I opened the door to my house, strangely a smile was plastered on my face and I didn't even knew why.
I giggled to myself remembering the events that happened after we finished eating.
*
"Come on there's gotta be one boy you ever had a crush on." Jae said, his hand wrapped with my hand as he intertwined our fingers.
I shook my head at him and he groaned. "Not one boy?"
I shook my head again. He frowned stopping in his tracks and saw an ice skating rink in front of us. "Let's do it."
Do what? What was he asking? He pulled me over to the rink and he laid for two people. "I'm going to teach you to have fun."
I choked as he said those words. He helped me put the skates on after he had his on. He led me over to the rink. "I can't skate.." I mumbled pouting as I looked up at him.
He laughed pulling me into the surface. "Don't worry I got you!"
I nodded my head putting my trust into him. He helped me for a bit until he left go of me hand, causing me to fall on my butt. His laughter filling the air as he saw the scene in front of him. "Come on Rin, it's not hard."
I whined trying to get up only to fall again. "I'm dead." I pout.
He rushed over to my side checking my forehead and took my wrist feeling for a pulse. "Nah you're alive."
I shook my head. "Nope I'm completely dead." I said popping the 'p' with nope.
He shook his head helping me up. "You gotta learn how to skate because we're coming here everyday!"
I looked at him in terror. My butt is really gonna enjoy all of this if he's taking me here everyday. "Then I'll definitely die!"
He laughed pulling me to him, wrapping his arms around my waist embracing me. "Not unless I'm beside you, you'll never die."
After that we stopped skating, because we skated for what felt like hours.
He was walking me to my house swinging our hands. "Do you have a phone I can reach you on?"
I shook my head and he frowned. "What teenager doesn't own a phone? Weird."
I shrugged stopping at my house, I pointed at it and he nodded. "We'll see you tomorrow! Be ready to skate again!"
I rolled my eyes walking to the door
*
I jumped onto my bed, the smiling never leaving my face. Jae doesn't seem so bad. He seem like he actually wanted to be my friend. Can I be happy with him? I squealed freaking out about finally able to experience happiness.
I heard the front door slam and I jolted from my bed, the smile immediately leaving my face as fear took over. "Rin where are you?" I heard my mother slur, all the ruckus she was making trying to find me.
Don't go to her, don't she'll hurt you again.
I stayed put on my bed pulling my pillow to my body, please stop this mom. Please give me a break. "RIN IM CALLING YOU!"
I shook my head viciously not wanting to leave my spot, I quietly got up from my bed before running to my door and locking it, dragging the dresser in front of it.
I'm safe, yes I'm safe.
Soon I heard banging at my bedroom door. I covered my ears screaming. "Leave me alone!"
I heard her laughter and she kept trying to break the door open. "You stupid bitch open the goddamn door!"
Pulling on my hair, I shook my head once more. "I won't! Leave me alone and go away!"
I saw the door being forcefully pushed open, her face coming in the crack. "Did you put a dresser in front of your door?! Remove it this instant?"
I stared at her, tears prickling my eyes. "No." Was all I could muster. "You can't continue abusing me!"
She laughed once again before jamming her whole body into the door causing the dresser to fall over. I screamed as she made her way over to me. She grabbed a hold of my ear pulling my out of the room, causing me to trip over the dresser. She threw me out of the room as she tried to make her way to me again. "How dare you speak back to your mother who gave you life!"
I cried throwing my arms over my face protecting it. "I'm sick of it!" I yelled at her.
She yanked me back onto my feet before she brought me over to the stairs. "And I'm sick of you living!" She screamed before throwing me down the stairs.
I choked on air and I felt pain completely taking over my body, my head pounding.
Get up, run away.
I couldn't get up, my body won't let me. Maybe she's right. Maybe I shouldn't be alive.
Soon I heard another door slamming and a figure stood next to my side, my name being screamed and my mother ever so slowly coming down the stairs to make her way back to me.
Come on get up Rin, you can do this.
I can't get up! Why can't you stop pestering me with your endless thoughts!? "Stay away from her."
I looked over, my vision blurry but if I could see I knew who it was, the voice making it so clear. "Who do you think you are stupid asian cunt?" My mother spat.
He laughed getting on his feet not leaving my side. "Someone who's going to save her from you."
*
I opened my eyes to see a white room, bright lights blinding my eyes. I looked around to see Jae sitting in a seat beside me, his head slump over and his knuckles all bloodied.
What happened to him? Where am I?
I tried sitting up only to groan in pain which caused Jae to jolt in his seat waking up. "Rin are you okay??? Doctor she's awake come quick!"
I looked at him, his face had a scratch near his eye where his mole was. I frowned seeing him hurt. "Jae..what happened?" I said able to get some words out.
Soon doctors started rushing in, checking up on me. "I think her concussion is gone. Thank you for bringing her here."
Jae smiles nodding at the doctor. I had a concussion? Wait why am I even at the hospital? I'm supposed to be home.
Home.
Mom.
She threw me down the stairs all drunk. But I remember someone coming to my rescue. Was that Jae?
I glanced at him as he was staring right back at me. "Rin can we talk?" He spoke up.
I nodded sitting up on the bed. "Why didn't you say your mom abused you? Why don't you get help? You shouldn't live through that."
Shit.
He never went home. "I thought you went home." I whispered.
He scratched the back of his neck chuckling. "I was heading that way until I saw that women cursing you out to herself before she reached the door. I watched her go in and then I heard her screaming your name...the way she screamed it sounded pure hatred. How can someone treat their own child like that? Then I saw her throw you and...I just couldn't take it." He mumbled. "I'm supposed to take care of you but how can I if you're going through all of that all home.."
I kicked my lips opening my mouth to speak. "Jae, it's okay. We're 17 years old in our senior year. Soon we'll be off to college and I'll be set free." I said trying to reassure him.
He nodded before running over to my side grabbing my hand. "I'll protect you from her through this year."
I raised an eyebrow before he leaned closer planting a gentle kiss on my forehead. "I promise I'm going to save you."