I'll Live With You #1: MiChaeng

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I'll Live With You #1: MICHAENG part 31

Napatigil si Mina sa paglalaro nang maramdaman niyang huminto ang sasakyan. She looked at the window and saw a 3 storey-building.

"Myoui Art Galleria" is the building's name with the logo of bold letter M and a ballerina figure.

Mina and her dad shared a smile because of that. Her mom is her number one fan when it comes to ballet. Sa kanya pa talaga inspired ang logo.

M's mom: Wag ka ng pumasok.
Mina: Why?
M's mom: Sa lobby na kami magkikita.

Her dad leaned unto her and whispered.

Dad: Your mom's arts are your pictures.
Mina: Really!?
Dad: Baka nahihiya lang ang mommy mo dahil may sama ng loob pa yan sayo. Pero habang abala siya rito, hinhanda na niya lahat ng pictures mo sa iba ibang conpetitions.

Parang hinaplos ang puso ni Mina sa nalaman. Pinakita rin ng daddy niya ang tinutukoy nito gamit ang cellphone niya.

She also see how much her mom misses her after she was kicked out from disobeying the marriage she planned months ago.

Mina: I'm feeling guilty dad.
Dad: Don't be. Kilala mo naman ang mommy mo, mabilis magalit kaya kung ano ano ang sinasabi.
Mina: Bakit kasi pinagkakasundo ako kay Mr. Son?
Dad: Because their parents arranged your marriage before you were born.
Mina: Bakit?
Dad: Magkakaibigan sila. Parang isang taon lang si Mr. Son noon nang mabuntis sayo ang mommy mo.
Mina:Hindi pa alam kung lalaki o babae ako...pinagkasundo na agad?
Dad: Ganun talaga. Planado na yun nag aaral palang sila.
Mina: Hindi ba niya naisip na baka di naman ako sasaya sa desisyon niya?
Dad: You were in a relationship before right?
Mina: Yes
Dad: Kaya tinuloy na nila ang planong yun kasi nga naging kayo. Baka raw kasi may pag asa pa.
Mina: Tsk

Kanina pa sila nagkukwentuhan ng daddy niya nang makaalis ang ginang. From her first to last competition, her mom is always there.

Only if they are no arrange marriage, she will not encounter what she has now. Kung hindi sana sila pinagkasundo, tahimik ang buhay niya hanggang ngayon.

No Jackson's threat, no Chaeyoung's love confusion.

After a while, Mina's mom came back with a familiar face. She focus her sight on that face and when she realized who's that, her jaw slightly dropped.

Mina: J-jeongyeon?

Nagulat ang magulang ni Mina.

M's mom: Do you know each other?

Nang makalapit sila ng tuluyan, huminto si Jeongyeon sa harap ni Mina at ngumiti.

Jeong: Yes, Mrs. Myoui. We know each other.
M's mom: Really!?
Mina: Anong ginagawa mo rito? I mean....malayo ito sa Manila.
M's mom: That's so rude of you. He designed my gallery.
Mina: Eh?
Daddy: He's an architect.
Mina: Really?

Ngumiti lang si Jeongyeon.

M's mom: That's great that you know each other!
Mina: He's Chaeyoung's brother.
M's mom: What???

Nagtatanong na tumingin ang ginang kay Jeongyeon.

Jeong: Yes, maam. I'm Chaeyoung Son's brother.
M's mom: Pano nangyari yun? I mean, your last name si Yoo.
Jeong: Magkaiba po kami ng ama.
M's mom: WHAT!? Bakit hindi ko alam to? Teka, dalawa ang anak ni Liana? That girl! You better be ready!

Kinalkal ng ginang ang bag at hinanap ang telepono. Agad nitomg dinial ang number ng ina ni Jeongyeon at saka lumayo sa kanila.

Nagtaka si Jeongyeon sa inasal ng ginang. Habang si Mina ay gulat. Ngayon niya lang nalaman na hindi pala buong magkapatid ang dalawa.

Dad: I will excuse myself then..

Jeongyeon smiked at him and then face Mina.

Jeong: Nagulat ka din ba?
Mina:Uhm....m-medyo..
Jeong: Would you like to have some coffee with me? May coffee shop malapit dito e.
Mina: Ah sige..

Nagpaalam muna si Mina sa daddy niya bago umalis. Kumakabog ang puso niya habang naglalakad sila.

Bakit ngayon niyo lang nalaman na hindi sila talaga buong magkapatid? Alam rin kaya ni Chaeyoung?

Jeong: Kumusta na si Chaeyoung? Is he doing well?

He broke the silence after they received the hot coffee. Tumingin si Mina rito at ngumiti.

Mina: He's doing fine..
Jeong: Hindi ako nagpaalam sa kanyang aalis ako. Ilang buwan na rin ako rito.
Mina: Ah...

That made sense. Kaya pala hindi na niya ito nakita kasama si Chae.

Mina: Anong ginagawa mo rito? At pano mo nakilala si mommy?
Jeong: Ah...that? I was sent here. Nang malaman kong mommy mo siya, pumayag ako agad.
Mina: T-talaga?

Tumango si Jeongyeon at nahihiyang ngumiti si Mina. Now that he's facing him, she couldn't forget the day she was saved by him. He saved her from the masked men chasing her, anxiousness....from leaving the world.

Yes, Jeongyeon is her savior.

What anger her is that Chaeyoung, her boyfriend that time isn't on her side. Instead, Jeongyeon stayed with her.

To be continued...