Soojin takes some deep shallow breaths to calm her racing heart down. She placed her hand on her chest and looks at him, "Kookie... I can do it, right?"

He grinned at her, "Of course!! C'mon, tell him everything yeah? Be open with him. He's your dad!"

Soojin nods. It's Sunday and Soojin had asked her father, Haru to take her to a park, like Jungkook had suggested. Haru was shocked and was at the verge of tears. It was the first time his daughter, his only lifeline, wanted to spend time with him. He is on cloud 9. He's too excited and wants to do too many things with her. A faint memory— both sweet and bitter— stirs in his mind.

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"Haru, what do you think will be the gender?"

Haru puts his book aside and pulls off his glasses. He comes towards her and takes a seat. He looks into her eyes lovingly, before shifting it towards the bump. He caresses it and places a small kiss, "Dad will be happy with whatever you'll be, baby"

She chuckles, "Oh c'mon... Something must be in your mind!"

"All that's on my mind is to be the best dad. I'll give him or her everything. I promise you, Nami." he looks at her sincerely before leaning in to kiss her. "What about you? Have you thought of something?"

"Mmm... I'll be happy with whatever it is. But still... I want a daughter," she looks down and caresses her bump, "I can imagine us having fun at parks. You know... I even thought of a name if it's a girl... "

Haru chuckles and pulls her closer to her while whispering, "What is it, hmm?"

"Soojin... Kim Soojin... It matches so well, doesn't it?" she whispers while looking down and blushing.

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"Dad... "

Haru squints his eyes and blinks it a couple of times. He looks at Soojin, all ready with a small backpack. He gives her a weak smile, battling his own tears.

"Are you ready, Suju?"

She nods. Haru looks at Jungkook and asks him, "You wanna join us, Jungkook?"

"Erm... I would like to but I have my soccer practice...," Jungkook smiles awkwardly and tells him. There's no way he was going to interrupt the previous daughter-father moment.

Haru nods, understanding his situation and makes his way out with Soojin. Soojin turns back to look at Jungkook and gives him a 'Thank you' look. Jungkook winks at her, assuring her it was nothing.

The 10-min walk was deafeningly silent. Soojin didn't know how to start the conversation. It was just the wind that was blowing and Haru's soft hums that can be heard.

"Wanna have some ice cream?" Haru asks her in his utmost gentle voice. Soojin just nods at it while Haru chuckles. "You stay here, I'm gonna get it, hmm?"

Soojin nods again and takes a seat on a bench. She sighs and looks around. I wish Jungkook would be here with me! She's feeling a bit lonely and awkward.

Haru returns shortly after, carrying two cones in both his hands. He gives a sweet grin to her as he takes a seat beside her, handling her the ice cream, "Here you go, your chocolate cone!"

She's taken aback by his accurate choice, "You knew it? My favorite ice cream...?"

Haru chuckles, "If I won't know my own daughter, what kind of a father am I?"

Soojin smiles. They then share a quiet yet peaceful moment together, watching other kids play around. Haru, most of the time, watched her with those emotion-filled eyes, observing how are features are a mixture of him and Nami. He wished she was here today, how things would be different, "You know... It feels like a miracle that you wanted to spend time with me.. "

Soojin feels a twinge of hurt and guilt at his words. She nibbles on her lower lip, not sure what to say to him.

"I know my baby... I hadn't been a good dad like I had promised your mom but... I tried. I tried as much as I could. It's hard having a 10 year old when you're just 29... " Haru expresses his feelings, his voice almost breaking.

Soojin can feel her eyes watering. She shakes her head, "No dad... No... You are the best dad. You were just 19...If it would be someone else, they would've just abandon me. But you didn't, cause you love me. It was always me... Who didn't understand you", her voice breaks. Her tears stream down and she sobs.

Haru instantly pulls her in a hug, caressing her back, "Don't cry my baby.... I can't see you cry!" Haru croaks out as his tears stream down too.

"I'm sorry dad! I-i'm the worst daughter!! Please don't hate me, dad!" she cries out in his chest.

"No, sweetie... No!! You're the best! You're my lifeline... How can I hate you? I'm alive all cause of you or else... I would have killed myself long ago!" he sniffles.

Haru cups her face and rubs off her tears. "I love you, dad...," Soojin whispers.

"Love you the most, my sweethear--"

*Bang*

In a flash moment, an object quickly hits Soojin on her head as she whines in pain and surprise. Haru flares up and yells, "WHO THE F*CK IS IT--" only to find a little boy trembling and shaking in fear.

Haru's eyes soften looking at that little guy— he's younger than Soojin, looked like about 5 or 6. Haru chuckled and looked at him, he looked oddly familiar as if he has seen him somewhere but it was the first time.

"I-I'm s-sorry uncle...," the boy sobs. Haru grips his shoulders and assures, "Hey, don't cry! It's alright! What's your name?"

"Y-Yang Jungwon...," the boy mumbles his name.

"Jungwon? Jungwon? Where are you?" a lady rushes around in search of that boy until her eyes fall on him. She huffs and comes towards him, "Here you are! I told you not to roam around!!" she sighs and looks at Haru apologetically, "He must've been a trouble, Sorr--Haru...?" the lady widens her eyes while staring at Haru as if her soul left her body, "Is it.... You..?"

Haru widens his eyes too. Never had he wanted to meet her, not even in his dreams. He gulps and nods his head, while his eyes turn sharper as he stares at her.

Soojin senses the tension that is building up and is confused. Who's this lady? "Dad... Who's she...?" she asks hesitantly. She observed the lady's eyes shift to her and almost flinching at the sight of her, "Is that.... Is that.... Your daughter...?" Soojin noticed how the lady's expressions changed and she looked at her with guilty eyes, almost about to cry.

Haru sighs and nods, "Suju... This is my friend, school friend..."

Soojin smiles at the lady and bows, "Hello aunty... I'm Soojin."

The lady gives a weak, sad smile and mumbles, "How much have you grown up... "

Haru looks at the little boy and caresses his cheek, "Your son, right? He looks like you...," he chuckles, "Suju, you can go and play with Jungwon, hmm?"

Soojin nods and gets on to play with Jungwon while the lady takes a seat beside Haru. Most of the time, she lowered her head and nibbled on her lower lip. She never wanted to face him. Haru tries to lighten up the tension, "Our kids look cute together...," he says when he hears them giggling in the distance.

The lady smiles. "Do you live here?" Haru asks her.

She nods before continuing, "I got married to a rich Chaebol... His hometown is Busan. We actually live in Seoul..." she looks at him, "What about you?"

"I moved here... " he says nonchalantly, "Seoul is too expensive for a single dad like me..."

"I thought you would be living in Daegu.. " she trails off, thinking of how she had imagined Haru would abandon his daughter.

"Nah... Didn't want to bother them anymore... I thought of taking my own responsibility.. "

There's a lingering silence between them. She heaves a deep sigh before continuing, "See... I know it's late but.... I'm sorry... I never meant to... Please forgive me if you can... "

Haru scoffed at his words, "Forgive? Can you imagine how much I and my daughter have suffered all cause of you?" he feels his blood boil remembering the past, "You had no difficulty raising your son but me? I was all alone with my daughter!"

She breaks down, guilt eating her alive. She couldn't face him anymore, "I'm sorry... I should've never come here... " with that, she gets up and rushes away.

Soojin was all confused to see her crying badly. Before leaving, she cupped Soojin's face and mumbled, "Forgive me if you can... I'm sorry.. "

What was that??

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The walk to their home was silent. Soojin noticed the shift in Haru's mood. She contemplates the situation and couldn't figure out anything. What might have happened between them?

As soon as she rings the doorbell of the Jeons, Jungkook emerges out, all jolly and excited. "Sujjuuu!!!" He hugs her tight, dragging her inside.

Soojin plops onto his bed and looks at the ceiling while Jungkook turns off his computer on which he was playing games, "So.. How was it? Did it go well?"

She sighs, "Hmm... But not as I had expected.."
She looks at him with that pout, evident that she is upset. Jungkook bites his lower lip, thinking how cute she looks with that pout. He feels like touching those plump lips.

He clears his throat, "Uhm... What's wrong? Tell me everything that happened... "

"Everything was going well you know... We had ice creams, he even knew my favorite flavor. Then, we had an emotional exchange of words... " she looks down, fidgeting with her fingers.

"You told him everything, didn't you?" he asks.

Soojin nods before continuing, "I did... I apologised for my past mistakes, I told him that I love him and that he's the best dad but then... " she trails off.

"But then... What?" Jungkook asks curiously.

"A strange woman... And a kid... They interrupted us. I got to know she's my dad's friend but the tension between them was just so odd... She even left crying, you know!"

Jungkook is confused too now. Who the heck was that?! And the fact that she even left crying,,, something must have been wrong! He senses the shift in Soojin's mood and tried to lift it up, "Hey! Leave about that! You both cleared up all the things right?"

She nods, "Yeah... We did... I feel much lighter now though." Jungkook gives her a warm while, being happy in her happiness.

"I just listened to a new song by a rookie rapper! Try it out!! He's damn cool!!" Jungkook shrieks in happiness as he plays the song. Soojin couldn't help but smile seeing that happiness and energy in Jungkook.

"It's cool, isn't it?"

"Yeah, it is.. " Soojin nods in approval, listening to the song. She won't lie but she is fascinated by the lyrics. Those are super meaningful and somehow relates to her own life.

"I just searched up about him before you arrived. You won't believe it but he's just 15!! He's from Ilsan... He had released a lot of songs!! They're all underrated!!" Jungkook continues with his information breathlessly.

Soojin couldn't help but cackle, "So much information in just one day, huh? What's his name though?"

"Oh... His name.. " Jungkook frowns trying to remember his name. He claps his hands and mumbles,

"Rap Monster"