Chapter 7:

"Who is this friend of yours that I always need to drop you off at?" Lewis complained, tightly gripping the steering wheel as his nerves started to get ticked off.

"Babe, do we need to talk about this right now? I told you multiple times that it's an old friend of mine from my high school." Judy answered impatiently, she only wanted to see you for a few hours before your shift.

"Judy, … are you cheating on me?" Lewis asked angrily, he couldn't even think about how horrible it would be, but he needed to make sure. Her visits to this place started getting more frequent and he couldn't help but get suspicious.

"What the fuck Lewis! Why would you even think like that?" Judy was pissed off by now, not only did Lewis assume that she was an unloyal bitch, but he also didn't believe her. Which led to two contradictory issues. Lack of trust and disrespect.

"Then why are you being so secretive about it? How could I fucking be sure that it isn't a man you're seeing every week, and that I'm being the one to drop you off at this asshole's house every fucking time!" Lewis was yelling now, he was starting to lose control and if he didn't stop, he might as well lose Judy.

"Because I'm your fucking fiancé! That's why! You should trust me and not compare me to some whore!"

Lewis clenched his teeth and before Judy could say anything else, he opened the door of the car and made his way to your doorstep with rushed steps.

Judy restlessly followed him, yelling at him to stop, but who was she kidding? Nothing would stop him now.

Before she could grab his arm and pull him away, he had already rung the doorbell and the door was open.

To say that Lewis was speechless was an understatement. He was trapped between being shocked to see his sister in front of him after so many years or guilty because he fucked up with Judy.

"Yn, I promise I tried to stop him… he was only supposed to drop me off, I- I am so sorry." Judy rumbled, frantically looking back and forth between you and Lewis.

You just stood frozen in your place, too shocked to even blink. That's when Lewis took a step closer to you, only to engulf you in his arms a second later.

Your whole demeanour tensed, and you tried to wiggle out of his grip but to no avail. He held you still in place, burying his face in the crook of your neck. It was only a matter of time until you felt tears wetting your neck, they were his. You could feel him trembling, and when he let go of you after what felt like an eternity you only wanted him to come back in your arms.

He gave you a lopsided sad smile, trying hard not to choke on his sobs. He softly patted your head and turned around to leave. He met Judy halfway and their eyes locked. A lot of emotions were spoken through that one eye contact. Regret, guilt, sorrow…

You were on the verge of a breakdown. Judy carefully approached you. "Yn… I-"

"Leave." That was what you said. You hated her at that exact moment, she was supposed to be the only one you trusted, but there she was, bringing your brother all the way to your doorstep.

"Yn, please-" She pleaded, she needed to apologize and explain herself or else she knew she could lose you again, and that was the last thing she wished for.

"I said leave." Your voice was firm, unlike everything you were feeling inside at that exact moment.

With her head hung low, she whispered a small 'sorry' before finally following her soulmate out of the house.

The soon-to-be-married couple were seated in the car, ugly tension filled the small space.

"Judy, I-" Lewis tried to talk her through it but was cut off midway.

"Shut up and drive me home." Judy strictly replied, not once meeting his puffy eyes.

Once the door was shut between Lewis and Judy, you lazily made your way to the kitchen. Once you sat down on a stool by the counter, the numbness dawned on you like a storm.

You sat there for a while, before opening a bottle of soju and chugging it down with big gulps.

You finished the first bottle, followed by the second then the third. When you were about to open the fourth one, something caught your eye.

There was a basket on the countertop full of the mail you had been ignoring for the past year.

"Did Judy put those there when she was cleaning?"

You mindlessly pulled the basket close to you, inspecting all the mail, if you weren't drunk you probably wouldn't have even cared about them and just discarded them. But your drunken state made you somewhat curious.

Most of the mail was just bills that you always paid without even knowing those letters existed. You were a woman on point and never missed bills' day.

While shuffling through all the envelopes, you stopped when a certain one stood up to you.

From Seo Lewis to SEO Yn.

You scoffed, "He's so old-fashioned." You mumbled to no one in particular before opening the letter to read it.

"Dear Yn,

I wish I could know where you are. I wish I could know why you even left in the first place. Was it something I did? Or our parents? What happened to you Yn?

We all couldn't help but notice how burnt out you were the last few months before your disappearance. I needed to know what happened to my little sister, I was witnessing you lose yourself and still couldn't do anything about it. I couldn't save you. How am I supposed to be a good older brother for you, if I didn't even dare to ask you what was wrong? And even now, it is too late.

You are not the only one that lost something Yn, we lost you. And I'm sure that no matter how hard our life is right now, it doesn't compare to yours.

I don't know what you've been through or even now… but you need to be sure that no matter what, our house will always be open for you. I will be personally waiting for you at the doorstep with welcoming arms.

Oh, how I wish I could hold you close to me now and protect you from everything in this world, you deserve it whole but if it hurts you I will make sure to replace it with the universe. You only need to come back.

I hope that wherever you are, life ain't so hard on you, I would feel so bad if you were out there alone and I still can't do anything to help you. Guilt is always eating at me for not acting sooner.

Please come back, I don't know how much I can hold on.

We need you here Yn. I need you.

    Your brother, Lewis."

Tears were flowing down your cheeks and it wasn't even the last letter. Tearing off the second envelope you almost choked on a sob, but you fought through your tears, violently wiping at them to get rid of your blurry vision.

Accompanying the letter was a family photo. The smiles on both of your and Lewis' faces were indescribable.

"Dear Yn,

Things here are hard without you, the house isn't as bright anymore, because you aren't here with your beaming smile and sunshine personality.

I remember the day we took this photo was the day you met Chris. Everyone was so happy because you were so excited about having a soulmate. But I had a feeling that your happiness would soon contort into hurt.

Did you run away with him Yn? Or did you run away from him? I knew that he wasn't the best with you from the way he looked at you. Every time you came back from hanging out with him you weren't as excited as you were when going to him. I always wanted to ask you if he was mistreating you in any way but didn't want to depress you with the fact that he probably didn't deserve you. You were waiting for this moment forever.

The day you disappeared was the last straw for me. I realized he was the reason why you escaped but I was too late. Too late realising it, too late beating his ass, too late fixing things and too late saving you.

If only I didn't let go of you that night. If only I noticed how fake your smile was. If only I read the look of distress in your eyes. If only… if only Chris wasn't your soulmate. You deserve so much better Yn, someone who can love and treat you right.

Oh, can you just come back? Please Yn, come back. I will protect you, I will sacrifice my whole life for you if it means you would be happy.

I can't remember what you sound like, if it weren't for the photos hanging all over the walls, I'm sure I would forget what you look like as well. It hurts Yn, to know that if it weren't for certain things you would forget loved ones. You are a loved one Yn. You always were and you'll always be.

We're still waiting for you here, you just have to come back and things will get better, I promise.

I love you so much Yn, we all do.

       Your brother, Lewis."

This wasn't the last letter and you were already ugly sobbing on the countertop. The sorrow you were feeling all contorted into rage.

Violently getting up from your seat, you grabbed the empty bottles of soju and smashed them on the ground, sending the green container flying all over the kitchen floor.

You opened a new bottle and drank some from it before throwing it on the ground, making the liquid stain the cabinets nearby. Soon enough all the soju bottles were spread on the floor along with the soju itself.

"Why! Why! Why! I hate you, Christopher! You're the reason why my life is so miserable!!! You're the reason why my daughter died. You are such a son of a bitch. Ah!!!!"

You were screaming, trashing and destroying everything around you. Pieces of glass were piercing your skin but you didn't mind it. All that was going through your head was Christopher.

You suddenly heard the door opening, making you freeze in your place.

Slowly bending down, you picked up a half-broken bottle from the floor and stood in place, waiting for the attack to take place.

When you heard footsteps approaching the kitchen, you lunged forward to attack whoever dared to break into your house. But what you didn't expect was to trip on the glass and fall to the ground.

You let out a screeching scream. Not only because your whole body was now bleeding due to the glass piercing every part of it, but also because you felt defeated. You knew you weren't safe with the person who just entered. They might kidnap you, rape you or even kill you and you couldn't do anything about it because you're weak.

"Yn!" The person screamed. Their voice was dangerously familiar and the pounding in your head only grew bigger.

You let out small sniffles. Your vision was blurry and for a moment you thought you saw your life flash in front of your eyes.

Until a figure appeared in your sight.

"Oh, Yn… what have you done? You're bleeding everywhere."

By now, you couldn't even hear them properly, it was muffled by some invisible obstacle. It hurt so bad you felt your ears ringing loudly. You tried covering them but you almost didn't have control over your body.

"Cmon Yn, I'll take you to the hospital. Stay with me Yn, please… try not to black out." The voice was gentle, and you felt yourself being lifted from the ground and into someone's arms.

"Why did you do this to yourself, Yn?" The voice asked, taking you out of the kitchen and out of the house.

"It wasn't me… That bastard, Christopher did this to me. He's the one who ruined me. I hate him so much…" You murmured, shaking your head.

The person had placed you in the passenger seat avoiding putting the seatbelt on, in fear of hurting you more.

The ringing in your ears stopped and you suddenly could hear his next words. "He sounds so much like an asshole. Don't worry Yn, I'll teach him a lesson later. But for now, let's take care of you first. I promise it won't hurt as much later, just stay with me Yn. Just bear with me a little bit longer."

The voice sounded distressed and you could soon feel the engine moving.

The bouncing of the car only made the pain worse but that wasn't what was bothering you. It was the voice of the stranger.

"Christopher?"

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A/N: Happy Eid everyone!

I just wanted to tell you guys that, I might not be available for the next few days. With the celebrations and everything I'll probably be busy. But I am also kind of experiencing writer's block, I suffered with this chapter itself, but I hope it still pleased your liking.

I'll take this little break to just clear my mind, so that I can give you guys the best experience while reading this book.

I won't be gone for long just 2 to 3 days and I'll be back. So stay tuned for some interesting content.

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