Against ALL Odds (MoonSun FF)

Chapter 28

We arrived at the bustling restaurant, queueing up for what seems like an eternity and when it finally reaches our turn, a voice called out, "Solar-ya!" I looked over my shoulder and froze but manage to collect myself.

"Eomma?" I replied.

"Eomma???" Moonbyul emphasised, looking at me in horror. My mom then walks over to us skipping the queue and proceeds to tell the waitress, "We're together."

"Eomma! What are you doing here?" I asked in panic realising that she's going to join us.

"Aigoo the queue is long, eomma's leg is not as strong as before" she claps her hand excitedly and called out behind ushering someone to come over, "Yeobo, come! Solar is here."

"Appa is here too?!"

"Of course! Why?"

"Nothing... Eomma, I'm with someone. She may not be comfortable with you and appa joining..." I desperately attempt to get out of the situation.

My mom looked over to a frozen hamster who barely gave a bow as greeting and forced a smile, but she asks Moonbyul, "Hi! I'm Solar's eomma. You wouldn't mind if we join you right? We're just gonna eat and won't bother you. Is that okay?"

"Of course, Mrs. Kim. And no, you are not bothering us." Moonbyul's voice quivered nervously but maintains her awkward smile.

"Yeobo, wait up! Phew!" Dad comes over barely catching his breath, "Sorry my dear daughter, to interrupt you youngins' time." My dad jogs towards us smiling while giving Moonbyul a nod when she greets him.

I mouthed, "sorry" to Moonbyul before we head inside but the latter just smiled and nod understandingly even teasing, "Psst! You have to help me with this in-law pre-interview. I need to do well and impress!"

We ordered our food but my parent didn't keep their end of the promise by shooting a series of questionnaire to Moonbyul,

"You look so young! How old are you?"

"What do you work as?"

"Do you have a boyfriend?"

"Eomma! You said you were just gonna eat." I glare at my mom which makes her smile disappears and click her tongue, "Aish you little, eomma is just being friendly here."

"That's okay." Moonbyul smiled, placing her hands on mine in discreet to assure me, "I'm actually a university student at RBW studying business at the moment." She politely replied.

"Oh... So you must be Solar's..." I gulped nervously when my mom said that but Moonbyul didn't miss a beat to answer, "student." I feel relief yet painful at the same time. I can see the same painful look in Moonbyul's eyes hiding behind those smiles.

I must have been possessed by a gaylord or something when I feel a sudden surge of confidence and corrected, "student and lover." Which leaves both my parents mouth hanging with food leaving their utensils and eventually lands on the floor. Moonbyul looks at me bewildered at my sudden bold move as well.

"Moonbyul here is my-"

"We heard you the first time." My mom cuts me off but both of them still look at me in shock.

"But she's-"

"A girl."

"And she's yo-"

"Younger than me, yes."

My mom finally withdrew her lips in after our conversing game of 'complete the sentence'  as I cut off at every sentence she had, since I knew what is revolving in their minds. My dad finally snapped out of his shock, as I see his bubbly face fades away now looking at me sternly asking, "Do you love her?"