SECRETS & LIES | VKOOK ✓ [EDITING]

twenty.

''jeongguk-ah stop it''roseline was whining so hard that she even got tired of herself. ''where are you even taking us''her soft pink lips formed a pout, as her so caring brother was throwing clothes for her to wear from the wardrobe.

''we are going out. before your fight with that girl you haven't been out for weeks''he said and threw at her face the last cloth and head to her desk. he grabbed the first brush his eyes met and brought it to her hands.

''take and brush your hair'' and he left for a matter of second. then he got back from the living room, from where he brought her handbag with the phone in it and huer ID.

''yah, where are we going to go! it's new year in a few hours!'' she fought with him unsuccessfully.

''you know what out family is the best at?''he asked and put his hand on her mouth, because she just couldn't stop coplaining.

''we drink'' and his infamous smirk just couldn't be not showned.

''gguk no, I haven't been drinking since-''

''then it will be your first since long time. rose, come and drink with your brother. if you don't like it you are free to get home,yah? if you don't like it there you will come home, watch TV with a blanket over and scroll on your phone, waiting for the new year?''he brought his arguments why she needed to come right in front of her face.

''which one sounds better?''he asked, standing opposite as she was lifelessly laying on her bed.

roseline scoffed, then she threw a pillow her hands found the nearest. jeongguk just threw it back at her and left the room. ''be ready in fifteen or I will leave without ya'!'' his voice was heard behind the now closed door.

''I hate you, jeongguk!''she whined, even she was going to get ready.

''it's mutual!''his teasings were so obviouc that the girl chuckled while she was brushing her blonde hair, that was messy only a seconds ago.

a few minutes had passed, in which jeongguk was leaning on the wall with a phone in a hand. bored since it felt like he was waiting forever, jeongguk was close to get in the room and disturb his sister's preparing.

but she was faster than his future actions as she opened the door all prepared. she was wearing a black silky dress that was not too long, lower than he knees. the dress was designed with little crystals on his chest and around her waist, looking like a belt. her also black high-heels were making her to look a bit taller, still shorter than jeongguk. for an accessory she was wearing circle type earring, a diamond necklace and a black shiny ring.

''oh well that's something different'' he playfully raised and eyebrow and stood away from the wall, since he was leaning on it for too long. ''s' better than a hood and sweatpants''

''still, it's comfy-''

''you are wearing them for a week''he scoffed and brought her bag to her hand, smiling a bit'' but who am I to judge, s' girly things''

rose hit his arm, whining for hopefully last time for the day. ''you're lucky we are siblings'' and still that rose was the adopted one, they always accepted it as they were true sister and brother by blood.

''I still can't understand your obsession with the alcohol, If I need to be honest'' she approached when they were already heading to jeongguk's so expensive car, that anyone would wish for to have.

''s' just that like I feel you stay at clubs more than...what do you do actually the time you don't drink?'' she wondered and jeongguk stared at her with an annoyed look.

''you're making me sound as a some kind of a alcoholic with serious problems''he rolled his eyes, as the other girl nodded afterwards.

''I know you've been working hard all those years and that now you do what you think for right..''she began, ''but I think you should take care of yourself too, gguk..''

''when was the last time you were out with someone? in a romantic way, jeongguk'' the male left a humorous chuckle. ''I feel like last year you had a better relationship with jimin than now..''

''we don't need to talk about park, yah?'' because he trurly knew that what they were doing in the past months was all for sexual needs. and because jeongguk never saw something in women, even from a young age, he was getting on with men. or exactly, park jimin was the one exact male that both were there for each other's needs.

''that's not a teenage film, rose. it's not the romantic scenes that you see on the screen or something. s' just my life. in reallity, jeon jeongguk is not a romantic type. got it?''

''but you used to be, gguk~''the blonde girl decided to left one of her infamous whines again, to mostly take jeongguk attention. ''I won't open the topic of the boy you used to be in love with, but-''

''I was a teenager, you were too. we all have had the teenage love that never lasted longer. grow up, roseline..''jeongguk's scoff made rose sit in silence at the seat, looking out the window.

''you were a happy person..''she muttered, observing the town thru the window of the car. ''I know we are all more mature know...''and she turned to face her brother, who was driving. ''but that doesn't mean when we're in love we are imatture, gguk.''

''so..I hope the new year would be better for all of us''

six hours left until new year. six hours and ten minutes to be exact, and what would change? on january 1st life won't just suddenly change. it will be a day as any other, nothing special will happen.

those small talk with his sister may snap him to the reality, where jeon joengguk goes to clubs almost every night. if not the same club, over it.

a few hours ago he was again in the club, smoking and drinking up his emotions. if rose didn't call him, he would stay there until new year. what was so special about the club?

jeon jeongguk was doing nothing else, but work for his own successful buisines, drink or smoke. playing in the casino or murdering people, it's all the same. was that a life of a lonely adult? yes.

life of an twenty-two male who since so young age is in the world of the dirty money, buisines and everything.

and that was in the risk of being in the mafia.

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