𝔅𝔢𝔤𝔦𝔫𝔫𝔦𝔫𝔤

Hiding inside my brown blanket sobbing in fear, it feels like if I move a muscle I might end up dying. Tonight, I'm being dramatic, but who knows, I ignored the pain I was feeling but it was just getting worse "you bitch! Get out of there, I'm not yet done with you! "my father growls, banging on the door that was locked. I couldn't take it anymore. I feel so dizzy because of my non-stop crying. I felt like I was running out of air. My chest where getting heavier, I flint as I heard a last loud bang, hearing heavy footsteps fading away.

I rolled down my blanket slowly, my damp face causing my hair to stick into my face. I had been wrapped in the blanket for nearly a minute and is now freezing. It was as if I were suffocating. I took a deep breath and relaxed a little. Soon after, I heard a gentle knock and immediately covered myself in a blanket, fearful that it was father knocking again, but it wasn't. Instead, I heard a familiar voice coming from the door, which was still knocking.

''Yerin, its me open the door..'', I quickly run towards the door unlocking it, my tears drop as I felt him hugging me tightly which I really needed right now, feeling so warm and calm ''are you hurt??'' he ask worried cupping my face I nodded in response while he wipes the tears away with his fingers, ''where is father?'' I terrifiedly ask, ''don't worry he went out I will stay here for awhile before he comes back'' he said locking the door.

My best friend, Taehyung, lives in the neighborhood, but my father didn't know I had a friend like him because he was so strict about letting a boy around me, so I kept it a secret from him. Taehyung knows everything about me. He sneaks into our house anytime my father goes outside to get some fresh air or to drink with his friends, and he always makes me feel better by making me calm and doing whatever he can to make me feel better.

"Are you going to jump out the window again?" I asked as I felt him caress my cheek. " Don't worry, my thick *** will keep me safe." He grinned, trying to make me laugh. I rested my head on his lap, his hand around my shoulders, and sighed, "taehyung.. do you like me?" I asked, without hesitating, "what made you think that?" He softly pushed me back, staring at my profile. "Can you just answer my question?" i said, pushing his fluffy brown hair back and relaxing on the headboard, feeling at ease. I fiddled with his fingertips. He hummed when staring up at the walls.

"Yerin, I like and love you as a sister, but I will never have feelings for you. What caused you to say that? Do you think I'm attractive?" He smiled gently, pinching my cheeks. "It's just.. it feels so strange all boys close or around our location kept on trailing me giving me letters and cranberries and you.. you just like me as a sister or should I say relative, I don't get it or maybe you like boys??.. do you?" I frowned at him. My eyes had developed a smiley thin line, making it impossible for me to see him as I grinned.

"Idiot, I'm straight!, Listen to me Yerin those random shit heads are only following you because of your body. You know why? Because your perfect, you are different from other girls. They only think of you as a toy. One time, I almost fell for you but I ignored it because I know that my feelings for you weren't real at all and I know i'm just going to hurt you" he said sliding my hair at the side of my ear I nodded at him laying back staring at the wooden ceiling until.

Outside my room, the sound of glass breaking could be heard. Taehyung, who was holding my wrist, appeared stern and ready to fight. "You need to get out of here, he's here." I said, my voice trembling. "Would you want me to stay with you?" he asked. "You can't!!" I exclaimed in hushed tones as he gulped and looked at my eyes.

"I'm afraid my father might discover us." I took his hand, he looked down and nodded, "don't unlock your door until it's morning, go to school early." he dragged my head out of bed and planted a kiss on my forehead, he got out of bed slowly opening the window, he looked at me and gestured.

''thump''

Hearing the birds chirping, my eyes slightly open, looking at the window seeing the sky. It looked like the sun had not risen up yet just right in time. As soon as I stood, a soft moan got out from my lips. It felt like I've been lying for years I stretch and walked straight to the bathroom. Turning the shower on sent shivers all over my body as the cold water touched my skin. This dang heater is broken, but I was used to it anyway. I hissed and was about to curse out loud as the soap touched my fresh bruise on my back that was hitted by a wood last night, as I got out from the bathroom I quickly dried myself looking at the mirror a sighs escape my lips, I hope it won't rain today.

All dressed up picking my bag behind my door, as soon as I got out of my room, I saw my father lying on the couch deeply asleep, snoring like a gorilla. I just smiled and went on my way out, "Yerin" taehyung called, waving his hands, "you.. what are you doing here?. It's still early, "I said, walking towards him. He smiled, grabbing the bag from me. I chuckled," What do you think?, Of course, I'm going to send you to school and I want to be near you today because I will miss you."

My grin disappeared in an instant. I frown at him and let out an uncomfortable laugh "What exactly do you mean? .. You sound as if you're about to leave or something" I stared at him as I approached, putting my arms around his waist, my face moving closer and closer to his, his hot breath touching my nose as he bit his lips. I grin before... He grasped my waist and pulled me in tighter. "Baby, you can't flirt with me on this day, it could get worse." I gulped as our lips were about to collide. He lifted his brow, a cheeky grin on his lips.

I had no idea this would happen. I just ignored it and rapidly messed up his hair. He now seems to have just awoken. I bolted from him, giggling, "Tata, catch me if you can!!" I yelled. He lowered his head, swinging it and absolutely looking down, laughing, and began running to catch up, but I blasted away. "Wait for me, you dumb sprout!!" he screamed. I had no idea why I had contemplated fleeing. That's a bunch of nonsense.

Panting when I reached the campus and saw other students coming in, I glanced around, tilting my head in surprise because I hadn't seen Taehyung until... Someone was embracing me from behind. "Hey, lil sprout." I gulped when I heard Taehyung whispered in my ear. "I'm going to be late." I scratched the back of my head, and he rolled his eyes. "Your not.. anyway, call me once you're out, let's eat japchae." he winked at me and walked away with his hands inside his pockets.

Inside the campus, students began assembling and calling me, smiling and waving at me as though I were a celebrity. This is, after all, something that happens on a regular basis. "Hey yerin," my best friend Claire said, wrapping her arms around mine. I marched right to our classroom, lifting my brow amusingly. I'm a senior at an all-girls academy. I say, For some reason, all of the students here still behaved like my slaves, and I didn't like that at all.

Every minute and at lunchtime, I am still given banana milk and other foods that I like, but I no longer accept them because I was once drugged by students here. Isn't it incredible? Despite attending an all-girls school, I was still drugged.

I once heard a rumor that some of the students here were from Seoul and had come to visit me, but I didn't believe it because it seemed so strange. They traveled all the way from Seoul to Busan just to fucking see me. Who'd believe that nonsense?

The students are like saesangs here. They know everything about me except for one thing: they are ignorant that I am being exploited by my father. The news was brought to their attention at one point, but they declined to believe it. They didn't believe that because of my face, appearance, and character, because they think no one will ever dare to harm or dislike me like that, but due to that, no one would think of my father as a tragic figure, and even though he harms me, I really love him because he is the only family member I have.

A/n : aloo <33 welcome to the first chapter of Genes!!

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