10. Numb
"Unnie? Hey welcome, how's Madrid? I-" I was greeting Jennie unnie when she shows up suddenly in the middle of my activity to preparing the kimchi at the kitchen. But she doesn't look at me, her stare is straight and mad somehow.
I wonder why.
She keeps on walking, stomping her feet harshly on the floor, making her way upstairs. And then she meets Jungkook face to face who just exiting his room.
He come home earlier because of our promise to make fried rice kimchi together. He was smiling ear to ear when he sees me with the pile of the fermented kimchi on the table.
It's all happened in a flash of second when Jennie unnie's hand hardly make contact with his skinny cheek make his head tilted to the other side. I gasp and dropping the knife on the table with a loud noisy sound.
"How dare you talking shit to my parents without my permission." Shout Jennie unnie at him on his face.
"What?"
"You fucking asshole, isnt it enough to make me unhappy with this shitty life living with a weak person like you. And now suddenly you add a heavy burden on my shoulder."
"Jen-"
"Why you fucking tell my parents that I was the one who doesn't want to have child?" She nearly screams hysterically while punching his hard chest full of anger. "Why did you blame me? You think because of who I won't ever have child? It's your mistake. Because of you."
"Jen, I only state the fact. Beside I don't know what to tell. I don't know what to say, you weren't there to tell me. You didn't take my call either. I don't know what I supposed or not supposed to talk or to do."
"Right, another blame. I fucking hate you. Cant you get loss from my world? Can't you just die with your annoying parents."
"Kim Jennie!" He shouts stopping my system in one shot.
Shit.
I shouldn't come.
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My hands are shaking. I supposed to leave after the disaster which is come an hour ago. But I just can't. Even after Jennie unnie pulling her suitcase from her separate room, I can't move or just to say something. I froze there, along with Jungkook which was his eyes glows with unborn tears, watching the tile floor with sadness and disappointment and slightly regret in it.
10 minutes he just stand there watching the door where is Jennie unnie gone. After that he doesn't speak anything and just walking to his room.
I was confused between leaving or not. But I can't. I am afraid something will happen to Jungkook. I am a softie. My bad. I always had big simpathy for others. So I just stand here worriedly, afraid to disturbing his alone time with a knock.
I just want to make sure he is okay.
Knock... knock...
I bit my lips waiting, one second, two, three and I can hear a weak footstep approaching, a lock turned and those door opened to show a pale face with a visible red tint on his nose, a red eyes too.
But as soon as he look me watching him, his right lips twitching. And my heart clenched.
"You still stay?" He ask and I nod. "Sorry." He said shortly but i shake my head.
"No. Its fine." I say and extending my hand to give him a banana milk bottle. He just look at it with a weak smile. "You okay?" I ask and he just look at me. Those eyes then trap me in a full sorrow. I feel a great pain growing in my chest.
"Depends on what you want to hear from me." He said weakly. "But in the end it will always end with a huge smile and a strong tone of 'I am okay'."
I clench my hand and unconsciously I drop the bottle on the floor making a broken sounds of glass. Just like his heart maybe. Just like our heart. I bite my lips hardly to hold the whimper that I dont want to show to anyone. I dont care if it will bleed.
"Hey why you cry?" He then walk in to me, touching my cheeks with his hands, wiping away the tears on it. I step back quickly and with the sleeves of my sweatshirt I wipe my tears away myself.
"I don't cry. I am sorry." He then snorts to caught me in lie. He forcefully pulling me in his embrace.
"You heard that?" I stop my hiccup and perking my ears. Nothing to hear. It just the sound of his heart. A calm one. "My heart beat always calming down when you are around." He said and I look up to see that we were too close. Wrong move. "Suddenly the pain goes away." He said again with his smile. "And I love the way you numb my pain."
I still looking at his warm orbs. Try to understand the shits he says but I cant. I am clueless.
"So keep coming, if this will be forever, will you keep coming? Please keep coming" He ask and I just can blinking my eyes. "Can we be friend?"
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"Miss Manoban?"
"Miss?"
"I am sorry Miss."
"Ma'am." I snap out from my zoning out but lowkey keep my face straight. I look around to see some of clients looking at me expecting something. I look at my front to see Amber presenting something on the screen. And Jieun beside me who looks so worry.
Shits.
I am in meeting. And I am zoning out. And Amber just looking for my opinion. And what's in my mind is all about Jungkook and his offer.
"Eum..." I said then straighten my sitting position. Judging the script on my hand while playing with my pen. "Can you give me your power point so I can learn it.. so.." I am stuttering so bad. "I am sorry Amber.. I-" And I am so done. Everyone sighing.
"Its okay Miss Manoban. Life is hard and rough nowadays." She then smiles at me reassuring and it help. "I'll send you via email. Hope you like my design."
"Thank you." I said humbly with my genuine smile. "Meeting in 2 days. Same place and time. Okay. Now you all can leave." I said with a smile and the fellows leaving with a smile.
I watch Jieun preparing the file for us to leave the meeting room. I play with the pen on my hand when suddenly Jieun calling me.
"Lisa-ya, did something bad happen?" She ask and I shake my head. "You sure?" She ask again and I nod. She was smiling. "But you know that I am here to listen to you right?" She pats my shoulder before walking to the front door. She was about to open the door when I speak.
"Jieun-ah, how to be a good friend?"
She was taken aback when I ask her that.
Me too.
Am I crazy to take the offer?
Does it mean I will go too far into Jennie unnie's life?
She wont like it.
That night I was leaving without an answer for him. I just walking away like a fucking robot because my brain had malfunction. I cant processing anything.
And today I supposed to cook again. I'll meet him. What to do?
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I stand still in front of the door of Jennie unnie's house. With my bright brown coat, I stand there wishing he doesn't come home yet.
With a weak beep I enter the house.
And the view I should witnessing is not good at all.
"Oppa!"
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