Hwayoung’s POV


I went home late after wandering around a bit to lighten up my depressed mood.


“Hwayoung?” My umma opened the house door.


“Umma….” I faked a smile.


“Come in.” She closed the door. “ Is there any problem between you two?”


“Ahahah…. Aniyo…..”


“You two come home separately… lately.”


“I have club activities.”


“You two are impossible sometimes. Sort out your problem hurriedly.”


“Urgh… yeah yeah….” I went upstairs.


Is unnie really upset? Of course she will be…. Its obvious…. And yet I failed again…. Failed badly.

I stepped towards her room but couldn’t have the guts to open it. I just sat down with my back against her room’s door. I felt her presence on the opposite side of the door.


“Hyo Unnie…”


“Yea?” She asked


“Sorry…” I murmured.


“For what? You didn’t do anything wrong…” She replied


“But… still… I wasn’t able to help you or do anything…”


“It’s okay… it’s not your job to take care of me anyways…”


No Unnie, we are twins. We have to take care of each other cuz we are connected, physically, mentally and spiritually.
Next day, I woke up and found out that I was soo soo late. “Why didn’t unnie wake me up?”


I got ready and went to her room but she already left.Hyo unnie….
I stepped inside the bus with a long face.


“Hey Hwayoung…” Minhyuk greeted.


“Wait… so you two made up?” Jinyoung asked, surprised.


“You know… she can’t survive without me.” Minhyuk bragged.


“Oh… not really.” I shrugged my shoulders.


“Sit with me… by the way… Hyoyoung didn’t come today?” Minhyuk asked.


“Probably because of the rumors… I cant believe some people are so sick… I mean how can they involve such an innocent girl into a drag!” Jiyoung sighed.


“Jiyoung… thank you for supporting unnie…” My eyes became watery.


Minhyuk pulled me into the seat beside him. “Chill.” He smiled.


I smiled back and wiped my eyes.


“That’s like it.”


We entered the school premises and rushed to the classroom. I saw unnie on her seat, quite upset.


“Hurry up and take your seat.” The teacher entered and started his boring lecture. After the class was over I went to unnie but she left.Why are you avoiding me?
“Hwayoung… have you talked to Hyoyoung?” Minhyuk came to me.


“Not yet, Minhyuk. I feel like my friends have started avoiding me… I no more have any conversation with Shownu, I.M. and Jooheon.”


“So what? I am here with you, supporting you. Do we need anyone else?”


“Hahah… nope. But what will be our next step?”


“I have a little suspicion on your boyfriend…”


“Hyungwon isnt my boyfriend.”


“Do you remember, once Jiyoung invited me to a karaoke party?”


“Oh… I do.”


“I didn’t attend it… but Wonho told me that Hyungwon actually went to the party.”


“WHAT??? But he’s so distant with everyone? Is he Jiyoung’s friend?”


“Nope… do you know Soomi?”


“The girl from the other section I had a fight with the other day? I do know her… and she’s really enjoying Unnie’s rumors.”


“Yeah… it was a party organized by her.”


“OMG!!! I’ll kill Hyungwon for---”


“You’re not gonna do any stupidity anymore… I’ll investigate a little with Wonho about this girl… Soomi…”


“Minhyuk-ah!!!” Wonho called him, running to us.


“Hey, Hwayoung….” Wonho smirked.


“Hey…” I murmured… “Umm…. And…… well I don’t like you …. But still….. thanks.”


Minhyuk and Wonho, both were hiding their imerging laughs.


“Umm… for what?” Wonho teased.


“Ok…i…. I gotta go now… ahah….” I felt a bit embarrassed as both boys were poking fun at me… cuz I usually don’t be apologetic or thankful. I used to have a lot of arguments with that playboy Wonho but… now he’s helping and trusting us.


After the sports activities were over, I again pulled up my cuffs in the search of Soomi.

“Look who’s coming…” A girl whispered.


“Yeah… She’s Hyoyoung…” The other girl replied back. I looked around to find unnie but she wasn’t there. Did they mistook me for Unnie????


“I heard she became popular just after transferring to this school.”


“She’s a slut… that’s what I heard.”


“Girls…” A boy came, I could just see his back side. “Don’t back bite in front of her twin.”


“Twin? Its Hwayoung?” The girl shivered when she realized that it was me…. the most feared girl in the school, as I was glaring right at those two.


I walked to them and then pushed the boy away. “Don’t dare to talk about Hyoyoung anymore.” I pointed at them and then the girls left silently.


I heard the boy clapping that made me irritated. “BRAVO!”


“YOU!!!!!” I turned to face him. “Hyungwon????” I squinted my eyes.


“Nice performance.” He grinned.


I rolled my eyes. “I don’t want to even face you anymore.”


“Isnt having a twin a burden?” He asked.


“Burden? What do you mean?” I frowned.


“I mean… they mistook you for Hyoyoung. Gradually, the rumors would become like this… Look, Hwayoung’s coming. I heard she’s a slut.”


“MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!!!!!” I yelled.


He simply smirked and moved towards me. “Hyoyoung and Hwayoung, I don’t see any difference. What I am saying now, is…. gonna happen later. You both will be labelled the same. That’s what I meant by burden.”


“Don’t---”


“I don’t wanna see you suffering because of your sister. I guess the decision of her coming to this school was wrong. She was alright in an all girl school. If you knew about her personality---”


“You cant talk like that about her. I told you the rumors are all lie.”


“Silly, I am not talking about the rumors… I am talking about her shy personality. She even cant fight back on her own… and you have to bear her burden.”


“No… I mean… she came here because I was careless.” I looked away.


“Hwayoung…” he stroked my cheeks. “Stop worrying about her. You have your own life, don’t destroy it.”


“I…I a-Am not destroying it.” Why did I sttuter!!!! URGH. I shoved away his hand.


“I mean… you’re always with that Minhyuk… finding out the culprit… and making me annoyed. I hate him. If there was no rumor… we could be always together.”


“WE…… together?” I gulped… I guess, I wasn’t over him yet.


“Yes, be mine.” He placed his head on my shoulder.


I gulped again… unsure of my own feeling.


“HWAYOUNG!!!!” I heard Minhyuk.


“Not him…” Hyungwon muttered and lifted up his head, glaring at Minhyuk.


I helplessly looked at Minhyuk.


“Uh… Hwayoung… I need to talk to you…. About something important.” Minhyuk said loudly.

“Not now.” Hyungwon replied on my behalf and grabbed my hand. “She’s with me today, don’t show your ugly face again.”


“Minhyuk, I---” I was interupted.


“Lets go.” Hyungwon dragged me.


“Why did you call him ugly face?” I frowned. I didn’t grab back his hand but didn’t push him away.


“Because he is… Hwayoung… I am happy to be with you. So don’t leave me for him, not for anything, not for any investigation.”


“But---”


“You know its useless to argue.” He smiled and kissed my cheek.


He was right…. I guess, he is right.

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