I've Been Possessed, But What If I Get Pregnant First? - C99
#99
“Ahem.”
My body stiffened at the sound coming from very, really very close by while I was rubbing my eyes vigorously with my sleeve. Ah… there were other men beside us too. I had only seen Kwon Taebeom…
The men looked at me and Kwon Taebeom alternately with interested gazes. Feeling embarrassed for crying over a friend getting hurt, I greeted them first. They all had various wounds on their bodies, as if they’d been in some kind of group fight.
“Ah, hello… First, please treat yourselves with this and then go to the hospital quickly.”
Thinking it might be awkward for Kwon Taebeom, I was about to step aside when he grabbed my hand.
“Where are you going, kid?”
Kwon Taebeom put his arm around my neck and playfully touched my cheek. Though hyung probably did it without thinking, my back pressed against his heart felt very hot. My heart was pounding like it would burst, and even the physiological act of breathing felt burdensome.
“Hyung, but how do you know the grandma’s grandson?”
“He’s a close dongsaeng.”
As expected. The only words Kwon Taebeom could use to define me were “close dongsaeng” (younger brother/sister). That was natural, and even though I already knew it, when the word “dongsaeng” actually came out of his mouth, my chest ached.
“Isn’t the age difference a bit much to call him dongsaeng? Maybe nephew- Ow, sorry.”
When a man with half his face covered by a mustache snickered in a playful voice, Kwon Taebeom hit the back of his head hard. I inhaled sharply at the unexpectedly loud sound. Kwon Taebeom handed the first aid kit to the men with an “oops” face and waved his hand.
“Go treat yourselves.”
“Yes, hyung-nim.”
The men disappeared among themselves, leaving only Kwon Taebeom and me at the large table. Now that we were alone, the atmosphere became awkward and I kept swallowing dry saliva. Kwon Taebeom broke the silence.
“How’s studying?”
“The restaurant’s been busy lately, so I was going to stay a bit longer before going.”
“That’s good of you.”
He said while rubbing my head. Then suddenly remembering his wound again, I came to my senses and said to Kwon Taebeom:
“Really, can’t you go to the hospital?”
“It’s just a small scratch.”
I frowned at his response, as if it was just lightly scratched by a mechanical pencil. Anyone could see it was clearly a knife wound. As I glared silently at the wound, he tapped my furrowed brow.
“Kid. You’ll get wrinkles like that.”
“You already have them, hyung!”
Of course it was a lie, but I shouted with my lips pouted without realizing. Tch… He never listens anyway. The other men were busy treating and applying medicine to each other, but Kwon Taebeom was nonchalant. I grabbed his hand as he was about to pour himself a drink and took away the bottle.
“Don’t drink.”
“Then what about this.”
“Oh, I have about 5000 won too!”
I shouted proudly, saying I’d cover the amount he couldn’t sell. Kwon Taebeom took back the soju bottle and gently pinched my nose.
“What are you talking about, minor.”
At those words, I pouted my lips. It’s not my fault I’m young. I wanted to become an adult as soon as possible. As soon as January 1st comes, I’ll use the wish ticket hyung gave me to confess boldly.
There was a big… distance between a beta and a dominant alpha, but that could be overcome by the power of love. Just moments ago it felt hopeless, like a huge wall blocking my way, but seeing hyung gave me endless courage. Anyway, to date hyung, I first needed to seduce him…
“Hyung, let me treat your wound.”
Seduction aside, his wound was so noticeable that I couldn’t think of anything else. As I started unbuttoning his shirt without hesitation, Kwon Taebeom stopped me in surprise.
“What are you doing?”
“Huh? I need to treat it…?”
At my words, he lifted the edge of his shirt with a small smile.
Ah. I just needed to lift it slightly from the bottom. I tried to take off his whole shirt without thinking. Only then did I realize why hyung was surprised, and my face burned hot.
“Cl-close your eyes.”
I covered hyung’s eyes with my hand. It was clear I couldn’t think properly because I kept getting distracted by hyung looking at me. Kwon Taebeom obediently closed his eyes and leaned back in the chair.
With his gaze gone, the tension eased a bit. I finally came to my senses and lifted his shirt slightly to reveal a wound about the length of one finger. Fortunately, except for one spot, the other wounds weren’t deep and seemed to be just grazes with beads of blood. Still, I couldn’t help but frown.
“Ugh… doesn’t it hurt?”
“Not really. I’m used to it now.”
It hurt me just to disinfect the wound with an alcohol swab. As I whimpered, Kwon Taebeom chuckled.
“Kid. Were you surprised?”
“No…”
He didn’t mean if I was surprised by the wound. He was probably asking because of his job. But actually, I knew. I had guessed roughly from the men always by his side and the sounds I heard whenever he made phone calls.
“It doesn’t matter.”
“……”
“Because hyung is a good person.”
‘And because you’re the person I like.’
I couldn’t bring myself to say the last part. I just put a large piece of gauze on his wound and stood up.
“Really, don’t drink today and just eat before you go. And make sure to go to the hospital. That’s how I’ll beat you.”
As I clenched my fist and stretched it forward like he had taught me, Kwon Taebeom’s lips curled up gently.
My heart raced the whole time as I bowed my head in greeting and returned to the kitchen. It was a moment when I felt with my whole body the summer crush gradually growing hotter.
***
Time flew by quickly as I spent the vacation busily exercising and helping at grandmother’s store. The midsummer heat had faded enough to feel the long hot spell breaking.
“I’m leaving.”
And as time passed quickly, the new semester approached. Though I had done this many times before, my chest felt especially tight on the first day of the new term, making it hard to breathe.
‘No, this time will be different.’
I bit my lip hard as I looked down at the calluses that had formed on my knuckles. I had no intention of just taking it without doing anything like before. Recalling what he had once told me, I left the house confidently.
I arrived at the school about a 30-minute walk away. Inside, it was noisy with students excited about returning to school after a long time.
Seeing groups of close friends gathered, chatting and joking around, my mouth felt a bit bitter. Trying hard to turn my gaze away from them, I opened the familiar door and entered the classroom.
“Hey~ The omega’s here?”
As soon as I entered the classroom, Kim Sangchul’s gang occupying one side picked a fight. They hadn’t changed. Seeing their unchanged appearance, my mind went cold. I was foolish to have even a little hope.
“Pfft- Oh this is hilarious. Omega, he says. This crazy bastard.”
“Aw why~ Doesn’t our omega look even prettier since we last saw him?”
At school, my name wasn’t Cha Yuwon. To them, I was just “omega”.
As I was about to cover my ears and turn away, I felt an unfamiliar touch on the back of my neck. Instinctively, I ducked down, pushed away Kim Sangchul’s arm, and clenched my fist.
“Don’t touch my body.”
“Oh… What’s this?”
Kim Sangchul raised an eyebrow at my reaction, different from usual.
“Don’t touch my bodyyy~”
“Ha, you crazy bastard! Stop it~ Keke-“
Kim Sangchul’s gang mocked me by imitating my words, but I just stared coldly at Kim Sangchul.
I won’t back down anymore.
“Hey, what’s with those eyes?”
Even when Kim Sangchul’s expression suddenly contorted as if offended, I wasn’t afraid of him. Normally, that glare would have made my body tremble and my heart beat unsteadily, but not anymore.
“Hey. I asked what’s with those eyes. Can’t you hear me?”
“Oh, Kim Sangchul~”
“I have nothing to say to you.”
“Ooh~ The omega’s acting tough~”
I turned away from the meaningless conversation and walked past him. Then Kim Sangchul grabbed my wrist and spat out a curse.
“Ah, fuck. Acting all coy like the omega bitch you are.”
The feeling of his hand subtly rubbing my wrist made my whole body feel like bugs were crawling on it.
“I told you not to touch my body!”
“Ugh, fuck.”
I shoved Kim Sangchul’s shoulder hard and twisted his wrist. I warned him in a low voice as he grimaced and backed away.
“If you touch my body one more time, I’ll really kill you.”
“Ha, playing hard to get, fuck.”
Kim Sangchul clutched his wrist with a surprised face. His gang behind him might not have noticed, but there was a cracking sound when I twisted his wrist, so it must have hurt quite a bit.
As I walked past Kim Sangchul, who took a step back, and sat down, his gang was busy laughing at him getting hurt.
Trying hard to ignore them, I put in the earphones Kwon Taebeom had given me as a gift. Along with the bright weather, the pleasant melody flowing from the earphones he gave me comforted me.
When I closed my eyes and let my body relax to the soft melody, it felt as if I was with hyung. It felt like something was filling my lonely heart. Thinking I was with him, I wasn’t lonely anymore.
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