No girls allowed (Jaeyong)

55. Before 9

I love him, told his mind, isn't it simple - Jae smiled to himself.

"Stop grinning and answer my question!" his mum became irritated.

"He's nice," risked Jae.

"Nice?" his mum looked like if she had overheard him.

"Yes, and a gfeat ffiend," continued Jae while she winced at each 'f' sound.

"I really hope that when you part ways in June after school ends you will stop meeting him," she said. "Also, your eighteenth birthday is next month and I think we need to talk honestly about a few things," she spoke whit a face that made Jae willing to run and hide.

"Ok," he muttered.

"First what university are you going to apply to?" she focused her eyes on him.

"I thought about Aft depaftment at ouf univefsity, Taeil wanted to go thefe too..." Jae stopped.

"Taeil won't go any university anymore because of plagiarism," his mom tensed.

"But it's not faif, Kun copied his essay!" Jae raised his voice.

"But you can't prove it," she crossed her hands when Jae felt like slapped in the face. "Anyway, question two, I want to meet your girlfriend, dad says she comes her sometimes even in the evening. I've seen her a few times but I want to meet her and her parents."

"What?" Jae opened his mouth in disbelief. "You mean Laufen?'"

"I recon her name is Lauren," his mom sighed.

"But... but she's a ffiend," Jae was shocked. "She's Yuta's giflffiend, besides she's mad at me," Jae lowered his head again.

"Why is she mad?" his mom has this strict voice that demanded an answer.

"Because I tfied to intfoduce hef to Taeil, and she didn't like him," whispered Jae.

"Why on Earth have you tried to introduce her to Taeil!" his mom was shouting.

"Because, Taeil has a cfush on hef," Jae risked a glance at her face.

"What, it's the girl Taeil likes and you try to pair them up! Boy don't you have better things to do, school for example, or homework!" she was stunned. "My own son is waisting his time on such rubbish, I can't believe!" she was so disappointed Jae slipped from the chair.

"Can I go now?" he asked.

"Of course you can go, I can't look at you, such a disappointment in the family," she turned to the window and he saw tears in her eyes she didn't let out.

Jae wanted to run into the snow covered night and never return.

"Can I go fof a walk?" he asked.

"No, it's dark, where do you want to go!" she raised her voice.

"Fof a walk, can't I even go fof a walk!" he raised his voice too.

"So go, freeze there, go ahead, but don't bother to wake me up, if you come late, I'm going to sleep at 9, I have a job that puts the clothes on your ungrateful back!" she said.

"Fine!" Jae got up.

He stormed the living room and checked if he has the wallet and the phone, then he put his winter shoes and the jacket on before slamming the front door shut.

It was snowing again when he was walking through the neighborhood furious as always after a confrontation with his mom.

He reached the corner of the street and stopped, he took his phone out then called Taeyong.