"Jiyeon?"
That voice...
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Oh no.
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"Mommy!" I heard Jaeyeol shout and ran to me
"Mommy?!"
Damn fucking shit.
Why does this have to happen right now? Why here and why now? Dammit, I didn't see this one coming.
"Jiyeon," he called again and my heart raced. My palms, on the other hand, are sweating. My brain seemed to have malfunctioned as I stare into his eyes.
"I-I'm sorry, you have mistaken me for someone else, I'm sorry!" I said and tried to walk away. His hand gripped on my wrist and stared at me viciously, "You cannot fool me, Kang Jiyeon,"
His voice sent shivers to my spine.
"Mommy, who is this?" Jaeyeol asked. Oh Jaeyeol, why have you come right at this time? I know I can't lie to Jaeyeol. I'm too stupid about this. Too stupid if you ask me. I sighed and bit my lower lip, "H-he's mommy's friend. He.. he is uncle---"
"Uncle Soo," he cuts me off.
"Annyeonghaseyo, uncle! My name is Kang Jaeyeol and I'm turning five!" he exclaims. I can see Kyungsoo frowning behind his disguise. He is confused, I know. Nobody knows of Jaeyeol's true identity. But now, even an EXO member knows. How distressing is this?
"Hello, Jaeyeol," he greets back. "Uncle, why are you covering your face?" No, Jaeyeol. Darn it. "I have colds, kid." Kyungsoo chuckled. "Really? Get well soon, uncle! Mama, I'll return to my friends now, Bye-bye uncle Soo!" he said and ran back to his friends, leaving me frozen in front of an EXO member. It's been so long since I've seen him up close. My tongue is tied and I couldn't even stare back into his eyes. He must be angry at me. I've disappeared for years and now I appeared to him without further notice. We're both shocked.
To my surprise, he steps forward and wrapped his arms around me.
"Where... where have you been?" he whispered in an almost inaudible voice. A tear escaped my eye and hugged him back.
"I'm sorry, Kyungsoo," I cried. "Hush, it's okay. It's okay, Ji." he replied and caressed my head. I don't know what exactly I should feel. I missed him. I missed Do Kyungsoo. I missed his caring presence and lovely attitude.
He pulled away from the hug and wiped my tears. "Stop crying, Jiyeon. Your son might see," he said. I forced myself a smile and wiped my own tears. "I missed you, Jiyeon." he said. I can see him smiling behind his mask. "I missed you too, Kyungsoo." I smiled back despite of my nasal voice.
"You know, you have a lot of explaining to do," he chuckled nervously. He just made me cry a few minutes ago and now he's making me explain everything that happened? "Do I have to?" I asked, grinning. "Does it look like you have any other choice?"
I just figured that he made a point there. There is no way that he'll let this night pass without me telling him some things that happened. Of course, he was shocked and sad over my appearance years ago. I left without saying good bye to him, even my friends back here in Korea. No one knows where I went except for Eunji and Chanyeol, but I guess Chanyeol never wanted to talk about me.
