You Left Me Again
4 Years After You Left"Bom... I'm so sorry..." Dara apologized for the seventeenth time. The two were at a small coffee shop just around the corner. Bom was playing with her cup of hot chocolate. Outside, the sun was setting and cool breeze swayed the tree branches back and forth.
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As Ji Yong walked out of the YG Building, he found a picture laying on the floor. Carelessly, he picked it up and took a glance at it. Ji Yong's eyes widened when he realized it was a picture of him and Bom, all crumbled and messed up. The smell of her lingered on it. He looked at the back of the picture. Although it was smudged and fading away, he was able to make out the words: Me and Ji Yongie~ Her handwriting, her scent, their picture.
"I knew it. I knew you were here, Bom." Soon, Ji Yong started to run. He didn't have an exact destination in mind, but kept running as if his feet would take him to where Bom was. Please Bom. Please be here. Please don't leave me this time, he thought. Ji Yong ran as fast as he could. "We'll make it through together," he said to the photo as he gently touched her cheeks. Tears built up in his eyes. Everything became blurry, but he kept running.
The cold breeze of the night was hitting his face as he ran. Ji Yong ended up where they spent most of their time together. Han River. "Bom! Bom!" he called out. He searched everywhere, but there were no signs of her. He sighed as he turned back.
In the corner of his eyes, he saw a girl gulping down beer. "But, Bom doesn't drink..." Ji Yong muttered. He went up closely to see the girl more carefully. He gasped when he recognized the figure. Ji Yong ran up to her and hugged her waist.
Bom screamed. "Who are you? Get off me! You ert! Get off!"
"I missed you so much, noona..." he whispered into her ears as he cried softly. "Where have you been..."
A gasp escaped . "Ji Yong-ah..." Tears fell down her cheeks as well.
He buried his face in her hair and took in her scent. "Four years, noona... I wanted to die. I thought that was the only way to get rid of the pain. But every time I took out the pills or grabbed the knife... The thought of you coming back kept me alive. I had to stay alive in order to see you... That's what made me put down the knife, throw away the pills, and live through it," he whispered between his sobs.
Bom was shaking as she tried to hold in the tears. She turned to Ji Yong and wiped his tears. "Please don't cry..."
"Why did you leave? You could've told me... We could've gone through it all together. You didn't have to go through all of that alone, noona..." Ji Yong carressed her cheeks and then gently her stomach. "We could've protected her together..."
Bom's heart tightened. "At the time, I thought that was the best for us. I thought that it would just hurt me and my career. Not you..." she replied.
"I love you, noona..." he whispered and brought her into his arms. "Can you come back now? Can we start over? Please..." Ji Yong pleaded softly.
Bom lifted her face from his shoulders and looked into his eyes. He looked like he was in so much pain. "Sorry Ji Yong. I can't," she bit her lower lip. "I'm not going back..."
"Please-"
"I can't Ji Yong!" she screamed. "Please..."
"Noona, we can start over. We'll make a new beginning..."
"No Ji Yong. I'm sorry." Bom got up and grabbed her purse. Ji Yong grabbed her wrist, but she shrugged off his grip. "I'm sorry, Ji Yong. But I won't ever be able to forget what we had to go through. The pain, the suffering... I just can't go back." With that said, she left and bit her lips to hold in her tears.
Ji Yong cried for a while. She left. Again.
"Well I got to see her," he whispered. "I guess it's time to say goodbye..." He got up and walked toward the water. "If you're not coming back to me, there's no point in living. I love you so much, noona..." Ji Yong got into the freezing cold river. Soon, everything turned black as he sunk into the water.
Deeper and deeper.
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