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I flinch at the sound of the slamming door and hold my breath trying to calm my racing thoughts.
"Oh my god I'm sorry I didn't mean to slam it!" Wooyoungs high pitched voice is heard and a breath of relief is let out off me as I begin to relax, "Are you okay?" He says in concern.
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine," I say with a shaky breath, "What brings you here?" I smile trying to act as casual as possible and sit on the edge of the bed.
"I wanted to make sure you're okay after all of that. You ran out of the room so I was worried," his puppy eyes look to the floor.
"Thank you for worrying but I'm fine, I just needed some space."
"I could tell it was a lot for you, having to stand up to Seonghwa. I knew his words hurt you. He doesn't understand what we've gone through."
"Yeah..." I pull my knees up to my chest, "What happened to you, what's your story." I politely ask as I rest my head on my knees.
"Are you sure you want to know?" He raises a brow at me.
"You know my whole story so why not." He holds my stare fo a moment before taking a seat on the loveseat across from me.
"Mine isn't too different from everyone else's. My family's house was broken into when I was 12. My mother and brothers were killed in front of my dad and I. Before they could get to us the cops arrived. We went through our rough patch, mostly just me, then my dad remarried. I was taken my freshman year here in Seoul." He takes a deep breath and leans forward resting his arms on his legs. "Once we were out the girl, Yuri, I was with found a loophole and killed herself. I didn't know what to do so I did what they told me. I'm not like Jongho, I did more of the casual side like working as a detective. But I have killed."
He pauses as he lets that sink in
"I never did anything I didn't feel comfortable with but... there were those few times that I had no other choice. The pinned in the corner and it's either kill them before they kill you with your own gun," he lets out a hard breath, "every time it just got easier, I know that's bad to say but it's true."
"That first time changes everything. You can never look at life the same after that," i add on with my small voice.
"That's what they always say. Part of me regrets it all but I don't because I understand more now, I'm alive, more alive than I've ever been."
"I just miss the innocence. I feel like the child in me died the moment I pulled the trigger."
"Hopefully when we end this all you can find that again, maybe even be normal college kids again or start our own lives and careers," he lets out a small laugh.
"Thank you again for backing me up in there," I say drawing his attention, "I don't think we could've convinced him without you."
"No that was all on you, you're little speech hit all of us hard," he softly smiles at me.
"I just said what-" I stop and freeze as I see him just standing in the doorway completely still and eyes trained on me. Seonghwa walks in his stare goes from me to Wooyoung and back. I quickly look to the floor avoiding his glare as he walks to the bathroom pulling the door harshly behind himself causing me tense up.
"Well it's getting pretty late," I force a yawn and stretch then proceed to stand up from the bed.
"Yeah I'll let you rest I need to go talk to Hongjoong too," he stands and I follow him to the door.
"Goodnight thanks for chatting with me," I say as hold the door as he steps out.
"Goodnight Hana," he reply's and takes a step out of the room.
I begin to close the door but he quickly turns around and stops me. Wooyoungs eyes look tensely into mine as he leans in close to me.
"Hana... Are you sure you're okay," he sternly whispers to me not breaking eye contact. I struggle to catch my breath knowing exactly what he's intending.
"Yes," I say as I readjust my posture, "Like I said earlier, I am fine." I utter back. He studies my face reading me for a solid minute. He then leans back and slightly smiles then turns back down the hall.
"Goodnight Hana."

I close the door and go sit back on the bed. My back rests against the head board as I pull the covers over my legs. After picking my book up from the side table Seonghwa comes out of the bathroom wiping his face with his towel.
      "What was that all about?" He asks as he picks at his face looking in the wall mirror.
     "He was just making sure that I'm okay," I casually answer turning the page of my book.
     "That was nice of him."
     "It was." He quickly looks to me as I replied then back to what he was doing.
     "I think San is going to start staying in Yunho's room," he breaks he silence and it causes me to raise a brow at him.
     "Well that is good for him."
     Seonghwa turns the light off in the bathroom then the main bedroom light. One of his knees plants on the bed right next to me while his hand grips the head before right behind me. Seonghwa slowly leans over me looking onto my eyes. He slightly squints reading my face.
     "I don't want anyone else in here, okay?" He asks but I know good and well that it was in fact not a question but a demand.
     "I didn't know, I won't let it happen again," I softly say as his face sits just above mine.
     "Good girl," he pats my head and wanders around to his side of the bed.
     He takes off his shirt and folds it setting it on his nightstand then crawls into bed. Sliding over to my side he slips his arms around me snuggling his head on my lap dividing me from my book. I hold it with one hand then run my other through his hair.
     "You're like a cat," I can't help but let a small smile and laugh slip out at him melting at my touch.
     "Are you saying I'm cute?" He rolls over and looks up at me with slyness in his eyes.
     Looking at his sweet face, seeing the man i've spent the last year and a half with, I can't help but feel something else. Wooyoungs question keeps rattling through my head.
     I roll and lay my book down then flip off the lamp on my side table. After curling up into a ball Seonghwa tightly lays up behind me. After waiting ages for my mind to finally settle sleep finally finds a grip on me.

A/N

Oh boy... it's been 2 years
How y'all doing are any of you ogs still around? i missed y'all and I hope y'all missed me. I've actually had this chapter done for 2 years now but was just undecided for so long but ope it's here and there will be more I promised myself that i'll finish it so be ready for some more trauma!
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