《 What if we run away? 》

↠ chapter ten

"Ah, please don't call me babe.." I blush and sit down next to him.
"Why not?" he smiles.
"It makes me think about the days where we used to be in a relationship" I answer and blush even more.
"See, you're so cute" he leans his head against the palm of his head as he enjoys the look of me getting so flustered. What kind of smooth guy even is this kid?
"Whatever" I mutter simply as I turn my sights to face the front of the room and away from his glowing face.
We both start laughing and it just made my heart ache more as I watch him lay down along the edge of his bed staring up at me with playful and unknowing eyes.
He grabs my arm and pulls me closer to him which causes my torso to almost fall right on top of him. I just could stretch my arm out at the right moment and support myself from falling. My eyes meet his' and my body starts to heat up.
"I missed this so much.." he says with the softest voice and plays with a strand of my hair.
"You missed what?" I ask. He lays his hand on my neck and slowly pulls me closer..
"Han, Y/N, Sofia! Dinner is ready!" we hear his mother shouting from downstairs.
"Ugh.." Hansol sighs and rolls his eyes while leaning his head back against the wall. I immediately have to laugh at this moment.

We go downstairs and we all gather around the dinner table where Melody prepared so much food that I can't believe she cooked all that alone. It looks so delicious and I feel overwhelmed by all this hospitality. Sofia asks me to sit right next to her, so I take a seat to her left side and Hansol next to me. 
"Please eat a lot Y/N!" says Simon.
"Yes, thank you, I will definitely" I smile and look around the table, deciding what to taste first.
"I'm so happy you will still stay here in Seoul for a longer time. The kids in school love you and enjoy class with you, plus you are of great assistance to us" refers Melody to me.
"Wait. 'Stay here in Seoul for a longer time?' Aren't you supposed to go back home next week??" asks Hansol confused.
"Oh, you didn't tell him that you extended your contract?" asks Melody.
"No, I think I forgot to tell him" I say and giggle.
"Oh my god, for how long are you going to stay?" asks Hansol with sparkling eyes.
"I will stay for another 6 months. I'm happy it went all well and my school allowed me to extend my contract" I tell him.
"I'm happy as well that you stay longer! I just got to know you and I think you are a really nice girl" says Sofia. I let out an "aww" and pinch her cheeks. 
"I'm happy as well that I finally got to know you, Sofia. Let's be friends, alright?" I put my arm around her, she nods her head and smiles happily.
"Y/N you should come regularly to our house and have dinner with us" says Melody and I feel so flattered and thankful. I can't believe how I deserve to know such a loving family. I will miss them so much when I finally go back home.. but it's a long time until then. I want to enjoy every moment spent with them to the fullest.

We finish dinner and I help Melody washing the dishes. I feel so comfortable around Hansol's family. I really miss my family back at home but the Chwe's make me feel like I'm a part of their family. Everyone is just so welcoming and sweet.
"Y/N, do you know why Hansol is so lost in his thoughts lately? I mean he has always been thinking about a lot of things but it seems like something is worrying him and I don't know what it is. My intuition tells me that it has something to do with a girl he meets for some time now" says Melody all of a sudden. I know why he's been so lost in his thoughts.. but I don't know if I should tell her that we dated for a short time. I take my courage in both hands and start to explain.
"I was the girl he met. I'm not sure if he told you that. And even though I stay here in Seoul, I'm not sure if I can meet him any further to be honest. My heart just can't take it being with him but at the same time not being with him, does that even make sense to you? I mean I want him but I'm not sure if it was the right time for us to meet. And I'm not ready for another heartbreak" I confess but I also want to try to avoid this topic.
"I see. Well, you're never going to be 100% ready and it's never going to be just the right time, but that's the point. It means that every moment is also the right moment. If you want it, you just have to do it" she encourages me.
"Wise words, Mrs Chwe" says Simon from the other end of the kitchen. I don't know why but my eyes begin to sting with tears. I quickly turn away and look out of the window next to me and blink my eyes to avoid tears running down my face. At this moment, when she told me that, I fell in love with her sincere heart even more. She is truly an amazing woman and I want to be an awesome mom just like her when I have children in the future.

Hansol enters the kitchen. "Hey mom, can I kidnap Y/N for a while? I want to take a walk with her in the park" he says.
"Of course you can, Han. Take care, alright" she answers.
We slip into our shoes, take our jackets and get out of the house.
The leaves fall down the trees and the weather gets colder each day.

"Thanks for coming over for dinner today. I really enjoy your presence" says Hansol.
"You have to thank your mom for inviting me! I'm really thankful for that" I say.
"True, my mom is awesome" he smiles brigthly. He has a smile that makes everyone around him smile too. It was one of my favorite features on him.
I take a deep breath and take his hand in mine while I remember what Melody said to me earlier. "Hansol, I need to tell you something. I'm really -" I couln't even finish my sentence because Joshua and Mingyu walk into us all of a sudden.
"Heeey, wassup guys?!" shouts Joshua and fist bumps Hansol and gives me a hug. Same does Mingyu. Why do I feel like we get interrupted everytime it gets serious? I try to hold my laugh but it was futile, Mingyu asks me what's so funny.
"Ah, nothing. I just remembered something funny I did with Ally yesterday" I lie and smile at him.
"Oh, isn't Ally that girl you hung out with most of the time at your farewell party? She was so pretty.. Can you introduce her to me?" says Mingyu and blushes. I slap him on his arm.
"Yes exactly, that's her and I need to think about that first" I grin. He snaps his fingers at me and smiles like a small kid. 
"What are you two up to? We are on our way to the Pledis building. They planned a pre-celebration party for our comeback next week. Are you coming too?" asks Joshua.
"Oh, damn! I totally forgot about that. I would love to come. Y/N should we go there together?" says Hansol.
I'm flattered for him to ask me to come with them, I'm hesitant at first but I have nothing else to do today so I agree.
"Yayyy! Let's go boys and girl" shouts Mingyu excited and hooks his arm into mine and we all head to the Pledis building.

We reach the Pledis building and go to the floor where the pre-celebration party takes place.
All the other members of Seventeen and their staff already gathered together and the music was playing loud I could barely understand what Hansol was saying to me right now. 
"Sorry, what did you say? I can't really hear you, the music is too loud" I say to him.
"We should quickly leave to another room for a moment!" he shouts and I finally hear what he's saying. I look at him with a questioning look and he grabs my arm and pulls me away.
As soon as we leave the scene, I get this weird feeling that I shouldn't even be here and never came along with them. And just in this moment, I catch sight of the reason why..