Help Me

Chapter 15

"Min Hyuk are you okay," I asked him. He looked up at me and his eyes were red and puffy.
"Min Hyuk what's wrong," I asked again.
"My- o-omma d-died today," he sniffled.
After listening to him, I walked up to him and hugged him. He hugged me back and tighter. He began to cry harder this time.
"Min Hyuk can't you go home," Wonho asked.
"I don't know," he sakd. I held onto him and took him to the office. They allowed us to leave school and take Min Hyuk home. We all went to our lockers and met with each other at the front door.
"Kaja[1]," I said to them.

"KIM MIN-SEO!" I turned around and saw Bora ready to come and kill me. She ran towards me but Wonho and Min Hyuk got in front of me. I poked my head through their arms and saw Min Hyuk push her to the ground.
"Bora right now is not a good damn time. Can't you stop fighting people. This is why you have no friends Bora. Let me tell you something...I don't like you! What don't you understand. Get the fuck away from me," Min Hyuk said loudly. He turned around and he pushed Wonho and I out the doors.

Bora came out the door screaming but we ignored her and left. I looked over at Min Hyuk and he is pale as ever. I was about to ask if he wanted to eat first but he probably just wanted to go home. We arrived at his place and a bunch of cars were at the driveway. We entered the house and we saw people around his house crying. They all approached him and asked if he was okay.
"I'm okay," he said trying hard not to cry. We broke through the crowd and Min Hyuk found his dad. He ran to his dad and hugged him. I began to cry and Wonho moved closer to me, holding onto me. Min Hyuk introduced us to his dad and he took us outside.

"Min Hyuk, kwenchana," his dad asked.
"Kind of, you?"
"Same, it's going to be hard but I'll be okay," his dad said trying to smile.
"So when's the funeral," I asked.
"In 2 days," his dad answered.
"May I ask how she died," I asked.
"She's been battling cancer for the last 4 years. Just last year they said she was doing great, even better. But the past couple of months she went back to her usual self. She just couldn't fight it anymore," Min Hyuk father explained.

"Well Min Hyuk we should get going, call us if you need us. It was nice meeting you Mr. Lee. Please feel better," Wonho said.
"Kam sa ham nida," Min Hyuk and his father said. Min Hyuk led Wonho and I to the door.
"Gomawo," he said to us.
"It's okay man. Get some rest Min Hyuk," Wonho said patting him on the shoulder.
"Don't be too sad Min Hyuk. We are here for you. Call us whenever alright," I said giving him another hug. We left his house and walked to the nearest bus stop.

It was silent the whole walk to the bus stop.
"Are you okay," Wonho asked me.
"Yeah, just sad for Min Hyuk and his dad," I said.
"Yeah, but there's nothing we can do except be there when he needs us," he said. We got to the bus stop and waited. A couple minutes later the bus arrived. We got on the bus and sat in the back. I took my phone out to see if my parents texted me. As I was checking Wonho laid his head on my shoulder. I jolted a bit but then messed up his hair.

"Hey...," he said fixing his hair. I put his head back on my shoulder and went on my phone. He grabbed my phone and turned his back towards me.
"Yah! Wonho give me my phone," I said. I tried reaching over but my arms were to short. He eventually gave it back and smirked at me before laying his head back on my shoulder. I looked on my phone and saw he took a picture of himself and put it as my lock screen. The bus stopped a couple blocks away from my house.

We got to my house and went inside.
"Omma, appa I'm home. Wonho is here too," I called out.
"We are in the kitchen Min-Seo." I held onto Wonho's hands and we went to the kitchen. We stood at the door and they saw us holding hands. Without even explaining my parents came and hugged Wonho.
"Treat her well," my mom said.
"Neh. I will," Wonho said looking at me.
My mom grabbed us a plate and we began eating.
"Why were you guys late," my dad asked.
"A friend of ours mom died. We took him home and stayed there for a bit," I explained.
"Ahh okay is your friend okay," my mom asked.
"He should be," I answered.

After we ate I helped my mom clean up, then Wonho and I went to my room. I looked through my email and saw Mrs. Choi emailed me.
"Looks like we have a history project due next week," I told Wonho.
"About what," he asked.
"Social issues in Korea," I said.
"Do we get a partner," he asked.
"Yeah," I said turning around to face him.

We started researching for our project. It was getting late and we both were getting tired. We took a break and went to the kitchen for a snack. My mom and dad were still in the kitchen. I went over to the fridge and got some apples.
"Wonho do you need a ride home," my dad asked.
"Appa we are still doing homework. We have a project due soon," I said.
"Wonho you can just stay over them since it's getting late," my mom said.
"Okay," Wonho answered. I finished cutting up the apples and grabbed two water bottle. We headed back to my room and continued our research. After a while, I went to use the bathroom. I washed my face to wake me up a bit.

When I got back to the room I saw Wonho asleep on my bed. I grabbed my clothes and went back to the bathroom to change. I was wondering if I should sleep in the guest room or just sleep in my own room. Once I finished, I went back to my room and cleaned up the mess at my desk. I couldn't fall asleep so I went on my computer and did a little more research.

[1] Let's go