47 – Sleeping Together

Hayoon fell asleep as if she had fainted. She never imagined that being able to stretch out her arms and legs and sleep after only 24 hours could be so blissful.

She had managed to catch some sleep even while being punished to walk on her elbows and knees, but she would always wake up from the pain.

And to make matters worse, Hongryun would notice when she was dozing off and hit her awake every time.

But now, there was nothing to disturb her. No tape binding her limbs, and Hongryun was still quiet, for now.

…Of course, she was also terrified that she might be attacked while she slept, but as soon as she closed her eyes, those thoughts vanished. The overwhelming exhaustion trumped any fear.

She didn’t know how long she had slept. It felt like she had just closed her eyes, but she soon felt something tickling the tip of her nose.

And a faint scent of shampoo and the sound of tape being torn… Wait, the sound of tape being torn?

Hayoon’s eyes snapped open as if she had never fallen asleep, and she lifted her head.

“Shhh, Hayoon. It’s me, Kim Sunah.”

“…You really startled me.”

But at that voice and the gentle touch on her shoulder, pressing her back down onto the bed, she released the tension she had been holding and sighed.

However, the question remained. Where was the sound of tape coming from?

It wasn’t hard to figure out. Hayoon soon realized that her right arm was bound with tape just like yesterday, and she muttered in a heavy voice.

“Damn it, are you still doing this?”

“Unfortunately. But it’ll be better than yesterday. I didn’t tie it too tight.”

As Kim Sunah said, she was still restrained, but it wasn’t tied so tightly that her blood circulation was cut off, like when Teacher Gan had tied it.

She didn’t know whether to be relieved or not. As Hayoon sighed deeply, Kim Sunah, who was tying up her other arm, said quietly.

“But there’s good news. Hongryun is no longer the one holding your leash.”

“Then who is?”

“Me, of course.”

Ugh… Hayoon groaned, but she knew it was for the best.

It was good that it was taken away from Hongryun, but what if it had fallen into the hands of someone like Yoon Serin? It would be practically Hongryun mk2.

So, she had to think of Kim Sunah holding her leash as good news.

Of course, the best thing would be for the punishment to end altogether, but it was only the second day of the week. It would be shameless to hope for that.

‘Damn it, that bastard Teacher Gan. He couldn’t have been a little more generous…’

But Hayoon was a person without conscience. She cursed Teacher Gan in her mind and sighed at her limbs, which were in the same state as yesterday afternoon.

“By the way, what time is it?”

“It’s still a long time before morning roll call, so get some more sleep.”

“Then you could have done this later, couldn’t you?”

Hayoon protested, shaking her stubby limbs.

The sight was quite comical, and Kim Sunah struggled to suppress a smile, twitching her lips.

If it hadn’t been dark because the sun hadn’t risen yet, Hayoon would have seen that expression and burst into anger, but fortunately, her eyes weren’t accustomed enough to see through the darkness, so she was able to let it go.

Kim Sunah barely overcame the crisis and said in a composed voice.

“But I need to sleep too. I’ve been tormented by Teacher Gan all night, so I can do this much in advance, right?”

“Ah, come to think of it…”

Hayoon pursed her lips and looked at Kim Sunah. Come to think of it, Kim Sunah was negotiating with Teacher Gan to ease her punishment. By offering her body, no less.

Remembering what Hongryun had said to Kim Sunah, Hayoon took a deep breath and muttered.

“Sorry.”

“For what?”

“Just, that you’re doing this because of me… I’m sorry.”

It was a life in which she had never felt sorry for anyone.

Even when she accidentally harmed someone, it was common for her to become indignant, and when she was a teacher at the training center, that tendency became even stronger, and she never felt sorry for tormenting the trainees.

But looking at Kim Sunah, who was sacrificing her body for her, she felt sorry instead of feeling resentful.

She didn’t know why. Was it because she was someone who was showing her kindness without any compensation? Or was it a change that came with becoming a patient?

But one thing was certain. She felt sorry for Kim Sunah.

At Hayoon’s words, Kim Sunah blinked and muttered in surprise.

“I never thought I’d hear those words from you…”

“What, what’s wrong with that? Am I not allowed to?”

“It’s not that you’re not allowed to… it’s just that there are people you should have said that to first.”

People like Hongryun, Baek Sora, and Ryu Jina. At those words, Hayoon pouted and said.

“Why should I apologize to those bitches? They tormented me too, so they did the same thing.”

“Hayoon. Do you really think it’s the same?”

“Then what’s different…”

Hayoon grumbled and turned her back on Kim Sunah. She not only said it, but she actually thought so.

What was the difference between her tormenting them and feeding them semen, and them tormenting her and making her drink urine?

‘It pisses me off even when I think about it again.’

Hayoon closed her eyes tightly, recalling what had happened yesterday afternoon.

The vicious cycle of filling her stomach with urine, then pouring it out again, and then forcing her to drink it again… She had repeated that kind of thing for a whole hour.

And to make matters worse, if urine didn’t come out, they would collect it among themselves and make her drink it, which was truly maddening. If they were men, they wouldn’t even be a handful…

As Hayoon was thinking that, Kim Sunah sighed softly, looking at her turned back.

She didn’t expect Hayoon to really apologize to those three people in the first place. Rather, it was clear that apologizing now would only make the situation worse.

The resentment that the other side, specifically the center of gravity, Hongryun, had towards Hayoon was deep. It might be better not to apologize at all.

But still, Kim Sunah wanted Hayoon to apologize to the three people, to Hongryun. Hayoon had accumulated a lot of sins anyway. If she could alleviate even a little bit, she would feel more comfortable being with her.

Of course, she wasn’t planning on leaving even if she didn’t. Kim Sunah thought so and snuggled into the bed.

“What, what are you doing?! You have your own bed!”

“Aah- I’m so tired-“

“Hey! Don’t ignore me!”

Hayoon struggled, but Kim Sunah easily overpowered her and hugged her from behind.

In a situation where they were lying side by side in the same direction, Hayoon muttered in a dumbfounded voice.

“Seriously, what are you doing?”

“What should I say, don’t you like this?”

“Like what?”

“Hmm… Sharing warmth in the blankets? Not in a lewd way, like touching skin, but feeling each other’s body temperature. Like when you used to sleep with your parents…”

“I don’t know about that.”

“…Huh?”

“I don’t know about that.”

Hayoon was from a facility. So, she had never been with parents or anything like that. That’s why she couldn’t understand Kim Sunah’s words.

For her, sleeping was cold and lonely, and that was the same even at the training center, where she could hold women as much as she wanted.

“I’m an orphan, so I’ve never experienced sharing warmth or anything like that. So I don’t know what it’s like.”

“…I’m sorry. I said something unnecessary.”

“It’s okay. How would you know if I didn’t tell you in the first place?”

Hayoon took a deep breath and said as if spitting it out.

“What about you? I heard you had a fairly harmonious family.”

“…That’s right. My family was an ordinary family, no different from others.”

Her parents and herself, the three of them lived harmoniously, no different from other families. In middle school, she discovered her talent for judo and swept the competitions, and in high school, she changed her career path to studying and devoted herself to college exams.

Even with such fickle choices, her parents supported her without saying a word, and she was accepted into a place called the best university in her field.

It was a completely opposite life from Hayoon. But instead of expressing jealousy, she muttered in disbelief.

“Good at sports, good at studying. You were the type I completely hated.”

“Ahaha… But we ended up meeting here anyway.”

No matter how ugly or how great they were, they were both now treated equally as sex slaves.

And that wouldn’t change even if they left after six months.

“Hey, Hayoon.”

“What is it, again.”

“Won’t you say thank you to me?”

Breaking the silence that had briefly settled, Hayoon was momentarily stunned by those words and turned her head to ask Kim Sunah.

“What?”

“Say thank you to me.”

“…Suddenly?”

“I think I’m qualified enough to hear it, but do you think differently?”

Well, if you asked a hundred times, Kim Sunah would be someone to be grateful for a hundred times. But to suddenly ask her to say thank you now, wasn’t that out of the blue?

“It’s not that I don’t…”

“Then say it. Say thank you, Sunah.”

“Wait, why are you making me call you by your first name on my own…”

“Do you not want to? Then I won’t force you.”

“No, it’s not that I won’t, but…”

But is it right to do it? She couldn’t shake the feeling that she was getting caught up in Kim Sunah’s pace. Hayoon made a puzzled expression and slowly opened her mouth.

“Th-tha-“

Just saying thank you made her face feel flushed. She had definitely said it several times already, but it was very embarrassing to do it sober.

Hayoon stammered a few more times, then closed her eyes tightly and muttered.

“Thank you, Kim Sunah.”

“Not Kim Sunah, you have to say Sunah.”

“No, I did my best with this much…”

“Not Kim Sunah, Sunah.”

“Ugh…”

At Kim Sunah’s words, whispering in her ear in a firm voice, Hayoon squeezed out the words.

“Thank you, Sunah…”

“See, you can do it if you try, Hayoon?”

“Ugh…”

Hayoon lowered her head, feeling her hair being stroked gently. Kim Sunah smiled softly at the sight and snuggled closer, saying.

“From now on, should we sleep together like this?”

“Wh-what? Every day from now on?!”

“Shhh, don’t shout. The others are still sleeping.”

“It’s because you’re saying weird things!”

“So, do you not like it?”

“Of course…!”

Hayoon flinched as she was hugged tightly. The warm body temperature felt through her clothes and the soft feeling of breasts on her back…

“Really?”

“You, you… haven’t you changed a bit?”

“Really? I feel the same…” “You’ve definitely changed, definitely!”

She had been crying her eyes out on the first day, but now she was acting so skillfully, as if nothing had happened. Even at Hayoon’s words, Kim Sunah smiled faintly, as if she didn’t know.

“That’s not important right now, is it? Do you not like sleeping in the same bed as me, Hayoon?”

“Ugh…”

Hayoon groaned and agonized. To be honest, she didn’t dislike it. Sharing body heat or whatever was better than she thought.

But she had a gut feeling that she shouldn’t allow it. It felt like she was crossing a line. But she couldn’t tell what that line was.

Hayoon pondered for a long time, then gave up and muttered.

“Fine… do whatever you want.”

“Then, please take care of me from today. Hayoon.”

“You too.”

She didn’t know what she meant by take care of me, but. Hayoon answered that way and closed her eyes with a sigh.

Contrary to what she thought, that she wouldn’t be able to fall asleep right away with someone else, she was able to fall asleep quickly.

More comfortably than ever.