A Second Chance

chapter eleven

Keeping myself together, I treated my bruises and cuts and started leaving the school property.

SEUNG HO'S POV

"A fight, huh?" My older brother asked, Seo Joon. "That's nothing like you. Is it the school air or something?" I didn't reply "I spoke to the principal. Seems like you hurt some kids really badly along with some girl, Jun Hyuna? Jin Hyun? Or was it—" Seo Joon was cut off

"Ji Hyun," I corrected him "so you're familiar with her?" I kept quiet, Seo Joon sighed heavily. "Principal told me she's a bad kid, Seung Ho. I love that you're making new friends, acting like a real teen. But fights? Look at your face, Seung Ho" he lectured.

Seo Joon touched my cut, I winced. "Did she... protect you?" I looked over at Seo Joon "yeah, she jumped in" "did you guys win at least?" Seo Joon smirked, I smiled lightly and nodded.

"Didn't know my little brother was a fighter!" He nudged me, I rolled my eyes.

JI HYUN'S POV

I walked into my work place. "Hey, Ji Hyun!" Gun Woo came from the back and saw my face "Ji Hyun! Are you okay!?" He ran to me "huh, oh yeah. I'm fine" I smiled. "What's with your face?" He pointed at it with worried-some.

"A fight at school" I took my bag and walked off to the back and Gun Woo followed. "You seem really badly hurt" I sighed and looked at him, "trust me, Gun Woo. I'm fine" I smiled brightly.

"Look, you can take the work off. I don't mind, I'm sure there won't be a lot of customers" I nodded no "and if there is? I'm staying, don't worry about me" I put on my apron. A customer walked in, "welcome!" I walked to the cashier.

Customer after customer I was getting tired.

"Go home, Ji Hyun" Gun Woo walked over to me "no," I declined and snuffled "I'm closing the shop. Go home" he put his hand on my shoulder "the store doesn't close in 3 hours" I frowned. "I'm closing early. We did enough, don't worry. Sales won't go down. Go" I sighed and nodded.

I grabbed my things and left.

I got home, I heard creaking and moans. I peeked at the kitchen, my mom was making love with a different man, my eyes widened.

"E-eomma..." they both looked at me, she smiled at me. "Baby~" she was drunk "mind getting us a new condom it's in my room" I was about to vomit, and ran to my room.

What is wrong with that lady??

I slumped on the floor, "today was such a tiring day..." I saw something twinkle in the clothes that I came into this life with. I crawled over to my clothes, and searched for the twinkling.

I felt something and took it out. My eyes widened.

"My-my wedding ring..." it was twinkling in the moon lights that shines into my room from the window, "I still have it," I crawled over to the book I took from the library.

I picked it up and got up. I put my ring in a shelf along with the book, two things important to me. I smiled and took a step back.

Maybe Seung Ho and I can be friends.. just
maybe.

"Stop it!" I heard yelling, I peeked through my door and saw my dad and mom fighting while the other man ran out shirtless.

He slapped her, she fell to the floor. "You think you can cheat on me! You're stuck with me forever!" He was about to hit her again. "Appa, enough!" I ran to them and held eomma tightly.

"Stop!" I yelled again "she's done wrong, but hitting her won't help!" I yelled, he scoffed. I looked down at eomma she looked at me with a grateful look.