«Just an Annoyance» Lee Donghyuck//Haechan

12:The truth

Miyoung's POV

"Miyoung, wake up." I hear Donghyuck say gently.

I take a deep breath and open my eyes slowly. I rub my eyes then turn my head and face Donghyuck.

"I didn't know where you wanted to go, so I just brought you home. I don't think Jisung or Chenle are here." He turns his truck off.

"What time is it?" I bring the chair back up.

"3:30."

"Okay." I stretch. "Do you want to come inside? I'm gonna be alone and I really don't want to be. I just want someone to talk to."

Donghyuck's POV

"Sure." I unbuckle my seatbelt. We walk inside and go to her room. She sits down and covers herself up in her blankets.

There's a moment of silence after I sit next to her.

"Talk to me." She turns her body towards me. "Like, deep things. I want to know more about you. I feel like I've told you a lot."

"You have." I nod. I should tell her about my dad. But I shouldn't.

"So?"

"So." I sigh and lick my lips. I avoid eye contact with her.

"Donghyuck?" She says concerned. "Are, are you okay?"

I raise my eyebrows and look at her. "Yea, sure." Wow, really not helping myself out right now.

"What's wrong?"

"You want deep talk?" I face her and look her in her eyes.

"Yea." She furrows her eyebrows.

I uncross my legs and pull my right pant leg up to show my knee and below, then I lift the other pant leg.

Miyoung's POV

Bruises.

All I see is bruises and a few scrapes.

I sit up straight and feel tears come to my eyes. I gulp and lick my lips. I don't even know what it is or what caused these, but I have an inkling.

"Wha, what, how?" I say shakily.

He takes a deep breath and looks down shamefully. "My dad."

I feel the tears flow out of my eyes down my cheek. "No." I wipe the tears away quickly.

He just nods his head.

"Why? How? When? How long? Are you okay?" I start asking questions out of fear for him.

He pulls his pant legs down. "He does this because I'm not who he is. He just kicks, punches me, hurts me when I'm getting on his nerves or do the slightest thing wrong. These were from a few days ago. I purposely haven't been home because I'm scared to go home. He's been doing it for a while now, and I'm okay now. I just don't know if I will be." He hugs his legs and frowns.

As he says all that tears continue to fall down my cheeks, and his.

"You have to get help." I lean in closer to him and whisper, even though nobody else is here.

"I can't." He looks at me with his teary eyes.

"Why?" My voice cracks.

"Because he'll know. I've been so hesitant to tell anyone because he'll know. I told one of my friends at my old school and that's why we moved. I haven't been able to talk to him since and I'm terrified that's gonna happen again. I didn't want to tell anyone, so I haven't, but I just felt different with telling you."