Bullies with benefits - Chaelisa (converted)

PART 48

"Here honey." My mom coos, placing the tray of goods beside my side-table as I lay under the blankets, opening my eyes just a bit to stare at her. She smiles and leans down to brush the hair away from my face. "Feeling any better?"

Nayeon couldn't take any more of my sickness spreading throughout the school and forced the teacher to send me home during my last subject at least, making it not affect any of my records. That's why I'm here now, watching my mother pour me a glass of milk whilst holding the carton in hand.

"No—" I chuckle, rubbing my nose with my arm. "My head hurts a lot." I croak out, tugging the sheets higher to cover half of my face.

My mom cocks her hip to the side and smirks. "It'll go away soon." She assures me, opening her mouth to say something else when the doorbell rings. She holds a finger up to excuse herself and walks out of my room, leaving the door open as I cuddle further down my blanket. Dad's at the hospital and Mom took the rest of the day off after hearing me being sent home from school.

"What are you doing here?"

Eyes widening, I sit up on my bed and gulp hard.
"Hello, Mrs. Manoban, I was wondering if—if Lisa's inside."

Chaeyoung.

"Yes she is, and what do you want to do with her?"
I bite my lip, wincing at how harsh my mom sounds when she's all mad.

"I—I want to speak to her—if that's okay with you." I can sense Chaeyoung. getting nervous and scared, and honestly—who wouldn't be with my mom sounding like that?

There's a loud stomp before I hear anything else. "I don't think that's a good idea, Chaeyoung." My mom hisses and I can't help but reach out for a piece of cookie.

"Mrs. Manoban—"

"I don't think you should even be allowed anywhere near this house." My mom cuts her off before she replies. "I'd-, I'm not allowing you anywhere near Lisa—do you understand Chaeyoung?"

Chaeyoung doesn't reply and the only thing I hear next is the sound of a door closing.

I scramble to get under the covers again as I pretend to close my eyes and drift to sleep. I wait for my mom to come back up the steps but she never does. But before I go to sleep, I run to my window that's not connected to my balcony and peer out. Chaeyoung's walking back to someone's car, and I'm pretty sure that's Joy's. She climbs in and after a second, it pulls into a curve and drives off. I feel myself scowling at the car as it goes away and I'm praying it never comes back here.

"You shouldn't wait for someone like that." I whip my head around to see my mom staring at me. I bite my lower lip and walk back to my bed. "I thought Chaeyoung was worth it but I feel like she really isn't going anywhere." She continues on, laughing that dark laugh she gets when she doesn't like people.

I hug a pillow close to my body and tangle my legs over it.

"Sweetie, never talk to that girl again." She tells me with a firm voice. "Do you understand me, Lisa?"

I find myself having a stare-contest with the wall as I slowly nod my head.

Mother's know best right?

Park Chaeyoung POV

"So that's it? You're just going to follow her mom and not do anything about it?" Joy grunts from the driver's side, gripping hard on the stirring wheel.

"You're pathetic, Chaeyoung."

I duck my head down and watch as I play with my fingers, ignoring Joy because I'm still processing the words Mrs. Manoban just threatened me with.