A Love So Abstract: A SaiDa FF (On-going)

Chapter 1: •To Live Is To Know•

Fast Forward ⏩ to 18 years later...

(Dahyun is 18 and Sana is 20)

Sana's POV

"Bye guys! I'll see you tomorrow" I waved off my friend and co-workers.

Finally, after a long day at school and then work, I can rest. Thank God it's Friday today and I don't have work on the weekends. *phew* Good thing only a substantial amount of people came in or else I would've been more tired. Working at a café with a lot of foot traffic means a lot of customers so I was lucky not too many came in today.

Why, hello there *Sana giggles* I'm Sana, Park Sana. I just finished my work for today. Even though I'm only in 2nd year of college, I'm already working since me and my family are going through a rough patch in our lives recently, so rough that I had to work part-time.

I'm currently studying in law school and pair it with endless amounts of part-time jobs, of course, I'm going to come home tired. So when I reached home, I immediately sat down on our couch since my parents aren't home yet.

"I'm so tired.*exhale* I feel like my neck's going to fall off" I rub my nape, massaging it then tilt my head back and close my eyes.

"Is there anything to eat for dinner tonight?" I thought out loud.

I checked our fridge and found I already have most of the ingredients I need, so I just bought the ones I don't have. After I returned, I started to cook my signature BTS stew- I mean, kimchi-jjigae with scrumptious dubu.

"Perfect. Now the final touch" My final touch would put Salt Bae bankrupt and the dish would put Gordon Ramsay to shame.

"Taste test, just to make sure. *tests* Is it bad if I say I'm a genius? I think that's narcissistic of me. Alright since I'm done, I'll clean up now."

~Sana's Cooking Rules~

Rule #1 when cooking: Always clean your mess. Also, while cooking, try not to make a mess in the first place so you clean less of a mess after.

Rule #2: Always taste your food. NEVER serve food if you haven't checked if it was even edible. Trust me, you'll regret it if you don't taste-test your food beforehand.

Rule #3 and the most important: Have great passion, enough knowledge, and a love for food and cooking. Once you have all that, even with the most basic of ingredients, your dishes can beat Michelin star chefs like Gordon and the rest, trust me, it can happen. Also, be confident. Don't be scared to try 😁

After I've finished cooking and cleaning, I check the time.

"Hmmm... They're going to get off work in 15 minutes and since it takes them around 30 minutes to get home, I have 45 min. to an hour left. *sigh* I'll just sleep." I went to my room and sat down on my bed.

"Maybe I'll just check if PewDiePie has a new vid" I opened YT and checked if there was a new PewDiePie vif.

"*mouth popping* Noice 👌 There's a new one."

After some time...

"Oh, they're here!" I hear the doorbell ring and a door open, meaning my parents are home.

"Mom! Dad!" I went and ran to them.

"Aigoo! There's my baby squirrel! Come, hug Mom." I gave her the tightest hug I could.

"How's my darling squirrel doing? Hope things aren't going too bad in your life too." I went to my dad and hugged him too.

"Everything is fine. I do hope that you can try my dishes now before it gets too cold." I led them to the kitchen to eat.

"Daebak! Honey, we have Chef Sana in our house" Dad said to Mom.

"Oh my! Indeed, we do 😲 Look at the dish." I served the kimchi-jjigae and sat down with them.

"😯 it's kimchi-jjigae, Chef Sana-style. And with scrumptious dubu? No diggity no doubt this is THE best dish that no one can and could replicate 😌" Dad said proudly.

"I agree. 😌 no diggity no doubt indeed," Mom said seriously.

"Gosh, you're both exaggerating *shakes head then chuckles* Let's eat now. Thank you for the meal." We thanked for the meal and then started eating.

"No but seriously, Sana dear you cook amazing dishes with original taste. Sana jjang 👍" Mom stated.

"R-Really?" I was feeling shy shy shy

"Well, you learned from the best *flips hair*," Mom said.

"Hehe I guess I did *flips hair too*," I said to Mom.

"How about me? You also learned the best from me too *fixes hair like Jeongyeon*" Dad stated.

I and Mom continued eating while avoiding Dad's gaze.

"*scoff* These girls, seriously 🙄" Dad stated with sass.

"Yah! What did you say, Park Jin-young?" Mom slapped Dad's shoulder.

"I said I beg your forgiveness, ma'am. For I have wronged your G O R G E O U S presence" Dad said, internally rolling his eyes.

"That's right, you have wronged my G O R G E O U S presence so shut up and eat" Mom then rolled her eyes.

"Yes ma'am. Sorry, ma'am *rolls eyes*" Dad was mumbling something, probably mocking Mother Dearest 🙄💅.

Mom noticed this then she stopped eating and glared at Dad intensely. "This ain't going to end well," I thought.

"Park. Jin. Young" Mom stated in the deepest and most ill-of-intent tone she has without emotion.

"Yes, hon?" Dad was busy eating so he looked up and saw his wife's glare, making him stop eating and bow his head down.

"I'm sorry. I won't cross you again. Please forgive me, love." He stated.

Mom regained her senses and felt bad making her husband do that when he did technically nothing.

"Ah- Honey, don't. You did nothing. I should be the one to say sorry. I know you're just joking but I took it too seriously. Forgive me." Mom went to Dad and held his hands, asking for forgiveness.

"Honey..."

"I took it too far again. My control over my anger... I'm slipped again. I'm sorry for losing it again." She kept her hold on his hands and rubbed them.

"Come here, Honey" He pulled her into a hug and rubbed her back, comforting and calming her down.

"Now, I'm just confused," I thought.

Mom, although I don't know how, has anger control issues. Although she's taking anger management classes and does everything else that controls her anger, she sometimes slips and releases it to us without meaning to.

We, instead of turning her away, comfort her and help her because she's having the most challenging time out of the three of us. I and Dad have to be patient and I do that. That's why I try to be all happy all the time to cheer her up even when inside, I'm suffering too.

Dad also has a trauma from his childhood. His parents left him in an orphanage when he was young because they couldn't take care of him. He left and joined a family who took him in to only be abused constantly.

To keep it short, his parents managed to take him back since they could take care of him but now, because of the trauma resulting from the abuse, he gets reminded of the horrible experience whenever Mom slips from her anger control. It makes him automatically submit like a whipped dog or a slave.

Mom knows of that so she quickly apologizes whenever it happens since she doesn't mean it. And from what I can tell, they are a couple who'll stay strong.