✔️Rivals(Mpreg)(Minwon)

11th Chapter

WONWOO's POV

The world is truly small, who would have thought he was around my children, his nephews all along.

"Wonwoo hyung" the way he said my name had so much anguish. I know how much close we were back then, but I just couldn't bear being around Mingyu or people who knew him, I had to cut all connections and in doing so, I know I hurt this innocent person looking at me right now.

"Sunoo" I looked at him with really apologetic eyes.

"Hyung, where have you been? Why did you cut me off?" he cried as he asked me those questions. "Was it because of what my hyung did? I promised you I will protect you. Did you not trust me hyung?" I guided him to sit beside me as I wipe the tears on his face.

"Sorry Sunoo, those times were really tough. It pushed me to a point where I needed to restart my whole life, and that meant cutting off people too, especially those who connect me with your brother" I looked at him sincerely in the eyes and gave him a faint smile.

"That is unfair hyung, we are friends aren't we? We had a separate relationship, different from what you and him had" he said sounding like a sulking child. But what surprised me the most is that this child who barely had any interest in his studies back then became an educator.

"I am so proud of you Sunoo" was the only thing I said and it made him cry even more. "Who would have thought you will become a teacher, I remember those days when you can barely stay awake on our math classes" I chuckled as my thumb kept caressing his cheek.

"It was all because of you hyung, you were my hero, you inspired me. When you taught me before, you made me realise so many things. A teacher can change lives, and you changed mine for the better, so I want to also have that kind of impact with other children." he may have grown up now but he is still the young and honest Sunoo who always express his feelings.

"Hyung, I probably did not know anything that happened back then, and I will not be asking you to tell me because I don't want you to reopen old wounds. You look so happy now hyung, and that gave me so much relief." he took my hands off his face and held them tight.

"Hyung, I stopped talking to my brother eversince I saw t–that v–video," he said stuttering as maybe he tried to find better words that won't trigger me, but it is what it is.

"I was in so much pain and disappointment during that time, I can't believe that the brother I knew who was so sweet and loving to me, can do that to a person he said he loves. I loved my brother hyung, he always treated me right and would always let me have my way, I guess what I did to him was also unfair, but I just got so hurt." I can really feel the pain Sunoo has been carrying. Mingyu may have done evil things to me but he had been a wonderful brother to Sunoo. Judging from how he reacted, I can tell he has no idea what kind of hell his older brother has been experiencing with their father.

The pain of having to end a relationship with someone you love and love you over another person; is that really the right thing to do? or did Sunoo already realise that as a brother, instead of cutting him off, wouldn't it be better if he helped his brother make up for all the wrong things he did?

"How do you feel about all this Sunoo?" I asked him.

"I feel incomplete, hyung. Like a huge part of me was missing all these years. I still loved my brother so much but the disbelief that he was able to do something so evil shattered my image of him. Is he still the brother that I know?" the look on his face showed his doubts.

"Sunoo, I forgave your brother already. As you see I am happy now. I am not forcing you but I would like to encourage you to also free yourself from this cage. Sunoo, I never blamed you, not even once, please don't ever feel like you failed to save me." I said those last words because I somehow felt that he is blaming himself that he was not able to
do anything for me but it was not his fault, I already ran away before he even knew. I chose not to tell him.