Just A Few Numbers Away

23

Days passed by, and Yoongi and Aen kept in touch with each other since they're friends now.

They've already exchanged numbers and Yoongi texts or calls her, asking how she's doing.

It became a routine for the both of them and the awkwardness between them started to dissipate as time goes by.

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Aen's day off started with her cleaning her shared apartment with Angel when suddenly she received a call.

One of the police officers who interviewed her at the hospital called her to go to the station as soon as possible since the suspect behind her accident turned himself in.

When she arrived there, Yoongi was already waiting for her which puzzled her.

Yoongi then told her that he asked the police officer to call him as well when the suspect got caught.

Both didn't expect though that the guy would turn himself in.

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"Ms. Palma-sshi, would you like to press charges?"

"Uhm, before I do that, can I speak to him?"

"Of course."

Yoongi was taken aback, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Why would you like to talk to him?"

"Because I want to ask him why he did that."

The police officer brought the suspect and sat in front of Aen and Yoongi. He felt ashamed for what he did so kept looking down and refused to look at both of them.

"Ji-hoon-sshi?" Aen carefully asked.

They already know his name since the officer told them.

"Y-yes?"

"How are you?"

Shocked, he looks at Aen.

"W-what? S-shouldn't it be I the one to ask you t-that?"

Confusion was written on his face.

"Well, as you can see, I'm okay now. Just a few bruises still but they will heal in time."

She smiled at him.

"Ohh... T-that's... That's g-good to know."

"So... If it's okay with you, can you tell me, why? Why you left me when you knew I got hurt from what you did?"

He looks down.

"I'm sorry. I... I never meant to leave you like that i-in such a hurry. "

"Then why did you leave?"

Yoongi suddenly spat.

He looked at us, fear clearly shown on his face.

"I... I was scared. I... I panic... I didn't want to go to jail. I'm still... studying. And m-my mom, she'll be left behind. S-she still needs me. That's why-"

Yoongi suddenly stands and slams his hands on the table.

"She could've died!"

Ji-hoon flinched.

"I-I'm so sorry."

Aen flinched as well. She didn't expect Yoongi to get mad.

She stands up and faces him.