Chapter 5: Keeping Secrets of Some kind.

Not knowing what to do or say can mean two different things. One your keeping a secret or two having no idea what to do with your life. For the past month that is what I have been feeling. After my father told me about the arraigned marriage I told him I would think about it. I have but thankfully my father hasn't said anything more. Yonghwa hasn't said anything about either. All that we have done is what couples do when they are dating. Yonghwa told me if we do this then it'll show that we are dating. Meaning he holds my hand when we're together. He even sneaks a kiss or two when no one was watching. Him just doing those things does make me happy but how long will this last?

As for the fan girls and their wonderful gifts they send me well they have gotten worse. Went from a stuffed animal to a real dead animal. Though that has stopped with the animals and the death threats have started. I haven't told Yonghwa about it. I want to tell him but then that would mean he would be with me and not with the band. I already have  enough problems with one of the band members. I don't need all of them to hate me for taking Yonghwa away from them. The only person I can tell is Sam about my troubles being the Princes 'girlfriend'.

"You have to tell him some time before it gets worse." Sam told me two days ago at work. I told him that I would but I didn't know when. Just thinking about in class was making my head hurt.

"Alright as for my art club students we will be meeting on Saturday. We will meet here at the school and then go to the park. When we get there you will work on your final project. I know some of you have it almost completed but it won't hurt to get fresh air as well as adding something more." Ms. Lyn said to the class before the bell rang for lunch. 

Those in the art club nodded and she let us go before the bell. Which was wonderful to walk out without looking over my shoulder. Ash knew about the fan girls being upset, but she didn't know about their presents. 

"You look tired Mei." Ash said.

"Thanks for pointing that out. How's your project going?" I asked to get off the subject of me being tried. I could tell her I got off pretty late last night since it was Monday. She would by it if I told her, but I didn't feel like lying to her.

"I have to put in the in the fire and then put glaze on it." She told me.

"How many pieces are you doing again?" I asked upon arriving to the lunchroom. The lunch today was one of my favorites. Kimchi stew.

"Well I made the vase, flowers, and candles. So about eight pieces." She told me a we got our food and went to a table to sit.

Ash was doing a vase made out of clay and while to was doing that she thought about making flowers out of clay as well. The candles she just though of last week. Luckily she had all her pieces done in time for Ms. Lyn to put them in the fire.  

"How's yours going? I heard you took up my idea. Is that how you two started dating?" Ash asked before taking a bite.

"Yes and no." Ok so the no was a lie. We did start dating but that was only because I asked him to be my model. Speaking of which he was no where in sight. I didn't let it bother me much well more I didn't let it show. I was worried on where he would be but I figured he was with the band members. I still couldn't help but wonder where he was at. 

"Noona can we sit with you today?" Jung Shin asked as he sat down.

"You know you can sit here and you don't need to ask." I told him taking my last bite.

"I know noona but I ask just in case your mad or upset." He told me.

Getting up to take care of my tray I said. "Jung Shin I'm a happy person and I'm never upset or mad. When I am you'll know. Ash I'm going to the library  for the rest of lunch." Ash nodded and continued to eat. Jung Shin looked at me worried. I had no idea why he was worried but I walked away without another thought.

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There was still no sign of Younghwa for the rest of the day. I was worried but some part of me told me not to worry and that he was fine. Even when I tried to take my mind off of it I couldn't help but go back to wonder what happened to him. When school let out I walked home alone. Ash had to stay behind and finish her project. I didn't mind though I felt lonely. I don't know why but I guess it's because I always had someone with me when went home. I shock my head and paired no attention on what I feeling and listen to music so I didn't feel that lonely. I however didn't have to worry about being worried when four fan girls stood in front of me. I gave them a smile and tried to walk around.

"May I help you?" I asked taking my ear buds out and putting them in my pocket. 

"You think our warning was a joke." Said the girl with long curly hair.

"Oh you mean the lovely gifts. Thank you I loved the stuffed animals, but the real ones well they're not my taste." I told them. The girl with short hair on the left with the long curly hair,  her face got all red and stepped forward.

"We told you to stay away and yet you don't listen." Short hair girl told me.

"I'm sorry but doesn't the Prince have a choice on who he dates? You four don't have the right to tell him who he can and can't date. Now if you excuse me I need to head home." I tried the second time to walk around, but a tall girl wearing heels pushed me against the wall and held me there. The fourth girl was my height but had more weight to her, she came up and held on to my right arm while the girl in heels held my other arm. I smiled and laughed realizing that I was going to get beat. The other two didn't like the fact I was laughing. The short hair girl slapped me and the curly hair girl punched me in the gut. With one shot there I fell to my knees. Man who knew I would be more accident prone this year then all the others years I have been in school.

Even though I fell to my knees in pain I still had a smile on my face. They didn't like that and kicked me and stepped on my left hand. Sad to say but they stomped on my left hand were I felt the bones in my hand break. At least it was my left and not my right. I kept the smile on my face despite the pain I was in. They walked away satisfied with what they did. I looked around and was thankful that no one was there to witness what just happened. I stood up after the third try and found a bench to sit down. 

I called my father and asked him if he could come and get me. There was no way in hell was I going to walk home as much pain as I was in. When my father showed up he freaked out and took my straight to the hospital. He didn't ask on what happened and from the looks of it I knew he wanted to ask me. After we made it to the hospital we waited for two hours until the doctor called us to see me. He asked me on what happened I told him I fell down some stairs and my bag fell on my hand. The doctor seemed convinced but my father his face said that he wasn't. The doctor took me one of those scanners were you lay down and go in a tube and the X-Ray. Of course I was asked in I was pregnant. I gave them a look and said no. 

When the test were done the doctor came back and told me I had bruising on my stomach and my hand was broken. From the X-Ray the bones seemed to stay in place. He wrapped my hand up and told me to come back in six weeks and see how my hand was doing. 

My father and I walked out and went to his car. I got in quietly not knowing what he was going to say let alone when he was going to say talking. After a few minutes of leaving the hospital parking lot and on the way home my father took a deep breath.

"What happened?" He finally asked.

"I got cornered by a group of girls. I tried to walk away but they blocked my way. They wanted to warn me about bing close to Yonghwa. I told them no and this is the result of me saying no." 

My father took a deep breath again and said nothing. I looked out the window remembering the days before I transferred from my old school to the one I'm in now. When Nari spread the