-BITTERNESS-  

Starring: Seo Joohyun Cho Kyuhyun 

If you know the symptoms and get the facts 

If you do not love him

And if there's pain in your chest,

then it's not a heartbreak,

It's a heart disease

But If you know the symptoms and heed the signs

You'll be around for a long,a long time.

   It was already ten in the evening  It was a warm evening like only the month of july could give. He parked his black Audi in front of the huge villa. 

He has just arrived at Jessica's place, it was for her birthday party. He climbed the stairs ready to knock on the door, he thought a lot about coming or not. She was his future ex wife's unnie., but she was also his dong-saeng he had known all his life. The door opened letting appearing the girl he always called Sunkyu "Oppa you came!" shouted Sunny!  "Come in" she said. "What are you doing?. Sica should be the one opening the door. She is the host" he asked her faking to be surprised not to be welcomed by the host. "I know but she's changing" the short blonde girl answered. "How many times already?" he  asked chuckling.  

"For the billion times" she  answered rolling her eyes. he followed her inside "Look the guys are in the garden taking care of  the barbecue, Go in".  she told him ready to climb the stairs.

"Where are you going? " he asked her when he saw that she was not coming with him.  "I'm going to check on Jessica" she answered laughing.

He hesitated but decided that he would ask her" Is - is she already here?" She knew who he was talking about " No, not yet" she said, half smiling. He knew that if she had to choose, she would choose her sister instead of him., but he loved Sunny for not doing it. "Thank you", he simply answered.

  "Hyung you should slow down on the meat!" told Siwon to Shindong "What are you trying to say.?" he asked irritated. Siwon starred at his hyung who had sauce all over his mouth. There were no need to argue. "You know what? Eat as you want!"  

Kyuhyun came in the garden, only the lights of the moon and some candles were lighting up the place. He saw his hyungs and Jessica's sister Krystal around a table near to the swimming pool, he made few steps toward them. "Hey finally maknae is here!" shouted Eunhyuk 

he high fived his hyungs  and patted Krystal's head. "You said that you would not come" told him Ryewook.  "Yeah I know but Sica is also my dong-saeng."  he said taking place around the table. "That's why you choose to show up at 10 pm?" stated Yesung. Sungmin looked at his younger brother, who seemed to be uncomfortable ,   "She is not here, Not yet." he said hoping his dongsaeng to feel more at ease  "Yeah I know" Kyuhyun answered causing  the mood to go down and quiet. Heechul looked at his maknae, trying to think about a subject that would cheer him up, he knew it would cause some commotion but the girls were not there so,  "How 's your fiancée?"  he suddenly asked causing Krystal to gasp, "Nice shift of subject!"  she angrily said. Kyuhyun scanned the area trying to se if any of the girls were there but seeing that Krystal was the only one present, he chuckled "Hyorin's fine she's actually  staying at her parents place this week end."  Kyuhyun answered taking a sip of Donghae's drink, "You should have told her to come" kept on Heechul. "Yah Oppa! It's inappropriate!!" screamed Krystal. "Yah ! who told you to hear my conversation!? Kyuhyun remained puzzled, he knew his hyung was always too direct , not minding the others but this time Kyuhyun remained speechless, kind of embarrassed. "This is an 18 years old and more  discussion. So go in watching your drama and stupid singers!.! " Heechul warned Krystal, taking the occasion to at the same time. The teenage fir stood up grumbling by herself  some word only her could understand. "Leave her alone." said Donghae laughing. 

She was grumbling "how could Heechul Oppa  asked about her,? this woman!!" The teenager passed by the living room where she noticed that her closest unnie had arrived. " Seo Unnie!" she screamed "Good evening to you, young lady" she chuckled. and hugged her.  Krystal was mesmerized, she was only 4 when she started playing with her unnie's friends and she was now 16 but she was still mesmerized by Seohyun. From all of her unnies , Seohyun was the youngest one even with a 8 years gap;, she was also the most intelligent and cultivate type. She was her role model,  someone she could rely on, like everyone was doing.  Seohyun was someone who could not fail. 

But as they separated from their hug, she saw in her unnie's eyes the pain. Then she remembered that behind this spirit, this elegance, this composure was a young lady who has been cheated on and who was getting a divorce by her husband, the same man who would helped her with her maths assignments. 

She saw her unnie putting on the place settings,  like a doll, no one could read her face,  she sighed, Seohyun had a perfect life, until last december. 

"Leave her alone" laughed Donghae "Anyway, this is Jessica's birthday we should enjoy it. Cheers?" proposed Eunhyuk, they all stood up with their drinks up "Cheers!" 

"I think we should come in Now, it starting to get cold"  informed them Leeteuk. They were one by one stepping in the living room when Kyuhyun stopped,  he stopped when he saw her. She was facing the other side, she turned when she felt the cold breeze coming from the open door opened by the men entering the living room. She turned, her hair  swinging at the same time; She was wearing a black dress a classic one as always,  and her hair was straighten in a low pony tail , he liked them when it was falling on her back and wavy, at the same time.  It was  also black, a dark black, she used to dye it, to dye it in foxy-red, it was ier. 

Her skin was pale, very pale as if she did not see the sun for years. 

Three months, that's was the last time he saw her. but could you call a meeting at the lawyers office a meeting?  He finally stepped in, following his hyungs,  she bowed to them  while Ryewook, Yesung and Leeteuk hugged her, they always loved her more than they loved him  As she bowed he noticed her spine more obvious that it used to. She got thinner.. much thinner than the last time.  His hyung finally stepped on the side, allowing him to directly face her, she did not move, she remained at her place, bowing at 60°, thing usually people who did not know each other would do…things that strangers would do. But he did not seem to mind, instead he nodded from his head. 

She looked at him the same way she did to the others, any grudges or resentment in her eyes. Nothingness.  She smiled, to let him know that he could be at ease, she was not going to make a scene. She left when she saw him nodding, meaning that he understood what she meant.  He watched her as she went to help Tiffany, he did not need this smile, smile he knew was fake,  he knew she would not make him uncomfortable. She would never. 

"Kyuhyun ah, are you coming? The match is about to start!" called him Yesung from the couch, he starred at his ex-wife one last time before joining his hyungs, "I'm coming hyung!"

  Jessica was looking for her lipstick she was sure that Krystal was the one who took it. She was about to ask her when she saw that her sister was looking at something, precisely at someone. She followed her sister's gaze which landed on Seohyun, she watched her as she was putting on the cutlery on the table. Even if Seohyun did not let it show, she knew that something has changed  about her, since the separation. She knew that her head was full, that Seohyun needed to share her thoughts, but since Kyuhyun announced them that he was loving someone else and that