8 Years - ENG VERSION

Chapter 17

HAEIN

I didn't tell my parents about Hae-ji before. I wanted to tell them, but I didn't have the courage and when I was going to tell, Jisoo didn't seem so well or happy with the pregnancy anymore, so things got complicated.

With Hae-ji 'dead' and Jisoo not wanting me in her life while she took new steps, I decided to leave that behind. My parents didn't deserve to know that they lost a granddaughter or that their son lied and hid a pregnant girlfriend from them.

But now things were different. They deserved to know the story. My father always pestered me asking me to get married and give him a grandson, my mother was a big fan of BlackPink and her 'bias' was none other than Jisoo. Mrs. Jung kept asking me why we didn't keep in touch, so the answer would certainly be yes.

They were on the sofa in the living room, while I was on my knees in front of them, facing them. They expected me to say something and I plucked up the courage, telling myself that I was already an independent man. But still I was afraid of them and their reaction.

"Nine years ago I starred in a drama and I remember you guys said it would be a bad idea since the story was a bit heavy." They didn't question it, they would let me continue without interrupting me. "But I stared anyway and the role was good for my career." I was starting to stall. I cleared my throat trying to continue and get straight to the point from there. "I was almost unknown in the industry and I acted alongside an actress who was also a newcomer." I looked up at my parents. "I fell in love with her and after the drama was in the air, we started going out and... She got pregnant." I faced my mother who was red, clinging to my father's arm. I didn't want to know what was on her mind, so I faced my father and he remained serious. "I wanted to tell you, but I didn't know how, things were chaotic, she was going to debut in a musical group, I was starting to gain recognition and more scripts." I denied, my brain steeped in memories. "And the girl... Jisoo... She started rejecting the pregnancy, I didn't know what to do."

"What happened?" Ask my father. "Did you leave them?" I denied it. From the tone and rising body, if the answer was yes, my dad would hit me.

"No, I would never do that!" I took a deep breath. "The child was born on January 11, 2016, months before Jisoo debuted with BlackPink, but we were told that the baby died after born." They sighed and faced each other, my mother's eyes no longer showed anger but sadness with the sheen of tears becoming present. "Jisoo asked me to leave and forget her and I tried to do that, because that's what she wanted, maybe she didn't want to remember the loss." I took a deep breath. "But on January 11th of this year I found out that she is alive and growing up in a boarding school right here in Korea." Again a surprised sigh. "The companies got together and faked the girl's death so that Jisoo could debut and for me to continue my career. All that because I had said that I would take a break from acting and thus take care of the baby while Jisoo did her work."

"And now? What are you going to do?" It was my mother's voice.

"Jisoo and I managed to get her back. I didn't say anything earlier because it was too early, and it might be too confusing for her." My parents looked at each other again. "Things are going slowly, she stays at boarding school, and we could pick her up every weekend, but now she's going to live with us."

"You mean we have a granddaughter, the daughter of one of the members of BlackPink?" My mom asks and I nod. They were silent for a while, it was a lot to take in.