differences • vernon

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I was walking with Mingyu, I was completely numb. Mingyu didn't know what to say but neither did I. I couldn't believe what was happening to me right now, as it wasn't enough putting my family in danger, I was putting another being at risk too, I was pushing a lifestyle I didn't even choose to onto this baby who now was going to carry this problem with it. I needed a solution but everything seemed so distant. We arrived at a safe house in a location who after of hours walking we somehow ended up in. As it wasn't a surprise so far, armed guys were around the area. Seungcheol came out the building just to come right after me, holding me tight.
"Presley... I thought we had lost you." In that moment I couldn't held the tears rolling down my face as I cried my eyes out on seuncheol's shoulder. He looked worried and looked at Mingyu who was out of words.
"I'm pregnant..." was all I could said before continuing crying. Seungcheol only nodded but I could felt his body tensing up.
"We need to talk about this, inside." I followed him just to find wonwoo inside the safe house. Just like Seungcheol, wonwoo came and hug me tightly.
"It's been what? A month already? We have missed you, buddy."
"Same, wonwoo..."
"what? What's with the long faces? wait... is Vernon..."
"Vernon is okay..." Seungcheol spoke up, a little annoyed.
"He's not the problem now. Presley, she is pregnant and I'm sure both Vernon and his father will try to track her down and hurt her and now that they know..."
"His father knows but Vernon doesn't... As far as I know, Vernon doesn't know anything and I want it to stay the same. He doesn't need to know and I don't want him to."
"But Presley, he has all the right to know. Maybe he can do something to stop his father..."
"He tried to exchange me to his dad, exchange me for his freedom. So no, I don't think he would just magically rescue me. He didn't do so when his father kidnapped me and threw in a cell like I was nothing but an object." I was angry, my face was red as much as my eyes were too. Vernon put me in this situation, I put myself in this situation and now I won't be the small town naive girl anymore, I won't put this baby on danger. I just wanted to feel safe as long as this baby was inside me. If he or she stays with me, its life will be miserable hence me having nothing to offer and living in a hell like this. So I just needed a safe place to go through my pregnancy.
"We will do this, Presley will stay here where she will be protected and care for. As we find a way to take Mr. Chwe out of our lives forever. As to Vernon, that boy has no direction to go so whatever happens to him will be what he decides to." I didn't want anything to happen to Vernon but as things are right now. I could only care for one thing; my baby.

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