Not Him

28

Kyuhyun tapped his finger on the table, feeling bored because the person he had been waiting for had not appeared either. Why would he wait like this? That person has needs with him.

Once again it glanced at the watch on his wrist. He was determined, one more minute the man did not come, their meeting was canceled. He had a lot of work in the cafe, and had to leave it for this “ unimportant” business.

“Hyung!”

Kyuhyun was just about to leave when he heard the sound of someone calling out to him. Inevitably he positioned his body to sit back.

“mianhae I'm late.” Said the new namja that came with a breath of gasps, it looks like he was in a hurry earlier.

“lucky I am still kind enough to wait for you.” Kyuhyun sardonic sergeant while folding both hands in front of the chest, acting as haughty as possible to the person who has upset him.

“ah, I'm only twenty minutes late.” The man smiled innocently, unaware of Kyuhyun who had been wry-faced since his arrival.

“ alright, so what do you want to see me?” ask Kyuhyun directly.

“ish, we even just met. You don't miss me hyung?” the namja chuckled softly while punching Kyuhyun's shoulder slowly.

Kyuhyun was eager to smile back, but tried to hold back that smile. Now is not the time to let each other out of longing. He knew the name in front of him had a special intention to meet him.

“let's just say Jino-ya, do you want to see me?”

“hyung.”

“aku is not hyungmu.” Cut off Kyuhyun quickly, but he could immediately notice Jino's changed face.

“at least legally we're brothers right?” Jino forced herself to laugh.

Kyuhyun regretted offending his half-sister a little. They are not siblings, but since childhood they have been close. He was even closer to Jino than to his own father. But their relationship was strained by the division in their family, when Kyuhyun decided to leave his father's house and disappeared into the world three years ago.

“I see you're changing more and more. You're getting thinner hyung.” Gurau Jino tried to relieve the tension between the two of them.

Inevitably Kyuhyun smiled as well at last, “I miss you.”

Jino was a little surprised to hear the hyungnya statement, but a smile back he showed. “let alone me. Oh, you don't know since you went anonymous, so be tougher on me. Maybe he's afraid I'll run away like you.” Again Jino laughed, as if his words were just plain light speech. Kyuhyun said he was sorry, he knew that since he left, all the responsibilities his father had placed on him would be fully transferred to Jino.

“sorry for leaving that time.” said Kyuhyun lirih.

Jino flicked her hand “already, it's okay. What matters is that we meet again, right?”

“nde.. Ah, then what about the anonymous? He knows you've met me?”

Jino looked at him in disbelief, then tapped his forehead a few times. “aigo hyung. he might even be watching us at this time.”

“Mwo?”

“you're not aware? He's been spying on you, and maybe it's been going on for months. But there's one thing I want to say.” Jino showed her serious face.

“apa?”

Jino draws her head closer to Kyuhyun, your “safety is being threatened, which is why the anonymous told people to watch over you. You're in danger, hyung.” His whisper was as slow as possible.

“I don't understand. If what you're talking about is an anonymous person who wants to bring me back, he did. He has sent someone to bring me back.”

“you're kidding? he didn't even once ‘kick you’. I mean. I know what an anonymous did all this time. He just told people to keep an eye on you, nothing more.”

Kyuhyun's face became more confused. He did not understand the direction of Jino's conversation.

“So, in other words.there are others who mean to harm you.” Jino's knot can now be fully understood by Kyuhyun.

“Mwo? But for what?”

“i'm not sure either, abonim won't tell me anything at all. But in my opinion.” Jino breathes for a moment then sips Kyuhyun's espresso which is still intact –because Kyuhyun has not drank it at all - but has started to cool down. Kyuhyun looked at him more seriously, demanding further explanation on what Jino was talking about at the moment.

“what if I won't go back and take over my grandfather's company – I mean Mr Kim?”

“abonyms might lose that company.”

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Kyuhyun kicked a pebble in front of him. Jino's words were still dancing in her mind. Apparently not his father who was sending a bouncer to take him. He regretted thinking ill of his own father. Although Kyuhyun's relationship with his father has not been good all this time, but there is no way he could have done that to his son. He never even hit Kyuhyun in his entire life, just a slap in the face when Kyuhyun decided to leave the house. That was all, and he knew now why his father had desperately told him to stay. Turns out this was all for her sake, for her grandfather's company.

What if his father lost the company? it was a company pioneered by the grandfather of his mother, and the father had devoted himself there since he was young.

Kyuhyun. On the one hand he wanted to help his father, but on the other hand he also wanted to get what he wanted so far. Soon he could finish his medical school, he could not take it off. It has been maintained until now. He doesn't want everything to be in vain.

‘what should I do?’ Kyuhyun sighed in frustration while continuing to kick the pebble in front of him. His mind was too chaotic right now, to the point that he was unaware someone was walking up to him.

“Kyuhyun.”.

Kyuhyun's steps came to a halt, he looked forward and saw that Hyunjin was standing before him.

“hai..” greet Hyunjin with a forced smile, Kyuhyun smiled back thinly.

“what are you doing here?” asked Kyuhyun suddenly, Hyunjin was a little surprised because the name returned his greeting, instead of driving him away like what he was afraid of at the beginning. Didn't Kyuhyun say he didn't want to see the girl again? But Hyunjin was happy, at least Kyuhyun was still willing to assume his presence.

“just happened to pass. You alone?”

“want to find fresh air.”

A moment of silence was coming between them. Both of them still felt awkward, considering the things that had happened between them lately. Padaha before each meeting will always be colored by fighting, they never get along even though. But now? Even saying hello to each other feels awkward.

“long time did not meet.” said Hyunjin finally, can not stand the silence between them.

“wasn't we just met last night?” Kyuhyun chuckled, There's only this girl.

“ah, you're right.” Hyunjin scratched his nape wrongly. Actually, he only spoke at the origin. At the very least, there were things they could abuse right now. Hyunjin just wanted to stay with Kyuhyun for longer.

“sorry Hyunjin-sshi, I have to go. See you next time.” Kyuhyun walked away, passing Hyunjin just like that. The girl only nodded once, unable to just say “ya” though.

‘even now he called my name correctly?’ hyunjin murmured in the heart.

How does Kyuhyun feel about her? the girl was still confused. If he was only playing tricks on her, there was no way she would still be silencing him until now. If he was just messing around that time, shouldn't their relationship be back “normal”? but now Kyuhyun changed, thinking of Hyunjin like the person he had just met.

If his expression of love at that time was really honest, why did Kyuhyun turn around like this? Hyunjin thought, probably because Kyuhyun knew about his match with Donghae. But Kyuhyun had not even heard the answer from the girl. Why can he withdraw his decision unilaterally? Not once did he give Hyunjin a chance to explain, answering her feelings for Kyuhyun.

Without realizing it again Hyunjin shed her tears, she cried in silence. He's been so whiny lately, and all this because of Kyuhyun? Oh my God, he never even once cried from heartbreak when Donghae rejected him at that time. But now that Kyuhyun avoided it, it felt really sick. The pain went to the chest, making it tight to breathe.

“Noona!”

Hyunjin turned her head towards the direction the voice came from, it turned out to be Minho. Hurriedly he wiped away the tears that started to flow down his cheeks.

“Yes! you said just for a second, why so long? What's noona doing here?” Minho caught up with questions that Hyunjin had not even answered one by one. “Omo! You're crying noona?”

“you're done eating ice cream?” hyunjin asked as she tried to control her voice which started to sound choked by her crying earlier. He didn't care about Minho's question at all. How could he say he was crying because of a namja? Minho would definitely laugh it off.

“nde, and I have to pay everything with my own money.” Minho put on a look of annoyance, just like it wasn't Hyunjin who treated him then.

“ah, okay. Then noona will change your money. Now we better get home. You're not thinking of eating anything anymore, are you?” Hyunjin looked at him with concern, afraid that Minho would still feel hungry and ask to be treated with other foods.

Minho shook his head, “no. We will eat at home. Oemma will also be angry if we do not finish the cooking.”

“ya, you're right. Kajja!”