𝙻𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝙶𝚒𝚛𝚕 | 𝙲𝚑𝚘𝚒 𝙷𝚢𝚞𝚗𝚜𝚞𝚔 𝙼𝚊𝚏𝚒𝚊 𝚊𝚞

✎ 08

2016, December 19th:

The next morning I woke up, Hyunsuk wasn't around. My breakfast was set aside as Old Jung was working at the garden. I glanced at the time, it was 11:06 AM so I must have over slept. I sighed as I picked up the dishes and sat down eating.

As I held the spoon and started eating, a flashback of what happened yesterday played through my mind. The lullaby Hyunsuk played with his guitar, the way he calmed me down when I was sad....

It all made my heart beat faster. It made my stomach burst with butterflies, it made me....feel uncomfortable. Love is not valid, not right after what happened.

The door opened and came in Old Jung holding a bucket filled with new fresh tomatoes she had just harvested. She smiled at me as she walked to the counter and placed everything down. 

"How are you feeling now dear?" She asked in her usual warm voice. "Better." I replied. I kept on glancing at the door waiting for Hyunsuk to come in, he wasn't inside the house so he probably was outside

Old Jung noticed what I was doing and chuckled. "Hyunsuk went outside to run some errands." Old Jung said. I felt heat over my checks as they turned red and I looked away.

"I-I wasn't looking for him!" I argued as I got up and escaped to the bedroom. I sat down with my back against the bed as I let out a long sigh. "So he wasn't there with the old lady....."

My eyes rose and landed on his guitar. "Fuck him....." I sighed as I lied my head on top of my legs and warped my hands around myself. It was at that moment when I heard something ringing.

It took me a while to realize that it was my phone since it haven't rang in days. I sighed as I got up and picked it up to answer the call. "Who is it?" I asked in an annoyed tone.

"M-Miss....."

This quite tone....it was our family butler Mr. Kim.

"What is it?" I asked. "First, it have been days, how are you doing?" Mr. Jeon asked, as considerate as always. "Fine." I replied. "When are you coming back?" He asked. The question I was waiting for.

"It might take me days." I said. "But Miss....The gang needs their leader back! Word has spread, everyone knows Mr. Park is half dead now and they will try to attack us soon! You should come back and rush your marriage with Hyu-" "If that's what you called for then I am hanging up!" I cried furiously, how could he mention Hyunjin like that?

"Wait Miss!" Mr. Kim cried. I remained silent as I waited for what he is going to say next. "I have a mission that could save us." Mr. Jeon said. "Another joined force team?" I asked. "Hm...yes. If you succeed in making them on our side, we can have a partnership together." Mr. Jeon said. "Where are they....wait, who are they?"

"W-Well....it's....it's actually a part of SM family but not under it's full control." Mr. Jeon said. "Then forget it about it, we had a history with them."

"No...just please give it a thought and try it. You should learn how to put past mistakes behind you  and move on to create a strong gang. Please come back as soon as possible." Mr. Jeon said then hang off. I sighed as I blankly stared at my phone. After few minutes, Mr. Jeon sent me the location and the photo of the person I am supposed to talk to, in fact he wasn't far off away from me but I still didn't want to go and meet him.

I got up and walked outside to see Hyunsuk sitting down in the lunch table. He was reading something. I only ignored him as I walked to the fridge and took a cup of water to drink.