JUST ONE BEAT

JOB2- Dara's Dream

3 hours after, we're both in our living room, writing. I think he knew that I already know about his secret.

"Dara noona." I turned my gaze into him and gave him a 'what' look.

"You knew it right?"

"What?" I tried to pretend that I didn't know anything because I want to hear it from him. I am laughing inside me because he looks so tense. 

"I-i, you know, I l-like music."

"I know."

"Then why did you have to do that?"

"Do what?"

"Lie to me"

"It's because you're a liar too. Everytime I ask you about that notebook you'll just say it's a homework."

"Ehh. Mianhe."

I giggled because my brother is so cute. I went beside hime and told him it's okay. I asked him to sing, and to share some of his experiences during writing the lyrics. Of course, since poetry is somewhat like writing lyrics, I told him what is important in writing. I read all of his lyrics, and it's pretty good. "Do you want me to correct some of it?" he nodded and that's pretty much it. We bonded like that and we both had fun. We didn't notice that it's getting late, I looked at the clock and it's 7:02.

"Sanghyun, we need to stop this now. Let's continue tomorrow okay?" mom will be here in any minute now. But then I asked my brother why is he hiding it.

"Appa will get mad."

"Of course not. The day I confessed I like to be an author he encouraged me more to reach my dreams."

"You wouldn't understand noona."

"What? Do you have something to tell me Sanghyun??" the moment he's going to spill it out mom already entered the door. We both stood up from the floor and greeted our mom... "We have a visitor." Sanghyun and I looked at each other, we saw an old lady behind mother. I can't fully see her face since she's wearing a scarf around her face. 

"Wahh. It's cold outside today." it was Auntie Ji Eung, mother's older sister. "Ah. Annyeonghaseyo auntie." we bowed 90 degrees to give some respect. The last time I saw Aunt Ji Eung was when I'm in 3rd grade and Sanghyun is not yet born.  She sheepishly smiled at us and hugged me tight. 

"Dara cook this." mom handed me out a pork from the market. We always eat pork whenever there's a visitor coming, but we never eat pork during dinner. After so, father came home and during dinner they talked about our other relatives. Some of them went to America, some of them in Singapore, etc. I am uncomfortable hearing this because it's like my aunt is making us look like a fool. We know we're poor and she doesn't have to rub it in my face. Aunt Ji Eung's son is working now, and her daughter who recently graduated went to Thailand because she found a work there as a manager of a grocery. She's very happy boasting it to my mother. "Really. How can my mom tolerate this kind of person?" I stopped eating since this scenario is mking me crazy. 

"Sandara." mom called my attention, I did not notice Auntie Ji Eung is talking to me. Well that's embarrassing, she would think I'm not respecting her. "Neh?"

"Your aunt Ji Eung wants to tell you something." I didn't say any word at all, I am really not in the mood to talk about how successful they are and all.

"You recently graduated from high school right?" 

"Yes auntie."

"So what's your plan now?" she's making me crazy really! why does she have to smile every now and then?? it's really annoying you know.

"Uh. I do not know yet. If omma and appa will allow me to enter SungJuk University then I will be happy. But I still have to help them to save more money because it's impossible for me to enter college because Sanghyun is still studying." okay let me say this to you, college is very important for me because it's the only way i can fulfill my dreams. I need this for our future, most especially for Sanghyun's future. 

"SungJuk University? Here in Busan? Why?"

Are you kidding me? Aigoo! "It's the only university we can afford."

"But SungJuk's one of the worst universities here, it's known for bad quality of teaching. You like to enter that kind of university? You're just going to waste your intelligence and ability Sandara." is she encouraging me or not? I did not say any words since I don't want to argue with her. Okay fine SungJuk is not the best, but at least I can still go to college. It's not about the university, what matters most is that I'm studying hard for my family.

"Well, just go with me."

"What do you mean?'

"Let's go to Seoul, I will pay for your college but work for me. I will help you." I was in awe, my jaw literally dropped and I felt my eyes are moisting. This is a very big opportunity for me, I never though aunt Ji Eung will do this for me. I thought she's an arrogant witch that visits us but no. I smiled big time and hugges Sanghyun, my parents stood up and hugged me too. 

"Are you sure about this auntie?" I asked her and she nodded, she's happy for me too! Wahhh this is such a big blessing for me. So I said yes of course, and we talked about when are we going to leave Busan, and aunt told me I will work for her after my class and so. I didn't know she has a big debt of gratitude to my mother, since my mother helped her to save my cousin's life which I'm not going to tell you the whole story. So she promised mom that she will help her whenever she needs her help and so my mom asked here to help me to go to college in Seoul. I am crying now because of happiness, I cannot believe my mom is doing it for me. She trusts me so much and I will not break that. I will strive harder for them.

"So I'll see you in 3 days okay? I'll be back here and everything should be settled."

"Thank you auntie."

"You deserve it Sandara."

*a/n: chapter 2! more stories about our two main characters keke! pls bear with us more! <3