Hiraeth

Care

Mina's POV

I stare at the phone screen as it continues to ring in front of me. A picture of him staring back at me. I gulp slightly before hesitantly answering the call.

"Ye-Yes?" I ask quietly, my voice still slightly hoarse from crying. "Don't play around! Get your ass back here now before you have to deal with me again! And I'll be worse than the first time." My father screams into my ear.

I wince and move the phone away from my ear as I see Momo gripping the table tightly, anger evident on her face. I give her look and she immediately gets up, walking towards me.

She grabs the phone from my hand and sets it next to her ear. "Leave her alone! If I see you anywhere near her or if you call this phone again, I will personally beat your ass!" She says harshly into the phone.

She ends the call and looks at me, her face softening. "Are you ok?" She asks and I slowly nod, still shaken up a little.

"What the hell just happened?" Dahyun said suddenly and I jump because her voice was a bit loud. Jihyo starts to rub my back as Momo runs her fingers through my head.

"It was her step-dad." Momo said quietly before kissing my forehead softly. The affection I was getting was overwhelming. I haven't had this much comfort in a while.

I lean into Momo's touch as Jihyo continues to rub my back. "I didn't see that bruise before." Nayeon mumbled as I turn my head to her.

"What bruise?" Momo asks before looking at me and gasping slightly. "I swear if he did this-" Momo started before I tugged on her shirt.

She sighs before touching the bruise slightly, causing me to whimper slightly. She frowns at my reaction before running her hand through my hair again.

"Jihyo, can you call Taeyeon?" Momo asks and I hear Jihyo say 'yes' as I continue to lean into Momo's touch. Momo starts to softly hum in my ear.

I immediately recognize the song and try not to tear up. I cried too much already, gripping her shirt as I bury my face in her shirt.

She was standing up still as I was sitting in the chair still. She continues to hum the melody as I calm down. I felt someone rub my back gently, causing me to jump slightly from the sudden touch.

"It's just me." Jihyo whispers in my ear while still rubbing my back. "Taeyeon will be here in a few minutes. I think she said she's gonna bring Tiffany as well." Jihyo said loud enough for everyone to hear.

I perk up at the mention of Tiffany and turn to look at Jihyo. "Tiffany?" I ask quietly and she smiles at me softly, nodding her head.

"Hey, I'm done with making dinner." Jeongyeon said as she entered the room. I look over to see her carrying a pot as she walked towards the table.

Se sets the pot on the table with a tablecloth under it. "Yes! Finally!!" Dahyun and Momo exclaim at the same time. I look at them weirdly as they look at each other.

"I swear you two have a black hole in your stomachs." Jeongyeon says as she shakes her head before looking at me with a smile.

"I hope you like pasta." She said and I just nod my head a little. "Good!" She exclaims before making the plates.

"We usually make our own plates, Jeongyeon!" Momo whines and Jeongyeon just shakes her head. "You and Dahyun always get too much." She simply says before setting the plates down in front of everyone.

After everyone was finished, the doorbell rang. I look up and try to get down from my chair, but Jihyo stops me from doing so.

I whimper and look up at her, only to see her smiling. "I'll get it. Just go to the living room, okay?" She says and I just nod a little, pouting.

I get down from the chair and limp to the living room, slowly sitting down on the couch. I lay down and lay on my side, letting one of my arms hang off the couch.

I looked at the blank TV in front of me, not noticing the three people heading to the living room. "Mina." I blink at the call of my name and slowly sit up, wincing as a sudden pain shoots through my body.

I look over at Jihyo since she called me and tilted my head to the side out of habit. She smiles before pointing next to her.

I look over to where she pointed, seeing Taeyeon and Tiffany smiling at me. They walk over as I was still in shock.

I knew they were going to be here, but I still didn't believe Tiffany would be here. I met her after Taeyeon, but I still was just as close to her.

I snap out of my daze when Tiffany crouches down in front of me. "Hey there, my little penguin." She whispers as she raises her hand, caressing my cheek.

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As always, love ya guys.

                       ~Mac