Love Is Gone: Park Jihoon

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

I was cutting the onions and Mrs. Park is cleaning the meat they bought earlier. I have many recipes to present to her tonight and that gave me chills.

I told Mrs. Park the step-by-step of my recipe with its secret ingredient that I mixed ahead. We both heard Jihoon walking towards us and I did not bother to look at him. I know he will come here to tease his mother.

"Why don't you join us, Jihoon?" her mother spoke.

"It's fine, Mrs. Park," I convinced her.

"Okay." Jihoon immediately answered and washed all the vegetables that are needed for the recipe.

Because I told Mrs. Park what to do, she told her son all of it and he wears a confused face. We both watched Jihoon cooking all the ingredients and I realized that he is a fast learner, too.

I put the mixture I made and found myself cooking with Jihoon. His mother watched us closely while smiling and taking a picture of the recipe.

We all laughed because of what Mrs. Park shared. She also showed some of Jihoon's baby pictures. There are a lot of them and he looks so happy in those pictures. My head tingled a bit but it was fine.

"Jihoon likes cooking together with Mashiho. And I know that you can guide both of them, Lilac." his mother told me before tasting their dinner.

"Mrs. Park, before I forgot, I baked cookies earlier in the morning and brought some tonight." I flashed a smile and Mrs. Park thanked me.

She also asked for a picture which I agreed to.

"You look familiar, Lilac." I glanced at her with a confused face and stared back at Jihoon.

The guy looked away and drinks a lot of water. What does Mrs. Park mean?

"Ah! You were a classmate of Jihoon in fourth grade, right?" I nodded and smiled.

"That is why. I saw you in your class picture. Did you also know that since you left, Jihoon asks your best friend Hua where you live?"

"Mom?" Jihoon uttered.

"I came back from Japan. We were living in Osaka." Mrs. Park nods and stared again at the picture.

"But do you remember something here?" my head throbbed and looked at her.

"I can't remember that much, Mrs. Park. I'm sorry." I smiled shyly and Jihoon offered me a glass of water which I accepted.

"Stop asking her unnecessary questions, mom. I will take her home now. She looks hungry."

"Lilac can eat here!"

Jihoon held my hand and I bowed to Mrs. Park before leaving. He did not even bother to look back at his mother.

When we are both in my house, Jihoon let go of my hand and stared at our house. He started avoiding my gaze.

"If my mother asks for more questions, just don't answer them all."

"Why can't I answer those? She is asking and that needs to be answered, Jihoon."

"Not all the questions need an answer, Lilac."

"What if I asked you, Jihoon, would you be able to answer it?" I asked him if that made him stare at me.

"It depends on the question, Lilac."

"Why would it depend on the question when all of it can be answered under the sun?"

"What do you mean?" he looks confused.

"Nothing." I left him and entered our house.

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Ehem. Edited! :))