Not Him
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Hyunjin searched the room where her mother was in, and she could easily find her after previously asking a nurse. Inside were Minho and Siwon, as well as two others.
“ah, have you come Hyunjin?” the woman next to her mother's bed looked up, smiling kindly at the girl.
Hyunjin nodded clumsily, that woman is Lady Lee, Donghae's mother. And the other one, it turns out, is Donghae.
Hyunjin turned to the bed, where her mother was still lying unconscious―or perhaps she was asleep? He doesn't know for sure.
“what's with oemma? Why can it suddenly hurt?” Hyunjin asked, hoping someone could tell her. His face turned towards Minho, it seemed like his sister was the one who knew the most about this.
“eomma suffered a sudden cardiac arrest, after appa.” Minho can't continue it anymore. Not can't, but won't.
“can we talk for a minute, oppa?” Hyunjin whispered softly to her older brother. Siwon nodded, then followed Hyunjin out of the room.
“what really happened? Why didn't you tell me back home?” Hyunjin asked the full prosecution, Siwon just kept quiet.
“oppa, is it true appa.. in resistant?”
Siwon nodded, but Hyunjin was not satisfied with the answer, she wanted a more complete explanation. How could he know the problem that befell his father was precisely from his own friend?
“because what? what is wrong appa?”
“ayo follow.” Siwon walked over, then hinted at Hyunjin to follow him.
“tau where?”
“you'll know later.”
“but oemma.”
“ada Minho there. Besides, there is Lee ahjumma who takes care of oemma.”
Without saying much more Hyunjin immediately followed him. They get in the car and go somewhere, but Hyunjin doesn't know where she's going.
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“appa take it easy, I'm trying to gather evidence that Appa is innocent. The truth will definitely be revealed in the end, it's all just a matter of time.” Choi Siwon tried to convince his father, at least maybe it could make the man feel calmer. Lord Choi Minhwa just nodded, then smiled as if there was no heavy burden on him now. The man was still calm with all the bad things that happened to him. He was accused of embezzling company funds for the project he was working on, even though he did not directly take care of financial problems for the project, he was framed―behind that's what Siwon alleged, as his father's lawyer.
“I believe appa's innocent. Everything will definitely be proved, and appa will be released soon.” Hyunjin tried to comfort her father, but he cried instead. The father immediately pulled his only daughter into his warm embrace, making Hyunjin sobbing even more. His shoulders shook and his father's shoulders began to get wet by the girl's tears.
“promise, appa must get out of here immediately.”
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Hyunjin and Siwon had just gotten out of the car, when suddenly Hyunjin felt a tremor in her pocket. The girl immediately pulled out the phone from her pants pocket. Previously, he signaled Siwon to enter the hospital first.
“yobosseyo..” greet Hyunjin as soon as you press the answer button. He hesitated a little, because the one who contacted him was a new number that he did not know.
“Hyunjin-sshi. Now come to the cafe where you used to work!” the man across. Hyunjin was shocked.
“what's wrong? sorry, who am I talking to?”
“This Cho Jino. Sorry to startle you. Come quickly, hyung is waiting for you. You guys don't have much time.”
Pip's! Connection interrupted. Jino is in a hurry. What's the matter? Hyunjin did not understand.
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Hyunjin stepped into the cafe, which holds many of her memories with Kyuhyun. The longer, Hyunjin felt the distance between them getting further and further. Kyuhyun is so hard to reach. Especially after he knew the truth. Does this mean that their relationship cannot go any further?
The girl already knew who put her father in custody. The person he did not know, but turned out to be someone who was a part of the life of his loved ones, that person was Kyuhyun's father. Hyunjin did not expect, her father's words at that time were really serious. He felt guilty for his father, for he had too often opposed the man.
His steps reached a table, right where a man in a hat was sitting with his head down. Her face was not very visible, but from a distance Hyunjin could recognize that it was Kyuhyun. Kyuhyun looked different, looking thinner and paler. Hyunjin was worried about him. He wanted to scold the man, for not being able to take care of him and make him look miserable. But how can it be? Hyunjin is now holding back her happy feelings when she meets Kyuhyun again after some time she can't find him anywhere. He is trying to suppress his longing, all this must end.
“you've come?” Kyuhyun smiled happily as soon as he found Hyunjin in front of him. The girl immediately sat in the front seat of Kyuhyun.
“actually no.” Kyuhyun smiled blandly, but as much as possible he tried to look strong in front of the girl. Hyunjin wanted to shout, scolding Kyuhyun who had made her anxious these few days. Even calling just no, the girl was really worried. But he could not, Hyunjin's voice seemed to be stuck in his throat.
“you love me?” Kyuhyun asked, looking gently at his girl.
Hyunjin nodded, expressing her answer. But in his heart he shouted, ‘of course I love you, stupid! why do you keep asking that?’
“I just want to make sure, at least you will stay with me no matter what happens ‘kan?”
Hyunjin smiled wryly, she should be happy for Kyuhyun to say that. Doesn't that mean Kyuhyun really wants Hyunjin to stay by his side? But Hyunjin had a choice, at least one that could save the other party, not just him. Doesn't there have to be sacrifices? He realized that his relationship with Kyuhyun had not been able to go well from the beginning. They shouldn't have gone any further, now it's too hard to let go of what they've achieved. But it's not too late. As much as possible Hyunjin wanted to let go of everything, before her heart was completely petrified and just thinking about her feelings.
“we should just break up.” the sentence was thrown with a raucous voice from the lips of the 21-year-old girl.
“Mwo? Don't joke!” Kyuhyun screamed in panic. Is this girl in front of him crazy? just now he asked her how she felt, and the answer that Hyunjin gave was very contrary to the sentence that escaped her lips just now.
“i'm not kidding.”
“why are you talking like that?”
“no need to keep it secret anymore, I already know everything.”
#Flashback#
“This Cho Jino. Sorry to startle you. Come quickly, hyung is waiting for you.”
Pip's! Connection interrupted. Jino is in a hurry. What's the matter? Hyunjin did not understand.
Suddenly his phone vibrated again, this time because there was a text coming in.
***Sorry again. Can you go there before, come to the park near the cafe? I'd like to talk for a second.***
Without thinking anything else Hyunjin immediately left. What Jino said confused him, so he had to ask for an explanation later.
In the garden, there was already Jino waiting for him. Hyunjin immediately went to the sister of her lover.
“Jino-sshi..” call Hyunjin, instantly Jino immediately turned her head and smiled at him.
Hyunjin sat down next to Jino, asking, “you want to talk about what?”
Jino was silent for a while, still hesitating to convey what had stuck in her heart since yesterday. But Jino had already thought about it, Hyunjin had to know the truth. Kyuhyun can't hide this from his girlfriend for much longer. Hyunjin deserves to know.
“If you are given a choice―” said Jino finally. Hyunjin took it seriously, so curious about what important things Jino wanted to say on the phone earlier.
Jino continued, “which one will you choose? Keeping your loved one by your side, or letting go if it makes him happier?”
Hyunjin was confused, not understanding at all what Jino's question meant.
Not wanting to make the girl even more confused, Jino was straight to the point, “you deserve to know this. Kyuhyun hyung and his father are not very good. They have always been fighting all this time.”
Hyunjin was surprised, Kyuhyun never told her about this. But that's too much of a secret to his life from Hyunjin. But Hyunjin had yet to find the main point of all this.
“because what?”
“differences principle. Kyuhyun hyung wants to become a doctor, while an anonymous person wants him to continue his grandfather's company, which has been passed down to him for a long time. Initially, hyung learned business according to the wishes of an anonymous. But unbeknownst to my father, he secretly attended medical school. And when I found out, my father was really furious. And the peak was three years ago, Kyuhyun hyung left home and lived alone, hiding from us.”
“and you know? My father never gave up, he kept trying to bring Kyuhyun hyung back and follow his wishes.”
“I never knew it.” Hyunjin said softly. Why did Kyuhyun never share this bitter story? he felt that he was not important to Kyuhyun.
“that's not the main thing I want to tell you. Actually my father gave him a choice. Kyuhyun hyung can remain a doctor, as long as he wants to marry Yeoram, his relationship daughter.”
#Flashback end#
