+ fourteen

When they arrived at the police station, Chanyeol was the one who did all the talking. He walked up to the front desk and told them that his girlfriend wanted to file a report for stolen objects and possible sexual abuse. Narda stayed in the lobby area with Baekhyun, never leaving his side. Her gaze absent as she rested her head on his chest while they sat in the waiting room area. She still had his jacket wrapped around herself, and it seemed to bring her comfort, and made her feel protected. Baekhyun only rested his chin atop her head and slowly ran his fingers through her strands of hair, trying to pick the bits of sand out.

It was about a half hour before she was called into the back offices. A female police officer introduced herself as Kim Yujin, and explained to her in English that she was going to take her into one of the back rooms to take her account of what happened and then for her to get a physical examination.

She grabbed Guti by the hand slowly and pulled her up to standing, trying to coax her to follow her into the back offices alone. She had also explained that since it was going to be a physical examination, she would need to get undressed and that it was probably something she should do on her own. There would be time later to question the two boys about what they knew of the incident or where they were when it happened. But Narda looked back at the two boys who had accompanied her. Her eyes welling up with tears as though she would never see them again. Her hand reached out in Baekhyun's direction, saying to him like a needy child. "I'm scared. I can't go in there by myself." Her lip quivered, but she tried to conceal it by biting down on it.

Baekhyun shot up from his chair, both of them did, and hurried to her side. She held her arms out for him and he found her embrace, holding her tight. 

"Your boyfriend has to stay out here. I promise you'll be safe with us. Nothing bad will happen to you now." The woman police officer said, causing another prick in Chanyeol's chest. In the back of his mind, he really did think that Baekhyun looked more like her boyfriend than he did. Officer Kim gently pulled at Narda's arm, trying to pry her away from Baekhyun.

Narda refused to leave his embrace, giving a shake of her head, her face hidden in the material of his shirt. "I really can't. I won't go anywhere alone anymore. That was why this happened. I can't." She said, her breathing becoming quick and shallow in a panic.

Baekhyun looked up at the police officer who instead of becoming irritated by Narda's behavior, there was clear pity in her eyes. He decided to appeal to her by pleading. "Please. I promise I'll be quiet and stay out of the way." He promised her. But they both knew that was a lie. With the way she was clinging to him, it was evident that she was nowhere near letting go.

Officer Kim finally heaved a sigh. "Alright. But just one of you. The other one has to stay out here." She said to them.

Baekhyun shot Chanyeol a pleading look now. Chanyeol only nodded his head. "Go with her." He said, sitting back in one of the lobby chairs, heart broken. 

His group made gave him a thankful nod.

The police officer opened the door that led to the back offices and then gestured for them to follow her. They passed several cubicles and people in uniform passed them left and right. Everywhere, they could hear phones ringing, and calls being answered for both emergency and non-emergency situations. It was a long hallway that led to a back room with dark tinted windows that went along the whole wall. She opened the door for them and there was one lonely table in the room, and three chairs. It looked like an interrogation room, like the ones they saw in the movies.

But for this instance it was being used to get Narda's account of what happened. Officer Kim sat across from them, while Baekhyun and Narda sat in the other two chairs. The EXO member quickly pushed his chair as close to hers as possible, and she latched onto his arm, laying her head on his shoulder.

On the table was a digital voice recorder and the police officer hit the red button, then she asked Narda to tell what she knew.

-

Her version of the story took no longer than a half hour. It would have been shorter, but Officer Kim had asked her a lot of questions, begging her to remember any details that may have seemed out of the ordinary. By the time their session was ending, another person walked in. A female doctor, which had been called in by Officer Kim to make Narda feel more comfortable. They left the interrogation room and went to another, more private room, to examine her. 

Meanwhile, Officer Kim explained that she was going to interrogate Chanyeol.

In the private room, Narda still refused to leave Baekhyun's side. When the doctor asked her to undress, she whined in fear that he had to stay in the room or she wouldn't do it. 

It was then decided that he would stay, but he would have to turn around until the examination was over. For Narda it was very uncomfortable and scary, getting examined for rape. She merely closed her eyes and opened them again when the doctor told her it was over. 

She left the room to allow her to get dressed once again, and when she was done, she jumped off the patient bed quickly. She cut the distance between herself and Baekhyun and practically wanted to hide herself away in his arms. He held her in his arms without question and they waited for the doctor to come back. She said she would only be a few minutes with the results of her examination.

When she came back, there was a smile on her face, which was a signal for good news. 

"Based on what I saw during the examination, there are no signs of penetration from the attacker to the victim." She explained to them, looking over her papers to make sure there was nothing that she missed. "She's just shaken and scared, which is normal since she can't remember anything from the previous night. We will still file a theft report though. She's going to be alright."

Narda's eyes widened in surprise and tears began to spill at the doctor's words. Baekhyun hugged her tight while she cried into his arms. The two were then led back to the lobby, where they told Chanyeol the good news too.

There was a smile on his face, and a happiness in his eyes, but it was a happiness incomplete because he had seen the reality of his relationship with Narda. She still loved Baekhyun and would much rather get comfort from him. He was sad and rejected, and Narda saw it immediately. Even through the suffering that she had gone through, she pushed that to the side and left Baekhyun's side. She went over to her boyfriend and cupped his face in her hands.

Her eyes were red and puffy, but on her face was a small smile. She had to stand on her tiptoes just to cup his face. Baekhyun's moment of glory had ended and now he was the one who watched them bitterly. But in the back of his mind there was a little voice that encouraged him. It told him that Guti still loved him and that maybe they still had a chance if only he could show her that he was truly sorry for all the wrong he caused her.

"I'm really sorry, Chan." She apologized to him.

"For what?" He pretended not to know what she meant.

"I pushed you away, and took comfort from someone else when I should have sought comfort from you." She replied, glancing at Baekhyun for a second before returning her gaze to him.

Chanyeol quickly shook his head. "Don't be sorry Guti."

She eyed him with curiosity.

"I can be jealous for a little while and then get over it." He heaved a sigh, then he leaned down and kissed the tip of her nose gently. "As long as you come back to me at the end of the day, I'll be okay."

She smiled at him and grabbed his hand. With her other hand she reached for Baekhyun's hand as well. "Thank you for being there for me too, Byunnie. It meant a lot to me." The nickname slipped off her tongue before she could stop it, and it seemed to strike a chord of memories in both of them. It was the name she called them when they were together, in their secret relationship. She quickly shook the thoughts away and continued, bringing their hands closer to her, and to each other. "It would make me even happier if you two would get along and be friends again."

The cab ride back to the hotel was a quiet one. Though Narda was in the clear for what she most feared, she still needed to make several calls to cancel her credit cards, and her phone service. But she was mostly quiet on the way back. She was still visibly shaken.

Baekhyun was dropped off at his hotel first, since it was on the way to where Chanyeol and Narda were staying. Though he didn't say so, he had resolved to let them enjoy the rest of their weekend in peace. He didn't want to be guilty for something else happening to Guti. It had been a close call, and he knew that if something had really happened to her, he could never forgive himself for it.

-

At their hotel, Narda and Chanyeol spent most of their day in their hotel room. She was no longer in the mood to go down to the festival and enjoy all of its activities. Instead she laid down in the large bed and pulled the covers tightly around herself like a cocoon, trying to protect herself from the outside world.

Chanyeol sat on the couch for a while, until he finally asked her if it was okay to join her. She nodded her head slowly, and pushed the blanket aside, making an opening for him.

He climbed onto the bed fully clothed this time and laid down next to her. It took her a few minutes, but she warmed up to him again, and she got comfortable with her head on his chest. For the third time that day, Chanyeol felt a pain in his heart when he remembered how easily she clung to Baekhyun earlier. As though sensing what he was thinking, she muttered an apology to him again. "I'm really sorry I'm like this, Chan. I wish I was a better girlfriend to you. I don't deserve you as my boyfriend. Maybe Byun and I really deserve each other because we're horrible people."

He gave a shake of his head. "Stop apologizing. You told me from the start that it was something unofficial, no strings attached, and I agreed so its not like you fooled me. Its just my feelings getting the best of me, I want you all to myself..."

She sighed, saying nothing to him because she knew no words would bring him any comfort.

He didn't want words from her. He wanted feelings and actions. He wanted something for her to show that she felt the same way he did.

"Do you want to take a little nap and then maybe we can get some dinner with Baek later, if you want to." He decided he would indulge her for the time being. He would try not to be jealous and sit through a dinner with the three of them together.

Narda shook her head. "He still has a restraining order against me."

"But we're not in Seoul." Chanyeol pointed out.

"Yes." She agreed with him. "But I don't want more trouble. Besides, I don't want to be stuck in the middle of another argument between you two. I'll just sleep all the bad thoughts away, and when we return to Seoul, everything will go back to normal." Narda closed her eyes and relaxed herself into his embrace, using his chest as her pillow. Out of instinct, she draped her leg over his torso like she had done two nights previous. 

Chanyeol looked up at the ceiling, and soon found himself humming the tune he had written for her. "Jagiya, all of the stars in heaven are nothing when they're compared to you..."

-

im feeling inspired recently. i might even write an update for lotto before i go to sleep tonight. on a totally different and random note, mexico won their preparation game against ireland. and on another random note, i started watching these youtubers jehiely and alex. thats their youtube name.

and they're so funny. their videos are lit. go check them out if you have the time.

also, thank you for reading and supporting my stories. it means the entire world to me. i hope you're all having a wonderful day.

-clary