Acidulous Past-Self | S.Coups FF

Chapter Eight

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I fastened my steps as the footsteps at the back become louder.

Aishh. Even it just a block away, but seems very far from here.

Feeling regret out of sudden for not bringing them along with me. "Please.. someone," I mumbled quietly while fastening my pace. It happened in a short time when a guy harshly pulling my hand from behind and hit my head hardly with his hand. I stumbled back and fell on my butt while wincing in pain.

"Yah! How dare you cheated on me?! I gave you everything that you want and now what?! You left me with that rich guy! Who do you think you are huh?!" He shouted at my face drunkly while hitting my head again and again.

I tried to avoid his hit by covering it with my hand.

"Wtf you are doing to her?!" A guy shouted angrily and punched that drunk guy straight on his face that cause him to lost his consiousness.

My sobs become louder as if I would get killed tonight.

"Let's go. It's dangerous to be here late at night," his voice somehow soothing my heart a little bit.

I look up to him and to my surprise, he is..

Ahjussi?

"가자 (Let's go). Don't staring at me like that, it's creepy," he said.

I have no choice but to hold his hand to get me back on my feet. I look down because I'm too embarassed that he saw me in this state, ouh pity me...
He reach out my hand and pull me along with him.

"O-ouh. 어디가 (where to)?" I hesitately asked him.

We walk on the familiar road to my house. He bring me to a house and I guess it was his.

We are neighbourhood I guess.

"Stay still. I'm gonna take the aid kit and don't wandering around, 아라쏘 (get it)?" He warned and walked away to somewehere.

Who is he by the way to force me sit here quietly?

I roll my eyes at the thought of it. Then, he come with the aid kit and sit infront of me. I flinch a bit when he removed little strand of my hair out of my face.

"You got an ugly bruise there, just don't make it worst with your clumsiness. It will heal soon, don't worry," he said while putting an ointment on the bruises part.

"Ahjussi-"

"Choi Seungcheol, not ahjussi. You sure do like give people names huh? Tch." He chuckles lightly.

"Oh- You could laugh. I thought you are robots," I said while pointing at his face.

"Robot? What a childish mind you have there?" He asked in disbelief. "It's already 1:30 am. Your parents must be worried about you since you-"

"I'm living alone, 걱정하지 마 (don't worry)." I cut him off.

"Let me send you home," he said.

"No need to," I replied.

"Are you being stubborn again? Do you want some guy to follow you-"

"Ahjussi, we are neighbours afterall and my house is beside yours. No need to be overprotective for now, okay?" I said and got up from my seat.

"You're my neighbour? Why did I never notice you before?" Seungcheol asked, confusion write all over his face.

"You never open the curtain of yours I think? Everyday it look like an abandoned house. Guess what? I got shocked when you're the one who's staying here." I said, huffed lightly.

"Thanks for treating me well for tonight. I'm sure that I owed you for this one. I will make sure that I will payback somehow," I bowed slightly to him.

That night went a sleepless night for me. I keep looking around my room and thinking about the incident just now.

이게 뭐야.. How should I face him tomorrow? Ahh, my head ache thinking about him all over again. Perhaps, did I have even a slightest feeling for him? Ayee cliche things you got there, Erin.