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Deja vu - Part 1

 

“Appa, there’s something I want to talk about”, Seohyun said as she sat on the couch. She motioned Hyoyeon to sit next to her. Hyoyeon just complied, and sat next to his fiancee, but he distanced a bit from her. They just had their dinner together, and Seohyun’s mother was still in the kitchen, preparing some fruits for dessert.

 

“Sure, sweetie. What is it?”, Mr. Seo replied as he sat across the couple. Hyoyeon on the other hand, felt so nervous, and his hands were practically sweating due to his nervousness. He never felt like this ever since the first time he met his late wife’s parents when Nicole brought him to meet them for the first time.

 

“Dear Lord, please give me a strength”, he prayed silently.

 

“Ermm.. I want to tell you about me.. and Hyoyeon..”, her voice trailed off, and of course she felt nervous too as this is her first time bringing her fiance home to meet her parents.

 

“Ah, okay. Just tell me”, Mr. Seo said as he stared at his daughter, anticipating for her next words.

 

“We.. I mean, Hyoyeon and me have already engaged”, Seohyun carefully told her father. Mr. Seo’s eyes widened in surprise due to the news he just received from his one and only daughter.

 

“Jeongmal? When?”, he asked while raising his voice. Seohyun couldn’t tell whether he was excited, or angry because his face expression doesn’t show either one.

 

“L-last two months. Hyoyeon proposed to me after we knew each other for six months, appa”, Seohyun replied nervously.

 

“Ah, I see”, he said with his expressionless face.

 

“And, appa. There’s something I want you to know about Hyoyeon”, Seohyun said.

 

“What is it, dear?”, he asked.

 

“Here it goes. Oh, God. Just kill me right now”, Hyoyeon thought.

 

“He.. he.. is a widower”, Seohyun said.

 

“Mworago?”, again, her father’s eyes widened in surprise. He thought his one and only daughter really likes to give him surprises.

 

“Ah, geurokunyo (I see)”, he said. “Ermm.. kids, please excuse me for a while. I need to go to the kitchen”, Mr. Seo said as he got up from the couch.

 

“Dae”, both HyoSeo couple replied in unison while watching Mr. Seo walking towards the kitchen.

 

“Oh, my God! I feel like need to pee right now”, Hyoyeon said, earning a chuckle from his fiancee. She grabbed his hand, and patted it gently.

 

“Relax, okay? Appa sometimes can be a bit serious when it comes to a situation like this. You know, I had never brought any of my ex-boyfriends to meet my parents, and you are the first one”, Seohyun replied with a smile.

 

“Ehem!”, both of them startled, and immediately distanced themselves when they heard Mr. Seo’s gruff voice coming towards them.

 

“Kim Hyoyeon, can you please get up right now?”, Mr. Seo said with his serious look.

 

“D-dae!”, Hyoyeon replied as he quickly got up from the couch. Mr. Seo then walked closer to him, and roughly grabbing his neck while putting his sharp chef’s knife at Hyoyeon’s neck.

 

“Appaaa..!”, Seohyun shouted in panic while getting up from the couch. Her body was shaking in fear as she witnessed the unexpected behaviour of her father.

 

“Mr. S-seo… M-Mr. Seo.. please.. let me explain..”, Hyoyeon’s voice choked up as he was struggling to release himself from the scary old man.

 

“You son of b***h! How dare you proposed to my daughter without asking my permission, huh?”, Mr. Seo snapped at him. “And, how dare you courting her when you are a widower?”, he said angrily.

 

“M-Mr. Seo.. p-please… *cough*”, Hyoyeon begged. His face starting to turn into red color.

 

“Mr. Seo… Mr. Seo.. p-please… I-I.. , Hyoyeon almost lost his voice.

 

“This is what you got for messing up with me”, he exclaimed and slashed Hyoyeon’s neck with his sharp knife.

 

“Andweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…… (no)!!!”

 

“THUD!”

 

“Arghhh….”, Hyoyeon groaned in pain.

 

“Honey ah! Oh my God! Are you okay?”, Seohyun exclaimed in panic as she saw her fiance fell down from… the bed.. LOL! (poor Hyo).

 

“Urghh.. my head!”, he groaned while holding his head in pain. His head was banging on the bedpost when he fell earlier. Seohyun quickly got up from the bed and switched on the side lamp. She squatted down, checking on her fiance. She helped him to get up and sat him on the bed.

 

“Gwenchana?”, she asked in worried tone while examining his head.

 

“I feel dizzy”, Hyoyeon replied while massaging his temple.

 

“Aww, poor baby. Did you had a bad dream? I heard you shouting and groaning before you fell down from the bed”, Seohyun said. Hyoyeon gasped, and caressed his neck. He felt terrified when recalling his dream he had earlier.

 

“Honey ah, are you okay? Did your neck hurt too?”, Seohyun asked again when she saw Hyoyeon was still caressing his neck.

 

“Huh? Y-yeah. I’m okay. It’s just.. a bad dream, that’s all”, Hyoyeon replied with a faint smile.

 

“Want to talk about it?”, she asked while putting her hand at his back.

 

“Aishh.. I don’t want to… it’s so scary. I don’t want to recall that dream again”, Hyoyeon replied while shaking his head. The truth is, he doesn’t want to tell his fiancee about the dream he had, afraid that it will offend her. So, he decided to just kept it himself.

 

“Arasso. Let’s get back to sleep, okay?”, Seohyun said while rubbing his back gently.

 

“Dae”, Hyoyeon just complied like a small kid being told by his mother to go to sleep. He lie down on the bed, and slowly closed his eyes. After making sure her fiance has already fell asleep, Seohyun switched off the side lamp, and scooted closer to lie down next to him. She sneaked her arm on his waist, and put her head on his chest. Not long after, she slowly drifted off to sleep. But, Hyoyeon still couldn’t sleep as he keep on recalling the dream he had earlier.

 

“It’s just a dream, right? Her father wouldn’t do that to me, right”, he thought as he kept on questioning himself. The fact that they will meet Seohyun's parents on this weekend which is in another two days really made him felt nervous.

 

“Oh, God! Please save me!”, he prayed silently before he slowly dozed off.

 

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“KNOCK! KNOCK!”

 

“Come in!”, a voice shouted from inside the office room.

 

“Hey, kiddo! What’s up?”, a familiar person greeted.

 

“Eunhyuk hyung!”, Hyoyeon exclaimed excitedly as got up from his seat. He walked towards the person he called ‘hyung’, and pulled him into a friendly hug.

 

“How’s life, Hyo?”, Eunhyuk asked, patting on Hyo’s back before he pulled off the hug.

 

“Life’s good, hyung. When did you come back to Seoul?”, he asked.

 

“Last night. I suddenly thought of you, that’s why I want to pay a visit this morning”, Eunhyuk replied. Hyoyeon then lead him to sit on the couch.

 

“What would you like to drink, hyung? Coffee or tea?”, Hyoyeon asked.

 

“Nah, it’s okay, Hyo. I can’t be long here because I need to fetch Min and my kids from my in-law’s house. I really missed them”, Eunhyuk replied with a smile. Eunhyuk married to Min, who is also happened to be late Nicole’s best friend. Both of them were responsible of becoming their matchmaker until they got married. He just got back from managing his business branch in overseas for two months.

 

“Oh, it’s that so? Aishh.. I thought we could go out having a lunch together while catching up”, Hyoyeon said with a frustrated tone. Eunhyuk patted on his back while smiling.

 

“Aigoo.. maybe some other time, okay? I will bring Min and my kids too, and we can have our small gathering something like that”, Eunhyuk replied as he smiled reassuringly.

 

“Yeah, sure hyung!”, Hyoyeon said.

 

“Oh, by the way, I heard from Min that you have already met someone, and got engaged. Is that right?”, Eunhyuk asked. Hyoyeon nodded with a smile. “Ah, can I know who’s that lucky girl? I bet, she must be gorgeous and brilliant like Nicole, huh?”, he said.

 

“You can say so”, Hyoyeon replied, earning a chuckle from Eunhyuk.

 

“Is she tall like Nicole too?”, he asked playfully.

 

“Yah, hyung! Aishh.. jinja..”, Hyoyeon exclaimed as he felt insulted.

 

“Jinja? Hahahaha.. you have a good taste, huh?”, Eunhyuk said teasingly while laughing.

 

“Aishhh.. hyung..”, Hyoyeon replied shyly. Eunhyuk couldn’t stop himself from laughing as he enjoyed teasing his friend.

 

“Okay, hyung. Stop it. I really mean it”, Hyoyeon said while giving him a serious look. Eunhyuk immediately covered his mouth with his hand as to stop laughing.

 

“Arasso, arasso. Mianhae!”, he apologized.

 

“Hyung, I really need your opinion”, Hyoyeon said in serious tone.

 

“What is it, Hyo?”, he replied.

 

“I’m going to meet my fiancee’s parents this weekend. But, she never told her parents that I am a widower. I don’t know, hyung. I feel restless and nervous whenever I thought of this. In fact, I had a bad dream last night about this. Tell me, what should I do, hyung?”, Hyoyeon voiced his worries. Eunhyuk smiled after hearing his concern, and patted on his shoulder.

 

“I’m positively sure that your fiancee’s parents were very professional and open minded person. Besides, you’re not a bad people like gangster or something. You’re just an ordinary man who lost his wife because of the unfortunate fate. I’m sure they will understand on your situation. Even so, they sure loved their daughter more than anything, and I’m sure, at the end of the day, all that they wanted is their daughter’s happiness. If their daughter has chosen you as her life partner, then there’s nothing they can do except to approve and accept their daughter’s choice”, Eunhyuk said encouragingly.

 

Hyoyeon kept silent as he tried to ponder on what Eunhyuk has said to him just now. Eunhyuk smiled as he knew his friend was over thinking about what would have happened if his plan would not be as he expected.

 

“Hyo ah. What’s your fiancee’s name?”, Eunhyuk asked. Hyoyeon was startled from his thought, and turned his head to look at Eunhyuk.

 

“Err.. Seo Juhyun”, Hyoyeon replied. “Wae?”, he asked in curious.

 

“Seo Juhyun eh? I bet she loved you so much to accept you for who you are, although she knew you’re a widower”, Eunhyuk said with a smile.

 

“Yeah, I love her so much too, hyung. Of course, I love Nicole more than everything. But, after I lost her, I thought I would never find anyone other than her. When I met Seohyun, I thought she just like other girls whom I met before, they will reject me after they knew that I’m a widower. But Seohyun, she’s different, and she’s so special, hyung. After we confessed our feelings to each other, I brought her to visit Nicole at her ‘resting’ place. You know what was surprising us, hyung? We received like some kind of ‘sign’ at that time. It seemed like Nicole gave her blessing to us, hyung”, Hyoyeon said while reminiscing the moment they both had experienced at that time.

 

“See, I have told you before! So, don’t think too much about what will going to happen, okay? I’m sure her parents will like you, and will accept you in no time”, Eunhyuk replied as he patted on Hyoyeon’s back encouragingly.

 

“Thanks, hyung!”, Hyoyeon thanked him.

 

“You’re welcome, buddy”, Eunhyuk replied. He then glanced at his wristwatch, and immediately got up from the couch.

 

“I think I have to go now, Hyo. I promise I will bring Min and my kids to meet you soon. You can bring your fiancee too. We can have some catching up time together”, Eunhyuk said as he gave  

a hug to Hyoyeon.

 

“Arasso. Thank you for coming, hyung”, Hyoyeon replied as he returned the hug, and patted on Eunhyuk’s back. They pulled off the hug, and Hyoyeon walked him to the door.

 

“Alright. Remember of  what I have told you just now. Just be yourself, and fighting!”, Eunhyuk said as he gave him his last words of encouragement to Hyoyeon.

 

“Thanks again, hyung. I will see you around soon”, Hyoyeon replied.

 

“Yeah, see ya!”, he said as he waved his hand at Hyoyeon. He waved his hand at him back until the latter disappeared from his sight.

 

“Kim Hyoyeon, fighting!”, he said while doing a fist pump before he walking back to his desk.

 

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“Don’t be nervous, okay? My parents are human too, just like us”, Seohyun said as she straighten Hyoyeon’s shirt collar. They were standing in front of the door of Seohyun’s parents house. Hyoyeon chuckled on her words.

 

“Don’t worry. I’m okay”, Hyoyeon said as he smiled reassuringly. Seohyun smiled on his answer. She then pressed the doorbell button, and few seconds later the door swung opened, revealing a middle-aged woman who looks exactly like Seohyun.

 

“Eommaaa!”, Seohyun immediately threw herself in the middle-aged woman’s embrace.

 

“Aigoo.. my Hyunnie! How are you dear?”, Mrs. Seo asked while patting on her daughter’s back.

 

“I’m fine, eomma. How about you? Did you take care of your health?”, Seohyun replied.

 

“Of course I am, dear. Let’s get inside”, Mrs. Seo said as she released the hug, and glanced at Hyoyeon who was standing still near the door since then.

 

“And, this must be Hyoyeon, right?”, Mrs. Seo asked.

 

“Dae. Annyeong haseyo, Mrs. Seo”, Hyoyeon greeted her and bowed.

 

“Annyeong, Hyoyeon ssi. Aigoo.. you are going to be my son-in-law.  Just call me omonim, dear”, Mrs. Seo said as she patted on Hyoyeon’s shoulder.

 

Seohyun’s mother already knows about her daughter’s engagement with Hyoyeon through the phone conversation they had few weeks ago. Seohyun asked her mother to keep it as a secret from her father as she wanted to tell him herself later.

 

‘D-dae.. omonim..”, Hyoyeon replied shyly, causing his fiancee giggling on him.

 

“Alright, kids. Kaja! Let’s get inside”, Mrs. Seo ushered them to get inside the house.

 

“Wow, your house is so beautiful, omonim”, Hyoyeon said soon after he stepped inside the house. It’s a double-storey house with a touch of a modern interior design in it.

 

“Thank you, dear. Seohyun’s appa did all these. He likes this house to have a simple interior design because it makes him more calming”, Mrs. Seo replied.

 

“I see”, Hyoyeon nodded his head. He looked around the living room, and spotted a cabinet at the corner which have a bunch of family photo frames that neatly arranged on it. He slowly walked towards the cabinet, and observing the photo one by one. He then saw a photo of a small girl who looked grumpy but cute at the same time. He knew that must be no other than his beloved fiancee when she was small.

 

“Aigoo.. so cute!”, he said, earning a laughter from Seohyun’s mother.

 

“Juhyun was so angry at that time because she doesn’t like her dress. She wanted to wear the pink dress which her appa bought for her, but I insisted her to wear that dress. And, it ended up, she gave me that grumpy pose”, Mrs. Seo said while giggling.

 

“Aishh.. eommaa..!”, Seohyun whined as she felt embarrassed. Hyoyeon chuckled, earning a glare from his fiancee.

 

“Annyeong everyone!”, a guttural voice suddenly greeting them, causing them startled.

 

“Appaaa!”, Seohyun exclaimed happily while dashed forward to hug her father.

 

“Aigoo.. how are you Hyunnie ah?”, Mr. Seo asked as he returned the hug.

 

“I’m good, appa. How about you?”, Seohyun replied.

 

“I’m good too, sweetie. Still young and strong”, he said jokingly.

 

“Aishh.. I’m serious here, appa!”, Seohyun replied while pulled of the hug.

 

“I’m fine, dear”, Mr. Seo said smilingly while glancing at Hyoyeon.

 

“Appa, I’m sure you still remember my boyfriend, Hyoyeon, right?”, Seohyun said to her father.

 

“Of course I am, dear. How are you, Hyoyeon?”, Mr. Seo asked.

 

“Annyeong, uncle. I’m fine”, Hyoyeon said as he bowed to him.

 

“Ah, good. Alright, dinner is ready, so, let’s have a dinner first, okay?”, Mr. Seo replied while walking towards the dining room.

 

“Let’s. Hyoyeon, just make yourself at home, okay?”, Mrs. Seo said while patting on Hyoyeon’s back.

 

“Dae, omonim”, Hyoyeon replied, and the three of them then headed to the dining room.

 

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The dinner went well, and Hyoyeon was touched with Mr. and Mrs. Seo’s warm hospitality. They shared their stories about how they met until they got married, and having Seohyun as their one and only daughter. Although she’s the only child, they never pampered her with their wealth, on the contrary, they taught her to become a humble, down to earth and independent person. Seohyun also majored in grade ten for her piano lesson, and graduated from a prestige university in Seoul, majoring in Business Studies. Not to mention, she’s also the best student during her study years there. Hyoyeon smiled along listening to the proud parents story-telling about their precious daughter. Deep down in his heart, he felt so nervous that they still didn’t know about his personal background as a widower.

 

“So, how about you, Hyoyeon? What did you do?”, Mrs. Seo asked.

 

“I’m actually a CEO at my own companies which have been established six years ago. Our main business are advertising and IT. I was graduated from Seoul National University, majoring in Business Studies as well. But, I changed my major in Performing Arts for my second bachelor’s degree because I have a passion in performing arts after graduated with my first degree”, Hyoyeon explained about his working and educational background, causing Seohyun’s parents staring at him in awe.

 

“Jinja? Wow, that’s so impressive, Hyoyeon ah. But, how did you two meet?”, Mrs. Seo asked.

 

“He happened to be my client, eomma. That’s how we met, and we ended up having mutual feelings with each other”, Seohyun replied while glancing at her fiance rather shyly. Hyoyeon just smiled faintly while glancing at Mr. Seo nervously.

 

“Ah, I see. Both of you looked so good together, am I right, Hyunnie appa?”, Mrs. Seo said while glancing at her husband.

 

“Hmm.. dae”, Mrs. Seo replied. Hyoyeon couldn’t read his face expression whether he was okay or not. He looked calm.

 

“Alright, you guys can continue your chatting at the living room, okay? I need to prepare cutting some fruits for dessert”, Mrs. Seo said, and rose up from her seat.

 

“Do you want me to help you, eomma?”, Seohyun asked.

 

“It’s okay, dear. Just bring Hyoyeon to the living room, okay?”, Mrs. Seo replied.

 

“Dae”, Seohyun said. The three of them then left the dining room, and heading to the living room.

 

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After the three of them seated on the couch at the living room, Seohyun started to inform her father about their engagement. (Refer to the first entry of the chapter)

 

“Ah, geurokunyo (I see)”, he said. “Ermm.. kids, please excuse me for a while. I need to go to the kitchen”, Mr. Seo said as he got up from the couch.

 

“W-wait…! Why do I feel like I've run into a situation like this?”, Hyoyeon thought. Suddenly he gasped as he recalled the dream he had before, and he felt terrified.

 

“Oh my God!”, Hyoyeon suddenly exclaimed as he quickly got up from the couch.

 

“Wae? What’s wrong?”, Seohyun asked as she got up from the couch too.

 

“Y-your father.. h-he’s going to kill me..”, Hyoyeon said as he felt his hands were shaking.

 

“Mwoh? Honey ah, what are you talking about? Are you okay? You looked pale”, Seohyun replied as she grabbed his arm, looking at him worriedly.

 

“I- I think I need to pee. W-where’s the bathroom?”, Hyoyeon said frantically while grabbing Seohyun’s hand.

 

“Come, let me show you the bathroom”, Seohyun replied as she held his hand, leading him to where the bathroom was.

 

“I’ll wait for you at the living room, okay?”, Seohyun said.

 

“O-okay..”, Hyoyeon replied as his voice was shaky, and quickly entered inside the bathroom and closed the door. Seohyun furrowed her brows while thinking of his weird behavior after her father left and went into the kitchen. She just shrugged, and heading back to the living room.

 

“Where’s is Hyoyeon?”, Mrs. Seo asked her daughter while carrying a plate containing fruits that has been cut, and placed on a coffee table.

 

“Oh, he went to the bathroom”, Seohyun replied. “Where’s appa, eomma?”, Seohyun asked as she didn’t see his father’s glimpse since he went into the kitchen.

 

“He was looking for his old collection at the storage room. He said he wanted to give it to his soon-to-be son-in-law, in which he meant was Hyoyeon, right?”, Mrs. Seo replied while sitting on the couch.

 

“I think so”, Seohyun said with a smile. “Eomma, I have already told appa about our engagement”, she said.

 

“Jinja? What did he say?”, Mrs. Seo asked.

 

“He was surprised at first. But then he excused himself to go to the kitchen. I don’t know whether he agrees or not, eomma”, Seohyun said in a worried tone. Mrs. Seo just smiled, knowing that her husband has already giving his blessing for both of them as he eagerly wanted to give something he loved to his soon-to-be son-in-law.

 

“Don’t worry, Hyunnie ah. Your appa has already agreed on your engagement. I knew your appa well, sweetie”, Mrs. Seo said.

 

“Jinja, eomma?”, Seohyun asked for certainty. Mrs. Seo nodded her head smilingly.  

 

“Thank God!”, she said while rubbing her chest as she felt relieved. Not long after, Mr. Seo walking towards them while carrying a big wooden box in his hands.

 

“Where’s Hyoyeon?”, he asked while putting the wooden box on the coffee table. He then took a seat next to his wife.

 

“He went to the bathroom just now, appa. But, it’s already fifteen minutes. I don’t know what happen to him. He looked pale before that”, Seohyun replied.

 

“Just go and check on him, sweetie”, Mr. Seo said. Seohyun immediately got up from the couch, and fasten her pace to the bathroom.

 

“KNOCK! KNOCK!”

 

“Honey ah, have you done with your business?”, Seohyun asked while knocking the bathroom’s door. There’s no answer being heard from inside. She tried to knock the door few times, but it’s just the same. She started to get panic.

 

“Appa, eomma, come here! Palli!”, Seohyun yelled as she keep on knocking the door, calling for her fiancee’s name. Mr. and Mrs. Seo rushed towards their daughter after hearing her shouting.

 

“What happen, sweetie?”, Mrs. Seo asked.

 

“I tried to call Hyoyeon many times, but he didn’t answer. I’m afraid something bad happened to him inside”, she said as she felt like wanted to cry.

 

“Hyunnie eomma, got find the bathroom keys, palli!”, Mr. Seo ordered while keep on knocking the door. Mrs. Seo quickly ran towards the living room to find the keys. After she found the keys, she then rushed back towards her husband, and handed the keys to him. After he tried to unlock the door, finally he successfully did so, and quickly opened the door.

 

“Omo, Hyoyeon ah!”

 

 

Uh oh! O.o