Serendipity

Chapter 13

PARK ROSÉ

"Chaeng... Do you miss America?" I asked the next morning, standing up.

"No. But I do miss you and mama." he answered, also standing up.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"I love it here. I'm actually happy after a long time. But I have to pay the price of not being with the both of you." he answered.

"What are you gonna do while we're at school?" he asked as he stretched his body.

"Mom wanted me to go to your school while I stay here." I answered, walking towards him.

"You're okay with that right?" I asked.

"Why wouldn't I be? You're my twin. Of course I'm okay with it."

"I just thought you wouldn't be since... You know..." I trailed off.

The unwanted memories came back to me and tears started to pool in my eyes. Chaeng went to me, hugged me tight and rubbed my back like how he used to.

"It's all in the past now. What matters is that the three of us are okay." he said.

"I'm just... It's hard... I just wanna be happy again."

"Don't mind him. We're happy on our own right? We'll always stick together." he said, looking at me.

"How about, after I finish my studies here and make sure that my business is stable, I'll fly back to America for a few months and give you and mama a hand, sounds good?" he said making me smile.

"Okay... I'm counting on that." I said, making the both of us smile.

"Now, how about we wake them up and get ready for school? I have friends there you'd love to hang out with." he said, moving to go to Dahyun oppa.

"That would be great Chaeng. And maybe, you can introduce me to your girl." I said.

"Yeah. But not directly. She's not my girl, yet, but I'll get to that."

"I won't ask since it's your business but make a move before its too late." I adviced as I went to wake up unnie after receiving a nod from him.

***

After we woke everyone up and fixed the living room, we went to our rooms, I did my morning routine and changed into appropriate clothes for school - a black sweatshirt and pants with white sneakers.

I went down and saw everyone already there. Chaeng was cooking already and unnie was setting up the table while Dahyun oppa and Jeongyeon oppa were writing something on their notebook and Tzuyu was stretching his long legs.

Everyone's wearing the same clothes. Sweatshirt, pants, sneakers. It's like we talked about what we're going to wear for school.

"What's for breakfast?" Dahyun oppa asked.

"Food." Tzuyu sassed, sitting on the couch as Dahyun oppa rolled his eyes while I went to the kitchen and wrapped my arm around Chaeng's lower back.

"You're in a good mood." I said.

"It's my schedule today."

"You guys have a schedule?" I asked.

"Yeah. Look at the fridge." he said as he pointed at the paper on the fridge.