"7 Happiness" - #4

NEVER IGNORE YOUR DESTINY

“YA LEE BYUNGHUN!!! WHAT DID YOU DO?!?!?!?! LOOK AT THIS!!!”, Yoori yells at her husband who is sitting on their bed while playing with their little girl, Lee Heeyoung. She hands him something. Byunghun’s face changes from confused into happy after looking at the ‘thing’ Yoori gave him.

“LEE HEEYOUNG, YOU WILL GET A LITTLE BROTHER OR SISTER LATER!!!”, Byunghun kisses his daughter who has a confused look on her face. “DADDY DID IT!! Yahoooo!! Jung Yoori, thank you so much!!! I love you and I love you and I love you!!”, Byunghun runs to Yoori and hugs her. 

“Daddy is so weird”, Heeyoung leaves the room makes her parents jaw dropping. She has that chick personality from Yoori of course. Byunghun then looks at his wife again. He grins at her and pecks her lips. He feels happy to know that he will have his second little ByungRi after Heeyoung and he wishes that they will get a boy this time.

Both of them tell their friends about this when they gather together at Jonghyun’s house. Only Sina and Niel who don’t come there since they are still on their honeymoon – which they spend it almost a month. Yoomi laughs as she heard that Yoori is pregnant with her second child. Well, it’s funny to know that both of them get pregnant at the same time like what happened to Heeyoung and the twins. Yoori then joins Yoomi, laughing together.

Changhyun and Jonghyun are busy playing with Youngmin - Youngjae while Alifa is busy playing with Heeyoung. Byunghun and Minsoo are busy talking about their businesses. Yoomi and Yoori are busy talking about their pregnancies. Somehow, they miss Niel and Sina. Niel is the loudest and noisiest there while Sina is the one who always nag them. They just wish Niel and Sina will go home soon from their honeymoon. It was Niel’s idea to have a full of month honeymoon.

***

Time flies so fast. Niel and Sina are back and sadly, there is no news about little Niel – Sina coming from them. Niel currently owns a café near their house and the group will hang together there. Sina is still working as an English teacher in TOP Elementary School. Niel actually is against this. He doesn’t want his wife to work but Sina insists that she wants to work. Niel knows that how hard he tries; Sina will never listen to him when she has something that she really wants to do. No one can stop her.

 Byunghun grows worry over Yoori’s pregnancy as she is in her 3^rd month. He doesn’t want Yoori to take care of Heeyoung since it will be so dangerous for her and her baby to work too hard. Same thing happens to Minsoo and Yoomi as Yoomi is in her 4^th month. Minsoo has called a nurse to take care of Youngjae and Youngmin – which was against Yoomi’s will. She doesn’t want her boys to be taken care of someone else besides her or her family but she lost from Minsoo who has the power as the head of the family.

Byunghun thinks the same as Minsoo but Yoori also doesn’t want her daughter to be taken care of someone she doesn’t know. Since Byunghun always respects Yoori’s decision, *literally smack Minsoo* he agrees on having Yoori’s cousin to take care of Heeyoung. At least, Heeyoung already knows her aunt.

Yoori’s cousin comes to her house and stays there to help Yoori. Thankfully, Yoori’s cousin is still on college so she can manage her times to take care of Heeyoung until Yoori is giving birth. In the morning, she will take care of Heeyoung until the night time, when Byunghun is home from office, she will attend her classes.

One time, all of them are coming to Yoori’s house to celebrate Byunghun’s birthday. Yoori’s cousin helps her to cook and prepares the dishes while Byunghun is playing with Heeyoung. One by one of them come. Yoori is busy in the kitchen so Byunghun is the one who greets them with Heeyoung. Once Yoomi and Minsoo come with their boys, Heeyoung and the twins are nowhere to be seen – they are playing in Heeyoung’s room.

“Guys, let me introduce you to my cousin who is helping me taking care of Heeyoung. Chagu, come here!”, Yoori tells as all of them are there – she literally tells the boys since Yoomi and Sina already know her.

“Hello, I’m Choi Chagu. Nice to meet you all. Hi, Yoomi and Sina unnie”, Chagu greets them and waves to Yoomi and Sina.

“Chagu! Long time no see! Whoa, I miss you!”, Sina runs to her and hugs her.

“How are you, Chagu?! Last time we met, you still on middle school, right?!”, Yoomi joins them.

“Hahaha. Unnie, I’m a college student now. It was 7 years ago! Where are your sons, unnie?!”

“They are with Heeyoung. Hahaha”

“Sina unnie, where is the big news?”

“What news?!”

“Don’t you want to be like Yoori and Yoomi unnie?! A mother?!”

“YA!!!”

They are sinking into the deep conversation as they missed each other. Yoori joins them at last and they are happily talking. Chagu can’t stay calm when talking as she turns her head here and there. But then she stops at one direction. Her eyes glued into him.

”Yoori unnie, who is that?!”

“Where?? Ahh. That’s Bang Minsoo, Yoomi’s husband. How can you forget that?! Ck”

“UNNIE!! I know Minsoo oppa!! The one who is talking with him”

“Ah, Lee Chan—Wait! You…”

 “Huh?!”, Sina and Yoomi make a smirk as Yoori has a big grin on her. Does her cousin finally falling in love?! They look at her who is keep stealing some glances to Chanhee. Three of them are giggling as they know that Chagu is falling for Chanhee’s charm. Who won’t?! Chanhee is really good looking and he has a lot of charms.

On the other side, Chanhee who is talking with Minsoo catches Chagu’s eyes. He smiles at her and it makes Chagu blushes really hard. His smile is so pretty. He grows annoyed when he catches Chagu’s eyes are glued to him a couple of times.

“Why does she keep staring at me?!”

“Oh?! Nuguya?!”

“Yoori’s cousin”

Yoomi who is approaching her husband hears that and makes a smirk. Minsoo looks at his wife and he knows exactly what is that smirk mean so he also makes a smirk.

“What do you think of her, Chanhee?!”, Yoomi asks him out of the blue.

“Huh?!”

“Doesn’t she look pretty?!”, Yoomi smiles as she points out to Chagu who is busy feeding Heeyoung.

“Park Yoomi. Don’t even try to match-making me with her!! I told you tha—“

“C’mon, Chanhee!! Are you sure you want to stay single forever?!”, Minsoo helps his wife. “Even our youngest, Jonghyun, will be getting married next 2 months!! Don’t you feel jealous towards us who are having our partners?!”

“Changhyun doesn’t have anyone though”, Chanhee answers calmly.

“Exclude him!! He only knows how to study”, Minsoo scoffs.

“Well yeah, I’m jealous towards you, Minsoo”

“STOP! Stop it! Just finish it here! It’s up to you now! Don’t bring up our past anymore, Lee Chanhee!”, Yoomi tells him with her angry face. She then drags Minsoo away from Chanhee. Well, Minsoo doesn’t mind if Chanhee brings up that memories again because for him it is already the past and Yoomi is his now.

Yoori tells her cousin to have a courage to talk to Chanhee. Chagu is so shy to talk to him as she keeps talking to Sina - even though her eyes are glued to Chanhee. Yoori then makes a step to help her cousin to get closer to Chanhee. She drags Chagu with her and introduces her 'properly' to Chanhee which makes Chanhee annoyed enough. First Yoomi and now Yoori does this to him. He said that he doesn't want to be in relationship right now. Even though he doesn't show it, but Chagu knows that Chanhee looks annoyed. She leaves Chanhee when Yoori just left them alone. Chanhee just gives his perfect smile to Chagu then leaves too.

***  

From that night, something strange always happen to Chagu and Chanhee. They always meet accidentally. Like when Chagu is going to go to mini market, she will see Chanhee who is also going in to the mini market. Both of them will just exchange gaze each other without talking. Then, whenever Chagu goes to school (University), she will meet Chanhee who just got back from library. Awkwardness builded between them each day as they see each other often. Not to mention, Chagu is Chanhee's junior at college. Chagu likes him more each day as she always sees Chanhee. But no one knows about Chanhee's heart.

Sometimes, Chagu will try to talk to Chanhee to wash-away the awkwardness between them but Chanhee will always avoids her or just gives a smile without answering her. She tries hard to get closer to Chanhee but he ignores her until she gives up on herself.  

One night, Chagu goes home at late midnight as she has to do some papers with her friends. Yoori is worry that her cousin hasn't reached home at this hour. Byunghun keeps telling her to chill down since she is pregnant. She worries if something happen to Chagu. She keeps calling Chagu but she can't be reached since her battery is off. 

Chagu is walking alone from the bus station to Yoori's home. It is really dark and no one can be found in the street. She used to it as she puts her earphone and listens to a music. She doesn't know that someone is approaching her. A drunken man. He suddenly puts his hand to Chagu's shoulder which makes Chagu frozen. She stops. She is scared. She can smells alcohol from his breath. The man is roaming his hand to Chagu's body and she screams. The drunken man covers Chagu's mouth with his hand as he carries Chagu. 

Chagu is crying so loud as she struggles from the man who is walking to his car. She screams as loud as she can but no one is there. The man puts her to his car and he is about to go in to the car when someone punches him hard right on his face. Chagu can't see who is that since her vision is blurry from her tears. She just sees that 'this man' gives a bunch of punches to the drunken man. She is crying hard in the car.

Second later, she feels someone pulls her out from the car. She keeps screaming as she thinks that the one who pulls her is the drunken man before. She struggles hard from 'this man' grip while calling Yoori's name.

"Sssshhh~ It's me Chanhee"

Chagu stops hitting him as she heard this soft and calm voice. She can feel Chanhee hugs her and pats her back. She is crying once again. But this time, it's a cry of relieving. She feels safe in Chanhee's embrace. She cries harder as she hugs him back. She suddenly loses all of her energy and then she faints in Chanhee's embrace.

"Chagu?! Shit!! Chagu!!! Wake up!!! Chagu!!", Chanhee shakes Chagu's body but she doesn't respond it. Chanhee then steals the beaten-drunk-man's car key and puts Chagu to the car as he speeds off to the hospital near the area. The doctor takes her to the emergency room. Chanhee calls Yoori and Byunghun to tell them that Chagu is in the hospital. 

Not long after that, Byunghun and Yoori come to the hospital. Yoori is crying as she feels worry if something bad happened to Chagu. Chanhee explains to them what just happened to Chagu and Yoori feels thankful towards Chanhee. If Chanhee wasn't there, she doesn't want to know what will be happened to her cousin. 

The doctor comes out and says that she is okay that she just had a big shock. Yoori and Byunghun come in to Chagu's room but Chanhee leaves them. He keeps thinking how his heart is slowly changing towards Chagu. Especially when she cried on his embrace, there's a sudden desire for him to protect this girl and it looks like he has to protect her. But once again, he doesn't want to make a conclusion that he likes Chagu. The things happened between them lately maybe just happened by chance. 

He keeps thinking about Chagu's trembling body when he hugged her, on the way home. Somehow he felt warm when he hugged her. Little does he know, he secretly took some glances to Chagu when they met accidentally everyday and every night. He admits that he likes Chagu's smile. He doesn't know that he also made a smile form on his face whenever he saw that. And the moment when he saw some-random-drunken-man almost hurted her, made his blood boils. He was so angry to see he placed his dirty-hand on Chagu's body. Thankfully he was passing by there - more like he felt an urgency to go outside which he didn't know why.   

          

"Yoori unnie, where is Chanhee oppa?? He saved my life"

"Oh?! He was here a moment ago. Byunghun, could you please call him?!"

"Arasseo. Wait a minute"

Byunghun can't reach Chanhee. He turns his phone off. Chagu is so sad that she wants to say thank you to him but she feels that once again, he avoids her. She knows that Chanhee doesn't like her but why he saved her?! Probably because she is just a girl that need to be saved when she almost got raped by a drunken man. Yeah, he might be do the same if a girl he barely known is in situation like her. She turns her body and cries secretly. She is hoping that Chanhee is actually care about her. Yoori sees her with a pity look.

"Chagu. I will send you back to home. Seoul is not safe for you. I will call aunty to take you home", Yoori tells her while stroking her hair.

"Unnie!! I'm okay!! Really!! Who will take care of Heeyoung?! Unnie is pregnant and I can't let unnie to do house chores alone!!", she turns her body back to face Yoori.

"I have Byunghun, Chagu"

"Byunghun oppa is busy with his works. You will be alone at day time!! No. I can't do that!!"

"No, Chagu. Go home. I don't want you to be involve more in an accident like this again", Byunghun comes in.

"See?! It's better if you go home"

"OPPA!! UNNIE!!! I don't want to leave you and Heeyoung!!"

"I have asked Minsoo's help to look for a nurse. That's okay", Byunghun ruffles her hair.

***

A week has passed after the incident that night and yes, Yoori sent Chagu back home without telling the others. She is still young and Yoori doesn't want her to be hurted in anyways. Chagu cried a lot when her mom picked her up. So did Yoori and Heeyoung. Chagu knows that she will miss Chanhee too, a lot. 

The others get confused when they don't see Chagu with Yoori and Byunghun, especially Chanhee. He misses to see Chagu's face but he doesn't get what he wanted. It is disappointing for him. Byunghun gets the face that Chanhee is making right now.

"You miss Chagu?!"

"Eh?! What are you talking about Byunghun?! Hahaha"

"Your face says it all, pabo!! You like her?!"

"I.. Nope. I don't like her. It's just I look at her just like a little sister. That's all"

"Liar", Byunghun smirks. 

Chanhee feels empty when he sees his friends happily leaving the place with their own family. Then, he sees Chagu's smiling face right in front of his eyes. It's obviously a hallucination but he smiles. It feels warm for him. Then, he turns his car to Byunghun's house.

"YOORI!!! BYUNGHUN!!!"

"Wha- Chanhee?! What's wro-"

"TELL ME WHERE IS CHAGU!!! TELL ME WHERE SHE IS NOW!!! TELL ME, YOORI!!!"

"Calm down!! Come sit down first"

Chanhee sits on the living room where Heeyoung is clinging into him. Just look at Heeyoung, Chanhee can feel Chagu's scent. He misses her a lot. Byunghun comes down to see his friend with a big grin painted on his face. Chanhee just looks at him with an annoying face.

"I told you!! You are a liar. Hahahaha!!"

"Oh, just shut up, Lee Byunghun!!"

"Uncle Chanhee!!! Don't hurt my daddy!!", he earns a smack on his arms by Heeyoung.

"That's daddy's girl. Thank you, sweetheart", Byunghun hugs his princess while laughing at Chanhee.

"Well, what do you want now, Lee Chanhee-nim?!", Yoori gives him a smirk as she sits down after bringing a drink for Chanhee.

He says it all. He wants to know where Chagu is right now since he feels warm around her. He likes her. Yoori and Byunghun high-fived each other as they know that Chanhee likes Chagu but he never wanted to admit it. Yoori then writes an address on a small paper.

"You can find her there. It's her home address. Tell her properly!! She is hoping so much that you can return her love to you"

"Thankies, Yoori!! Bye, Byunghun and Heeyoung!! I'm going now!!!"  

***

Chagu is helping her mom to wash their clothes. She doesn't drop her school. She just needs time to deal with her trauma that night. Her mom has managed her time table. She will be going to school at day time. Luckily, her home isn't that far from Yoori's. It just takes 10 minutes by bus or driving.

She is spacing out when someone is knocking on her door. She doesn't hear it. Then she hears her mom yells at her to open the door. She lazily opens the door just to be greeted by a deep kiss on her lips. She is shock and she almost slaps the one who kissed her when she stops immediately after seeing a guy with a pretty smile, standing in front of her.

"Cha- Opp- But. How. You. Eww"

"Choi Chagu! Congratulation!!"

"Ehh?!"

"You win my heart!! Come here!!", Chanhee opens his arms.

"Oppa?! What do you mean?!"

"Just come here. I will tell you"

Chagu walks towards Chanhee with a confused look. She stands in front of Chanhee, not knowing what to do. Chanhee's hands then reach her head - he holds her cheeks. He smiles as he moves his head to hers. Chagu thinks Chanhee will kiss her again but then...

"I love you"

Chanhee whispers on her ear. She shoots her eyes open widely. She doesn't believe what she just heard from this man. Doesn't he hate her?! Why so suddenly?!

"Oppa?! How can you love me?! I thought you hate me", she pushes Chanhee's body away from her.

"When you tried to talk to me or even just smiled at me?! It makes my heart flutter, Chagu. That night when you were in a danger, I had this desire to you. Ehh~ I mean I want to protect you. So?! Do you want to be my girlfriend?!"

Chagu cries instead of answering Chanhee's confession. She doesn't know how to respond this. She feels happy of course but she doesn't know how to react properly. She covers her face with her palms while crying. Chanhee then hugs her. 

"If you cry, I will kiss you! Now, answer me"

Chagu nods her head on Chanhee's embrace. Chanhee smiles when he gets the signal of her wants to be his girlfriend. Chanhee then removes her hands from her face. He wipes away Chagu's tears. He holds her face once again. He plants a kiss on her lips.

"Thank you for coming into my life. You washed away my past. I promise I will make you happy, Choi Chagu. I love you"

He kisses her back and then....

"YA!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

"Eom- Eomma..."

-THE END-