...
"Tiffany wha..." Jessica's sentence was forgotton when she burst into the office and she saw Taeyeon and Tiffany on the floor, blood on their shoes and blood on the floor beside the two girls."What happened?!" She screeched
Tiffany looked up at her and cried. Jessica immediately kneeled down and cradled Tiffany in her arms.
"Be strong for Taeyeon, please. I can't" she sobbed. Jessica pulled away and looked into Tiffany's eyes and then followed her trail of sight to the broken girl in front of her.
"I can't do that until you tell me what happened" Jessica said. Tiffany nodded, took Jessica's hand and started to walk out the room.
"Tae, we are just outside the door okay?" Tiffany's voice broke. Taeyeon dipped her head lower in response, Tiffany held her hand over her mouth to muffle her sobs.
"Shhh, it's okay. Tell me what happened." Jessica rubbed reassuring circles on Tiffany's back while she shuddered.
Tiffany took a deep breath.
"Taeyeon was raped when she was fourteen" she whispered, wincing slightly.
"Jesus" Jessica replied.
"He showed up today"
"WHAT?!" Jessica screeched. Tiffany shushed her and she apologised quietly. "What happened? Did he hurt either of you?"
"He was saying disgusting stuff about what he had done. He..." Tiffany trailed off when she thought about what he did to her. Funnily she didn't really care that he did that to her, as long as he didn't do it to Taeyeon. "I think he tried to do it to me..."
Jessica's face resembled something which would love to break every bone in that guys body right now.
"Taeyeon stopped him, she punched him and then started to kick him, I had to stop her or she would've..."
"It's okay baby" Jessica cooed when Tiffany's voice broke.
"She's broken Jess. She's not Taeyeon, she's just sitting there and there's nothing in her eyes and she's just empty Jess!" Tiffany began to break down. "I don't know what to do! I can't be there for her because every time I look at her I cry and she doesn't need that Jessie. I couldn't help her, I can't help her" Tiffany sobbed
"Tiffany, calm down. I think what we need to do is make an appointment with a therapist, maybe even for the both of you. She also needs to take a week off"
"But she's the CEO of..."
"Yuri can do it, she's been working in offices for most her life, she's capable. Trust me. Taeyeon's business won't go downhill" Jessica smiled softly. "Let's go take Taeyeon home okay?"
Tiffany nodded and breathed in and out, trying to get a hold of herself. She then stood up, walked back in and crouched beside Taeyeon. She put her hand on Taeyeon's and was suprised and hurt to see her flinch at her touch.
"Tae...it's me" Tiffany's voice wavered. "We are going home alright?"
Taeyeon shook her head and croaked something that Tiffany heard was "work".
"We've got your work covered okay?" Tiffany said, looking up to Jessica who showed a text from Yuri that said 'Of course I will. I'm on my way'.
She carefully picked up Taeyeon and caught her when she fell back to the floor. Tiffany picked her up again and before she could fall, lifted her up bridal style. Taeyeon's arms clung around her neck tight and her head was resting in the crook of Tiffany's neck.
"Yuri's almost here" Jessica said. Tiffany nodded and started to take Taeyeon to the elevator. Jessica pushed the button and in no time, they were outside Jessica's car.
Jessica helped put Taeyeon in the back seat. She wasn't unconscious, but she was just...no words described her at this moment...maybe zombie-like?
The car ride was silent. There was an occasional sniff from Tiffany which turned into a small cry when she tried to hold Taeyeon's hand but it flinched again.
Jessica saw that from the mirror and frowned to control her tears. Tiffany needed her to be strong so she would.
Soon they were home, Taeyeon was tucked up in bed and she fell asleep almost instantly. Tiffany walked out and sat at the table in the kitchen with Jess.
"Do her parents know?" Jessica asked.
"No, I was the first person she told" Tiffany replied.
There was a silence before Jessica broke it.
"I think you should tell them"
"What! No it's not my place to tell them something like that!"
"Forgive me if I upset you Tiffany...but it seems that Taeyeon doesn't want to be touched by you right now but she still needs someone there..."
Tiffany's tears rolled down her face at what Jessica had said, it was true though.
"I think you should invite her family over, like ASAP. Send Taeyeon's driver to pick them up and bring them back. She needs her family right now Tiff. People who love her"
"I love her" Tiffany sobbed
"I know but it's different. She needs the people who brought her into this world to give her comfort and support."
Tiffany nodded and gave Jessica the number to call, she couldn't ring them, she could barely put a sentence together without her voice breaking.
Soon after, Jessica ended the phone call and sat back down.
"They're coming. I also called Yuri, she said she understands what she has to do and is happy to help. She's at the office working now"
"Tell her thank you" Tiffany said.
"I will. Now I think you need some rest. I will stay up and wait for Taeyeon's parents. The driver is on his way there so please go to bed."
Tiffany nodded and started to walk towards her and Taeyeon's room.
"Tiff?"
"Mm?"
"Maybe you should sleep in one of the spare rooms" Jessica said hesitantly.
Well that crushed Tiffany's heart. But she knew, that if she put herself into Taeyeon's position, she would want to be alone, so she nodded and headed to the guest room.
