Chapter 10 - Worry and care

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Recommended song to listen to while reading - Love poem by Mayfly 

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"Is there a problem here?" I looked up with glossy eyes but was still furious about all of the things that my so-called sister just told me. I relaxed the second I saw that Jay Hyung was the one interrupting her bullshit.

"It's a family problem. Mind your own business." She turned back at me and was ready to probably start dragging me again but he stopped her again by taking my hand.

He smiled, ignoring my sister's shocked expression before saying;

"Ready to go?" I blushed a little but smiled back after a second, nodding.

We were just about to leave Harin (my sister) there but, of course, she couldn't just let me go.

"Where do you think you are going?! I am not finished! Who is this boy?!"

"You might not be finished but I am. Don't bother me again. We have nothing to do with each other anymore." I told her off with a glare. She wasn't expecting that from the look she gave me but I couldn't care less.

The boy next to me squeezed my hand tightly before starting to walk to his motorcycle.

"Let's get out of here." And so we left. On our way home, I couldn't stop thinking about the things that Harin told me. I just tried to shake them off but I just couldn't...

I was holding onto Jay while my head was resting on his back. I just wanted to stop worrying so much about my choices. I knew that all my sister said was to hurt me... And it worked...

I felt the boy that I was practically hugging pull over and get off. He came in front of me and, took off my helmet before caressing my cheeks and wiping away some of the tears that had fallen seconds ago.

I didn't even realize I was crying until that moment.

"Hey, what's wrong?" He asked softly.

"It's nothing, don't worry." I forced a smile but it only made him even more worried. I just didn't want to burden him with this.

"Listen, whatever thoughts are floating in your mind right now, erase them. They are not true. And what that girl said to you is not true either. You made the right choice and you should be proud of it. I'm sure you will become an amazing teacher and prove her wrong. I don't know who she is or what your relationship is with her but I am happy that you stood up for yourself. So stop blaming yourself, okay?" He said it with such a warm and soothing voice.

More and more tears started falling with every word he uttered. I didn't want him to see me like this so I hugged him as tightly as I could and cried until I was finally able to calm down. It took me around 10 minutes to actually let go of him. Throughout this time, he just stayed quiet, giving me the space that I needed to let it all out.

"Thank you... I really needed that." I looked down, embarrassed of myself.

"I didn't do much but I hope you feel better now..."

"Yeah, I'm alright now!... We can leave if you want to... It's late and I already  feel bad enough for keeping you out in the cold at almost midnight just so I could cry my eyes out..."

"We are going to leave when you feel ready to leave. And don't feel bad. I'm glad I could be here for you. Crying alone is the worst feeling ever..." I looked up at him with a sad smile.

"Yeah, it really is... And, I am ready to leave..." I looked down, embarrassed and ashamed.

"Okay then, let's go."

And so, he started driving again.

Parking in front of his apartment, he got off and started collecting his things and taking off his helmet while I looked at him with confused eyes.

"Okay, so... this is completely your choice but... I really feel like I shouldn't leave you alone after what happened... So, want to stay over?" He asked awkwardly.

"Thank you but I don't want to be any more of a burden for you tonight... I'm going to be fine. Thank you for caring..." He was just so sweet, worrying about me even after comforting me and going to an extent to invite me over just to make sure I was alright.

I always thought of him as a cold person, especially during our first few encounters, but he was actually a caring person who was trying to act cool on the outside even though he was like a melted marshmallow on the inside.

I realized that my judgment of him and many others were too quick and unreasonable. I felt bad. I felt horrible for not realizing earlier what an amazing person he is and what a scumbag Heeseung Hyung is.

Jay Hyung got in front of me and, with a stern face, he said; "You are never a burden to me, so please stop saying that. And also... you staying over would also make me less worried so can you just accept my request and stay here? Please..." After a while, I accepted.

It was almost 1 am when we actually went to sleep and we were both very exhausted..

*Jay's pov*

I woke up after feeling Jungwon constantly turning and tossing around.

Checking the time, I saw that it was 4.43 am and then focused my attention on the boy next to me who wouldn't stay still.

His back was facing me so I gently turned him around and saw tears streaming down his face which obviously made me panic.

He was still deep asleep and probably having a nightmare so I decided that the best thing to do was to just be there for him.

Getting closer, I hugged him while rubbing his back slowly, trying to calm him down a little.

I felt a wave of relief after noticing that his sobs were getting quieter and, after a few minutes, soft snores were heard.

Not long after, I also fell asleep. I was thankful that the boy on my right was sleeping peacefully. I could finally relax.

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𝐇𝐢 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬! 

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐮𝐲𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠? 

𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐲/ 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐲!

 𝐈'𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐮𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐨𝐛.

 𝐈'𝐦 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲!

 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭!

 𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮! 

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲!

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