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Chaeri's P.O.V
I overheard Jaemin's dad and mom shouting at him inside his house. And now, I'm with him at the grocery store.

"Hey, sorry.. I overheard you and your parents..." I looked down at my shoes while holding the edge of my hoodie.

"I-it's fine.. I'll put this in front of the door and we can talk. I also want to get some fresh air at the park." He said as he went to the counter and paid the bottles of soju.

"Okay..."

After he put the bottles of soju in front of his front door, we both walked towards the park. We sat down on a bench and I started talking to him.

"Is it okay if you went back late?" I asked, showing concern.

"It's fine.. I'll go back once they're out." He answered.

"Out? You mean drunk?" I asked as he nodded. After that, it was dead silence...

"By the way, here's your keychain. You left it at the library earlier." He said as he gave me back my keychain.

"Thanks," I said. Then it was another dead silence... I hate this for real...

"Hey, can you take off your mask and hoodie? I kinda want to see your real face." I asked.

"Can I trust you with my deepest secrets?"

"Sure! You can trust me with anything."

He let out a deep sigh and said, "Here it goes.."

He takes off his hood and mask. His face was full of bruises... I felt sorry for him.

"Hey, let me look at that!" I said. I tried to went closer to his face, but he quickly looked away...

"S-sorry.." I apologized.

He smiled at me and said, "Do you want to know what happened? I think I can trust you with this.." I nodded.

"My mom and dad had been abusive since I was 15, 9th grade. I always ran to my grandma when they hit me and stuffs. She tried telling them, but it was no use. Since my grandma passed away, it had gone worse and I can't have someone to protect me. When my ex-girlfriend know that I was abused, she dumped me and left me for another guy. Since I entered high school, I always kept myself away from others. That's because... I can't trust anyone easily. It's just hard for me.." He explained as he shed a tear.

"Oh... I'm sorry.. I can relate to what you've been through. When I was around 6 or 7, I have this friend in my neighborhood. She and her family seemed nice, so I thought it was fine at first. But one time, I overheard them shouting and hitting my friend. I was worried, so I quickly opened their front door and saw my friend lying unconsciously on the floor with blood on the floor. Her mom told me that she's going to be fine, I know that she was lying. I quickly ran back to my house and told my parents about what happened. My parents called the police and ambulance quickly. Her parents were jailed for their whole life and my friend was brought to the hospital. But unfortunately, she passed away on the way to the hospital... So yeah.. I know how it feels.." I explained.

"O-oh... Sorry to hear that.." He looked down.

"Anyways, want a hug to make you feel better?" I said as I opened my arms and smiled at him. He hugged me and cried. I pat his back to make him feel a lot better.

"Thanks for approaching me, Chaeri. You're a big help to me. It's like my burden has been lifted." He said between his sobs.

"Don't worry, I'm ready to help you anytime." We broke the hug and smiled at each other.

"Let's go to my house. I'll treat the bruises on your face." I said as I stood up and he followed.

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After treating the wound on his face, I asked, "Do you have another bruise or wound?"

"Actually... I do have.." He said as he took off his hoodie. My eyes widened to see his toned abs and his wounds. My face become red seeing what I saw.

"If you're uncomfortable, you don't need to treat them. I'll just let them heal by itself." He said as he was about to wear his hoodie again.

"Nonono! I'm fine!" I said, stopping him from wearing his hoodie.

"O-okay.."

I treat his back. It has scars and leaves red marks. Some of them were bleeding.

"Sorry if it hurts," I said before cleaning and treating his wounds.

"Ouch!" He hissed.

"Sorry! Are you okay?" I was worried 100%.

"Nono, I'm okay.."

When I finished treating his back and his arms, he put on his hoodie. I excused myself to go downstairs. I know he hasn't eaten dinner, so I decided to cook a simple dinner for him and pack them in a lunch box. I prepared a few ramen cups and also the lunch box, and put them inside a black bag.

"Chaeri, I think it's late already. I should go, thanks tho." He smiled at me.

"I'm coming with you. I don't want anything to happen to you." I said.

When we arrived in front of his house, he hugged me once again and said, "Thanks for everything."

I smiled and nodded. 

"Here. Open them in your room. Now go! Be careful!" I handed him the black bag and waved at him as he went inside. After he went inside, I walked back to my house.
End of Chaeri's P.O.V

Jaemin's P.O.V
When I walked inside the house, my mom and dad were out because of the soju. I quietly ran upstairs to my room. I opened the bag that Chaeri gave me and found a few ramen cups, and also a lunch box. There was a paper attached to it, and it says :

Hey, It's late already and I realized that you haven't eaten dinner. So, I decided to make you a simple dinner for you to eat. Hope you like it. Enjoy~

Chaeri

I smiled at the letter. I opened the lunch box and start eating. I had to admit that it's delicious. Very delicious.
End of Jaemin's P.O.V