| At The Dinner Table |

A Familiar Stranger
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"Eo, Kwang Soo y-" Ha Ha suddenly stops in his tracks causing So Min and Se Chan to run into him. He felt his words crawling back into his mouth. This is odd. A dining table which sat both Ji Hyo and Kwang Soo's parents greeted the Running Man members upon their arrival. Kwang Soo had suddenly invited the members to an impromptu dinner at his apartment. He said he wanted to talk to them about something important. Intially, they speculated that he might be leaving the show, but that doesn't sound like something he would do so they immediately agreed in chorus that this hunch was highly unlikely. At the sight of their parents, Jong Kook and Jae Seok eyed each other as they entered the place, they knew what was coming next.

 

As the couple emerge from the kitchen, everyone exchanged confused glances. Both Kwang Soo and Ji Hyo looked very tense, it was evident in the way Kwang Soo shuffled his weight from one leg to the other and in the way Ji Hyo picked at her nails. Although they did try their hardest to appear normal, everyone in the room could tell how unusually rigid the atmosphere was. The bluntest knife could easily cut the tension thick in the air. It was strange because apart from the pair and two other members, the rest of them were stumped.

 

As Kwang Soo gestures for everyone to take their place at the dining table, everyone just stiffly sat there. No words spoken, just unbearable silence, awkward shifting in their seats and Yang Se Chan's constant throat clearing. This boy really is the most awkward among the bunch.

 

"We're getting married." She says abruptly.



Utter silence.

 

It looked like someone hit the pause button somewhere in the room. Everyone stayed so still that it almost looked like they were playing a ridiculous game of statues. Shock evident from their slacked jaws. Whether it was a good kind or a bad kind of shock, they don't know yet. At the sound of Ha Dong Hoon's mandu dropping to his plate from his chopsticks, silence was broken.

 

"Eomma, appa. We're getting married." Kwang Soo finally says.

 

Jae Seok and Jong Kook may have seen this coming, but the others were caught off guard. Though suprisingly, their parents didn't seem too fazed by the news. On the other hand, Ha Ha felt disappointed. He felt like his younger members had kept so much from him, but who was he to get mad? Only now that he understands why his Jong Kook hyung held such a grudge against him when he got married hastily back in the day. What's up with the members getting married out of nowhere? He thinks, scoffing internally.

 

Clearing his throat, Se Chan scratches his face awkwardly. "Uhh... Congrats, hyung, noona." He mutters, suddenly taki

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I should really edit the earlier chapters, shouldn't I? Every time I read them, I can't help but think that I need to edit them to make the flow of the words better, especially for the new readers. I'd hate it if they stop reading half-way through because the first few chapters are iffy. Lol

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Chicha27 #1
Chapter 60: This chapter very sad :(( . Thank you for the update!!! Can't wait for your next update^^
maisie010 12 streak #2
Chapter 60: My heart breaks for Kwang Soo *sigh*. Thank you for the update!! ^^
maisie010 12 streak #3
Chapter 58: "And though it was spring again, the bed didn't feel as warm as she thought it would be." I like how this sentence perfectly encapsulates how she really feels.

Didn't realize I'm already at the end of the story! I will wait for updates ^^ Fighting!
maisie010 12 streak #4
Chapter 56: It's like the World of the Married! I feel so sad for both of them. I feel like it's all just a misunderstanding. Kwang Soo couldn't possibly.. :(
maisie010 12 streak #5
Chapter 54: I feel so sad for this chapter huhu I dread the next one. Jealousy and insecurity can really make one think irrationally. :(
regzlim
#6
Chapter 58: I guess Dong Wook was there to pick up the pieces after the dissolution of the marriage.

I really enjoyed the way you wrote about Ji Hyo waking up to the sight of a sleeping Dong Wook. It invoked a sense of warmth in the scene's sweetness, and I can feel Ji Hyo's affection for him. Yet, reading further, one gets the impression that Dong Wook is nothing but a replacement. A rebound love. And I find that somewhat sad, and I feel myself pitying the man and rooting for him. NOOooo! LOL.

But I digress. I think deep inside Ji Hyo knows this. Knows that she is treating him as a replacement and is trying to compensate for it. She definitely is trying to convince herself about the rice. To me, the bibimbap scene is an analogy of their relationship. She wants Dong Wook's bibimbap to be like Kwang Soo's. She wants it to be good, she convinces herself it is as good. She wants Dong Wook to be like Kwang Soo. She wants their love to be the same as what she had with Kwang Soo. I found that tragic and heartbreaking.

The last paragraph infuriates me though. I would never answer a loved one's question on whether I loved her by giving her another question, even if her previous statement about meeting her ex surprises me.

"What kind of question is that?" Yeah, Dong Wook. I could ask you the same. It comes from a woman who is insecure, and wants reassurance. An answer like that says a lot about a man. He isn't confident enough in his love for her.

Darn it, I am confused again. And that's a testament on your writing skills! Good job!
alwayskpoplover
#7
Chapter 58: Aigoo... Dongwook should have gave a proper answer! I hope Ji Hyo isn't too bothered. Then again, being woman, woman overthinks way too much so... >< aigoo!!
Lmoonlight #8
Chapter 57: Why am I crying like this?? gosh they don't deserve this I hope that ji hyo would find out that it's just a misunderstanding
And im curious how kwang soo adopted the girl
Tasyakamila27 #9
Chapter 57: Why? Why? Why? This is very sad! I feel that there is still love between them but because of that misunderstanding.........
I just want them to resolve the misunderstanding all this time.

Can they still be together again? And I want them to get back together!
alwayskpoplover
#10
Chapter 57: Damn! I'm crying yet again! How ironic how life is! Once the person you thought you couldn't live without had suddenly become more than a stranger and that hurts! Aigoo!