The Neck Pillow Girl

Flashback To The Future

The girl sat down on the pavement outside the house gates. She was screaming at her again and the girl saw the knife and belt in her hands, so she walked outside, with her camera, and some cookies. She was busy taking pictures of the city lights when a stranger came up to her. He greeted her and she politely greeted him. He began to stop by her house a lot afterwards.
One day, the stranger did something, something you didn't want to happen. He tried to make contact between your lips, but luckily, he was there. He pushed the stranger aside and grabbed the girl's hand, pulling her into his house, and up to his room. The stranger growled before running off.
He pulled her into an embrace that she gladly took. But her mind began to wonder... was he a brother? A friend? An interest? He let her wear his clothes as hers were slightly ripped and wet from the rain. He pushed her onto the bed and laid down beside her.

She was walking to school alone again. She went to the same school as him but they were in different classes, and he had basketball practice so wouldn't see her until lunch. She sighed as they began to pick on her, but didn't say anything. Her accent only made it worse. By now she was used to the beats too, but didn't care- it was worse at home.
She was about to take another beating by a very well-known girl, but her hand didn't contact her face. The girl looked up and saw that he was holding onto the well-known girl's wrists. He threatened her and after, made sure that he was by her side at all times, making sure that she didn't get hurt again.

Eui woke up. It seemed to be morning, and she didn't have any work today, so she was going to go and catch up on groceries and do a little cleaning. She was surprised to hear the front door open and questioned him as Yoongi walked in, looking overworked and exhausted.
"Where are you going?" He asked, her suspicions were confirmed.

"I need to do some shopping...you ate all my food," She replied as she gave him a glass of water.
"I'm coming then," He said, handing her the glass after drinking the welcomed water.
"No, it's okay. And anyway, you need to rest," She replied, tugging her bag over her shoulder.
"I'm coming," Yoongi said again, and Eui sighed, knowing there was no point in arguing with him. The two headed out soon after that.

Eui was picking out a few fruits when Yoongi suddenly tugged her away. She was about to say something but he shushed her and the two hid behind the shelves of different bakery items.
"Did you see him? Min Yoongi was here!" A squeal came after a while.
"Really? Was he with anyone? imagine, Suga of BTS in this store at the same time as us!" Cam another one.
"But he was with a girl!" One.
"That lucky b*tch!" Two.
"We should teach her to stay away from our Oppa!" One.
"Yeah!" Two. The duo's voices trailed away and once he was completely sure they had gone, Yoongi pulled Eui away
"They were in our last fan sign... and they ended up bullying all of the girls in the line..." He explained as they headed towards the tills.
"Oh," Was all Eui could offer as she tried to tug a few notes out of her purse to pay for their shopping. Yoongi beat her to it and gave the cashier his credit card, despite the girl's protests.
"Hey, I was going to pay!" She whined once they were out of the store.
"Well, if I'm the one eating, might as well!" Yoongi replied, grabbing one of the bags in Eui's hand, even though he himself had three already.
"I can carry them myself, Oppa-Kun!" She was a bit annoyed at him but didn't mind his kindness all that much.
"I know, kid." And they took the bus back to Eui's apartment.

Three Years Later
Eui had gotten really close to Cho, and Mi-Hi too. Although they didn't meet each other a lot of the time, the regularly spent time with each other once a month or so. Eui was currently in the Bangtan dorm helping them to put decorations out and get the food ready. It was Cho's birthday, and Mi-Hi, being the evil genius she was, asked the guys to help them with a surprise for her. Obviously, V would agree, being his sister and Cho's boyfriend, but Eui could tell he'd soon be something more.
As she was hanging up some bunting, Taehyung helped her and she asked him what he'd gotten her.
"Only Mi-Hi knows about this... But I'm going to propose!" He grinned from ear to ear, and Eui saw the happiness erupt from him like lava from a volcano. She was overjoyed for the couple too, but that happiness was short lived as within a few hours, a terrible accident happened.
The guys didn't want the media to find out about this as they wanted to keep their girls safe, not just Mi-Hi, Cho and Eui- but Areum and Sora too, who were also close with two of the members. Eui clung onto Suga's arm as she cried for her friend's death. Soon, she stopped and all she felt was sadness but looking at Mi-Hi and Taehyung, she vowed to be strong for them, as Cho was closest to them of all people.

The next day, she made sure Mi-Hi was eating properly and force-fed her and V both food if they refused to eat. She prodded them to use the bathroom, or drink fluids and even talk, trying her best to cheer them up. In the end, she managed to get Taehyung to sob and start to return to his normal self, but Mi-Hi was more fragile than that.
"Mi-Hi-chan! I want to ask for your advice," Eui asked suddenly when Bangtan were busy and the two were left alone in the dorm.
"Do you want to come with me to Starship Galleries?" She asked. Mi-Hi looked at her, showing that she acknowledged what she had said, but didn't say anything.
"Ok, then that's a yes." Eui grabbed the older girl's hand and helped her change into something other than her pyjamas and headed out, making sure Mi-Hi didn't wander off and was following.

Once they arrived, the younger girl led the older towards her room and began to show her around. What Eui didn' realise was that Hyeon was there too.
"Eui? Is that you?" He asked.
"Oh Hyeon-ssi! Wasn't it your day off?" Eui replied.
"Yeah, but bangtan wanted more photographs taken. They said that I could handle both editing and taking them... Here... This is for you," He said, handing her an envelope. Eui took it and looked inside.
To Tsubaki-Kim Eui
We are very grateful for the work you have provided us with over the past couple of years and we sincerely apologise, but we are afraid that we must let you go. As we already have an efficient photographer at hand, it seems unnecessary to have another as an extra, therefore we regret to inform you that you have two weeks to claim your monthly salary, and make sure no belongings are on our premises,
Yours sincerely,
Bighit Entertainment.
EUi dropped the letter and flopped onto her sofa, not noticing Mi-Hi pick up the piece of paper.
"They gave you this?" Eui whispered.
"I'm sorry but... Look, at least now you have the chance to work on your own projects. And also, now you have the experience, there will always be other groups to hire you and anyways, you can spend more time with me that is!" He said, wrapping an arm around the shaking girl. Eui did struggle but the shock was too great for her and unwillingly let herself be violated by her coworker. Well, that is, until Mi-Hi slapped Hyeon across his face.