For My First Love

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This story is fiction

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" Yeonjun-ssi, I just got back from the hospital, and they said it’s a princess. If she looks like Yeonjun-ssi, she’d be so pretty"

📞 ....

" Are you listening?"

📞 ..Yes

" Will you come to the hotel today?"

📞 Sorry, I have a meeting with a client

" Ah, I guess it can’t be helped then. Drink only a little"

📞 Yes

" The day after tomorrow isn’t the wedding shoot, right? Let’s meet at the studio that day"

" Yes"

The tone was devoid of feeling, the talk was routine; the conversations were always like this

I’d tried to fit myself to Yeonjun in every way, but it only left me exhausted. The wedding shoot was in two days

on a day like that, and I worried whether I could even do it properly. If I were honest, I felt like ditching the shoot and everything else

altogether. On top of being pregnant, my emotions were all over the place, and even my skin

had turned into a mess. Day after day, Yeonjun lived drunk

There were more days he was drinking than days he was sober. Around 1 a.m., when I was

asleep, I was startled by the sound of the door lock being punched in and my body went rigid

After several failed attempts, the front door opened, and I stared at it, frightened, only to see

Yeonjun stumbling in, dead drunk. For a moment I thought I must have seen wrong. He was standing precariously

I hurriedly grabbed Yeonjun’s arm. When he saw me, he greeted me with a flushed smile

" It’s Yeonjuuunnn, our Yeonjun, hehe"

Yeonjun grinned and hugged me, but the smell of alcohol was unbearable

Frowning, I somehow managed to get the staggering Yeonjun onto the bed

' How much did you drink, anyway? Why do you keep showing up like this

when you’re about to get married.. You’re supposed to be happy.'

Before long, I looked at Yeonjun as he fell asleep

" Yeonjun, we were so happy for those eight years, but I guess nothing lasts forever

I know it’s already over, but honestly, every night I pray that you’ll come back

Funny, right? I’m actually really materialistic. I say I’m fine, that I’m doing well, but

I’m not fine at all. I don’t have the confidence to love anyone but you

I even feel sorry for Subin, who only has eyes for me"

In the meantime, tears gathered at the corners of Yeonjun’s eyes and fell, as if he were

listening to what I was saying. I wiped away the tears and caressed his face. In Yeonjun’s jacket

inner pocket, there were several missed calls from Haewon

I called Subin

" Subin, I’m really sorry. Can you take Yeonjun with you? He shouldn’t be here"

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Early the next morning, Yeonjun’s mother confirmed that he hadn’t come home and tried

calling him several times, but as expected, he didn’t answer. Thinking maybe he might be, she called Haewon

Just as she was about to hang up because the ringing went on too long, Haewon answered

" Is this Haewon?"

📞 Yes, Mrs. Yeonjun’s mother. Hello. Is something wrong so early in the morning?

" Is Yeonjun maybe with you?"

📞 Pardon?

" He’s not the type to stay out all night without contacting me, but he hasn’t come home, so

I called in case he might be with you. Is he not with you?"

📞 ..Yes, he’s with me. Should I wake him and put him on?"

" No, don’t wake him if he’s asleep for nothing. Since he’s there, I won’t worry"

📞 Yes, Mrs. Yeonjun’s mother. Don’t worry. I’ll wake Yeonjun-ssi up properly and send him to work"

After finishing the call with Yeonjun’s mother, I let out a laugh as if it were absurd, and understood why

he hadn’t answered the phone all night. He was definitely with Seo Yeoju. Biting my nails, I

paced back and forth, but Yeonjun still didn’t answer the phone

Angrily, I hurled my phone down and let my rage boil over. Meanwhile, Yeonjun, woken by the stomach pain, opened his eyes and

was startled by the familiar background, then sat up. Looking around

he got himself up from the bed

" You’re awake already? How much did you guzzle?"

" Huh? This is definitely Yeoju’s place.."

" Yeoju? Were you dreaming? Do you know how shocked I was when I woke up?"

  

Subin stands at the edge of the bed with her arms folded, making excuses to Yeonjun

Still dazed, Yeonjun was sure this was Yeoju’s house, but when he opened his eyes it was

Subin’s place instead. No matter how I thought about it, it was ridiculous. Right, everything was over now

so it made no sense for me to go to Yeoju. I thought maybe I’d dreamed it, just like Subin said

" Sorry, Subin."

" Cut down on the drinking. Eat some meals too. Your mother’s going to worry about you"

"..Is Yeoju doing okay?"

" Yeah, don’t worry. I’m keeping an eye on her

And if something like this happens again, I’ll report you then, friends or not"

" Sorry, and thanks. This won’t happen again, Subin"

The two of them smile at the pointless joke

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After lunch, Yeonjun came into work, and the documents that needed approval were laid on his desk

Soon, his secretary came in, explained the afternoon schedule, and left. After reviewing the approval documents, he checked his phone, which he’d forgotten

only to find Haewon’s message and missed calls from his birth mother. Ignoring Haewon’s message, Yeonjun called his birth mother

The moment he picked up, he moved the phone far from his ear as a barrage of complaints came through

📞 Hey, Yeonjun, are you listening?

" Yes. I’m listening"

📞 How long are you going to go around drinking all the time? Do you know how worried Haewon is?

     During pregnancy, even if you do everything else well, if you do one thing wrong, they remember it

     for the rest of their lives. You should be doing better, not ignoring her

     Since you’re getting married anyway, treat Haewon well"

" Yes, I understand"

📞 You’re not still seeing Yeoju, are you?

      I know she’s a good girl too, but she’s no help to our family

Listening quietly, Yeonjun ultimately grew sensitive at the mention of Yeoju and his voice turned sharp

" Mother, stop. Yeoju is the reason I’m still alive

     and then Kang Haewon suddenly said she was having my baby. Haa.."

📞 Then are you saying Haewon’s pregnancy is a lie?"

" No, that’s not it.. I don’t know either"

📞 You were the one who accepted it. Anyway, remember that Haewon is now part of our family

     Stress during pregnancy is bad for the baby"

At his birth mother’s firm tone, Yeonjun was left speechless, and after ending the pointless call he

roughly loosened his necktie, as if he couldn’t breathe. Since when had Kang Haewon been following me?

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