"Yongbok! Why would you do that?" Hyunjin asked as he was standing their listening to him. He followed Felix seeing he coming out of room furiously few minutes ago. He quietly listened to all the talks he did. First with Mrs Eun, He was shocked, and so was Felix. They found Yoona wasn't home.
Felix did a guess and he expected it could be Bong or the person he hating at a moment, Kim Seungmin. Impatient Felix called Yoona immediately only to find that she was with Seungmin. Well, he don't have any rights to be nosy between them, but he can't let go of the fact how he ignored Yoona for two weeks. Even though Yoona didn't explained him, Hyunjin told him few things about what was going between them.
The day he left Yoona without taking her gift he knew that, and he did saw Yoona crying for it. He wanted to talk it out with Seungmin, but Hyunjin refused. And so does Yoona! She didn't want anyone to come in between. He had these feeling from that day. While coming to the studio he asked about them to Hyunjin. Just to found out nothing but a complete ignorance from both.
He too along with Hyunjin and Yoona believed that Seungmin was asked By Ahn to keep his distance from Yoona. And so how Hyunjin disliked her, same feeling were born in Felix's heart. Until this, yes he admired her.
Finding he took Yoona out without any plannings he was shocked. It would have been nothing if they were still friends. But after that sudden break, it's unbearable.
"What do you think Hyunjin? He can't just take her out like that!" Felix forrowerd.
"Calm down Lix! It's not his first time taking her out! She have told us before too!" Hyunjin tried to calm him down.
"But it was when they were friends. He can't just say to cut of the ties and then come and ask for apology! Not like this!" Felix said and his deep dragon voice that scared Hyunjin a bit.
Seeing Hyunjin getting scared Felix narrow down his anger.
"I'm not angry! I'm just.." He didn't find a word to take out what he felt.
"But why he will take Yoona out of sudden?" Felix asked. Trying to take out what was in his mind through a conversation.
"You said he can't fall in love with Yoona. He can never!" Felix asked Hyunjin raising an eyebrow.
"He won't dare to! Even if he, he can't go against their will. He loves him mom dad and he will never go against there will!" Hyunjin replied sighing.
"Hyunjin, be honest! He never told you his feelings about Yoona?" Felix asked. Cornering Hyunjin, so no one will able to listen. And so that this time Hyunjin won't ignore his question.
Hyunjin looked at him with some hesitation. And Felix read it.
"Tell me! This and now!"
"Well I don't know exactly. But I do feel he have feelings for her. But I don't want her hopes to get high. After all I am sure he won't even try to get close to her!" Hyunjin replied.
"Why you feel that?" Felix asked.
"Well, the first time he ever talked to me about any girl was she!" Hyunjin replied.
"And you never mind to told me you feel that?" Felix asked.
"I thought you will hate my bestfriend for no reason!" Hyunjin replied.
"For no reason? And what about me hating him now?" Felix asked. (Dragon voice)
"Oh come on Felix. What you want! I tried ignoring him when he talks about Yoona. Shall I just tell him stop talking about her? Shall I say him to stay away from her?" Hyunjin asked.
"I ain't saying that! Yoona will hate me if I do that!" Felix replied.
"I just want to know if he loves her or not!" Felix threw his hairs back in frustration.
"Felix even if he does, he won't express it no matter what. He won't...."
"Stop it Hyunjin!" Felix yelled. Beating his hands against the wall behind Hyunjin.
Hyunjin stopped speaking and with wide open eyes kept looking at the figure in front of him who was now facing to other side.
Felix turned. Knowing he was being rude.
"I'm sorry for yelling! But I don't get that your old men thing. And I don't wanna get involve in it too! I just want to know if he is just trying to get close to her. Or he loves her." Felix spoke as he caressed the older.
"Hyunjin I'm sorry!" Felix melted. In instant looking at the person in front of him isn't speaking a word.
Hyunjin said nothing. Felix kept playing with his hairs.
Few minutes Felix kept staring at him and Hyunjin avoiding gaze.
"Why do you feel he have feelings for her?" Hyunjin asked still not wanting to have long eye contact with him.
"No boy asks about other's childhood from their best friend do they?" Tugging Hyunjin's hair back Felix replied.
"Like you, he too kept asking me about Yoona. Well I told him the best stories I could!" Felix giggled.
"You won't say anything to him!" Hyunjin said looking into his eyes.
"What? But why?" Felix was shocked.
"I don't want you to meddle in there. I too didn't want to! I know how they both feel! But I won't interfere. They two need to resolve it by themselves and you too. You don't try to act cupid between them!" Hyunjin furrowed making his way to get away from the person who kept him pinning.
"Why?" Felix asked.
"You didn't want to listen that part I'm sure. So just let them as they are. Don't bother!" Hyunjin replied and went inside.
"What messed up this big people are! Look at how free we are. He and his aaaaa f*king prestigious familes!" Felix roard out of frustration.
"No cursing mate! I told you!" Chan walked out.
"Ah sorry!" Felix replied.
"Something bothering you?" Chan asked.
"It's just! This Hwang and Kim and Ahn and Choi!" Felix growled again.
"Ah! It's mess right?" Chan chuckled.
"You know what? We have been handling them since 6 or 7th grade it was. And trust me. We lied so many times!" Chan laughed at it.
"Hyung!" Felix asked in worry.
"I shall really, not bother them? Right?" Felix asked.
"If it's about them. Then let them resolve!" Chan replied.
"You won't love if Yoona acted as a cupid! Would you?" He giggled.
"Well! Don't act on your own. Let things to their way! After all, writer won't want you to meddle in between!" He giggled.
"What?" Felix asked.
"Ah nothing!" He laughed and went inside.
"You coming in?" Hyunjin asked standing in door.
"You?" Felix asked still finding Hyunjin was little angry on him.
"I'm sorry!", Felix said as he hugged him. Hyunjin dragged his body inside.
Next morning!
Yoona was sitting beside Bong discussing about the preperation they were going to start again for Farewell.
"Do you think, I was going to do that?" Yoona laughed.
"No trust me! Really! I was damn sure you were about to cry all the half year Chan-nim being here!" Another girl laughed as they shared the tale of "Assistant" of Chan Hyung.
The door slide and here come the mistarious person. And another mistarious person waiting outside.
"Hey!" Han waves as he saw Yoona staring at him.
"Hi!" Yoona smiled. And she gestured a wavey hi to the person standing next to door.
"Hey Jisung!" Bong said.
"Oh Hi, CBC!" Han smiled.
"Still on your way to your Hyung?" Bong asked.
"Umm, well!" He dramatically took his time. "Yes!" He laughed.
"Why do I feel this way!" Bong exclaimed to herself. Bong, who had long time crush on Bangchan was now having crush over Jisung. They haven't talked many time. But sure enough, Han started talking a little with everyone. And Bong always being around Yoona got little more closer to him than anyone.
Small jokes and funny comments. Sometimes the jokes Han use to make, Bong would get them easily. And thus his sense of humor made her fall for him. Well, she won't admit it. But she too knew, she was getting butterflies seeing him.
Han left and others again got engaged in talks. The door slides again. And everyone started grasping on air.
"Sh*t Yoona. You really said this will suit him!" Bong exclaimed as she clinched her hands into Yoona's shoulder.
"I guess, hi!" Seungmin smiled clearly listening to what Bong said.
"Hi!" Bong replied and everyone else too.
"Looks good?" He asked turning to Yoona.
"What? Are you guys in good term again?" One girl asked.
"When we were on odd terms?" Yoona replied.
Seungmin made his way to his table. Yoona was standing beside it from the start. She didn't flinched as he pass by.
"I didn't feel comfortable enough so let them set here. What you think?" He asked bending close to her.
( He did parted his hairs making them fluffy but few strands of hair still their to hide his bare forehead.)
Yoona pushed him to sit on his place.
"Looking Good!" She replied.
"But why isn't girls following you?" Yoona asked somehow irritated.
And Seungmin understood. She was angry. For sure girls will getting more impressed by him. And he will get more attention.
"Ah, cause today's star is someone else!" Said Seungmin.
"And I know who is that!" A boy from back exclaimed. (Yelled)
Everyone started looking outside and saw Hyunjin walking with, Blonde hair?
"Blonde hair?" Yoona screemed. With excitement. She is indeed fan of blonde hair. Her angel friend always puts them as she loved them so much.
"Ah! Hyunjin-ah!" Yoona screamed and Hyunjin looked at her. Seeing at her bright smile. He made his way hurriedly through the girl. And Yoona walked to the door.
"Hyun-jinie!" Yoona said it very cutely that hyunjin blushed.
"Ah! What! You are embarrassing me!" He said putting his hairs back to his ears.
He didn't cut the hairs. Little but not visibly. He did set them beautifully.
"Why are you looking so pretty?" Yoona exclaimed cupping his face.
"I wanted to kiss you so badly but I won't. I won't!" Yoona squished the cute mashed potato looking head with boba eyes tearing up.
"Why you look so cute!" She exclaimed again.
And here someone who had tried to get this reaction was sitting there filled with anger. Seungmin was feeling little hot. Out of jealousy? For sure yes. "How the hell she is touching him like that? And even in front of everyone?"
"If you lovebirds finished talking their can you let us see him?" Someone yelled from back.
"Ya, shut up!" Yoona yelled back at him and with again same Sparky eyes looking at him.
"Ah, my second Angel! You don't know how pretty you are!" Yoona exclaimed.
Hyunjin took out Yoona's hand from his cheeks as he saw a gaze pierce through him. He made his way to sit and all the girls went back to their places. But Hyunjin could listen to them all.
"He is looking so hot!" "I didn't know he looked this gorgeous!" "Wow! I think I'm gonna faint looking at him!" Not only the girls in class but the others girls in his way here was saying the same things. And Yoona too, kept staring at him from time to time. And Seungmin noticing him was piercing nails in Hyunjin's mind.
"I asked her didn't I? That should I blonde them? No! She said No! If she was going to react this much! I would have done it!" Seungmin thought to himself and he found someone was staring at him.
Hyunjin had buried his head being done with glances from all and Yoona was now looking at the puppy boy whose face looked little red.
"What happened?" Yoona asked gesturing.
Seungmin first threw his head on other side. Gesturing he won't talk but then turned to her.
"If you have told me. I would too have coloured my hair blonde!" He was gesturing. Forcing his lips to make his words readable her to understand.
"Who told you to color them?" Yoona asked. Not understanding it completely.
"No! If you have told me, I would too have coloured them blonde!" He repeated with same gesture.
Yoona nodded showing as she understood.
"No~!" She just spoke with her lips gesturing and Seungmin laughed. Seungmin could hear her forceful "no" when she did that. Then he turned finding Yoona pouting a little.
"I didn't tell him to do this!" Yoona replied.
"Shall I blonde them too?" Seungmin asked.
"What?" Yoona asked.
"Hairs? Shall I blonde them too?" Seungmin asked again. Gesturing to his and Hyunjin's hair.
Yoona clenched her hands and looked at him,
"Do you think I will be able to handle it?" She dramatically said that.
Seungmin couldn't understand what she said.
"What?" Seungmin asked.
She clenched her fists now reaching to her heart.
"Will I be able to bear that?" And she gestures as if she fainted.
Then she looked at Seungmin if he get it or not and Seungmin was blushing laughing at her.
She laughed seeing him.
"I shall definitely try it then!" He laughed.
"Ms. Eun!" Teacher asked as he cleared his throat.
Yoona turned to board.
"Mr. Kim!" He said and Seungmin too turned to face the board, teacher should be appropriate.
"Ms. Eun even if you are doing good in your studies, doesn't mean that you can be irresponsible during classes! Does I make it sound rude? Well, I intended it to! So, Mr. Kim you too, shall pay attention in class!" Teacher once again cleared his throat and turned to board.
Yoona looked at Seungmin and Seungmin was indeed looking at her. Hyunjin who took out his head like a ferret was looking at both. He giggled, "what?" Looking at both of them from time to time. And three of them trying to control their laugh rested their head over table.
In lunch time, Hyunjin was irritated. Yoona kept playing with his hairs. As it was same with Felix when he did that. Hyunjin called Felix over video call,
"Ya! Look at your cat! She bothering me every minute!" Hyunjin complained.
"Hey! this really feels so soft!" Yoona still trying to catch them was coming closer and closer to him.
Yes, trying to test someone patience who was sitting in front of them unintentionally.
"Yoona behave!" A sudden roar, Seungmin did wanted to say that but Felix said it first.
"Ah!" Yoona who was first shocked to find Felix using this voice to her. But then started whining finding he is his boyfriend and she can't touch him.
"Fine, fine I won't touc....." She was about to complete when she found the gaze piercing through her.
Seungmin was holding his spoon so tightly that it left the red marks on his hand. And his eyes blood shot.
Felix cut the video call and called Hyunjin.
"Is it working?" Felix asked.
"Yes, but she is super clingy!" Hyunjin whined face crying.
"Ah, I know!" Felix replied.
Hyunjin who wanted new hairstyle and Felix who wanted Seungmin to act in, decided to end up with a plan, "Seungmin being jealous". Well Yoona was already a clingy person. And that was the reason no one was now making any pair of her with anyone.
Felix decided to turn Hyunjin blonde as Yoona find blonde as an Angel. He clearly remembers how she acted when he did that for first time. And he knew Yoona does find Hyunjin cute as him. Well, Hyunjin is cute! Her love for blonde will definitely make Seungmin fall for it. Her glittery eyes will act as fire.
And indeed, it was working. Yoona got clingy to him. She was at first, but she suddenly stopped coming close to Hyunjin as she found he was in relationship and she knew it was Felix. He was possessive boy. But now blonde hair made her forget about it. The angel was sitting beside her. How could she ignore?
Seungmin broke the chopsticks as Yoona's eyes were sticked on Hyunjin.
Hyunjin noticed it but could not help himself to look at his friend. He knew what he was doing and what is his friend going through.
The day passed. Yoona being happy seeing Hyunjin like this. "Come on! He looks so pretty can't take my eyes of him!" Was all she could think. On her way home she kept her hands locked with him.
And Seungmin maintaining his distance but his face said it all.
"It's really that was isn't it!" Sigh! "I'm sure of this, this time, I've no answers!" Ahn sighed as she follows the three completely lost in their world.
Ahn's POV
I can hide my emotions well. Well, that's the perfect thing I can do! I can even play with others emotions that's what my mom taught me. But this time, it's paining. It's paining so much I can cry out loud. Well that isn't elegant I know! But! It's hurting.
I saw him walking with his head filled of jealousy. His head? No! It was his heart. His head is filled with it, the jealousy from the heart. His eyes that keeps looking at her. Her lips that followes his emotions. He smirks, he sighs. He does everything, but only for a reaction to her doings.
I know, Hyunjin did this intentionally. I can read him like a book. He did this Knowing how Yoona will react to it and then how Seungmin seeing this will react!
And I'm sure, his plan was working. Working very fine.
I noticed, noticed it all! The way Seungmin has changed a lot. A better change is, he is happy this way!"
[ Fast Flashback. No one's POV.
"Who is it?" Little Chaewon asked her mother who was busy doing little makeup on her doll-princess!
"A life long friend of yours, with whom you can spend your whole life!" Mrs. Ahn smiled.
"Aren't I'm going to spend my whole life with you and dad?" Chaewon asked.
"Um! Well! That's kind of true. But that is the person you have to spend rest of life!" Done with patience she had Mrs. Ahn replied. Not with smile this time.
Little Chaewon got scared as her mother seemed not willingly to answer. Well it wasn't Mrs. Ahn's fault. Chaewon kept asking the same question for numerous of time from yesterday when she got known she was meeting with a friend of their. She had already met him, but not have spoken yet so far.
When they were about 5/6 years
A month ago, Mr Hwang, Mr Ahn and Mr Kim decided this on keeping healthy relationships in mind that "Mr Kim's grandson" shall marry "Mr Ahn's Granddaughter" and no one than Mr Hwang's son (that is Hyunjin's father) was against it. Mr Hwang's son was also against a certain marriage that was set between the "Hwang's" and the "Oh's"! Oh's granddaughter that is, "Yeoseol" was the future wife of "Hyunjin" of Hwang's.
"What the bullshit is this? Do you think we are in that era that gives this kind of descision? Our sons are bound to marry what those people choose. Like why?" Hyunjin's dad was furious. From morning he kept arguing over little facts and kept repeating same things out of frustration.
Hyunjin saw his dad getting this angry for the first time. He had thrown numbers of dishes and glasses since yesterday. He broke tv and furniture too. He was more than angry that day. And it created another image of his dad in Hyunjin's heart that his dad wasn't calm as he sees him. Well, he never hit any person or even raised voice over his mother. Yet that days, Mr Hwang became Hyunjin's nightmare for all the time. That is the the time of discussion.
"Dear, it won't go that way! He is your son! He won't do what they says!" Mrs Hwang replied. (Hyunjin's mother)
"You don't know dear! You don't know! They just, brainwash others! It's like they put some black magic kept others captive and make them do the sh*t they want! I don't want my child to go through all that! Is that why I ran from home?" He sat down. In disbelief.
"I'm sorry I bought you to into this!" The tear fell off his cheek.
"Listen, listen to me!" Mrs. Hwang pleaded.
"If I should have just died that day!" He cried hard.
"I said Shut up you idiot!" Hyunjin's mom yelled. Hyunjin was looking at the two lost pieces hiding his small figure behind the wall. The cute child that was scared to walk on broken glasses that were spread everywhere in the hall.
"I'm...., I'm sorry!" As he looked up to see his wife he cried more.
"Ya! Mr Hwang! Who said you bought me into this?" Mrs Hwang holding her tears back said.
"It's me! It's me with help of you, who ran from home, bought our company to this level.... Who you think your dad is, to take credit of?" The tear that was holding back fell.
"It's me, who married this rotten piece and bring back him to bloom. It was me who bought this angel in existence. It was me from the start to get that? You can't just say it was your dad who did this all. No way! There's no f**ing way. It's me! You get it? And it's me who decided if my son walks on their path or not! It's me who decide. And I decide my son to be of his own heart. I don't care your dad or I don't care your commetee or what! What I know is, my husband and My son don't belong to them. You get it?" She looked at him who kept looking at her.
She bent down to cup his head. "Do you get it?" She asked again.
"Um!" Her husband nodded but yet couldn't handle the drop that fell from his eyes.
Little Hyunjin not knowing what was going on cried standing their and listening to his son's sobbs, both turned to the direction voice came from.
"Don't you dare to cry in front of him." Mrs Hwang gave a sharp look at Mr Hwang. They both went making their way trying not to step on glass.
"Jinnie!" Hyunjin's mom walked close hugging the small figure standing their knowing nothing.
He sniffed. His big eyes filled with tears that dropped heavy drops.
"Why, is mom and dad are crying?" He asked.
"Did they faught?" Hyunjin asked.
They both laughed.
"Whatever happenes in world just remember, your dad can't fight with your mom!" Holding his brave son in his hand Mr Hwang walked to Hyunjin's room.
Hyunjin gave a nodd.
"Because your mom gonna beat me if I did!" He laughed. Which made Hyunjin laugh a little.
"But why were you crying?" Asked Hyunjin as Mr Hwang set him on bed.
They both looked at each other.
"I will speak!" As Mr Hwang was about to speak Mrs Hwang stopped him.
"So what the thing is, You are too little to know this. But the fact is, you won't know it unless you hear!" She said.
"Um! I won't know unless I hear. I won't know unless I learn!" Hyunjin said.
"And more?" Hyunjin's mom asked.
"I won't know unless I try! So try it out. Don't trust others. It can be dangerous but not as they tell!" Hyunjin giggled knowing how he tried to burn down the house few days ago when he tried to light up the gas. It was his father who saw Hyunjin putting all the switch on and tried lighting it from few time. He had just entered the room when he smelled the gas all over. He took out Hyunjin to fresh air and made sure every bit of gas flows out.
"Not you at it again!" Hyunjin's father face plamed.
"But still Hyunjin, you have to ask for mom and dad's permission. You know how something can be dangerous right?" Hyunjin's mom asked.
"I know mom. I will hurt myself but I won't even try any stupid stuff that can hurt my mom-dad!" Hyunjin said in his sniffs.
"Idiot! Don't say stuff like that!" Mr Hwang giggled hugging the small figure.
"But that still doesn't answer my question! Why did you cried?" Hyunjin asked again.
"Aren't you smart for the 5 years old?" Mr. Hwang asked.
"I am!" Hyunjin replied giggling.
Mr. Hwang and Mrs. Hwang nodded to each other and Mrs Hwang decided to tell him.
"I don't know how much you will understand but you know this thing, that your dad ran from home when he was of 20 right?" She asked.
"Um, you told me! Because Gramps was a bad person!" He replied.
"Did your mother said he was bad person?" Mr. Hwang asked.
"No! She said he is a good person. But if you want to run away that only means he was a bad person!" Hyunjin replied.
"Am I a bad person?" Mr. Hwang asked.
"No!"
"Then why is my dad bad! It's bad thing to call anyone bad!" His dad replied.
"So the thing is," breaking Mr Hwang from getting started over how great his father is Mrs Hwang spoke, "You are meant to somehow follow what his dad says. Which of course we don't want. But the thing is, your dad can't stay away from your grand-dad right. Cause he loves him too. But he was angry because his dad is doing same thing as what he did to your dad!" Mrs Hwang explained it to her toddler who seemed confuse.
"Ah, so the thing is! Your Gramps is telling you to eat egg-plant! But we know you don't like it!" She laughed as Hyunjin made a wierd face listening to this.
"Yes, that bad is your Gramps. Your dad too don't like it. And they tried their hard to make your dad eat it. That's why your dad ran. But your Gramps got very angry on this. And now when he is finally forgetting about it. Your Gramps want you to eat same things. Like egg plant, broccoli and many more things you don't want. So we were just fighting how your Gramps can't just keep his mouth shut!" Last words were bitter and loud but they were form her heart.
"Oh! They trying to make me eat eggplant. Just let them try I'll put chilli in their soup!" Hyunjin replied which made both of his parent laugh.
"Are you going to put chilli in soup it's visible. Do something else!" Mrs Hwang picked up her toddler who understands most of the things they expect him to.
"What will you do Hyunjin? If they make you eat it?" Hyunjin's dad asked.
"You don't want to make him angry right?" Hyunjin asked.
"Yes!"
"I'll just pretend eating dad. As I always do. And mom don't even find it out!" Hyunjin laughed a little placing his tiny hands on his cute lips.
"What meal you skip?" Mrs Hwang asked furrowed fakingly and Mr Hwang was laughing.
"Egg-plant!" Making a face Hyunjin replied.
"I told you not to!" She scolded.
"I will do what I want!" Hyunjin laughed hiding in hug of his father.
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"Hi Chaewon! It's been long we met!" Mrs. Kim greeted as little Chaewon hid behind her mother.
"Hello Aunt Kim!" Chaewon greeted.
"Meet my son, Seungmin! Won't you be like to be friend with?" Mrs. Kim asked.
"Mom said," looking at little Seungmin Chaewon replied, "he is going to be my best friend for life!"
Both the mothers chuckled.
"But I already have one!" Seungmin replied. Not in a rude way though.
"And who is it?" Mrs Ahn asked.
Seungmin pointed out to Hyunjin who was sitting with his dad's lapjudging the old men talking.
"Oh, Hwang's are here too?" Mrs Ahn asked. And they left for the further talks.
Chaewon and Seungmin was left to play when in few minutes Hyunjin joined.
"She might be brocolli!" Hyunjin said.
"Brocolli is healthy!" Seungmin replied.
Hyunjin gave a side-eye to him.
Three of them played quite well. No argument seeing which the old men were happy.
While the next day was the day of pure chaos. The Oh family came to visit Hwang and Kim who was currently staying at Kim's.
The kids were allowed to play together when suddenly Yeoseol and Hyunjin started an argument.
"You are an egg-plant!" Hyunjin said as they were talking.
"It's you!" Yeoseol replied.
"Ah, no no!" He in teasing way replied. "it's not me! It's you!"
Seungmin and Chaewon did tried to learn what he was talking about but couldn't get. And the little "it's you" conversation took a mountain peak. While the two of toddler started throwing things on each other.
Seungmin and Ahn walked little further as they two become extremely (not that) wild.
"I told you, it isn't me!" Yeoseol screamed as he pulls Hyunjin by his t-shirt.
"Ah, it's you! Don't come near!" Hyunjin trying to get away. In between throwing things on her so that he could losen her grip.
Seeing the noise coming from backyard everyone ran only to found that Yeoseol won't speak what happened and neither Hyunjin.
But Yeoseol did wanted to be-friend with Hyunjin. And Hyunjin continuously refusing to see her.
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In 6/7 grade
Years passed and three of them, Hyunjin, Chaewon and Seungmin were becoming good friends now. Yeoseol and Hyunjin had another few meetings but it would always turn into, "egg-plang, broccoli and carrot" talks!
It wasn't early that they realise what older men told them. It was after they reach high school they started to get an idea.
"What you think of it Seungmin?" Chaewon asked as one day they again joked about it.
"What?" Seungmin who had lost his lively parent's good side who were now little strict toward him trying to make him into one of their doll they wanted to set future for. The bright one!
"About marriage?" Chaewon asked being impatient who found she have feelings for him. Unintentionally, she caught them. Maybe because her mother talked about those fantasies, maybe because watching a lot of love stories made her only think about him or maybe she can not talk to other than him. Or because he was the only joy her mom allowed her to enjoy.
Seungmin laughed
"What to talk about it?" He was blushing. For a boy, young boy who knows nothing about life the fact about marriage excited him.
"Yes, what to talk about?" She blushed thinking he feels the same.
But does he?
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"How many times I've to refuse you mom, I don't wanna meet her!" Hyunjin sat over couch buring his head down taking out his back out.
"Hyunjin, I don't want to send you there but it's really important for me too!" Hyunjin's mom forced him.
Force? Yes she did! Oh family was one of the great families in the industries. And being in relation with them did profit their business. Mrs Hwang never planned him to marry, but few meetings won't do anything bad, right?
"Mom!" He yelled. But in his mind. He can't tell at her. Never!
"Weren't they the first who told me that I shouldn't walk on the path what those old men told me. Then how suddenly start behaving like this!" Was all could he think.
"What's with that?" Mr Hwang entered.
Hyunjin sat back straight. These few years Hyunjin's love for dad was turning into some fear. He respected him. But, Mr Hwang being impatient whenever Hyunjin spend his nights at his grandfather, when Hyunjin not telling them ran to meet them. It was somehow confusing Mr Hwang, that what if their lovely Hyunjin fell for their(elders) trap.
"He has meeting with Yeoseol but he don't want!" Mrs Hwnag replied.
"Did you Hyunjin?" Mr Hwang smiled. Proud of his son that going against other's will. He wanted that. He wanted he to not to accept what others want.
"I just don't feel like!" Hyunjin replied.
"Well you can pass it! Just another extraa hour next time!" He said.
Hyunjin went back to his room.
"Why you always go easy on this. Mr Oh is so favourable to us just because of this meeting. Well few times I've to do it!"
Hyunjin heard as his mom yelled at his dad. About how she will lose what she is trying to achieve. He knew his mom didn't wanted him to do, but she was too now, just making him to do what she wants. Not thinking of Hyunjin's feelings.
Hyunjin took out phone and dialed a number.
"Free?" Hyunjin asked.
"Aren't you on date?" The person replied.
"Passed!" He giggled.
"Well, come to my place! No one will disturb!" Seungmin replied.
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When they were in high school. Chaewon fell for Seungmin, badly! Miserably!
They were outside the school. The very known school all of them tried hard to go into. As their parent intended.
"Oppa!" Hyunjin turned listening the same voice he didn't wanted to hear.
And as he turned, his smile dropped. The girl came and greeted three of them.
"Why you here? And I said don't call me that!" Hyunjin replied. He did tried to reply in anger but he can't, looking at how great the person in his front smiled.
"I called you, but you didn't replied!" She replied.
"But, what makes it so urgent?" Seungmin asked.
Yeoseol was now(few times) hanging out with these three as they belong to same committee to say! Hyunjin and Yeoseol had already decided about the things, few years ago! They will behave well and just let their family take advantage of what they can bring, until one day they will split up.
Ahn was somehow stranger to her. Mrs Ahn had always told her not to be close to her. To the committee of old men, she was the ruined child. She won't ever listen to what parents had to talk. She never listened what this old men had to say. She always walked her own way. And so, Mrs Ahn never liked her. And Ahn was meant to do the same. But somehow she loved her company. She always made sure they leave for a certain place, that the three of them never visited.
The three of them, the caged birds used to always feel aww of this free bird. If she were a boy maybe she could have been the worst generation that family had.
"I'm just asking, he planned to join me in following our dreams! Why isn't he...." Yeoseol stopped as he looked at angry Hyunjin face.
Hyunjin loved to dance and Yeoseol to sing and Dance. During those few of talks they had, they planned to walk together till they reach their destination. Deciding taking art major. But, Hyunjin had to back off as he couldn't make his mom dad suffer.
Not only Seungmin's parents that changed. But Hyunjin's parent too, being overly possesive made him feel decent from them. And Yeoseol who had argued with her parents in every path now and then, had bickered on over every possible way was still close to them. Hyunjin felt jealous of that. Not she getting into the filed what she wants, too!
However, Seungmin finding his parents were just acting harsh on him made him feel at ease as he felt they aren't the one who makes him suffer. But Hyunjin, who was continuously under pressure from their mom and dad as they were getting teased/torchured by their parents on every chance. Hwang's grandparents made sure to make Mrs Hwang feel defeated every time. They tried their very best to show this couple that they aren't anything without them.
And all the pressure was on Hyunjin as Oh family intended to keep Hyunjin close as Yeoseol after being in fifth grade never refused to meet him. But never tried taking a step further.
Was she in love?