5 (part 2)

Don't Go


That same night, Taeyeon had a dream. 


In her dream, she was a butterfly. She had wings and she was flying free when suddenly a big human caught her by her wings. The human took off her wings by ripping it apart, and even though it was a dream, the pain was unbearable. 

Now that she only had one wing on her left side, she failed to fly. She wept sadly on her broken wings, which were scattered on the ground, and kept looking at it and cried. She remembered she cried and cried until her eyes were swollen, but because she was just a small butterfly, no one was paying attention to her.

Suddenly another human came nearby her. She thought this human was going to hurt her and rip off her other wing, but she was mistaken. The human bowed down, collected the pieces of her broken wing one by one using her fingers. She looked up trying to see what the human looked like, but the sun was shining behind the face and overshadowed it. 

She could only wait as the human tried hard to fix the broken wing by the fingers. It took a very long time before finally the pieces became one again. The human bowed down once more before approaching her and showing her the fixed wing.

"It doesn't look as beautiful as before it was broken" She remembered the human said. "But I'm sure it can make you fly once more"

The human put back the fixed wing on her body. It was almost like magic, but it happened. 

"Now, try to fly again" The human continued.

After that, Taeyeon was awaken. She didn't get to see the continuation of her dream, whether she could fly again or not. The dream was left hanging there.

When she went to the living room, Sunny was already there, sitting on the sofa as she sipped her coffee.

"Good morning"

"Good morning" Taeyeon beamed a smile at her.

"So.." Sunny rolled her eyes. "Are we going today?"

Taeyeon just nodded. "That's the plan, isn't it"

"Are you sure? Are you really going?" Sunny put her coffee down on the table, sounded excited.

"Yes, I'm going. You sure are excited"

"Of course I am excited! I thought you're going to change your mind again"

"No, I won't. I'll do it as a gratitude for you helping me last night"

As they prepared for the little picnic, Sunny made a sandwich for both of them. She didn't care if Taeyeon was taking this as a gratitude picnic or whatsoever, she was very happy. She had never even been as excited as this during her dates with her ex. 

When the sandwiches were ready, Sunny came out from the kitchen and found Taeyeon was already waiting in front of the door. 

"How are we gonna get there?"

"It's not far away from here, so I suppose we can walk.." Sunny replied, but then she remembered Taeyeon's condition. "I'm sorry, I mean we can take a taxi so you don't have to walk"

Taeyeon smiled. "If it's not far, why do we have to spend money for a taxi? Let's walk"

"But is it okay? I mean, for you.."

"It's okay, as long as we walk slowly" 

So there they walked. It wasn't an easy and beautiful walk like they often saw in movies, with romantic scenes around them and beautiful flowers on the side of the street. Instead, there were vehicles passing by, roads with holes being fixed by the public workers, dusts, and ahjummas having their morning walk.

But it was still a beautiful walk for Sunny. She couldn't help but stealing a few glances at the woman who was walking side by side with her. God, if she could walk like this everyday, she didn't mind if the roads were full of cockroaches, mice, and the entire mess of the world combined together. Despite the exaggerated imagination she was creating in her little mind, the feeling was real. The quickening pulse was real.

The silent walk finally ended when they arrived at the front gate of the park. 

"Is it here?" Taeyeon asked.

"Yes, let's buy a ticket first"

"We need a ticket?"

"Yes"

"But I don't have..."

"I have" Sunny cut her sentence short as she pulled Taeyeon's hands. Taeyeon waited behind as Sunny bought the tickets for two. She sighed in her heart. Why did Sunny keep doing this for her?

Once they were inside, they were surrounded by beautiful flowers and fountains. It was Sunday, so the park was a bit crowded by families and dating couples. 

"Are you tired? Let's find a seat first" Sunny said as she Taeyeon's arms.

Taeyeon just nodded. In a blink of an eye Sunny already found a bench nearby the dolphin fountain, in front of a big circle area planted with sunflowers. They were sitting there for a few minutes in silence. 

"Do you like it here?" Sunny began as she found the silence growing uncomfortable.

"Yes, I like it. It's crowded but beautiful and peaceful at the same time" Taeyeon answered. "It's so nice to have such a peaceful walk like this"

"You haven't done something like this before?"

"I.." Taeyeon bite her lips. "The last time was.. with.. my previous boyfriend"

Now that she realized she was touching the most sensitive topic for Taeyeon, Sunny didn't continue with any questions. She just let Taeyeon think. If Taeyeon wanted to, if Taeyeon trusted her enough, Taeyeon would continue.

But much to her surprise, Taeyeon opened once more. 

"I'm sorry again, Sunny, for all the troubles I'm causing you. And thank you, for treating me like this. If only it hadn't happened, I wouldn't have bothered your life either"

"You really are not bothering for me, Taeyeon" 

"I read the newspaper yesterday. There's an open interview for a job nearby your house. I will try to apply tomorrow"

"But, are you allowed to work? You can't be too tired"

"Allowed or not, I have to" Taeyeon said firmly. "I can't let you spend any more expenses for me. And.. If I have to go through this, for example, if I have to go for a check-up again, I can't let you pay for it again"

Sunny didn't reply. She was drawn into her own thoughts. Surely what Taeyeon said was true, she didn't have enough money to pay for all the expenses. But she couldn't imagine if Taeyeon had to go to work under such condition. If only she could think of a way so that Taeyeon didn't have to do it...

While Sunny kept thinking for a solution, Taeyeon's eyes found an ice-cream stall in front of the lake area, which was not far from them. She didn't know if she's allowed to eat ice-cream, but she was craving for it. And by 'craving', she really meant craving. It was unlike the usual sudden desire to eat ice-cream.

"Sunny-ah.." Taeyeon called.

"Yeah?" 

"I.. I suddenly want to try that ice-cream over there"

"Which one?" Sunny lengthened her neck, trying to spot the stall.

But Taeyeon didn't answer, when Sunny turned to look at her, she swore it was the first time she saw someone's craving expression. Taeyeon's eyes fixed on the direction of the stall, her lips were glistening and she was gulping.

Sunny chuckled as she realized what Taeyeon was experiencing. 

"Got it, got it. I'll buy one for you" She stood up and walked. "I mean, for the little one who's wanting an ice-cream so much right now"

Taeyeon couldn't help but blushing. She felt embarassed somehow that she wanted a single scoop of ice-cream so much and Sunny had to buy it for her. Just for the sake of her craving. She felt bad, but the thought of ice-cream was still invading her mind. 

She thought about it then. What if.. just what if.. Sunny was the one who would be beside her forever, taking care of her and the so-called 'little one', building a happy family...

But no. She shook the thoughts away. Sunny was a kind person, but she surely wouldn't want to spend the rest of her life taking care of someone whose past she barely even knew. And even if Sunny wanted to, she wasn't good enough for Sunny. Sunny deserved someone much better.

It didn't take the shorter hair woman to come back with two cones of ice-cream in her hands. Taeyeon grabbed it as soon as Sunny offered one for her and started munching on it.

Sunny just watched her so intensely that she forgot to eat her own ice-cream. Taeyeon was eating it like a monster and she left a lot of chocolate traces all around . Sunny laughed as she spotted those traces.

Taeyeon tilted her head, not knowing why Sunny was laughing. But she soon sensed the creamy feelings all over , and with a face blushing totally red like a tomato, she wept all the traces away.

"You are really craving for it. Or should I say, your little one is really craving for it"

"I'm sorry you had to buy it for me"

Sunny shook her head. "Nevermind. As long as this little cutie here is happy"

Sunny was about to touch her tummy, but stopped in the mid of the way.

"May I?" She looked at Taeyeon, asking for permission.

Taeyeon hesitated at first, but then, making friends wouldn't hurt. She smiled as she gave a nod.

 

 

By the evening, they were already at home again. Unlike when they were heading out to the park, the way home was filled with more chit-chats and smiles. They talked randomly about favorite movies, musics, and many other things. Among all of the hundred topics they were discussing, though, none of them was touching Taeyeon's past, and nobody was forcing the discussion to go that way. 

"I will take a bath and then cook the dinner. Do you mind if I use the bathroom first?" Sunny put her bag on the sofa.

"No I don't. I can wait" Taeyeon gave her a quick smile.

After Sunny entered her bedroom, Taeyeon entered hers, too. She closed the door and smiled. Strange. She felt tired by all the walkings, but she felt happy and peaceful again. She then tried laying down herself on the bed.

As her mind wandered, her hands slided down and found her own tummy. She put her hands there and after a while she rubbed it slowly. And she just realized that she wasn't alone now. She was having this little one whom she could talk to everyday.

"How do you like making friends with Sunny?" She muttered. "She's a nice woman, isn't she?"

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Vale0ks
#1
Chapter 25: This is SOOO good thanks !!!!!!!!
Amdal2 #2
Chapter 25: Happy ending~ even hyomin have to go..TT will you write a sequel btw author?
Thesoshireader #3
Chapter 25: will you make a sequel for this?
icecreamfluf #4
Chapter 25: please write a sequel author sii~
sunny2nysnsd #5
Chapter 25: Oh, I see. In this story, Sunny is so lovely here. Such a gentlewoman.

I love reading it. :)
nelly515 #6
Chapter 25: New favorites dandyu story :)
harlembeatfreak
#7
Chapter 25: doyoung-ah~~~~ please make the epilogue with baby doyoung :D
fuzirahmah10 #8
Chapter 24: The best sunyeon story i eveeeeer read....thank you author you did such a great work.*bow* epilogue please ^^ hehe
whisperedmemories #9
Chapter 25: will there be an epilogue?
soshi9ash #10
Chapter 25: Please make the epilogue. . :-):-):-):-)