dear jaehyun ii

"you're faking it, right?"

"you just like to get on my nerves, don't you?" eunji rebuked. 

"what are you saying?" i snickered.

"pftt, you're all tough now after you get what you want, right?" she replied.

"seriously, are you speaking gibberish? i can't understand you," i sneered.

"if there isn't anything else, i'll go back to bed. good night," i continued.

before i closed the door, eunji barged into my room and close the door. she looked at me, somewhat throwing daggers at me. i startled for a moment. eunji rested on my bed after entering my room.

"seriously, eunji. what is it that you want?" i sighed.

"your forgiveness! is it hard enough to forgive me? begging on my knees was already humiliating enough, let alone doing it in front of jaehyun," eunji whispered.

"no way, you faked your condition, didn't you?" i chuckled as i took a glance at her. 

"even if i did, what is it that you can do? throw me back into prison? hell no, love. you just can't do that," she laughed. 

"be honest with me. you're faking it, right?!" i exclaimed.

eunji stood in front of me, fuming with anger. she lifted her arm, attempting to slap me. before she could have done so, the door opened.

"is everything okay?" jaehyun asked. 

"oh jaehyun, what a surprise!" she pleasantly replied.

"what were you guys doing?" jaehyun looked at us suspiciously. 

"nothing, i was.. i was talking to my sister! heart to heart talk, you know," eunji immediately dropped her arm and wrapped her arms around me into a sudden embrace. 

my eyes widened. eunji was faking it all along. should i just play along or should i turn my back against her?

"jiwoo, is it true?" jaehyun inched forward and asked me.

"say no and it'll be the end of you," eunji muttered in between the embrace so that jaehyun couldn't hear her.

"mmhmm. all's good!" i faked a laugh and place my arm's on eunji's shoulders.

"it's good to see you guys reconcile. i'll get going now.." jaehyun said.

"text me if you need anything," he added.

"okay!" eunji let go of me and linked her arms on jaehyun.

"i meant jiwoo," jaehyun snapped.

"oh," eunji blushed out of embarrasment. 

"i'll see you out," i said and pulled jaehyun along with me.

leaving eunji behind, jaehyun and i head to the entrance.

"are you sure everything's okay?" he asked again one more time.

"yes jaehyun, everything is okay. this is between eunji and i. you don't have to worry about me. i have to face the reality, and whatever is coming for me," i smiled.

"i believe in you, but you don't have to be all tough. you're not alone. i'm here too," jaehyun reassured me as he hugged me.

i hugged him back, "get going, jae. it's getting late," i said. 

"i'll see you soon, okay?" he let go of the embrace and smiled.

"good night, jaehyun," i waved. 

after i closed the door, i turned around to see eunji at the stairway. i held my gaze for a minute, before father interrupted the tension.

"eunji, it's getting late. get some rest," father told her.

"jiwoo, you too," 

"yes, appa," both of us responded in unison.

the, we watched father leave and entered his room. i looked at her one more time, before going up the stairs. 

"if i were you, i would be careful with what i say, and with who i am with," eunji folded her arms and brushed past me before walking to her room.