"Jo-Pil!" I heard their calls from the room.
They looked around but couldn't find me and then heard the water rushing in the bathroom.
I wanted to hide, wanted to run, but there was no place to run, so I sat on the floor, hugging my knees tightly as the water rained down from the shower.
I didn't look up when the bathroom door hit the wall. The sound just made me curl tighter, pressing my forehead against my knee and digging my fingers into my arm.
Different color pheromones hit the small room like a physical weight, all tangled up with my own strawberry scent, but right now, it didn't feel like love. It felt like being hunted.
"Jo-Pil."
It was Jin-Yeok. His voice was low, but at the same time, he was alarmed, seeing me soaked and curled up on the floor. I flinched, my splash-back hitting the shower wall.
"Don't," I choked out, my voice cracking. "Don't... touch me. Stay back."
