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this is a flashback, though it is still written in present tense.

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"Bora?" a voice calls out. You lift your head weakly, blood dripping from your nose, and see two girls standing over you. Gahyeon and Bora. Bora lifts you up by the collar of your bloodied shirt and you are forced to stand up. You are too weak to do anything to stop them, so you just stare with half closed, heavy eyes. Bora smirks at you for a split second before throwing you across the bathroom floor, your head catching on the edge of one of the ceramic sinks. You scream in pain and feel something wet trickling down your neck. Gahyeon and Bora do nothing and just look at you weeping with self satisfied grins on their faces. Between all the pain, you manage to force out words in a croaky whisper. "B-Bora...Gahyeon, why do y-you do this? What did I e-ever do to you for you to hurt me?" Gahyeon kneels on the floor and smiles sweetly, her face a few inches from yours. "Nothing. That's what makes it so beautiful. I just want to make you scream. " You swallow a lump in your throat and resist the urge to cry more. In your hurt state, you can not possibly get aid by yourself, so you just have to wait.

Thankfully, by the time the end of lunch was nearing, and Bora and Gahyeon had left, you hear a panicky voice. "Siyeon? Siyeon, where are you?" You recognise the voice as Minji's voice and cry out, "Minji? Is that you?" The door opens and you see Minji's shocked and angry face. You are curled up on the dirty floor and there is blood- your blood- smeared everywhere. "What did they do to you now?" Minji's voice cracks. "Wait, I'm getting a teacher."

-end of flashback-

"We should go somewhere more private." Sua whispers under her breath, noticing all the strange looks the customers of the cafe are giving them. Sua pulls your hand outside the shop, leaving your milkshakes unfinished, and Gahyeon and Handong follow. Sua stops you in a dingy alleyway and steps up to Gahyeon and Handong. "I'm still gonna fight, you know?" Gahyeon's lip curls in hate and she jabs a fist out. Sua dodges it and punches Gahyeon in the stomach. Handong's eyes narrow and she pushes Sua into the pile snow-encrusted bin bags. Sua's flowery shirt and skirt are wet, but she picks herself up, unharmed. Handong looks down at Sua and swings an open hand at her. Sua intercepts, and twists Handong's arm.

This goes on for quite some time, and you can only watch scared but amazed at Sua, who you thought was pure and innocent, beat you and your bullies up. Handong and Gahyeon lay on the snowy floor, moaning in pain and casting death glares at you and Sua. Sua grabs your hand for the third time that day, and pulls you out of the alley way back into the main street. "I will explain everything. Just please, let's get out of here." she whispers. You are not sure if you can trust her anymore, but follow her nonetheless without a complaint.

You both collapse onto a bench, Sua panting heavily and you trembling. You notice that her flowery shirt has small smears of blood on it. Sua swallows and turns to face you. "I guess I owe you an explanation about everything." she says. You nod curtly. "Go ahead." Sua fingers the strap on her handbag and stammers, "The truth is, I knew it was you I was talking to the whole time. I feel really bad about what I used to do to you and I continued texting you, because I wanted to mend our relationship. I thought you would recognise me when we met at Wave, but you actually didn't. I-I'm really sorry, Siyeon. Will you ever forgive me?" You turn away from Sua's sad and hopeful face and mumble, almost inaudible, "Maybe, I need time to process everything." Sua's shoulders slump slightly, and her hopeful facade fades. "I could just go, if you want some alone time." You start and grab Sua's wrist. "Wait, I need you to accompany me in the subway." Sua smiles sadly. "You are scared of the subway because of me. The least I can do is make you feel better."

You are back in the subway, sweat glistening on your forehead and Sua embracing you, calming you. Your heart thumps rapidly in your chest, and you feel boiling hot. The fact you are wearing all black doesn't help at all. "It-It's okay Siyeon, just breathe." Sua repeats like a mantra, mumbling into your ebony hair. Sua breaks apart from the hug and hands you a plastic bottle filled with cool water. You screw open the lid and let the cold liquid slide down your throat, relaxing you a little. You hand the bottle back and get out of the train.

Sua is the first to speak after you exit the train. "Today was quite the day, huh?" she attempts to lighten the mood slightly. You nod, still a bit nauseated. "Yeah, it was, Su- Bora."

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it is five in the morning and i have gotten zero sleeeeeppppp helppppppp

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