Dancing In •Thunderstorms•

Chapter 3

* Soo-Ah's POV*

Pain.

Taking over my body.

Sadness.

Taking over my mind.

Happiness.

Not a single trace.

I woke up to the smell of rubbing alcohol and and liquid cleaners. My brain was throbbing inside of my skull. And my hands were sore. I looked around the room. I was in a hospital- is that Hyo-Rim sleeping on the reclining chair? Why am I in a hospital? How did I get here? Why are there bandages on my hands? On my forehead? The thoughts ran through my head. Then I remember what happened last night.

He cheated on me...

I didn't even know the girl's name. There was absolutely no telling how long this was going on. Days, weeks, months...

Years...

" Oh my God, Soo-Ah are you ok?" Said Hyo-Rim as she hopped out of the chair and ran to me. I sat up the best I could, ignoring the pain shooting through my body. "Yeah. How did I get here?" I ask. Hyo-Rim shifted before sitting on the hospital bed next to me. "You never responded to my messages or calls so I went to your house to check on you-only to find that your were laying unconscious on the floor in a pool of blood. I called an ambulance and followed them to the hospital. The doctor said you got a concussion and that you had shards of glass wedged in your hand. You must've collapsed from shock or something." She said all at once. I was surprised about all that has happened. "Thank you so much, I will forever be thankful. It means everything to me." I said, truly thankful that Hoy-Rim got me to the hospital. I was just shocked about how I got a concussion. "By the way, how did you get glass in your hand?" Hoy-Rim asked. I remembered the glass I was holding when I got the call. "I smashed a glass in the wall." I said sheepishly, embarrassed at my outburst. Hyo-Rim's eyes widened, I stared at my lap. "Well anyway, lets get you home." Hyo-Rim said, jumping off the hospital bed. I nodded and repeated the same action.

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After we checked out, we were soon out of the hospital. I walked alongside Hyo-Rim in silence. We both piled into her car and she started the ignition. "Thanks again for everything." I said. Hyo-Rim smiled, "Anything for my friend." I was so glad that she was there for me. I honestly don't know what I would've done if Hyo-Rim wasn't there. The injury was a lot more serious than I thought.

The majority of the car ride was silent. We were both lost in our thoughts. I stared out the window as questions flooded my mind. Finally Hyo-Rim broke the silence.

" I feel like you should know this, but apparently this has been going on for about a year. I don't think the girl knew anything about it though." Hyo-Rim explained. I swallowed, "I canr believe he would do something like that, I trusted him." I said as my eyes watered. Hyo-Rim nodded and patted my shoulder. And then we were back to silence. Hyo-Rim finally pulled into the parking lot. I unbuckled and opened the car door. "Thank you so much." I said as I hugged her. " Be careful ok?" She said as she hugged back. I nodded. "I will."

I walked into my apartment. My attention immediately shot to the mess in the living room consisting of blood and broken glass. I gasped at how graphic it looked. I grabbed a cloth and broom and got to work at cleaning it up.

Soon after cleaning the mess, I decided to take a shower. I hopped in and turned on the water, letting in pour down on my cut and bruised body.

I stepped out of the shower and dried myself before putting on a oversized t-shirt and underwear. I hopped into bed and sighed. This will all be over soon, soon I will move on and find somebody else. But why did it have to be so painful? I realized how tired I was after all of this . I stared at my ceiling fan as it spun in spirals. I tear rolled down my cheek before I drifted off to sleep.

I will move on.