The Silent Boy

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A new term has started in Jamsil Middle School. Jamsil Middle school will soon welcome new students, who will be studying in Middle School for the very first time.

Son Chaeyoung is a 12 year old boy, who lives in Seoul. He has recently graduated from Elementary School and will now study in Jamsil Middle School.

Son Chaeyoung is a regular teenage boy, who has huge interest in art. He's often seen sketching on his sketchbook during his free time.

However, there is one thing that sets him apart from teenagers his age. Teenagers his age are usually very talkative and social. He, on the other hand is a very quiet boy. Maybe quiet isn't even a correct term. Noone, aside from his mother, has ever heard him speak. As a result, he was often bullied at school and had no friends.

Son Chaeyoung's mother is a single mother who works multiple jobs to make ends meet. She had Chaeyoung when she was only 18, she had just graduated from high school at the time. The painful memory of her having to leave her loved ones behind is still fresh in her mind. As if it's just yesterday. She remembered being very nervous, delivering the news to her loved ones at the time.

{Flashback}
It was a Saturday, her boyfriend decided to visit her, as he was informed that his girlfriend was sick. He knocked on the door, her mother opened the door to be met with a good-looking teenager far taller than she was, smiling brightly, holding a basket full of different types of fruits. Her mother was used to the boy's presence, for her and the boy were very active in the student council's club activity. However, it was odd seeing the boy visitting, as they had finished school.

"Oh, Are you looking for Jihyo? Do you guys still have activities at the school together?" Her mother questioned.

"No, Ma'am. I'm just visitting as a .... friend. I heard that she was sick. I bought some fruits. Can I visit her?" Her boyfriend politely asked, handing her mother the basket of fruits. He didn't say boyfriend as her parents didn't know that they were in a relationship.

"Sure, yeah. Thank you for visitting, dear. She's in her room. It's been a few days since she was't feeling well. Thank you for visitting, dear." Her mother took the basket, then let him in.

He thanked her mother then headed to his girlfriend's room. He knocked then waited. His girlfriend opened the door. She looked very pale. She quickly lied back down on bed again, her boyfriend closed the door for her. He got on the bed, then cuddled with her.

"Babe, have you taken medicine yet?" He asked, concerned, holding her hand, rubbing her hand with his thumb.

"There's something you need to know." Jihyo nervously declared, her palms and forehead sweating.

"What is it?" He asked, giving her a peck on her forehead.

"There's something on my desk. Just look!" She weakly said.

He left the bed then walked to her desk, then he saw it. A pregnancy test, he hoped, that it wasn't what he thought.

He gulped, prayed over and over again in his head, "Please one line, one line"

However, the results window showed two lines. He was beyond terrified. His hands started shaking uncontrollably, his palms and forehead started to sweat. His father would kill him, if he knew. He was the Son's corp one and only heir, the pride of the family.

He went to his girlfriend's side, held her hand, kneeled then pleaded, "Please abort the baby!"

"WHAT!?" she bellowed. Tears started streaming down her face. The boy he loved wanted to kill his own flesh and blood. How could he?