December Kiss (Part 5: Help Me, Minho….)

This is just an imaginative story.. never take it too serious… moreover, too personal…

This Sunday, Minho didn’t go anywhere after he was back from Eun Young’s. He only stayed at his room. Of course his mom was confused, why her son was weird acted that made her worried, because until afternoon, he wasn’t out from his room and hadn’t had his lunch. She tried to approach him.. as usual.. knocked the door 1^st. Minho asked her to come in to his room. She found his son in grimace.  She sat beside him on bed, asked what happened to him for today, meanwhile he should be happy because yesterday was his birthday.

“Anything’s bad come to your mind, dear?,” asked his mom softly, fully motherhood. She knows that her son is a such sensitive boy. Minho was still quite, he was actually lazy to tell her about his problem. His mom waited for him, just stared at him gently. Her gaze to Minho made him crushed.. finally he told his problem..

Minho got up from his bed and sat down, still on that bed. He scratched his head, sign of confuse. His mom just smiled at him.

“Museun il-iya?? You look so sad and gloomy..what’s going on, dear??,”

Minho sat with his long cross-legged,”My girlfriend…”, he started to talk

“ what has happened to her?? Didn’t you celebrate your birthday last night with her??,” his mom stroke his head

Minho nodded, he was really childish to his mom,”but.. it’s not that matter, Eomma… it’s about her father”, he grimed

“Oh.. then.. what makes you don’t like him?,”

“he seems such a dictator man to Eun Young,” replied Minho still with grimed

“Please tell Eomma .. what happened to both of you,” said his mom

Minho then told her that when Eun Young’s father came back from another town to his own home, he found he was so strict and asked Minho many things, including his study. Minho told her clearly.

“So.. actually that Ma Yeon Woo is your dean? That might be troublesome, dear.. ,” said his mom

Minho nodded,” he’s scary, Eomma.. and also dictator, cruel to his own daughter. I couldn’t stand seeing Eun Young was so deep sad, I guess.. when she must obey all his words,”

“Including for not getting too closed with you??,” asked his mom

Minho nodded,” umm.. I am afraid, he might use his influence in university to our relationship.. but I also don’t have a heart to leave Eun Young alone, Eomma”

“ah.. so that’s why you are so worried, I understand,” said his mom

Minho nodded again and he asked her, what he should do?

“well Minho.. how long have you known her??,”

Minho scratched his head then he told her that actually, his met with Eun Young was really coincidentally happened.. at Christmas night, last year.. with the same condition: broke up. His mom was a bit surprised for what Eun Young’s braveness when Minho told her that girl was so brave kissing his son in front of many people at that night. Minho was grim seeing his mom chuckled, but that woman gently said to her own son,”What a brave Eun Young.. Eomma must like her a lot if I meet her someday”

Minho a bit whimpered to his mom,”But Eomma.. I must release her from his dictator father,”

“ Well, Minho.. it’s not that easy.. because you are not part of her family.. and you just know her for not a long time.. and anyway.. you are his newly boyfriend, right? She might have another problem that we don’t know”

Minho spoiled with her,”Aigoo… Eomma.. euh”, he sighed

His mom stroke his hair,”take it easy, Minho.. all you have to do is know her much.. take your time by find who real she is..,” she smiled at him gently.

Minho fold his legs to knees, he put his face on knees,” Eomma must help me.. I don’t want to see her sad like last time”, and grim again

His mom just smiled at him and stroke his head again, calmed him down. She then gave him some advices about his relationship with that Eun Young: take it easy, find who real she is, take care of her, pay attention to what she needs, cheer her up, happy to be with her. Minho obeyed what his mom said.

Then he called Eun Young, perhaps that girl was in Ma’s..

“No, I am not…father doesn’t allow me to open today,” replied Minho when he asked it. Her voice was still cheerful, but that made Minho worried, she might hide her emotional feeling and sadness.

“you are hiding your emotion now, Imja.. I don’t like it,” said Minho so frankly. He again really worried Eun Young was just manipulative to him this afternoon. Even though Minho seems like such an egoist and spoiled boy, but he can smell any manipulative or not whole fully hearted.

“Minho… I,” she said

“Come out from home… now I am in front of your house.. where is your father??,”

Eun Young was a bit shocked when she knew it. It’s almost impossible for her to come out if her father is around her.

“ I cant ….,” she said again several times..

“ Nan sang-gwan eobs-eo…I don’t care.. just come out from your house.. I am in front of it,” Minho affirmed his words again to her.

“ I know you are so afraid of your father, but you shouldn’t, Imja…,”

Minho was so stubborn pushing her to go out from home and came to him. Yeon Woo was actually in his workshop room and Minho thought, if an architect is working, he might do it for a long time. So he pursued Eun Young to dare herself out.

Eun Young came to the gate, she opened it and saw Minho was across the street,  took off his helmet, smiled at her and waved his hand to her.

“Smile, Imja.. annyeong haseyo… yo!,” he raised up his point fingers to his eyebrow, greeted her friendly.

“Cmmon, out!,” he cried to her.

Eun Young closed the gate for a while, she turned her head and looked at her father’s workshop room.

Minho sighed and nagged, he felt his girlfriend again was afraid of her father. Then he parked his motorbike and walked on to the gate.

He walked so fast, opened the get, he saw Eun Young turned left-right, to know the situation. But Minho wasn’t patient enough, he grabbed her hand and dragged her to his motorbike.

“wait, Minho.. let my hand off,” said Eun Young

Minho asked her to not yell nor scream ,”dangsin-ui ib dagchyeo (shut up)… let’s take a walk with me,”

“Apayo, Minho.. jamkkan man-yooo,” Eun Young sighed, her hand hurt held by Minho so tight. Then Minho released her hand off.

 “ I want to you to not sad for today, Eun Young…. Just leave your cruel father,” Minho then hugged her.

Eun Young was so touchy with his tenderness behind his egoist and childish attitude. She then asked Minho to release his hug. She stared at him and dared to kiss him on that street. She stroke his cheek and said it’s her obligation to take care of her father since her mom died.

“Minho is such a childish, but I really like Minho,” she smiled at him gently.

Minho held her hand which on his cheek,” I promise myself that I dare to against your dad if he treat cruelly or bad to you… I wont hesitate to do it”.

“he doesn’t hit nor slap me, Minho.. I am okay.. he treats me well,” denied her with smile

“Your smile is fake, manipulative,” replied Minho harshly then he gave his helm to her. Eun Young wore it. then Minho rode his motorbike to somewhere.

Eun Young was surprised,” where is it, Minho??”, she tried to remember the quite big house with minimalist design. It is Minho’s father’s house.

It is such a quite big house with 2 floors and thin black iron little bars per bars gate. The yard is quite big, yet she found a swinging, toy slide and a plastic ladder for kids. That made her remember… that house… it was the 1^st time when he kissed a cute boy with sexy lips called Lee Minho near that swinging.. when Minho made a snow doll and he cried when it was finally headless… that.. She came to Minho at that time with difficulty breathing… to release it..

She stunned in front of it.. couldn’t say anything, just her heart speaking.

“This.. is really Minho’s house when he was a kid.. ,”

She really remembered all the details of that house’s yard. She really still did it.. it made her startled.. then old memory came to her mind.

“Where did you go, Eun Young dear?,” asked a beautiful weak woman on the chair.

Little girl Eun Young came to her mom and kissed her cheek ,”I just went from Minho’s, Eomma”, then she smiled at her mom

That mother- Cha Mong Yi- of course was very confused, because her one and only daughter never told herself having friend called Minho.

“I just met him now, Eomma.. he helped me,” answered Eun Young when her mom asked where she met Minho and what they had done.

“Ow, dear… that’s very kind Minho little boy,” her mom smiled at her gently and stroke her head.

“Eomma.. do you believe in 1^st love?,” asked Eun Young

Cha chuckled with her own daughter’s question. It’s really weird for 5 years old little girl asking it.

“what do you mean, dear Eun Young?? To whom are you falling in love?? That Minho boy??,”

Eun Young nodded,” I guess… I love Minho.. even though I just met him today.. but he cried last time”

Cha just smiled at her again,”Cried?? Did you make him cry or??”

Then Eun Young told her mom that Minho cried just because he failed making a huge snow doll in front of his yard. He just were playing alone and Eun Young came to him.

She told that Minho was a very handsome little boy and perhaps she would meet him again someday and he becomes her prince of heart.

Cha Mong Yi just chuckled listening to her daughter’s story for to night in Christmas night. She admitted it was just her daughter’s fantasy.

“Why didn’t you help him to build again that snow doll??,” asked Cha, wondered. She thought Eun Young would cooperate with Minho to build and they could laugh together on the snowy weather.

“is your father angry with you??,” asked her again

Eun Young shook her head, she said that father didn’t matter, because he was busy in his workshop room, designed a new concept of buildings.

“Appa is now in his room, Eomma.. I skulked out from here, hihi,” she giggled to her mom. Cha answered her giggling by giggling again.

“Then?? Tell me, dear.. what did you do there with that handsome Minho? Your Eomma is curious.. cant stand to hear soon,” Cha giggled to Eun Young

Eun Young’s eyes suddenly were so bright, she was coquettish to her mom, spoiled to her, cling on her arm.

Cha kidded with her, she stroke Eun Young’s hair,” please tell me.. Eomma really want to hear your love story with that handsome Minho,”

“but please.. don’t tell Appa,” she still spoiled to her mom

Cha smiled at her gently,” I promise.. this is just between you and Eomma”

“My asthma, Eomma.. it’d relapsed again just now when I was walking out,” Eun Young started her story again

Cha was so shocked, she’s pale, asking whether her daughter was okay or not. Since 2 years old, Eun Young got an asthma and uses her inhaler until now. If she relapses, Cha would be very panic, she was afraid her daughter would get anaphylactic shock syndrome (kind of shock that could be dangerous and could cause a death).

But Eun Young said Minho helped her. Cha wondered, what that boy had done to her, and Eun Young told her…

“I kissed his lips, Eomma.. we did it,”

Cha was very shocked with her daughter’s confession,”what?? Oh My… that was very tensed, dear… was Minho panic??”

Eun Young replied her with her perky voice,”No, Eomma… he didn’t mind at all.. even when we did it… he just stunned”

Cha couldn’t stand with her daughter’s thought. She then gave her an advice.. that could be just done by adults. But Eun Young was very sure that boy Minho was okay with it.

“and after this… my asthma.. was getting improved, Eomma… I was saved by him,” said Eun Young with spirited voice.

Then Eun Young continued her story, after Minho helped her and he still stunned, she left him alone. It didn’t mean she didn’t say thanks to him, but she saw someone, like a madam seeing them from inside house. She was afraid that madam would scold and dispelled her. She run away from him but she said to him,”we will meet again, Minho.. and you can be my prince”, but she said again.. Minho couldn’t say anything than stunned.

Cha giggled to her own daughter and hugged her. She just thought Eun Young must had daydreamt about Minho… it was just her high imagination. Yes, at that age, some children might have a very high imagination, so that she could tell deeply romantic or some similar story to others. To relieve Eun Young’s pain with asthma, Cha asked her for bringing an inhaler tube everywhere she went, but Eun Young said she forgot to bring it. She really wondered how it did felt playing around cold snowy weather, so she necked going out, walked through a snowy road alone, seeing some children playing, making huge snow dolls… but when she relapsed, she saw that cute Minho boy played alone. She needed a help, but couldn’t know what she must had done, so she took an initiative to kiss Minho’s lips… liked what she just watched on tv.

Cha could just cheer her daughter up. She said she was sure that Eun Young would meet that charming prince Lee Minho… and she prayed for her happiness with him. Eun Young cried happily when she heard it. She then kissed her mom’s cheek and went to her room.

But.. her father had been in front of her and asked,”where did you just go, Eun Young?? Aren’t you able to go nowhere without me?,” with sharp and mean voice, stiff and angry face.

Eun Young was shocked, she replied his father- Ma Yeon Woo- with trembled voice,”Mian haeyo, Appa (I am sorry, dad)…. I played with my friends outside.. I am sorry”, she suddenly sobbed.

Cha came to her and hugged her,” don’t get mad at her..she just wanted to play around..anyway, she wasn’t play too far”. She lied to her husband, she didn’t want her daughter being nagged.

“Eomma… help me,” she sobbed

“she cant go out… it’s cold outside and she can relapse … anyway she can play with all her dolls,” replied Yeon Woo.

“anyway, she didn’t relapse just now outside… it’s okay, Nampyeon…,” said Cha

“If you play outside again without my permission.. I’ll lock you in your room… no mercy,” said Yeon Woo coldly. He raised his hand, wanted to slap her.

“Don’t slap me, Appa.. please!,” Eun Young run into her mom

“No, Nampyeon.. don’t!,” Cha hugged her daughter.

Yeon Woo then held his hand,” I warn you.. if you still stubborn to play outside in this snowy weather.. I wont hesitate to lock your in your room or you go from this house.. stay outside in cold,”

“Don’t do it, Nampyeon.. she just wanted to play with friends.. ,” said Cha, protected her daughter.

Yeon Woo left them without saying any words…. Got into his workshop room again.

Eun Young was still hugged, she sobbed, very scared ,”Eomma.. please help me”

Cha stroke her head gently,” that’s okay…your Appa just worries about you, dear”

“I don’t disobey Appa,” she still sobbed. Cha still hugged and calmed her down.

Minho waved his hand in front of her face, “ Hello?? What are you dreaming of??”

Eun Young realized it,” Ah.. mian haeoyo, Minho.. umm.. your house is really good too.. simple yet tiny”

Minho just smiled at her, grabbed her hand and opened the door. He called his mom and not for a long time, a graceful woman came out from another room.

“Eomma.. I bring Eun Young here,” said Minho with cheerful and happy face, kissed his mom’s cheek.

His mom greeted to Eun Young,”Annyeong haseyo”

Eun Young bowed to her and replied her greeting gently,”Annyeong haseyo.. I am Ma Eun Young.. and it’s really nice to meet you, Madam,”

Minho’s mom asked her to sit down. Minho was very glad, seemed his mom accepted her.

They had a chit chat about where Eun Young lives, what she everyday does.

“So.. it’s really nice you are daughter of Ma Yeon Woo… I guess my husband knows him,” said her.

Eun Young was  a bit shy to Minho’s mom,” ah… my father is just an ordinary man, Imo.. “

“No… I know Ma Yeon Woo.. he is also a great and influenced dean in university..so you have a great father, dear,” Minho’s mom held her hand.

Minho was very happy with his mom’s hospitality. Mrs Lee told that her husband ever talked and had a cooperation business tender with Yeon Woo and he was such a great architect. Her husband’s project with him last time was about traditional design.

“perhaps we could meet your father again.. ,” smiled Mrs Lee to her.

Eun Young was still shy to what Mrs Lee said before. In her heart, actually she wanted to scream and said,” you are wrong, Mrs Lee.. I am sad having that kind of father”

But Eun Young replied her hospitality again with good and sweet chat,” ah.. I am grateful to have that kind of father.. “, she smiled at Mrs Lee.

“come here often if you have spare time, dear.. Minho is very glad when he talks about you,” said Mrs Lee

Minho spoiled to his own mom, stoke out his toungue,”Eomma.. don’t tell it, will ya??”

Mrs Lee invited Eun Young to have dinner with them all.. even tough there wasn’t his husband because he was out of town. Minho was very happy his mom treated Eun Young well.

“So.. is this Ma Eun Young that “December kiss” writer??,” said Mi Young, Minho’s one and only elder sister said, popeyed her eyes, very surprised

Eun Young nodded and chuckled,”Yes I am.. it’s really nice to know you, Eonni”

Mi Young hugged her,”Aigoo.. I am your fans! Your teen novels are great… but the most I like is December Kiss”

Then she turned his head to Minho,”Damn you, Minho.. you didn’t tell me that your yeojachingu is this Ma Eun Young!”, she slapped his head

Minho moaned,”Aya.. bad Eonni!”, and held his own head. Mi Young laughed at him.

Eun Young laughed to them tenderly,” that’s just my best effort, Eonni”

Mi Young talked with her in spirited,”Hey, Eun Young.. you must sign up my December Kiss novel.. I have it”

“Oh.. I thought you didn’t, Eonni.. and I gave Minho one too,” replied Eun Young

Mi Young sighed,”he’s stingy.. “

Minho sighed with his sister’s joke,”Oh Eonni.. stop it, will ya??”

But Mi Young hugged Minho and stroke his head,” Childish Minho.. chup chup,”

Minho just scratched his head, meanwhile Mi Young laughed at him because she was successful to tease a bit her younger brother and their mom just could smile meanwhile serving foods on the table. They ate the dinner together.

“so, Eun Young.. beware of Minho childish,” Mi Young closed her face to hers.

Eun Young just giggled to Mi Young,” ah, don’t worry… I am okay with him”

“don’t listen to Eonni,” said Minho, grimed and grumbled.

Mi Young laughed so loud,”see.. he likes to grim and grumble.. that’s your Minho, haha!”

“Mi Young.. don’t tease Minho..,” said their mom gently

“Eonni always does it,” Minho grimed again. But Mi Young’s laughing was getting louder.

Then Mi Young wanted Eun Young to tell them about her 1^st novel and when she started to write them. She told them that she started her ability to write novel since 6 years old in her birthday. Mi Young was very surprised and stunned, because there were very lack novelist wrote their own books in very young age. Eun Young told she actually only wrote them for drama in school or children stories. But that made Mi Young still very surprised. Then they also talked about Eun Young’s bookstore, what kind of books she sold and they also gossiped about some silly or even care buyers.

Minho joined with that conversation, but didn’t too much talking. He paid attention to Eun Young’s expression when she talked with. Eun Young promised to Mi Young, after this.. she would sign up her novel.

“I am so glad that Minho has a very beautiful yet a novelist yeojachingu like you, Eun Young… I’ll kill Minho If he dares to break you up,” Mi Young winked to Eun Young. Minho sighed with Mi Young. She just laughed at him.

Eun Young replied her cheerfully,” don’t worry, Eonni.. I’ll take care of him”

“come here again if you miss us, Eun Young,” said Mrs Lee gently

Eun Young bowed to them,” I will… thanks for hospitality”

Minho then took her to yard. He smiled at her and carried her home again..

On the quiet road, in front of her house, he kissed her tenderly and hugged her.

“take care.. don’t hesitate to call me… later we will meet again.. I am gonna miss you a lot,”

He knew his girlfriend was actually depressed with her own father’s behavior. But Minho tried to not push her to tell.. he believed someday Eun Young would tell her pain.

Eun Young nodded surely, then she got into her house, Minho went back home with a bit worried.

She got into her house.. there Ma Yeon Woo had waited .. stood up in front of her..

“where’ve you been?? It’s up 9 P.M ,”

She was jittery answering him,” Minho.. asked me… to go out, Appa… to meet.. his family”

He came closed to her… and smothered her! Eun Young held her own neck..hurt..

“Appa… please.. don’t.. do.. I .. am.. choked,”

Yeon Woo still was quiet… with his cold face..

“Appa.. please.. i.. wont.. do .. it.. any..more,” said Eun Young again, she felt hurt.. her neck was hurt..

“ You understand,” then Yeon Woo released his hand.

Eun Young sputtered after her father released his hand, she squatted, held her own hurt neck. She cried in deep and sobbed.

“It hurts, Minho.. it hurts me alot…,” she sighed. Even though tears were rolling on her face, but she kept silence.

She came into her bedroom and laid on bed.

Minho was actually worry about her in his bedroom too. Then he called her, but for several times, Eun Young didn’t pick his call up.

“is her father angry again??,” mumbled Minho. He just walked back and forth in front of his bed and murmured,” what should I do?? I am afraid that Yeon Woo guy will hurt her a lot”

Seemed Minho’s feeling has been connected to hers. Minho was in between worry, he was on edge to his thought about her father.

Meanwhile Minho was still trying to call her, Eun Young knew it.. knew that Minho wanted to talk with her, whether she was okay or not, but she just folded her legs, squatted on the corner of her bedroom, on the floor. She cried, sobbed again, put her face on folded knees.

“Minho.. help me.. I want to go out from here… I hate my father, Minho… he kills Eomma,”

Minho was still busy calling her, but Eun Young just kept her phone on the table.. didn’t pick it up.. she just cried and sobbed, wishing that Minho would help her out someday from her cruel father..

“He kills my Eomma, Minho.. he kills her… I hate him, Minho…,” she muttered while sobbing..

Minho got so worried.. he could not do anything no more.. he threw his mobile on to bed. He laid on bed, raised his bangs, his feeling was stressed.. thinking what happened to Eun Young in there..

“hang in there, Eun Young.. I promise myself to protect you.. I promise..,” he said.. he got headache…

To be continued to part 6…