Don't Want To Be A Coward 6
Adelfa open the door when she heard footsteps coming to their room.
"Son!" Adelfa was stunned to see her son standing on the door with his crying expression.
"Why?"
"Is there something wrong?" She asked one after the other.
Jin walks past to his mother without answering his mother's question.
Adelfa got anxious when Jin did not respond to her, she closed the door and followed her son.
"Son, what's the matter?" She asked worriedly.
"I..." Jin spoke in a faint voice as he slowly lifted his lonely gaze to his mother.
"I am just tired, mom," He said and then he lowered his head.
Adelfa stared at her son, she knows that there is something wrong but she did not force him to speak.
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Dimitry knocked on Yumi's bedroom before he opened and enter inside.
He found Yumi on her bed covering her self with her blanket.
"I know you're not in the mood to talk right now," Dimitry said, but he did not get any response from Yumi.
"I know I can't be good compared to your mother, I know how much you love her, and I will respect your decision if you can't give a chance to your stepmother for now," Dimitry continued even if he is not sure if Yumi is already asleep or not.
"All I want to ask from you is to show your respect to her. One day, you will realize that she's a good person without ill intention towards you."
Dimitry waited for a moment, hoping to get a response from Yumi, but he failed. He left the room without getting any response from Yumi.
Yumi removed the blanket when she heard the sound of the closing door.
Her eyes are already swollen from crying.
Her father did not even bother to ask if she is alright, he is only concerned for Alicia!
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In the morning, during breakfast.
Yuhan stared at his sister with his knitted brows.
"Why your eyes are swollen?" Yuhan asked innocently.
Yumi froze... She is wearing an eyeglass to hide her swollen eyes but this little rat was still able to notice it!
"Little rat, could you stop bothering me?" Yumi replied in a faint yet annoyed voice.
"Sweetheart..." Alicia called Yuhan, "Don't ask too much question to sister Yumi, just hurry up otherwise you'll bet late to school,"
Yuhan just looked at his mother, and then he seems like he has something in mind, he got down of his seat and went to the medicine cabinet.
"Yuhan!" Alicia followed Yuhan, "Where are you going?" She asked.
"Mom, we have medicine for eyes, right?" Yuhan looked up to his mother.
Alicia looked at her son, and then she slowly revealed a faint smile, "Of course!" She said and then she took the said medicine that Yuhan is asking for.
"Here," She said as she gave the medicine to Yuhan.
Yuhan took the medicine and then he runs back to the dining area. He approaches Yumi and he gave her the medicine.
Yumi looked at the bottle of medicine on Yuhan's little hand, "What's that?" She asked.
"Medicine for eyes," Yuhan replied with his innocent look.
"Little rat doesn't want sister Yumi to get sick," Yuhan added.
Yumi's heart melted with Yuhan's gesture, 'Okay, she admits that she doesn't like this kid at first, but now, she is having a change of heart! w
Who could ignore this adorable and caring little boy?'
'Besides, this little rat is more concern to her than her own father and it makes her start liking him!'
"Thank you," She said plainly as she took the medicine from Yuhan.
She concealed her fondness to the kid through her blank expression.
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Yumi gets ready for school after breakfast.
She got out of the mansion and coincidentally met Jin in the garage. Both of them stopped in their tracks when they saw each other. The two of them just stared at each other.
Jin knitted his brows when he notices Yumi's swollen eyes.
'Why her eyes are swollen?' He asked himself.
As he remembers, her eyes were not swollen when they got home the other night!
'Wait, did she cry all night?' Jin continued to ask himself.
'Should I ask her?'
'No, I shouldn't, she might think that I am being nosy.'
'Did I should at least greet her!'
With that thought, Jin opened his mouth and greeted Yumi.
"H-Hi," Jin greeted Yumi hesitantly,
"H-Hi," Yumi replied in a faint voice.
There is a silence between them, Jin doesn't know how to start a conversation with Yumi.
It would be rude of he ask her if she's okay when obviously she's not!
Jin just took a deep breath.
Maybe it is better to just leave rather than be in an awkward situation like this!
"I'll head first, I'm going to be late to school," Jin chose to bid goodbye to Yumi.
Yumi just nodded her head lightly as a response to Jin.
Jin rode and drove his bicycle out of the mansion.
Yumi watched Jin's back until he is out of sight.
She took a deep breath, 'Should I stop liking you or should I try hard this time until you have a change of heart?'
Meanwhile on Jin's side,
'Should I continue to hide this feeling or should I at least try to be brave and confess what I really feel for you?'