𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬

Twelve

"So, are you and Jinwoo getting to know each other well?" Hyemi's dad asked. They were eating dinner at the Yoon's together with Jinjin's family.

Hyemi and Jinjin both nodded with a chorus of 'yes'.

"Great, isn't it? It would only be a few more years, then you're off to your new life," Jinjin's dad added.

"Do you want to eat anything sweetie?" Mrs. Park asked his husband.

"Yes, please," He answered then looked at Hyemi's mom. "You really are a great cook, Mrs. Yoon."

"Oh, please call me, Semi." Her mom smiled. "We're going to be family soon."

As soon as dinner was over, the adults were in the living room while the three teenagers made their way towards the basement.

"Did someone really send you those oranges?" Hyemi asked as Jinjin told her what happened at lunch. "That's kind of random if you asked me.

"Maybe someone knows what happened and is taunting you?" Sanha butted in.

"What if it's Minhyuk?" Jinjin asked.

Hyemi shook her head, "He was with me the whole day, you think he knows?"

"Noona, I think you need to ask him that." Sanha suggested.

Jinjin nodded, "How long are we going to ignore the fact that it's Minhyuk's brother?"

"What do you want me to do? Ask him straight up?" Hyemi asked.

"Well, yeah, you guys are together every day." Jinjin said and leaned in. "Are you two dating?"

Hyemi flicked his forehead, "We're just friends."

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"MJ-oppa!" Someone called out to MJ who was walking around in the park.

He turned around and found Aera, "Y-you called me?"

The girl nodded, "I apologize for my actions the past weeks. I was just dealing with some things."

"No worries," MJ smiled. "So where are you headed?"

"To the jewelry store. I need to buy someone a gift,"

"Oh, we're heading in the same direction. Let's go,"

Both of them walked towards the store but stopped when the green light turned on. Little did MJ know, Aera was waiting for a speeding car to pass through so it could hit the boy.

She holds her hand out ready to push him –

"MJ!" Bin calls, stopping Aera's plans.

MJ sighed, "What do you want?"

Bin looked at Aera who was looking disappointed her plan didn't work out, "Did you wait for me too long? Let's go,"

MJ blinked as soon as Bin held his wrist and dragged him away from her.

"What the—," They stopped when they reached a distance where Aera couldn't get to them.

Bin sighed, "I think Aera knows what happened that day. She was about to push you earlier,"

MJ widens his eyes and mouth, looking back at the street where they were about to cross, "Really?! But if she knows what happened why was she trying to push me?"

The taller shrugged, "Beats me. But stay away from her. Since we don't have any clue why she's doing this."

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Hyemi was doing her homework when she heard the tree outside her room, ruffling. She furrowed her eyebrows and stood up.

There was someone out there, "What the hell?"

She took her umbrella, opened the window and prepared to hit when a familiar voice exclaimed, "Wait! Wait! Wait!"

Hyemi tilted her head, looking at the figure of the boy who once confessed his love in that same tree, "Eunwoo,"

"Can I come in?"

She let him climb up, closing the window behind him, "Is there something you want?"

Eunwoo looked around, "Woah, I haven't been in here for almost three years now,"

"If you've come here to admire my wallpaper, there's the door," She said pointing at her bedroom door.

He coughed before speaking, "Bin called me earlier, I think Aera knows what happened,"

"How can you say that?"

Eunwoo explained what happened earlier with MJ and Aera, "So, what do you think?"

"But why? Why would she lie?"

"Maybe she's protecting her dad?" Eunwoo concluded. "Have you asked Minhyuk about his brother?"

Hyemi sighed, getting annoyed. "You guys think it's that simple to ask a question. He doesn't talk about his brother much so why -"

Eunwoo's tone started getting really serious, cutting her off, "Are you and him dating now?"

She was speechless, she didn't know what to say. No, we're not dating. I just have a tiny crush on him that's all. Hyemi looked up to meet Eunwoo's eyes as he stepped closer.

"Are you dating Park Minhyuk?" He said.

"Eunwoo -"

He couldn't wait anymore, so he closed the gap, pulling her close. Eunwoo's lips met Hyemi's, but she just stood there. Frozen.