~A slim chance~

*DOHWA*

“What’s wrong, Lily? Why are you crying?” Dohwa asked, concern were evident in her face, her arms were wrapped around her friend’s body as she kept consoling her.

“He…He left.” Lily cried.

“Who left?” Lily didn’t answer but kept crying. “Please, Lily. Talk to me and stop keeping worried.” Dohwa pleaded.

“Bryan…he left!” Lily yelled at the top of her voice, crying uncontrollably.

Dohwa arched her brows in deeper confusion.

First, who was Bryan?

Secondly, why was Lily crying over this Bryan of a guy?

Thirdly, What the hell had happened between them?

Lily wasn’t married in case you are wondering. She was just a woman who loves to live in the moment.

She prefer to be a single mother than to be stuck in a fuck up marriage.

She never admired her friend’s married life even when they were probably the best couple she has ever seen. Dohwa. Never had a great childhood experience with her parents, who kept fighting and insulting each other in the presence of their children.

Lily wasn’t the only child, she was the third out of six children.

The first born who happens to be a boy, ran away from home with the second child _a girl_ They left just her and the other little ones with their abusive and annoying parents. Saving themselves first.

Lily wanted to run away as well but the thought of leaving her little ones scares her. So she decided to stay with them and endure every pain.

After a while, their father died of heart attack. Their mother started taking drugs, sleeping with all kind of men, she cared less about them.

Lily was beyond broken.

She took care of her siblings all by herself.

She gave her siblings a chance to live and be happy regardless of what they might have experience at their young age.

After a while, her mother died, leaving them completely alone.

There was no difference between she being alive and she being dead by the way.

The only different there was, there was no fucking person around to yell at them or beat them for no reason.

Lily started working her ass off just to provide means for her little ones…

She suffered….

They suffered….

Dohwa have been with them through their tough times. Dohwa stick with her and her little ones. Dohwa was from a wealthy family even before she met her husband who happens to be wealthy and famous as well.

Dohwa gave them a much more comfortable life. She gave Lily a better paying job. And that’s how they even became best friends.

They know each other’s deepest secret. There was no secret between them. They were each other’s backbone and supporter.

Dohwa trust Lily with her life and Lily trust her with her life as well.

Because of all Lily had experience while growing up as a child, she decided not to marry and just live the moment. She decided to keep away from anything called ‘marriage.’ or ‘commitment.’

Although, her little siblings were now married and having kids now. And as for her eldest siblings? She hasn’t heard from them ever since they left.

Dohwa knows all this and seeing Lily crying because of a man seem to baffles her.

Who the hell is this man exactly to make her tough friend shed tears in a relationship?

When Lily had even called her, she never expected to come here only to see her in tears. She had sounded very okay on the phone so this was kind of a surprise for Dohwa. And unexpected.

“Bryan? who is that, Lily?” She asked again.

“My boyfriend.” Lily said.

“Wait, you had a boyfriend?” Dohwa asked, sounding surprise.

“Why do you sound so surprise?” Lily questioned with an eye roll.

“Honestly, I’m so surprise. You didn’t tell me about being in any relationship.”

“Well, now I’m telling you.”

“How long have you been in this relationship?” She asked again.

Lily sniffed. “A year now.”

Dohwa eyes went wide at this. “A year? A fucking year and you are just telling me now?”

“Hey, you had a lot of things going on with you and Jungkook, I didn’t want to bring in my problems.” She justified.

“Telling me you have a boyfriend isn’t a problem.” Dohwa reasoned out. “It’s rather a celebration.”

“Boys are problems.” She sniffed. “And heartbreakers.”

Lily was quite too old to act this way over a boy that’s very much younger than her but still Dohwa wished her friend will be able to find someone who will captivate her and change her thinking about marriage and love.

“Well, it will be very better if you date men your age, Lily.” Dohwa stated.

“Are you here to tell me who to date and who not to date or you are here to console me?”

“For the both, Lily. And besides I didn’t know you were crying over a boy and not even a man! Like come on, Lily, you are too old for this.”

Lily glared, pulling away from Dohwa. “You know what, don’t worry. Just go so I can drown in my misery, alone!” She said, picking a bottle of water and gulping from it. “Aren’t you leaving?”

Dohwa let out a deep sigh. You know I can’t leave you like this, Lily. Wait, do you even love this guy in question?”

“Of course not! I’m crying because he was the one who broke up with me and not me breaking up with him!”

“I don’t get. All this tears isn’t because you love this guy but it’s rather because of your pride?”

“Yes! What do you think? That I love him?” She tsked, shaking her head in disbelief. “You of all people should know me, Dohwa. I can’t ever fall in love not after him.”

Naomi knitted her brows. “After him?”

Lily nods, grinning as if remembering the ‘him.’ “Yes. He was the first man to ever captivate my heart and make me fall in love. He was the first guy to ever make me think of marriage.”

“What happened to him?” Dohwa asked.

“Things happened to him.” She simply responded letting out a deep breath and wiping her eyes dried.

“Did he broke your heart?” Dohwa stared at her, giving her those pitiful look.

“Hey, stop giving me that look.” Lily said, laughing. “I’m fine. Really! It’s been a while now and I’ve even forgotten about him or the feelings.”

“If you really have, you won’t be playing guys like the way you are doing. You wouldn’t have had those dreamy look on your face when you were talking about him.”

“If I haven’t forgotten about him…I wouldn’t be here now, Dohwa. I’ve forgotten everything. Everything.” She smiled. “Damn, I will make sure to break up with any guy I date before they even think of breaking up with me.” She muttered to herself.

“You should rather think of getting married, Lily. Do you even intend of doing so?”

“What about Jungkook?” Lily asked, ignoring Dohwa’s question.

Dohwa just rolled her eyes over the change of topic. But decided to drop the discussion. “He’s fine. I think.”

“What about Namjoon, is he still poking his nose around?”

She nodded. “He even went to the doctor who treated Jungkook at that time.”

“Wow. I love that guy’s spirit.” Lily laughed.

“Not funny. And how can you love his spirit. If this guy keep searching, he will find answers. And he might also find the last piece.”

“You mean the killer?”

She shook her head. “No.”

“Then who?”

“The witness.”

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*JIMIN*

“Are you going to let him help you, my prince?” Lisa asked.

Jimin shrugged, letting out a deep sigh. “I don’t know, Lisa. Surely, Aunt Hwasa was murdered and who ever murdered that night was also the same person who hit me on the head the next morning.” He paused. “I should have seen something if I wasn’t blind.” He added.

“You need to stop blaming yourself, my prince.”

“I can’t help it.” He said truthfully.

“Then how about you just accept this detective help to investigate with you about her death and find the culprit. That way you won’t feel guilty again.” Lisa suggested.

Jimin considered this suggestion for a while, nodding his head slowly. “You might be right.” He arose to his feet. “But first I need to see my aunt’s body. I need to acknowledge the fact that she’s truly gone.”

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TBC