Monday, March 13, 2017

Neighbourhood Flowers - Chapter 17

"Kang Sora, are you okay?" Song Joongki looked at Sora who suddenly appeared after she went missing without any news for 2 weeks.

Sora went missing immediately after the things that happened between her and Juhwan at the shooting range. Until today he did not know what had happened that day.

She looks stunning and happy, like nothing had happened for the past weeks.

Sora looked at Joongki as well as Kwangsoo that follows. Surprised to see them in her and her girlfriend’s hideout. "What's the occasion?"

"Everybody is worried about you.." Bomi replied.

Hyorin crossed her arms and stared at her. "Maybe we should not have. After all she didn’t even think of us when she decided to be disappeared like that."

"I'm okay guys.." Sora smiled at them as she gave them the souvenirs she brought back from Japan. They must be feeling worried with her unannounced disappearance. "I’m so sorry for went missing the last 2 weeks.."

"You're not even sincere.." Kwangsoo interfere to add up the flare.

Sora glares at him. "How did you guys know about this place?" before looking at Joongki who has been staring at her since earlier.

"We told them.." Jinjoo replied. Short.

Sora looked at her girlfriends again. "I didn't know we’re in a good term to hang out together like this.. It must be because of me right?" She smugly smiled.

Jinjoo sneered. "Are you even our friend?"

"Ya Park Jinjoo! Don't be like this will you?" Sora hugs her waist from behind. They must be really worried for them to be acting like this.

Joongki looked at Sora and then her friends. Softly sighed out of relief. He is happy to at least see Sora is back and still joking around. "Where have you been?" He asked.

"I’m settling some family matters.." She replied as she looked at him.

"And since we are not family, so we don't deserve to know anything.." again Hyorin is being cynical.

"Yaa!!!" She holds Hyorin's sulking face. "I feel like kissing you right now."

Hyorin push her aside. "I'm still normal okay.."

Sora hugs her. "I love you Min Hyorin!" Before hugging her other friends, but she stopped immediately in front of Joongki. Her limit is there.

"Don’t I deserve a hug too?" He glares at her, sulking.

"Somebody got rejected it seems.." Kwangsoo laughed.

Sora grinned as she scratches her head. She just doesn’t think they’re that comfortable to joke around like that.

"Don’t do this again. You should let us know at least.." Bomi smacked her shoulders.

“That’s hurt..” Sora caresses her shoulder. " I'm truly sorry for what had happened. It’s really not in my intention."

"This place is big Kang Sora.." a tall broad-shouldered man wearing a Burberry winter jacket entering the room.

All eyes are looking at that tall good-looking man with deep hoarse voice.

"Am I disturbing anything?" He asked weird with how they are staring at him.

"Of course you're not.." Sora walks toward him while thinking of a better explanation on that guy’s appearance that would become another surprise to her friends. Especially after missing abruptly for 2 weeks.

"Please meet Kim Woobin.. my master's son." She introduces the good-looking man besides her, that is the right-hand man that her birth mom assigned to become her bodyguard coming back from Japan.

"Your master?" He whispered to Sora as she slightly nodded giving him a sign to continue with the act.

"Hi. Call me Woobin.." He sweetly smiled at those friends of Kang Sora.

Hyorin jumped at Sora. "So, you're living under one roof with Sora??!” Hyorin looked at Sora with shining eyes.

Sora looked at Hyorin as she sneered. “What are you trying to do?” she asked.

Hyorin ignores Sora’s question as she looked at that tall man. “Nice meeting you Kim Woobin Shhi. I'm the only Kang Sora's female friend that is still single, Min Hyorin" She extended her hand while making a self-promotion.

"Your intention clearly shows, Min Hyorin." Sora smirked as she is paying back the jokes they are playing on her earlier.

Hyorin sharply glares at her. "Shouldn't you help your friend a bit, Kang Sora?"

"Do I know you?" Sora sneered.

"Ya Kang Sora!" Hyorin grunts.

Woobin smiled looking at their interaction. "Nice meeting you Min Hyorin shhi.." He accepted Hyorin hands.

Sora laughed. "This is Park Jinjoo, our friend that jokes a lot. And this is Kim Bomi. Someone that always bring me down to earth.."

"Nice meeting you." He shakes their hand too.

Joongki subtly glares at another potential rival in front of him. “Winning your heart will never be easy, Kang Sora..” He thought to himself as he looked at their interactions.

"This is Song Joongki and Lee Kwangsoo.." Sora introducing the boys to Woobin.

"Nice to meet you..” Kwangsoo slightly nodded his cap towards Woobin.

Woobin smiled as he extended his hand towards Joongki next. "Nice meeting you.." He looked at that fine looking man.

"You are too.." Joongki accepted.

"Is this your boyfriend?" Woobin asked Sora. Out loud.

Sora widely stares at him. "Are you crazy? I don’t have a boyfriend!"

Joongki chuckles. "It hurts to see you’re firmly denying that Kang Sora.”

Sora nervously chuckles. “Well, because that’s the truth.”

Joongki looked at Woobin. “As you can see, I’m wishing that I can be her boyfriend but she’s playing hard to get.”

“Ya, are you making a public announcement just now?” Bomi asked Joongki as he keeps staring at Kang Sora. It is obvious what he said just now is coming from his heart.

“Stop it guys, it’s getting silly.” Sora replied as she tried to hide her blushing face.

Joongki smirked looking at Sora’s sudden awkward behavior.

Woobin giggles. "These are the things that I miss being a student.." he said before turn to Sora.

"Anyway, I've registered." he gave Sora the pamphlet he is holding earlier.

"You will be joining us?" Again, Hyorin is excited hearing the ideas of Kim Woobin joining their university. "Which course?"

"All classes that Sora took.." He replied.

"Assa!" Hyorin cheered. That means he will join the same class as her too except for one subject. But that is good enough.

"So you're majoring in business too?" Joongki asked, wanting to know more about that guy.

"Not really. I've graduated in Law.."

Joongki frowned, weird listening to his answer. "You're taking your 2nd degree then?" He asked further.

"Not in full. I am just interested with Seoul's undergraduate system. It’s fun to learn more than what you have known isn't it?" He replied as Sora haughtily nodded.

Woobin is saying all the answers they have prepared in case people are asking further about him. Specially to avoid any suspicion since she has been hiding the truth about her identity.

Kwangsoo came nearer to Woobin. "Simply said you're still unemployed now, right?" He pats Woobin's shoulder giving him the encouragement.

"Emm.. kind off.." Woobin chuckles.

Hyorin laughed as he pulls Kwangsoo’s hand from Woobin’s shoulders. "He doesn’t have to worry about jobs with his rich parents. Isn't that right?"

Woobin chuckles again while he looked at Sora, worried that those conversation might go somewhere they weren’t prepared of.

Sora understands the look from Woobin and then look at her friends.

"I think we have had enough introduction for now. Woobin and I have some matters to be solved. Let us catchup later okay?" Sora said to her friends as she picks up her trench coat and immediately drags Woobin out of the room.

Joongki suspiciously looked at Sora and that man walking out of the room as he crossed his arms. Something seems odd to his eyes.

Neighbourhood Flowers Chapter 27

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