𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 ; 𝙝𝙨𝙬

| Chapter 6

"Hey, It Happens All the Time"

The next few days after the breakup I tried to cope with the pain of loneliness alone in my apartment. The tv news playing the story about another Kim Gayoung being killed. My tears intermingled with the pillow and I had to keep a box of tissues handy so I could blow my nose without getting dirty. I felt like a sad, pathetic mess. Jaehyun had left me and I couldn't even think of a reason why he should come back to someone like me.

I just leaned on the couch and daydreamed for a while. I suppose I must have dozed off because the next thing I heard was that nasty voice whispering in my head again.

"Well done, Yura." The man smiled at me, his face shining in triumph.

"No..." I shivered, but my disgust at his actions quickly turned to anger. "You tricked me."

"No," said the man, clucking his tongue. "You tricked yourself."

I shook my head, wanting to deny it. "Where is my sister?"

"Dead," He replied.

A terrible pressure seized my lungs, and I swayed my feet, unable to breathe. It couldn't be true. It couldn't. An anguished cry escaped my throat, the sound a pale pitiful reflection of the despair raging inside me.

"You killed her, Yura. You killed her!" The man bounded toward me. "And now I'll kill you!"

My eyes shot open wide and I gasped for breath. Tears fell down my cheeks. I scanned the room realizing that I was still in the living room. I collapsed back to the couch and didn't move again until my heart steadied and my pulse ceased. I turned to the windows, squinting my eyes at the bright sun almost directly above me. I realized I was extremely thirsty and hungry and thought I might be less confused if I had some food and water.

I sat up and my whole body tensed and alert when I heard my phone was ringing. I sighed and ran a hand through my hair.

"Hello?" I answered the phone drowsily.

"Honey, is that you? Or is this her friend?" I recognized my mother's voice on the other line.

I sighed. "No Mom, it's me. Sorry, I just woke up."

"You just woke up? It's already the afternoon. Don't you have work to do?"

I sighed and ran a hand through my hair again. "I have some things to tell you, Mom."

"Like what? Don't tell me you got fired?"

"No...it's not work-related. Besides, it's not so easy for me to get fired."

"What is it, honey?" My mom's voice was filled with concern.

"Jaehyun...Jaehyun and I," I answered in a small voice.

"You and Jaehyun?"

"We, um...we broke up." I could feel the tears coming. I had cried so much last night that it felt like a bad habit I couldn't break.

"You broke up? Why? What did he do?" My mom had never liked Jaehyun. To her, he was the guy who kept me away from home.

"He didn't do anything, Mom. It just happened. I'm not even sure why myself." I swiped away a tear.

My mother fell silent for a moment.

"I'm sorry, honey. I know it must be hard for you."

I sat down on the floor and rested my head against the couch. "It is," I whispered. "I honestly never knew that I could feel this sad."