Untold the truths// KTH//

44. Unpleasant moment

Many days passed by, Taehyung and I hadn't kept in touch at all since the day we argued at the parking lot. But he called my parents often because my dad told him to keep in touch with them.

I wasn't being myself at all these days. I didn't want to talk to anyone. I got annoyed easily. I raised my voice every time I spoke. Losing Taehyung seemed to be losing a big part of my life as well. I didn't know when I would be healed and survived. I didn't want to live like this.

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The Sunday evening, my family and I were having dinner at Minho's house. He had come back this morning. There were only his parents, my parents, him and I. Our parents were chatting while Minho Oppa and I didn't even talk to each other.

" Bora, How is your college life?" His mom suddenly asked me.

I put the fork down and answered her, " It's going well." I smiled.

" that's great," she said and smiled. " Anyways, I heard that you two haven't been keeping in touch since Minho was away from the country." She looked at me, waiting for my answer.

I glanced at Minho Oppa and opened my mouth to speak, " I'm quite busy these days and also, there's a different time zone. So it's hard to contact each other." I explained to her.

" But at least we text once a week." he continued and smiled at me.

I didn't know what to say so I just went back to eat Australian steak. It tasted so good. Later, his mom asked me again, " What major are you in?"

I covered my mouth while chewing the steak. After I swallowed it, I looked at her and said, " Fashion design."

" Wow. I never expect Bora to study this major." she seemed surprised and so did her husband and son. " That's great. But don't study too hard. Take it easy. In the future, you will live in a wealthy family. Without working, you still live easily." she giggled and my parents giggled along.

I was dazed and still figuring out what she meant. I started to feel uncomfortable here. I guessed she meant that my future husband would be the one who would support the family and I would live a life like her and my mom. This was such an old-fashioned idea. I felt offense somehow.

" She's still young. She wouldn't know what you mean." my mom talked playfully with Ms. Kang.

I was thinking of a way to escape from this moment. Then I put the knife and fork down on the plate, unfinished meal. I wiped my mouth with a piece of cloth and then stood up. Everyone looked at me and my mom grabbed my hand, " what are you doing?" she whispered and narrowed her eyes.

" Please excuse me. I want to take a walk outside. You guys can have fun here." I bowed with honor and was about to walk away but my mom pulled me closer to her.

" Why are you doing this?" she whispered angrily.

" I don't wanna be here," I told her honestly, and seemed like everyone heard what I said. I was glad if they heard it.

" Let's Minho take you a walk then." Ms. Kang rubbed his hand and then he obeyed his mom.

I didn't have anything to reject so just walked out from them.

We were walking in silence around the garden. His house was bigger than mine. I only had been here a few times. A moment later, he asked me to sit on the bench. We sat down and I stared at my heels.

" How are you doing these days?" he suddenly asked.

" I don't know. Maybe great!" I shrugged.

He chuckled, " You look like a broken-heart girl."

I turned to look at him and he was already staring at me, " You think so?" I tilted my head to ask.