Hanni
Being around Minji was my comfort place. She has this chill vibe where you know you could always just be yourself around her, or you could be yapping about the most random things, even on how cute a bunny was.
She would always lend you her ears so you could speak your mind. And even lend them to you when you speak so wrongly of her to the point you break her heart.
"You're a disgrace, Kim!" A boy yelled in the middle of the hallway as he looked at Minji who was standing beside me looking so small. I could feel my heart squeezing itself to the point it hurt.
"Hanni, you should stay away from her. She's probably planning on doing something awful to you as the devil whispers to her ear." He said as he came to me and tried grabbing my arm but Minji blocked him.
The boy let out a scoff. "I bet you both are part of that disgusting community. How else am I supposed to explain that the beautiful Hanni Pham hangs out with you? A sin." He said as he pressed his finger on Minji's chest. I quickly pulled Minji back and stood in front of her.
I will not tolerate anyone speaking to Minji like this. Minji has done absolutely nothing wrong, or even has bothered anyone. These people are the ones with the devil whispering in their ears! Because how else could they find the heart to hate on her. She's an angel. The sweetest person alive.
"I will not let you speak to her like that!" I yelled and by now we had a crowd around us who were now throwing things at Minji. I threw all of them a glare which made them stop. I quickly grabbed a hold of Minji's arm and rushed us out of the crowd. Thank the lord that it was now the end of the day and I didn't have to tolerate being around these cruel people any longer.
I couldn't tolerate seeing Minji so hurt any longer.
We were now at the schools parking lot, looking for my car. Minji was awfully quiet as she walked beside me. Sometimes I'm thankful that I get some time with her after school, because I don't know what I would do if I wasn't able to be there for her on times like this.
I looked over at her, her eyes were empty but clear like glass. She was hurt and probably at the verge of just breaking down. "Are you okay?" I asked, I know it was stupid but I needed a way to get her to talk to me. "Yeah, I'm alright. I've heard all of this before, it doesn't matter." But it clearly did. I grabbed Minji's hand and stopped walking. Which made her stop too, her eyes not daring to look at me.
I looked around me and noticed that we were now by my car. I also noticed that no one was around. And without much thinking I pulled her down to hug me, her arms wrapping around my waist immediately and a rush of heat coursed to my cheeks as I could feel her now heavy breathing against my neck as her shoulders kept jolting as she cried away.
It genuinely broke my heart seeing her like this. I don't know how much more she will be able to deal with before she explodes. "I'm sorry." All I could do was rub her back and apologize for the horrible way other people treated her. She wasn't an animal!
She was just a human being like the rest of us, yes, maybe a little different but she still was. And that's what mattered the most. We are all the lords children, even if we're different or not. We are his children regardless and he would never leave us alone or treat us differently, would he? Of course not. If he doesn't do it then much less do these people have the right to.
"You okay?" I whispered as I could feel Minji calming down a bit but not letting go of me. "Don't you get tired?" She asked and I furrowed my eyebrows at her question genuinely confused. She let go of me, much to my dismay, and leaned back against my car. Her eyes were puffy red and I couldn't deal with seeing her like that.
I took a cautious step forward and brought my hand up to her face. She stood still letting me do whatever it was that I wanted to do. I cupped her cheek and let my thumb wipe the pained tears away from hear beautiful face. "What do you mean?" I asked and she let out a sigh as she grabbed my hand and brought it down, not letting go.
"That boy is just one of the many that attack you for being my friend. And I know it's wrong to hate but I hate it so much. I hate having to see people speak so badly of you." She said, her eyes showed me so much sincerity that I could feel my heart melting inside my chest. Her hand squeezed mine and I felt myself wanting to just hug her again. To let her know that I didn't care, because I really didn't.
"That doesn't matter, what matters to me is that you're okay. How can I possibly think of myself when people like that boy exist? I'll protect you before I protect myself." I said as I tried to let her know of how honest I was being. She gave me a small smile as she looked down at our hands.
"Sometimes I tend to think that you were sent by god himself to look after me." She said, there was a spark in her eyes when our eyes connected once more. "How else could I possibly explain it to the world? The most beautiful girl that walks on this ground hangs out with me and is protecting me from the world who's also turning their backs on her." She said, her eyes showed a glint of something I've never seen before. Her words were sending my head in a frenzy.
Minji had a habit of always letting me know how beautiful I was. She showered me with heart melting compliments because she would never want me to view myself in any other way. I'm used to the compliments, but not in the way she said it a couple of seconds ago.
Her eyes shot straight to my soul, and in that moment I felt as if our souls were becoming one and it made me panic. I looked away from her and pulled my hand away from hers. Minji cleared her throat as she looked away from. I could feel my heart dropping when Minji looked sad again, how can I tell her that she makes me feel things that are so wrong and against what we believe in? That a part of me, was just as much of a sin as she was viewed to be?
"I'll walk home, Han. Your parents are probably waiting for you by now." Minji said and I felt herself distancing herself again from me. A part of me couldn't handle holding in those feelings for her, and the other part of me couldn't handle letting those feelings out. And something deep inside me feared that it was only I, who had these forbidden feelings.
"Min, I'll take you home. I'm scared that people may do something to you on your way home, and how will I be able to explain it to your parents?" Minji looked down and fidgeted with her fingers. "You already do so much for me, and I'm really thankful but I don't want to take up the space of your worries." She said and I felt my heart just breaking completely. She better not thinks she's a burden to me!
"Well too bad, I care about you and worrying about you is something I can't control." I said as I looked up at her. Her tall figure towering over my smaller physique. I felt her hand land on my arm in a gentle grip as she pulled me closer to her. "Thank you." She whispered as she brought me to another hug that just felt so much more intimate as I was leaning on her. But I didn't dare to move, my mind and body loved the feeling of having her hold me like this.
And may god forgive me for this.
But I loved everything that was her.
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