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12 | dark little secrets

12. DARK LITTLE SECRETS

disclaimer: this chapter contains a minor mature theme ahead.

— ANAIS' POV

The day when Anais found out about her mother had worsened, she silently ran off to one of the stalls inside the hospital bathroom— the sockets of her eyes were flooded with those salty tears, threatening to fall off as she quietly whimpered on the toilet seat while her palm was pressed against the wall for a support. She was hopeless. She was breathless. She was helpless. The news about her mother broke her so much to the point she felt like there was nothing to look forward for anymore if her mother couldn't be saved. In such vulnerable moment, Anais tried to seek comfort by reaching out to Heeseung, but to no avail, he did not return her calls at all.

After those whole crying session in the stall, Anais dragged her feet carelessly out of the hospital's building and cleared off her mind outside for some fresh air. As much as she didn't want her youngest brother to figure the news out, she was still responsible to atleast inform him about it so that he could be mentally prepared for the outcomes in the future. With a warm greeting through the other line, Anais pressed her phone tighter to her ear, "Sunoo, how are you doing today? Is your training going well?".

"Today is a bit chaos. The company had just informed us about the evaluation next week. We haven't really prepared anything yet, hence the chaos for the practice. . ." Sunoo exclaimed exasperatedly on the other line before he continued, "sorry I couldn't make it to visit mom. Is she alright?". Hearing her little brother's question made her stifle a hurtful sniffle again ever so slightly, "Sunoo, mom— she. . ." Anais sobbed.

"What's wrong with mom?" Sunoo's tone clearly turned agitated upon hearing his older sister's endless sobbing and whimper.

"Mom's condition has weakened. She needs a heart transplant surgery for a longer live" The older announced, voice was layered with the depth of despair.

"What should we do, Anais? The whole treatments and the surgery are going to cost a lot" Sunoo uttered on the other line. She could hear her little brother's voice cracked as he spoke. "I don't want to lose Mom" He continued, a soft whimper finally evoked out of his throat.

Anais hushed him down calmly, "I know. I don't want to lose her too, Sunoo. But you don't have to worry, okay? I'll have this sort out no matter what happens" Anais muttered, forcing herself to remain strong and not to burst any more tears. As the breadwinner and the oldest in her family, Anais would do whatever it takes to save her family.

"What are you going to do about it, Anais?"

"I'll promise you, I'll save Mom no matter what happens."

𖦹彡

If saving her mother means risking her life, for her, Anais would risk it all. If by the day, Anais would be known for her real name, but Summer is what her followers on MyFans calls during the night time. Just like any other social platforms, MyFans was built to have specific niche based on the followers' preferences and needs as they pay for the service. Anais' usual contents on this platform would revolve around roleplay but the price she had put was higher than expected, resulting to a few complaints from her followers previously.

From time to time, she would receive a number of backlash regarding the production of her contents — how poor and choppy the quality was compared to the other creators, how inconsistent some videos are posted and how her contents are just purely roleplays with no tease of her inner parts such as her breasts. The modern days scared her to death, because as much as she wants to earn a quick penny by creating adult contents, she's still reluctant to expose the whole world that side of her.