22 ♥ Heart of a Friend
Hearts are Made to be Broken
♥ Woohyun ♥
The sun is hiding behind the cloud, making the day looks darker than how it should be. I look at the sky, wondering if it will rain or not after the school is over.
I return my gaze to the report on my desk. I close the file and stand up, leaving the staff room and head to the restroom.
My steps stop when I see a girl who just takes her turn at the corner of the corridor. I follow her and find her sitting at the small staircase which is only used by the cleaning staffs.
She rests her arms on her knees, burying her face on the crossing arms. She looks up when she hears my footsteps, "Woohyun."
I smile and stop right in front of her, looking at her with concern, "What are you doing here, Eunye?"
"Nothing," she shakes her head slowly. "I just want to be alone."
I study her face and she looks really different from the way I always saw her before. She doesn't look as bright as how I always thought she was. She looks tired and sad.
I take a seat on the stair case beneath the one she is sitting and look at her, "It's been a while since the last time we talked, isn't it?"
Eunye looks at me with confusion. She tilts her head and asks me, "You should hate me. It's not a big deal even if you want to stop talking to me."
I know she is talking about the pictures of her and Sunggyu that I saw five days ago. I don't know who did that but it surely caused a chaos in the school. Rumors are spreading and pranks are happening.
It would be a lie if I said that I didn't feel sad because of those pictures. I felt slightly disappointed with Sunggyu yet I have prepared my heart with the fact of my childhood friend has a crush on the same girl that I love.
Sunggyu came to talk with me the day after the pictures were put on the announcement board. He tried to explain that I shouldn't hate Eunye for those pictures but he never said a word that it's just a misunderstanding.
That's when I came to a conclusion that Sunggyu actually has feelings for Eunye. He just doesn't want to tell me about it.
However, putting away that fact, I'm actually worried about Eunye. Some students played pranks on her nowadays, putting her on the bad side as the girl who played with my heart and Sunggyu's.
I told my students not to believe the rumors but looks like gossips are sometimes stronger than the truth.
"I have no reason to hate you, Eunye," I tell her honestly. "Give me one reason to hate you."
"I tricked you," she answers simply, still looking at me with curiosity. "I lied to you. I embarassed you. I'm a bad girl."
"No, you're not," I chuckle and rest my right cheek on my palm. "You finally told me the truth. You chose not to continue your lie. That's not an easy decision to make."
Eunye blinks for multiple times before she smiles beautifully and murmurs, "You're a true heart warmer, Woohyun."
My heart skips a beat upon her words. Her smile is sincere and I can't help but to wish that I will always be the reason of her bright smile.
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♥ Eunye ♥
I was going to enter the staff room when I see Hoya is in the room. I change my direction to the corridor where people rarely pass by because I want to be alone.
It's like I want to hide from the world, sitting alone on the staircase and bury my face on my arms. I feel tired with everything, the worst mood that I don't want to feel.
Two days have passed since the night I had the fight with Hoya. We still haven't talked with each other and I know he is not going to force me talk. He is too passive to do that.
Looking at him now always makes my heart aches. I don't know what kind of fear I'm having in my heart when I think about Hoya.
I don't want him to be faraway from me because he is my best friend yet, at the same time, it hurts me more to stay close with him when he doesn't think of me as someone more than just a friend.
What is it? Why do I feel this towards Hoya? When did I start to have this special feeling for him?
I look up when I hear footsteps approaching me. My eyes widen in surprise when I see Woohyun smiling at me, "Woohyun."
He smiles and asks me about what I am doing here alone. I just shake my head slowly, telling him that I just need to be alone for a while. He takes a seat on the stair case and says, "It's been a while since the last time we talked, isn't it?"
I tilt my head and try to understand him with a glance. I don't get this person. After everything happened, how could he still treat me this nice?
"You should hate me," I tell him what I'm thinking. "It's not a big deal even if you want to stop talking to me."
For my surprise, he gives me a simple reaction, "I have no reason to hate you, Eunye. Give me one reason to hate you."
"I tricked you. I lied to you. I embarassed you. I'm a bad girl," I answer nonstop. I must admit that every word is filled with regret, knowing that I have hurt a really nice person.
"No, you're not," Woohyun chuckles softly. "You finally told me the truth. You chose not to continue your lie. That's not an easy decision to make."
He surely knows how to make me feel better even when he doesn't know why I'm feeling down. I smile and compliment him, "You're a true heart warmer, Woohyun."
I see his cheeks turn into pink shades slightly. He smiles bashfully and rubs the back of his neck, "Aigoo..."
His reaction is actually quite cute. I let out a laughter and mumble, "Nam Woohyun is actually a really shy guy, eh?"
Woohyun grins nervously but then his smile turns into a smile as he looks at me with gentle eyes, "I really love to hear your laughter, Eunye."
"Smile more often," he reaches out his hand and touches my right cheek. "It makes me sad to see you without a smile."
I can't help myself but to be suprised and respond, "You're a really sweet guy, Woohyun. The girl you love will be really lucky."
"Then you are the lucky one," he states, piercing me with his gaze. He trails my hair with his fingers and kisses the edge of my hair with closed eyes.
"My heart is all yours."
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♥ Woohyun ♥
I can feel that I can explode if I can. The words leave my lips without me thinking twice about it. I just happen to tell her what I have in my mind when she said that the girl I love will be really lucky.
Perhaps she just forgot for a moment that she is the one I love. Perhaps she is trying to wish me luck for having a new. Perhaps it's her way to tell me that she has no interest in me...
...but my heart can't stop loving her.
Maybe I'm just too foolish. Maybe people will think that I'm like the stupid man who can't forget the past.
"Woohyun, I...," Eunye pauses for a second. I open my eyes and pull back, feeling embarassed with what I just did. "I'm sorry. If only I can... If only I can understand your heart even just for the slightest..."
"Then try to understand slowly if it's difficult," I take her hand and embrace it gently. I put her hand on my chest, "At least think of my heart as a heart of a friend."
"Friend?" she murmurs and, I don't know if I'm just imagining things, she looks sad when she mentions the word. "I will hurt you more if I treat you just as a friend."
I stand up without letting go of her hand. I kneel down and look straight into her eyes, "When I love someone, I will treat her like she is my most precious friend."
I kiss her hand, ignoring my rapid heartbeat and ask her, "Will you be my precious friend?"
There are seconds of silence between us before she suddenly stands up and walks down the staircase. She turns to me and offers me a handshake, "Friends."
I feel a little bit sad with her word but I guess that's the best I can have for now. I take her hand and reply, "Friends."
"Ah, I feel so much better now," she sighs in relief and heads to the staff room while I follow her behind. "I owe you one, Woohyun."
"It's not nece-" I just want to tell her that it's alright because I don't really think about gratitudes or whatever it is but she cuts off my words.
"Right! I should have thought about it before!" she suddenly clasps her hands and spins to face me. "Are you free after school?"
I nod and she quickly states, "Then we're going to that place!"
"Eh? What place?" I blurt out the question. What's with the sudden plan and change of mood?
She gives me a wink and mysterious smile, "A place where friends will go together."
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