16: Racer

"Jisung!" Minho's mother exclaimed as soon as she saw the two males getting in. She quickly walked towards the younger male and hugged him, surprising Jisung.

"You are here my baby." Mrs.Lee exclaimed, patting his back while hugging him. Jisung hesitated a bit, but feeling the motherly warmth he hugged her back with a small smile.

"Ah, mom? Your son is here?" Minho exclaimed, pointing at himself and watching the scene in front of him unfold.

The duo broke their hug, with Mrs.Lee rolling her eyes," And what?" She asked sassily, looking at a shocked Minho with raised eyebrows then looked at the male beside her with a sweet smile.

"Come let's sit," She exclaimed, dragging him to the two families sitting in the hall.

Minho blinked his eyes in disbelief. His mom disowned her own son! Unacceptable!

He felt an arm wrapping around his shoulders and he didn't dare to look at the chuckling male. "Are you sulking, my brother?"

"Why should I?" Chan patted the actor's back with a grin,

"Because your favourite person got stolen by someone." There was an underlying double meaning within the sentence which Minho didn't get.

"Whatever," Minho mumbled with a small unnoticeable pout, shrugging the latter's arms away from his shoulders.

When they reached the hall they saw everyone looking at Jisung with a surprised look.

Oh god, what did he do now? Minho thought. He glanced at Jisung's family who were looking at their son with a hint of disappointment while his family looked at Jisung with a... smile?

"What happened?" Lee Chan, the oldest among the siblings, asked which made Ava squeal in delight, startling everyone.

"Damn Jisung oppa, you are a racer!?"

"Used to be," Jisung said, chuckling. "Besides, I did it for fun."

"Yes, yes. He did it for fun.We didn't allow him to go any further. You know it's illegal." Me.Han explained.

"Yeah, it's illegal." Chan exclaimed, taking a seat beside Ava, "But as long as you don't get caught. My husband used to be like you."

"Wow, really?" Jisung exclaimed feeling somewhat excited while his parents kept quiet. "I'm sorry for asking but where is he though?"

Ava waved her hands, "Oppa went outside to receive a call." Jisung nodded.

They all started talking with each other, ignoring Minho, who sulked hard. He took a seat beside his father who wrapped an arm around his shoulders.

"What happened, young man?"

"No one paid attention to me. Even my family was talking with Jisung," Mr.Lee chuckled, shaking his head in amusement.

"Sorry for delaying the dinner guys, this call was really important." Everyone looked at the source of the voice to see a cute-looking young man looking at them with a sheepish smile.

Chan stood up with a smile and walked towards the male, kissing his forehead. While Jisung furrowed his eyebrows.

Why do I feel like I have seen him before?

"This is my husband, Lee Jeongin." Jeongin smiled, waving his hands.

Oh, he was the one in that family picture. Jisung thought, remembering the frame he saw on Minho's house.

"Minho Hyung!" Jeongin suddenly exclaimed running towards the male, tackling him in a tight hug making the Lee family laugh.

"Aish this boy!" Minho exclaimed, faking his annoyance but still hugged him back with a smile.

"Is he younger than Minho?" Mr.Han asked.

"He is younger than Jisung." Jisung looked at the family in shock while Jeongin broke the hug and smiled at Jisung, sitting beside Chan.

"You must be Jisung Hyung, right?" Jisung nodded, smiling. Jeongin smiled back, which reminding Jisung of a cute baby fox.

"Oppa! Oppa!" Ava exclaimed, suddenly grabbing the said male's attention, "Jisung Oppa used to be a racer." Jeongin's eyes started twinkling as he glanced at the wide-eyed male.

"Really?"

Jisung scratched his neck, feeling embarrassed," Yeah."

"Wow, that's cool! I used to be one too!" Before the conversation could keep going any further, Minho intercepted them.

"Guys, let's finish the dinner first, then we will have time to discuss everything." Both the families agreed with what Minho said.

Soon the dinner table was filled with different Jisungs of food and cuisine while the families talked with each other, filling the atmosphere with laughter.

Suddenly Mrs.Lee exclaimed something which froze Jisung and Minho, "How is your work going, Jisung?" The said person forced out a smile.

"It's going well, Mrs.Lee." Jisung said, glancing at Minho who was staring back at him.

"Aww don't call me that! It makes me feel old." Mrs.Lee pouted which made Jisung panic.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it-"

"Calm down young man. She was just joking." Jisung's senses calmed down at that comment. Partly out of frustration and partly relieved knowing Mrs.Lee was joking.

When the dinner ended, Jisung excused himself by leaving outside.

He leaned against the backyard wall and took out a cigarette from the pack of cigarettes, lighting it. He started taking a long drag of the joint and exhaled the smoke with closed eyes.

"Didn't know doctors would smoke." The younger opened his eyes but didn't dare to look at the older man. Minho sighed as he leaned against the wall beside Jisung. "Why are you smoking?"

Jisung sighed out then he looked at the latter with annoyance," Now you started questioning my choice. Is there anything left for you to do?" Jisung's sudden outburst shocked Minho.

"I didn't mean it like that-"

"You didn't mean it?" Jisung snapped."Since the day we met, my life got even darker with your entry and you know what? I lost everything. Every damn thing!" He yelled, making the older flinch. The pent-up emotions that the younger was holding upon till now finally burst.

"My job, my peace, and my dreams all got taken away from my hands." Tears started streaming down from his eyes, "What else do you want? My body? Why are you leaving it behind? Go on, use me, and throw me away like a toy!" Jisung grabbed a frozen Minho's hand trying to wrap it around his body. "Use me!"

"Jisung stop it!" Minho exclaimed, throwing the cigarettes away, pulling the crying male to his embrace, and hugging him.

"I'm sorry." The older whispered,

" I... fuck I'm really sorry, Jisung. I was too egoistic when I planned on filing a complaint against you in the hospital. I didn't know you would resign considering you liked the job." Minho sighed.

"But... I was wrong." He pulled the younger man away from the hug and glanced at the male whose face looked red from crying.

Cute.

Minho stop it! It's not the right time to call him cute, idiot. Minho mentally cursed.

"Jisung, we can take your job back. I can do it." Minho exclaimed, shaking the male but Jisung refused.

"I don't want a job that was given under your recommendation." He said, slipping from the male's hands." I have dignity even though it's getting destroyed by you." He said glaring with his red teary eyes.

"Jisung ..."

"Please, I'm begging you. Please leave me alone at least for this time." Jisung pleaded, turning around as he leaned against the wall, crying.

Minho didn't utter anything, he glanced down and slowly moved backward while nodding.

"I'm leaving." He said, leaving Jisung alone.

When he reached the entrance he froze seeing Jeongin looking at him silently.

Did he hear us?

Minho scratched his nape, chuckling awkwardly. "Ah Innie, why are you here?" The younger didn't say anything. He continued staring at the older with a blank face, but his eyes were a bit wide showing he was in a somewhat dilemma.

"Hyung, can we talk?"