The Girl of my Dreams: Elegia ✓

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"Shoot. Appa, you owe me an explanation. So don't even try to close this chapter on the pretext of calling it a long story," Jungkook urged sitting across from his parents on the couch. He unclasped the shiny silver watch off from his wrist and placed it on the glass-topped surface of the centre table creating a jerking clunky noise.

Mr Jeon sighed deeply, "Well, to begin with, Areum's father, Mr Park Ho-jun and I were best friends since our college years. We studied in the same college, worked at the same bar also our houses were just at a minute distance from each other. Many envied our bonding, and that made us even more proud to be that close," he cleared his throat to resume, "We were the so-called average students and me being an introvert could not even manage to seek a better job than cleaning utensils at the barroom. However one day, Ho-jun came running to me. It was eight in the evening. Usually, at that time we used to have our dinner at a restaurant nearby as one of us were good cooks, talking about our parents, we lost them long back. That night he revealed that he wanted to set up a business with me as his partner."

Jungkook had been listening to him quietly all this while and as soon as he paused, it only increased the level of curiosity. "Then? What happened? Did you succeed?" Jungkook interrogated with a dense eye.

"Yes we did, in fact, our business flourished really well in the next few years. Our shoes were reaching the top position day by day. Our financial crisis got exchanged into flooding of cents. We got married to two beautiful girls who were in a relationship of being cousins to each other."

"Cousins? Mrs Park is eomma's cousin?" Jungkook widened his mouth and orbs, being unable to digest the fact that was unknown to him ever since.

"Hmm, Chang-hoon's first wife that is Ae-cha and me are cousins. Though our bond was much distanced still we do," Mrs Jeon divulged.

"So after our wedding ceremony, two years flew by pretty fluently. Your eomma was pregnant with you growing in her womb and also side by side, Areum was a developing foetus in Ae-cha's care. Just then a day arrived when I had to leave for France on a business tour. A month later, on returning to Busan, I realised that Chang-hoon took the opportunity in my absence to change all the wills to his name, starting from residential plots to company branches, everything was under his control. He deceived me for the first time in my lifetime and that was what he could do the most. Later that month, your eomma gave birth to you at a hospital.

"What about the aunt? Didn't she say something to her moron husband?"

"She did. Most probably that was the very reason why they had quarrels all the time. Since she knew everything, Chang-hoon even treated her to potassium cyanide right after Areum's discharge for wiping off all witnesses. Though I was aware of it, I could not do anything because he had something which was more powerful than everything I could do which was money power. Fearing for the safety of you and your eomma, I resolved to shift to Seoul on purpose," Mr Jeon Ho-jun finished.

Poor Areum-ssi, she doesn't even know that her appa is the real culprit behind her eomma's death, Jungkook thought to himself while clenching his eyes and shaking his head.

"Appa, I know that Mr Park is a real wicked person yet Areum is innocent right? She didn't do anything! Why should I have to creep up distances between us?"

"You have to," Mr. Jeon banged his fist on the table before standing up on his feet. "I don't want any more interactions between you and that girl. I don't care if she likes you or anything but she...is... Chang-hoon's... daughter," he gritted the words boldly.

"And if you try to contact her by any means, you've to swear on me," Mrs Jeon claimed, crossing her arms on her chest with a crinkle in her forehead.

Jungkook crumbled up his edges and stomped away towards his corner, grabbing the watch on his right.

The room door forced open with the speed of thunder, making the flower vase shiver as it hit the drawer. Jungkook drew the curtains closed, tossed his blazer on the mattress and unbuckled his belt. Loosening his tie, he charged over his desk chair. His phone vibrated at his thigh with notifications. He fished it to discover tons of missed calls and texts from none other than Areum. He heaved a puff, sliding it athwart on the tabletop.

"I'm sorry Areum-ssi, I can't help it than to stay away from you now. I hope everything turns back to normalcy soon. I never wanted to hurt you, never I will. Just I need to neglect you for some time," his conjunctiva loaded with secretions outburst sooner than he expected.

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Areum tapped the smartphone's screen which displayed her chats with Jungkook, waiting for him to see and reply. She could never imagine that a day like this could turn the wheels of her life to hell once more. Her healing heart had started to ache already.

"Areum..." there was a knock at the door. Areum rubbed off her cheeks and hollered while snivelling, "Come in, eomma."

Mrs Park barged in to meet the red puffy eyes of the girl on the bed. She plopped down beside her. "What's wrong? Why don't you just give up? You know your appa very well, how stern he is at his decisions. I'll find you a better rich guy to date." She caressed her cheek but Areum slapped her hand away.

Areum averted to a side still snuffling with anger rekindling inside her heart. Mrs Park took back her arm and cooed lightly, "You're such a cry baby. Are there no other boys left in the world? You're already such great beauty. Anybody would аgree to date you at the very first glance. Come on, tell me what kind of boyfriend you want. I promise to get one by this weekend."

Aream lifted her chin to face the older woman. Her sockets were damped wholly by vexation. She blurted out, "I want Jungkook. Jeon Jungkook. Can you bring him? You promised already, am I right?"

"Not again, what's so special in that particular boy, huh? There are millions of better guys than that punk."

"But nobody is like Jungkook. He's only one and I love him."

"You call it to be Love? If he could have actually loved you, he wouldn't have left you in the middle of the crowd with hundreds of eyes scrutinising you and us. He's as good of a bastard just like his appa. Look how dearly I love your appa. I never embarrass him in the public area. This is called true love."

Areum prattled as if a ridiculous joke was cracked, "You don't love my appa but his money, his wealth and his property. You think I don't know what level of a bitch you are?" Her voice was coarser as it was hitting the peak.

"That's enough!"

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I'm cringed tbh while writing this. So how are y'all??? See ya soon! Love ya!