Forgotten Night

Chapter 7

19 August 2018, 4:00 pm (one week later)

MinSeo Nuna opened the door of her house for me with a smile. I was supposed to have dinner at her place that night. It was Sunday evening and Nuna had a day off.

"Come on in...."She said as I handed her the wine I brought for them. She lives in a really luxurious house, even bigger than mine, coz her husband was a rich second generation from a well-known business family.

MaeHyung greeted me in the living room. He was dressed in a golfing t-shirt and pants. [MaeHyung: 'brother-in-law' for guys. Girls should say 'Hyungbu'.]

He grabbed my hand in a friendly handshake.

"The last drama was really good," He told me.

"Did you really watch it?" I asked, coz he is really busy.

"No." He grinned sheepishly. "I could only see a couple of clips online. But what I saw was good."

I laughed.

"Have prepared barbecue in the back yard." He told me. "The weather is just right for a barbecue." He commented. "Of course," I told him. "I will help you with it."

5:00 PM

While we were fixing the charcoal for the barbeque, MaeHyung got a business call. I told him to go ahead and take it. And he left. Nuna was sitting down at the garden seat drinking the wine I brought from a wine glass. I was done fixing the charcoal, so I went and sat by her. I had something to talk about with her.

"Nuna..." I called her cautiously. I don't have any direct siblings. And I grew up in practice halls and the entertainment company office since age 11. However, before that when I was a child, MinSo Nuna used to play with me and take care of me. So Nuna was always kind of a real elder sister for me.

"What is that constipated expression?" She asked me, joking.

"I have something to tell you," I said.

"Okay." She turned to me, listening.

"YuBin's baby... It was mine."

"What?" her face filled with shock. "You said it was not..."

"Sorry. I lied." I looked down.

"Have you gone mental, WooHyun?" She pulled me by my hand to get closer. "How could....How did...?"

"It was not a mistake. I mean the pregnancy was an accident, but sleeping with her was not. And it was not like I did something bad to her, or forced her. I like her." I was being honest. I wanted to tell this to Nuna. And if I can't admit to being the baby's dad even to my own sister, I can't ever admit to other people. I did not want to keep being a coward.

"She had said it's not a boyfriend."

"I know. But that's me. And since she is my manager..." And we were never really involved. Nuna was keenly looking at me, analyzing my expression.

"You really like her?" She asked me.

"Yes. I am going to marry her."

She looked even more stunned now. "What?"

"Well I have not talked to her about that but... I will. Marry her, that is."

"Like you will take responsibility for her and what you did. Is it something like that?" Nuna asked. I nodded. I was honest. She kind of smiled. "Well, I can say with pride that you are my brother then." She hit my arm in a 'you did well' way. "I am glad you told me. And I am glad you are owning up to what you did. Not rUnning away. And by the way..." she punched my stomach, it was painful. "Ah..." I said. "Have you never heard of something called a condom?" She asked.