||•ONLY YOU•|| (Hiatus)

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|Hyemi's POV|

I placed myself comfortably on the floor along with the other kids. They were all having a fun play time and I was here to assist. Honestly I enjoyed spending time with them and it felt like they did too.
"Rita that's now how you do it!" I heard Soojin warn the girl with two cute pigtails. I smiled at his protective nature and stared at them until I voice called out for me as the door opened.
"Hyemi, Aera wouldn't stop wailing. Would you mind helping us out?" I quickly jumped of the floor and dashed out of the room. Aera was only comfortable with me and she'd always make a fuss if I wasn't there. I walked to the room and made me way to her. She was lying on her crib with puffy eyes and flushed cheeks. I picked her up gently as she hiccuped. I rocked her in my arms as she wrapped her arms around my neck.
"Dda da..." she was barely audible. I chuckled.
"Baby he's gonna be here in no time and spend all his time with his little princess." I cooed and she fell silent after that. I kept rocking her in my arms until I felt her soft snores. I carefully placed her on her crib and made my way back to the kids room.

The day was almost coming to an end. The sun began disappearing, creating a warm orange-red sky as it descended. The cool breeze brushed past my clothes, making me shudder slightly as I waited for every single kid to be picked up. The atmosphere was cozy with sweet smiles and loving goodbyes. I stood by the benches as the kids slowly moved out. I felt a soft tug on my fingers making me look down.

"Hey there Jinnie!" I crouched down beside him. He smiled cheekily at me making me narrow my eyes. I was familiar enough to know that there was something he wanted.
"If it's you wanting more ice-cream, then I'm afraid i have to say no. Im not gonna get you sick..." I pinched his cheeks softly. He pouted and shook his head softly.
"No! That's not what I wanted to tell..."
"Hmm really? Okay then tell me" i urged him. He gripped on my finger tightly and puffed his cheeks out. I had to coo at his cute face.
"You know you can tell me everything right?"
"Yes... but hyung told me that it s a secret" he whispered.
"Oh really! Then I think you should talk to him before telling anyone." He frowned and shook his head again.
"But I want to tell you..." I giggled and held this tiny form.
"You might not wann-"
"Hyungie likes you...." he mumbled looking at me with rosy cheeks. My eyes widened.
"W-what?" He nodded at me

Just as he opened his mouth to speak, a deep voice from behind me startled us both. I whipped my head ro the source of the sound.
"Hyung!" Soojin ran to his brother, throwing his arms around him.
I stood up awkwardly and cleared my throat. I couldn't help but looked everywhere else.
"You okay?" He asked making me gulp.
"Yeah, of course.... why do you ask?" I tried to cover my neverousness out. I really liked Jisung, but only as a friend. I did not want to hurt him in any way.
"Your face is really red, you sure you okay?" He asked again, making me nod my head a bit too quickly.
"I'm good."
"Hyungie...." Soojin mumble while playing with Jisung's collar.
"I might have told her that secret..."
I could see how visibly Jisung panicked. His eyes were wide open as his cheeks dusted in a rosy shade. He looked really cute. I snickered.
"Wow Jinnie..."

"Can we talk?" He turned to look at me, I hesitated but nodded. I wanted to just make things clear between us. I sighed as he asked Soojin to walk to the car. We walked out. The sun had already set and darkness took over the clear skies. He grabbed my hand and lead me to a side, almost hidden from the entrance but anyone driving on the road would have a ear view of us. I sighed again and turned to him, my back leaning on the cold brink wall. He stood there, rubbing the back of his neck. After a while of pure, uncomfortable silence I decided to speak up.

"Jisung I k-"
"I like you." My eyes widened at his blunt approach. It felt like my throat was clogged, I could speak a work. He looked down at me, staring. I cleared my throat and looked away.
"I..." I trailed off not having any sort of eye contact with him. He gently grabbed my chin with his cold hands and made me look at him. As much as I wanted to push him away, I couldn't, I was too frozen by all this.
"I know you dont feel the same. I really wanted to do this the better way you know. I've liked you since the day I played my eyes on you. From then, there wasn't a day I could sleep without looking at your face. You're just the most sweetest person I've ever seen. You could have done so much for your talent, but you chose to come here and take care of these kids......"