Not him, HER

{14- Revealing The Truth}

At that moment her phone vibrated in Soo Ah's hand causing her to look down at the screen. Her eyes widened seeing the message that Leah had just received. She looked at her friend handing her the phone. Leah took it reading the message taking a sharp inhale in.

+82 (xxx)xxx-xxxx

If you don't want Bada to find out, come to this address.

Address link...

Her phone then started to ring indicating she had an incoming call. She didn't hesitate to answer the call, placing it on speaker. "Don't you dare tell anyone about meeting me here. I already know about you getting a lawyer involved for a restraining order." Leah's hands shook as she held her phone allowing everyone in the room to hear the conversation. Her green blue eyes flickered to Bada who stared at the phone with shock. Her mouth falling wide open once again recognized Howl's voice at the other end of the line. She pulled her phone out looking for his contact number and matching the phone number. "Why? I told you I'm not scared of Bada finding out the truth. Between the two of us you're the one that's scared of losing her but you want to know the insane part, Howl? If I lose her, you'll lose her too." She hung up the call before he got to say anything else. Almost immediately another call came in from Howl making her get up from her seat. She placed her phone on to not disturb making her way into her bedroom. She tossed the phone onto the bed not wanting it to be a distraction at all.

Coming back out she looked at Bada who sat on the couch frozen in place with tears in her eyes. She covered her face with her hands unsure of what to think. When she found out they had something to do with each other she didn't expect any of this. "Howl, has been threatening and blackmailing me since I was sixteen." She admitted without thinking twice as she let out a huge exhale. Bada dropped her head upon hearing her come out with the truth. Tears were already rolling down her face as she tried to come off as strong but in reality she's the most emotional out of the two. "He threatened me with telling my parents that I liked girls. He threatened to tell Bada that I had feelings for her. He confessed to me that he had fallen in love with me and the only reason he wanted to be with Bada was to make me pay for all the suffering and pain I had caused him." Leah dropped her head down, as her hand landed on the couch keeping herself steady. Tears poured out of her eyes as she remembered how painful it was to go through it alone. Soo Ah wiped the tears from her face as her eyes stayed on Leah seeing how she tried to keep it all in. She didn't want to cry but she needed to let it all out.

Nine years of being quiet and not telling a single soul apart from her therapist. Not even her two brothers knew about it. "Do you know how much it tormented me not only to leave my best friend but to see her with the man who ruined me." A small sob escaped her lips as she fell down to the floor. Her head leaning against the couch. She bit her lower lip as she held her cries feeling so overwhelmed with emotions. Ivy didn't waste any time on making her way to the girl. She wrapped her arms around her as tears poured down her face. Soo Ah stood up from her seat and rushed to the girl. She sat on the floor in front of her seeing how she covered her face not wanting them to see her in such a state. Tears rolled down Bada's face hearing her trembling voice crack when she said 'ruined me.' Yujin stayed in her seat running her fingers through her messy short hair. She threw herself back onto the couch unsure of what to think. Not only did Leah go through an abusive relationship but Howl threatened her at such a young age. It's no wonder it took a lot in her to open up to people. It made sense why she had become so independent and hesitated on leaning on someone. "I.. I didn't leave because I wanted to. He told me he would tell my parents and run the chance of Bada becoming a dancer in the future. I was just sixteen and I didn't know what to do."