𝑬𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 :: &𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝟎𝐓𝟗 [ ONGOING ]

• Chapter 21 •

[ TWO DAYS LATER ]

⎯⎯ ୨ CLEMENTINE'S ୧ ⎯⎯

( flashback )

"Honey, your maternal grandparents are expecting you. You can't keep avoiding them forever" Clementine opened her mouth to protest, but her mother cut her off.

"No buts, Clementine. You will go and meet them in two days. It's final. Otherwise, your aunts and uncles will never let me hear the end of it." Her mother told her sternly.

"Will you and Papa be there?" She asked her mother.

"No honey, your grandfather gave us a strict message that it will only be you and your grandparents" Resignation washed over Clementine. Fighting seemed pointless. "Fine," she muttered, her voice barely audible. "Send me the details. Do I have to..."

"No, just you," her mother interrupted. "Your grandfather wants to talk to you about something important." She knows her grandfather, and she already has a feeling what this is about.

"What even went wrong between you and my parents, clementina? You were fine with them before but it seems like something has shifted. What happened,honey?" Her mother asked out of curiosity.

Clementine pondered about whether or not to tell her mother what had happened. After careful thought,she decided against it as she definitely didn't want to cause more family turmoil to brew.

"I-nothing mama, it's not important" she brushed it off.

"You sure? Cuz if it's not important, why are you avoiding them?" her mother asked and she bit the insides of her mouth and sigh.

"It really is nothing. Just a petty reasoning" she lied.

"Alright, I won't force you if you don't want to speak about it" her mother sighed in defeat.

"W-when do I have to come and see them?" She asked.

"Sometime within the week of your group's debut, honey. You'll have about a month to prepare yourself" her mother informed her.

A sigh escaped Clementine's lips. "Alright, I'll go. Don't worry, I won't disappear again." The call ended, leaving behind a heavy silence.

( flashback ended )

Supposedly, I'll have a month more of preparation but my grandparents have other plans–business related ones so they ended up calling me last night to inform me they're on their way here in Seoul from Nagoya to meet me today instead of what was planned. They sternly told me to not ditch them and show up because they took a flight just to see me.