Feels Like Home (Purinz)

The Kim Family

Yunjin woke up the next day in the warmness of her bed, the heavy feeling in her chest was slowly fading when she felt Chaewon press against her. After the events that happened in the past few days, she wanted to remind herself day after day that she would never trade their moments together with anything in this world. She kept these closer to her heart.

Though, she still had to talk to Kai again about their flight to Korea. She knows that he might say no to the idea again, but she wanted to try again. She promised Eunchae that she'll take her there and that was a promise she wasn't going to break.

There was a soft knock on their door and Chaewon jolted awake when she heard it. Yunjin pressed a soft kiss on her forehead and smiled at her. "I'll get it."

Yunjin stretched her body before jumping off of the bed. She wore her glasses and then walked towards the door. When she opened it she was shocked to see Kai there, all dressed up and with a suitcase next to him.

"Good morning, Yunjin." He said softly. "Sorry to wake you up, but I thought we could have a talk first before I head to the airport."

She nodded immediately. "Yes, of course." Then she looked back at Chaewon who was already sitting on the bed, watching them carefully. Yunjin smiled at her and gestured to wait. She exited the room and the two walked quietly towards the kitchen. She was a bit shocked to see a pot of coffee ready and two mugs there.

They both sat down, and he poured them coffee. She thanked him quietly as she cradled the hot mug in her hands.

Kai sat back on his seat and sighed. "I want to apologize for everything I did last night." He reached inside his coat and handed her a fat envelope. "This is to compensate for the plane tickets." Then he handed her a passport. "This is Eunchae's passport. I kept it with me in case she decides to move to the States with me. But it's evident that she wants to be with you and Chaewon more than anything."

He pursed his lips and took a quick sip from his mug, placing it back down on the coaster. "My wife died from a car crash. She was on the way to pick up Eunchae from school but there was a driver that zoomed too fast and didn't see her taking the turn at the intersection." He sighed. "I was in Detroit when that happened, we had a game that day and when I heard the news, it was too late. She died on the spot."

"I'm so sorry." She muttered, glancing at him and then she stared back at her coffee mug again.

"I don't know if Chaewon told you that story." Then he lets out a breath. "Eunchae is all I have now. And I think I've been angrily living my life because of the regret I had for leaving Yui behind like that. Now I'm worried that I'm doing the same to Chaewon and she'll also slip away from me." He looked at her, there was sadness in his eyes, and she didn't know how to react to that. "I'm like this because I believed that a man should be strong and dominant. I was a loser back in high school. Yui was the girl from my class that was too nice to people, but she gave me a chance and we ended up falling in love, getting married and then having Eunchae." He tried to smile at the memories, but it quickly faded. "But I realized I've been hurting my family because of my attitude."

"It didn't help that our parents died when we were still students." He suddenly added. "I had absolutely no idea what I was doing, I had to take care of my sister alone because it was just the both of us. I was of legal age to take care of her, so I did. Luckily, Yui was with me to help Chaewon." He took a deep breath. "Maybe that's why I was harsh on Chaewon. Because I was afraid that she'll also leave. It hit the nail when I lost my wife. Now all I can think of is that I'll lose Chaewon and then Eunchae. But I feel like I'll be the reason why if they disappear because I can't see the real picture."

"I tried to say sorry to Eunchae earlier this morning, but she still doesn't want to talk to me." Then he chuckled. "She said she'll only forgive me if I apologize to you and take back everything I said last night." He smiled at Yunjin. "I thought she'll forgive me if I buy the tickets again and allow her to go to Korea. But she didn't mention any of that. She only cared about you."