STUBBORN HEARTS<3 (complete)

The Happiest Day Ever

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“I’m really sorry if you have to go like this, Jiyong” Dad said.

“You don’t have to say sorry, Sir. I was planning to leave anyways” the pest answered.

“Finally” I inserted. Both heads turned to me. “So, how long will you be gone? I hope forever”

Th epest sniggered the same time Dad’s phone rang.

“Hello?” Dad answered. “Oh” he mumbled then went inside the house. Mr. Kwon tapped the

epst’s shoulder then nodded at him.

“Have a safe trip, son” Mr. Kwon said then followed Dad inside.

“So, are you going to the pest land?” I smirked.

“I thought you said you read my emails? I take it you read the message from FARILEGS inviting

me somewhere?”

I frowned. “Oh, so you’re going to your girlfriend, huh? I should have known. I hope she wakes

up fro her nightmare already. I pity her for being stuck with you. And I hope you won’t dare

bring her here because-“

“Don’t worry. I’m not coming back here anymore” he cut me off. “What’s with that face? Why

do you look so surprised? Isn’t this what you wanted?”

I opened my mouth then closed it again. Of course I wanted this! But why can’t I say that out

loud?

“This is the happiest day of my life” I said instead.

“It is mine, too” he answered. “I’m so happy I’m ready to die”

“Jiyong?” the driver interjected. “We’re good to og”

The pest looked at the driver then nodded. He turned back to me.

“Say hi to your GIRLFRIENDS for me. And oh, I just want to thank you for blackmailing your

father to send me away because I’ve always wanted to get out of here. You know why? Because

I can’t stand your rotten attitude”

After a glare, he stepped into the car. I balled my fists.

“YA! How dare you talk to me like that?!” I shouted after the car. “I hate youy, you stupid, ugly

pest! Well, thank you too for leaving! I AM SOO HAPPY TO SEE YOU LEAVE! AND DON’T

EVER COME BAACKK!”

“Dara, why are you shouting your heart out?”

I saw Dad coming from the main dor. My ear pricked at what he said.

“I’m not shouting my HEART out. I’m just SO happy to see him leave that I can’t contain my

happiness inside me!” I growled.

“Yes, you do sound happy to me” he chuckled. Eh? What’s so funny?

“Ahm, Dad, can I ask you something?”

“What is it?”

“Remember the time when I was in the hospital and you asked me if I was into drugs then the

pest called you. . .?” my voice trailed as I remembered how Dad didn’t aske me about the drugs

issue after the pest talked to him. “Can I take a ride with you?”

Later. . .

“Is it true?” I immediately asked as soon as I saw Hyuna, still in her silk sleeping gown.

“What is” she asked. “This better be good, Dara because I haven’t slept that much yet. I had a

wild night with Jess and the girls”

“That you put drugs in my drinks before? And don’t you dare deny it” I said. Okay, I was kind of

expecting she’ll deny it but she just looked at me and shrugged.

“I did” she said nonchalantly, making me gasp in surprise. “So, Jiyong told you, huh?”

“No, he did not. I just found out from. . . . my Dad. Why the hell did you do that to me? And

how did the pest got involved here?” I fired up.

“Whoa, hold your horses. One question at a time” she snorted.

“I want answers NOW” I scowled.

“Fine” she breathes. “For the firs question, I was just trying to help you, okay? Me and the girls

are kind of tired of you whining everytime you hook up with a hot guy but you always end up

withdrawing when the real thing is about to happen. You said so yourself, you wanted to go all

the way but you always back out at the last minute. Among us, you’re the only virgin left. When

I heard you also invited Wooyoung, I just thought that maybe it’s about time for you to go all the

way”

Ah, now I understand. “But you could have at least told me” I said.

She snorted again. “I know you won’t take the substance voluntarily”

“So. . . uh, do you take it, too?”

“What do you think?” she asked, raising her brows. I didn’t answer.

“How about my second question?” I asked instead.

“Oh, that. Well, I didn’t know how Jiyong got in the club but I just saw him grabbed you off the

platform while you were being humped up by two guys”

“WHAT?!?!” I burst out. “Do I even know those guys?”

“No. But they looked pretty decent to me and you were enjoying it”

“But I wasn’t aware of what I was doing. What if I got raped?”

“Why are you whining over something that didn’t happen?” she asked.

I looked at her blankly. “Yeah, you’re right. All thanks to the pest, it didn’t happen. You

wouldn’t have stopped those two if they do something wrong, would you?”

She didn’t answer.

“You know what?” I started. “Let’s just stop this ‘we’re-not-friends-anymore’ pretense. It would

be better if we keep it real, don’t you think?”

“You don’t really mean that, do you?” she chuckled.

“Watch me walk out on you” I said and turned to leave.

“Well, suit yourself then” she called after me. “Let’s see who’ll become the lone outcast.

Certainly, it wouldn’t be me, or Taeyeon or Jihyun or Jessica”