[3^rdPerson’s POV]

The too-bright, glaring sunlight caused Kim RinNa’s forehead to crease uncontrollably. For the umpteenth time, she checked her iPhone for the time; the blue digits glowed back at her: 5.52pm. RinNa sighed; it’s already an hour since she had been standing outside the dormitory waiting for her to arrive. She continued to wait as guilt and anxiety piled up into a nauseating heap at the back of her stomach.

At 6.15pm, the elevator chimed and its silver doors finally slid open. RinNa instantly darted behind a war and watched as a bruised and tattered HyunRi limped out of the lift. RinNa’s eyes widened as she continued to watch the injured girl enter Super Junior M’s dormitory.

She covered with her manicured fingers to avoid barfing out just now’s half-eaten lunch. Silently, she turned her back against the wall and slid down onto the concrete ground.

They really did it, thoughts wildly ran through RinNa’s mind. Those girls who I secretly ‘hired’ to teach HyunRi a lesson…they really did it. I… All I wanted was to teach her a lesson in behalf of MinNa, I never expected things to turn out this bad. Unnie, what have I done?

The girl squeezed her eyes shut as painstaking memories of her elder sister resurfaced.

MinNa unnie, I know how much you admire KyuHyun, RinNa weakly thought. I know how much effort you had put in just for him: you stayed up till 3 in the morning just to prepare his Valentine’s Day gift, you made up every morning just to look beautiful for him. But, HyunRi just had to be in the way. I saw the affectionate glint in his eyes whenever he looked at her, now, she even lives with them. Unnie, I knew I just had to do something…

[Byul HyunRi’s POV]

“So now you’ll tutor us instead of translating for us?”

I nodded at Henry.

“Ahhh…” Henry nodded back understandingly. “Don’t worry, noona, we’ll protect you here!”

“Thanks Henry,” I smiled, slightly smitten by the Henry’s words.

After a nerve-racking two hour meeting at the managers’ dorm about my case, a few conclusions were drawn. I will not be allowed to any on-air or outdoor activities until I recover enough and I’ll also be tutoring the boys every night.

As day past, my skin started to heal. The cuts sealed up and the bruises were yellowing. I continued my nightly Chinese Language tuition with the boys. One night, everyone returned to their own rooms after the usual stuff. I was sitting on my bed when there was a knock on the door.

“HyunRi, it’s me, SungMin.”

“Come in,” I stood up and let him into the room. “What do you need?”

SungMin sheepishly looked at the digital clock on my night table; it was almost two in the morning. “Well, I know it’s kind of late now…but I really need help in something.”

“What is it?”

He held out a few sheets of paper with Chinese lyrics printed on it, “They added in an extra schedule last-minute for us. Basically, I’m going to have to perform a Chinese song. However, I can’t read the Chinese characters. I was hoping that you’ll be able to write down the pin-yin for the lyrics for me.”

I contemplated; it’ll probably only take me about half an hour to complete it and I haven’t contributed much to Super Junior M’s activities lately. So, I guess I’ll do it.

“I know you’re injured and you need your rest,” SungMin explained. “I would’ve asked someone else to do it. But MinNa still on out with DongHae and SiWon at the Skip Beat filming location and RinNa is at the manager’s dorm.”

I wondered out loud, “What is RinNa doing at the manager’s dorm?”

SungMin shrugged, “Beats me.”

I smiled at SungMin, “I’ll help you.”

He beamed at toothy-smile at me, “Just leave it on the dining table after you’re done. The others and I will have to leave at 7am tomorrow, so I’ll learn the song in the van. Thank you so much, HyunRI!”

I smiled to myself in satisfaction as I recapped my pen, “Done!” I leaned back and stretched my arms out.

There was a knock on the door.

“Noona, we need your help.” Henry, EunHyuk and RyeoWook came in.

I stared at the sheets of paper they were holding, looks like they need help with the lyrics just like SungMin. I smiled at them, “No problem.”

Once they left my room, I rolled my neck and restrained a yawn. It was going to be a really long night.

Alarm clocks from all the rooms rang at the same time, indicating that it was 6.30am. I put my pen down and wearily stacked up the song sheets. It took me all night to complete writing the pin-yin for all the lyrics. I went to the dining table and left the song sheets before returning to my room to finally get some sleep. Luckily, it was another schedule which I was excused from, so I’ll be able to sleep in.

Something was nudging into my ribs. I rubbed my bleary eyes and forced them open. What time is it already?

My eyes widened the moment I realized that it was KyuHyun’s toes which was nudging into my stomach. I set up immediately feeling flustered and embarrassed. I didn’t drool in my sleep, did I?

“W-what are you doing here?”

KyuHyun raised an eyebrow, “I came back early from a separate schedule.”

I frowned at the alarm clock; it was already 3 in the afternoon. “You still hadn’t answered my question yet. What are you doing in my room?”

“Get ready, wash up and change, in ten minutes and you’ll know.” He his heel and exited the room.

After freshening up and changing into a pair of skinny jeans and t-shirt. I ran a comb through my hair and went into the living room.

KyuHyun threw me a pair of sunglasses, “Even though you’re not that famous, I still suggest disguise yourself. We’re going out.”

I stared at the sunglasses in confusion, “Where are we going?”

“I need to buy something and I’ll obviously need help with the directions.”

“But—”

“Come on, let’s go!” With that, KyuHyun linked his arm through mine and pulled me out of the dormitory.

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