Trapped

Chapter 25

Jeong-Hui

"Jeong-Hui wake up," I heard someone say, sounding more like a scream in the enclosed area.

"Just 10 more minutes please," I whimpered feeling myself becoming smaller into these very sheets. I remember waking up to Si-Woo screaming at me and aggressively pulling me out of bed.

Even after "getting" over him, there are times that I remember his screams and my crying. It takes me to a place of anguish, a place I never want to step in.

Remembering that terrible time in my life made my knees weak and my body shrink in fear, "Please don't hurt me..."

I felt someone carefully touch my shoulder and their soft voice "Jeong-Hui... I'm not going to hurt you..."

That soothing voice made me forget about Si-Woo for a second, he would always yell at me demanding me to do things. This voice, however, was a soft whisper and instead of sounding demanding, it sounded calming and warm. A sound so foreign, yet so familiar and wanted.

I slowly opened my eyes to see Dong-Min sitting next to me his eye softening seeing in my frightened state, "Jeong-Hui, are you okay?"

I looked up my lips trembling as I shook my head in disagreement, "Dong-Min... I... I can't do this anymore..."

I wanted to go into detail with him, tell him, "Hey! I can't stop reminding myself of terrible times! I want it to stop, but I feel like I deserve to feel this way..." I wanted to scream my worries and frustrations away, but my throat choked up and only allowed sobs to come out.

He moved closer to me engulfing me in a hug, "Stop trying to bottle all these emotions... I'm right here and I'll be here for you forever, whether I'm in Seoul, across the world, or physically next to you. I'm here and you can trust me that I'll help you."

I felt better. Even after completely getting Si-Woo out of my life, I still felt dread. That feeling of dread may always be there but someday it may be so significant I can live without thinking about him. That thought gives me so much hope and all this hope is thanks to Dong-Min.

Whether you truly did this out of the kindness of your heart or did this out of pity, I want to thank you, Lee Dong-Min. I want to thank you for being beside me and hugging me when no one else would.

After crying my eyes out, I heard my stomach rumble something that Dong-Min heard as he got up and took me to the kitchen. "While you were asleep, I made you food... it might be a little cold... but it's food!"

"Thank you," I slightly smiled, sitting down, Dong-Min following.

I sat down and saw the bowls for both of us, a bowl of tofu with seasoned soy sauce, a vegetable omelet, rice cooked with red and black beans, and radish kimchi. My eyes widen in how much time it must of take to make all this.

"Did you make all this?" I said in shock.

"I mean I didn't make the radish kimchi since that takes a long time, but I did make everything else!" he said quickly, flustered.

"Thanks!" I said immediately digging in the food he made me.

"I'm going now," Dong-Min told me walking towards the door.

I followed him to the door, "You're leaving now?" I saw him put on his shoes and get his sweater from the coat rack nearby.

"Yeah, I need to shower and go home," he said smiling.

"Oh, ok," I smiled as he opened the door. I waved at him as he slowly became smaller as she walked away.

I turned around to see my messy house, I had nothing to do today so if I was going to clean I might as well get on to that. I put on music and decided to change my usual music with Dong-Min's music.