My stepmom looked at him and thought, ‘This
is the only way for real evidence. He might
get us a promotion.’ Then she said, “Come
on then, boy. Let’s go.”
All three of us came downstairs together. Ji
Won had to help me down because my legs were
too weak to support me. Ji Won helped me sit
on the couch and he faced the strange man before
me. Mr. Eun glared at Ji Won.
“Hi dad,” said Ji Won.
“Where the hell have you been Ji Won?”
shouted Mr. Eun.
My family just watched them yell at each other.
Ji Won shrugged his shoulders. “Around.”
It made Mr. Eun really mad but he never hits
Ji Won. He continued yelling. Ji Won didn’t
really listen and after a while he cut his dad
off.
“Look dad, shut up about it already and
we’ll talk about it at home.”
‘Dang,’ I thought. ‘I could
never talk to my parents like that.’
Mr. Eun shuts up. “Okay son, we’ll
talk about it at home.”
Then Ji Won gestured his hand at my entire family.
“The Nams were nice enough to let me stay
at their house. You owe them dad.”
Mr. Eun nodded. “Fine. Joon and Young
A, you two just got a raise.”
My stepmom got so excited. “Thank you
Mr. Eun!”
“Come on Ji Won,” said Mr. Eun.
“Let’s go home and have that talk.”
Ji Won brushed his dad’s hand ff his
shoulder. “Later dad. I’ll be home
in an hour.” His father glared at him.
Ji Won glared back. “I said one hour.”
Mr. Eun knew Ji Won was stubborn. So he agreed.
“Fine then. One hour.”After Mr.
Eun left Ji Won talked to my parents. “Listen
here,” he said as he sat down next to
me. “I can get you hired and fired just
like that.” And he snapped his fingers.
“We know, we know,” said my stepmom
sweetly, pouring Ji Won some tea.
Ji Won didn’t drink it. “All I
want is for you two to not touch Mina anymore.
If I see another bruise on her, you know the
consequences.” Ji Won held my hand the
entire time he spoke with my parents. I felt
a strange warmth going through me and I knew
that right then and there I was falling in love
with Eun Ji Won.
