Chapter 10

Han Jisung

The sky is already dark when we decided to go out and eat in a restaurant.

It's a good thing that they brought their masks and caps with them. Just to be sure that no one notices them before we entered the restaurant that I picked.

I'm the only one who's not covering any part of my face. Since their fans didn't know me yet.

We decided to sit at the farthest table from the door as soon as we entered the restaurant I recommended since they're at my place. I stood up to order for them after they said what they want.

"Oh, Jisung! Did you seem to bring new friends here? What do they like?" The kindest old woman in the restaurant asked.

She knew me because I usually eat here after I settled here in their neighborhood. I smiled at her before speaking.

"9 orders of my usual, grandma." I politely said with a fond smile. I'm used to calling her grandma because she asked me too when I always come to her restaurant.

"Coming up." She replied. I walked away from the counter to our table.

Most of them have their masks off. There are not much of people eating inside since its already night. Most of the people living here are already at their home, eating dinner with their family.

We chatted for a while before our orders came. We were chatting and laughing together when I heard a familiar voice.

"Well, look who's here."

My smile immediately faded as my body froze. Felix noticed my expression and his eyes were filled with rage as he looked at the person who talked.

"You." His voice was filled with hatred and anger as he spoke. The others noticed the tension going around us that they immediately stopped laughing.

"Look who we got here. The bestest person in Jisung's perspective." I  flinched hard when I heard him say my name.

H-how did h-he found m-me?

"Stop ruining our lives! Go to the fucking hell!" It's my first time hearing Felix curse and that just scares me. He said he only curse when something really triggers him.

"You've gotten much more protective of that bitch, aren't you?" He said. I can feel my heart racing. I was clutching the utensils in my hand so hard that my hand started to shake.

"Who are you to call him that?!" I heard Minho hyung shouted.

"Who the hell are you?! Why are you ruining our dinner?!" Changbin hyung spat.

"Who am I? You should ask this bitch right here. If you still got the chance to spend a day with him." He smugly said as he tugged my hair so hard.

"Hey!" The others stood up but he's way too fast than them. He tugged my hair more as he dragged me, bringing me out. My tears started to run down my face.

I reached out for his hand that's holding my hair. I tried to take it off my hair as I struggled. This just causes him to pick me up. Carrying me like a sack.

"Help me! Minho hyung!" I screamed as I shake uncontrollably out of fear and anxiety. I kicked and kicked in hopes of him dropping me for me to run.

"You're mine, Jisung. It's your mistake that you ran away from me." He evilly said. He then ran so fast while laughing so evilly.

He's crazy!

I whimpered in pain when I was dropped, flat on my face. Someone helped me stood up. I barely made it into my own feet as I continued to shake uncontrollably.

The person who helped me hugged me. I immediately hugged back burying my face into the person's chest.

"I'm sorry, I came so slow! I'm sorry! I should have protected you!" I was a sobbing mess at his chest.

"I'm ss-scared..." I barely made out my words as I continued to sob and shake at the same time out of fear.

"The police are here now. You're safe. I'm right here." He said as he massaged my neck. He cupped my face as he lifted it up after I stop shaking.

"Your face is scrapped up." He said as he rammed his thumb in my cheek. I can see so much concern in his eyes.

"Hyung! Is he fine?" I can see the others running to us.

I can hear my surroundings now. I can hear the sirens of the police car that's beside us. I look around and I saw how two policemen dragged him by the back as they forced him to enter the police car.

Our eyes met and I just want to cry again when I saw how nasty his eyes were. He smirked at me before the policeman slammed the car door.

My hug on Minho hyung tightened as the police drove away.

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"Who's that guy? Why did he hurt you like that?" Woojin hyung asked concern lingered in his voice. He's done treating my face that got scrapped up when I fell a while ago.

I managed to calm down after drinking the pills that my doctor gave to me.

"He's my ex-boyfriend." I exhaled sharply.

"You're what?!" Minho hyung exclaimed beside me.

"Why did he do that to you if he's your ex?!" Chan hyung asked. I closed my eyes when I remember everything about him.

"Ji..." I shot open my eyes only to met Felix's who's behind Minho hyung.

"Hmm?"

"Don't force yourself too much. It's alright if you can't tell them. I'm sure they can understand." Felix softly muttered.

"It's alright, Lix. I'm alright." I said with a small smile.

"Fine. Just don't overdo yourself." I just smiled at him before combing my hair back exposing my forehead.

"Y'all see this?" I said as I pointed at the scar on my forehead.

"This is from him," I said as I let my hair fall.

"I met him in my 3-year stay in Australia," I said. They all looked at me attentively.

"Felix... Felix introduced him to me at a party." I said while looking at Felix. I can see regret in his eyes. I just smiled at him saying that it's not his fault and it'll never be.

"We get along really well. After a few days, we started dating. We used to be a happy couple to the point that we decided to live together. Not until I told him that we needed to go back to Korea. That's when everything flipped over. He became possessive. And it's not good for me."

"He made me pleaded my dad to stay for a bit longer. He will always hurt me. He will punch me, kick me, slap me, and then the minute later he will tell me how much he loved me, how much he needs me, how much precious I am for him."

"And that alone hurts so bad. Not just physically, but emotionally and mentally. I felt drained every day. Sometimes, I just wished that he will just kill me and stop torturing me."

"Sometimes, I will attempt on suiciding but always stopped when my wrist started to bleed. I always thought about my family.  I always thought about Felix." I said as tears started to escape from my eyes.

Minho hyung rubbed my back. I looked at him and his eyes tell that I should continue. That he's there for me when I can't take the pain anymore. So I did.

"And that affected my lifestyle. I was told that I have a rare case of depression that tortured my whole sanity. That if I failed to stop where my depression is coming from, I might go crazy." I said while looking at their eyes.

I saw how Felix quietly cry behind Minho hyung. Changbin hyung stood up and went to Felix. Felix immediately hugged him tautly and cried on his chest.

"One thing helped me get over from the pain for a short period. And that thing is rapping. I felt happy every time I and Felix stood in front of many people and perform." I smiled as I remember mine and Felix's first rap performance.

"Soon, Felix decided to help me get away from that bastard. He called my dad and told him what's happening. My dad immediately took action and we fled to Korea immediately." The others face have mixed expressions. Some have anger, some have pity, some have both.

"But he managed to find me so my dad brought me to Malaysia with him. But I decided to pursue music so I came back here. I never knew that he's staying here at our place too." I said as I fidget my fingers.

"It must be hard staying with that guy. I can't imagine myself with him." Seungmin scaredly said.

"It's because you should not imagine yourself with him. I won't let that happen to you." Hyunjin sternly said while looking directly to Seungmin. This made Seungmin flustered.

"You're so brave, Jisung." Minho hyung said. I widely smiled at him.

I looked at Felix who's still crying at Changbin's chest. An idea came to my mind. I stood up and went to Felix and Changbin's place.

I hit Felix's head, not so hard, making him shot his head up and rubbed where I hit him.

"Yah! Why did you hit me!" He shouted.

"You're being a crybaby again! I should be the one crying, not you!" I snickered.

"Tsk!"

"You just want to hug Changbin hyung that's why you're fake crying, aren't you?" I teased him. His cheeks went red as well as his ears.

"That's not true! I'm not fake crying!"

"Sure."

"Han Jisung! If you don't stop teasing me, I'll make sure you fly back to Australia with my kick."

"If you can." He spins around before literally kicking me in my bum.

"Ow! I forgot that you're good at taekwondo! Shit!" I screamed as I ran away from him. He ran after me.

Minho hyung stood up so I made him my human shield.

"I swear, Jisung. If you don't come here--"

"Changbin hyung! Collect this untamed kicker right here! He'll kill me!" I dramatically screamed as he tried to get me from behind Minho hyung.

The others laughed at what we're doing. We sounded like fighting brothers that have the mindsets of a 5-year-old child.

They continued to laugh while I and Felix continued to fuss and joke around.

I never thought that I can make them laugh.

It's nice seeing them happy because of me.

It's nice being with them.

Finally.

I made something right.

I made something that made me happy.