Catch Me (P.Sh) [Sequel]

Orphan

October 2021

I had barely even stepped into the living room, before my phone had begun ringing, immediately making me pull it out and seeing a British number written across the screen.

"Why are you just starring at it?" Jay let out a small laugh at me.

"Sorry, I was just shocked," I excused and took the call, "Edin Hepburn."

"Ah yes, miss Hepburn," a voice cooed out from the other end, "I can see you're the contact for your mom? "

"Ah... yes, that's me," I hummed, glancing over at the few boys who sat in the living room, some just starring at me in confusion whilst others actually understood what I was saying, "why? Is she being moved? "

"I guess you could say that," the caller replied, "I'm sorry to tell you miss Hepburn. But October 9th your mom was found hanging from the ceiling in her cell."

"I'm sorry... she what? " I blinked a few times.

"It seems your mother has committed suicide," the person informed and I closed my eyes before slowly nodding.

"Noona, you good?" Jungwon spoke up and I just nodded at him with a small smile.

"I'm the only one who knows? " I questioned through the phone, "It's my job to pass it on?"

"I believe it is," the person replied.

"And my brother? " I questioned.

"The protocol says that he'll be removed from his foster family until he is adopted by a family... as for you I can see you already have an actual guardian," the person replied and I hummed.

"I live and work overseas," I excused, "right, I'll get to it. Thank you for informing me."

I quickly ended the call before just walking over and slumping down into the couch beside Sunghoon, immediately dropping my head onto his shoulder. His hand hesitated a bit before he reached it up and softly patted my head.

"You good?" Heeseung looked over at me and I just nodded at him.

"I need to call... I think I'll start with Ethan's foster family," I excused and pushed myself up from the couch.

"No... stay..." Sunghoon complained and pulled me back down on the couch.

"There's some people here that'll understand what I'm gonna say, and I'd rather not have that right now," I shook my head at him.

"We'll go," Jay quickly stated and pulled Jake up with him before reaching out and pulling Heeseung with him as well, "proceed!"

"So annoying," I muttered before getting out my phone again and calling mrs. Johnson.

"How may I help you Edin? " the warm voice echoed through the phone.

"I need to ask a favor of you," I excused and she hummed at me, "is there any possibility you can adopt Ethan? Completely? "

"We have been wanting to do it for some time now... but your mom hasn't let it happen," she replied to me making me let out a small breath of relief, as an arm snaked its way around my waist and Sunghoon placed his chin on my shoulder.

"It won't be a problem anymore. I suggest you follow through with the adoption fast as possible. Mom is dead, so she won't be a problem," I excused making it go silent on the other end, "please don't tell Ethan. I'll tell him."

The conversation with mrs. Johnson was fairly short and so were the one with Ethan. He didn't seem to be that affected by the fact that mom had committed suicide, he was actually quite calm.

"So what is happening?" Niki looked over at me as I finished speaking with Ethan. I let out a small smile to him and just waved it off.

"It's about your mom," Jungwon stated, "I heard it," he excused and I just nodded at him.

"It's fine... don't worry," I assured him with a grin, making him just skeptically look at me, "Wonie~ I'm fine~"

"Are you sure?" he questioned and I hummed at him.

"I just think I need a hug," I excused as I waved it off.

"From Sunghoon-ie hyung, or just a hug?" Sunoo questioned making me immediately turn to my side and latch onto Sunghoon, who let out a small laugh at me.

"Then we'll go to the hyungs," Jungwon excused and pulled the two others with him out of the livingroom.

"You sure you're fine?" Sunghoon questioned as he carefully brought me in closer to a hug.

"Yeah," I muttered and nodded my head just a bit, "just a nasty shock."

"Wanna tell me what happened?" he questioned and I simply shook my head, "Hana... you'll have to tell someone?"

"I just don't know how I should feel," I excused with a shrug, "it's not exactly like I had an actual relationship with my mom."

"What happened?" he sighed at me.

"I think the right term would be to say she hung herself," I shrugged and he gave me a small squeeze, making me let out a small laugh, "it's fine... I'm just conflicted of whether or not I actually should feel sad or not," I excused making him let out a small hum.

"It's completely okay if you don't feel sad," he assured and I just nodded at him, "but you know we're all here for you... right?"

"Yeah, yeah," I assured with a small nod, "I'm just a bit conflicted... you know?"

"Yeah," he hummed at me, "how we order food tonight and have our own little date night here at the dorm? You like that?"

"Yeah," I muttered with a small smile, making a smile spread on his face once again.

"So... what do you want to eat?" he questioned making me just shrug, "you don't know?"

"I'll have whatever you'll have," I excused making him arch a brow at me.

"You sure?"

"Yep."

"Then I'll go order food for us... in the mean time you think about how you want this date night to be. Okay?" he asked and tugged my hair over my ears.

"Okay," I nodded.

"Good," he grinned widely.