The Coward In Love
Badass Oppashttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGsIlTinQpk&feature=related
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It was late at night. School would begin in just a few hours. Still, Daehyun couldn’t fall asleep. On the other bed Jongup was already in dreamland. But Daehyun kept tossing and turning in his bed. Finally he couldn’t take it anymore and sat up in bed. *I can’t do this. I need some air.*
Daehyun grabbed his mask and left the bedroom. He saw light streaming from the staircase.
*Is someone still up?* Daehyun placed the mask over his mouth and nose and went downstairs.
The light was coming from the kitchen. Curious, he went inside and stopped.
You were in there cleaning out the refrigerator.
His expression softened seeing you stack all the sidedishes back into the refrigerator. *What is she doing not sleeping? Shouldn’t she be in dreamland with her ‘boyfriend’?*
You noticed a presence behind you and turned your head. “Umma!” You jumped at the figure in the shadow. Daehyun stepped into the light. You put a hand over your chest and sighed in relief, “Daehyun oppa, it’s just you. You scared me!”
Daehyun ignored you and walked to the refrigerator. He yanked open the small latch where the water was. You glanced at the clock. It was near 3 in the morning. “What are you doing up? Shouldn’t you be asleep?”
Daehyun kicked the refrigerator and gave you a stern look. ‘What about you? Who the hell cleans refrigerators in the middle of the night?’
“For your information, I couldn’t sleep.” You stuck your tongue out. It was quiet for a few seconds. Then you revealed, “The thought of having a boyfriend…scares me.”
Daehyun stopped drinking and looked at you.
Your fingers nervously tapped the counter. “I’ve never had a boyfriend before. I can’t believe I have one now. This is so weird. How am I supposed to face him tomorrow? Do I act differently around him now?” Daehyun continued to stare at you. *If you’re so scared, why did you say yes to him?*
You knew what he wanted to ask and answered without him probing you. “I don’t know why I said yes. I just did. I mean, I like Zico oppa. He’s sweet. He cares for me. He makes me laugh. But at that moment when he asked me I couldn’t just say no so I said yes.”
*So you’re with him out of pity?!* Daehyun’s heart ignited with hope once again.
“Does that…make me a bad girl?” You looked up at him.
Daehyun’s eyes were soft and gentle. *Never, Yeojin. You’ve always been good and that’s your problem now. You’re too nice to say no to make them unhappy.*
You shook your head with a smile, “Forget it. It’s done and over with. I better go to bed now or you’ll be the one waking me up tomorrow. Good night, oppa!” You waved and headed to the stairs.
Daehyun’s heart beat loudly. THUMP. THUMP. THUMP. *Now, you fool. You always lose the timing. Are you going to stand back and watch her be with another guy when she doesn’t even have feelings for him? What if she ends up really falling for him? What are you going to do then? You’ll have no one to blame but yourself then.* Panic squeezed his chest. Without even thinking anymore, Daehyun blurted, “YEOJIN!”
You froze. *Am I hearing things? Did I just hear…Daehyun oppa call my name?*
Slowly, you turned around. You expected Daehyun to give you a strange look but instead he actually spoke to you. His words were muffled but nonetheless he was still speaking. “…Are you going to actually go through with this?”
You hadn’t heard him talk in 5 years. And the first words out of his mouth were that? You snapped out of the initial shock and warily spoke, “Go through with what?”
Daehyun turned ar
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