Lyra

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Lyra was on the next flight to South Korea. Her mom sent her money and with that she paid for everything. After thirteen plus hours Lyra gets off the plane with only a backpack full of essentials and rushes out the airport meeting her mom.

"What's going on?" She asks and her mom just stays silent as she drives to the hospital.

"Mom tell me what's going on?" Lyra says and her mom starts to cry once more.

Still nothing being said Lyra bounces her leg as she stays quiet in the car as her mom drove to the hospital. The prolonging time in limbo was almost killing Lyra as she was thinking about many different scenarios that could have happened.

What caused her mom to cry? Why is she so silent? Who is hurt? How and why?

Lyra and her mom pulls up to the hospital and they both get out. Both hating hospitals due to past events they both take each other's hand and squeeze tightly as they walk in. Lyra felt her chest tighten as she looked around and saw somber faces and sick people. She makes eye contact with a little girl and the girl pouts. Lyra looks away and back to her mother.

Her mother takes her to the elevator and presses the fourth floor. As they wait in the elevator, Lyra felt her airways get blocked off as she really took a notice to her mother's state. Her hair was a mess, tear stained face, somber look and clothes she would normally wear on a quick run to the store.

The elevator sings and they walk into a hall and waited for what seemed like thirty minutes until they reach a door. Lyra's mother knocks and once hearing a come in, she opens the door slightly before looking at Lyra.

"I'm sorry." She says quietly, making Lyra's heart sink to her stomach. She opens the door to find Minji laying in a hospital bed with a scarf on her head and rubs in her arms.

The sight alone made her legs go weak as her dad quickly got up and caught her before she reached the ground. Lyra starts to cry knowing exactly what was happening. Her cries turn to hiccups which lead chokes as she sees her best friend slowly dying right in front of her.

Lyra and her dad slowly make their way to the floor as he rubs her back trying to console her. Lyra couldn't even look at Minji. She couldn't stand the sight of her best friend in the hospital bed. She couldn't stand the sight of a strong woman being so weak. She couldn't stand.

Minji stays silent as tears flow heavily. She did this. She didn't tell Lyra. She couldn't tell Lyra. But now..she broke Lyra. She broke her to a million pieces and now it will be hard for her to get back together.

Minji looks up at Lyra's mom and she wipes her tears before quietly excusing herself. She couldn't stand the sight of her own daughter crying her eyes out but she also couldn't stand the sight of the child she took under her wing since she was in high school. They both were her children blood or not. Her mother instincts kicked in and to see both of her kids in so much pain and sadness was too much for her.

Lyra's dad rubs her back as he tries to remain strong for not just her and Minji but for himself too. He ways tried to be the strong support for his family. He always tried to take on the burdens so his family wouldn't have to worry. His baby girl was hurting and if he could he would take her pain so she wouldn't have to feel it. The daughter he took in was sick and if he could, he'd take it so she could live a long and amazing life. His wife was hurting and he'd to anything to take that hurt away from her. She doesn't deserve to be hurt anymore.

"I'm sorry Lyra."