Maknae's POV 4
They were exes? What the hell. I didn't want to be part of this anymore. Bridgit-unnie seems so torn apart and Kyujong looked so shocked. I couldn't take the look on Bridgit-unnie's face so I hid in the kitchen, with my music turned up loud. Burying my face in the horse, I could hear yelling. Shaking my head, I turned the volume up even louder until it tuned everything out.
Passion by SS501 came along and I started mouthing the words, the anger and sadness slowly pouring out of me. After the song finished, I pulled the earphones out and laid my head against the wall. Why, when everything seemed perfect, someone had to come and ruin it? It was so unfair.
"Mochi?" EunMi poked her head into the kitchen as I was contemplating how unfair life was.
"Ye?" I looked at her and tilted my head to the side.
She came and grabbed my hand. "Bridgie's not feeling good." Pulling me along behind her, I could faintly hear Manager-Unnie talking with Lori and persuading her to leave.
Bridgit-unnie was sitting in our walk-in closet crying! Oh no, wae is she crying? I hurried foward and offered words of comfort, sitting near her feet, and we all talked quietly; it was the first time we saw our leader cry.
"This is the first time I've seen you cry Bri." EunMi said, a smile on her face, "I actually feel like an unnie know when you're like this."
"Yah.. Please be more open with us Bridge. We're your unnies.." Mei's voice faded as I looked at her and pouted in protesg, "Well except for Mochi here, but the rest of us are and we're all here to support you. Don't ever be scared to cry infront of us. "
I nodded happily. "Always!"
We helped Bridgit-unnie to her feet and brought her to the washroom. They were washing the tears from her face and cooling her off so the red tint would disappear. I swear it was by accident that I splashed EunMi. But she splashed me back and we ended up having a whole splashing war.
After that episode, we headed back to the living room where the 501 boys were waiting for us. I immediately looked at Kyujong-oppa, who seemed to be searching for Bridgit's eyes. She seemed to be ignoring him, I noted sadly. I then glanced quickly over to Jungmin, who, to my surprise, was also looking at me. He held my gaze for a few seconds then he smiled and looked away. I blushed, and then we all took a seat. (Obviously, I was forced beside Jungmin, but there was a big enough gap between us, that I didn't feel embarrassed.) EunMi was on my other side.
I was surprised that Brigit-unnie decided to sit beside Mei-unnie instead of Kyujong-oppa. She leaned her head on her shoukder an then asked quietly, "So she's gone right?"
"Thankfully.." Hyungjun-oppa said in relief, "The last time she came, she didn't leave for weeks until the police had to be brought in."
Youngsaeng-oppa sighed. "Yeah.. I can't believe she's back again." I glanced at him when he said that. Again? So this had happened before?I hope she would just disappear.
I opened my mouth to comment on that fact, but EunMi started nudging me. She kept shifting and pushing me
over. I glared at her, but since she was stronger than me, and with the fact that I was wearing sweatpants, all her nudging had me sliding across the hardwood. Towards Jungmin.
After being pushed up against him, EunMi stretched out her legs so that I couldn't shift back even if I wanted to.. and I didn't. Not really. I wasn't as awkward with Jungmin ever since that day he defended my rapping, so I decided to stay there. I knew my face was probably a deep scarlet.. but I didn't know Jungmin was blushing as well. Smiling a bit, I leaned closer to him, and joined into the light conversation going on.
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Late that night, I woke up and crawled out of my makeshift bed. Grabbing my phone and my cardigan, I slipped out of our room and into Jungmin's. It had become a daily habit, to sit beside him and watch him sleep for a few minutes every night.
Sighing, I stood up to leave when my foot got caught on a cord or something. Stuck in place, I started silently freaking out. What if he woke up? What would happen then?Furiously grappling at the wires, I finally got myself free.
Breathing heavily, I took one last glance at Jungmin's still - thankfully -peacefully sleeping figure. I swore tonight would be the last night I would go into his room. It was too easy to get caught.
Stopping in the washroom, I glanced at my leg and almost started. There were angry red marks all across my ankle, and my fingers were throbbing from the way that I had clawed at the cords. I tested my ankle and winced. It wasn't broken or sprained, but it.. hurt. A lot. Sighing, I knew I wouldn't be able to wear heels in the next few days. Everyone would wonder why too. But if I showed my ankle.. everyone would wonder why too. I would just not wear heels.
Limping out of the washroom, I turned off the light and went back to bed. Cuddling with my Mal plushie, I slowly fell asleep.
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We all had separate schedules the next day. EunMi and Hana were starting to host a radio show, Bridgit and I were starting to act in dramas, and Mei was going on gameshows.
I had my meeting to get my script in the early morning, but Bridgit's was in the afternoon. I only had to film one scene today also, so I was home extra early.
After eating some tteokbukki that was left over from the night before, I surfed the internet for a while. Then I texted my friend. Not having anything to satiate my boredom, I explored the dorm. I went on the balcony (which Bridgit seemed to love a lot) and went through each and ever room.
Roaming around the empty dorm for a while, I decided it was time to catch up on my sleep. Flopping down on the hardwood floor, I popped in my earbuds, and fell asleep to my music.
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Footsteps were echoing around me, shaking me from my slumber. Feigning sleep still, I opened one eye at a slit, blinking blearily at everyone. I saw that a few of the members were back from their schedules. Sitting up and rubbing at my eyes, I glanced around and realized that my sweat pants had moved up and were revealing the red marks from the night before.
Shaking my leg to move the pant leg down, I flopped back onto my back and changed the song.
Before the first chorus began, I heard Mei scrambling to get to the door. Sitting up, I grabbed her hand before she could go past me.
"Unnie. What's wrong?" I asked, worriedly.
Mei looked back at me, a look of utmost fear on her face. "Bri's in the hospital. Someone tried to hurt her."
The first thought in my mind was Oh no! This hasn't happened in so long. Why now? but then, my second, much darker, thought was I bet Lori did this to her.
Narrowing my eyes, I slid on my favorite Chucks and hurried out the door with Mei-unnie, with Kyujong-oppa close behind. We all quickly clambered into the van and left.