Memory || KTH ✔

CHAPTER 3 : Son

ME : (-shocked-) WHAT?

DAD : Yes, I was shocked to find out as well.

ME : But, how's this possible?? (-looking at Ji hae-) This isn't true, right?

JI HAE : (-looking down-) It is. I didn't know about it. I only found out after my stomach started to show up.

ME : Are you kidding me? Nothing ever happened between us!

She started crying out of nowhere making me even more flustered than I already was.

DAD : You remember that night when you drank alot?

ME : Ye-Yes, but how is that connected?

My head was completely blank, nothing pieced together to bring me to realization they were presenting as the truth.

Mr.JEONG : That night, you called her to your farm house.

ME : What?!

I finally did recall something. I remember waking up in the farm house, indeed. But, none of those faint and blurry images contain Ji Hae in them.

JI HAE : You were uncontrollable that night. (-sniffing-) But, in the morning, I had no guts to face you, so I left before you woke up.

More than the sheer absurdity of the situation, I was rather increasingly upset and disappointed with myself. Although, I knew deep down I could never have done that to anyone. I was surprisingly unable to defend myself either. For how blatantly empty my memory was of that night.

ME : I don't even remember a thing. I could never.. I-I.. Did I?

While I mumbled through the contemplation and doubts, Dad placed his hand over shoulder to command more clarity. As if trying to force the apparent truth onto me.

DAD : You were totally wasted that night, Taehyung. I know it must be hard to accept after all that you have been going through lately. But, you have to be man and get yourself together.

His eyes had a peculiar predominance, a kind of authority he swayed over me. It was so hypnotic. Or my conscience was just too weak to defend against him, then.

My voice from there dropped the annoyance. I couldn't form better sentences.

ME : (-looking at Ji hae-) Why didn't you tell me before?

JI HAE : I was scared. (-sniffing-)

Mr.JEONG : She was even going to raise him alone. Thanks to my business tour that I flew to Canada and found out about this.

I remained silent, helplessly cursing at myself. The fact that I cheated on Jae Ra seemed heavier than realising that I might have to father a child I didn't know existed seconds ago.

Mr.JEONG : It's your child. You must take full responsibility for him and my daughter.

Although, I was conflicted in all my bones. My head cramped with thousands of questions, some more of doubts, I still had one last moment of hesitance.

My father, as if could read my mind, sounded my thoughts.

DAD : For your surety and peace of mind, run a DNA test. I am sure Ji Hae wouldn't mind clearing it out. 

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