My sweet nerd | Iljae

chapter 2: got to worry less

SUNGJAE POV:

i stayed in the hot tub for a while relaxing the muscles in my body. allowing myself to think about my problems. first it was the damn party that my friend himchan forced me into which made me fall asleep in class. it was the first time missing a lesson too. next is that guy from pretty whatever! who complained over ice cream and told me to be his slave. the horror! and now the house. what did i or my parents do to deserve this?

i got up and drained the water putting a towel on my waist. then a flash of memories from earlier hit me.

"we aren't rich. we can't buy or find another place to stay. father!." the words echoed in my head.

"aren't rich"

"rich"

"can't buy"

"another place"

"FATHER!"

~~*~*~*~*~~~*~ FLASHBACK!!!*~*~*~~~*~~*~~~~*~ No one POV

"we are losing our house." mr.yook said and started to sob loudly

"what? what are you talking about dad?"

"sweetheart, we just can't pay the rent anymore! the price keeps getting higher." said sungjae's mother.

"NO! that can't be! dad this is what i always told you, ever since you agreed to pay the school our lives have been harder. just please stop paying the school and let me go into a public one huh?"

"no son i want you to go to the best of schools so you don't end up like us. you'll STAY IN THE SCHOOL." mr.yook said with his wife nodding her head in agreement.

sungjae damned the school. NO he damned his parents. they we're so stuck on giving him the best school but don't think about their family being together.

"but FATHER!" sungjae continued speaking louder."we aren't rich. we can't buy or find another place to stay! Father!. if you don't stop paying that school we are going to go homeless! on the streets. i know you guys starve to death just so you can save money to send me to that school." sungjae could feel his eyes burning wanting to release tears but he fights it." we are going to lose our house and have no food, how are you going to work without taking a bath? and-."

"SUNGJAE THAT'S ENOUGH!!." mr.yook interrupted. then he calmed down." son we won't go homeless. just go to school tomorrow, forget what we spoke about for now i'll find a solution to this i promise."

"to forget it?" sungjae scoffed

"sungjae." mrs.yook said telling sungjae to leave it like that. she was caressing her husband's shoulders. sungjae angrily went to his room stomping on every step and slammed the door.

"that kid." said mrs.yook

"he doesn't know that going to that school is the best thing for him and that it makes us feel proud." mr.yook said enjoying his wife massages. "he doesn't understand that we don't want him to end up like us."

"i know sweetheart. come on let's go to rest it's getting late." mrs.yook pulled onto mr.yook's arm leading him to the room.

~~~*~~~~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~~*~~*FLASHBACK OVER/ SCHOOL

today sungjae tried his very best to keep a distance between the boys from yesterday. it wasn't hard for him or rather he shouldn't have bothered because he is average looking. when someone mentions the name sungjae no one but minhyuk and teachers will know who that is. but there was an unlucky moment. although students roam around their lockers or talking with their friends sungjae is always the first one ready waiting in the front door of his class. he was leaning against the wall waiting for the doors to open. only 3 minutes left he thought. the low voice guy from before was in the same hallway at the other wall. he called on sungjae's phone and he heard a melody playing behind him. he turned around to see sungjae there.