Credits: @Aesthetics__ (on Inkitt)
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this is to educate on some of the effects that certain events and issues have on people. This one being on men's mental health and well being
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Junghwa's POV
I look up from my phone as I hear the fridge open, I assume it's my brother. But to my shocked I see Bonnie's twin. He is holding a packet of starwberries and eating them
"Hi!" He waves as I also take one strawberry and eat it.
I stand up. I see that he jumps a little. "I'm sorry." He apologises
"It's okay. I also like strawberries." I softly say taking another and eats it.
"Oh." He says as I see his whole body relax a bit. "Berry Berry" I giggle eating the strawberries.
He nods, agreeing, eating another one. "He's rarely at home so let's finish this up and I can buy him another one." I said to Ryan
Just as I say that my brother walks in. "Hi." Ryan says with his mouth full of the berries.
"Erm-can somebody tell me what's going on now?" My brother asked as I just cutely dropped the strawberries back to where it came from
Ryan just hands the whole container to me. "Strawberry stealing?" My brother asks again. Ryan nods, my brother just laughs. I just look at them as my brother laughed.
"Enjoy them you two." He tells us. I then put down the container and pull my brother's hand a little. "Join us eating them please~" I softly said which got my brother laughing again
He join in. "First real life experience of you two siblings eating in front of me" Ryan giggles eating the strawberries
We both softly giggle. "So how long you know my brother Ryan?" I then asked Ryan directly. Just a bit curious since it seem he knows my brother for a long time
"We went to the same school, we become friends during a school project." Ryan quietly says. "No wonder my brother smile so much then. Thank you." I thanked Ryan giggling that got Jungkook blushing
"I should be the one saying thank you." Ryan admits.
I looked at Ryan confused. "So, during both of our times at school we were both trainees at the company. At school this one kid just didn't like Ryan. Told lies about him, put coconut in his drink, and beat him up once. I am and was at the time Ryan's only friend." Jungkook explains
"That's worse than mine." I can't help hugging Ryan much to my brother's shock. That's be about the eighth man in my life I ever give a hug
"Thank goodness you're alright and alive here." I tell Ryan
He softly hugs me and pats my back. I soon pull away. I see his is stiff again. "Did something else happen?" I ask.
"Or there's something I shouldn't know" I added on
"You can tell her." Ryan says to my brother as he leaves the room.
"His family issues during 2018... His dad that married into the family isn't a nice person. He hit and threatened Ryan, Bonnie, Donna, And their mother. He forced Ryan to change his korean name and enroll in a extremely hard course. He stayed with the guys bio son who had watch over him all the time." My brother explained.
"That's so mean" I pouted sadly upon hearing what happened
"The bio son did tell us that the guy is in South Korea currently. But we just don't know where. So the guy siblings and family is just staying on a down low." He adds on.
"That's so scary" I said as I can't help myself but to feel bad for Ryan, it must be so hard for him
"Here is a picture of the guy. If he comes into your cafe please just call the police." He says sending a picture to my phone.
"I will call the police." I smile promising him. "But don't engage in any fights." He reminds me as always.
"What if I want to?" I jokingly ask and he glares at me not to. "Alright. I will not engage in a fight." I promised. "Good" He says.
"How about we check on Ryan now?" I suggests. He nods, we go right to jungkook's room, we quietly go in to see a made up bed on the floor, he is asleep.
"Let's cook him a good meal tomorrow." My brother suggests and I nodded my head agreeing
"What's his favourite meal?" I ask my brother as he quietly shuts the door. He then uses his phone and gives me the recipe
"Ham and cheese sandwich." I read it over. "I will read the recipe before cracking on it tomorrow." I said to my brother
-Next Day-
When I wake up I see Ryan half awake just sitting on one of the kitchen chairs.
I just get ready on the recipe as quick as I can. While I cook I reliese he doesn't really react,
'Is he sleep walking?' I ask myself, I go to get my brother who is a bit difficult to wake up but he does.
"Chanyi-ah." He says coming out. He only responds with a mumble.
"Go to the toilet and go back to bed." My brother says, to my shock he listens and does so. "Just a sleep walking episode." My brother tells me
"Oh" I nodded my head understanding what's going on now. "You need help with the hand and cheese?" He asks me and I nodded my head
"But let me check if he made it to bed first." He says going and checking. He comes back five minutes later.
"His now in bed." He says. "So I can help you 100%" He smiles and I nodded my head letting him help.
He cuts up the cheese while I go through this fridge to find the ham...which is placed at the very back.
Luckily my hands are thin enough to grab the food. I walked up to the kitchen and cut the ham.
"So found the Mr Mysterious yet?" He asks me which make me remember the flowers I've been getting. I shook my head
"No not yet. I wonder who it is though." I say. "It's been a year or so, and the flowers have no known return address." I softly tell him
"And I'm sure it's not Ryan or anyone in your group." I say. "That's weird but I can help you keep a lookout." He reassures me
"That would be nice." I say. We soon manage to finish up the ham and cheese sandwich for Ryan
"Do we wake him or let him wake up?" I ask my brother. "Let him wake up on his own." He says. After ten minutes Ryan does wake up.
"I slept walked didn't I?" He Asks us both, Jungkook nods. "Yup." He says. "I'm sorry about that" Ryan apologises
"No, it's perfectly normal." I say. While giving him his sandwich to eat, my brother is pestering me to take the food to lunch at the cafe.
"No." I refused. "No skipping meals." He puts the sandwich on my hand firmly. "Fine." I say. "Thank you." Ryan says. "No worries." I smiled before I went to get ready for work.
Once at work I put up a photo of the guy at a place for everyone to see.
"Whos that?" Both Bora and Inhye ask me. "Chanyi's stepfather. He's a possessive dude and has made his life hell by making him going on a hiatus to study in the most difficult nursing school here." I briefly explained the situation
"I wont say the full thing. But Donna, Bonnie, Chanyi, and Their mother was affected by him." I add on. "Sounds and looks like an unpleasant fellow." Inhye says.
"Signal me once you saw him, I will handle him while you both go call the police at the toilet." I tell them
"Not listening to your brother?" Bora asks me. "I will deal with it in a more peaceful way." I said. "Testing the grounds before making the move." I added on with a smile
"Okay...Be safe." They both say. "Now shall we get to work?" I asked them. They nod