No Escape

7

He was sensible enough to know that he couldn't force her to accept him..it wasn't simply possible.

But at least she could treat him better. She hated everything about him. She never felt guilty after torturing him, when he passed out due to unbearable pain she put him through, when she used him to get rid of her physical, emotional and sexual frustrations. He let her do anything to him she wanted. He made himself a doll in her hands.
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The next morning when he was getting ready for work, he was in the kitchen, trying everything to hide his puffy bloodshot eyes. He suddenly remembered something...he checked the date and sighed. It was his birthday, 'who cares...'  he thought. He internally laughed at himself. 'What a loser you are Jun Seo!'

After thinking for a while he picked up his phone and called his mother..he just wanted to hear her voice. She didn't love him, it didn't mean that he hated her too..
"Hello mom.."

"What do you want?"

"I just wanted to talk to you."

"Listen, I don't have time for this."

"Mom I just-?" His voice cracked a little, "Please listen-.."
Before he could say anything else, she hung up..

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Yeona was sure that she had no interest in Jun Seo but she couldn't help but continue eavesdropping when he called his mother.

She didn't know why but she felt something weird when his voice cracked..and she couldn't believe her ears after what she heard next..he was sobbing, he was wiping his tears harshly with his sleeves and his whole body was shaking with violent sobs. She never saw him crying like that..because whenever she did anything to him, he turned expressionless and rarely showed any emotion..

Before she could think further, he composed himself and went to the sink to wash his face in order to get rid of puffiness and swollen eyes. She swiftly went back into her room as she didn't want to get caught spying on him. He left after 15 minutes..

That day she couldn't get her mind off him. Her hatred for him didn't falter but she subconsciously developed some weird kind of feeling for him. Maybe it was pity, or something else she couldn't put her finger on..