To be your ONLY option (Namkook)

Coming Out

2019 (part 1)

The most painful memory a mother can ever have is the separation from her child. It is unbearable, but what if there are other perspectives? Sana would often spend her leisure time in Namjoon's old room at their house in Daejoon. It reminds her of the pieces of happiness they shared. The first day at Daejoon when Namjoon was too scared to sleep alone, Sana and Min-soo slept by his sides providing with the feeling of safety and comfort. The day when Namjoon topped in the class for the first time. His happy jumps caused the bed to produce a creaking sound that Sana made up to be a ghost. The expression on little Joonie's face was priceless. The old books, clothes, toys- all the things tell her how she chose her cheating husband over her caring son.

About some 139 kilometres away, another mother was drowning in the repentance of choosing her own career over her son. She cursed herself everyday at realisation of the grave mistake she committed. She was a young ambitious woman who wanted to explore the world, to climb the stairs of success. Today, she has achieved everything, but could never fall in love, because every time she got closer to someone, the face of her first love would make her feel unworthy of love. The face of that five days old newborn baby that she gave birth to would haunt her. She would only think of her long lost son and buy a birthday gift every year. She kept picturing him as a small baby, but that baby has grown up to a 25 years old man was beyond her thoughts.

"You are smiling a lot these days, noona."
"Do I look creepy Bo-yun shi?"
"Oh no! Not at all! Smile suits on you."
"Thanks, I just feel happy. Just being closer to him makes me happy."
"Do you ever plan to-"
"I don't want to think about it right now. He is a good kid. You know the way he pitches in ideas is just way too impressive. Even his boss thinks he's gifted."
"I've heard from the employees. Unfortunately I'm not allowed to be part of official meeting being in the position of your personal assistant, but whenever I see that boy, he looks way too nice for this generation."
"He is, isn't he?" The woman kept smiling proudly.

"Okay, enough now. Just take one bite. If you don't like it, I will throw it away."
"I don't eat food cooked by traitors like you."
"I am the traitor, but the food isn't."
"You are a terrible person and the worst friend, Jeon Jungkook."
"Noona, will you please help me here?" Jungkook looked at Jinah with pleading eyes as her boyfriend was behaving too childish.

"Jae baby, Kook didn't think of it as a big deal, also, we both kind of knew this is going to happen. Please don't make him sad on the last day." Jinah side hugged Jae-sung to convince him.
"We knew, but he should have shared this important news with me being his roommate and best friend from college. I am pretty sure he told that Hoseok guy everything."

"Jae, when will you stop competing with Hoseok? He is my best friend from school and you are my best friend from college. I love both of you equally. It's just that Joon asked me to move in with him more than a year ago. It was too casual that I didn't think of it as a big news."
Jungkook tried to explain his side for the last time which might have worked.
"Fine! But promise me we will meet during weekends or whenever we will want. You can bring Namjoon hyung too, but you cannot say no."
"Whatever you say, just change that expression of your face."
Jae-sung pulled from Jinah's hug and threw himself at his friend who is going to leave the dormitory today.

They graduated this year and everyone got some job offers. Jungkook got in a team of fresher chefs in a luxury hotel. They will undergo training for few months and then appointed in the cooking section as junior chefs. Jae-sung decided to pursue as hotel manager position while Jinah went into sales and marketing department, but all in different hotels. As was already decided, Jungkook is moving in with Namjoon today and he prepared a delicious cake as a farewell gift for Jae-sung.