Before My Eyes | Bada Lee ff

Chapter 18: Soobin and Edward

Bada's Pov

I look at Y/n seeing her let out a heavy sigh as if she's been holding it in for quite some time. We are still sitting in the same position as I wait for her to tell me what really happened with her and her dad. She slowly looks up at me and smiles softly. But her smile told more than words can. It's as if she forced it out or something.

"Sorry, I have never shared this with anyone before. That's why it's kind of hard for me to talk about it since i have kept it bottled in for a long time.I always felt like bottling up and attempting to forget about it would be better. So please forgive me if I'm taking long." She looks down to her fingers again after that small confession.

"It's okay, Y/n. If you're not ready to talk about it, you don't have to force yourself." I reassured her since I felt like she was pressurising herself with telling me. She instantly shakes her head before looking back into my eyes. "No. I want to talk about it. If I don't talk about it now, I'll never be ready to talk about it." I nod as my heart starts to sink before she even starts. Man, I think I'm the one who's not ready to hear about it. The reason is that I won't forgive myself that I helped someone who caused the one I love pain.

"Okay, I'm ready now." I slowly nod my head, unsure if my ears are even ready. "My mom's name is Kim Soobin. She's from here in South Korea. She has never really shared anything about her family from here in Korea. Every time I questioned her about her family, she would get upset about it. She wouldn't even want anyone to mention her family. The only thing I know about my mom is the time when she met my dad, Edward Jackson." That name still gives me chills even today.

"From then, my mom's life began to change. A change she never saw coming. A change she thought was good for her, but it was only deadly. It all started by just an accident. It's just an accident. It all started like this.

My mom had just run away from her home, which is here in South Korea around the 18th of January 2000. She got into California with much effort and money. She never really wanted to leave, but the circumstances from her home, which she still hasn't spoken about even today, compelled her to run away.

My mom wanted to make sure to run away from home and go to a place far, far away, where she wouldn't be reachable by her family members, not knowing that she was rather putting herself in more danger than she thought.

Soobin's Pov ( part of Y/n's story telling )

This city looks so busy. I don't even know where exactly I am supposed to go. I need to find a place to hide quickly. I started to increase my pace, which caused me to bump into a lot of people. I did not prepare to run away from home, but what was i supposed to do. I couldn't stay there anymore.

As I walked through a crowd of protestors who had painted their faces black, looking angry as hell. They screamed, "Destroy the Jackson mansion!! Destroy the Jackson mansion." I couldn't really understand what was going on. I did not even want to pay attention. Oh lord, help me. I'm just a 20 year old passing lost in a crowd. Help me find my way.

As I said that inside prayer, I managed to get free from the crowd. I made it out and looked across the street where I found a car with a yellow tag on top written "Taxi." I slowly moved towards the car, ensuring to look on both directions of the road before crossing it.

I got near the car and knocked on the window to get the driver's attention. The driver averted his gaze from the group of protestors and looked at me. "Ahm, hi... I need a taxi to go to a nearby hotel please." The driver didn't reply instantly. In fact, he looked around, I don't know if he was checking for a coast or something. "Sure ma'am. Get inside." I nod and give him a small smile. And got inside the car, and we drove off.