26 I-I Want To... Attend An Online Class

"I-I want to... attend an online class." 

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I glimpse at my reflection, striving to weigh all I did. On behalf of what happened was my fault since they gave a warning yet I pushed me to meet him. And Jungmin thinks that he's being reckless for not protecting me. So my consequence was almost gets killed by the hand of the bunny mask. 

I truly blame myself for saving my friendship with Youngjae since he's my only friend and very important to me. Yet, he threw me to the hungry great shark out of the enormous ocean and I'm falling from it since I trust him that he'll never do anything to harm me. Yet, his envy devours him, I guess. 

Suddenly, I hear a knock from my door. I walk to my door and open it. I glimpse at Jungmin, who's smiling at me and asks, "MinMin, they are here. Are you ready?" 

"Yes, I guess. I'm really nervous about their reaction. What if they disown me? Will you be by my side when it happens?" 

He sighs as he clasps my hands. 

"It's our parents, we talk about here. They're surely unhappy yet they will understand. We are their babies. Remember that. And also, it is very cruel if they disown you, MinMin. They love you as much as we do." He explains. 

"You think so?" I ask him.

"Of course. We know them, MinMin so let's go!" He explains while pushing me outside and follows him downstairs. 

My eyes wide when seeing them gather around the dining room as if they're waiting for us. Then, my eyes travel to the food as my heart clenches when it's my favorite food. 'Is this my last meal in this house? Are they disowning me now?' I ask myself. 

My mother smiles when she sees us standing in the dining room. She walks towards me and pulls me into an embrace which astonishes me. I can't even infer that she's hugging me even if I push her away. At the same time, I feel at ease when feeling my mother's warmth. 

Afterward, I hug her back as my eyes forming into tears. And so, my father saunters closer to us and spreads his arms to welcome me. I accept his hug and pull Jungmin for the embrace. 

"I'm so sorry my MinMin. I didn't know what to do if something bad happened to you, and you too, Minnie." My father let out a sigh as he caresses my back. 

"I-I'm sorry Dad if I y-yelled at you. I-I'm such a t-terrible daughter." My voice cracks when trying to stop my tears. He loosens the embrace to wipe all my tears.

"No...no, please don't say that sweetie. You are my amazing daughter. I felt terrible when yelling at you. You are at rage because of what happened between you and Taehyung-ssi." I frown when realizing his words.

'How did he know it is about Taehyung?' 

"D-dad, H-how—" 

"I know what happened around you, MinMin. You are easy to read and also I consider Taehyung and his brothers as my own son." He states while smiling. 

"Let's go eat, my children!" My grandmother offers.

After eating lunch, I assist my grandmother in her room and guide her lying on the bed. And when I step out of the bed, she holds my wrist to stop me. I kneel down and clasps her hands. 

"You experienced an unexpected situation since you got here and I'm sorry about that, my lovely baby. I wish I didn't drag you here, instead of having a peaceful life in Korea." I smile and shake my head. 

"Grandma, I didn't regret living here with you. I love it here, meeting new people and discovering new life. It's not your fault why I'm here. It's my fate to be here and thank you for that." I hug her tight as she caresses my back. 

"You are really a special one and I love you, my beautiful baby." I smile as I loosen the embrace and give her a small nod.

"I love you too grandma. Thank you for letting us stay here." I bow at her before walking out of the room and get downstairs. And so, I tell them to sit in the living room since I want them to know what happen last time. 

"What is it about MinMin?" My mother asks.

I turn around to see Jungmin. He smiles as he holds my hand, indicating that he's with me whatever happens and gives me a nod. I heave a deep sigh and confide to them what happened and how I escaped to the bunny mask. They remain silent when my story ends. I feel my heart comes out of my chest as my whole body shivers uncontrollably. 

Within a few seconds, my mother sighs as she sits beside me.

"Minsoo, I'm not happy with your decision! What if you'll get killed?" I bite my lips as I look down, avoiding her eye contacts. 

"But I'm glad that you escaped from them." She grins whilst her hand places at my cheeks and brushes her thumb. 

"I'm sorry if I didn't listen to Jungmin's warning. I just want closure from my friend yet he betrayed me." I let out. 

"Mom, I'm sorry too if I'm being reckless for not taking care of MinMin." My parents release a sigh in unison and hold our hands. 

"Jungmin, I know you repent on what happened to your twin and you did a great job of taking care of your twin," Father says to Jungmin. 

"Thank you for being an understanding father. I know I was being irrational about my decision but you are not disowning me." I say as I pout. 

"You want me to disown you?" My father teases me. I shake my head as my answer.

"I will never do that Minsoo. We're only human to commit mistakes but we are learning from our mistakes." Said my father, who's smiling at me. 

"What do you want to do now?" Mother implores. I glance at Jungmin and back at our mother. 

"I-I want to... attend online class and m-move out with J-Jungmin, I guess." I stutter as I look away while scratching my nape—seeing how nervous I was. 

"You can do that Minsoo." My father agrees. My eyes gaze at them, discerning if they're serious. Turns out, they are. 

"Really? Can Minsoo and I move out?" Jungmin queries.

"Yes, it's better to move out where Taehyung lives so they can look out for you two." My mother utterly. 

"We actually told the principal that you can transfer to online class after the preliminary examination but for now, you need to attend the class for the examination." My father announces as I nod and glance at Jungmin, who's grinning at me. 

I feel so happy hearing them agree to our decision and it makes it easier to get close to Taehyung again. Since we'll be living close to them. It makes me feel safe whenever he's beside me.