I love you, Roseanne Park Chaeyoung.

Chapter 14: Face Down

My mind wandered but my body jumped up in action, running towards my room to grab my car keys.

No, wait Manoban.

It could be a misunderstanding.

Or have you forgotten that she didn't pick you?

The voices in my head started reasoning with my actions.

My knees dropped to the floor. Maybe I just need some time to think.

I didn't have a say in what happened to us, or what is currently happening to us.

But it's time I gave myself a choice.

And I choose...

Ugh.

Maybe some music will help declutter my brain.

I looked at my LP collection, or rather our LP collection. Chaeyoung really got into collecting records over the years.

Deciding on which vinyl to put on the player, my eyes browsed and searched until I caught a glimpse of an old favourite band.

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Know those random moments you miss playing some old school punk rock?

Well this was one of those times.

I carefully removed the record from its place in its folder, and placed it on the turntable, grabbing its needle and placing it on the vinyl.

I couldn't remember which song was on it because of it's faded label, but I'm sure it's by the band cause it's in the folder marked "RJA".

Suddenly, 'Face Down' started playing.

I remembered when I used to listen to this a lot back in my trainee days, it helped channeled a lot of emotions.

Hey girl you know you drive me crazy
One look puts the rhythm in my hand
Still I'll never understand why you hang around
I see what's going down

Cover up with make up in the mirror
Tell yourself it's never gonna happen again
You cry alone and then he swears he loves you

I wonder if...

Do you feel like a man
When you push her around?
Do you feel better now, as she falls to the ground?

When Jisoo said hurt, did she mean physically...?

Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's got to end
As your lies crumble down, a new life she has found

A pebble in the water makes a ripple effect
Every action in this world will bear a consequence
If you wait around forever you will surely drown
I see what's going down

I see the way you go and say you're right again
Say you're right again
Heed my lecture

Do you feel like a man
When you push her around?
Do you feel better now, as she falls to the ground?

What if Chaeyoung really is getting hurt?

Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's got to end
As your lies crumble down, a new life she has found

Face down in the dirt
She said "This doesn't hurt!"
She said "I finally had enough!"

My head remembering Chaeyoung showing up to Jennie's birthday with a black eye. She told us she fell down the stairs cause she slipped...

Face down in the dirt
She said "This doesn't hurt!"
She said "I finally had enough!"

One day she will tell you that she has had enough
It's coming round again

Do you feel like a man
When you push her around?
Do you feel better now, as she falls to the ground?
Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's got to end
As your lies crumble down, a new life she has found

Chaeng... I hope it's not real.

Do you feel like a man
When you push her around?
Do you feel better now, as she falls to the ground?
Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's got to end
As your lies crumble down, a new life she has found

If it is, I won't hesitate to kill him.

Face down in the dirt
She said "This doesn't hurt!"
She said "I finally had enough!"

But it's not... right?

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Jennie's POV

We could hear Lisa blaring her metal music from downstairs. She'd argue that it was punk rock, but it sure sounds like a lot of screaming.

Sigh.

Chaeng's not picking up her phone and we're getting really worried.

"Chu... do you think she's... safe?," I asked softly.

Her eyes looked sad, and she took a few seconds to respond.

"I-I don't know."

We should go check on her right?

"I came here cause I thought Chaeyoung would come running when you told us Lisa's here..," I took a deep breath "but what if she couldn't make it past her door because he found out?."

I had forced Chaeyoung to be outright with me about all her mysterious cuts and bruises, no normal person would have injuries just appearing out of nowhere or be "clumsy" enough to always have them.

After she'd open up to me about Jungkook's behaviour back home, I was close to taking action. But Chaeyoung being Chaeyoung, begged me not to because he's "changed".

Yeah right.

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A/N

Hey guys!

Sorry for the crappy update.

Hope it makes sense! Just trying to build up!