~ Together by a String ~ (Jiyoo)

~6~

2 DAYS LATER

10:45 AM / KMJ

I slowly woke up with extreme pain all over my body. I looked around and realized that it was not my house - it was Yoohyeon's..? I tried wiping my face but stopped because I noticed I wore something different than my shirt - it was Yoohyeon's hoodie.. That's so thoughtful of her.. I tried to get up but immediately fell back down on her couch when I felt my broken ribs moving up and down. I winced because of the weird feeling, which made a worried Yoohyeon peak her head from the kitchen and run to me with a glass of water in her hand.

"Do not move no matter what! You must be in so much pain that if you move, it would add more to it. Your ribs are broken, so it's normal if you feel pain for a while. You also lost a lot of blood so you might feel dizzy too...-"

She continued on talking and talking and I couldn't help but smile. I was so happy to see her that I got teary eyed while
listening to her voice. She noticed my tears and stared at me with full attention and worry.

"Is something wrong? Does something hurt? Do you need me to-"

I hugged her. I just missed her hugs and warming voice so much.

"I don't need anything Hyeon. Thank you for saving me."

"You're welcome Minji.. But if something like this ever happens again, go straight to a hospital. I'm not a professional so I can't help you as good as them."

"But I didn't want to die without seeing you for the last time."

Yoohyeon suddenly broke the hug and looked at me angrily.

"How about more living and less dying?"

I chuckled at her quoting me and her angry expression turned into a soft one. I looked at her and slightly gulped, not knowing what else to say because I was still wondering if she disliked me. She noticed how nervous I looked and slightly tilted her head while raising an eyebrow.

"What's wrong? Does something hurt?"

"No no, I'm feeling okay for now. It's just.. Are we.. still friends?"

"*sigh* I don't know Minji. You did something unforgivable and I'm not sure I'd get ever over it. My brother would be pretty disappointed if he knew you were here.."

"But I talked to him and he said it was fine. I also didn't do anything, it was all my brother!- Just.. let me tell you what happened."

I thought it would be the perfect time I told her about the truth, as well as the main reason why I got hurt in the first place.

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11:13 AM / KYH

I listened to her story from the beginning until the end and it was safe to assume I was completely shocked.. yet, I was relieved that she had nothing to do with the incident. But how could a father do such thing to his own child? That's just awful.. What shocked me the most was that she spoke to my brother all by herself.

"Your brother gave me some task which was to prove if I knew you well enough to gain his trust and so we could be friends again."

"Oh my god.. Did you succeed?"

"Pfft, of course I did! I don't need to know you for years to know what you like."