small town girl | «kwon hyuk»

01.

6 years ago

She walked down the cold streets of London. Nowhere to go. Nowhere to be. She was on her own. Just like the old days. No one to help her. No one to save her. No one but herself.

With each step she made, her anxiety grew bigger and bigger.

''Breathe! '' she had to remind herself repeatedly. But her anxiety won the fight once again and took control over her whole body.

Her legs couldn't carry her any further. 

Her breathing became heavier and heavier each second.

Near a river, she finally broke down in tears.

''Why god? Why me? What did I do to be in so much pain? Will this pain of mine ever end? Will this pain ever leave me alone? Tell me, will it?" She questioned once again while looking up to the sky.

"Maybe I should just end this life of mine. Maybe then, just maybe, my soul will finally find the peace its been craving for. ʼʼ

She looked miserable. Her makeup was completely smeared. The mascara she put on earlier, now covered both of her cheeks, which had turned red due to the cold and her jacket was filthy because of the floor she had thrown herself onto.

Her reflection in the water made her pathetic self-pity even more unbearable.

The questions " What would he think if he saw me like this? Would he regret it?" came into her mind.

She and her aching soul were still trapped in the memories of that day.

The scenes were anchored in her head and every time she tried to close her eyes this day was played in her head just like in a cinema. For nights she couldn't find any rest.

While she was searching for answers to this question an unfamiliar voice tore her out of her thoughts

'' Miss, is everything alright? ''

She winced for a second.

After minutes of silence and thinking how to respond, without causing more inconveniences, she shortly answered  '' Yes, yes!! No need to worry! I am so sorry you had to hear this. I hope you can just forget about what I said. I had a quite difficult day and all that and I was a little bit overwhelmed but everything is alright!"

She looked up briefly.

In front of her was a tall man in his mid-20s with black hair and shimmering dark eyes that were filled with concern.

She stood up abruptly, which briefly caused her to lose her balance and started to brush off the dirt from her black skirt. She bowed apologetically without even trying to look him in the eyes and started to walk away.

But right when she was about to leave, embarrassed by what happened, this mysterious stranger shouted after her: '' Miss-, umm I-I am sorry, this might come off as inappropriate, but I can't let you go. I know you said everything is alright, but after all the things I just heard I really dont think you are in the right state of mind to now be on your own. Can I offer you a drink?"

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A/N: hello guys! how are you doing? i know its been a long time since i uploaded the last chapter, but rn im in the process of rewriting some parts since i think that the story is just kinda confusing and all that, so i hope you understand the delay of the chapters. sorry for making the 1st chapter so clichéd but (i hope) its gonna get better!!!

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