ICE AND FIRE - CHAPTER 49&50
💜 BROKEN 💜
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FLASHBACK~CHIN-HAE’S MANSION★
After the long tiring s£x, shang-hoon slumped on the bed,while Seo-Jun placed her head on his bare chest.
“So what’s the plan?”He breathed and Seo-Jun smiled before lifting her head,she kissed him on the chest then rested back her head on it.
“When should we do this again?”She asks like a slût and shang-hoon glared at her.
“Don’t joke with me and tell me what you’ve got!!”He snapped at her, slightly pissed and she chuckled like nothing is happening.
“Don’t you have anything to use against him? Use it to separate them if there is”Seo-Jun told him and shang-hoon smirked.
“What do you mean huh?”Shang-hoon asks slowly.
“The beom-seok I know,is not someone to fall in love easily”Seo-Jun shook her head and shang-hoon began smiling, while nodding his head.
“I guess I have an idea”He said with a dangerous smirk and Seo-Jun chuckled.
“What?”She asks.
“You’ll soon hear about it!!”He told her and Seo-Jun began smiling.
“Can’t wait”She winked.
“Let’s go on another round, that’s how happy I am right now!”Shang-hoon said, claiming her lips.
•••
<PRESENT TIME>
“Hope you’re not going on with your silly payback huh?”Shang-hoon yelled and punched him heavily again, on the broken nose causing more blood to ooze out.
“Just stop it!!”Beom-seok pushed him off and he staggered.
“You’re drunk,so stay clear”beom-seok warned sternly and shang-hoon chuckled before grabbing him by the collar,his face very close to his.
“f-__-king stop playing with her if you know you don’t love her”shang-hoon retorted and beom-seok chuckled.
“And who the hell do you think you’re to tell me what to do huh?”He asks him.
“Cos I love her and seeing her hurt, I’mma gonna ki|| you”Shang-hoon glared.
“You’re just daft,she doesn’t love you and I’ve successfully taken her away from you. So why don’t you give up already huh?”Beom-seok laughed triumphantly and shang-hoon chuckled.
“What do you think is going to happen,when she gets to know that you’re only playing with her emotions and feelings huh? you’re nothing but a monster. Stop it already cos I’m f-__-king sure you’re using her to get back to me!!”Shang-hoon half yelled angrily and beom-seok only chuckled.
“Good luck then,if only she’ll believe you”He smiled and slowly removed shang-hoon hand from his collar.
“She’s seriously in love with me elder brother,so give up already hmmm!!”Beom-seok patted his shoulder, sarcasm evident in his voice.
Shang-hoon only smirked, while beom-seok climbed the stairs going to his room while chuckling.
Shang-hoon brought out his phone,when he was sure that beom-seok was out of sight,he played the recording and began laughing.
He just recorded the whole conversation.
“Let’s see how this goes!!”He chuckled and pocketed back his phone.
•••
<NEXT DAY~GOLD’S EATERY>
“Here aerum,go serve the customer over there”Her mom gave her the man’s order which she took to him.
“Enjoy!”She bowed after setting it on the table,she tried walking back inside but stopped on seeing beom-seok.
“Hey?What are you doing here?”She asks with a raised brow while a scared look was stuck on her face.
“I came to eat. What else huh?”Beom-seok winked with a smile and Aerum walked closer to him,which got her noticing his broken nose which was already plastered.
“Huh? What’s this?”She asks him.
“It’s nothing”He shrugged and aerum frowned, touching his nose.
“What do you mean it’s nothing? How did you get injured?”She probed further and beom-seok sighed heavily.
He wanted to talk, but the sudden appearance of Aerum’s mom shut him up.
“Good morning ma’am!!”Beom-seok bowed and Aerum’s mom nodded.
She tried walking away but stopped to look at beom-seok.
“Huh? Mr chul second son?”She asks, recognizing his face.
“Yes ma’am!”He bowed again and Aerum’s mom smiled.
“Special treatment aerum!”She told her and aerum gasped while beom-seok chuckled.
“Seems like I’m already accepted huh?”Beom-seok whispered with a wink and aerum took her bottom lips in while smiling.
••••
<KANG-DAE MANSION~YU-RI ROOM>
“And that’s how we got the answer 2!”Hyun-Woo smiled and Yu-Ri chuckled.
“I guess my mistake was from here,I shouldn’t have added it”She pouted and Hyun-Woo pinched her cheeks.
“Buh you’re trying yunno,I’m proud of you”Hyun-Woo winked at her and she began blushing.
“Awwn,tell me you’re gonna be blushing each time!”He smiled and Yu-Ri took her bottom lips in.
“I can’t just help it”she stated and Hyun-Woo nodded.
“Keep acting cute okay? Only for me though”He told her with a bright smile on his face and Yu-Ri couldn’t help the butterflies dancing in her stomach.
“Can I ask you something?”Hyun-Woo asked, taking her hands into his.
“Sure”she nodded with a smile.
“Why are you scared of going to school? Did something happen?”He asks and Yu-Ri countenance changed immediately,she began sweating while trying to cry.
“C’mon,is no big deal. There’s nothing wrong in attending to school, where you bullied once in school? Just tell me already”He said with a pleading eye.
“Mom!!!”Yu-Ri began crying and Hyun-Woo pulled her into his arm’s.
“I get it. You were bullied cos you’re motherless,you could have told your dad so that those dumb @zzes would be taught a lesson. Developing a phobia wasn’t the best option”He stroked her hair and she hiccuped.
“I didn’t want to disturb dad,I thought I would be able to take it all but it kept getting worse that I had to run out of school one day and ever since then,I’ve not attended school”She explained further and Hyun-Woo broke the hug,he cup her cheeks while looking in her eyes.
“I’m always here for you okay?”He said and Yu-Ri nodded,he leaned closer closing up the little space between them then he captured her lips,kissing her softly.
He broke the kiss with a smile while Yu-Ri bent her face, smiling sheepily.
“How about you come to our school?”He asks her and she shook her head, refusing instantly.
“I promise to be by your side and anyone that tries to mess with you will get it from me huh?”He asks further and Yu-Ri took her bottom lips in,not replying.
Hyun-Woo looked at her, trying to know what’s going on in her mind.
“Can..can…can I think about it?”She stuttered and Hyun-Woo smiled.
“Of course,take your time huh?”He said and she chuckled.
Oblivious to them,Yu-Ri dad was standing at the door all this while,he smiled and went out of sight.
••••
<BEACH>
“Here you go baby!”Aerum passed beom-seok the glass of drink,then joined him in lying down.
“The sun it’s kinda good!!”Aerum nodded with her sunscreen on.
They’re currently sunbathing.
“Hmm,I know right?”Beom-seok nodded and sipped from the straw.
“Thanks for today”Aerum smiled and beom-seok mirrored back the smile.
“I should be thanking you,yunno”he replied instead and aerum sat up, beom-seok sat up too.
“Why would you thank me huh?”Aerum asks and beom-seok chuckled.
“For everything, especially for coming into my life”He said and Aerum began blushing.
“Let’s go swim”Beom-seok said, Standing up completely while aerum kept sitting down.
“Let’s go”he nudged at her and she smiled.
“Go on,I’ll be watching you from here”aerum said and beom-seok shook his head.
“Nah,I’m not doing that… we’re gonna swim together”He said and swept her off the ground, carrying her in a bridal style.
“Drop me please”He begged,with her face buried on his chest.
Beom-seok only chuckled and began walking towards the water.
He dropped her in the water,not to deep thou then scooped a large quantity of water in his palms and splashed it on her face.
“Ouch…”Aerum smiled and scoop her’s too,then splashed it on his face.
They began giggling and laughing,while playing in the water.
Beom-seok ran to aerum then carried her and began twirling around with her in his arms,their heart felt and heart warming laughter reigned the whole place as they continued with their lovey dovey.
•••
<NIGHT~CINEMA>
“Popcorns for watching movies,let’s get two over there”Yu-Jun pointed and ji-hoon nodded with a forced smile,it was obvious he isn’t happy but he’s forcing himself to smile.
They got two and walked back inside,with Yu-Jun clinging unto him like they’re dating.
🗣️”Wow!”
🗣️”Who are they?”
🗣️”They look good together”
Some people began mumuring and Yu-Jun smiled widely,while listening to the mumurs.
Ji-hoon frowned but forced a smile the moment Yu-Jun looked at him.
Amongst all the crowd, A-Yeong was sitting Admist them while looking at them sadly.
“Don’t be sad A-Yeong!”She exhaled and a drop of tears fell out from her eyes.
“Gracious!”She muttered and wiped it off.
•••
<A PLACE>
Aerum kept the cup of coffee on the table,after having a sip from it.
“Why am I here?”She asks and shang-hoon chuckled.
“Do you seriously love beom-seok?”He asks and aerum looked at him.
“I do? What’s wrong?”She asks in return and shang-hoon smiled.
“How will you feel,to discover he doesn’t love you but only playing with your feelings? I…”
“Cut the crab shang-hoon. Are you spilling all this cos I turned you down? I won’t take any more word from you against beom-seok”She defended angrily and shang-hoon heaved.
“If only he loves you just like you do! Gawd!!”Shang-hoon said pathetically and aerum scoffed.
“I see you have nothing to offer,you called me out only to lie against your brother? How funny”She chuckled and stood up, but shang-hoon took hold of her hand, stopping her abruptly from going further.
“I know you might be thinking am doing this cos you turned me down. Hell no,truth be told I love you and I still do and seeing you hurt? I can’t take that,I know you don’t believe me…but I guess you’ll have to after listening to this!”He said and Aerum turned to him slowly, getting his attention fully.
Shang-hoon stood up,then placed the recorder in her palms.
“Don’t be too hard on yourself”He patted her back and walked out of the place, leaving aerum to think about what he said or probably listen to the recording.
••••
<CINEMA>
“Gosh, aren’t they just too cute?”Yu-Jun gushed, looking at the couples that was sharing a kiss in the screen.
“They’re”Ji-hoon nodded without looking at her.
“Why aren’t you looking at me huh?”She pouted shaking ji-hoon who turned to her immediately.
“I’ve looked at you. Happy?”He faked a smile and Yu-Jun took her bottom lips in, ji-hoon shook his head and faced back the screen but his eyes widened at what Yu-Jun did next.
She leaned closer and kissed him on the cheek. Ji-hoon turned to her with a shocked expression but she did worst…she immediately connected their lips, A-Yeong who was looking at them all along stood up and ran out of the cinema.
Ji-hoon who recognized her back view,saw her retreating figure as she continued running out,he pushed Yu-Jun off then went after her.
••••
<CHUL’S MANSION>
Aerum ran into the mansion,but was stopped immediately by one of the guards.
“Who are you?”He asks her, staring at her from hair to toe.
“I need to see beom-seok!!”She screamed and the guard scoffed.
“You can’t”He refused her.
“And who said she can’t huh? Let her in”beom-seok said with his hands in his pocket,he gave the order through the balcony. He was standing there.
The guard bowed immediately,while aerum looked at beom-seok with a murderous look on her face.
She made her way to the balcony and beom-seok smiled on seeing her.
“Bab…”Aerum raised her hand, cutting him off and beom-seok swallowed.
“Tell me this is not true,it aren’t you who said all this right?”She asks and beom-seok arched his brow, confusion clearly evident on his face.
“What are you saying?”He asks and aerum sniffed.
She wasn’t gonna cry no matter what,that’s what she promised herself but seems she’s gonna break the promise any moment from now cos her eyes is misty already.
“You love me right? You’re never going to play with my feelings right? All this is blackmailing isn’t it?”She asks, slowly walking to him.
“Can you tell me what’s happening first huh?”Beom-seok asks impatiently and aerum gave him the recorder.
He took it slowly and then played it with his eyes widening and his fist clenching on its own.
Shang-hoon set him up to record this and use it against him!! He could have known better.
“I can explain”He said, trying to touch aerum but she slapped off his hand hurtfully.
“So it’s your voice? You’re not even denying it huh? Tell me it’s a joke!!”She took steps backwards and beom-seok sighed before turning his back on her.
He dipped his hands in his hair,while ruffing it angrily.
Why must shang-hoon ruin things this early huh!? He’s already casted and letting her know the truth is the best!
“Yes,it’s my voice and I did say that”he replied and aerum shook her head,tears already rushing down her face.
It felt like a sharp knife has been pierced deep inside her heart and the pains was hellish.
“No,am hallucinating right?”Aerum smiled and beom-seok turned to her with a smirk.
“You’re not. It’s the reality”he said nonchalantly and aerum kept shaking her head.
The look on his face shows it all,he isn’t even remorseful.
His phone began ringing immediately,he brought it out then declined the call, unknown to him that he mistakenly picked it.
He kept back the phone in his pocket.
“Why…why did you choose to play with my feelings huh?”Aerum half yelled and another round of tears began rushing down her cheeks.
Beom-seok sighed, and backed her immediately. He just felt sad and guilty seeing her tears.
“You found out pretty early,this shouldn’t be happening”Beom-seok thought inwardly.
“Where you using me to get back at your bro?”She asks again when beom-seok didn’t give her any answer.
“That was also the reason but why I made you Fall in love with me it’s to get a revenge on you”he told her and aerum chuckled,a chuckle which showed how sad and hurt she was at the moment.
“Revenge? What did I do huh?”She asks and beom-seok chuckled.
“For humiliating me! You beat me up in front of the whole students. Do you know how f-__-king humiliated I was?”Beom-seok shouted still backing her.
So this is about the humiliation? Something that happened f-__-king months ago and she’ve forgotten totally about it,but this monster still haven’t? He was taking revenge on her? All this while? How could she fall easily for him? And when she thought he was good,he proves to be a monster?
“This is not real right? I’m going to wake up from this dream to see you truly loved me!!”Aerum refused to believe what was happening.
But the next statement made by beom-seok was what shattered her heart into a million pieces.
“Wait,you actually think I was going to fall in love with someone like you huh? A f-__-king lowlife like you? How pathetic?!”He laughed and the tears couldn’t stop falling out of her eyes.
Was all these words coming out from beom-seok mouth? She refused to believe it.
“So everything was a lie?”She asks slowly.
“Yes, blatant lie”he replied her,with no ounce of pity in his voice.
“Everything!! The night at the prison? How you always stood up for me? Saving me from the teacher? From Seo-Jun? Everything? Including your love? They were all lies?”She asks again,by now her tears was rushing down uncontrollably.
“They are lies,all I wanted was to get you fall in love with me,then break your heart so you won’t mess with me next time. I guess my wish has already happened cos you’re broken”He clicked his tongue with a smile.
“No,you shouldn’t have done this…. telling me that you’re angry with me or even fighting me back would have been better than toiling with my fragile heart. You shouldn’t have done this beom-seok!! YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE!! YOU BROKE MY HEART,MY TRUST FOR YOU AND THE LOVE I HAVE FOR YOU!!”Aerum screamed in tears and beom-seok sighed while ruffing his hair.
He just felt a pain in his heart too,it shouldn’t happen right? This is what he’ve always wanted!! To see her BROKEN AND SHATTERED!! And it is happening now, so why is he feeling hurt?
He shook his head and turned to her,he tried touching her but aerum stopped him.
“Don’t come close. I h@?? YOU!!”She screamed and ran out of the place.
She ran out of the mansion like flash, while clunching unto her chest. Her heart was broken by her first love.
Why would he play and toil why her feelings this much huh? How could he?
Aerum prayed and wished for the ground to open up and swallow her immediately,she was literally dying of heartbreak!!
It began raining mightly,with aerum running in the dark road alone.
She needed a shoulder to cry on, someone to tell her it’s gonna be fine!! But no one was close at the moment, leaving her to carry her burden alone.
Her knees gave up and she fell to the ground, keeling on it while crying her eyes out.
The rain which was falling heavily, kept drenching her but she cared less anyways.
She was broken!!!
A car began driving towards her with full speed,the car lights flashing on Aerum’s face,she didn’t flinch neither did she step out of the way.
She looked up to the car,then opened her arms wide while still kneeling down.
“Just ki|| me already!!”She said In tears and the car kept approaching her with full speed.
She closed her eyes, expecting the worst to happen.
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TBC…