오빠야~~ (Oppaya)

Chapter 11: More Drama?

Se-Hwa's POV

I stuck my head in the refrigerator as I was putting all of the vegetables and fruits that I bought at the store in the fridge. I was humming to myself as I was unwrapping a little chocolate that I found in my pocket.

Jackson: Can you get me my phone?

Me: Yeah it's right here.

Jackson: Thanks. :)

I picked up my own phone and scrolled through Instagram as I was sitting on a chair at the kitchen island.

Jackson: Yes, Secretary Kim, I think I need a bodyguard.

I looked up from my phone and looked at Jackson. Jackson hung up and put down his phone.

Me: Jackson, weren't you on the fencing team and the karate team back in Hong Kong?

Jackson: Yeah, but I quit karate when I was in third grade and I only continued fencing.

Me: Oh... but I can protect you. My parents forced me to learn tae kwon do in the States because people there can be dangerous at night.

Jackson: But I can't risk you getting hurt.

Me: I'm not the same weak girl that you remember me as!

Jackson: I didn't mean-

I ran upstairs and ran into a random room. I think it was Jackson's room...

I walked over to a corner of the room and quietly sat down, trying to hold back my tears. I didn't want Jackson to see me as a little girl anymore. Sure, when I was in kindergarten I got beat up by a lot of the older kids, telling me I didn't belong there because I was Korean. Jackson, being one year older than me told them to back off and he became a source of healing for me. Now, I learned tae kwon do and I have become an independent woman. I wanted to show Jackson that even if I was a girl, I could be tough and that I didn't need help. 

I slowly heard a click at the door and saw Jackson slip in.

I curled up into a little ball and buried my head in my arms.

Jackson: I'm sorry. I didn't mean it to make you feel that I underestimated you. I know, you're not the same girl as the girl I knew in kindergarten because we were apart for so long. Please forgive me~

I looked up and saw Jackson's face so close to mine. Surprised by his face, I started to blush.

Me: Y-yeah sure.

Jackson then hugged me as I hugged him back. Honestly, now that I think about it, it wasn't really a big deal.

Jackson: Now that this happened, what do you want to do?

Me: I want to go somewhere.

Jackson: I'm afraid we can't do that...

Me: Wae?

Jackson: Because, as you saw, I have many enemies. Just for today, I want to be safe.

Me: Okay.

Jackson: So...

Me: How about we decide after we eat something?

Jackson: Sure.

I ran into the kitchen to make what I had in mind. I made samgyetang! It's a chicken soup/broth that is extremely good for your health!

While I was adding the final decorations on top and getting the kimchi out of the container, I felt two warm arms wrap around my waist. I whipped my head around to see who it was, and was relieved that it was Jackson. Then my face became hot because his smile was so beautiful!!! He should smile more!!!!

Jackson: That smells so good~~

And then he stuck his tongue out.

Jackson: And so healthy.

Me: Yah!

Jackson: I'm just kidding. This is the best thing to eat on such a gloomy day.

I smiled.

Me: I'm so glad that you're so eager to eat it.

Jackson: I'll be back.

Me: Where are you going?

Jackson: Just somewhere.

With that, he left the house and wandered into the night. I prepared the table and set everything up. I was watching "Strong Woman Do Bong Soon" when suddenly, the door flung open and Jackson sprinted inside, closing the door quickly. He panted heavily and took a remote from under the couch and pressed a button. I looked around in awe as heavy metal slates started surrounding the whole house (on the outside).

Me: What happened?

Jackson: Shhh.

He grabbed my wrist and pulled me upstairs. He pushed me into his room and quickly went downstairs. I held my breath, and luckily I could hear Jackson running up the stairs again. He held a tray with the food that I cooked. He closed the door silently and walked over to me. I opened my mouth to speak, when he pressed a finger to my lips. He then took my hand and lead me to the bathroom. There was a closet in the bathroom and he opened the door. He moved some toilet tissue around and opened a little door within the closet. He motioned to me to come, so I crawled in. Before he shut the mini trapdoor again, he repositioned the toilet tissue and closed it. I finally got a chance to look around, and I was in shock. It was like a loft! Except, there were many paintings hung up on the walls. Unable to speak, I kept looking around and found a few pictures of me and him together. I smiled. I turned around when I heard footsteps coming towards me and saw Jackson smiling at me too. But it was a kind of weary smile. :( I wonder what's wrong. I took the tray from him and found a little table to place it on. I kept looking around, and there was one bed, two couches, a tv, multiple arcade games, and a pool table. Wow! How the hell does he have all of this just hidden behind a closet?

Anyways, I walked over to Jackson, who held his head in his hands. I was about to reassure him, when I heard banging on the walls. I whipped around and tried to find the source of this sound, but luckily, it seemed very far away. I gave Jackson a questioning look, seeing that he turned around as well.

Jackson: It's okay, you can talk now.

Me: What happened?

Jackson: (not focused) Those bangs were some guys attempting to break in. It's okay though. We're safe because the protective walls have three layers of titanium, bullet-proof glass, and magnesium. We're fine. You'll be okay.

Me: I think that's something that you should tell yourself. You seem more uneasy about it than I am.

Jackson: Yeah.

I sat down next to him on the couch and gave him a hug. He hugged me back and then looked down at me. Why do I have to be so short?? And then he did the most unexpectable thing that could've happened.

HE KISSED ME.