It had been two days, and Sunoo was still curled up on his bed. The guilt of being responsible for Jungwon's mother's death weighed heavily on him.
He couldn't stop blaming himself for everything that had happened, constantly haunted by the "what ifs."
What if he hadn't chased after that kitten to save it that day? What if the car had hit him instead of Aunt Soyeon?
Wouldn't that have been better?
Jungwon and Yerim wouldn't have lost their mother then, right?
His train of thought was interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Sunoo, dear, are you awake?"
It was Mrs. Im. Sunoo didn’t reply, thinking she had come to ask about evening snacks and would go away assuming he was still asleep if he didn’t respond.
However, she knocked again, and what she said next shocked him.
"Dear, if you’re awake, I wanted to let you know that Jungwon is here to meet you."
That one sentence made him bolt upright in bed.
"Jungwon is here to meet me? Why?" he wondered, incredulous.
He glanced at the clock on his bedside table; it was 5 pm. Jungwon should be at practice right now. So, what was he doing here?
Had he done something wrong again, and Jungwon was here to curse at him?
Sunoo was scared. He didn’t know what he should do. Should he go out and meet him? Or should he ask Mrs. Im to make an excuse for him?
While he was busy thinking, he heard Mrs. Im walking away from his room, probably assuming he was still asleep.
Well, this is for the better, right? This way, he didn’t have to face Jungwon.
But for how long? How long could he really avoid facing him? He hadn’t even gone to school for two days, just to avoid the younger.
After thinking for a while, he finally made the decision to face Yang Jungwon. He knew that even if he avoided him now, sooner or later, he would have to confront him.
"That's it, Kim Sunoo! It's now or never," he thought to himself, and took a deep breath before opening the door to his room.
He quickly followed behind Mrs. Im to stop her before she could send Jungwon away.
"Mrs. Im, wait!" he called from behind.
Mrs. Im stopped in her tracks and turned to look back at him.
"Oh dear, you were awake?" she asked once he reached her.
"Yes, and sorry for not responding earlier. By the way, where’s Jungwon?" Sunoo asked.
"It's okay, dear. And Jungwon is outside. Should I call him in?" Mrs. Im asked.
"Umm.. no, it's fine, Mrs. Im. I’ll go and talk to him outside," Sunoo replied.
Mrs. Im nodded and returned to her work. While Sunoo, with every step he took, felt as if he was walking towards the devil.
Fear was evident on his face, but he had no choice other then to face the younger boy.
When he finally came outside, he saw the boy standing in the front yard with his back turned.
"Jungwon?" Sunoo called to get his attention.
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Our fate (SUNWON)
Fanfiction'Why do you hate me so much Won?'. It was Sunoo. Jungwon look at him and said, 'You wanna know why I hate you so much right? Well it's because of you that she died while saving your stupid a**! It was all your fault that I lost my mother and I will...
