Hope, 92-liners Squad [C]

Chapter 13 (To Us Who Have To Endure)

"Baro."

"Yes?"

"Can I talk to you?"

"No."

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Hyesung went to the balcony alone, slowly getting deep into her thoughts. She closed her eyes, feeling the cold breeze of the night. It's been so long since she went to Seoul. The last time was when her mother decided to put her on a blind date with someone from the city.

She shivered in her sweatshirt when the wind touched her nape.

It's getting cold and I could get sick if I stay any longer, but why aren't my feet moving?

She suddenly began to tear up, watching the lights that came from the streets neared the apartment. She blinked her eyes but still unable to stop the clear and sparkling drops from falling.

She snapped back to reality when she felt a soft material landed on her shoulders. She quickly wiped off the tears as she looked to her side.

"I suggest you go inside, but if you insist on staying, then use the blanket," Baro said with no emotion put into his voice. The street lamps slightly dimmed his face, allowing Hyesung to see a few of his beautiful features.

Before he could walk away, the girl pulled him into a hug, letting the blanket fell. Baro consciously replied the hug, even though he was quite confused himself.

"Help," Baro was visibly taken aback by the request, but he chose to stay silent at the moment.

"Help me get away from him." Hyesung pleaded. She let out a loud sob as tears started to drench Baro's white T-shirt. The guy simply stroked her hair, calming her down in his own way.

"Tell me everything, Hyesung. I'm ready to risk anything for you." He spoke with a low voice that carried a caring tone in it.

The girl continued sobbing in his embrace which he tightened up in a second.

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"Chicken! Chicken! I want fried chicken!" Sandeul screamed out of the blue. Jin rushed out of his room, looking like just woke up.

"What are you yelling for, Sandeul?" The sleepy boy complained as he rubbed his eyes.

"Moonbyul is treating us chickens tonight!" The overexcited Sandeul exclaimed, gaining attention from the whole house. Moonbyul shook her head in disbelief, seeing how her friends, one by one came to the living room.

"You? Treat us? Are you sick? Are you going to die tomorrow? Or are you gonna kill us?" Baro joked.

"No special reason. I just think that I never feed you guys before." Moonbyul stated, shrugging her shoulders that were being grabbed afterward. She looked to her side lovingly before shamelessly gave a kiss to her boyfriend.

"Uhm, sorry to ask, but are we safe, now? I mean, except you and Ken, we all don't really know what happened that night." Hyesung voiced out.

Moonbyul sighed in her place. What Hyesung said was indeed true and she was the one who told Ken to keep quiet about it. Yes, they're her friends and she already thought of them as family, but she felt bad to share the shameful story.

"I cut ties with him. There's no danger anymore, hopefully." she chuckled as she answered the question.

"He burned down the entire cafe while we were in it. What makes you think he won't come after us anymore? Is confronting was all he wants?" Baro questioned further.

"He might come after us. But, " Moonbyul trailed off, smiling timidly.

"Only if I didn't meet him that night, or I foolishly went there alone, with no one by my side." she finished her sentence and turned to Ken who was smiling proudly at her.

"So, we are all set! Chickens for dinner!" Sandeul clapped his hands enthusiastically. Sunyoung who sat beside him just laughed, watching his childish behavior.

"Sorry, but we can't join." Jin suddenly spoke, ending Sandeul's short enjoyment.

"We?" Everyone's eyes darted on Jin, waiting for his explanation.

"Yeah, we," he confirmed as he took Hani's hand.

"What? But you didn't tell me anything." Hani said, dumbfounded. Jin smiled at her before leaning closer to whisper something in her ears.

"A date?! Are you serious?!"

"Babe, what's the point of whispering, then? I want to keep it a secret." Jin pouted and Baro was already in a position to vomit.

"You can join us after you are done. I booked the place for the whole night." Moonbyul raised her eyebrows. Jin and Hani agreed without thinking.

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"Love, you should try this one!" Hani shoved a blueberry ice cream in front of Jin's face. The man grinned at his adorable girlfriend before licking the sweet thing.

"How was it?" Hani asked with a sparkle in her eyes. Jin eyed her long and decided to tease the girl.

"Not my taste. I prefer vanilla," he said as he raised the ice cream cup in his hand.

Hani frowned at the answer and turned away from the boy. She continued to lick on her ice cream with a creased forehead.

"I'm joking, honey. I love it!" Jin laughed. He tried to squish Hani's cheek, but his hand got swatted by the other.

"Babe, I'm serious. I'll love everything that you love." He poked on her cheek, gaining a chuckle from her. He knew she couldn't resist him.

"I love you."

"I love myself too," Jin replied and gently placed a kiss on her lips. Their eyes met each other, telling the feelings inside of them. Jin crushed the cup he held and let it fell to the floor and the same went for Hani.

Their lips immediately found each other's again as Jin pulled the girl closer. The mix of the blueberry and vanilla flavors tasted so sweet and wonderful.

Hani went deeper with the kiss and Jin let out his tongue freely, enjoying the sweetness of love.

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"To us who deserve happiness! Cheers!" The glasses clanking sound echoed through the booked restaurant. Eight people began the feast of the night, chatting happily with each other.

Sandeul grabbed every single seasoned fried chicken and stuffed his face with them. And every time he choked on the food, Sunyoung will be the one who gave him water to cool down.

Baro and Hyesung just kissed after their first toast and everyone cheered for them, hoping for them to have a long last relationship.

Hani and Jin kept whispering to each other as they had the country's secret in their pockets. No one complained though, since they understood if anything happened during their date.

Moonbyul was silently watching her friends talking and laughing until Ken playfully blew on her neck. She slapped him on the shoulder as a punishment, but later they also shared a kiss.

The day had finally closed its curtains, but for them, it was only the start of the journey.

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Yo, guys, so this book is ending soon TT We will probably have two more chapters before it officially ends.

Also, I try reading this story from the start and I'm here to apologise because of the shtty storyline TT I'm trying to improve my writing skills and I'm working on it. I'm so sorry TT

Anyways, thanks for reading and take care of yourself because you're precious to everyone!

Signing off, jaetiff14