𝐱𝐱𝐯. 𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬

Two days passed since the tragic events. But the situation on the first floor was pretty calm since then. Soojin was sitting alone in the room, with the papers scattered around her, holding the pencil between her fingers. She was leaning on the chair, a bit bored after spending too much time alone. Her hand reached for the cigarette in her mouth, as she took it out, exhaling the smoke. She looked at the drawings that laid in front her, when she decided to leave. She didn't have any duties on her mind that day, so she decided to find someone to hang out with, so she wouldn't be alone. She walked out of the room.

And on her way she met Seo Yikyung. She only greeted her with a head nod, as they weren't too close with each other, but the woman stopped.

"Soojin," the girl also stopped, looking at her, trying not to seem surprised, as Yikyung grabbed her arm, "I'm sorry... for what I did. I thought that I should apologise to you personally"

Soojin furrowed confused. She had no idea what the woman was talking about. She took out the cigarette from her mouth.

"What are you talking about?"

Yikyung's face changed. From worried to surprised and confused.

"Hyunsoo didn't tell you?"

Soojin raised one eyebrow, "Told me what, exactly?"

"Oh, never mind then," Yikyung took her hand from girl's arm, "Sorry"

She walked away, leaving confused Soojin behind. She furrowed, watching the woman walking away quickly. Shit, she could go with it, acting like she knows what Yikyung meant. But she surprised her with these apologies. And angry that the woman did her dirty. If she started this conversation, she should explain what's on her mind, and not just walk away. Who the hell does that.

Now Soojin has to find Hyunsoo. In the past days, he was spending a lot of time with Kim sibling in the kindergarten so, that's where she went. Before walking in, she threw away the cigarette. But she didn't find there him, just ms. Ahn and the kids. The woman turned her head to the girl.

"Hello ajumma," Soojin bowed to her, "Have you maybe seen Hyunsoo?"

The woman shook her head, "No, I'm sorry"

The girl smiled a little, when she apologised to her for such a thing. She wanted to leave the room, when she noticed Suyeong, holding in her hands a toy panda. Her face dropped as she felt extremely furious.

"What the hell are you doing?" the little girl turned to Soojin confused, as she walked to her. She stood above her, looking at Suyeong angry, "Is it yours? Where did you find it?"

"In this room..." the little girl tried to explain herself, but the brunette snatched the toy from her hands

"You were rummaging in my stuff?" hissed Soojin. She couldn't explain it, but the girl made her so mad. And Suyeong saw it, so she huddled herself embarrassed, "You think that you can do that?!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't know...."

"You didn't know?" interrupted her again Soojin, her voice tone was louder, "You didn't know that it's none of your business, contest of my backpack? And that you shouldn't steal anything from anyone?! Does your parents didn't teach you any manners before they died, huh?!"

Soojin's face dropped, when she realised what she said. She took it too far, she knew that, but it was too late. Suyeong's eyes filled with tears, when the girl screamed at her.

"Suyeong... Shit, Suyeong!" but the little girl got up from the floor, and ran out to the corridor, "Suyeong, I'm sorry! I didn't want to..." but she couldn't hear Soojin as she was far away. Yeongsu stood up from the floor, and looked at her angry, running after his sister, "Yeongsu..."

Soojin watched the doors, behind which they both disappeared. Her mouth was opened a little, when she hid her face in hands, groaning angry. She hit herself on the head three times.

Ms. Ahn walked to the girl, placing a hand on her back. Soojin sighed, and looked at the woman with her red ears, feeling extremely stupid and embarrassed.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't want to yell at her," she murmured, "I just... I don't even have an excuse, I feel so bad. I'll make it up, I just have to find her"

She wanted to walk away, but ms. Ahn hold her hand. Soojin pursed her lips, when the woman hugged her.

"It's okay," she whispered

"It's not. I can't take my anger out on someone who didn't do anything wrong," murmured Soojin, "I... I just feel so mad about everything. I'll try to change it. I'm sorry, I'm a good person, I promise"

Ms. Ahn smiled, "Of course you are, I never doubt it," she let go the girl, looking at her with soft eyes, and Soojin pretend in her head that the woman is her mother. She thought about that, realising only a few seconds later, "You are strong, sweetheart. Soon, it's gonna be better"

Soojin smiled slightly, "Thank you"

Ms. Ahn let go her hands that she was holding. And it this moment, the blood started dripping from her nose. The girl's eyes widened and her mouth dropped. Surprised ms. Ahn put her hand to the face, trying to stop the bleeding, but it didn't help. She looked down, avoiding eye contact with Soojin.

"No, ms. Ahn..." the girl reached her hand to her, but the woman pulled out her arm, stopping her

"Don't come near me. Stay away," she worried about Soojin, not herself

"No, it's okay, it's gonna be alright," the tears came to the girl's eyes, "You're gonna be alright, ms. Ahn, it's probably from the stress and starvation, we don't eat a lot here," she chuckled nervously

Soojin tried to think optimistic, because she couldn't think of the idea that woman can be infected. She can't lose another person.

"Soojin, stay away," the blood muffled ms. Ahn's voice. She tried to walk pass the girl, who froze terrified. She wasn't scared of this woman, but of the situation, "I'm not going to be a danger for anyone, just let me go"

"No ms. Ahn..." Soojin looked around, hoping that no one see them, "Ms. Ahn!"

The woman ran out from the room, leaving behind her blood trial. Soojin watched her shocked, her hands were shaking.

"Fuck!" the girl kicked the car toy on the floor, that flew to another end of room

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"Suyeong? Suyeong, please don't hide, I'm sorry"

Soojin was looking for the girl for the past couple of minutes. She noticed that her day rely on looking for people. She felt like in the past hours, people on purpose hid from her. She couldn't find anyone that she would like to talk with. She already was with Jisu, so she didn't want to bother her again.

"Suyeong, come on, I didn't mean it!" Soojin rubbed her forehead nervously, "Suyeong!"

Mr. Han appeared on the corridor, with the little girl on one side, and her brother on the other. Soojin stopped, when she saw them. She stood for a while, before walking closer, as she bowed to mr. Han, and squatted in front of the little girl. She took her hands in hers.

"Suyeong, I'm really sorry for what I said. I didn't want to scream at you, I feel terrible," the little girl was listening to Soojin with her shiny from tears cheeks, "I'm so so so sorry, and I hope you can forgive me," she pulled to her a stuffed panda, and took a deep breath, "You... you can take it"

The little girl took the toy in her hands. She looked at it for a while, and give it back.

"No," Soojin looked at her surprised, taking panda in her hands, "It's important to you, I'm not gonna take it. I shouldn't rummage your stuff, I'm sorry"

"Oh no, it's okay, you can take it...."

Suyeong wrapped her small arms around the girl's neck, hugging her. At first, Soojin was a little surprised, but also hugged the girl, looking above her arm at mr. Han and Yeongsu. The older man was smiling encouraging. Soojin pulled out her hand to Yeongsu.

"Come here, big boy"

The boy let go, mr. Han's hand that he was holding, and walked to the girls. Soojin held him tight in the hug, closing her eyes.

"Remember, no matter what you need to stay together," she whispered to them, "And I'll try everything to protect you both"

The girl promised herself that no one gonna die until she's still breathing. Even if it will cost her life. She has failed Nayeon, letting her go outside. She can't make the same mistake again. And those two little sunshines, who are just the kids, they didn't deserve to be yelled at, because of her emotions that she can't control.

Soojin let go the kids, and smiled looking at them. She brushed boy's hair, making it messy, and stood up.

"But if anything happens, I want you to take this toy, alright?" she said to Suyeong, "We can treat it like a thing that is passed down through generations, right?"

The little girl smiled and nodded her head. Soojin stroked her head, and walked to mr. Han, taking his wheelchair by handles.

"You're doing a great job, kid," he whispered as the girl started pushing him forward. He tapped her hand, "You are so strong, I'm proud of you"

Soojin smiled, feeling tears coming to her eyes, as she heard those words. She never heard them before, maybe from Nayeon, but not from someone older. Her father never said that to her, but mr. Han did.

"Thank you, sir"

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„My parents... They died in car crash," Soojin looked at Hyunsoo that spoke up unexpectedly. He put down the comic that he was reading, "With my younger sister"

Soojin moved to the boy closer. He was looking down at the comic on his thighs. The girl put her arm around him.

"I'm so sorry, Hyun. How long time ago was it?"

"Four months ago," he murmured, twisting his head to the girl, "I thought that you would like to know that"

She put her head on his shoulder, hugging him. She felt important for him, if he told her this personal part of his life. And because of that, she opened to him.

"My mother ran away when I was four. Leaving me with my father. Before that he have never hit me, but after her disappearance it changed," she said quietly, "One day I just woke up, and she wasn't there. She didn't leave me any note, any last words or explanation, she just ran away. But I don't blame her. I would do the same if I had a courage"

"I'm sorry about your mother"

Hyunsoo grabbed girl's hand, and started to drawing circles with his thumb. The boy looked down. He sat in silence for a long time.

"Are you thinking about them now?" she asked worried, "Can I make you feel anyhow better? I don't really know what I can do, tho. If the things were different, I would suggest making you a tea, but well, we have no tea"

"No," he chuckled, turning his head to the girl, "I'm thinking right now how lucky I am, because I have you"

He put his face in her neck, touching her skin with his nose. Soojin smiled slightly, as his breath on her skin gave her tickles. The boy started giving her kisses on neck, "Calm down, Romeo," she chuckled, "I actually wanted to ask you if you talked with Seo Yikyung recently?"

Hyunsoo moved his head to look surprised at the girl, "Why do you ask?"

She pursed her lips, "Well, does it mean that you did talk with her?"

"It depends on why do you ask," he smiled to relax the atmosphere, but Soojin was nervous

"She walked to me today and apologised"

"For what?"

"I don't know, I thought that you're gonna tell me. I was confused, so she asked me if you didn't tell me about this thing that you both were talking about"

"Oh... Oh, it's nothing," sighed the boy, but she didn't look convinced, "Don't worry about it"

"If it's nothing, then you can tell me," furrowed Soojin, "I want to know and...."

Hyunsoo put his lips on girl's to make her shut up. He didn't need to worry the girl that military and government knows about him.

Soojin rolled her eyes, but kissed him back. She knew that the boy is trying to avoid answering her, but she just went with it. But she was the first to stop. Hyunsoo moved his head away, and smiled.

"That's not fair," murmured Soojin, "You can't avoid answering the question in that way"

"Don't you know that life isn't fair?"

Soojin rolled her eyes, but smiled slightly. She took out the phone from her pocket, and after a while she took the earphones, connecting them together. She put them in her ears, and picked the music to listen. Soojin put her head on Hyunsoo's chest, closing her eyes, as the music started playing. The boy took one earphone from her, putting it in his ear. Hyunsoo brushed off the hair from Soojin's face, watching her features. He put a finger on her nose, feeling a little bump. He saw the girl smiling slightly under his touch. Hyunsoo started playing with Soojin's hair, while she was slowly falling asleep.

The boy give her a kiss on the head, blushing a little, but she didn't see that.