seat at the dining table.

"Eunbi, there's something I've been wanting to tell you but I never got the chance to. I was gonna wait for her to tell you but it doesn't seem like she'll be doing that anytime soon and I feel like you have the right to know. I know she should be the one to get to tell you this but I need to get it off my chest. It's really been stressing me out lately." Sowon reached her hand across the table to hold Eunbi's hand. She didn't expect her to be happy but she also didn't want her to freak out.

"What is it? Can't be that bad." Eunbi reassuringly smiled. She thought everything was fine but what Sowon was about to tell her would change her life forever.

"Eunbi, I don't want you to freak out, okay? I'm being completely honest with you, I wouldn't make up something like this. Trust me."

"Just tell me." Eunbi was getting nervous.

"Your mother...I'm not trying to get in between your mother and daughter relationship but um...oh god I hate to say this...Eunbi, your mother is a wolf." For a minute Eunbi didn't look fazed at all. She sat there for awhile just staring at the table.

"You're lying! I knew I couldn't trust you from the start! Stay away from me! You're just jealous you don't have a mother to care for you! It's not my fault people don't like you!" Eunbi suddenly felt a wave of dizziness. She knew what she was saying was utterly rude but she didn't know how else to react. She didn't want to believe it.

Sowon tried to ignore Eunbi's words but it really hit home. The things Sowon had to deal with would never even cross SinB's mind. Eunbi never had to worry if she'd have enough money for food like Sowon. She didn't have to sit on the streets everyday for more than 8 hours just to get a few pennies. She never had to deal with the struggles that Sowon had to deal with. Sowon was used to not being liked by people but Eunbi wasn't. Even when Sowon went into an orphanage no one liked her. They all thought she was rude because of her natural expression.

"You don't mean that..." Sowon mumbled.

"I do! Don't try to ruin my relationship with my mom just because you don't have one with yours!" Eunbi took a few steps away from Sowon.

"You're really going to regret that." Sowon's fingers began to twitch.

"It's the truth! No one likes you and you're jealous!"

"I'm not jealous." Sowon's claws were digging into her table.

"Admit it. You never got to grow up like most people and now you have resentment. You want to get your anger out by making someone feel like how you did. You're disgusting!"

"You crazy bitch!" Sowon jumped on top of her. She tried clawing at her but Eunbi held her hands up and away from her face.

"Get off me! Eunha! Eunha!" Eunbi screamed for help. Sowon was getting stronger the more Eunbi tried to push her off.

"What happened?" Eunha came bursting through the door only to find Sowon on top of Eunbi.

"Help!" Eunbi was on the verge of giving up. Eunha ran behind Sowon and wrapped her arms around Sowon's waist to pull her back.

Eunbi scrambled to her feet and ran straight to the door. She looked back at Sowon and shouted before leaving, "Keep that crazy bitch locked up in a cage!" Eunbi slammed the door behind her, her tears falling slowly as she ran to Yerin's house. She couldn't go home with the thought of her mother being a wolf.

"I'll kill you!" Sowon repeatedly yelled as Eunbi took off. Sowon tugged at Eunha's sleeves and broke down in tears. It had been Eunha's first time seeing her cry so much so she held her tightly in her arms.

"Breathe, okay? You need to calm down." Eunha could never imagine the pain Sowon had always went through, but seeing her cry hurt her enough.

"I can't. I can't take it anymore. It hurts, it hurts like I'm dying."