A/N: This oneshot is a continuation of “Library Crush” and “Getting to know”… princessgre asked me to continue that series since I posted “Getting to know” and recently, I got an idea and here is the result! Hope you can enjoy this and tell me your thoughts! <3

“OK. I GOT ENOUGH ERIC MUN!”

I barged into our bedroom, opening the wardrobe and dragging my empty luggage out of it. As soon as I opened it to throw all my

things into it, he got into the room and grabbed my wrist turning my body to face him.

“Where are you going, huh? You think it solves everything? Hyesung-ah!”

I flung his hand away from my wrist and took everything that belonged to me out of the wardrobe, throwing one by one into the

luggage.

“We need to talk! Running away can’t do anything good!”

I stopped my actions to give him a cold glare before approaching him.

“Need to talk? How many times have I tried to talk you, huh? Eric Mun! Just think about it! You’re the one who always skips the

topic and doesn’t give a what I’m talking. Now, don’t you dare let out “We need to talk” from your mouth!”

I spat out all these words right in front of his face and went back my packing process while he was standing still like a statue.

“You think you’re the only one who’s suffering?”

I froze at his words and turned my head back to his direction with kind of disbelief showing on my face.

“What did you just said?”

“I’M ALSO SUFFERING HERE! I’m so tired of your nagging! So tired of you being cleaning freak! And your books! Your dishes! Sesames!

I hate you nagging on something unimportant. And when I need some cuddling time with you after all working all day, you just read

those damn books and don’t give a about me. And I’m so fed up with all your dishes tasting the same all the time! Sesames here,

sesames there! Then, what? Not more than 2 a week? Ridiculous! I’M SO TIRED OF THEM ALL!”

He just yelled with the top of his voice and it was the first time he used that tone to me since we had met. He was walking towards

me while talking and now he was right in front of me, standing with rage all over his face. Hearing all his words, a shock wrecked my

logical mind and common sense and I just screamed out of my lungs.

“ERIC MUN! Now you say you’re tired of me, huh? Who’s the one that begged me to move in? Who said my cooking’s delicious? HUH?

And you’re not f**king the bottom in bed! I AM WHAT? Just a to fulfill your needs? You’re just a greedy selfish bastard!”

I closed the luggage with force and abused the innocent zipper, closing around the baggage.

“I wish I just stayed alone rather than staying with you.”

As soon as I heard his low voice, I grabbed my luggage and backpack abruptly before stomping towards him and giving him a slap.

“I also wish I didn’t meet you, Eric Mun. Just stay here alone forever as you wish. We’re over here!”

I got out of his apartment and he did not even follow me to the door. I struggled with my luggage and backpack until I got to the taxi

stand and fetched a taxi to go back to my old apartment. Thank God that I had not sold it believing that I could live with that

bastard together, forever.

When I entered my old apartment, it was covered with dust since I had moved out nearly for six months. I just managed to clean my

bedroom to have a space to sleep and after showering, I went straight into my bed, throwing myself onto the mattress.

It felt strange to sleep alone in bed as there had been always someone beside me for last six months. Even on nights that he had

come back late, he had let me know his presence by giving a warm backhug. Now, there was only me on my single bed and

everything in my room looked unfamiliar to me even though I had been away only for half of a year.

How could he say those harsh words to me? He wished he just stayed alone? He hated me that much? Well. If so, it’d be good to

break up as soon as possible since he hated me. I would just hate him back and return to my old life. I had been good before I met

him and I would just stay like then, erasing him from my memories. After all, we had been already over.

While my brain was thinking like that, disobediently, my eyes let out the tears, drop after drop. Why could they not stop? No. I was

not crying over that man who had said he hated me. I raised my hand to wipe away tears and then, my eyes caught the silver band

on the fourth finger of my left hand. Seeing it, my tears flowed more and more and I rubbed the ring gently recalling the memories

behind it.

“Hyesung-ah … I’ve got something for you …”

“What?”

“Close your eyes ….”

“What, Eric-ah? Don’t try to play jokes again …”

“It’s not a joke … Just close your eyes …”

“If you say so … If it’s a joke, you’ll be dead …”

I closed my eyes and I heard the sound of him taking something out from his pocket.

“Ok … Open your eyes slowly …”

Then, there was a little box containing two simple silver rings in front of my sight. Literally, my jaws dropped and looked at the

box and him alternatively. Seeing my awestruck face, he chuckled and pulled one of them out from the box before taking my hand

into his.

“Hyesung-ah … It’s for our 100-day celebration … my present for you … Can I?”

I stared blankly at him and only after a few seconds, I gave a shy nod and then, that small silver band slipped into my left fourth

finger. I adoringly looked at the ring wrapping around my finger and when I looked at him again, he was handing me the box with a

pair of expecting eyes. Getting his hint, I pulled out the other ring left in the box and slipped into his left fourth finger gently.

“You like it? I think the simple one is the best since we are guys…”

I nodded and placed my hand near his side by side, adoring the sight of two hands wearing the same rings.

“They’re really beautiful …. Now, we have couple rings … Thank you, Eric-ah …”

I landed a peck on his lips and he just ree to my forehead.

“Glad to know you love them …”

Where had those times gone now? It was still a warm memory in my brain and now here, I was alone in my old bedroom and crying a

river.  Where had everything gone wrong for us? I came to understand staying with another person was not an easy task after living

with him. Our personalities were so different and making a common base between us was so tiring.

Maybe we were not meant to be from the beginning?

We had just been delusional that we were destined for life?

Eric Mun. I hate you. For not grabbing my hand when I had left your side.

You wanted me to go that much? You wanted me to leave you that much?

Ok. I would never return to your life. Enjoy your life from now on … without me …

I grabbed books and the library member card that appeared on my counter without bothering to look at the person in front of the

counter. I checked books one by one and then the member card before putting them back to the counter.

I had been working like a robot that whole week, doing my routines without soul. I got up, went to the library, did my work as a

library assistant and then went back home and another day was over again. Even my colleagues came to notice my robotic behavior

and asked me if I was ok and I just replied I was fine.

No. I was not fine.

Even though I hated to admit it, I was not ok at all.

I had been trying to forget him but still, I could not even take that ring off my finger. I still searched him when I woke up and only

found the empty air beside me. I missed picking up his scattered clothes all around the house and also his morning kiss full of

morning breath that I had hated so much. The though to call him first crossed my mind several times a day and my finger wandered

around the call button beside his name in my contact now and then but failed every time when his voice kept replaying in my mind.

“I wish I just stayed alone rather than staying with you.”

Shin Hye Sung. He must be happy now living alone, without you. He did not even call you once. That meant he did not need you

anymore and he was being ok alone. Maybe he had already even got another boyfriend or girlfriend in the place of you. Maybe he

had already been moved on. You were the only one who was taking it hard.

When I got back to the earth from my thoughts, there was his photo on my desktop screen and ship profile was

displaying.

I had opened his profile again out of habit.

In his photo, there was a faint smile on his handsome face and unknowingly myself, my fingers traced his face on the screen and the

times when I had got the chance to trace his actual face while he had been asleep popped up in my mind.

I closed the file abruptly while blinking fast not to let the single tear drop on my cheek. Then, I glanced at the table clock and saw it

was almost the closing time. Unfortunately for my heart, I noticed today was Saturday.

Saturday, near the closing time …

It had been his usual time to come here. It had been my favorite time of the week.

Now, everything had been over, like a nice dream …

Too sweet yet too short …

Then, when I started to collect my things and prepare a note for tomorrow assistance, two books and a library card appeared on the

counter and I absentmindedly grabbed them as usual without looking up to the person.

“War and Peace”

“How to build your self-esteem”

Seeing the titles, he appeared in my mind again. He used to borrow those kinds of books because he had wanted to take a glance at

me behind the book shelves.

You were hopeless, Shin Hye Sung …

Then, I grabbed the member card to check and a too familiar photo appeared on my desktop, causing my jaws drop.

At the same time, a familiar voice also entered my ears, making me look up.

“Am I the last?”

There, he was standing in his favorite grey pullover and a pair of dark jeans, the same outfit he had worn when he had talked to me

for the first time.

I was just dumbfounded and could not utter a single word. It was like the whole world had become silent and blurry, my brain

blocking out everything except his image and his voice.

“I mean, I am the last one to register today?”

He asked again and I just nodded blankly, staring at him without blinking.

“What are you doing here?”

My words slipped out of my mouth and to my surprise, my voice was cold, unlike the boiling heart inside my chest.

“I’m borrowing books … By the way, nice to meet you, Hyesung-shi … I’m Eric Mun …”

He seemed not caring about my cold tone and just went on talking with full of confidence.

What was he doing? Playing with me again? Reenacting the scenario of the first day we had talked?

“You think I’m going to fall into your trap again?”

I tried to keep my cool although in my mind, I was having a mental breakdown. I became nervous not knowing what he was up to this

time.

“I’m just introducing myself … and going to ask you out for a cup of coffee …”

“What are you doing exactly, Eric Mun?”

I just could not help but raised my voice enough to show my confusion and frustration. At the same time, my eyes betrayed me

again, letting out a few drops of tears. I tried to wipe them away with the back of my hand but before I could do it, I felt a warm big

hand wiping them away on my cheeks.

“You said we’re over …. So, I’m trying to claim your heart back … with a new start … I’m trying to make you fall for me again …”

I kept staring at him while his hand was still cupping my face and then, his hand went behind my neck and pulled me towards him,

making me stand up automatically. Then, he leaned into despite of the counter between us and his lips landed on my forehead,

before whispering slowly.

“I’m sorry, Hyesung-ah … for everything I said … I was wrong … I can’t live without you … I'm not tired of you ... I still love you ...”

Like that, shall we start again?