"Where were you? Did you check the time?? huh?" brother's tone sent a shiver down my spine, I didn't know why he was speaking to me in that tone, I joined my eyebrows together surprised by his behaviour, he wasn't angry but his tone squealed different to me.
"I was with Tae-Hyun," somehow I managed to tell him but still his expression didn't change a little, for the first time I was scared by his looks.
"Seriously?"
"Yeah, and what's wrong with you? Why are you behaving that way?" I said while shrugging my shoulders, my sights were noticing his expressions.
"What were you doing with him?" his tone was surprising at every moment as I wasn't usual to it, "Brother what happened?" finally gotta asked him what was going in his mind. His questions were annoying me a lot, so I turned without answering him however he again stood in front stopping me from getting inside the room.
"What about Sung-Ho? You gonna give up so easily?" I slightly chuckled at the mention of him but still, the pain grew inside in it, not looking into his eyes, I glanced at the floor.
"Answer me?"
"Do I have any way? huh? I know how long I waited for him but -" before I could say something else, I started laughing at myself which changed his expression from cold to worried as he cupped my face while asking me to look into his eyes.
"I want him in my life but I don't think I will ever have him by my side, what if mom does something wrong with him, and because I love him it doesn't I would bear his absence from my life," I let out my biggest insecurity while shedding some tears down my cheeks.
His hands were fast to wipe them, and his head nod proved everything to me, that I was right, I couldn't do something that would sacrifice his life or somebody's else.
"If you don't have any way but you can still try for once," someone's suggestion interrupted us and we both turned in unison to catch up with the person.
"Ari?" brother whispered
"Yeah," she mumbled and walked towards me, lightly she caressed my cheeks, lightening my face she passed her beautiful smile which I returned on the spot.
"I know you can't do anything but you can't give up before trying right?" I was confused by her phrase, looked up at him but his face also matched with my expression confused about what she was trying to say.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Let's move inside," she suggested to us because if anyone found us here then sure it gonna harm us in a way. So moving inside I locked the door.
"Tell," the brother asked while grabbing a chair while she sat down on the bed, pulling out her phone from her pocket, for a moment she looked for something in her phone that's when she played a video.
"See," she whispered and both of us moved in her direction to watch what she was asking for.
"What the heck?" he played a good move, I must say that he gonna lose his position soon," the brother said as his face turned red out of anger while I was too shocked when I noticed Shik(Secretary) pouring something on the floor back then when I was Tae-Hyun at the company, the day when it all started.
"What is he doing brother?" I asked.
"Jin-Ae, I can't say this would help you but still we have proof against mom that we can present in front of all the shareholders which would end up in her resignation," Ari was making sense with her speak ups but brother stopped her from doing that.
"No, we can't do that, you keep it safe for the future," he said while his mind was playing some tricks inside.
Ari nodded.
I asked getting confused by her "But what does this proof have to do with me and Sung-Ho?"
"See, if something happens with him if you decide to be with him then not wishing but mom tried to do something then we can go with this video," Somewhere she was right, however, the fear of losing didn't leave my heart, "But it can still be dangerous, brother you know her she can do anything."
"I know but nothing is more important to her than money and fame, as Ari said that we will show this video then she can not do anything wrong with him."
"But-" I was cut off by Ari.
"Trust him, and you should talk with Sung-Ho, he would help you to get out of this problem,'
"I will see."
"Okay, you seem tired, you should sleep, we gonna leave," my brother said while leaving a peck on my forehead and Ari stroked my hair, and I smiled towards them.
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"I'm worried about her," Ari said while entering the room, listening to her worries Ji-Hoon let out a long sigh.
"Come here," he patted the space beside him on the bed, climbing onto it, she pulled the blanket on them.
"I'm sure she will think about this, and we gonna always be with her," he said and closed his eyes, drifting to sleep. "I know -" she was cut off by his hand that pulled her closer to his chest by the head, ended up like her face on his chest, she had wide eyes, noticing his actions which heightened her heartbeats, she tried to pull off from there but as she tried, and then he pulled him closer to him, and lips were few inches away from his neck, she could inhale his scent.
"Sleep," he said but she lifted her gaze to look at him, and automatically her lips curved into a big smile, seeing him sleeping.
"Good Night," she mumbled and also drifted off.
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10 pm
Only the clicking sound of clock's sticks was heard in my ears, I was glancing at the ceiling, recalling those moments at the beach, the first kiss we shared in the restroom, remembering the kiss, my cheeks heated up with the shade of red however it didn't last long when my mom's words roamed inside my head, calling me off from those happy moments of me with my love.
Fear of losing him took over me, I wasn't in a state to do something stupid that would harm him, I was frightened.
"I don't want to lose you but I don't know how to" I paused midway, and stepped off from the bed, moving towards the balcony, carrying the blanket as I was feeling cold.
Taking a seat on the chair, I sat like a koala wrapped in a blanket.
"What should I do? I can't think of a way for this problem, on the one side I want to love him but on the other side, my mom's thoughts are killing me inside," I sadly murmured those words, looking at the sky who didn't know what was happening on the earth, the stars were still shining perfectly and the moon, joined me there because we two were left alone, smiling weakly I continued to stare at the moon, I flinched by the sound of my phone ringing.
I ignored it because I wasn't in the mood to talk with anyone presently as I wished to spend some time under the light of the moon, however again it started ringing, I hissed before getting inside to grab it.
"Tae-Hyun?" I whispered
Me: hello?
Tae: Did I disturb you?"
I smiled at his baby tone while moving to the same spot "Balcony*
Me: no, tell me what is it?"
He cleared his throat before speaking up, as I smelled that he gonna talk about something serious.
He had all attention.
Him: Do you love him?
I knew that it gonna be something related to me and him, I closed my eyes, wanting to ignore it but I also thought that for how long I would be doing the same. So, I decided to tell him.
me: yes
Him: then why are agreeing with this marriage?
me: because I don't want to be the reason for your loss and dads too.
Him: why you always thinking about something that has nothing to relate to your life, can't you go with your heart for once.
I chuckled,
me: you think that? I always did what my heart wanted but now it's something different.
him: what is it? Tell me.
I thought for once about telling him, I wanted to share my troubles with him but what if he didn't think the same, might be he would feel burdened.
him: you would be thinking the same, I don't want to bother you right? Now tell me what is it?
me: how did you know that?
him: I know you from the start so you don't try to fool me, spill it.
I mentally smiled at his phrase.
me: umm. I am worried for Sung-Ho, mom's threats are keeping me away from him.
him: what threats
me: she said if I dared to go against them then his life would be in danger, and I don't want to be the cause of his harm.
him: you are such a dumb.
me: stop it.
him: I don't know if I should tell you this but-
me: what is it?
him: he is leaving for States, it might be tomorrow.