( *first thing that she notices is the sound of soojung's sobs, which brush those buried in her own chest. within seconds that she's wrapped her arms around the girl ) soojung-ah ( *tearily repeats, stroking her back ) soojung-ah, I'm sorry.
{ ` immersed in the pain seizing her chest, she barely notices the appearance of her roommate -- hardly registers the arms around her shaking frame, unable to really grasp onto anything given the amount of time she's spent bawling her eyes out like a small hiccuping child } -- { ` but through her cries, she hears jinri -- distressed, upset, just like she was. a slap to the face reminder that she had--even if she had to force herself--to be strong for the girl who she found breaking down in the bathroom just weeks ago. soojung doesn't want that again -- if avoidable, she'd rather jinri not feel the very sensation of pain pumping through her veins } j--jinri-- { ` still -- she cannot for the life of her stop crying } it hurts-- { ` hiccup } -- i'm-- { ` shakes her head fervently } --i can't stop.