Ready To Love ➪ CheolSoo

💎 Chapter 1 💎

"Jisoo-yah, are you sure about this?" Mrs Hong asked as she packed the bento with her son's favourite dishes.

"Yes, mom. I've given it a lot of thought. I want my son to live in a spacious place with lots of facilities. Even though Ju-won wasn't planned, he's still the apple of my eye and I want to give him only the bestest of the best as his only parent. I don't want him to feel the void of not having another parent like others." Jisoo said while taking the cold water bottle from the refrigerator.

"Aishh, stop talking like this."

"Talking like what?" Jisoo asked after taking a gulp from the bottle and closing it.

"Talking like you won't find a partner for the rest of your life." She said as she gave the bento to Jisoo. "Your first love was not only a jerk but also a rapist. But your last shouldn't be like that. Jisoo-yah, whenever you get interested in someone, never forget this. Like how you can choose your other half, your child can't choose their father." "It might be hard to love again for you but even though scars are left behind, wounds definitely heal one day or the other. There's definitely someone out there who will embrace your past with your scars and heal your wounds."

"Mom, even therapists can do that." Jisoo said as he kept the bottle back in the fridge.

"Therapists can only help you in the process, Jisoo-yah." "Ohh, that's the horn of the cab. You go pick up Ju-won. I'll bring your luggage."

Jisoo rushed outside the kitchen and to the hall to lift his one year old son, Ju-won who was bobbing his head while moving his hands up and down and speaking gibberish while listening to Baby Shark on the couch.

As soon as he picked him up, Ju-won started to cry.

"Juwon-ah, stop crying. We can see baby shark in our new house. Okay, sweet pea?" As expected, the one year old didn't stop crying as he couldn't understand what his appa said.

"Jisoo-yah, come on. The cab's waiting."

"Coming, mom."

Jisoo with a crying Ju-won in his arms made his way to the entrance of the house and to the cab that was waiting in front. He got into the cab easily as his mom kept the door opened for him and kept Ju-won safely in his lap while keeping the bento near him.

"Jisoo-yah, are you sure you don't want any help in moving in?" Mrs Hong asked her son through the window of the car.

"What about your back pain and joint pain?" "Mom, right now your health is more important than anything. Please take care of it. If not for you then atleast for your son and grandson."

"Okay, then. If you want any help, call me right away. I'll immediately be by your side."

"I know you will, mom. Byee!! Juwon-ah, say bye to grandma." Jisoo said to Ju-won who has stopped crying by now. After seeing the condition of Ju-won's nose that leaked mucus after his little tantrum, Jisoo took a hanky from his jeans pocket to wipe it.

"Byee, Juwon-ah." Mrs Hong said as she held his tiny and chubby hands.

"You can start driving now, ahjusshi."

"Jisoo-yah, call me once you get there."

"I will, mom." Jisoo said as the car started moving.

As the car started accelerating, Jisoo could feel the chilly breeze attacking his face. Sensing that this weather could easily induce a cold, Jisoo rolled up the window to prevent Ju-won from catching a cold.

"Excuse me, sir?"

"Yeah?"

"Your destination is nearing."

"Ohh, thanks for informing."

Few minutes went by and he could see the huge apartment they would be staying in getting bigger as they got closer.

The more they got near to the apartment, the more he got nervous. Because moving in alone with a one year old isn't easy. He was scared that he might feel out of place among rich people who bought houses there just for showing off their riches while battling his painful past. Moreover, he is scared of people judging him. If people liked one thing the most in the whole world, it would be gossiping. They don't care who gets affected as long as their boredom is at bay. To add fuel to the fire, he was a high school student with a one year old son and if that doesn't gain enough attention for rumors to get spread then he doesn't know what would. But he would take it. Take everything life gives him if his son can be happy. Aside from taking, all he can do is hope. Hope that he and his son can live a peaceful, happy life here that he has imagined for them.