Epilogue I

Falling Slowly
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"H-hello?" A groggy Yonghwa answered the phone.

It was yet another usual morning for the Jung family. Seohyun in the kitchen helping the kitchen staff with breakfast. The twins playing with themselves and the maknae reading a new children's book his mom bought for him. Yonghwa was still knock out after a late night meeting with some of his staffs regarding a possible business merger with a small scale business located between the school and business district. At least, he was asleep until his phone started ringing two minutes ago.

"Appa?" 

Recognizing his eldest's voice and hearing her sound somewhat scared, he's body jerked up fully waking up.

"What's wrong baby?" Yonghwa asked grabbing a pair of pants.

"Uhm... Can you come pick me up?" Haneul's voice was cracking and Yonghwa hated hearing her sound so vulnerable.

"Where are you? What's going on? Why are you crying?" 

On the other side, Haneul couldn't help but let the tears fall hearing her father worry about her. 

"Appa," she called out cutting the man off from his continues inquiry. "There's a man who's been following me. I-"

"What?! W-where are you? Are you with someone else?" His voice got frantic and she heard hims stumble over something.

"I-I'm okay for now, appa. I-I just need you to pick me up. Please."

Her voice and body trembled with fear as she hid herself further in the corner to stay out of the sight of the stranger.

Yonghwa exhaled trying to calm down. "Tell me where you are, sweetie."

"I-I'm at the French Delight cafe..."

As Haneul continued to described the location, Yonghwa was struck amazed at how far Haneul had gone off from her usual jogging route. She must have been so scared and knowing her, she would have done everything possible to loose the man.

"I'll be there as fast as I can, baby. For now, stay where you are." Yonghwa instructed and they both said their goodbyes.

He was struggling with his sweater when the door to their room opened.

"Oppa? What's the hurry?" Seohyun asked helping him with the sweater.

"I'm picking up Haneul. We'll be a little late for breakfast so you and the kids go ahead." He said and gave her a quick peck running of the room to the garage downstairs.

Seohyun was left dumbfounded for a minute but when her sense got back, she ran towards him but he was already out of the gates when she got to the door.

"What's going on?" She asked herself as she got back inside.

 

Looking at the man through the reflection, she made sure not to lose sight of him just in case he tried to come close and that she had an advantage to run away as fast as she could. For now, she felt safe knowing her father is on his way to pick her up. She looked at her phone again to check the time and it's been near five minutes since she'd call him and her nerve's calmed a little. 

Focusing her attention back to the reflection, she noticed the man getting up his seat and started walking towards her table. Her nerves came back and she scooted further to the corner whimpering trying to hide herself. She kept her focus on the reflection when someone covered the reflection and directly sat across her.

"Hey, Cat. Here's your banana milkshake. Sorry it took longer." A dark brown haired boy who seemed about her age sat across her and handed her the cup.

She was surprised but after looking at him closer, she recognized who he was.

"Leo-sunbaenim?" She muttered.

The young man winked at her and move closer. "You're a member of the school drama club, right?" He said and gave her another wink.

"Thank you, o-oppa." She said catching on quick. Grabbing the cup and taking a small sip, she looked at the reflection again and saw that the man had decided to a table closer to them.

"So. When's your dad coming to pick you up?" He asked as he took a sip from his own cup.

"How?..." She didn't have to finish her question seeing his smile and his illusive eyes. "Thank you."

"Have you told anyone else about your stalker?" He asked seriously but kept a smiling facade.

She shook her head and kept her eyes on the cup wanting to hide her on-coming tears.

"Hey. Don't. I'm trying to make you look like you're having fun."

She looked up at him and saw him making faces. She couldn't help but laugh at him. A few more minutes with him, she felt a little at ease and they talked a little. Though she barely spoke, they had fun with him telling jokes and doing slapsticks.

A few more minutes passed by when Leo spotted a man entering the building who seemed to be anxious about something.

"Ahjussi!" He called and waved him over.

 

Arriving at the cafe, Yonghwa looked around from the entrance but didn't see his daughter. Hearing someone call out, he turned and saw a young man waving him over. He didn't think twice and quickly made his way over noticing a man - a foreigner - stand from his table and leave. He got the feeling that this was the man following his daughter and attempted to stop him when his attention got drawn back.

"Appa!" Haneul got up from her chair and ran to give her father a bear hug.

"Ooofph!" He stood firm hugging her back and patting her sobbing daughter. "It's okay now, sweetie. Appa's here."

Haneul nodded and wiped her face before turning around.

"Thank you again, sunbaenim." She said and turned to her father. "Appa, his my sunbae in highschool. He helped me."

"I'm Jung Yonghwa, Haneul's appa. Thank you for helping her." Yonghwa held his hand out to the young man. 

Leo's browse creased and grabbed Haneul's arm protectively. "Cath's a Seo. Your a Jung. How am I sure that she's safe with you?"

Yonghwa, obviously taken aback by the Haneul's sunbae's act froze with an unidentifiable expression on his face. "Mwoh?"

"His my adoptive father, sunbae. He is married to my real mom's sister who is my adoptive mother." Haneul explained in rushed summary.

Yonghwa who was having an eye to eye contest with the young boy got blown away by what Haneul had just said and his face clearly registered shock and disbelief. 

How... Did Seohyun... Seolma... Seohyun wouldn't... Atleast not without telling me. He felt like a total whack job talking to himself.

"Right, appa?" She then asked looking at him for confirmation.

That question was a bigger blow to Yonghwa. It made his heart twinge in an undefinable pain and just looking in her eyes, it made it worst that he had to look away. "Yes." He finally answered smiling trying to hide his pain.

After that, Yo

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