The Day (Diyue )

9: Dark and Painful

Shen Yue's POV

"I feel like each time I see you .. ramen is involved and now sunflowers",I say. "I feel like your always eating that.. do you like anything else?",Wu Dugu pokes my cheek playfully and removes his hand away.

"Why must you judge my love for ramen.. Wu Dugu..",I roll my eyes and finish the last bite off my ramen.

"Thank you for the food and the flowers.. I'm never fond of such gestures but honestly I was so nervous this whole day .. I can't believe I actually cried., I'm not even the emotional type and I actually let someone hug me.. well two people that aren't even related to me", I say shocked.

"I heard Dylan call you something to when he said bye to you.. what was it again noona?", he reminds me and I laugh. " He just asked me if he can call me that since it's commonly used in korea when you the female is younger than the guy.."

"Nice.. nice well I'm going to call you ramen from now on because I swear i've never seen you eat anything that isn't ramen", he says his eyes widen.. "Ramen girl ha, I still have your contact saved as that now that I think about it", he laughs.

"So your step brother likes my sister", I try changing the subject.

He laughs. "I think so, but I think they don't know that yet ... and I also think she has a lot of thinking to do because she has another guy that's after her.."

"Ahh yes I forgot about him , so it's been rough huh ? , these past years for you?", Dugu asks and I shrug.

"I mean kind of , but there's nothing that I can't handle especially having the father I have, I feel bad because I've been neglecting my korean side all these years because of him but my korean heritage isn't to blame for his mistakes", I confess for the for time out loud.

"I get it , I don't even speak to my mother anymore, it's been years ... since she left and my father just remarried two years ago with Kido's Mom, and she's a nice person even though she hasn't been in my life a longtime", he explains.

"Wow, are you good?", I ask him referring to his mom.

"I mean , she told me I was dead to her the night she left but I'm getting over it as each day , month and year goes on, I'm okay , I know that when I have a significant other it'll be different then her thinking it was okay to get in bed with another guy when I was very young and said her other son was better", he mumbles the last part but I still catch it.

My eyes widen and I sip on my drink. "I'm so , you know what no... I'm sure you don't need pity , screw that , we got a shitty parent but at least, we got a good parent , who actually loves and cares about us"

"I need a drink", he stands up and throw our empty plastic bowls in the bag.

"I think I do too , but I can't since I just got surgery, but hey! , I'll go with you and get a virgin margarita!", I say and he nods.

"Okay then , guess we have a long night ahead of us"

~

We're at the nearest bar which isn't the most popular bar which I'm glad for.. and it was also a non smoking bar .. which Wu Dugu made sure of.

"Gosh , I can't believe I resorted to  being basically a Virgin Mary , it's tough when your in need", I sip on my virgin margarita and laugh.