village girl › nct 2018

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KIM JUNGWOO。

times that we have to gather like this worries me so much. gatherings such as meetings weren't much of a scare, but for the royal family to all meet and dine at the dining hall was absolute terror for each one of us.

everyone is hiding something in them that they aren't bound to share upon the table, afraid that they'd get punished that is.

i sat beside doyoung as we ate our dinner silently. nothing much has happened so far, or at least that's what i thought awhile ago. i got surprised when i found out donghyuck had a little quarrel with ten and it upset me.

we weren't supposed to be fighting each other. we're brothers, by blood or not, we're still family. but then again, maybe donghyuck confronting ten was the right thing. ten realized something and that was to let go of his past.

each one of us dealt with our own problems, we weren't just the perfect princes everyone see's. we're all just plain people who struggles like everyone else.

a lot of people would love to be in our place, not knowing how much hard it actually is to be a prince or apart of a royal family. the responsibilities we have were endless. our lives were lavish and perfect to others, but behind the tall walls of the palace... we're a family scared of losing one another.

thoughts still crowded my mind as i ate my dinner. there were gossips between the workers going around that annoyed me.

"mother,"

and there goes a brave one.

i lifted my head up to see jeno raising his hand. i furrows my brows, what is up to now?

"yes, jeno?" lady misun responded.

"are you aware of the gossip going around amongst the palace workers?"

lady misun's eyes widened a bit as she slowly placed down her utensils, "gossip?"

jeno took a deep breath before saying, "they were saying about a villager you're investigating and reporting tha—"

"jeno." father's stern voice stopped him from going further.

jeno sighed and looked down, "i'm sorry."

lady misun sent us all a smile, though i strongly believed that i was forced, "i am investigating about a certain villager."

and with that sentence, that grabbed everyone's attention in the dining hall.

"is this villager at fault?" taeil questioned in a panicky tone. he deeply cared for people even if he seemed like he didn't. he would always silently help others who are in need and that was what i liked about taeil.

lady misun sighed, "she's not."

"she?" doyoung whispered beside me.

lady misun pursed her lips, "it's nothing to worry about."

jeno frowned, "did something happen?"

"a miracle... i hope so." lady misun chuckled, "like i said, there's nothing to worry about."

and with that, we all continued to eat our meals, the certain villager bothering our minds.