WHELVE ↠ NA JAEMIN

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"Yong?" a small voice whispered past the heavy door. She didn't hear any responses so she walked into his room. He wasn't anywhere to be found however the loud trickles of the shower was heard from behind the bathroom door. She sighed and jumped onto his bed like a starfish rolling side to side. Her face buried into the pillow's warmth.

She waited and waited. Only a minute went by but her patience was not persistent. She stood up and walked around rummaging through his desk and folders. She then saw a metal briefcase. Not too big. Her eyes shined with curiosity and she stood up on his revolving chair to pull it down. Ash dust fell down along with the briefcase. Taeyeon held her breath, flapping her arm back and forth in front of her face but failed to protect her lungs.

She began to cough and sneeze. The door to the bathroom opened and Taeyong peeked out wondering who was in his room. His features relaxed as soon as he spotted his sister but furrowed his eyebrows when she non stop coughed and sneezed.

When she opened her eyes, her body leaned forward to jump down from the chair but her balance slipped and the wheel moved back. Air resistance increased, she began to fall forward however the impact never came. Two hands held her strongly keeping her stable. Her feet were still on the chair but she was leaning in a diagonal. When she opened her eyes an unamused older brother stared back at her. All the girl could do was smile innocently to which he rolled his eyes and picked her up to place her safe on the ground.

"Be careful. If I wasn't there you wouldn't have cracked your teeth and would have to eat soft food the rest of your life. You would look older than me, not that you aren't already" he teased at the end and received a small pout. He chuckled and ruffled her hair "I'm just joking"

Taeyeon sat down on his bed and tried to open the briefcase while Taeyong dried his hair with the towel. "Yong can you open this" Her brothers eyes widened when they landed on the item she was holding. He hasn't opened that briefcase in many years. He did slightly hesitate but seeing his curious sister's eye he had no choice but. Taeyeon watched as he grabbed hold of a small key and opened the lock.

There was an album inside. She flicked through the pictures. There was a photo of Taeyongs mother and father in their teens all the way till their marriage. A small photo of baby taeyong and his first birthday. A smile crept up on her lips as she saw baby photos of her brother and how he grew up. "What's this one?" she asked, seeing him all in tears.

"I was crying because mum didn't let me stay longer at my friend's house" he smiled, reminiscing over his childhood. "And this one here... I was crying because Tadashi in the movie Big Hero six died"

She took in all the emotions her family showed in each and every photo until she flipped a page. There was a photo of her mother pregnant with Taeyong's younger sister - the one who died. A photo beside of her fetal ultrasound. The girl glanced at Taeyong... he looked at her and smiled.