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"Noona?!" I looked at Junghwan who's currently at the front yard. He immediately ran towards me and hugged me tight

"I'm home, Junghwan." He shook his head and began to push me towards the gate.

"No! Noona! Just run away like what you did yesterday! I won't tell mom that you're here! I'll give you all of my savings just go away!"

I started to cry at what he said. He won't even lend me a little bit of money when I ordered something back in the days...

"I can't, Junghwan..." I tapped his shoulder and smiled.

"There's something I need to do."

"You'll fit the role perfectly for a remake of The Prodigal Son."

I tensed up when I heard that voice.

"Noona! Go away!" Junghwan continued to push me out but my mom pulled him and slapped his face.

"Stop!" I pulled Junghwan towards me and hid him behind me.

"Noona..." I held his face and smiled.

"No one's waiting for me out there, Junghwan..." I pulled him towards the house but stopped when we passed by our mom.

"I came here because I'm going to propose a deal." She began to laugh which made me mad.

"Then you better know what I'm going to ask for."

I felt a tear escape but I immediately wiped it off.

"I'm ready to accept anything."

That's right. Anything.

Anything for Asahi.

"Noona! Why did you go home!" We went inside his bedroom and my knees felt weak making me drop on the floor.

"I need to help him..." I looked at him and I noticed that my vision is blurry.

I guess I'm crying.

"You're so stupid..." Junghwan wiped my tears with his thumb and hugged me.

"You already know what she wants..." I started to shout because of frustration.

"Noona... I'm just... here for you." He patted my back as I cried.

"Why? Why?! Why!!!" My chest started to hurt.

"I only loved him but why?!"

This pain.

I guess this is the punishment.

The punishment for hiding the truth for my own selfish reasons.

But I know that he's under a much greater pain.

Because of what I did.

That's why I'm going to do everything, anything that I can.

Just to save him from his own pain.

Because I love him.

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