But you are not the kind of boy who should be marrying the wrong girl

*Flashback*

I didn’t see him for a year and five months since that fateful night.

That’s why I was so surprised to learn that he’s back…and he’s standing in front of me right now. Time seemed to have stood still at that moment. I don’t even know how long I was there gaping at the sight of him but to my surprise, in a matter of seconds—I was suddenly enveloped in his arms.

“I missed you so much, Hyun.”

Those words were all it took for me to get a hold of myself and wrap my arms around him as well.

“I missed you more, Yong oppa.”

I felt his arms tighten around me even more. But our moment was cut short when I suddenly remembered something that’s been bothering me for quite a while now.

I pushed at him a little so that we had a little space between us and stared right into his eyes, “But why did you leave in the first place, Oppa? And you…you didn’t even tell me that you were leaving. I came to your house the next morning and your mom told me that you were already gone. Did you know how worried I was?”

He sighed as he removed his arms around me and placed his hands casually inside his pockets like he always did. “I know. And I’m really sorry. I’m sorry that I made you worry. But I didn’t have a choice, you know? I had to leave. I didn’t tell you because seeing you then would’ve made me question the decision that I already made.”

“But I was so hurt, Oppa. I thought you would understand.”

“I did, Hyun. Leaving this town’s basically me understanding the situation that we had and doing something about it.”

“But…”

“Please don’t make things complicated for us again, Seohyun-ah.”

I tore my gaze from his and kept quiet after his remark and I felt our once joyous atmosphere break down into a gloomy and awkward one. I walked away from him and bade him to follow as I sat on an old and rusty bench.

“S-so, w-when did you arrive, Oppa?”

“Yesterday morning.”

“Oh,” I shifted uncomfortably and tried not to look at him, “Well, it’s nice to see that you seem to be doing well.

I felt him scoot closer and wrap an arm around my shoulder, “I am. I am now. But let’s not talk about me anymore. I want to know how my princess is doing. So how are you? How are things with…with him?”

I stiffened as I felt my blood run cold at his sudden question. I was still rummaging my mind for an answer when he suddenly caught my arm and inspected a piece of my skin that I wasn’t able to conceal before I left our house. I looked up and saw a hint of anger in his eyes. That was when I felt the horror of the situation suddenly sink right into my system.

“What’s this, Seohyun-ah? Where did you get this?”

I almost felt like slapping myself at my stupidity. How could I have been so careless?

“I-I uh, I s-slipped the other day, Yong oppa. It’s n-nothing.”

He caught my gaze and shot me a seemingly knowing look, “But this doesn’t look like a bruise that came because of a slip. I’m not stupid. Did…did someone hurt you?”

I felt my breath quicken as I took my arm from his grasp and hid it from his view, “What are you talkin