Chapter 17

With and Without Oh Sehun

I was laying in my bed while staring up at the ceiling and letting my thoughts carry me away. I just wanted to rest for a moment and not care about a thing in the world, but it was hard to when your brain wasn't willing to cooperate. I just couldn't stop thinking about everything that happened today, starting from the conversation I heard in the morning to the odd moment of Sehun desperately holding onto my hand. My heart was still pounding out of control every time I thought about it. I swear to myself that I was done with that boy and even finalized on telling my dad the truth, but now I was set back to rethinking about everything. 

I know that I'm stupid for constantly falling weak to my ex-boyfriend, but how can I stop myself? This is my ex-boyfriend here. You know, the boy that I've been with for almost 4 years before it was abruptly broken off. I was ready to move on and completely forget about him, but deep inside of me was a small glint of hope that we could one day be back together again. That's how stupid and gullible I was, and he was now taking advantage of that for the sake of not getting in trouble. I guess you can say that there was still a side of Sehun that hasn't changed yet. 

But next thing you know before I could even think this through any further, I found myself throwing my feet over the edge of my bed before skipping down the steps of the stairs. Come on Han Areum. No more of the stupid bullsh*t. Just tell your dad the truth because Sehun is just using you. By this point, I was pretty much acting without thinking everything through. 

I found my dad watching television in the livingroom like always on his day off, and proceeded to walk towards him at a fast pace. However, with every step came a heavy weight of doubt that began to reappear in my mind, and therefore slowed down the pace of my footsteps. Should I tell him or not? But even if I do decide to, how do I tell him in a way that he would believe me? Am I sure that I really want to do this and get involved? Gosh damn it Han Areum-

"Is there something you need Areum?"

I quickly snapped out from my thoughts and turned my attention back to the person who was the reason why I stormed out of my room originally. "Uhhhh..." You really need to think things through next time. His sudden interruption during my thought process and his constant stare caused my mind to become completely blank all of a sudden. What did I want to tell him again...? Oh wait, that's right. The truth. "Dad..." I started with a crack in my voice. 

"Hmmm?"

However, I couldn't bring myself to spit out the words despite my mind that was shouting out what to say. I was such a complete mess that even if I did try to speak, a sentence of blabber and nonsense would be the only thing to come out. 

"Nev-never mind. I just wanted to say hi." I then turned around faster than ever and headed back upstairs without caring to see what my dad's reaction was. When I made it back into my room in one piece after feeling like I just ran through a battlefield, I threw myself back onto my bed and let out a deep breath. I guess not today Han Areum. Just let everything go for now and rest. You can decide what to do tomorrow after thinking things through a little more. Yeah, that sounded a little bit better especially since I learned my lesson to think before acting. 

The next morning, I couldn't help but keep my head down because of the fear of crossing paths with Sehun somehow. I still wasn't sure how to feel about what happened yesterday after school at the bus stop. How exactly am I supposed to think and feel about my ex-boyfriend grabbing my hand so suddenly out of pure desperateness? I mean, really! How can he be so inhumane and do that towards me! 

When I made it inside the school building, I cautiously peeked my head around every corner before proceeding while still keeping my head down. For some reason, I just felt like he was around me everywhere, and it was even driving me a little insane. However, I do have to admit that the hallways were a little quieter than usual, or at least when I got here that it became like this. Regardless, the stupidity of temporarily forgetting what I wanted to tell my dad yesterday must have carried over to today. Maybe it was always like this and I failed to notice it until now. 

I let out a heave of relief when I saw that he wasn't here at the lockers, even though I've already said it about a million times that he wouldn't be because of this whole schedule thing. But still, maybe I was just a little more anxious and cautious because of what happened.

I opened my locker and grabbed what I needed and even had the guts to arrange things around when I was on a time limit. I was moving a little slower than usual too because I was constantly looking at my phone to text with my mom about my surgery that was approaching. But suddenly, my ears twitched when I came to notice the silence again. It was a little too silent if I may add, which was why I couldn't help but have a weird feeling. I mean, I did hear inaudible whispers here and there, but why won't they just use their normal talking voice? I decided to brush it off and focus on getting away from here as quick as possible. What if the world was out to get me again? Or maybe I was just being oversensitive and dramatic because of this feeling in my hand that I can't seem to get rid of. Yeah, it was most likely that. 

I closed my locker shut and took a quick moment to read the text that my mom sent me. However, if only I knew how important those few seconds were that could have prevented all of this. Because before I could even fully read the text, I realized a second too late of the chattering in the hallway that was picking up, along with a faint sound of footsteps that was getting louder and louder. What happened to the silence from just seconds ago-

With what seemed like a sudden and hard shove to the locker that took the living breath away from me, I realized that I shouldn't have tested my luck with those few seconds after all. I collapsed onto the ground and landed on my left side before landing flat on my back. Whether my head was busted or if I was bleeding I couldn't tell, but the growing pain in my back grabbed my attention right away, and here, I was reminded of this intolerable pain once again. Out of pure shock of what just happened, my vision began to darken and blur, and I couldn't tell where I was anymore and even lost sense of who I was. What just happened? Why was I on the ground? Why am I getting this sharp pain on my back again? 

But before I could ask myself any futher questions or even allow myself to get my sense back together, I felt a heavy weight come on top of me that knocked me right back down and prevented me from moving. And before I knew it, my back was met with even greater amount of pain by a strong pull to my hair that was pulling me forward while my lower body was trapped by the force that remained on top of me. However, the desperateness to see what was happening and who was doing this was cut off by a blow to the corner of my left eye, and with that came another, and another, and another that spread all throughout my face. 

I tried whatever I could to gather my strength and push this person away, but I was at a disadvantage being at the bottom, not to mention that I was also in complete pain. I wanted to protect myself and scream at the top of my lungs for this person to stop, but I was unable to because of the constant hair pulling and blows to the face that was knocking the living sense out of me. My mind was a complete mess because of the yelling and blabbering that was now circulating around the hallway, and the only thing I was desperate for was for this to stop. However, it only continued, but with that came the voice that answered my dying question of who was doing this. 

"You stupid son of a b*tch! What the did you not understand about staying away from my boyfriend?!"

Irene? What the heck was she talking about! 

"You thought you were slick and could do things secretly behind my back, but your a*s still got caught you dumb b*tch."

What? Please! Someone tell me-

"Why the were you holding his hand for huh?! Don't you know that he's my boyfriend now?!" 

Holding his hand...? 

An image of Sehun grabbing onto my hand quickly flashed in my head, and I was able to somehow process that this was why Irene was doing this. However, the words to defend myself was unable to come out because of the continuing actions from her. 

"He broke up with you for a reason dumb b*tch," her vicious and slurring words continued. "Leave him the alone and stop trying to get in our way."

With those as her last words, I was almost brought to tears when I heard a male adult's voice that led to her weight being lifted off of me. However, I should have known that she wasn't going to let me go so easily. My body slightly twisted around like I was some kind of rag doll because of the pulling of my hair that she failed to let go, and almost needless to say by this point, the pain in my back was something that I have never felt before. 

Whether I should even consider this lucky or not, I felt the strain of my hair being pulled come to a stop as my hair settled down on the ground with me. I was now left on the floor helplessly in the open as I tried to process what just happened. In the midst of my scattered mind that was filled with a million thoughts, one half was telling me to get up and prepare to defend myself while another just wanted to completely get as far away as possible from here. I was still in complete shock and unable to believe or think through about what just happened. Everything happened so fast in the course of not even a minute that I wondered if it really even happened at all. However, the aching and growing pain along with the tears uncontrollably coming out confirmed the reality. 

I was beat down like some kind of helpless dog over a misunderstanding that was not my fault nor my intentions, and with everything that happened, it took several blows to the face along venomous words before it was all stopped. 

 

~End of Chapter 17~

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CSanWS
#1
Chapter 47: I love both yoongi and sehun. But damn can you just let her ended up with yoongi? After she had been dumped by Sehun, eventho i love him. I can’t.
Iheartren
#2
Chapter 47: I’m finally caught up I recent stumble your story the story so far it’s interesting and I can’t wait for the next update i wonder what is going to happened next, keep up the good work 😊
Sey-ra
38 streak #3
Chapter 47: Omo ,you came back.And for Aereum don't go to the same part again.
fishaelee
#4
Chapter 46: it’s quarter to 4am now and im finally catch up with the chapters! i must say that reading this fic is such having a ride on a roller coaster. at first with the break up of sehun and areum, the pain she felt and how badly everyone treated her... also yoongi’s side story too... im pretty sure there will be a triangle love happening in the future too xD
fishaelee
#5
Chapter 29: yesss areum did it. i hope there will be justice for yoongi soon
fishaelee
#6
Chapter 28: AREUM !!!! :((((
fishaelee
#7
Chapter 27: areum don’t u dare let him slip away like that-
fishaelee
#8
Chapter 16: and how sehun started dating irene, the girl who had been the anti of his previous relationship since day one? oh man i fking hate it here, tf did u just do sehun ah
fishaelee
#9
Chapter 16: okay i’ve suffered enough with the first 9 chapters and i am just so frustrated and my heart hurts so bad for what happened to areum. I CAN FEEL THE PAIN thru the words u wrote...
Sey-ra
38 streak #10
Chapter 42: Sorry but I am still frustrated with Aerum.