The Prodigy
The KimsI stare at my plate, feeling bored. I really don't have an appetite right now so I just keep stalling by playing with my food using my fork. My nose suddenly crinkles when i see carrots on my salad.
"Don't be picky and eat your carrots." Jinhwan-hyung tells me.
I bite my lower lip and force myself to finish my food including the carrots that i hate so much. I'm trying so hard to keep myself from gagging. I shiver after swallowing the last chunk of carrot from my salad. Ugh! I really hate carrots.
I take a peek to my other siblings. Jinwoo-hyung is still talking to Jennie-noona. My sister just keeps on nodding towards him in return while Hanbin-hyung is already dozing off on his seat.
"Yah." Jinhwan-hyung kicks him under the table. "Don't sleep in the middle of eating. It's bad manners."
"Let him." Jinwoo-hyung waves his hand away. "He's just tired from their flight."
Hanbin-hyung stirs. He finally opens his eyes and yawns. Jinhwan-hyung just rolls his eyes and moves to stand.
"Let's call it a day for now so you two can rest back in your rooms." Jinwoo-hyung also stands. "Just leave the dishes in the sink. I'll take care of them myself."
"Where are the housekeepers we saw earlier?" Jennie-noona asks.
"They only come here to clean from six in the morning until six in the evening." Jinwoo-hyung answers. "I don't want any strangers around the house, you see. After all, we, the Kims want our lives to be as private as possible."
"I see." Jennie-noona looks down on her feet while pushing her eyeglasses back.
The rest of us head back in our own respective rooms. I lie down on my bed and stare at the ceiling. Finally, tomorrow is the day we've all been waiting for. School. I roll on my side.
"I hate school." I whisper.
Something catches my attention. I get up and head towards my study table. Lying on it is a worn-out sketchpad i got from my grandfather. I haven't opened this in a very long time. I open it and i immediately smile when i see a drawing of my brother's winnie the pooh plush.
My older brothers would always tease Jiwon-hyung about it. He used to sleep with it. I remember the time when Jisoo-noona hid it from him for a night. The next day, we found the whole house up
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