It Started With Make-Up

Chapter twenty-two

*RM's pov*
"Marie ah, what happened to you?!" Hobi yelled.
I was going to ask the same thing but I couldn't stop staring, my mouth not able to close.
"Who did this to you?"
"I'm fine guys!" She stated, but I could tell it was hard for her to even be standing.
Her hair was a matted mess and her body was covered in bruises and blood. Her ripped skin tight dress showed off her small weak figure and her feet had dried mud across the bottoms.
Hoseok closed the door behind him and look at Marie with teary eyes.
"Come sit down with us," I said to her, motioning towards the sofa.
As we walked her over to the living room area traces of mud mixed with blood could be seen on the floors, and in the corner there was more blotches of blood on the floor and wall.
"What happened?" Hobi asked cautiously.
Marie just burst into tears and pulled her knees to her chest. I calmingly but very carefully rubbed her back, shooting Hobi a scared and worried look.
"We we were c-coming home, from a ah club-" she said in between breaths, tears still falling from her eyes.
"They were k kissing, I got got so mad. I left but then h he drove me home." She cried out.
"Hey, you need to breath, it ok. We're here." Hoseok said to her, tears going down his cheeks as well now.
I fought back tears and shouts. I was angry with whoever did this, and I had a feeling of who it was. My face was growing redder by the minute as hot tears slipped down my face.
"He drove me home and and said he was sorry for c cheating." She continued with a fit a tears, frustration, sadness and fear shown on her face.
"He wanted to make up, and I I didn't, and He he he-"
Her face was so red from crying, and her breath was going fast.
"Calm down, it ok! You're worrying us, please just breathe!" I said to her, pushing her hair from her face and continuing to rub her back.
"I'll get some water." J-hope said before getting up from the sofa and making his way to the kitchen.
"Marie, please calm down. We're here now you're safe."
She looked at me through teary eyes, her face red and wet from tears.
"I'm sorry." She said before hugging onto me tightly. She was shaking and her breath was still fast. I carefully hugged her back and just shushed her, telling her it'd be ok.
Hoseok came back with some water and a warm towel. After she drank most of the water and we cleaned up her face she started to calm down. She was still crying but she was less frantic.
"Please don't tell anyone, I don't want them to worry. Just say I'm really sick. Please promise it."
"Don't worry, we won't tell." Hobi smiled up at her.
"You don't have to tell us anymore tonight, but we're here when you're ready to talk." I said, trying to keep my emotions under control.
"Thanks guys..."
Me and Hoseok just gave eachother glances as we sat with her late into the day. We didn't talk anymore about the incident and we just hung out like we used to do. After a while she said she was going to try and take a shower and clean herself up. We agreed to stay until she was done, incase she needed help and so we could clean up the house.
When she left me and Hobi got down to business.
"I think I know who did this." I told him as I wiped down the wall.
"Who?" he replied as he cleaned up the floor.
"That damn boyfriend of hers. I'm not trying to give him a bad rep because I'm jealous of him, but she said she was at a club with a guy and he cheated on her. Who else could it be?"
Hobi stopped cleaning for a moment while thinking, "But Winnie is such a nice guy, it could've been some random person at the club."
"I doubt it," I stopped cleaning and looked at him. "Have you seen Marie lately, even before this? She's been getting skinner, wearing more revealing clothes, and guess what, hanging out with us less. She hasn't been happy this whole time she's been dating him, that has to say something."
"Do you think he was tricking her into doing this to herself, and he's the reason she's not been around to hang out with us?"
"Yes! And I'm not crazy for thinking this, he's a controlling asshole who hurt our friend, the girl I love. Shouldn't we do something about this?"
"Namjoon," he sighed. "We don't even know if it was him who beat her like this, and we're not going to go mess this kid up just because we assumed it was him. It could be anyone. And when we'll find out, who knows, but let's just keep her safe and not over think it ok?"
I grunted in frustration and turned back to cleaning. Someone hurt this girl and we're just going to sit around and not go have a talk with whoever did this. I could sense it was Winnie, who else COULD it be, it only made sense for him to do this, that little prick.
After cleaning the mess of blood and dirt we straightened up the rest of the dorm for her and waited on the sofa.
"Hey guys?" She yelled from her room.
"Yes?" with both yelled back to her.
"I need some help, if you don't mind. I don't care which one of you it is..."
Me and Hobi looked at eachother.
"You've been around her more, go ahead." Hobi said.
"It'd be awkward if I went back there with her!" I whisper yelled.
Hobi punched me on the arm, "Just do it!"
I gave a sigh and walked back to her bedroom door, knocking before entering.
"Everything ok?" I asked as I shut the door behind me.
"I just need some help, it really hurts to move..."
She looked down, seemingly embarrassed by asking for help.
"Hey, look. Don't worry about it." I said, placing my forefinger and thumb under her chin and lifting her head up.
"I'm happy to help." I gave a big smile.
"Thanks..."
I walked over to her closet and helped her into some comfy pajamas. I could see more clearly how much skinnier she had actually gotten. I looked over all her bruises and scratches and held back tears.
"Have you been eating well? You've gotten so small..."
She looked down at herself and back to me.
"No, I went on this stupid diet for apparently nothing."
"What do you mean?"
A diet? For what? She was so pretty the way she was, what dieting was needed?
"Win had told me I'd been eating to much, and suggested diets for me. I even had to stop exercising because my body's to weak."
"He told you to go on a diet? You didn't think he was being rude?"
"I thought he was just helping me out, but he's a dick. I'm never seeing him again."
She looked down again.
"Did he do this to you?"
She nodded and sat onto her bed. I felt my blood boiling. I fucking knew it. I tried to hide my angry but I could tell by the way Marie was looking at me she knew.
"Don't worry about it ok? Please... I don't want you to get involved, I already have to much going on."
"How could he do this, that, to you?" I started to pace. "You're literally so perfect, you're the type of girl any guy could ask for, and this is the way he treats you? A gift like you should be handled with the utmost care and delicacy. You should be loved and not broken down by some douche who knows how to make cakes. I'm sorry but I won't stand it. He deserves to get beat three times as much as he did to you!"
I cried and fell to the floor. I was so angry he did this, I wanted to kill him so badly. I punched my leg in a desperate attempt to get the anger out.
"Hey, hey!" Marie said, making her way over to me.
"I had one guy who broke me down, but seven to build me back up. Namjoon I know you're mad but it's nobody's fault but mine. If you did something stupid and went off to jail and left me and the guys behind we'd be so so sad. So please just calm down and don't worry over it. I need you."
She sat in front of me and gave a weak smile.
"Look, since you and Hobi oppa have been here I'm better already!" She gave a goofy grin and started playing with my hair. "Please be happy!"
I laughed at her and then at myself. Who was I, acting like this in a time where she needed me. And even in this state she still cared about me and my mood, and she checked on me when I should be checking on her.
"You are the best thing to ever happen in my life, Marie, and me and the others will always be here for you like you're there for us. Got it?"
"Yes." She smiled.
I smiled back and ruffled her hair. Then surprisingly she kissed my cheek and stood up. I sat on the floor with shock making me unable to move.
"Come on Joonie, let's go eat some snacks. I'd really enjoy it if you and Hoseok stayed the night. Let's have a sleepover, pretty please?!"
I laughed at her cuteness and was surprised in her sudden change in mood. Thats how you could tell she was a strong girl. She would be hurt one minute, brush it off, and then be fine the next. And here I was pouting like a baby.
Me and Hobi agreed to the sleepover and gave the others a quick text saying she just had a small cold and that we'd be staying over. At first Jin didn't like the idea, he never did, but eventually gave in to my begging and we started the fun.
Watching movies, playing games and eating snacks. We had work tomorrow but we didn't care, we just wanted to make her happy.
Eventually her and Hobi fell asleep, but I stayed awake the whole night.