Chapter 10: I Like You
This is War: A Story of Friendship, Betrayal and Love"Myungsoo oppa! Where are we going?" He just smiled and zipped his lips with his fingers and threw the 'key' away as the little girl next to him just pressed on with million and one questions.
"You will see!" he said impishly and took her hand in his. "Come on, Haeyi."
The girl who is no older than 11 years old just grinned and followed the older brother. "Sunggyu oppa is going to be mad!" she sing songed and the older boy who is around 16 years old just scoffed. "He is an old man. He is no fun." He sassed and Haeyi grinned but soon was replaced by a grim expression.
"I don't know..." She said biting her bottom lip and without warning, he carried her on his back. Haeyi squealed with delight as her brother ran, his arms spread out like an aeroplane. She brushed her black hair away from her face while the other held onto his neck tightly and pressed her body close to him as he ran across the grassy fields.
"What about now?" He asked grinning when he heard his younger sister laughed, flashing his dimple at her. Sunggyu used to be the fun one when they were growing up but that changed when their parents disappeared, leaving them to starve. Now, he had to work and study at the same time just so that they could keep a roof over their heads.
"Look oppa!" She said pointing at the sky. Myungsoo looked up and saw that the once light blue sky was a mix of orange and yellow hues, signs that he sun was setting. They were at the park a few blocks away from their house and every weekend, Myungsoo will take his sister to watch the sunset before dinner time. Staying in a cramp apartment with almost zero leg room could only be their source of entertainment for so long.
He sat her down on the bench and the two of them watched the sunset in silence with Haeyi's head resting on his arm. She looped her arms around her favourite brother and closed her eyes.
"I love you, oppa." she said.
"I love you too, Haeyi. You are my favourite sister, you know that?" he said kissing her head. She giggled and poke his side, making him jump a bit. "I am your only sister, silly." she said teasingly, still poking his side and held onto her hands. Her eyes widen when he leaned in close to her, his eyes gleaming with mischief.
"Oh, this is war!" He said and tickled her sides. She squealed and tried to pull away from her brother but he was still too strong for her and much bigger than she was.
"Stop, oppa!' she said laughing and t
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