Written In The Stars: (19+ j.jk ff) (Completed ✔)

C H A P T E R: 9

The past few days have been a bit too stressful for you..
With eunhe working by your side, you can't help but recall the kind of way in which she had literally barged herself out of a lion's den that day.. not that you asked her about it yet since you weren't coming to work because of the headaches you've experienced of late.

You tap your fingers on top of the laptop for a while as nervousness consumes you for finally asking her as to what she was even doing in your neighborhood at all..
Clearing your throat you begin, "umm eunhe?"

She looks up through her glasses and hums for you to go on.

"Uh.. I don't know maybe I'm wrong but a few days ago.. umm.. Friday to be exact, I uh I guess I saw you coming out of the house in front of mine.. The Kim residence?"

The clear mark of shock and utter confusion filters her face. She wets her lips as she drags her chair close to yours, "y/n.. this place is not safe.. I'm advising you to run away when it's time" she takes a rather long pause before continuing, "I want you to listen to me carefully.. I've been knowing about where you live. The time I got to know you've joined this school, I couldn't help but join in as well.. there has to be someone to look out for you after all.."

You try exploring her words along with the seriousness of her expressions.. whatever you were hearing seemed to go up your head.
What danger is she even talking about?

"Just go back home y/n.." she says squeezing your hands firmly

"Eunhe.. what-"

"Kim taehyung is my husband, y/n. I've lived my life in dread and fear for as long as I could recall.." She gulps the knot forming inside her throat to carry on further, "I-I had to undergo an abortion an year ago because I could never afford to raise my kid in such an environment.." "although he doesn't even know about it.." she sighs

It was too much for you to digest and you couldn't decide whether you should say sorry to her for her dear loss or should you just gasp in utter surprise to know that she happens to be your mysterious neighbor's wife, "oh god... I'm really sorry to hear that eunhe.." "and taehyung is your.." you pause as you take in whatever she had phrased..
You furrow your brows into a bridge as you sense the sudden discomfort and agony in her statement.
You could tell how deeply hurt she must have been.. a mother's love for her child despite it being unborn is immeasurable and having to kill it because of any goddamn reason is something that definitely haunts her for as long as she lives..
Poor eunhe, her trembling voice and her shaking body loudly speaks of her trauma.
You place your hand on her shoulder and press it firmly to console her better, "I'm sorry to hear that.. I really am.." you whisper

She shakes her head, "y/n.. I- I want to give you something.." she mutters, a tear slipping her eyes now

"I haven't bought the thing with me but.. I'll surely hand it over to you when we meet next.." she gets up, "it's a bracelet" "don't ask me why who what y/n.. it's all I can tell you as of now.." she smiles,
"Take care sis.." she murmurs giving you a quick hug and off she goes leaving you hanging without even clearing your curiosity about so many things.

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The whole ride back home, your curiosity was concentrated only upon the repeated questions playing in a loop in your head.

Why didn't you notice eunhe living in front of your house?

Who's Kim taehyung and what's all this mystery of him knowing your husband?

What is eunhe protecting you from?

How on earth does she even know of your existence before you stepped foot in town? Because as she claims that she joined the school so as to look after you, it means that she does know about you already!

You pull the car in the garage of your house, taking out the grocery you had bought on your way back home.
You pass a few suspicious glances over the direction of the house in hopes of witnessing something that could help you get better clues..

In vain you sigh and head home, fumbling over the bunch of keys that were caged in one single keychain.

As you begin searching through the lot of keys from the keychain to unlock the main door a hand on top of your shoulders daunts the life out of you.
Turning around you find eunhe standing there, her racy breath and keen eyes on the look out for passerby's screaming how much she was in haste.

"Eunhe.."

"Y/n.. as I promised, here.." she quickly grasps your free hand and ties the metallic bracelet in your hand, "get inside safe.. I might not be able to come to school for a few days maybe.." she whispers as she hooks the bracelet to the other end.

You only nod, knowing that she in no case would reason your curiosity at least here in the neighborhood.

"Take care eunhe.." you murmur as she turns around, covering her head with her grey hoodie as she nods at you assuringly.

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You didn't waste time to run straight up to your bedroom after stacking the grocery in the respective cells in the kitchen and cooking dinner for you and your husband, who at the moment was gone out for the new job he had enrolled himself in just a few days ago..

Plopping on the study desk chair, you turn the lamp light on situated at the desk to have a better look on the bracelet she had tied on your wrist.

Before you could even think of unhooking the bracelet, your eyes get fixed on the beads which were dangling through the metallic material.. the same beads, the same metal which you've seen for a very long time on your eomma's wrist..

It reminded you of the same bracelet which your eomma wears and, as your eomma had once told you, was gifted to her by your appa.

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