JESSICA’S POV

 The get-together party was planned and was put into action when all of us agreed on where we should hold it.

And as planned, all of us went home to our respective homes and prepared, I mean refresh ourselves up and was only given an hour before we meet up to the venue.

It was planned to be held at the bar where I WAS a regular costumer at. The same bar where I first saw the wasted Donghae.

I am kind of nervous, and I don’t exactly know the reason. I only have two choices in mind and that is, one, I’m afraid that my almost-forgotten memories would come rushing back at me again, or two, the people from the bar would bring up the topic about me being the one who helped Donghae.

And again, I don’t know the reason why I’m afraid that they will know that I was the one who helped him.

Should I blame this on my female hormones? ( - _ - )

About an hour or so, I arrive at the bar, only to find out that I was the first one who arrived.

Like they usually do, as I enter the bar, the people working here greets me.

Since I’m the first one here, I took the initiative to reserve the table big enough for us.

As if I have anything else better to do, I brought out my tab and played the games I didn’t even know was already there. But out of boredom, since the games were a bit too childish and boring, I unconsciously opened the folder where I put the pictures of US together.

Then the excruciating pain once again took over my heart. My tears are this close to fall out from my eyes when..

“Hey. Alone again?”

This guy looks... familiar.

“Obviously.”, I said coldly so that I could chase him away.

“Ooh. Fierce.”

“Yeah. I am. And also short-tempered, so you better go now.”

“Looks like you don’t remember me.”

One of my eyebrows rose due to curiosity after what he said.

“If that’s a corny pick up line, well nice try but I dislike those stuff.”

He then starts laughing.

“What’s so funny?”

“You actually don’t remember me. Maybe it’s because we usually talk when you’re drunk. So, let me introduce myself to you. Hi, nice to meet the sober Jessica, my name is Kim Heechul. Ring a bell?”, he said then smirked.

Kim... Heechul... Heechul...( O . O )

“KIM HEECHUL?!”

 

“You remember me now, do you?

I just gave him a smile and a nod. Who would’ve thought that I could see this guy again?

Maybe you’re wondering why I know this guy, well.. let’s just say we’re ONE. ( ^ . ~ )

Me and Heechul already had a very long conversation, yet my friends still haven’t arrived.

Heechul had to leave because he had to go somewhere, he only approached me because he saw me when he was on his way out of the bar.

I arrived here at around quarter to six, but it’s already around seven, where the hell are they?

“Hey.”

Ugh. Here comes a flirt. Time to put on my I’m-gonna-reject-you face. ( - _ - )

“What do you—Oh. It’s you.”

I thought it was just some other flirt in the bar, but it’s just him.

“Hi. Aren’t they here yet?”, he asked.

I just gave him a smile and answered, “Nope. Not yet. I guess it’s really in their nature.”

He just smiled at me and took on of the seat that surrounds the table I reserved.
 

Silence. And just pure silence can be heard between the two of us. Though the loud roaring of the music in the club is near-deafening, the silence between us is more evident.

It’s a bit awkward for my side because at this same bar, I saw him get wasted, so as those scenes replay in my mind, I can’t help but feel awkward and uneasy. Uneasy because I can feel that as soon as I open my mouth, the questions trapped inside my mind, and are be intended to be only inside my mind, would end up blurted out of my mouth.

I couldn’t take the awkward atmosphere anymore. Where are the others anyway? ( > . < )

“Mwoh?!”

I shouted because as I took my phone out of my pocket, some random stranger snatched it out of my hand.

“Hey, beautiful lady. Mind if I get  your number?”, he said as he gave me a very disgusting wink.

That just brought chills down my spine. That was really creepy.

“Yah~ Give me back my phone! I don’t want to give someone as ugly as you my phone number. I can’t trust a person who looks like a hoodlum.”

“Mwoh? You’re a bit snobby, aren’t you? I don’t care. I have your phone, so you can’t do anything about it. Whether you like it or not, I will get your number.”, he said as he unlocked my phone.

I was about to stand up and snatch back my phone when a strong arm held me back and snatched it back for me.

“Do you not understand what she said? Or would you want me to rephrase it for you? If that’s the case, then, she said that you, ugly being, look like a thug and she doesn’t want to give you her number.”

“And who are you to in?  Don’t you know who you’re talking to? I’m just the owner of this bar.”

( O . O ) ß-  That’s my reaction.

“How can you be the owner of this bar when...

I’m the son of the owner? I didn’t know you were my father.”, he said as he gave a proud smirk and looked at the scary guy.

“So now, do you want to leave on your own or do you want me to call security?”

And in a blink of an eye, literarily speaking, the hoodlum and his backups vanished.

“Tss. Why are women prone to these things?”

I heard him whisper to himself.

“Wait. Hae, is your father really the owner of this bar?”, I asked.

“No.”

Wow. A short but sweet reply *insert sarcasm here* ( - _ - )

“Then why did you--?”

“Just to scare him off.”

“But what if--?”

“By the way he looked, he couldn’t possibly be the owner.”

He’s really smart. But him cutting me off is making me a bit pissed. Anyway, he helped me, so I don’t have the right to get angry at him again.

“Ooh. By the way, thank--”

Once again, I was cut off. Great. ( - _ - )

“Sorry for taking long!”, they said in unison as they approached our table.

So the little gathering began as soon as the siblings arrived.

“Sorry for taking long. I had a hard time convincing her to join us.”, Yul said, referring to Seobaby.

“Since we’re all here now, shall we start the party?”, exclaimed  the very hyped Eunhyuk.

Then, like lunatics, these party people shouted in unison, “Yeah!!”

And then we started drinking. The waiters seemed to be having a favouritism on us.

Even though our glasses were just halfway from being empty, the waiter is already there to attend to us.

I guess the guys with us already sensed the intention of the waiter. I saw them whisper with each other, I’m guessing they’re discussing about who’ll be the one to confront the waiter or to what they’re going to say.

I guess the who-seemed-to-be leader was the one to do the confrontation, but I had to stop him.

“It’s alright.”, I said.

He just gave me a questioning look. I didn’t answer him, but I approached the waiter myself.

“Hey, Eli. Long time no see.”, I said to the waiter who they thought was a guy having some bad intention.

“Ah. Miss Jessica. Long time no see, indeed.”, he said in response to me, with a smile.

“I can see that you prefer doing the attending for us.”, I half-shouted because the music pumped up louder.

“Yeah. It’s an honor for me to the serving to one of our valued costumer.”

We talked a bit and he left because he saw that the people in the bar are increasing, and he needed to attend to some other people, not only to us.

“Ooh. So you found a cutie here. I guess that’s the reason why you loved hanging out in here.”, said Fany.

I just gave her an I-don’t-know-what-you’re-talking-about look.

She just raised her shoulder and gave me the innocent look.

Ugh. Sometimes I don’t understand her. Her and her language. Anyway, as I approached my seat, Leeteuk came to me and asked me,

“Do you know the guy?”, he said. I guess he was referring to Eli.

“Yeah. I sorta do. I’ve been a regular costumer here, and.. you get the logic.”

He just nodded and went to Taeyeon. And as for me, I continued my journey towards my seat.

But wtf?! ( > . < )

I just felt someone squeeze my precious . No one dares touch my except for Tiffany.

I looked around looking for the person who did that, but I couldn’t find anyone. It was hard because the place is getting more and more crowded.

I was about to continue walking when I, once again felt that erted touch. This is ual harassment, and this is the first time this has ever happened to me.

Once again, I looked for the fcking ert who did that, but ended up to a failure.

I was getting a little bit scared.  Shouting would be no use, since the whole bar is filled with music. If ever they hear my shout, they’s just think that it’s just a drunk girl’s scream.

I was planning on just forget about it for the better instead of causing trouble, but I once again felt it.

I froze.

But I saw someone grab another person. He grabbed a guy who was standing behind me, who’s hand looked like he was about to touch my .

My eyes widened at the view of that.

Then I saw the guy punch the erted assh*ole.

The crowd then panicked. Especially the girls. Then the bouncers went to the rescue.

I just stood there, my feet felt like it was rooted to the ground.

The bouncers were successful in separating the two guys, and only then did they saw me.

“Miss Jessica, are you okay?”, said one of the bouncer.

I couldn’t speak. I was still in a state of shock.

Then I felt the girls pull me towards them. they asked questions, but I just stared at them, still unable to make sound.

But then, my unconscious mind made me do things well... unconsciously.

My feet began to go on a fast pace. I don’t know where it’ll take me, but I just let it. I was scared. Really scared of what had happened to me back there.

Yes, I may have been a regular in those places, but not once have I experienced something like that before.

I was still stuck in my thoughts of what had just happened that I didn’t realize I was already crossing the street...

*beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep*

I stood there, feet rooted on the ground, body frozen as a what seemed to be out of control truck is rushing my way.

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