Days Thereafter

“Yes we want to do an investigation and press charges.”

Mr. Kim?

“Okay, we’ll have our people over there soon to see if we can find anything.”

“Thank you so much!”

Mrs. Kim?
Are they back?
What happened?

I try to open my eyes, but a bright light keeps shining in.

Where am I?

I squint my eyes, slowly letting them adjust till I see a group of dark figures. I can see the Kim’s but I can’t see who else there is.

I roll my eyes around the room, taking in the scene.

I‘m in a hospital room… I look down to see an I.V. drip in my arm.

The horrible memories flood back.

The pain, the terror.

The tears form all by themselves and won’t stop falling.

“Mrs. Kim” I croak out. She turns towards me with tears in her eyes as well, her hands fluttering around. I finally see everyone else. It’s all of the boys.

Jimin pushes his way through from the back of the room and sits in the chair next to my bed. It’s obvious he’s been crying. His hands come up and wipe away my tears.

“Mianhe” he whispers

“I should have been there to protect you from whoever did this, but I couldn’t. Mianhe.” Now he’s really crying. It’s not pretty either, which makes me smile a little bit. I grab his hand and give it a gentle squeeze. He smiles at me and squeezes back.

“Gwenchana, really”

“No it’s not.” Mr. Kim says walking towards me. He lets out a deep sigh and stands behind Jimin.

“You are a part of this family while you’re here, and we are going to do everything to make this right.”

“From now on you call us Eomma and Appa.” Mrs. Kim says, she’s still crying but smiling.

“Ne” Everyone starts to gather around my bed.

“What happened?” Jungkook asks.

“Two girls broke in. They were crazy, but I think they were your fans.”

“Sasaengs already?” V asks Rapmon. He just shakes his head.

“Can you describe them?” Mr. Kim asks

“One girl had long black hair and big scar on her face. I can’t remember anything about the other girl.”

“What did they do to you?” Jimin looks angry.

I relay the story to everyone, but only notice Jimin. Everything I say makes him even angrier. When I get to the part about the stabbing he just stands and leaves the room. We all stare after him.

“Gwenchana, he’s just mad about the situation. Anyone would be seeing what kind of condition you’re in.” Jin says. He takes my hand gives it a reassuring squeeze.

Eventually the doctors come in.

“I’m Dr. Jung, this is Dr. Kwon.” They introduce themselves to the Kim’s. Jimin walks back in and sits in the chair next to my bed.

“We performed several X-rays and looked over her thoroughly. X-rays show that she has bruising on her right femur and ribcage, so her thigh and stomach will have a lot of bruising. The knife wound wasn’t deep enough to do too much damage but it did go through some muscle so she will need to be in a sling and not do anything with that arm for about 6 weeks. The cut on her face was shallow and should heal normally. Her feet, however, were pretty cut up so she will need to be in a wheel chair a day or two till they heal enough for her to use them. We want to keep her overnight just to be on the safe side.”

“Thank you so much Dr. Jung!” Mr. and Mrs. Kim bow deeply.

They head out of the room leaving the rest of us to ourselves.

I wonder how bad I’m really hurt.

Curiosity wins over embarrassment. I keep the blanket around my belly button but lift my gown to the middle of my ribs, exposing some of my stomach. The bruises are a deep purple, it seems to capture everyone’s gaze. Mrs. Kim lets out a small gasp, everyone else looks angry. I see Jimin run his hands over his face. I pull my gown all the way down and maneuver the bed upwards. They all try to help me sit up, but make it more awkward, and every time I gasp from pain they all freak out. Rapmon gets so freaked out he moves back too fast causing Jin and Suga to trip and Rapmon landing on top of them. I try not to laugh but end up laughing with tears streaming down my face, and not just from the laughing. With my now aching ribs I examine my thigh.

Yup, just like the doctor said. Right side.

The color here is a pretty deep purple too. Again, everyone looks, and then gets angrier. There’s nothing to do now but wait to go home.
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We all watch Running Man on the T.V. Everyone seems a lot calmer now that time has passed. It’s getting pretty late.

“Why don’t you all go home and rest, I’ll still be here tomorrow.” I try to look reassuring.

“Ok dear, you call if you need anything ok? We’ll get you some clean clothes tomorrow and make you something yummy, ok?” Mrs. Kim gives me a gentle hug and leads Mr. Kim out.

Suga, J-Hope, and Rap Monster say their goodbyes and promise to come tomorrow. Kookie and V have a hard time leaving but Jin kicks them out. Now it’s just Jin, Jimin, and me. The silence gets awkward. I clear my throat.

“Aren’t you guys leaving?”

“I’m staying.” Jimin says

“You need to go home and rest.” I touch his arm.

“I can sleep here. Hyung you look tired.”

“Not tired. Just worried.” Jin looks at me.

“I will be ok, I promise.” With my right arm in a sling he awkwardly half hugs me a little longer than Jimin liked.

“Ok hyung, I’ll call you if anything happens.” He walks Jin to the door, closes it and turns off the light. He walks back to the chair and just stares at me.

“What?” I ask

Notes

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