From Zero ⨝ [Chae Hyungwon x Reader]

Chapter 15 Because of U

"I'm back," I said closing the front door behind me as I entered Hyungwon's house.

     I did not hear any reply from the living room or the kitchen. I walked towards his room only to see him playing a game on his computer. He turned towards me when he saw me entering the room.

"You're back." He said.

"Yeah," I said and he turned his attention back to the game.

"Did they see you?" He asked not averting his gaze.

"No... But I'm worried that they'll get my friends. Shownu doesn't know anything about this but what if he gets in danger because of me? Wonho also has a watch, what if they go after him? I keep thinking about it and..." I sighed.

There was a moment of silence between us before Hyungwon broke it.

"Game?" He turned around to look at me.

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*BOOM!* The bomb I threw exploded, killing the enemies.

"Did you get them all? They were pretty far," Hyungwon said as he sat on a chair next to me, watching me play.

"There's one left," I said as I pressed the keys on the keyboard, moving the mouse at the same time to chase the enemy that was escaping.

       I got on rooftops and followed them before targetting them and dropping another bomb when I was close enough. I got away from the place before the bomb exploded. Giving me the credits of a perfect kill, the score popped up on the screen.

"Woah, how did you do that?" He asked.

"It's all about skill. What was your score by the way?" I asked with a smirk on my face.

"Whatever," He said, avoiding the question since my score was obviously higher than his.

"I'm hungry," He said.

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       We had lunch together after he had me cook it. Nothing much happened the whole day. Just me staying in my room and Hyungwon doing whatever he does in his room.

      The day passed and it was evening. Hyungwon brought some beer and we sat in the living room having our drinks. Hyungwon poured me a glass and handed it to me. I thanked him and took the glass. I gulped the bitter liquid down my throat. Hyungwon poured himself a glass and drank it.

"Y/N," Hyungwon said, breaking the silence.

"Yeah?" I said looking at him.

"Can you tell me what happened to your sister? Only if you want to, that is," He spoke.

I took the bottle of beer from the table and drank from it directly.

"My sister had multiple jobs after we moved out of our parents' house. She took care of my studies as well as hers and I was, in fact, very grateful for it. She was a writer and was doing great with that. She wrote many books that brought her success but later, people scandalized her, accusing her of plagiarism. She was depressed because of that. I couldn't do much for her back then and thought it would be alright overtime. I failed to look through her facade and realise she needed help," I paused before continuing.

"And, well, one day, I had an argument with her. I said some rude stuff about her and stormed out of the apartment. When I came back,... she was already gone... I later learned the truth when I read her diary. I shouldn't have done that. Every day I live in regret of her death... She was a nice person but not being able to share her pain made her lose hope..."