apple of my eyes | k.junhoe [completed]

Chapter 10

I guessed it was that time of the year against as Umma was preparing something so the three of them would go somewhere. They were busy preparing that they didn't even look at me. I wondered if no one was really going to tell me where they were going or why. I just stared at them being busy early in the morning while Junhwe wasn't even awake yet.

So I just went into Junhwe's room as I was no longer sleeping in his room, my aunt finally went away and it was no doubt that everyone was happy about it. Even though we tried so hard to hide our happiness when she told us, I think she noticed. I didn't knock the door and just went in like always. It wasn't like he knocked when he entered my room either.

And to my surprise, he was sleeping shirtless, it wasn't my first time seeing him like that. But for some unknown reason, I just turned away, embarrassed. I didn't know why I reacted that way but that sight of him made my heart fluttered. I put my hand on my left chest and my heart was beating at an unusual pace. What was wrong with me?

"Ara?" I flinched a little when I heard Junhwe's sleepy voice. I tried to calm my different self before turning to face him and gave him a blank face. He just rubbed his eyes cutely. Wait! Did I just say he was cute? Why was I being weird today? I didn't even know how to react to that and just stood there awkwardly.

"What are you doing here?" Junhwe asked me and stared at me with that half smile. I didn't know what to say. I forgot why I was there in the first place. I was too busy thinking about how I was reacting unusually toward Junhwe that morning. I wasn't sure of what I was feeling exactly. But I got cut off my thought when I felt Junhwe's hand on my head.

"If you're just gonna stand there. I'm gonna take shower first." Junhwe said lazily as he patted my head before heading to the bathroom. I felt my eyes widened when he touched my head. What was that feeling? Was I eating something weird yesterday? That must be the explanation of why my stomach felt weird. I must be sick.

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"Umma, let me go too!" I begged my mom but she tried to avoid my eye contact as she knew that she would give in if she saw the look on my face. I kept following her around but she didn't answer me and kept on doing her thing. I didn't even bother to ask appa because even if he agreed, it was up to my mom to decide.

"Ara! Don't be stubborn. I thought we agreed about this." Umma spoke up and I just stared at her as if she has lost her memory. What was she talking about? There was no such thing as agreement. I just simply stopped bothering them about going somewhere together without me. But I changed my mind, I wanted to know.

"Let her go, umma." But I didn't even get to defend myself as Junhwe came down the stairs and said those words. My parents stared at him and so was I, then I turned to my mom and gave her that puppy look until she gave in. I just cheered by myself when she lost to me and just nodded. But we all knew she agreed because Junhwe asked her to let me go.

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But I suddenly regretted my decision of wanting to tag along when I realised that finally only Junhwe and I were going as grandpa suddenly fainted so my parents rushed to see him at the hospital. I was worried at first but they assured us that he was alright. I didn't know why I was feeling awkward around Junhwe that day. I wasn't even on my period or anything but I was feeling strange.

But at the same time, I really wanted to know where they have been going all these years. I was excited to see what was waiting for me. I was having all kind of thoughts about that place. But when I arrived there, those thoughts all vanished and left me there speechless. I felt like a bad person when I realised where I was. I was standing in front of Junhwe's family's grave.

I suddenly felt bad for hating on Junhwe whenever he came here. I was complaining about them not taking me with them but I would never thought they came here. Junhwe went to give his parents respect every years. And that day once again, I realised that Junhwe isn't my brother. He had his own family as well.