𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐘, 𝐈 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔

thirteen.

- ͙۪۪̥˚┊❛ [CHAPTER THIRTEEN] ❜┊˚ ͙۪۪̥◌
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IN WHICH HE
FINDS OUT.

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JIEUN grips onto the bags in her hands tightly, swinging them slightly while yeonjun's busy typing away on his phone. they ascend up a pair of stairs and soon find themselves in a long hallway filled with doors. the girl quickens her pace, practically running down the hallway.

when she stops in front of a door ready to open it, the door itself swings open. jieun stumbles backwards a few steps, the bags of candy she bought for taehyun dropping to the ground. taehyun holds his sister tightly.

jieun coos, ruffling taehyun's hair. "aw, did you miss me that much?"

taehyun scoffs and pushes jieun away. he rolls his eyes, "i didn't. i just happened to bump into you after walking out the house."

the girl hums, nodding at taehyun's words. "yes, you definitely didn't miss me at all."

"definitely," agrees taehyun.

yeonjun finally makes it to where the two siblings stand, his nose still buried deep in his phone. taehyun immediately clings onto his sister, glaring at yeonjun when he locks his phone, slipping it into the pocket of his jean jacket.

jieun laughs, "let's head back inside. oh, can you get the bags?" she turns to look at yeonjun, and gestures towards her home with a tilt of her head. "you wanna come in?"

pouting, yeonjun shakes his head. "sorry," he says, walking backwards. "i have to get going now. i promised haein that i'd go out shopping with her today. she needs help with what to buy."

and there it is again.

the girl clears her throat, her hand covering her mouth. "it's okay," she croaks, waving yeonjun off. "hurry up. it's not nice to keep a girl waiting."

taehyun watches jieun with narrowed eyes. she's acting weird.

grinning, yeonjun waves goodbye at the two siblings. he turns around and walks away.

"wh—oh my gosh."

jieun drops to the ground erupting in a coughing fit. taehyun looks at his sister with wide eyes, not sure about what to do to help her. he jumps around, feeling anxious. "um, there there?" he says, leaning down to pat on jieun's back.

the coughing ceases, and taehyun looks at his sister. "did you get knocked up or something?" he asks, frowning. "listen, i know you're in college and all, but you're still too young to be a mom and—oh."

jieun smiles at taehyun nervously when she leans towards her right, revealing the pile of tulip petals in front of her. she watches taehyun, noticing how he's staring in shock at the petals.

"...you and i are going to have a talk," he finally says after some time. taehyun silently kneels down, picking up the petals. jieun helps him, and they both stuff the petals they collected in the pockets of their pants.

"come on," mumbles taehyun, heading back inside. jieun follows after him quietly. she sits down on taehyun's bed, looking down at her hands while he shuts the door.

"it's because of yeonjun right?" taehyun taps his foot on the ground, waiting for jieun to answer. he rubs his temples when jieun nods. "you have to tell him how you feel before it's too late then."

jieun bits the inside of her cheek. "it's already too late," she whispers. "he likes someone else."

"then you have to get—"

"no."

"kang jieun don't be stupid," taehyun scoffs at her. "you're going to have to get the surgery. it's better to do it now rather than later."

the girl frowns, "i'm not going to take the surgery. ever."

"jieun, you—jieun, come back here."

jieun ignores taehyun and leaves, heading straight towards her. she locks the door and rests her head against it, the wood feeling cold against her skin.

"i can never get the surgery," she whispers. "how can i if it means i'd have to forget my best friend?"

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UNFORTUNATELY,
I LOVE YOU.