My Innocent Roommate

Traumatized and Still Fighting

3 months, and we were still frightened whenever someone even slightly mentioned the word, "bomb."

The Seoul Bomber has struck again, and this time, we were both caught in the middle of the crossfire.
We didn't expect it at all.
The Seoul Bomber still hasn't been found and we were all getting anxious with every passing day...we were afraid of where they were going to strike next and when...and if we were going to go through all of that chaos again.
What if one of us ends up...dead?
Because of the incident, Mr. V made the wisest decision of adding the best security guards for the lobby and the front entrance, just to give everyone including us the protection we needed during this time.
Ever since the incident, I haven't heard anything from Kou, my next door neighbor, who would usually arrive at my front doorstep everyday, delivering flirtatious pick up lines that he knew would annoy the crap out of me.
He was probably traumatized by the incident too.

...But Juno had it worse, even worse than myself.

He was even more afraid of the booming claps of thunder that came down from the rainy skies, he was scared of watching movies or tv shows that had explosions in it, but the most hardest thing for him to go through was the nightmares.
Oh yes...the horrible nightmares that kept reoccurring once every night, causing Juno to cry and whimper as he violently trembles in bed, sometimes he would even scream and wake up panting and sweating like crazy.
He wouldn't let me leave the bed, even if I was just getting a glass of milk.
Every time I asked him why he didn't want me to leave, he always had the same answer:

"Because I'm afraid the bombs will get you this time..."

And it had always shattered my heart to pieces every time he said that.

Will he ever get through this trauma?
Will I ever get through this trauma?
Will WE ever get through this trauma?

Everyone will eventually, it just takes a lot of time and effort to recover from something big and traumatic like this.

Juno clings onto my waist as he rested his head on my shoulder, sleeping peacefully in his blankets like an angel who was sleeping in the comfort of the clouds...
I softly smile as I kiss his forehead, only to cause him to flinch and quickly open his eyes, his small breaths rapidly coming in and out of his mouth.
I carefully stroke his cheek that was covered with a small bandage, the same bandage that Mr. V had put on him during the incident.

"It's okay Junnie, it's okay...it's just me."

"Mackenzie...s-sorry..."

"Don't apologize, I know what you're going through right now, you don't have to be sorry about it."

I said as I gently kiss his forehead, softly smiling down at him as he clings onto my waist even tighter than before.

"Just know that I'm here to protect you, okay?"

"...Thank you, Mackenzie..."

There was then a knock at the door, causing Juno to jump and hide under the couch, violently shaking again as he covered his ears.
I quickly rush to his side, holding his hand as I try to calm him down.

"It's okay baby, it's okay! I'll go check to see who it is-"

"N-No don't leave me! W-What if it's him? What if it's the Seoul Bomber?!"

"It's not baby, it's not him. Trust me, okay? I promise I'll come back."

"Y-You promise you won't get blown up?"

"I promise I won't get blown up."

I replied as I gently place a kiss on his cheek, then cautiously walking towards the door, grabbing my small metal bat just in case.
I carefully put my hand on the door knob and then swung the door open...
It was only Mr. V, along with my best friend Val and my neighbor Kou.
I exhale with relief as I put the bat away, my friend Val hugging me in the process.