The Way It Is

forty three

Chapter 43

Spring Break.

"Seriously, I thought I could escape from you just once because it's vacation," Hyunjin rolled his eyes. "Then again, I spoke too soon." He watched as Jeno approached his cousin, who came from the kitchen.

Jeno laughed, "Good morning to you, too, Hyunjin!" He said. His eyes traveled inside the Hwang residence and saw no traces of Yiyeon around.

"Ah, right. If you're looking for Yiyeon and Yikyung-hyung, they went to the airport earlier this morning," the other boy said, yawning. "I think they're on their way back."

"Airport?" Jeno raised a brow.

Hyunjin frowned, "Did Yiyeon forget to tell you? Their parents are coming back to Korea today," he said. "And shit, I woke up late. So I haven't prepared anything." Now panicking, Hyunjin rushed to the kitchen. "Yah, mind letting a hand?"

"What the fuck," Jeno cursed and followed his friend to the kitchen.

***

"Hyung and Yiyeon left at around 5 AM. If I'm not mistaken, their parents' flight will land at around 5:40," Hyunjin said while cutting the spam. "Can you pass me the onions?"

Jeno did what he said and went back to cooking the rice. "Yiyeon didn't tell me. Now, I'm slightly worried."

Hyunjin scoffed, "Why would you be worried?" He raised a brow.

"The last time I saw their parents was when we were still dating—before everything went to shit," Jeno sighed. "I wonder if they still know me, or I don't know, man. Maybe they see me as the person who hurt their daughter."

The other boy stopped cutting the ingredients and looked at Jeno, "Talk like that one more time, and I swear, this knife would fly towards you," he rolled his eyes. "I think you know that no matter how much a person wronged Yiyeon, she wouldn't talk ill of them. So I'm pretty sure that you're good, bro."

"You think so?" Jeno asked.

"Well, of course, dumbass," Hyunjin sighed. "Now, please get the kimchi inside the fridge."

***

"Shoot."

Yikyung pressed on the breaks as they halted under the red light. He then looked at his sister through the rearview mirror, "Why? Is it Jeno?"

"Jeno?" The guy seated beside Yikyung asked. "What does your ex-boyfriend has to do with this?"

Yikyung continued driving and didn't say a word.

"So you two are gonna keep things hidden from us?"

Yiyeon sighed, "Yikyung, you jerk. I was planning on telling them later at home, but here we are."