Sehun sat there in shock. He couldn't believe what the secretary had told him. Sejun? Dead? He couldn't comprehend the words that were coming out of her mouth.
"I know this is shocking for you," Mrs. Oh implied, "I'm very sorry."
She hugged Sehun. Sehun nodded and for the first time in awhile, he hugged a girl back. The secretary was like a mother figure to Sehun. He wondered why someone with such a miserable job loved him so much. He pulled away from the hug and smiled softly.
"Thank you," Sehun thanked.
"No problem," Mrs. Oh replied, smiling softly at the fragile boy.
Sehun had shoved his hands into his pockets and left the office before trudging back to his class. Chanyeol looked over to see Sehun in an upset mood. He sighed and decided to wait till class was over.
The younger boy was leaning his elbow on the desk, his chin resting on the top of his right hand. He wondered who had killed his younger brother. Or was it a suicide? What happened?
He sighed, and noticed everyone staring at him. He glared at them as he didn't like attention being drawn to him that much anymore.
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As class had ended, Chanyeol rushed to gather his things and head after Sehun. He was quick with his steps, hurriedly making an effort to catch up to him.
Once he did, he reached out to grab Sehun's shoulder. Sehun turned around, about to glare at who grabbed him, but his expression softened as he saw the puppy eyed tall boy behind him.
Both boys decided to talk in a more private area. To them though, private was the cafe where the whole group of friends hung out.
They walked inside, grabbing their usual seats inside the small and homey cafe. Chanyeol was first to speak as Sehun took off his jacket, sitting down with a glum expression plastered on his face.
"Are you okay?" Chanyeol asked, "Ever since you came back from the office y-"
"I know," Sehun cut off the older boy, "Sejun was found dead..."
Chanyeol didn't know what to say. He put his coffee down and went over to hug the fragile boy.
"Oh, Sehun, I'm so sorry," Chanyeol muttered.
"It's okay," Sehun mumbled, "It's not like you could do anything either."
Chanyeol sat back in his seat. Sehun looked at him and sighed. Sehun needed time to recollect his thoughts. He looked around the cafe. Chen was serving other customers.
As he was doing so, he spotted the two familiar tall boys sitting at a table near the back. He served his final customer before walking over to them.
Chen smiled as he approached the two boys. He brushed himself off and sat at the table with them.
"Is Sehun okay?" Chen questioned, noticing the younger boy slouching in his seat, and looking at the ground.
"His brother was found dead," Chanyeol told the older boy in a hushed tone of voice.
Chen's eyes widened and he gave Sehun a sympathetic look. He got up and walked over to the younger boy.
"Want to have another study session later?" The older boy asked, smiling softly at his younger.
"Sure!" Sehun exclaimed as he thought it would take his mind off everything that had happened.
Chanyeol smiled softly at Chen. The older boy smiled back and walked away to serve other customers.
As Sehun was feeling a bit better than he had when he first heard the news, Kai and Baekhyun suddenly burst into the cafe, running over to the table where the two tall boys sat.
"Sehun are you okay!?" Kai questioned in a worried tone.
"That's a first," Sehun chuckled.
"Yah, you can thank Channie Hyung," Kai mumbled.
"Yeolie Hyung?" Sehun questioned.
"He knocked some sense into me over the time we've been here," Kai explained, "When he lashed out at me when you were in the hospital for attempted suicide, the time he threw books at both or our heads, I could go on."
"No, you don't need to," Sehun implied, "And Yeolie Hyung lashed out at you?"
Kai nodded in response. Chanyeol looked away embarrassed which made Baekhyun giggle cutely. Chen looked over to see the four together and he smiled.
He then remembered the special order Jonghyun had made for Kai. He took it out, reading the sticky note on the cup.
'Kim Jongin,
I meant to give this to you sooner, but I just couldn't find the time to give it to you. My friend Taemin has talked a lot about you. I decided to give this to you because you have held a special place in my heart, just like Taemin and Jongdae have. I hope you enjoy this.
Yours Truly,
Kim Jonghyun'
Chen smiled softly. He shut the fridge and brought that special order to Kai. He placed it on the table in front of him.
"I-," Kai didn't know what to say.
"It's from someone special," Chen implied, smiling brightly, "Read the note."
Kai took the note off of the cup and started to read it aloud to the others after Chen went to serve others since he already read the note.
''김종인,
나는 이것을 당신에게 더 빨리 주려고했지만, 나는 당신에게 그것을 줄 시간을 찾지 못했습니다. 제 친구 태민이 당신에 대해 많이 이야기했습니다. 태민이나 종대처럼 마음 속에 특별한 자리를 가졌기 때문에 이것을 주겠다고 결심했습니다. 나는 당신이 이것을 즐기시기 바랍니다.
너의 진실,
김종현"
As Kai read the small and sweet note, he smiled and took a sip of the popular cold drink. He smiled again.
"Waaa~ this is so good!" Kai exclaimed.
Chanyeol, and Baekhyun laughed at the younger's response. Sehun got up, and walked out of the cafe. He started to head towards the office. As he walked inside, he saw Mrs. Oh sitting on the bench. It was as if she was waiting for Sehun to show up.
Sehun looked over and sat beside her.
"Sehun, I wanted to talk to you about something," Mrs. Oh implied, hesitating on what she wanted to say.
"What is it?" Sehun asked, looking at the ground, his hands shoved in the pockets of his leather jacket.
"The truth," Mrs. Oh replied. Sehun looked up and his gaze locked with hers.
'You see you were adopted," Mrs. Oh explained, "So was your brother."
"Then who's my mother?" Sehun asked.
Mrs. Oh smiled softly at Sehun. The younger boy's eyes widened. He bit his lip tearing up. He then hugged her. Mrs. Oh hugged back.
"I'm glad I have a mother who cares," Sehun mumbled before pulling away from the hug.
"I expected different," Mrs. Oh implied.
"You care," Sehun stated, "That's why my reaction is different."