Falling for you

Chapter 17

Hyejin stood on the lush green grass,her lips tugged upwards into a small smile as she watched the evergreen leaves of the trees sway softly in the wind,her hair swaying around with it.Her black eyes roamed the scenery as she watched leaves fall and the members run about on the grass of their small backyard.

She watched them,her eyes contented before they were clouded over,the warmth in her eyes replaced with the feeling of hatred and sadness.The perfectly serene scenery of her friends running turning into the faces of the monsters that haunted her for years.

The world before her turning black and white as thoughts of her childhood slowly crept back to her.Memories of being bullied and locked up in the girls' bathroom and being mocked about being a nerd and being...she couldn't bare to think of all those horrible names she'd been called...and it slowly ate her alive.

Her breathing turned ragged.The running around of the boys reminded her of the girls and boys that would bully her running around in the hallways of the school.How they locked her on the rooftop one winter day,where she'd been left frozen in her thin material school uniform and skirt.With not even her winter jacket to keep her warm.

It was dreadful and having left her phone in her school bag that was in the classroom,she couldn't call for help.She had sat there,her breathing uneven and her face pale,her body trembling.Being left on the rooftop overnight had given her a high fever and had left her lips blue.

And when the merciful jingle of the keys sounded the next morning,she was laying there on the cold,hard,ground of the school rooftop.

She hadn't always been loved and she'd forced herself to forget her horrid past.

She was only fourteen then...and she had been admitted to the hospital with no one coming over to visit her.Not even her own brother who had been told not to come near her then.

She'd pushed all those memories away into the very dark corners of her brain.And having them resurface,made her have difficulties breathing.

Seungcheol,noticing his sister stand still as a statue,he slowly walked towards her,a frown plastered on his face.He took small,cautious steps,observing Hyejin as she stared at ahead if her,her mouth open and her eyes unaware of what was happening.

The other boys,seeing Seungcheol suddenly turn silent from his bursts of laughter averted their attention to him.

Wonwoo and Mingyu made their way out of the house and brought along platters of food,wearing bright smiles.Wonwoo stopped in his tracks and dripped the platters of food that came crashing into the concrete of the backyards,food scattering on the floor,noticing Hyejin's knees go weak.He dashed forward just as her legs gave in and her eyes closing.The members and Seungcheol ran towards her but Wonwoo was faster.

He caught her,placing an arm under her knees and another around her shoulder,supporting her neck as he knelt on the ground.

Seungcheol looked down and Hyejin,biting his lips.He observed her closely,her face had gone pale as did her lips.Seungcheol raked a hand through his tousled,unbrushed hair.

"Shit."He muttered.

He hurriedly grabbed at his phone and dialed the ambulance,his eyes worriedly darting from Hyejin and to the main door that could be seen from the backyard.

Wonwoo brought her closer to his chest and tentatively placed a hand on her forehead.He looked up at Seungcheol,his heart pounding against his chest.