Before//Book 1

🌖Chapter 20🌖

SORRY FOR LOOOONNGG CHAPTER
BUT ITS AN IMPORTANT ONE
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🌖Daegu - 9pm🌖
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My face twists as the unpleasant echoes of a the alarm wakes me from my deep sleep. A sleeping arm draped across my stomach quivers as Tae hears it too.

"Tae," I groan as I sit up from where I fell asleep on the floor . "Tae!" I speak louder .

"What?" He groans as he presses the alarm off.
"Get up come on."  I sigh as I rub my eyes.
Tae sits up from beside me as he ruffles his hair tiredly and rests his chin on my shoulder.
"Can we just sleep ?" He pouts.

"Nope!" I smile as I prod his chin . "We're going! It will be fun!" I reassure him.
I smile at his tired groans behind me as I get off the floor and head to my room.

As we walked back from the beach I had spotted a colourful flyer pinned to the wooden porch of our cabin.
"Tae! Theres a wedding reception tonight!"
"What?"
"A wedding reception! They're having dinner at 9:30 and then going down to the beach to celebrate with fireworks! We should go!"
Of course I was answered with an "I'd rather not!" Followed by a few pleads.

🌔Daegu - 9:20pm🌔
"Are you ready?" I asked through Tae's closed bedroom door. I stood in my fancy white dress that I had packed incase my family and I decided to go out somewhere fancy to eat.
I did my makeup using my limited knowledge but to my surprise I don't think I look as terrible as anticipated.
  "Nearly." He groans tiredly.
He emerges dressed smartly but not too smartly that its over the top. I always admire his fashion choices. He can pull off any colour combo and even look good in shorts and a T-shirt.
I pretend to tighten his non existant tie   like every generic female charachter does in the movies and we laugh.
"You look beautiful." He looks into my eyes . I look into his deep brown eyes and feel my blood surge.
It feels like an eternity could have passed when your looking into the eyes of the people you love when really it could be a few seconds.
"Thank you." I whisper. We're only inches apart.  I feel his warm hand slip onto my waist and I gasp slightly .
   I feel my hands sliding up his chest slowly and around his neck as he gently pulls me closer to his body with his hands . The tips of our noses brush off each other slightly.
Knock knock knock knock knock knock
We jump apart as we both get a fright at the sudden pounding on the door. I hold me scared heart as I press myself up against the wall getting my breath back . My face burns red with embarrassment when Tae asks me worrily if I'm ok with a hand on my elbow . I nod slightly , almost too embarrassed to look at him.

What have I done? Was it me? Was it him? Was it both of us? Were we about to kiss? Or more? It sure had felt like it the way he was holding me , the way I lost control , became a different person in the heat of the moment.

   Lost in my thoughts I don't realise he's opened the door and my brother is standing there with his hair gelled back in spikes the way he does it for every special occasion. Arms folded , looking very upset.

"Chunja, Omma wants you to take care of me tonight at this stupid wedding because her and appa want to go talk to their friends." He looks over in disgust at me from the door way.

"Seojun, no! Don't you have any new friends you can hang around with?" Please.

"No . Omma wants you to look after me! And if you say no then I'll tell on you!" He stomps his foot.

I roll my eyes. Tae turns to look at me from the doorway . His eyes almost look hurt. My heart melts. I could have just thrown away an opportunity of me and Tae finishing what we well , started.
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We walk in silence to the dining hall. Seojun throwing stones he picks up along the way at the birds .
Huge terraces of flowers and balloons line the path way and the entrance.
Some already drunk men laugh and smoke outside the entrance.
We enter the hall through a cloud of smoke. Seojun coughs .
The hall is packed full of people dressed in fancy outfits, trying to find a seat as dinner is about to start. We quickly find a seat at a circular table close enough to the stage.
The bride and groom stroll onto the stage smiling.
"Beautiful dress." I think to my self.
Its long , white and embroidered, just how I'd dreamt for mine to look.
They welcome us all and talk about themselves before announcing dinner is about to start.
Dinner arrives immediately and we fill our plates. As we begin eating a young woman sits in the fourth seat with her own plate . She smiles at Tae and her eyes widen when she sees him . He smiles back politely. I feel my blood boil and I furrow my brow. Who is this?