End of "us again"

"Mum!" she slapped me hard, how could she do this to me, I've never seen her like this, never. When I was a kid she used to set restrictions but not like this, is business this important for her more than me...?

"I don't care how you will deal with this matter but I want you to break up with him this instant and come back home tomorrow, and you will go to work for this week only and don't forget to take a leave on Wednesday." she was stern with her words.

"honey listen to her once, and Erica apologize to your mum, baby please" dad was looking... desperate? why because of a mere business?

"I don't care, I am not going to step back because of a kid's love; and if I see you and him together after today you will see what can I do. Okay? And don't even think of having an affair after getting married I can't accept that from you, you know it well. So handle this matter."

"You can't do this to me." my scream was loud enough for her to startle her for a second.

"I can do anything honey if you don't listen to me, remember I can take everything from you, you should know how powerful I am; I can make you resign from your job, you will lose your job, your apartment, your money and everything honey and you have no idea what can I do if I find out who's that guy." i wanted to remove that shit smirk from her face.

"You can't ruin him so stop; he is not your-

"Honey, even if he is from the richest company, I don't care because one scandal related to him can drag him down and I'm capable of that"

"Mum you can't do this, you can't do this with me."

"Say a single word and see what can I do right now" she slapped me hard. "go and break up first I don't care how and from tomorrow I want you home, here so pack up things first and come here."

"Mum! Since when did you become like this? this is not you mum"

"raise your voice once again and you will get another slap"

"Dad how could you… too?" he didn't say a single thing, just didn't

"I have to agree with your mum even if I want to help you sweetie and Yoon family is a good family, you'll understand and you will love Jihoon too."

"Stop dad, I can't I can't love him. I can never love him"

"Who told you to love? Just stay with him." she was being unbelievable right now

"Sweetie-

His phone started ringing, I got up and he was about to say something but I left, wiping my tears. Tears were falling again, I went to my car and drove straight to my apartment, how could mum do this. and she threatened me, with my everything, I can lose everything because I can try to get it back too but seungcheol? I can't ruin him and his career, never. He worked so hard to be where he is right now, I can never take these things from him. how did mum change like this; my head couldn't think straight I wanted to go back to my apartment I wanted to take a nap and forget everything and try to build up things and make it better.

I parked my car and then went inside my room, I threw my bag, and went to take a shower to calm myself down, 'did you sleep with him?' that one question was lingering inside my head, how could mum ask that to me? How? I never disobeyed her but I can't agree with this decision because this is my life and I'm not a kid.

After good 30 minutes I came out of shower, I changed into my sweatshirt and sweatpants. I threw my body on my bed, feeling exhausted. I tried to take my mind off, but I couldn't; I just couldn't ignore how she asked me 'did you sleep with him?' that look was something that broke me, she was successful to hurt me.

My phone started ringing, the caller id showed, it was my boss. I picked it up,

"Hello, sir"

"Erica I just called to inform you that I granted your leave; what was the need to fill up a formal application, you could've just asked me for 20 days leave, I'm not that bad and you are such a hardworking girl."

"What? Leave? I didn't submit any leave application to you."

"What are you saying Erica, I received it 30-40 minutes ago, it's okay, even if you didn't fill it up, I'm giving it to you, so enjoy."

"Sir, there's no need."

"Ayy, stop it and I need to go, I have few works enjoy your holidays Erica"

"Sir, sir. Hello? Hello?" next thing which clicked my mind was, my mum; I called her off without thinking twice.

"Mom!" I shouted

"Honey, you received the news, right? Your boss is so kind and pack your stuffs and come here by tomorrow morning, you will be having breakfast with us. And you better stop meeting with the guy whom you mentioned or I will find him today and you'll witness something tomorrow morning which will happen overnight."

"Mum stop, he isn't someone whom you can do whatever you want."

"you will choose whether you stay with him and see him ruining or leave him for good. And even if you slept with-

"No, I never slept with him. never ever in these years. How could you say this to your own daughter"

"Good then, I knew I could trust you. So better decided what you want to do."

"fine, I will do it, I will stop meeting him, I will leave him but you have to promise me that you will not do anything to him even if you find him who he is" why am i doing this? i wanted to ask myself

If i am not for myself. Who will be for me? And if I am not for others? What am I? And if not now, when?

"Okay, deal my dear daughter"

"I hate you." I hung up, my tears started falling down, I hate it how weak I was for him, how weak I'm for him and how weak I'm without him. if I tell him all these he would never leave me rather take me somewhere far away from here from all these but what about him? I have to do this for his own good, I have to leave him because I can't see him getting hurt, I can't see him a single person touching him and hurting him because of me. I can never. I decided to end everything for good.

I texted him, 'seungcheol~ let's meet at our favorite café at 8:00 I have something to tell you, will you be free?'

'ofc my love I am free and let's meet, I already miss you'

This broke my heart, how am I supposed to tell him, how am I supposed to hurt him? how? He is my everything, I can't leave him

I brought my knees closer and buried my head and cried hard, what am I supposed to do.

I changed into a black dress, and applied a little make up, to cover up my puffy eyes and the red mark on my face because of my mum, I let my hair down. I sighed looking at the mirror, I grabbed my sling bag, car keys, phone and house key.

[PRESENT]

I parked my car outside the café, I was getting anxious and since I am early, I went inside to prepare myself. I went in and the owner smiled at me because I was one of the regular customers. I ordered cappuccino and went to sit and looked outside, hoping to see cheol. They served me and I saw seungcheol entering and I started sipping. He looked happy, he smiled at me I did the same, I can't let him see my sadness, no.

"How are you love?"

"I am good cheol"

"Are you tried? Something happened?" see I can't hide anything from him.

"No, I am not tired and everything's okay, you worry too much and ordered something for you? He nodded. His drink was served

"What did you wanted to talk?" he asked, my body was getting anxious but I can't show him

"Let me finish this up first" he nodded

We were silent, it wasn't awkward but rather comfortable and he was smiling at me, looking adorable, it snapped me out of my mind, "What's wrong cheol why are you smiling this big?"

"looking at you makes me happy, you are such a baby" I wanted to cry out loud, hug him kiss him and never let go of him. I finished up my drink.

"Seungcheol"

"Don't call me like that it seems serious" he said pouting cutely. of course it's, serious because I am going to hurt you.

"Seungcheol, let's stop meeting eachother" and I looked at him and smiled.