Thin Line In Between

Chapter 21

Tee, Tae and Kimmon who shocked hearing the door standing up, which Kimmon couldn't react fast enough when a hand slapped hard on his left cheek, making his face turning left, shocking everyone. Tae was fast coming to Kimmon and his father, Kinung is fast holding his wife, Suri trying to calm her down.

"Are you for real having a relationship with a guy?" She asked, while still holding by her husband.

"Are you coming back for that? Don't even bother asking me beforehand?" asked Kimmon instead, but Tae was trying to warn him not to be rude to his mother.

"It doesn't matter. Is that really true?" She asked again.

"What if it's true?" hearing that from Kimmon, Suri was about to slap him once again but this time, Kinung was able to stop her.

"Suri, please, let's hear what the boy would say." Suri was turning fast to his husband and was staring at him in disgusts.

"He is my son. He will follow my moral of value I taught him since he was small, and having a relationship with another guy was not one of it." She said that low and harsh, indicating that she was serious. Kinung wasn't been her husband for that long, so seeing how angry and serious she is for the first time, Kinung knew not to interfere with this, though he couldn't be agree with her action.

Suri turned back to the silent Kimmon who was looking at her straight, just like challenging her mother.

"So, you want to tell me that was true?" Kimmon just keeps on looking at her with no answer, but Suri took it as a yes. Knowing that Kimmon wouldn't budge and that the guy still challenging her even with her tone and slapping, only then Suri was looking around, and he could see a stranger, between them, that she thought he must be the one. The reason Kimmon was turning to a guy instead of a woman.

No one could expect it, but Suri was fast taking one step ahead a little bit to her left, and was slapping Tee instead this time, making Kimmon widen his eyes, and Tae was fast coming to Tee, checking his cheek that was clearly had red hand printed on his pale white skin tone.

"Mom!"

"What?! Wasn't he the reason?! Huh? Why?! Why?!"

"It's my life! I wanted to spend my life with someone I love. Just like you! Wasn't that...wasn't that the reason you gave me to marry uncle? I wanted that happy life too, mum. I wanted to live with the one I chose, not the one chosen for me." Kimmon was screaming at her at first, but towards the end, his tone was slow and he sounded like begging her, trying to make her understand his decision, his choice.

Suri was calming down a little, seeing how Kimmon was so serious about his decision, and that she realizes that no matter what, Kimmon won't listen to her now, or maybe not ever. But she wasn't someone that easily to giving up, so she makes her own decision even in that short of time.

"Fine. So, you choose him, right?" Suri was asking, and Kimmon was taken aback by that question, while Tae was stunned, and Kinung saw that. Tee was still confused. His brain might get slowed after taking that slapped, poor him.

"Huh?" That was the only thing coming out of Kimmon since he was expecting another lashing out or screaming, yet she was confirming things which he couldn't possibly telling her about Tae.

"Don't 'huh' me. I get that, fine. But remember this, Kimmon. I can tolerate him and only him. If ever, you decided to end things with him, you will get married with a woman of my choice right away. Take it, or leave it."

Kimmon was stunned and stuck. His mother refer to Tee...not Tae. How could he....

"Yes, auntie. Please rest assured and don't worry. I know you hate me now, but I promise Kimmon not to leave him, ever." Hearing Tee, everyone had turned to him and once finished his words, Suri was staring at him a little bit, then to Kimmon, and lastly Tae, before turning and walked fast to the door. Seeing her wife walk away, Kinung took his chance to reassured the boys that he will take care of their mom and for them not to worry.

"Don't worry, Kimmon and Tae. I will try to talk to her. But no, we were just landed when she received a message and then she make a call. We came straight here from the airports. She was still tired and sensitive. She will be okay, so don't worry too much."

"Honey!" Suri who was still standing at the door waiting for her husband couldn't wait anymore and was calling him. Kinung then turned and walk away heading to the door and closing the door behind him, leaving all the confused and stunned boys behind.

Now what? Was all they think about.

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Copter was waking up late that morning and his eyes was so swollen because of so much crying last night. Once everyone had calmed enough, Godt had suggested that all three of them settle in the room earlier that night, alone. Godt even had sleep in the other guest room, to give space to each of them to think about everything that happen between them.

But still, there still work waiting for them and Copter was running here and there getting ready. Coming out from the room, he was expected Godt would be there, but he wasn't there. Bas might still sleeping and he was heading straight to knock on the room that Godt sleep last night but no answer. Copter opening the door only to see the room is empty. Realizing that he was beyond late, he was coming out of the apartment while make a call for the taxi. He still wasn't ready to drive his car after the accident.

Reaching at the hospital, he was stuck with his piled up work, and tons of patient waiting for him and he couldn't have time for any breakfast nor break time until late lunch. With his tired body he was heading to cafeteria and he could see Godt was having his meal. He was fast walking to Godt and take a seat in front of him.

"Hey, I was waking up late this morning. Why didn't you wake me up or wait for me? I have to take the taxi coming here." Godt had looking up at him once and focusing back to his food. With a little food inside his mouth, he answered Copter.

"Got emergency cases this morning." Was all he said. Copter was smiling understanding and nodding his head.

"Okay, I'm going to take my food, please wait for me, okay?" Godt didn't gives Copter any reaction, so Copter just standing up and heading straight to the buffet of foods to get his food. Once he finished taking his food, he was turning around and looking at the table where Godt was supposed to be, but that place was empty. Copter was looking around and he could see Godt already walking out of the cafeteria, making Copter felt awkward and weird. Did Godt angry at him? So, he did angry at him about Bas, then.

End of Chapter 21