12. A Parent's Concern

Seol reached to put in the key to open the door, a smile still on her face when the door jerked open on it's own. Joon was on the other side, his face contorting into weird expressions.
"What are you doing? Face exercises?" Joon buried his face in his hands.

"Tell her to hurry in!" Her dad's voice thundered out. Seol immediately realized what had happened.
"Why did you tell him?" she whisper asked, stepping in and closing the door.
"I didn't, he and mom saw the news at the restaurant and hurried home." Seol stumbled trying to get her shoes off.

"They were worried about Hyung and if you had found out. They were freaked out! What was I supposed to do?" Seol made out to punch him, to which Joon cringed. He definitely knew that his sister didn't need to face this now.
"Appa- Umma, I am home." Seol said walking in, pretending that it was any ordinary day.
"Seol-Ah, did Jung really come back? Is he fine?" Her mom stood next to her dad who sat on the sofa, wringing a blanket in her hands.
"Yup, he's fine. He took a different flight so..."
"No matter what, I don't want you seeing him." Her father abruptly interrupted.
"Appa. Don't be like that. Sunbae just came back."
"What?! Are you already back together with him?"
"Not that dad, but don't give him a hard time. We both still like each other."
"Ya!-" her father suddenly shouted startling everyone in the room. "He left for three years and didn't contact you once. Do you think I am blind and stupid to accept back someone like that?"
"Appa, Sunbae has his reasons. He felt like he didn't have a choice. You know hoe hard he took everything that happened."
"Was it harder then having my daughter almost be killed?" her father's anger kept mounting.
"Fine! Calm down for now." Seol's mother said to her dad.
"Seol, you are still young and have a lot of time. Just don't make any hasty decisions. Take your time and think things through before hand. Okay?" "Umma, Iam fine. I'll take care of it. Please don't worry." Seol's mom gave her a weak smile and motioned her to the kitchen.
"Wash your hands and have some fruit."
"I am not hungry mom, I'll just wash up and get ready for bed. It's late and I still have work tomorrow."
Seol went to her room, started to get ready far a bath when she noticed a text from an unknown number.
"Let's date again Seol-Ah."