[ ONE SHOT ] Sacrifice

lost without you.

Sacrifice plays a part in all our of lives. Although, you may not notice it, but it indeed does happen. If you really want something, then you must be willing to sacrifice something to receive it. As humans, this type of method is not new to us and is actually quite familiar. One of the earliest records of sacrifice comes from the Aztecs as they would sacrifice animals or humans for many different things such as for their crops to grow perfectly, a healthy life or to even see the moon rise the next night. Now in the 21st century, we use sacrifice very differently from how it was used back then.

"Listen to me, Minho. Sacrifice is bigger than you may actually think!" Joohyun slammed her fist upon the table as her eyes became filled with anger. "Everything we do is based from it, even the most littlest things. Like that watch you bought the other day! How did you get it? You paid money for it. That's sacrifice! You sacrificed the money you earned to buy that watch you really wanted."

"Has anyone ever told you that you look so cute while you're mad?" A small grin appeared upon Minho's face as he rested his chin on the palm of his hand. Instead of listening to Joohyun, he was admiring her passion for the topic and how beautiful she was throughout it all.

"You're not even paying attention to me." Joohyun softly pushed his shoulder as she took a sip of her caramel macchiato right after.

"It's not my fault you're so mesmerizing! You should put the blame on yourself. Darn you, Joohyun." Minho chuckled to himself as Joohyun playfully scoffed and looked outside the window. "Okay, fine. Why are you so interested in this whole topic?" He genuinely asked her. "Are you writing about this for your next paper?"

"I'm not going to lie, that's true." Joohyun admitted to having to write about sacrifice for her next literature paper. She still remained looking outside the window. "But while thinking about it, it reminded me of our relationship."

"How?" Minho questioned her as his eyebrows furrowed.

"Well, sacrifice is the act of giving up something. If you really think about it, the both of us had to sacrifice many things to be with one another. To be studying in this university, I had to sacrifice leaving my family since this school is beyond their range. Although, once I came to this school, I was able to meet you and that's one of the biggest highlight of my school life or my life in general. For you, it's sort of similar too. You had to sacrifice almost everything to be with me since your parents disapproved our relationship so much."

It may not be easy to tell, but Joohyun and Minho were very contrasting people as they both came from different backgrounds.

Joohyun came from a fairly poor household. Her parents were hard workers, but it wasn't enough for society to notice them. They had lived in a small town where growing and selling vegetables were the main source of income, but Joohyun did not wish to follow the path of her parents. She knew for sure that writing was her passion, so she began to strive for it. Doing so, she was capable of earning a full ride scholarship to her dream university.

Minho, on the other hand, grew up completely differently from her. His parents were drowning in money due to their company and Minho was the eldest child to take over the company once his parents retired. With that being said, he didn't wish to do such a thing. Music was what he loved and wanted to pursue as a career. Therefore, he applied into the music department which infuriated his parents. Not only that, but his parents were also against his relationship with Joohyun as she was nothing but a stray dog to them. There was no money under her name, but that didn't bother Minho just one bit.

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"Excuse me?" An unfamiliar voice was heard as the person lightly tapped Minho on the shoulder. Minho dropped his pencil and slowly took off his earphones as he turned around and laid eyes upon a confused tiny girl who went by the name of Joohyun.