~ Together by a String ~ (Jiyoo)

~5~

Yoojung.. Yoohyeon's brother.

He didn't even waste a second and just... hit him with the car. I was shaking the whole time. And what about Junji? He was smiling and just drove back home as if nothing happened while I was in tears almost every night, praying for Yoojung's survival and well-being. I knew my brother was a maniac like my father, but I never expected him to do such thing.. If only I knew, I never would've gotten in the car with him.

All I could think of afterwards was Yoohyeon. Would she hate me for the rest of my life now? Would I possible lose yet another friend for something that wasn't even my fault? Would I.. lose her forever..?

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10:26 AM / KMJ

I went to school and was all alone now that everyone despised me. I obviously got called out for my brother's actions on a daily basis. I tried talking to Siyeon a few times, but she hasn't been paying much attention to me since she was always with Bora and Handong. Did she think I was a part of that as well?

Today, I went to the school's rooftop just like any other day. It was the only place I felt freedom and peace. No wonder Yoohyeon found this place calming and used to come here a lot. No people calling me a disgusting human being, no people wrongly accusing me...  no people to hate me.

I looked around and noticed that my guitar was still there. I walked over to it and also saw Yoohyeon's amplifier was also there with her aux cables and tuner. I took them all and sat on a bench to practice so time would pass faster..

"Just like Yoohyeon taught me, string G and 4th fret and.. string B 5th fret.. Oh! I still got it!"

I played the exact same melody Yoohyeon taught me on our first lesson day. I didn't stop practicing for a solid hour. My fingers have gone numb, but I didn't care. It was the only thing giving me a peace if mind and something that me and Yoohyeon shared together - our passion for guitar. I was still a newbie, but I genuinely started enjoying playing thanks to how good she was.

I messed up a few times but it was okay. I wasn't going to give up and would try to improve. I will get better and better.. I will composed a song myself one day and play it infront of Yoohyeon, just like she did.. and I will prove myself innocent to her, that I didn't want to take any part of my psychotic brother's plan. I will do anything to fix everything.. I will fix it all-

Oh.. a drop of water? It might start raining soon-

Another drop fell as well? And another one..

And more! So many more drops of warm water-

Oh wait.. that's not rain..?

Right... they're my tears.

I guess I'm crying,

again.

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13:50 PM / KMJ

School was over. I heard the bell ring from the rooftop and watched everyone leave as they were smiling and laughing. But I didn't see Siyeon and Bora. Where could they be?-

"Minji? What are you doing here?"

Oh, they were here. I turned around and saw their worried faces. I haven't spoken to anyone in so long and I felt absolutely awful seeing them near me, I didn't deserve to be near their presence out of everyone here.