The Fallen

Chapter 2 - The Aftermath

Seungri’s POV

Chaerin’s been sitting there beside the hospital bed of the girl in silence for I-don’t-know-how-long-hours, I tried to comfort her earlier but she’s been ignoring me, it’s like she have her own world and don’t want me to enter.

Everything that had happened tonight was my entire fault, if I didn’t pester her to see me so that we can “discuss our school project” the accident will never happen. My conscience has been bothering me ever since she told me that she hit someone.

I rushed to her location as fast as I can to help her and what I saw was not the Chaerin that I know, her composure was down. She’s been sobbing uncontrollably and trembling due to fear. I tried to call her mother but she grabbed my phone and threw it somewhere, now I no longer have a phone, I sighed.

On the other hand, the condition of the girl was worst, there were blood all over, I thought she’s already dead but when I checked her pulse, it was still beating weakly. I was relieved when the ambulance arrived because the girl will be treated for her to survive. We’re about to follow the ambulance when the police patrol car also arrived, we were ushered to the police station instead for questioning of what had happened.

During our stay in the police station, Chaerin’s defenses were still down, she just kept on crying while answering each and every question thrown to her, if I could just take her place, I would gladly take it because it was my entire fault anyway.

As they were busy doing their thing, I sneakily took Chaerin’s phone in her purse that was left in my car. I’ve got to tell her family of what happened, but who to call? I tried to look for her parents’ phone number but couldn’t find it, I don’t know what name did she name them, so I just scrolled every contact and just picked a random number. I hope it’s her relative at least, here goes nothing.

“Yeoboseyo?” someone answered on the second ring.

“Good evening sir, may I ask if you’re Chaerin’s relative?” I politely asked.

“Who are you?”

“I’m Lee Seungri sir, Chaerin’s friend, I just want to know if you’re her relative?”

“Why?” he rudely asked.

Oh my goodness, why can’t he just answer my question, a simple yes or no will do. Why does he have to answer me with another question?

“It’s because Chaerin needs help sir, we’re currently here in the police station, there’s an accident that happened. I just want to inform her family of what had happened so that they can attend to her. So for the third time, are you her relative? If not, let’s just end this conversation because we’re just wasting each other’s time.” I irritably explained.

“Nice one kid.” He laughed. “I’m Kwon Jiyong, I’m Chaerin’s cousin.”

Finally, he answered. I sighed in relief.

“You said Chaerin needs help, what happened to her?”

“She was involved in an accident, she hit someone on her way to meet me-

“What? What do you mean she hit someone? She’s supposed to be in our family gathering tonight, how come she went out?”

“About that sir, I asked her to meet me-

“Are you her boyfriend?” he growled at me.

“No sir, we were partners in our school project, I asked her to meet me to discuss our project but unfortunately the accident happened.”