The Rejection Hotline | k.th

Chapter 35

TW: Sexual assault, violence. Be wary when you read in case you get triggered. Skip the part after Jiyeon watches movies until Taehyung gets her into his car
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Jiyeon POV

After meeting with Woojae, I went home triumphantly and decided to celebrate.

I got some takeout for myself and even decided to indulge on some sparkling water and pretended that it was champagne.

I was just so damn proud of myself for finally overcoming the biggest hurdle in my life. I was finally free. And that meant as a big girl that I could finally make my own decisions. I could stand up for myself.

So I made the executive decision to call Taehyung after my mini-celebration and talk things out. I was riding this confidence train to the end.

I spent the whole night watching dramas and movies, ending my binge with a particularly scary one.

And after I finished, I cleaned up all my stuff and quickly tidied my living room before smiling happily.

It honestly felt like a weight had been lifted off of my shoulders being able to finally tell Woojae that. I mean even Hana told me that I would feel immense relief once I was finally honest with myself about my true feelings with Woojae, but being able to realize it and tell him at the same time was probably the most cathartic thing I've ever experienced.

That being said, buried under all of that relief was a strange sense of dread. Like those really weird gut feelings you have that you just can't shake. Those ones where your body is literally screaming at you that something is wrong. That's what I was feeling under all the euphoria.

To be extra precautious, I locked my front door and triple checked to make sure it was properly locked so that no one could get in. Maybe it was because of the scary movie I had watched, but as the time ticked away, I grew more paranoid. I just really had a bad feeling about everything.

I shut off all the lights and headed to my room for bed. After changing into my pajamas, I sat on the bed and was about to go to sleep when an eerie chill shot through my spine.

Feeling enormously petrified, I got up and locked my bedroom door as well just for some extra protection.

And with that, I snuggled into my bed and fell asleep, still pondering the awful feeling I had in my gut.

Time Skip

Bang! Bang! Bang!

I woke up abruptly, startled by the loud banging coming from my living room.

That terrible gut feeling returned the instant I woke up, only ten times worse.

My heart was hammering inside of my chest as I shakily approached my bedroom door.

And then suddenly I heard a loud crashing sound. As if my front door had been smashed open.

"OH JIYEON! WHERE ARE YOU MY SWEET?!"

That voice. That stupid incessant voice.

Shin Woojae.

I could hear my living room being totally trashed by him. I could only imagine the lamps be had knocked over and the pictures he had smashed on the ground.

I knew he was insane, but this was next level. To break into my house, who did he think he was?

Unfortunately, all that resolve I had earlier was totally gone. No longer did I have the fearless ability to stand up to him. Because as of right now, I was terrified.