Final.
Height DifferenceSometimes Krystal wondered why she was so short.
She was always being picked on for her height.
It wasn’t that she was so short, actually, 165cm
was not something to be ashamed of. It was just that...
she had always been surrounded by boys all her life.
Tall boys for the record. She had 3 older brothers
who were all giants. Kris, the eldest, stood at a
whopping 187cm, followed by Chanyeol, who was
close,185cm, lastly, Sehun, who was 181cm. They always
teased their one and only sister, who was frustrated that
all the height went to the first three sons and left none for her.
To make matters worse, her brothers had friends who
were all taller than her. Whenever they came over when
she was little, they would make fun of her, bully her, make
her get books from the highest shelf when they clearly knew
that she wouldn’t be able to reach it. The worst incident
she could remember was when she was 15 years old and her
brothers were 22,21 and 17 respectively, they had this friend who
was so mean to Krystal. He came over one day when Krystal had
to go to school and they didn’t. She was running late so she rushed
around the house, trying to get everything done. She realised
that she didn’t have her backpack when she was rushing out the door.
“Sehunnn! Where’s my bag? I need to go to school quickly!” She yelled.
“Looking for this, midget?”She inwardly groaned as she heard
Kai’s voice. She did not know why they hung out with him. He was
so cruel to her.
Standing near the kitchen, was Kai, holding her purple backpack up
in the air, a smirk on his face.
“Give it back, please. I am going to be late soon. I have to do a
presentation in front of the class and I cannot afford to be late.”She pleaded.
If only Kai was nice, he would have given it back to her. Everyone
knew that Krystal was never ever late. But, sadly,he wasn’t nice.
At that moment, Kris came out of the kitchen, eating a banana.
Kai grinned and threw the bag to him. Kris caught it and
passed it to Chanyeol, who passed it to Sehun. And the cycle
continued. Krystal cried that day. She was late, had dishevele
d hair and got scolded for keeping everybody waiting.
When she got home, she was beyondmad. How could they?
They were her brothers.They KNEW how important this
was to her. And they didn’t care. They would much rather
have fun with their friend who was a major jerk than
to help their sister. She slammed the front door,
stomped up the stairs and slammed her door shut.
Kris, Chanyeol, Sehun, and Kai
immediately shut up when they heard her coming home.
They knew that she had every right to be angry. Sehun
stood up and walked to her room.
“Krys...can you open the door please? We need to talk to you.”
Silence.
She didn’t talk to them that day.
Years passed and she was still teased by them. She was
now 19 years old. The four irritating people entered
the house and Krystal’s heart stopped.
“ Hey midget. Did you grow taller today? Nope, you
didn’t.”Kai put his hand on her hair, trying to measure her height.
He laughed and went to the kitchen to get something to eat.
Krystal’s heart was beating so fast. The physical contact was
driving her crazy. She didn’t know when this started, all she
knew was that she would start getting jumpy whenever she
saw him. She didn’t like that feeling. Kai eventually treated
her better. She remembered that day when she had to go
home earlier than usual because she was sick. She couldn’t
call anyone, no one was picking up. She felt really sick.
Her face felt hot, one minute she was cold, the next minute
she was sweating. She just wanted to lie down and sleep.
She passed by Kai’s classroom and was shocked when he
suddenly appeared in front of her. She couldn’t fathom
the look in his eyes. Was that...concern? All her life, she
had never seen Kai with any other expression, other than
mischief. She couldn’t care less though, all she wanted was
to go home. Kai was worried. Krystal looked so red, her
eyes were barely open. He grabbed her by the shoulders
and brought her to his car. Krystal was half aware that
she wasn’t standing up anymore.
“Where are we going?” She asked, her words slurring.
“Your home. You have the keys, right midget?” He glanced
at her. Krystal nodded.
“But...you will miss your classes.” She pointed out. Kai
didn’t answer, so she assumed he didn’t care.
He took care of her that day.
----
The five of them were laughing and talking when suddenly,
it reached the topic of boys.
“So Krys, got any boyfriends yet?” Chanyeol asked with his deep voice.
Krystal shook her head. Her heart only belonged to one
person. She was lucky he wasn’t a player. Never once had
she seen him with a girl. Okay, maybe once or twice, when
she was little.
Kai gave a chuckle. Krystal looked at him, confused.
“ She doesn’t have any boyfriends . That’s because she’s so
short nobody can see her! Ha!” He laughed
hysterically over his not so funny joke. Krystal just stared at him,
hurt and embarrassed. She had admirers okay, she just rejected
all of them because she didn’t like any of them.
“ Actually, I’m going on a date this weekend.” She said proudly.
Kai stopped laughing and stared at her, dead serious.
“ What?” He asked.
“ You heard me, Luhan asked me out a few days ago, I was going
to reject him, but on second thought, I think I’ll give him a
chance. Bout time I started to date right?” She smiled bitterly.
The three brothers glanced at each other. They might be boys,
but they weren’t blind when it came to their baby sister’s
feelings. They knew exactly how she felt about Kai. The
blushes, the dazed looks, those didn’t go unnoticed by them.
Apparently, Kai was the blind one.
----
The date came, Krystal wore a dress for the first time. She
felt uncomfortable, but she knew that Luhan liked girls
who wore dresses. She should at least try to make an effort
right? Even though, by the end of the day, her heart will only belong to Kai.
“ You’re wearing make up?” Kai asked incredulously . He
surveyed her outfit. She was wearing a flowy floral patterned
dress and boots with heels.
“ Yes. Is there a problem?”
“And you’re wearing heels?” He asked her again.
Kai didn’t know what was wrong with him. He just didn’t like
the thought of her going out with another guy.
“ Again, is there a problem?” Krystal asked, frustrated.
“ No. No matter what, you will still be short. I know that Luhan
guy, he likes taller girls. Last time I checked, you’re still a
midget.” Why was he being so mean? He hated himself for
saying that the moment he saw the hurt flash through Krystal’s eyes.
“What is wrong with you? Why do you always have to pick on
me? I have been right here, in front of you for so long. Am I
not good enough for you? Am I too short that you have to bully
me every single time you see me? You made fun of me
for not having any boyfriends. And now, when I want to go
on a date, you make fun of me again? I am tired Kai. I have
liked you for so long. I rejected guys because I thought that if I
stuck around longer, I might stand a chance with you. I guess
not.” She was going to walk off, but Kai grabbed her arm,
sending shivers throughout her entire body.
“If you liked me that long, why didn’t you say so?” He asked,
his arms around her petite waist.
Krystal blushed at the close proximity.
“ I..I thought you...didn’t like me..I mean you always bully-”
“Damn it, shut up midget.” He kissed her firmly on the lips.
“I like you too Krystal.”
In the living room, they could hear Sehun telling Luhan
that Krystal wasn’t going on date with him anymore and
that he should go. The door shut and Kai smiled at Krystal.
“Didn’t know you liked me for that long, midget.”
Krystal inwardly squealed and hugged him. She fit right into
his arms, her head exactly where she could hear his fast heartbeat.
She smiled.
Krystal thinks being short isn’t so bad after all.
How I wish this could happen to me. There's this person,
I get so irritated when he texts me. Like, I just have this
urge to punch him or not reply at all. It's not just him, some
people have this absurd mindset that they are so "cool", just
because they have a nice body or sth. Like what Bretman said,
"Abs? Those are ribs, not abs."
I love Bretman hahaha.
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