Love and Forgiving - Asahi Hamada (Hamada Legacy, Book 1)

Meeting his friends

One good thing about Treasure High was that there wasn't exactly a curfew. As long as they show up in class and do well, the school would trust them. So, when Asahi and Sarang came back to the school at midnight, no one said anything, just the janitor telling them to be careful.

The next day, class went on normally and everything went back to what is used to be. Asahi was back at being quiet and shy again, while Sarang was back at being energetic in class and smiling all the time. At lunch time, Sarang followed Asahi to his table and met 11 other guys. They were all very nice and they were all very close. Then she learned that the Japanese members arrived in Korea last year, while some have been training for years. She then learned that Doyoung, who had the same name as her brother, was as old as him.

Just then, she received a call from her brother.

"Hey what's up!" said Sarang.

"Noona! Did f- Doyoung hyung? What are you doing here?" said her brother.

"How? What? You guys kn- How?" said Sarang.

"Everyone, shut up. Doyoung, you go first." said Sarang and when she turned around, she saw everyone giving her the are you kidding me look. "I mean my brother. My Doyoung."

"We met at Dwight. We were in the same class until last year. This is what happened; the teacher called my name and we both answered, to find out that we had the same first name. When she called out my last name, we both answered again, to find out that we had the same name." said Doyoung.

"This is such a small world." said Sarang. 

"Noona. Can I talk to you privately?" asked Doyoung.

"Yeah. Wait a second. Guys, I'll join you in a bit, wait for me." said Sarang.

"Ok, go ahead." said Jihoon.

Sarang stepped away and sat beside the window.

"What's up?" asked Sarang.

"Dad's men came after me." said Doyoung.

That one sentence was enough to make Sarang want to scream of frustration. She stepped out of the room to better communicate with her brother. 

"Are you hurt?" asked Sarang.

"No. I'm fine. I managed to scare them off for the time being. What about you?" asked Doyoung.

"Yeah. I was attacked by dad's men as well." said Sarang who wanted to scream of frustration. She thought that they escaped their father but clearly didn't. "Look, if anyone comes after you, call Kevin and Mijoo immediately. Got it?" 

"Yeah. I will. Stay safe noona." said Doyoung, ending the call.

Sarang fell down, her back sliding down the wall, feeling helpless. She thought that they were safe if they didn't live under the same roof but it clearly wasn't enough. Not only did her father sent men to her, but he tried the same thing against his other son. All she wanted was to live a normal life with her brother but her parents weren't letting them.

"Sarang. Let it out. Cry it out. If you hold it in, it'll kill you." said Asahi, who followed her out of the room because he knew that someone was wrong.

"I'm fine Asahi. I really am." lied Sarang, refusing to let others see her weak side.

"How long are you going to pretend that you're strong? Sarang, it's ok to be weak. We're not going to judge you for being human. All 12 of us are here for you. We all care about you. Each of us do." said Asahi, holding Sarang by her shoulders.

Sarang broke down in tears. Other than her brother and Kevin and Mijoo, no one has ever been so nice to her. No one ever told her that it was ok to be weak. No one ever told her that they were her friends. Almost everyone she knew wanted to be friends with her because of the money her family has.