Two best friends. One of them fell for it, and one doesn't know.
"Jiyoung, Don't forget, I'll always be with you no matter what, okay!" a girl shouted loudy by the elementary school gates, as she waved her hand, as a goodbye sign. Her smile was bright, her passionate personality brightens Jiyoung's day. Jiyoung was sad and happy for her friend that is going to move away from her school, tears started falling on her eyes, smiled from far to the girl saying good bye, then muttered "I never get to say this to you but..hope you get a better life without me." As she cried, on her knees, no one saw her like this, it was evening also, the friend already moved on, jiyoung haven't.
The words she tried to say to her beloved friend. The confession she tried to say, never made it to her.
Years have passed, jiyoung is now in her highschool days, she's about seventeen now, her birthday is almost there too. The sky was as blue as the ocean, jiyoung's mind was full of creativity of making crafts with the shape of jellyfishes that now hangs by the ceilings, she puts lights in on one of the crafts so that it can shine as bright as the sun when in daylight. The sun that was always with her, never left.
"Jiyoung! Come help your mama bring these boxes to the shop!" a woman shouted for jiyoung, as if there was in need of help, well it was a need of help to moves boxes.
"yes mama, I'll be there" as jiyoung stands up, her hands holding a basket of clams that she will give to her mother for sell and be eaten, as she walked towards the back of the shop that is near the shore, Jiyoung and her mama had been just the two of them since her dad has died, due to skin cancer when jiyoung was just 8 years old, her mom tried her best to not let her grief point out t;; the point that she neglected her own child, Jiyoung.
"jiyoung! Why is your shirt wet? I told you to wear something other than those!" she exclaimed to her daughter, looking at her like she was actually mad, but she wasn't
"but, these are the ones that I wear mama," as she chuckled sarcastically to her own mother
"you've been full of yourself lately, do you have a boyfriend?"
"what, no way. I don't even like— nevermind, the point is, why are you asking me that!" jiyoung shouted, her whole face was red like a tomato, half irritated, half flustered.
Jiyoung putted the basket down, and stormed off, still helping her mom bringing the boxes to the shop, when her head is menatally broken for awhile after that question and answer. Her mom smiled and muttered she might not have a boyfriend when her appearance is like this, I'm afraid. After an thirty minutes of helping the shop, jiyoung finally calmed down and grabbed her phone, checking if theres new messages, there was none. Frustrated jiyoung was tired, she told her mama that she's going to the house upstairs, right above the shop.
NEW MESSAGE— 'jiyoung, it's me minji, I have something to tell you asap!'
Jiyoung was sleeping in her bed, for a few hours after helping her mom. It was three pm, jiyoung finally woke up from her so called 'nap' she checked her phone, minji was texting her, the last message was four hours ago, when the message was clear that it needs to be told [as soon as possible] jiyoung was shocked and scared if it was that important or not. She fast-texted on the phone with full speed, just texting
'WHAT, WHAT YOU NEED, I'M SORRY I WAS ASLEEP, I'M SO FUCKING SORRY, IM SO SORRY WHAT DID YOU WANT TO TELL ME MINJI, MINJIIIIIIIIIIIII'
'hey hey!!! Calm down jiji! It was not that important but the thing is that, It's about your ykw!!!!!!'
The message made jiyoung feel down immediately, and just told minji to not talk about that as she turns on her DND. She laid back on her bed, looking at the ceiling of her room, the jellyfishes that are hanging above her, she moved to the side and grabbed a turtle plushie and justt looked at it, muttered to her self I wish dad was here. As a tear came down to her eye. The lights in her room was down, only the lights on the jellyfishes are. As she crumpled her self on her blanket. Trying to remember her memories with her dad, the moments she had with him. She sat on her bed, rubbing off the tears on her eyes, and stands up full height, as she walked to her desk, she found a photo of her and her best friend that moved away, she stared at it long enough and crumpled it, putting it away in her shelf.
She walked downstairs, going outside seeing the sunsetting down, the wind was windy that evening, jiyoung didn't mind all of that. What she really mind is her neighbor's son that is admiring her since she moved by the shore, his name was Hyunji. She actually doesn't mind but what makes her bothered is that he kept trying to ask her out, she didn't like that. Even if it's a boy she just doesn't like it. Her feeling didn't just justify towards the male gaze. When her apperacnce was an almost male-alike, short hair, boyish clothes, even her height that is now one hundrend seventy. The girl's gaze towards her is normal, but a male's gaze towards her makes her disgust non-stop. She sees the boys as normal people and cool guys, not a thing to be used or anything of that. She comes back to the house, she noticed her mom was cooking and making her favorite meal, marinated crabs and rice. As she sat down, putting her arms on the table, looking at the tv that was on, the channel was wack so she doesn't watch, she likes hearing her mom complain about the customers in our shop. As she ate with her mom in silent, her mom finally speak to her "I haven't seen you go out these days. Are you feeling okay , is there anything you need?" Jiyoung frozed, the chopsticks on her hand, tryiong to say something but cannot, she replied "oh, its fine, just tired of going outside, that's all. No need to worry mama" as she smiled to her. Her mom was happy too when jiyoung said that, as they ate together, the sun has set down.
As the sun has set, jiyoung washed her dishes in the sink, she whispered something under her breathe. I might want to swim in the ocean for some time, as she was washing the dishes. her slender hands washed off the soap from the plate and glass, after wiping off the water and soap from her hands, she told her mom to check outsidfe and close the doors if need then she ran to her room, checking her phone is there was messages or not.
She went to sleep at eight pm, the sky outside was beautiful, the stars above shine as the moon shine too. As the ocean waves flow up and down in the night, blue, shining jellyfishes swam by the sea, round and round, symbolying that they were grateful to have a pretty ocean, clean waters. As the run rise in the morning, jiyoung woke up and yawned s the sunlight striked her to her window in the morning. She stands up and goes to the bathroom, washing her face, changed her clothes an d brushed her teeth. After all that, she went out wearing her usual white shirt and short pants, going to the ocean for a quick swim just to feel the breeze.
Her feet touched the cold water, a shiver came from her feet to her whole body, it was perfect for her. As she walked into the sea, she immediately swam deep, no one knows why she would do this by her own, no one was watching her, no lifeguard, no friends, just her, the loneliness she had. She never gave up, until this point.
"I hope someone helped me, to feel the coldness of my body." She muttered in her mouth, as she swam deep. It was too deep, her breathe was running out. Bubbles started to appear from her face, she didn't care. A gorgeous coral was right infront of her, she wanted to pick it up but was scared of what if the fishes had their house gone, or taken from them.
The bubbles came more from her breath, it was too late, she had lost her breath.
As her eyes became hazy, her mouth opened a little, she found the fate that she was waiting, she was too deep in the sea, no one heard or saw her. Suddenly a shining blue coloured.. jellyfish appeared? The jellyfish was curious of the human. It wanted to help but cannot bring her up to the surface. Their body was too small, jiyoung's life was at the edge, the jellyfish had to act fast but doesn't know how to. It grabbed a small coral and cuts a small cut on the leg, blood started to come out. The jellyfish immediately drank the blood, enough to make it. The jellyfish gained a human body, their hair was shining, it's body was slender but beautiful and gorgeous white skin. It used it's power to bring up jiyoung to the surface, their speed was fast. A few seconds later, they survuved on the surface, by the shore. The jellyfish wanted to turn back into a jelly fish but cannot in awhile, due to how much it drank jiyoung's blood, human's blood. (it was about 36ML to be exact.)
"hello?..." it whispered infront of jiyoung. Jiyoung coughed out the sea water, she barked a loud cough, making the water come out. "ah gosh- 'cough cough!!' agh.. huh?" she asked, her face was curious and confused, seeing the beautiful person infront of her. "who are you?" she asked calmly to the person. "I'm Anastasia Vuong, the jellyfish that saved you." As she smiled, leaning closer to jiyoung's face. Jiyoung…. was confused.