Chapter 24: disgusting and weird?

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„Hey, what the heck are you doing?", Sunghoon's shrill voice echoed across the property, causing us to separate from each other in shock.

I sank deeper into the water, trying to hide myself, while Heeseung backed away and lowered himself on his water-chair once again. That's definitely one of the most awkward moments in my whole life. This silence lasted years but also just seconds at the same time.

Sunghoon and his girlfriend placed the four take-away plastic bags on the table before looking at us questioningly.

„What do you mean? I just gave her my birthday present.", explained Heeseung and you could clearly tell that he was pissed as hell.

My brother side eyed his best friend suspiciously. „Since when are you giving presents to each other?".

„Oh, come on Sunghoon...It's super cute, can't you just shut up?", the blonde girl admonished him annoyed and also got back into the pool.

Damn, she was indeed beautiful. Her body and face looked just as flawless up close as it did from a distance. „Hi! I'm Yoojung.", she introduced herself. Why on earth would such a smart-looking girl let someone like Sunghoon wrap her around her finger.

„Hyeona.". I smiled back friendly, but my gaze drifted over to Heeseung sitting across.

„It's your birthday, right?".

„Uhm...yes, right.", I answered quickly, tossing my head around.

„I wish you the Happiest Birthday then.", she clapped excitedly and was suddenly interrupted by Sunghoon. „Are we going to eat inside?". He walked over to the bin and threw a handful of foils and food packaging away.

„Yeah, why not.", I answered and quickly stepped out of the whirlpool first, wrapping my towel back around my body. I rushed back into the house, leaving the others behind in confusion.

Since felt hella uncomfortable in my bikini, especially with the girl having a body like that, I really wanted to drag myself out of the spotlight.

My heart was still beating like crazy. I doubted it had calmed down for even a second in the meantime. I rushed to the bathroom and locked myself in while jumping around and squealing as quietly as I could before settling down on the toilet seat, exhausted.

„I FUCKING KISSED HEESEUNG". I texted Jungwon and dropped my head back against the wall, still feeling imaginary. How should I explain this to Sunghoon? How should I explain this to goddamn anyone?

I sighed and walked up to the mirror. My messy bun being messier than ever before. You couldn't even call this a bun anymore. It's just a wet knot.

A sudden knock on the door distracted me, and I tore my body around, now facing the frosted glass door. I tried to stand as still as possible, not moving a single muscle. I even held my breath.

Another knock. „You know I can see you.". Heeseung said in a low, quiet voice.

My brain needed to process a second that he was actually standing in front of the door, waiting for me. Hesitantly, I stepped outside, after fixing my hair as good as possible in the mirror. „You scared me.". He moved back, glaring around the corner, where Sunghoon and his girlfriend were preparing dinner.

„T-they will notice us. What are you doing here?", I whispered, slightly panicking.

He chuckled, lowering his head. „You kissed me out of nowhere, and now wanna act like nothing happened.". His stare was left goosebumps on my skin.

I gulped, before I quickly pushed myself along the wall, trying to bring some space between us. „Can I, Can I maybe change first...before we continue with this conversation.". My voice trembled as I pointed down at my towel.

Heeseung nodded towards the stairs. "Hurry up. I will wait here.". I vigorously bobbed my head and hurried upstairs to my room.

"Hee? Where are you?". You could hear Sunghoon's voice through the whole house.

I couldn't help but start laughing. Mainly because this whole thing was so silly. What on earth were we both doing? Everyone knows that secret dating never ends well. Someone will find out, and then the shit will hit the fan. But right now I was so contaminated by the countless endorphins in my body, that I didn't care about any of that.

[Heeseung POV]

I turned around and slowly walked back into the kitchen, after I heard Sunghoon calling my name.

"What?", I asked, as the younger one finally glanced at me with a suspicious face. He picked up one of the plates with a kebab and handed it to me.

"You're disappearing out of nowhere a lot lately.".

I laughed indignantly. "Can't you even go for a piss anymore? Or do I need your permission for that?".

Sunghoon was surprised by my harsh, direct answer, but I was getting tired of his control freak behavior.

He and Yoojung walked over to the dining table and sat down on the chairs. I followed them with my plate in my hand.

"I'm just saying.".

Sunghoon's girlfriend now looked around in wonder as well and unwrapped the kebab from the aluminum foil. "Where is Hyeona anyway?".

„She's changing!", I answered instead of Sunghoon, who obviously didn't have a clue.

While we were all eating dinner, I kept glancing unobtrusively at the door. Hyeona had not reappeared after a good five minutes, and by now I dared to doubt whether she would come out of her room again. She must have been just as surprised by the kiss, and probably racked her brains over it. My thoughts were already playing about whether I should get up and check on her. I know her by now and can judge her and her behavior quite well, and if someone feels bad or guilty about something quickly, then it's her.

"By the way, just so you know," Sunghoon suddenly began, which snapped me out of my thoughts. "'We've both been looking for a new place to live. So we don't have to bother you anymore.".

Finally, some good news. "So I can sleep without earplugs from now on?", I joked and nodded towards Yoojung.

"I'm not that loud," she complained.

"Yes, you are.". Sunghoon stated.

"You really are.". I agreed with him.

A smirk spread across Sunghoon's face. "But I like it like this, baby.".

Yoojung grabbed his face and pulled him closer before kissing him once, twice... They didn't even stop when the chair next to me was pulled back and Hyeona took a seat on it with a light gray over-size sweater and now loose, wavy hair, that slightly fell over her shoulders.

I looked over at her as I noticed that she was blanking out her surroundings and was now also starting to unwrap her dinner.

"Are you okay?" I asked her, to which she nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine.".

The two across from us broke away from each other with a giggle. They didn't seem to care that Hyeona was now sitting at the table as well.

"You wouldn't have felt so harassed, if you had taken a girl home with you once in a while," Sunghoon said innocently. "I don't remember you having anything with a single bitch after you broke up with Arin. It's been such a long time, man. I mean, did she bite it off?". he laughed but, I shut him up.

"Are you done?", my eyes pierced him sternly. "It's none of your fucking business who I have sex with.".

[Hyeona POV]

I gulped quietly. It's one of the first times I've seen Sunghoon and Heeseung seriously argue. Of course, apart from the time when we were kids.

Yoojung must have been equally uncomfortable with the whole situation because we just looked at each other for help. I would have liked to get up and leave, but after coming into the dining room just a few seconds ago, I couldn't leave right away, so I just let it wash over me.

I can't really explain why the conversation between the two of them turned into a quarrel. Sunghoon complained about this, Heeseung about that. Like two 15 years older teenagers who had just entered puberty and were fighting over the controller of a playstation.

I was surprised that one of them didn't get up and left the room. At the end of the song, we just sat silently at the table and no one dared to say another word, so that it did not immediately come to another confrontation. So I was the first to get up from the table and collect the dishes, while my brother just stared bitchily at his cell phone and did not even think about helping me.

But of course I would not address that in this thick air. "Why don't you go upstairs and take a shower?" the girl whispered and traced his forearm with two fingers.". I will join you in a few minutes.".

My head jerked up after hearing this. Heeseung got up from his chair as well and collected the dirty foils on the tabletop.

„You are planning to stay over?",

Damn, not even in my last night in Korea I would be able to catch a spark of sleep.

„Yeah, why?", my brother asked me, and I hesitated with my answer. Heeseung's glance immediately showed that he understood what I was getting at.

„Can you just...you know our walls are pretty thin, and I really don't want to hear you again.".

Sunghoon rolled his eyes in annoyance. Like he wanted to say, don't you dare to come up with this crap again.

„Hyeo, didn't you turn 19 today? You should stop acting like a little kid now and accept that other people have needs too."

"And wanting to sleep in peace is not a need?", Heeseung tried to defend me. "Never heard such bullshit.".

I turned around to calm him down. „It's okay. I will get this.".

„Don't always meddle in matters that don't concern you," growled my brother.

Not again...I just should have kept my mouth shut...

„Fine, then I will take her home with me, if she's okay with it.". Heeseung said and lined up next to me.

Incredulous at what I just heard, I turned my head in his direction.

„When you are so inconsiderate and only look out for yourself.", Heeseung continued, earning an angry face from my brother. He now stood up from his chair as well and build himself up directly opposite the older one, on the other side of the counter.

They were almost the same height, my brother a little more buff than Heeseung. But from his strong, confident demeanor and the fact that he didn't even flinch when Sunghoon got in his way, was definitely a reason to be intimidated.

„There's no way you will take my sister home with you.", he growled.

„Why, though?", he was playing dumb. „If she's okay with it, why not? Didn't you say she's an adult now? So stop treating her like a child.", he answered sternly, what caused goosebumps all over my body.

I looked at the older one in a bit of panic. What if he lost control in his rage and exposed something that happened between us.

Sunghoon sighed and now glared down at me.

„I don't know what you think of me, but you know very well that I would never touch Hyeo. I mean, she's like a sister to me. Wouldn't it be disgusting and weird?".

Disgusting and weird

So that's what he thinks about me.

Happy birthday to you, Hyeona.

„Okay fine.". Sunghoon finally gave in. „But make sure to bring her home before 6 am..."

„...the flight. I know.". the older one finished the sentence.

„I mean, you can decide, of course.". Heeseung addressed me. „If you would rather stay here and hear them fucking once again, or if you would come with me.".

Why wasn't there simply that option of staying here without hearing them fuck? I really don't wanna leave with someone who thinks I'm disgusting.

„Maybe I will just stay over at Jungwon's.", I suggested, making Heeseung gasp in silence.

„I don't care. Go to your red haired friend if you want to". My brother said, and went upstairs, shortly after the girl did.

A short time of awkward silence flooded the room, before Heeseung dared to speak. „What do you mean, Jungwon??".

You could tell he was very confused.

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