But with You, I can Feel again

minhos pov
i come home, to a quiet and empty house... Or so I thought.

About 10 mins after being home and being in the kitchen, I suddenly hear small sniffling coming from the corner house restroom...

There that place and corner holds all our dark moments and secrets, so there could only mean one thing when crying is being heard from over there...

I slowly make my way over, shakily I raise my hand to the door and knock.
The crying stops immediately and the door is open to reveal a blood-stained bruised, tired minah.

I shove the door back to look at her fully.
She has a cut at her lip and her hands. Her jaw is bruise and the mirrors are broken behind her.
The side of her neck with her mark is slightly bleeding.

O-o-op-ppa.... Her voice is fragile, cracked and scared.
I immediately embrace her into a hug holding her tight, afraid if I let go, she could possibly disappear.
Once shes in my embrace she holds on tightly as if clinging onto dear life and begins to sob.
Oppa! Wae! Why was I born the love affair child. Why did I have to be an illegitimate child!

Shhh, I try soothing her by rubbing her back. But I know its pain rooted in deeply that has finally surface.
We unfortunately can not pick who are parents are like a flower cant pick where it blooms...

Minah... When did appa do this?
She stays quiet...
Minah, I wouldnt watch this go on, weve all had enough of this torture. Ill make him regret it.

A-a-anni.. Dont.
Wae! Im surprised and angry by her response.
Because you must do anything to ruin yourself for me.. Remember oppa plus with out you here life wouldn't be this easy.

Minah! What about when you sacrificed yourself for me huh!
She places her hand on her scar and smiles, it was a good day, even if I got this scar because I manage to keep oppa here.

Again the memories flood back in, this time its minahs story.

Flashback
he reaches over, sending her across the with one smack…

Minahhh!!

“Since you want to rebel, ill show you, the consequences, he reaches for her and out of his hand he finds a knife.

i watch in horror unable to move or help her and he digs the knife into her neck and carves something onto her.
he does it in swift quick moves, but it still leaves minah screaming and holding her neck.
“This will be your mark, your imprint to remind you where you stand, your live is mine to own. ill becareful if i were you. Let this be a warning and your mark be a reminder…


and he turns back to me….
end of flashback

i open my eyes before it can go any further.

minah’s past is just as painful, at times even more so. her mother was the head maid at our estate a few years back. our father had an affair. But when minah was 7 she passed away. Yet she carries on smiling, no know her struggle being an illegitimate child, because they all believe she's a full blood.
But omma still loves minah as her own and she fits right in.
But this is the way of written and followed by every aristocrat, I hate it, but i've already fallen deep into it.

appa or not, this is unforgivable.
he marked her once, he didn't need to keep torturing her.
Ill stop it one day, but for now, ill play be his rules as his pawn. but ill be the underdog raising out of the ashes to beat him at his own game.

Notes

Annyeonghaseyo!! *90 degree bow*

Im so sorry for being inactive for a while.!
I hope this chapter makes up for my absence, Enjoy!!

Please let me know if you like the story so far.

Ill try to update as soon as possible after this.

For those anime fans, did you recognize the image??