Let me be the one ⇨ 양 정원

014: Seri

They're on their way home, I need to find my ring. I said

They? Is your dad coming home too? Yena asked

Oh, no... it's not my dad, mom is with a kid. He's going to live with us for the time being. I said

Here at your parents house? Do you know the kid? Amara asked

This week, he'll stay here but next week he'll be moving in with me somewhere. I said

He's a nice kid, I saw him at work earlier. Jennie said

Yeah, he seemed nice. I said

Wait, you haven't met the kid yet? Heeseung asked

Nope, but that's okay. He's coming anyways, he seemed kind. Unlike his cousin. I said

Cousin? Jake asked but then the front door opened, they're here. I stood up, I waited for someone to appear and then I heard running. Probably Youngwon, he ran here at the living room.

Noona! Youngwon shouted, he ran towards me. Jungwon was facing front and Youngwon was behind him, he didn't notice Jungwon and ran towards me. He hugged me all of a sudden.

Hello. I said and I patted his head, Jungwon wasn't paying attention at all.

You two seem close already even if it's your face time meeting. Jay said

Yeah, I guess. Why did you hug me first? Do you not miss your hyung? I said

My hyung? Youngwon asked, he looked behind him and saw Jungwon but Jungwon wasn't paying attention at all and looking at the other direction.

Jungwon hyung! Youngwon shouted as he ran and jumped on his cousin's lap. Jungwon was startled by the calling of his name so he turned his attention to us and he saw Youngwon.

Youngwon-ahh, what are you doing here? Jungwon asked, for the first time he wasn't cold. He talked like a normal person, with a bit of softness in his voice but it was still a bit cold.

I'm going to live here. Youngwon said as he broke the hug and sat down beside Jungwon.

Why are you going to live here? Jungwon asked

Because I told uncle and auntie to let me live here, it's going to be boring at your house. Youngwon said

But I'm going to be home, it won't be boring. Jungwon said

Yeah, I know but I'm going to be living with you next week. Youngwon said

Ahhh, he's going to live with Jungwon hyung when he moves out of their house. Ni-ki said, we all looked at him. He can't keep his mouth shut for a second, this kid... hays, Ni-ki.

What does Ni-ki mean that you're moving out? To where? Are you going somewhere? Seri asked

No, it's not that. I'm just going to move to another house. Jungwon said

Why? Seri asked

My parents bought it, half of the house is mine. Jungwon said

Oh, noona is this yours? I found it on my shirt, probably got it from Jungwon hyung. Youngwon said as he was holding my ring.

Oh, that is mine. Thank you, Youngwon. I said as he handed me the ring.

Noona, did Jungwon hyung proposed to you himself or he just gave you a ring without proposing? Youngwon asked which made us all shock, especially Seri.

What did he mean by that? Seri asked, she distant herself from Jungwon.

Just tell her already, Jungwon. She was going to find out anyways. Sunghoon said

Find out what? That my boyfriend is engaged to someone? That he's getting married? That he's moving in with another girl? Which one? Seri asked

Hmm, everything you mentioned. They're going to do everything you mentioned. Sunoo said

Everyone knew about it, right? Seri said, they all nodded.

Sorry. I said

Uhm, I think I should go home. Seri said as she stood up. She left and Jungwon followed her outside.

She needed to know. Heeseung said, I sat down on the couch beside Youngwon. I sighed and closed my eyes.

You did nothing wrong, noona. Youngwon said

This is so stressful. I said

She was going to find out anyways, no need to stress out Chelsea. Jay said

I know that but Jungwon's probably going to hate me more. I said

Jungwon might be cold on the outside but he has a soft spot, just wait for him to show it to you. Jake said

A spot that he will never show me. I mumbled, I stood up to go upstairs.

I'll come back. I said and went up to my room. I looked around the drawer of my nightstand, I was looking for my antidepressant that I haven't taken for almost a year. I used to take them in secret before since Jisoo doesn't recommend it. It used to give me headaches and dizziness but I didn't mind since I was stressed out, I stopped taking it for a while but now my stress is coming back. After rummaging around my drawer, I finally found it. I quickly took 2 pills, after that I went back downstairs.

Did they leave? I asked

Yeah, Seri went home and Jungwon... I don't know, he was quite mad and left. Sunghoon said

That's fine, stay for dinner. I said and they all nodded.

Still wanna continue the movie? Jennie asked, we all nodded.

It is scary? Youngwon asked

Yeah, so you better not watch it. I said

No, I watch horror movies with Jungwon hyung before. Youngwon said

Ahh, you're brave. I said, he smiled at me. He also has a dimples, cute. We all continued to watch the movie, when jump scares appear I flinch but Youngwon, he seems unbothered. He must have watched a lot of horror movies to be this unbothered from jump scares.

Noona, who was the girl that Jungwon hyung followed? Youngwon asked

Uhm, she's the girlfriend of your hyung but your hyung got unlucky and now he has to get married to me. I said quietly

He's not unlucky, he's very lucky to have you to be his wife noona. Youngwon said, I smiled at him and patted his head.

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The movie finally ended.

Dinner's ready, let's eat kids. Mom said coming from the kitchen, we all stood up and went to have our dinner.