"He has never left you, Ani." Sun Jae stated and embraced her in a warm hug. "Do not think too much. He is with you, in your heart. Do not think that way. I know it is difficult for you- extremely difficult but you have to hold yourself together and walk ahead. Your parents will feel bad when they will see you like this from heaven," said Jae.
"Then why they left me?" Ani questioned. Her voice choked and she started crying. The tears she was holding flew down in a go and the pain she was carrying burst out. "Why- why did they leave me alone? It- it hurts a lot," Ani stuttered. Sun Jae pulled away and wiped off the tears from her cheeks. Sun Jae tried hard but she did not stop crying. The phone in his pants pocket was ringing as Jun was asking him if he dropped Ani home but Sun Jae was busy consoling her.
He slid his hand inside the pocket to take out his handkerchief and took out it along with the phone when he saw Jun was calling him. He answered the call when Jun asked about Ani. "She is crying," the words fell out of Jae's mouth.
"Put her on the phone," Jun said. Jae hummed and gave the phone to Ani who looked at him confusedly. "It is Jun," Jae said.
"Wh- what?" Ani stuttered when Jae handed her the phone and told her to talk with him. Ani wiped the tears off her cheeks and put the phone near the ear. "Hello," Ani said in a low voice.
"Why are you crying?" Jun asked.
"I- I" she could not utter the words further. "Thinking about uncle?" Jun asked from the other side.
"Umm...hmm." She hummed. "Will he come back if you cry?" Jun asked.
"No," Ani answered. "I am not crying anymore. I am giving phone back to Sun Jae," Ani said.
"Don't. Try doing that and I will come there to punish you," Jun muttered.
"Huh?" Ani mumbled.
"This way you will grow. Thinking and crying about uncle all day! Do you want him to be in more pain? Crying if solves problem then uncle might be with us. Do you not think so? Instead of crying should you not work on yourself and prepare for the future?" Jun said in a single breath. He had tears in his eyes while saying all these things to her.
"Sorry," Ani said in a low voice.
"You should not be sorry. It was not your fault. Everyone once face such things in life but it does not mean that person get hold of that thing. Let it go, and work for his dream, your dream. That way you will feel better," Jun asserted while stressing upon his words.
"I understand. I will not cry anymore. Sorry, I disturb you too," Ani said and smiled.
"Hmm… Give phone to Jae," said Jun. Ani did so and handed the phone back to Jae. Jun talked him for a minute and then hung up the call. He looked at Ani who was wiping off the tears off her cheeks. Jae patted at her shoulder and then told her to get into the car. She did so and the two left for Ani's home. Dropping her home, Jae left for his house.
Ani went to her room and dropped a message for her brothers that she arrived him. She freshened up and then laid down on the bed. She kept thinking what Jun told her. "He was right. I should work upon myself and prepare for the future," murmured Ani and sat on the chair. She opened her subject books and started studying.
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In the late evening Kang Soo and Sung Woo came home. Ani brought water glasses for them from the kitchen. They thanked her and told her to sit. Ani nodded when Sung Woo saw the bruise on her knee.
"Ani, did you fall?" Sung Woo asked and then took out a bandage from his bag. He went to her, bent down on his knees and put the bandage over the bruise. "Oppa, I was hit by a student and fell. Thank you," Ani said with a smile.
"Walk carefully. What if you got injured?" Soo mumbled, making a pout. Ani smiled seeing the concern for her. Sung Woo sat beside her. "Oppa, do not worry so much about me. I am grown up now," stated Ani.
"I know but not for me," replied Kang Soo.
"Oppa, tomorrow is the birthday of my friend. So, I might get late," Ani declared.
"You made friends this soon. Good thing. Late? How late?" Sung Woo asked.
"I mean like late evening. Soo oppa, do you know Kim Sun Jae?" Ani asked out of sudden.
Soo gave a nod. "He is cousin of Jun. Why?" he asked and put the empty glass on the table.
"Oppa, he is in my school. I am so happy. Unlike Jun, he is really friendly," asserted Ani. Sung Woo was smiling upon hearing her.
"Nice. Then you already get to know someone known," pronounced Soo with a smile.
"Who is Jun? Is that the guy who is on your phone's wallpaper?" Sung Woo inquired.
"Haha… yes. Ani has a crush on him since long. I wonder if Jun knows or not," stated Kang Soo and smiled.
"He is really good looking. No wonder he will be every girl's crush. Is he going to modelling or something?" Sung Woo wondered and looked at Ani who was amused upon hearing that.
"Oppa, I do not think he likes modelling else when he was scouted by an agent he would have accepted that. He is into studies and wants to do engineering," Ani pronounced.
"You know many things about him," said Sung Woo teasingly. A red blush formed on Ani's cheeks.
"Ayee, told you that he is her crush so of course she knows about him. Moreover, their fathers were friends so they two are close," said Kang Soo and smiled.
"Ahh, oppa, we are not close. He does not even look at me," muttered Ani and lowered her eyes.
"He does not know about your feelings!?" Sung Woo asked.
"No," Ani replied.
"Tell him. He will start looking at you," stated Sung Woo.
"Oppa," mumbled Ani.
"Should I tell him then?" Soo questioned.
"Oppa, what are you saying? He will start hating me," Ani murmured. "Why are we talking about him? You two should freshen up," stated Ani and got up from the couch. "I am going to my room," she further said and left from there.
"Is she angry? Do you really think Jun avoids her?" Sung Woo asked Kang Soo.
"She is not angry. Jun cares for her, I guess. Do not tell her," said Kang Soo with a smile.
"So you mean Jun also likes her?" Sung Woo asked.
"Of course but do not Ani ever about this," asserted Kang Soo.
"Why?" Sung Woo asked.
"Because it is between those two," answered Kang Soo and got up from the couch. Sung Woo too got up and the two went to their respective rooms.
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