Collision || Lee Know

Fine, I like you

"You seem quiet today, are you fine?" Akari spoke up during the lesson. "I'm fine, it's just...a few thoughts in my head," I answered. "Is it about him?" She questioned. "Hmm?", "I didn't want to mention, but I saw a bit of the scene yesterday." I faced her. "What? What exactly did you see?"
"Well, the way he dragged you away from the car, afterwards, he entered it alone again. Nothing more," she explained, trying to keep me calm. I laid my head onto the table. "I'm sorry, I don't know anything, though. So don't worry." I nodded. "I know, it's fine", "Do you wanna talk about it?" I lifted myself back up. "No, it's okay. I don't think there's anything to talk about." I gave her an assurance by smiling.

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"You should go home today again," I mumbled, after we went into an empty classroom. "She told me I should come back once I behave like her son again...I don't." I sighed. "It doesn't matter. We can't keep you with us no longer. You don't have clothes and in general nothing at all. Go home, talk to her and maybe you can change her mind. You don't have to forgive her, but at least don't make it worse by not coming back at all," I told him. He stayed silent for a moment. "I'll tell her that we'll stay friends," he told me. "Do whatever," I said. "She probably doesn't even care," he scoffed. "She's your mother, doesn't matter what relationship you have with her, she will for sure at least cares a bit," I encouraged. "You don't know her, neither do I really. But I for sure know that she doesn't worry how I'm doing at all," he faced the floor.

I pressed my lips together, before stepping towards him. His head raised again, only to see me carefully wrapping my arms around his torso.

I had no idea why I felt the need to suddenly hug him. Maybe because I thought he needed it. He slowly slung his arms around my neck, pulling me even closer as his one hand held the back of my head, caressing it. I sank into his arms, but it somehow felt more like he was trying to comfort me. After a moment, I pulled us apart. He smiled at me, ruffling my hair. "Don't touch it," I murmured. "Sorry." He took his hand away as I let out a small huf. "Can I hug you again?" He requested. "Don't get too sentimental."

Minhos POV

I can't believe my fate sent me back to this place, mostly Taerim. After all, I hated calling this place my home, which is mostly why I never even skipped one day of school, rather than staying here.
It felt awful having to give in, and I could really imagine me doing something else now, but sadly, she was right, I can't burden her family like this more than a day. I searched for my mother, and even in my thoughts, it made no sense calling her that. I looked out for her until her office door was closed, so I knocked at it. "Yes," she spoke up. "It's me," I moody spoke up, opening the door, not waiting for her to respond any further. I just wanted to get this behind me, and it couldn't be more obvious that this wasn't going to be a sincere apology.

"So you were overthinking. I hope you are here to apologise." I sighed and closed my eyes for a moment.
"Go home and talk to her, maybe you can change her mind"

"About Taerim," I started as she turned around on her chair. "Not her again, did you also stay at hers for the night or what?" I tried to keep calm. "I don't know what makes you think so bad about her... however I can take your company if you want me to, I'll study hard and become just like you imagine, but at least let me have a bit of freedom and let me choose what I want to do on my own," I calmly told her. "I told you, stay friends with her. Keep it in school, but don't get distracted at home or anywhere else."
"But I don't want to live like this." She exhaled deeply, "I give you everything, isn't that enough?" My jaw tensed. "You give me what I don't need." She stood up at that. "You know what, do whatever you want. At the end you're going to be sick of it anyway and then you wish you would've listened to me." She walked past me.

"You were never there." I saw her stopping her steps. "Every time I needed you, you weren't home. I was always the least important person in your life, and it sucks that I still need allowance to live my own life. I'm nineteen, I'm free.. let me do what I want." She turned around to face me. "And what is it you want? Since you're nineteen. Want to get drunk, sleep with girls, go to clubs or skip school?" How do I tell her that I already did all of this... "Minho, after all I wanted the best for you. I do care, so much that I don't want you to regret." This was the most meaningful thing she had ever told me, yet it somehow didn't touch me. "Then let me go, I'm not a kid anymore. I can take care and I can set boundaries too." She rubbed her temples looking like she wanted to set this conversation a quick end. "Fine, be free. But set boundaries," she walked off, clearly just being in a rush.