Single Dad ✔

Intro

Johnny met Hyejin when he was twelve. Her long pinkish purple hair blowing in the wind as she ran around the playground. Johnny was drawn in by her big hazel eyes that reminded him of a nice cup of hot chocolate. Hyejin had a one in a million smile. So bright Johnny would joke about her smile blinding him. In no way was Hyejin a princess that needed saving like the other girls Johnny knew. She didn't take shit from anyone the girl wasn't afraid to fight if it came down to it. She was the sweetest most beautiful girl young Johnny had ever seen. Johnny had stopped a bully from dumping a red slushie on Hyejin at lunch one day. Hyejin kissed his cheek as a thank you for saving her pretty white dress. That's when he fell head over heels for her. Things changed when they turned fifteen and Hyejin told Johnny she was pregnant. She didn't want the child, but Johnny couldn't let her go through with it. So, Johnny became a dad at sixteen. He dropped everything to be the best father he could be to his son. After the boy was born Hyejin left him. Johnny was very hurt and sad about Hyejin leaving but he understood she was sixteen and wasn't ready for her life to end.

Hyejin came back three years later claiming she was ready to be a mother and have a family. Johnny had never stopped loving her. So, he welcomed her into his life with open arms. Only for her to run away again after their second son was born. Leaving twenty-year-old Johnny with a four year and a newborn. Every time she came back into his life, he could feel himself get a little weaker he knew she was bad news but Hyejin was his first love. Heartbroken and depressed Johnny felt as though Hyejin only came back to him when nobody wanted her. Johnny swore he'd never fall for Hyejin's lies or be her boy toy again.

The last time he agreed to give Hyejin another chance was a dark time for him. He was stressed out and trying to make the best life for his two young boys. He knew deep down in his heart Hyejin wasn't gonna stay but he needed to feel something like love. However, he didn't get love from Hyejin. She just used him until a new guy came around. She left him with a third and final son before she ran off. Twenty-four-year-old Johnny had no idea how to explain to his son's that Hyejin left again. So, he didn't. He proudly told the boys about their new brother and how he would need them to help him.

Ten years later thirty-four-year-old Johnny is still a single dad. He loves his three boys a little too much. Johnny's afraid to love again because of all the heart break and trauma he went through with Hyejin. Johnny's heart broke every time Hyejin left. He fell deeper into depression and self-loathing but kept a happy face on so his boys couldn't see how much he was really hurting. Keeping a happy front up for his boy's sake was the hardest thing Johnny's ever had to do. He says he doesn't want the boys to get hurt if his relationship doesn't work out but it's him keeping his heart locked away.