'I wish we could turn back the hands of time. Replace the poison that you left onto my mind'

Wonho couldn’t sleep at night, and then decided to visit Minhyuk’s café. Fortunately, he was still there and Minhyuk found his best friend was sitting with head looking down and he could see some beers on his table.

“Yo, wassup dude?” Minhyuk patted Wonho’s arm till made him looked up.

Minhyuk sat beside him.

“What makes you suddenly come here in this middle of the night? You know that my mother won’t allow me to come home late, didn’t you?” he tried to joke, trying to break the sad aura around his friend.

Minhyuk succeed, a faint chuckle escaped from Wonho’s mouth.

“Like seriously, dude. We never spend our night together like this before. Ah, no, Wonho. Don’t you dare to flirts me; I’m a straight guy for sure!” Minhyuk tried to joke again.

This time, Wonho slapped the back of Minhyuk’s head till made the younger groaned. “Go get yourself a girlfriend if you said so!”

“Yah, yah! I’m here to talking about you, not talking about me. So, hurry, tell me what’s going on with you? You should be happy because you can get your holiday and meet your family. But why you plastered this frown on your face?” Minhyuk shot him with unending question marks.

“I’m happy because my father finally came back home and supports our family needs. He could also take care of my mother and Nari when I study abroad at States, but…” Wonho held his words as he looked down.

“But what?” Minhyuk asked.

Instead of answering his friend question directly, Wonho remained mute while staring at his glass blankly. Minhyuk noticed it.

“Is it about Eunji?” Minhyuk straightly asked, like he can read his friend’s mind.

Wonho startled with the sudden question, Minhyuk caught him red handed.

“It isn’t surprising. I bet you must be very shocked after knowing that she will get married with her own stepbrother with a baby inside her womb,” Minhyuk blabbered, before slowly staring at Wonho deeply. “Am I right?”

“I don’t know… I think I still can’t believe that the baby its Hyungwon’s…” Wonho shook his head.

Minhyuk chuckled. “So, who do you think the real father of the baby? Did you wish that it belonged to you? It’s impossible because at that night she told me that she didn’t do what we’ve planned,” he suddenly blurted out.

“At that night? What do you mean? And… what plan?” Wonho shot him with endless question marks.

“I-it’s…” Minhyuk stuttered, but he has no choice except tell the truth although he promised to Eunji that he will keep it as a top secret. “Actually… 8 months ago, when Eunji held a party in her new house and while we danced together, we once talk about you…”

Minhyuk held his words to staring at Wonho. He put a serious gaze while waiting his friend to finish his story.

“… She confessed that she has a heart on you.”

“W-what?” Wonho’s eyes widened.

“Yeah, she likes you, dude,” Minhyuk nodded. “She was way too frustrated with her feelings, thinking that it was unrequited. And I suddenly threw a joke to make you drunk so she can make out with you and got your candor.”

“And then? What happened next? Did we really do it?” Wonho asked impatiently.

“I didn’t exactly really know because you know that I went home earlier with Kihyun,”

Minhyuk shook his head and the disappointment expressed clearly on Wonho’s face.

“I’ve sent her a message one day after the night,” Minhyuk continued. “But she said that she didn’t do it because she was way too scared. So, it’s impossible that she expecting your baby, huh?” he chuckles, tried to make fun of his friend.

But his laugh immediately gone as a loud bang heard from their table. Wonho hit it while got up from his seat. “Why did you just told me now?!”

Minhyuk’s eyes widened and his jaw dropped as he saw the anger expressed clearly on his friend’s face. “S-she asked me for not telling you because she didn’t want to ruin your friendship. So I—“

Before Minhyuk could finish his words, Wonho already left the café. He will go straight to Eunji’s house. He didn’t care that it was midnight already.

“No. I’m sure that the baby isn’t Hyungwon’s. I clearly knew that she does love him just as a little brother. It’s impossible if they went too far. I should ask her directly to make it sure. Yes, I should find it out!” he murmured while running as fast as he can.

***

FLASHBACK – 8 MONTHS AGO

“What is this, noona?” Jooheon blinked his eyes when he sees a bundle of cash laid comfortably in front of him. At that night, during the party, Eunji suddenly invites Jooheon to meet her privately inside the guest room.

“Take it with you. You need it for your mixtape, didn’t you?”

Jooheon gulped as his eyes still staring at the moneys. Eunji was right; he really needs it right now in order to release his newest song independently. “Tell me. What should I do, noona?”

Eunji smirked before walk closer and whispering her plan to the younger’s ear.

***

The next morning came and after did the most intense night in her life, Eunji turned around to facing sleeping Wonho. She smiles when she replayed what had just they had done last night. A tingling greet her spine again, when she remembers how she kissed his nape and then she had a chance to crushed his soft lips. Eunji gently touches her own neck when she remembered how warm he was when she let him touch her bare skin. And she couldn’t help but let out a soft moan when she let him entered and after she wrapped herself around him as they made love.

She declared herself as a happiest girl in the world because she finally could have him. But her smile faded once she realize that she should go away before he woke up. A disappointment hit her heart.

“I knew that it will be happening. But why this heart was still feel aching?” she muttered as she touch her chest.

Slowly she got up from the bed and walked herself out from the room. She walked helplessly as she could feel that her heart was broken for sure. She thought that at least she will feel happy after what they had done last night. She thought that she finally could get the answer of her helpless love. But eventually, she had to swallow her pride to face the truth that the guy was never having a heart on her.

On her way to her room, she accidentally bumping onto someone. Eunji lifted up her chin to meet up with Jooheon that was walking side by side with Bomi, her childhood friend.

“Noona, are you okay?” the younger asked, sounds worry since he caught sadness clearly upon Eunji’s face.

“I...I...” Eunji couldn’t help but stuttering.

“What’s wrong? Did that Wonho guy didn’t satisfy you?” Bomi suddenly blurted out, causing Jooheon that standing beside her speechless.

“Yoon Bomi, you—“ Eunji glares at her but couldn’t help to hide the red flush on her cheeks.

Bomi chuckled. “Forget it. Go and wash yourself now. I’ll wait for you to cook breakfast together,” she pushed her friend slowly toward her room.

Eunji forced herself to smile before she walked away.

***

“Noona, where are you?” Hyungwon asked as he came inside his stepsister new room and found the room is empty.

“I’m here,” the bathroom door suddenly opened and Eunji appeared from inside. “Where are you last night? Why you didn’t join my party?”

Hyungwon grinned awkwardly, sensing the anger on her voice tone. “I’m sorry, noona. Last night, Hayoung was alone on her home. Their parents went outside the country, and you know since she just came back from hospital, I was too worry to left her alone—“

“Okay, enough about the explanation. And what are you doing here now?” still plastering a fierce expression on her face, Eunji asked.

“Um, actually...” Hyungwon scratched the back of his neck, while looking down. “I think I’m hungry...” he rubbed his belly.

“Geez...” Eunji rolled her eyes, but she walked toward her desk before threw something to her stepbrother.

“What is this, noona?” Hyungwon asked.

“It’s a cheese bread. Eat it first. I’ll cook you breakfast after I’m drying my hair,” Eunji said while turning around to grab the hairdryer inside the bathroom.

“Thank you noona. You’re so kind,” Hyungwon smile and started to open the paper bag. He took a slice of the bread and chewed it inside his mouth.

When Eunji started to get busy with her hair, Hyungwon walk closer before suddenly asked her to open .

“Aaa... Aaa...” he took another piece of the cheese bread and he put it into Eunji’s mouth.

“Hyungwon-ah, didn’t you see that I still need to take care of my hair—“

Eunji was about to protest, but the younger put another little slice of bread inside . “It’s almost late for breakfast, I didn’t want your stomach feel awful. Just eat it before you started to cook meals for us, okay?”

Eunji couldn’t help but curling a smile on her face because Hyungwon really knows how to take care of her. “Thank you, my dear Hyungwon,” she raised a hand and was about to caress his cheek. Since Hyungwon was taller enough, he needs to bent down a bit so his sister could reach it. He copied her smile while staring at her face.

“You’re welcome, noona.”

***

A month had passed after Wonho went to States for study abroad. And there’s something weird happened every morning on Eunji’s life. She always woke up with nausea. She often to spew all of the food that she ate too. Sensing the odd things, she decided to talk about it with her childhood friend, Bomi.

“I think you should buy pregnancy test strip, Ji,” she adviced straightly right when Eunji called her by phone.

“W-what? You must be kidding me, Bbom,” Eunji hissed.

“I’m not joking. It was pregnancy symptoms. You should find it out as soon as possible,” Bomi sternly said.

“But, is it possible? I mean, we just did it once and—“

“Of course it’s possible. You and him already having unsafely and absolutely it created a possibility to producing a child!” Bomi kept talking and made Eunji suddenly panic.

“R-really? S-so, what should I do if it’s really true?” she stuttered.

“Think about it later. Just buy the test strip first. Now!”

Eunji has no choice but quickly hung the phone up and goes straight to the pharmacy near