Guiseeeeeee.

I'm thinking of setting up a one shot request shop sometime in the late october, what do you guys think? (:

Because I need your input on this, how many of you would really request, etc. (It'd be really dumb to set up a shop like that without having anything to write, don't you think?)

Please give me your input through your comments! XD

And now, on with the story!

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Jinki’s Pov

I glanced at the clock, worried.

Dongsaeng wasn’t home yet and it was already eight o’clock. His dinner had already turned cold; chicken stew and vegetables which I had whipped up. Where in the world could he be? His shift at the pizza place ended some three hours ago, and he had switched his mobile off.

  Taemin devoured the stew and vegetables I had re-heated for him hungrily, and between mouthfuls I was able to piece the whole story together. This was the girl Taemin had gushed about so excitedly over our meals together, and he had just finished his shift when he found her perched on a bench, forlorn and crying.

  Miraculously, there had been a vending machine nearby and he had offered her a cup, only to have her fall in his arms crying again. Or else he had taken her in his arms. I couldn’t quite hear that part because his stew bowl was lifted off the table and completely covered his face as he gulped down the remainder of it.

  I glanced at the sleeping figure of Taemin’s crush, and with a jolt I felt something strike in my heart. I frowned at her face. She looked awfully familiar, I thought. But it could not have been possible that I knew her, for I never frequented coffee places. I surveyed her face again, but quickly shook off the jolt as her resembling someone else I knew.

  “What do you plan to do with her?” I asked straightforwardly, although not unkindly.

  Taemin glanced at her.

  “Well, since she’s already fast asleep … “Taemin trailed off, glancing at me hopefully, his eyes already turning big.

  I held my hands up in surrender.

  The next day, I trudged out of my room to find Taemin and the girl at the breakfast table, laughing over bowls of cornflakes and bananas. Another jolt struck in my stomach, this scene seemed so familiar yet I couldn’t place it. I shook the thought out of my head again, debating whether I should consult a psychologist.

  I filled my own bowl with breakfast and joined them at the table. The girl turned to me and smiled, and I offered her a warm one of mine back.

“I’m ~~~~~~~,” she introduced, arm extended to me.

I pumped her hand up and down.

“Lee Jinki,” I said.

I saw in her eyes a flash of recognition when I introduced myself, but as soon as it came it was gone and I became convinced that I really needed to take a trip to the psychologist.

We had an amiable breakfast together, and I found ~~~~~~~~ to be a pleasant girl; our conversation flowed smoothly and easily and I thoroughly enjoyed our meal together. I could see that dongsaeng really liked her too; his eyes were filled with obvious joy and sheer delight. Much of his cornflakes and milk had also sloshed onto the table; for he had been too busy staring at her the entire meal.

I bid them off for work at the door, and regarded them with amusement as they fought over which helmet they would take to ride Taemin’s motorbike.

And then as the two of them zoomed off, I finally realised why I had been having sudden jolts.

She reminded me of Taemin’s friend from long ago.

She and Taemin had been inseparable then, everything they did, they did together. After she left though, I had been left with the task of looking after dongsaeng. It hadn’t been easy; he moped about the house all day, and at times he would skip his meals, preferring to run down to the beach and pretend to skip among the waves with her.

Of course, the day we were to set off for the city was one of great excitement for him. However, when we got there, we received the terrible news of the death of our parents. It had been such a blow to the two of us; and I had to be the strong one. I remember Taemin refusing to eat a single thing; all he did was stare out the window, rocking to and fro as he curled himself up into a ball.

He never cried though, save for one time when the orphanage staff brought us to the beach. He let all his sorrow explode out of him then, and it was also at that moment I vowed to be the best brother Taemin would ever get. The both of us were exceptionally naughty in the orphanage, Taemin because of his sudden tempers, me because I didn’t want anybody to adopt us.

It worked, in the end.

I studied hard in the orphanage and was able to get myself a decent job. After that, I bought my own house and me and Taemin were pretty much on his own. The next few years were very much better, dongsaeng almost went back to his happy-go-lucky self, but I knew that inside of him sorrow was waiting like a time bomb.

Perhaps this girl could help him demolish this bomb.

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Heyy'all!

I've been updating more frequently like a good girl, no?

I smiled reading through all your comments in school today, you guys are the best!

*glomps all of you*

<3

Comment Replies

@wintersnow -- Yours was the first comment for this chapter and I was totally laughing at it, thanks so much! <3

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Really love you guys so much, :'''''')