𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦. sunghoon

ꗃ seven

the moon was gracefully shining in the dark sky that night, its dim light reflecting on the empty streets of seoul as the only source of light were the street lamps scattered down the sidewalks. many had sought shelter in their warm houses, asleep in their comfortable beds ready to get some deserved rest after a tiring day.

under one of the many tall, grey, street lamps was hari, her hands stuffed inside her padded jacket pockets to keep them warm while a thick, long and fluffy scarf was wrapped around her neck while she buried her face in it to keep her rosey nose away from the cold temperature.

she was currently waiting for sunghoon in a park near the company, seated on the cold, wooden bench while anxiously tapping her foot on the concrete ground as she glanced around her constantly. being alone as a girl in an empty park late at night didn't exactly make her feel safe, so she hopes that sunghoon will arrive soon.

after the job interview, he handed her a card with his number just in case she had any questions about work, and after staring at the message displayed above her keyboard in hesitation for more than twenty minutes, she took the chance to ask him if they could talk so she could tell him about the pregnancy. but she is still quite unsure about this decision considering he gave her his number solely for work purposes, but she doubts he hands out his personal number to all his employees.

"have you been waiting for long?" his soft yet deep voice startled her and pulled her out of her trance of thoughts, her muscles tensing up as she hurriedly bowed to him with chocolate strands following her head's movements and a nervous smile curved on her full, kissable, pink-colored lips.

even if the way he treated her might seem different, he was still her boss and after all, this meeting was supposed to be regard work.

"n-no, don't worry about that, i just arrived." hari mentally cursed herself for stuttering out of nervousness while keeping her gaze on her platform converse, the awkwardness in the air around them so thick you could cut it with a knife as sunghoon cleared his throat attempting to break the ice. "so, what did you need to tell me about?"

right, she called him here for a reason: to tell him about the growing baby inside of her.

she smiled embarrassedly whilst scratching her nape keeping her gaze low to the ground. "you might wanna sit down to hear that." the girl signaled him to take a seat on the ruined, old, wooden bench near her but he reassured her he was fine and that whatever she was about to tell him couldn't be that overwhelming.

hari's chest heaved up and down in a nervous breath with eyelids fluttered close, her shaking hands reaching for the small bag hanging from her shoulder and fishing out the three pregnancy tests safely covered by a plastic cover, since it would be quite unhygienic to hand out something she literally peed on, and outstretching her arm out for him to see. "i found out i'm pregnant, and you're the father."

the boy's jaw almost metaphorically dropped to the ground in shock and his eyeballs nearly popped out of his eye sockets, his entire body turning into a cube of ice due to all of his muscles freezing as he could only stare at the sight before his eyes in disbelief which made her so insecure and embarrassed. couldn't he at least say something to reassure her? she feels as if she's talking to rock.

"i understand if you don't want to take responsibility for this, but i just felt like as the father you had the right to know." her voice was simple white noise for his ears that couldn't seem to let him process what they had just registered, his adam's apple moving up and down as he swallowed a lump of saliva that was previously pooling in his ajar mouth before slowly taking the pregnancy tests from her sweaty hands. he observed them for a few minutes with the same expression twisting his soft features, the other growing impatient at his lack of answer while sunghoon's mind couldn't seem to accept what she told tim.

"i'll.." he mumbled a few inaudible words under his breath, finally snapping back to reality and meeting eyes with her worried, doe, chocolate ones while clutching the three sticks tightly. "i'll take full responsibility for it."