Bomi sat against a tree, watching the people who were walking around the large park that she was in. Park Chorong...the reason for her confusion and pain at the moment. It had been unbelievably hard acting so cold to the older girl as she clearly saw the hurt look in Chorong's eyes everytime. She knew that it was better this way. She had been letting herself get pulled out of reality too much with Chorong. Chorong was just like any person, she would end up hurting her, or getting hurt and just leave in the end. That was how it was. Eunji's friendship with her was just a very rare, once in a lifetime thing. Bomi leaned her head back against the tree and looked up at the bright, blue sky. A bird flitted past her vision, and Bomi couldn't help but wish that she could be like the bird. Free and carefree. Why did everything have to be like this? Why couldn't she just be like everyone else? Just be able to hang out with friends, to go back home to a loving family, to just be an average teenager with no disorders or problems like this? No, she didn't want to even ask for that much. Why couldn't she just have someone, anyone, who could fill up the emptiness inside of her? A soft breeze caressed her face, and Bomi felt a wetness on her cheeks. She was crying. Angry, she swiped at the unwelcome tears. She should've gotten used to this by now. She should've gotten used to being alone and abandoned. That was all she had known for the past seventeen, almost eighteen years. She should be like an unmovable boulder. Hard, and cold. But no. She was still weak. And she hated it. Bomi decided to ditch her part-time jobs. She could deal with those later. Right now, she just wanted to be alone.

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1 Week Later

     Bomi had lost track of time again, and when she looked up at the sky, the blue had been replaced by orange, and there were only a few people out. The air was becoming cooler, and she pulled her knees up to her chest, hugging her legs. Chorong. Why did she have to walk into her life? She wouldn't have to be feeling this pain if she had never met Chorong. But Bomi knew that she was glad that she had met the older girl, Chorong had made her happy for the first time in a long time. Bomi had felt some sort of affection and care from someone for the first time in a long time. Eunji gave her care and affection too, but Chorong's was different, in a good way, a better way. But that was the reason why Bomi couldn't bring herself to get closer to the older girl. She knew she was a monster, and as a monster, she would end up hurting Chorong. Her thoughts had been rolling over and over around Chorong for the past week. Skipping school, skipping everything, turning off her phone and staying outside as much as possible. She was about to get up, when a voice froze her on the spot.

     "So, this was where you were, Yoon Bomi." Bomi gulped and slowly looked