The clock just strikes 9 pm when the three girls arrive to a house. They got out of their cars and head inside the house after being able to come in.
In the living room, the tv was turned on to the news channel. A man was sitting down watching when he turned around to look at the girls.
“Oh hey girls, everything okay?” He asks them with a smile. They look at each other before one of them steps up.
“Dad, we need your help” Hyunjin tells him. Hunjoon furrows his eyebrows and sits up to turn off the tv.
“Okay what’s up?” The girls decided to sit down as well to tell him what happened.
Hunjoon was shocked to hear Yeojin get beat up badly and is in the hospital. He felt angry and sad at the same time because why would anyone want to hurt Yeojin.
Hyunjin then tells him she has a clue who did it but they’re not really sure.
“We think Jinhyuk did it considering he has already hurt her before. But he only punched her once and thats it so I don’t understand why he would do this” Hyunjin tells her dad with an angry look that resembles a mad cat.
Hunjoon sighs “Are you sure Jinhyuk did this? Because if we want to do something then we have to be sure. Is Yeojin awake already?” He asks them.
Jinsoul shakes her head “No, the doctor said she’ll wake up tomorrow” Hunjoon nods and thinks about the situation. If it was Jinhyuk who hurt her then he would like to kill him but knows he can’t.
“If it is him, then we can’t involve the other girls, not even Hyejoo” Sooyoung says to them.
They were a little hesitant to not involve Hyejoo because she’s the one who found Yeojin. And if she finds out that they’re going to confront him without her knowing, then its raining hell fire.
Hunjoon looks at them “I understand why you girls don’t want to involve Hyejoo but if it does turn out to be Jinhyuk, then we have to let her in on wants happening” He tells them and they sigh.
“I just don’t want Hyejoo to get hurt or she accidentally tries to kill him. Her anger issues are all over the place” Hyunjin tells him and the other two nod.
They all quiet down and try to think about how they can help Yeojin. They need her to wake up already and tell them who hurt her.
“First, we need to wait for Yeojin to wake up and tell us who did this. Second, if it Jinhyuk then we have to think rationally about how we’re going to approach this problem. I can’t have you girls get into a fight and hurt yourselves”
Hunjoon speaks up after a few minutes and they sigh. Hyunjin needs for Yeojin to wake up already because she hates the suspense going on.
Sooyoung looks at Jinsoul then looks back at him “You’re right Hunjoon. But how are we going to fix this problem without us getting into a fight then?” She asks him seriously desperate.
He sighs “I’ll think about it, don’t worry. You girls just focus on school and Yeojin waking up. Notify me when she wakes up so me and the guys can go visit her. Then we’ll talk more about this alright? Go home and rest, you have school tomorrow” He finishes with a small smile.
The three think real quick then nod at him. Sooyoung and Jinsoul get up and head towards the door. Hunjoon opens it for them before they bid goodbye.
The Kims watch them leave and close the door. Hunjoon told Hyunjin to go and get some sleep before giving her a hug.
The night passes on as everyone tries to go to asleep but can’t. Their minds just go to Yeojin and how someone hurt her. Those four aren’t going to let whoever beat her up off easily.
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*Next Day*
The sun lights up the city as it emerges from sleeping. It was Monday and a lot of kids dreaded going to school. Why do we have to go to school if we won’t even use half of the shit they teach us?
The girls didn’t want to go to school without a small bean always causing ruckus among them. They would rather spend their day at the hospital with her.
Hyejoo had texted the group chat that Yeojin hasn’t woken up yet because Mrs. Im texted her.
The seniors went to go pick up their kids from their houses then headed to school. It was weird without Yeojin trying to fight either Sooyoung or Jinsoul.
They hated how their group was an odd number and not even. Yerim tried to keep it together along with Hyejoo whenever they had class and Yeojin wasn’t there.
Some students seemed to catch on that Yeojin wasn’t at school. They asked the girls about her whereabouts and they answered that she’s sick.
They didn’t want anyone to know about Yeojin being hurt and in the hospital. Because the teachers will ask questions that the girls don’t have an answer to.
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Yeojin was sleeping peaceful while her mom just sat by her on her phone. Mrs. Im didn’t go into work to take care of Yeojin but Mr. Im had to.
It was almost lunch time and Mrs. Im was going to head downstairs to the cafeteria to grab something to eat when erratic beeping was heard.
“What the…?” She said and looks at the electronic vital signs monitor. It shows Yeojin’s heart beating at an alarming rate and her blood pressure dropping quick.
Her eyes widen and goes to push the red button to get the doctor in here. Her hands were shaking as a doctor and two nurses run into the room.
“Something’s wrong!” She yells and the nurses check on Yeojin. Dr. Lee moves forward and takes out his stethoscope to check Yeojin’s heart rate.
He furrows his eyebrows then checks her abdominal to see a growing purple and a little red bruise. His eyes widen knowing what it is.
“Let’s get her to the operating room now! Get me Dr. Jeon in there as well!” Dr. Lee shouts to the nurses and they quickly move around to pull Yeojin out on the bed.
Mrs. Im wanted to know what was going on. Her hands were trembling and a few tears fell. She needed to make sure Yeojin was going to be okay.
“What’s going on?! Why are you taking her to the operating room?! Please tell me!” She yells as they wheel Yeojin out of the room.
Dr. Lee stops walking and turns around to face her “She has some internal bleeding and needs surgery asap. I’m sorry thats all I have” He tells her with sad eyes and runs off.
“Please save her! Save my daughter, please!” She yells to him as she sobs.
She needed to call her husband and the girls. But she didn’t want to distract the girls since they’re still in school. Mrs. Im called her husband, who rushed out of work.
Mrs. Im didn’t know how to tell the other girls about Yeojin going into surgery. They were going to be devastated and Hyejoo and Yerim wouldn’t be able to keep it together.
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The girls were in lunch right now as they had no idea that Yeojin was in surgery as well. It was kind of quiet at their table as students talked around them.
No one wanted to say anything as they just ate their lunch. Hyejoo checked her phone to see if Mrs. Im had sent her a text but sees nothing.
As they finished their lunch, the bell rang signaling it was time to go to their next class. Everyone went their separate ways as they would later meet up.
The day passed by quick as the bell rang to dismiss students. The girls quickly left their class and headed towards the parking lot.
They all got into to the seniors’ car before they made their way to the hospital hoping that Yeojin was awake already.
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Mr. Im paced around the room as Yeojin was still in surgery. He had rushed out of work to head straight to the hospital once his wife called him.
Mrs. Im sat down on the chair next to the bed with tear marks on her cheeks. When her husband had arrived, she threw herself into his embrace and sobbed hard.
They both looked at the clock that was placed on the wall. It read 3:00 pm and both knew the girls would be here any minute.
As if they heard their thoughts, a knock on the door made them turn around. Mr. Im walked up and opened the door to see the girls standing there with gifts.
“Come in girls” He says with a small smile and moves over for them to enter. They walk in expecting to see Yeojin lying on the bed but don’t.
They frown and put their gifts around the room. The girls bought flowers, balloons, get well soon cards and teddy bears for Yeojin.
Hyejoo is the first one to ask “Where’s Yeojinie at?” She asks the parents with furrowed brows.
Mrs. Im looks at them with a sad smile “Earlier around lunch time, Yeojin’s heart rate sped up and her blood pressure dropped so I called the doctor in. They checked her out and wheeled her into an emergency surgery because she has some internal bleeding. She’s been in surgery for almost three hours” She finishes and turns to look at the girls.
Haseul’s tears slipped out quietly and hugged Vivi, who cried into her chest. Hyunjin wrapped her arms around Heejin as they both cried.
Yerim sobbed hard as Jungeun hugged her, who let her tears fall. Jinsoul embraced the both of them as she tried her best to not cry.
Jiwoo leaned against Sooyoung as she cried silently. The older held her as her eyes were teary. Chaewon was crying but had to hold onto Hyejoo, who was sobbing like Yerim.
Yeojin’s parents watched the scene and couldn’t help but feel sorry for them. They knew how much Yeojin means to them and it hurts them as parents.
They all sat around the room waiting for Yeojin to come back from surgery. Hyunjin received a text from her dad asking if Yeojin is awake and she told him what happened.
Hunjoon felt his heart break about what’s happening to her. She doesn’t need go through this yet she was currently I’m surgery hanging onto her life.
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About thirty minutes later, the door opens and two nurses wheel in Yeojin. The people in the room eyes light up seeing that Yeojin’s back.
Putting Yeojin in the middle of the room, the nurses made sure the machines were working and checked her vitals.
Dr. Lee walks in holding a clipboard. He smiles at them and goes to also check on the freshman. The girls were waiting for what he has to say about the surgery.
Dr. Lee finishes up and turns around to face them “The surgery was successful as we managed to repair the blood vessel that had ruptured around her abdominal area. The internal bleeding was caused by someone continuously hitting her in the stomach with a pipe or a bat. It hit one of her blood vessels and ruptured but it took a while for us to notice. Overall, her vitals look well and she’ll wake up later on today” He tells them with a wide smile.
Mr. and Mrs. Im sigh in relief hearing their daughter is going to be okay. The girls feel so happy that they try to not jump and scream around.
So they just wipe their tears and hug each other. Dr. Lee smiles at their reactions and can’t help but also feel happy for them.
Clearing his throat, Dr. Lee gets everyone’s attention again “Once Yeojin wakes up, she’ll have to stay here for a few days so we can monitor her. I’ll take my leave now” He says and walks out of the room.
Everyone thanks him as he walks out. They turn to Yeojin and approach her bed. Standing by her side, Yerim takes her hand in hers and holds on tightly.
She brushes the hairs away from her face and stares at her. Hyejoo stands behind Yerim and watches her best friend sleep.
The girls stayed there watching Yeojin sleep to see her when she wakes up. They were relieved to know that she’s going to be fine and couldn’t wait to hear how she got hurt.
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Around five in the afternoon, Yeojin’s eyes start to flutter open slowly. She blinks a little to get used to the bright lights.
She lifts her head to look at whoever was holding her right hand. The girls see Yeojin move and stare at her.
“Yeojin?” Haseul says as she looks at her with a smile. Everyone turns to her and sees her awake already.
“Yeojinie!” They yell and move closer to her bed. Yerim feels her tears pricking at the corner of her eyes seeing Yeojin awake.
Hyejoo stood around her head area since it was crowded. She smiled widely at her best friend and patted her head.
Yeojin looks around the room and smiles at everyone. She felt delighted to know there are people who care about her.
“Hey guys. Hi mom and dad” She says as she turns to look at her parents. They smiled at her and carefully gave her a hug.
Then the girls took turns giving her a hug as well. Yerim wanted to hug her tightly but decided not to since she just got surgery.
Hyunjin quickly sent a text to Hunjoon telling him that Yeojin is awake already.
“Oh my god Yeojin! You don’t know worried we were finding out that you were in the hospital!” Jiwoo exclaimed with her big eyes.
Yeojin chuckled softly because of the pain she felt in her torso.
Sooyoung speaks up “Yea and we were surprised to see Hyejoo cry because she doesn’t know how to cry at all” She points to the freshman who glares back at her.
Some of the girls chuckle at how Sooyoung hid behind Jiwoo when Hyejoo moved up close to her with a glare.
“Sorry for worrying y’all about me. I didn’t mean to end up in the hospital. I thought it wasn’t that bad to tell anyone” Yeojin says casually and watches how everyone frowns.
Yerim gives her a pointed look that makes her shrink in her position. Yeojin never liked it whenever Yerim gets mad at her.
“What do you mean it wasn’t that bad?” Vivi asks her with a raised eyebrow.
“Yea like two of your ribs are broken and poked a hole in your lung. You couldn’t even breathe correctly!” Chaewon exclaims with a glare.
Mr. Im frowns at his daughter “Sweetie, you had two surgeries done because one, you couldn’t breathe and two, you had some internal bleeding” He tells her.
“And then you say it wasn’t that bad. Hyejoo found you passed out on the floor of your bedroom with your head bleeding” Mrs. Im says as she gently smacks her hand.
Yeojin just gulps and looks at Hyejoo who was frowning at her. She knew whenever she picked up the phone that Hyejoo would come by to check on her.
“Sorry I just didn’t want anyone to know about it” She tells them and looks down.
Yerim sighs and shakes her head. Hyejoo rolls her eyes at how dumb Yeojin is. She needs to stop hanging out with Jinsoul.
Heejin looks at Yeojin with a serious expression “Who did this to you, Yeojinie?” She asks the one question everyone has been wanting to ask.
Yeojin is put on the spot as they all stare at her with an unreadable expression. The freshman didn’t want to answer this question knowing that four specific girls are going to do something about it.
“U-um…..why do you wanna know?” She asks her and avoids eye contact with everyone by looking down at hers and Yerim’s hands together.
Yerim glares at her and squeezes her hand to get her to look up “Im. Yeojin.” She says strictly and Yeojin gulps nervously.
Even Jungeun, Jiwoo, Vivi and Haseul were glaring at her to spit out who hurt her. She looked at Haseul and flinched a little at her piercing eyes.
Sighing, Yeojin gets everyone’s attention before answering “I was walking home after dropping off Yerim when someone pulled into the alley. He punched me in the gut and stomach before throwing me to the ground and beating me with a metal pipe. Then he almost knocked me out with a blow to the head just before he left”
Some girls grits their teeth or clench their jaws. The others sigh in anger hearing how Yeojin got beat.
Mrs. Im couldn’t believe someone would do this to her daughter. She tried to not think too much about and just focus on her being okay and alive.
Mr. Im clenched his jaw and swears he’s going to kill him. He doesn’t know who it is yet but when Yeojin tells them, he’s going to go ballistic.
Hyejoo tried so hard to no let her anger show in front of the parents but it was hard not to when that guy is still out there walking freely.
Yerim felt herself choking up and wanting to cry again but held back. She needs to focus on Yeojin right now and take care of her.
“I’m so sorry Yeojin this happened to you. But who was the guy that hurt you?” Jungeun asks her as she felt herself getting angrier by the second.
Yeojin clenches her jaw before looking at Hyunjin “It was….Jinhyuk” She answers with sad eyes and Hyunjin releases an angry breath.
“That fucking bastard” She says under her breath and runs a hand through her hair. Sooyoung paces around the room with her fists clenched. Hyejoo almost punched the wall if it wasn’t for Chaewon holding her fist.
Haseul closes her eyes and tries to calm herself down by rubbing her temples. Vivi and Jiwoo had their heads down to not show they were angry.
Jungeun sighs and shakes her head while gripping the edge of the bed tightly. Heejin is angry as well but she focused on trying to calm Hyunjin down before she loses it.
Yerim lays her head down on Yeojin’s arm and feels her hand get squeezed. She looks up and sees Yeojin had a pout on her face.
“I’m sorry” She apologizes to her even though she doesn’t have to. Yerim sighs and gives her hand a kiss.
“Its alright. All that matters is that you’re safe and alright” She tells her with a smile that wasn’t forced.
Mrs. Im and Mr. Im were angry knowing who Jinhyuk was. Yeojin had talked to them about him and what he did to the girls. Mr. Im wanted to go and kill him for hurting his sweet daughter.
There was one girl who stood in the back feeling very angry. Her vision was turning red and knew what she had to do. She takes a look at Yeojin and then to the others.
“That fucking bastard is as good as dead” She mutters softly and grits her teeth before running out of the room.
The girls turn to see her run out and called her name to stop her. They knew what she was going to do and didn’t want something bad to happen to her.
“Jinsoul!”
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A/N: Yeojin’s awake and well! Uh oh shit is about to go down! Let’s see what happens in the next chapter 🙂
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