Be There For You

22.

Jaehyun's P.O.V:
     Making my way back to my house, I saw a familiar car that was parked outside and sighed to myself.

     Unlocking the door, I could smell a heavy scent of fresh rain and instantly knew who it was. Walking in further, I saw him sitting on the couch with his legs crossed over the other.

"Coming back so early? I thought you had one more year left.": I said to him, trying to remain as friendly as possible since I didn't know about his motives yet.

"I skipped a few grades so they let me study in Korea for the final year.": he simply replied.

     I remembered that I had been through the same thing as him, getting sent out to America alone after middle school and only to come back when we graduated from high school. Our family didn't really mean as much as other families do because of that reason so I don't really blame him for being so cold towards me.

"That's good to hear, you will have more time to settle down before you take over the company then.": I said before while removing my coat to hang it on the hanger and loosened my tie.

"They still treat me like a kid because I'm younger than you.": he said, making it sound like it was my fault for being the older sibling.

"Look, it's not my fault that I'm older than you and I'll be dammed if I wasn't in the next position to take over.": I shot back at him.

"Neither do I.": he said before leaning forward. "You're being such a hard head that their starting to target me to take over the company.": I was surprised at the sudden information.

"Wasn't that what you always wanted?": I raised a brow, remembering how he would always eavesdrop on father whenever he would drag me to a meeting even though he barely knew what they were talking.

"Having your arse stuck on a chair and getting phone class every single second without having any breaks to work for the rest of my life? Who would want that.": his response made me surprised.

"You have to stop being so goddamn selfish! If you don't step up, our family is going to crumble more than it already is! You want the media to know about this and make up a fake story to drag your reputation? Think about it for once!": he said before standing up.

"Mom and dad are going to have a family dinner next week, they told us to bring someone along so I hope you come prepared.": he then left the house with an argument yet again.

     There was never a casual conversation between us after middle school, it was either about the company or our studies, not even about tiny childish arguments like who stole who's toys or who ran faster. It was safe to say that we had no childhood nor any feelings about brother hood.

     The words that he spat at me still rang in my head as I ruffled my already messy hair in frustration. Am I really the cause for all this? I just want to live a decent life, not some luxurious lifestyle with fancy clothes and huge manors filled with butlers and maids. If I give in, would they be happy while I would feel the complete opposite? Should I just forget about living my dreams and be what they want me to be?

     These thoughts keep running through my head as I'm in the shower and it's making me even more stressed. My rut hasn't fully calmed down and the stress isn't helping at all. I just have to hope that Yuta doesn't come back this early or I wouldn't even want to imagine what would happen to him.

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"Does mommy not like Uncle Jae anymore?": the boy asked.

"W-what are you saying Junnie?": he stuttered.

"Mommy's been sad these days because Uncle Jae isn't here.": he fiddled with his fingers.

It hit him dead on. "A-and Junnie's been sad too because mommy is sad.": he sniffled and looked at his mother with glossy eyes.