The Tales of Angel and Devil

3

Sojung pulled up blanket. She shares her bedroom with Yerin.

"Yah, why did you butt in the fight this evening?" Sojung asked

Yerin has a father, a stepmother and a half sister who is 6 years younger than her. When she was 4, her biological mother died due to breast cancer. Then, 1 year later, her dad got married with another person and they got a daughter, named Jung Eunbi. She feels that her father loves the other family member more, so when she was 17, she moved to Sojung's house and live with her parents. So apparently, it had been 2 years Yerin lives with them.

And no, she was not abused directly but she can feel it mentally. Her parents discriminated Yerin and her sister. Ever since they were a child, Yerin was left behind so in order to avoid any anger or jealousy crowd into her pure heart, she decided to live with Sojung. Here, she feels like she is a part of the family even though she is not. Kim parents never discriminate her. And if they buy something for their child while they were in overseas, they will buy for her one too. Her father only deposited money to her and seldom call her.

However, Kim family does not live in a bungalow house like other rich family. They live in a terrace house because the parents are not in Korea all time. Over 365 days in a year, it can be only 150 days they are in Korea. The rest, they'll go overseas for business trip.

Yerin looked onto Sojung's eyes.

"Sojung-ah, I feel sorry for Kim Taehyung. Just now, they bad mouthed him again. But he just kept silent like usual. Like other days, we can only see him sleeping but I don't think so. And the boys.. haisshh.. they've gone overboard. They speak like Taehyung is a puppet, no feeling!"

"But in the end, it's you who got hurt."

"Yeah, you know what? Actually, I don't want to help Jinyoung at all but seeing Taehyung has no intention to stop, before he is expelled from the school, I thought that I should help him. I mean, I'm not helping Jinyoung, but I helped Taehyung."

"Jinjja.. before this, I never heard him beat anyone. What happened actually?"

Sojung did want to ask this when they were in school but their schedule was really packed and the teachers are preparing them for monthly evaluation, so Sojung decided to ask Yerin later. Furthermore, they sleep on the same bed, in the same room and just like previous days, they'll chit-chatting before going to sleep.

Yerin told Sojung everything that had happened this evening.

"But you know? I think I saw Taehyung cried while he beat Jinyoung. I don't know but I think he's really sensitive when it comes to his brother."

"It's making me become wonder what kind of life Taehyung is really having." Suddenly, Sojung's phone rang, making her words stuttered. She picked her phone up and saw a message received. Her lips beginning to smile.

"Seokjin oppa?" Yerin asked. Sojung nodded.

Yerin knows that Sojung has an adopted brother. They met while Sojung waited for bus. At that time, she just finished her co-curriculum activity at the late evening. Since they don't have any driver, Sojung has to use bus as a transport for her to go to school if her parents are not home. Sojung is being teached on how to live like other people. Her parents do not shower her with luxury.

"What is it?" Yerin asked when she found out Sojung's smile becomes broader.

"He asked me to hang out tomorrow," Sojung's voice become squeaky as if she holds herself from screaming excitedly.

She read the message again.

But it's okay if you have class tomorrow. Oppa is free on weekend. We can still go out on weekend.

"Yerin-ah, do we have any extra class tomorrow?" Sojung asked.

"No," Yerin answered after thinking a while. But she is sure they'll be no extra class tomorrow.

"Ok," then Sojung continues typing.

Aniya. I don't have any class tomorrow. I'll meet you at Starbucks.

Sojung waited for another reply.

Gwaenchanha. Oppa will fetch you at school

Sojung suddenly stop tapping on the keyboard and turned to Yerin.

"Yerin-ah, I'm going to go out tomorrow, with Seokjin oppa. Geundae (but).."

"He's gonna pick you up at school?" Yerin guessed.

"How did you know? Did you read my meessage?" Sojung pulled her phone closer to her chest while her cheeks turned red.

"Pabo-ya! Anya! I can tell by just looking at your face! It's obvious, ara?"

Sojung slowly smile again.

"Ya, do you love him?" Yerin asked. Sojung taked few seconds before answering her.

"He's kind. He takes care of me well. I never met such nice guy like him. He.."

"Ara, ara, ara.. If that so, confess to him! What are you waiting for?"

"Ya, we still a schooler, okey?"

"So what?" Yerin asked back. Sojung sighed.

"What if he has a girlfriend and he really thought me as a sister only?"'

"Sojung-ah, you won't know until you find out. And how to do it? Ask him," Yerin advised her by asking and answering her own question.

Sojung's face turned red again.

"Oh, yeah! Do we really had finished our homework? I hope things happened earlier won't happen again," Sojung changed the topic.

Just now they were punished because they didn't manage to finish the homework. After that incident, Sojung cannot concentrate on studies and finish tasks given by the teachers while seeing how hard Yerin hold her pain. She did ask Yerin to go to rhe sick bay but she refused it.

Oppa, can I bring Yerin too? Poor her. I can't leave her alone tomorrow.

Eo, gwaenchanha. Bring her along.

Gomaweoyong...

Ne ;)

Sojung put her phone aside and she goes to sleep. As for Yerin, she does not know it too, but she keep thinking of Taehyung. There's something that urges her to get close to Taehyung, hear his problem and help him. She feels like if she ignores it, Taehyung can't be saved in the future.

Yerin sighed. She turned her head to Sojung but seeing Sojung had drown down to sleep, Yerin shut off the light and sleep too.

As for the other side, Taehyung is wondering if his choice before is a good one or bad.