Second Life | Jeon Wonwoo

Chapter 09

"Excuse me, wake up young man." When an old woman probably a grandmother, lightly shook his body, Wonwoo woke up from his sleep.

Only to see that it is already dawn.

"What time is it, halmeoni?" He asked, squinting his eyes. He looked around, he indeed have been sleeping here the whole night.

"It's almost 6am."

Wonwoo grabbed all of his belongings and was about to leave when his stomach growled, indicating that he's hungry.

"I have some rice balls. Why don't you take it with you?" Said the grandmother as she handed him a small box. Wonwoo didn't say anything, he only took the box and bowed before he walked away.

He decided to come back home later. Luckily it's Sunday today. Wonwoo took a seat on the bench and opened the box. Slowly, he started to eat the rice balls in silence.

Until tears fell down his cheeks.

He didn't care, he wiped his tears and continued eating but it's only making him cry even more, silently. Thinking about his life, his brother, his ill lucks and more.

Once he's done, he went back home.

His brother's not home.

But the house is a mess.

Wonwoo started to clean everything, as usual. Until he noticed that there was someone inside his brother's room.

"Hyung?" He called.

"W-who are you?!" Yelled the lady, or whom Wonwoo thought must be his brother's girlfriend.

But soon she furrowed her eyebrows, seeing the resemblance on Wonwoo's face with her boyfriend, she's sure that Wonwoo is a family to his boyfriend.

"Are you Wonhyuk's brother?" She asked.

"Yes, his younger brother." He replied, bored and annoyed.

"But he told me that he didn't have any family." She frowned.

"He's correct."

"Huh?" She gave him a puzzled look.

"I'm sure my brother didn't find me as his family. I am the only one who still finds him as my family. So he's right, he really don't have a family. I am just his burden." He gave her a straight smile before he walked out of the room.

"I'm Jinkyung." She said.

Wonwoo only bowed to her.

"Is Wonhyuk..  A bad brother to you?" She asked.

"No. Excuse me, I'll leave you here and go out. I need to study." Wonwoo bowed again before he left.

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When Wonwoo's finally home after studying for a long time, he noticed that his brother is in his room. Wonwoo let out a sigh. He actually had a hard time studying since he barely understood all of it, but he forced himself, he wanted to pass all the exams.

"YOU STUPID FOOL!" His brother bellowed as he threw a plate to Wonwoo's head. Wonwoo squawked in pain, lucky enough it's not a glass plate, but just a plastic plate. But it does still hurts.

"What did you said to Jinkyung?!" He widened his eyes, looking so threatening.

"I didn't say anything unnecessary and stupid." He bluntly answered.

His brother ran to him and punch Wonwoo's face.

"You said what to her? That I don't find you as my family? Oh, you're making me sound like a bad guy to her!" He bellowed, still punching Wonwoo's face.