FOURTEEN(2) - Like Tears (1/1)

Chapter FOURTEEN. (part2)Like Tears Are Falling. 6apr2010 Tuesday, 7am, So-Min‘s apartment[So-Min‘s POV]The wet, now dried, towel is still there on his forehead. I walked over and took it off, putting it back into the pail of water on the table."Jung Min oppa." I tapped him lightly on his shoulder, "Irona."He turned slightly without waking up and pushed my arms away. Since he is sleeping in my house, he did not have any eye mask nor ear plugs on, so I suppose he can hear me clearly."Ahem." I cleared my throat loudly and I thought I see him frown in his sleep."JUNGMIN-sshi, IRONA! There‘s a FIRE!" I screamed, almost in his ear.He jerked right up from his sleep, opening his tired eyes and looking frantically around, "FIRE? Where fire? Pali call the fire engine. You can‘t die, I can‘t die, we can‘t die, araso?"He grabbed me by my shoulders and shook my forcefully. I thought he is going to beat me up when he find out that it is a prank. But I got a huge shock when I see him like this, he is almost speaking with tears."Jung Min oppa, gwaenchana?" I held onto his hands just in case he is going to strangle me, " I am just joking, there is no fire, calm down."His hands left me and he stood there rooted to the ground, his eyes widened, I don‘t know whether that is shock or fear, but I made out that the tears are going to flow from his eyes if he blink."Mian, Jung Min oppa-"After a moment of silence, he spoke, looking away from my eyes."I am fine.""Are you fine enough to go back to your dorm alone?" I asked, but he didn‘t reply me this time.He did not even bother to tidy himself abit and left the house in a mess. Ohno, what have I just done. Is he angry with me for such a prank?I have no idea whether he is sober enough or whether he is alright to walk alone. I am worried for his safety so I grabbed my phone and dashed out of the house after him.I let myself fall slightly behind him so that he wouldn‘t be bothered by my existence. He walked through the playground we were sitting at yesterday night and through a few small streets before he finally arrives at a short five storey apartment.That‘s their dorm, I supposed."Oppa!" a girl, slightly shorter than me, ran out at the lobby towards Jung Min.Behind that girl was Kyu Jong, who looked equally shock when they saw Jung Min in such a mess and with a weird expression hanging on his face."So-Min ah, what happened to him?" Kyu Jong asked me as soon as he saw Jung Min go into the house."I have no idea too." I shrugged. I wanted to know what happened too."Ah, so you are So-Min unni. Oppa always mentioned you." The girl greeted me cheerfully as I looked at her in surprise. I didn‘t know her, is she Jung Min oppa‘s girlfriend?"She is Hye Min, Jung Min‘s sister." Kyu Jong explained. She heard about what happened to Jung Min last night so she insisted that she will come here in the morning to wait for him.Now that clears the mist. The girl.. I mean Hye Min, looks really cute and friendly, and she has features just like Jung Min now that I take a closer look."Kyu Jong oppa, Hye Min dongsaeng ah. By any chance, do you guys know why does Jung Min oppa has such a huge reaction at the word ‘fire‘?"The two exchanged glances. Kyu Jong looked blur while Hye Min‘s expression changed. It looked bad."Well, that‘s a very sad past for him." Hye Min sighed as she turned to Kyu Jong, "You guys didn‘t know about it either, do you?"Kyu Jong shook his head."Six years ago, oppa has a girlfriend, Kim Seo Won. That year, they have been together for three years already, and they are planning to further their studies in music together in Australia. But two months before they do, a fire broke out in the old apartment that Seo Won unni and her haraboji is living in." I grasped in horror as Hye Min paused and took a deep breath, "and they were killed in the fire. The worst thing is, oppa is at the scene, he was the one who called for the fire engine but he couldn‘t do anything to help, but instead, see his girlfriend die in front of him."He promised to save her, or find rescue for her, but he couldn‘t keep to it. He has been feeling guilty all these years, and he will recall the sad past whenever he heard of fire."But we didn‘t know about that at all." Kyu Jong frowned. That boy always love to frown."Of course, only the family knows, and he wouldn‘t share it with the others. Oppa only wants everyone to see the good, funny and smiling side of him. He tries to be talkative, showing off, playing around, likes to smile, but that‘s only a mask he wore to protect himself." Hye Min explained as we nodded in agreement.We promised to keep the conversation a secret and Kyu Jong should also keep it mum from the other members least Hyun Joong and Hyung Jun blurt it out by accident when arguing with Jung Min."But I can‘t lie well!""We are not asking you to lie, just act as if you don‘t know anything when asked! You can act right, you‘re an idol.""Alright. I‘ll try."[to be continued]-------------------------You guys miss my story update? :P

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Wasn't exactly planning to write chap14 pt2, but I guess the readers wanna know how will So Min wake Jung Min up in the morning. Haha. And I thought maybe Hye Min should have more parts in the story too.