Chapter 7

“Mom, I’m home!” I greeted my mother as I entered our small but comfortable home. 

“Oh! Wookie-ah! You’re home! Come to mommy!!” My mom was starting to act like a kid again. She was standing up and opened her arms wide so I can hug her fully.

“Stop it, mom!” I said, trying to avoid doing this kind of cheesy stuff. My parents might act that way but it never bothers me since I know that it is their way of expressing their love for their only child, me!

“You will never be too old for mommy’s hug Wookie!” She rushed towards me and gave me a big hug that was heartwarming and welcoming at the same time.

“I love you, Mom!” I just said while hugging her.

“Before you change your clothes, you can never forget one thing!” She said.

“Huh? What is it?” I was confused. Did I forget to do something?

“Come closer!” She said.

“Uh..okay..” I didn’t protest anymore. What did I forget? Why can’t I seem to remember it?!

I leaned closer to her and she attacked me by pinching my cheeks! Oh mom, you never fail in doing that.

“Mom!!” I just winced out of pain.

“What?! Only mommy can do this!” She said.

“And Kyuhyunnie….” I muttered to myself. I couldn’t help but look down on the floor and smile like the floor was trying to make me laugh. Why did I feel my cheeks burn? Wait, did I just say his name out loud?

“Kyuhyunnie?” My mom asked me with a peculiar look on her face.

Oh no, why did I just say that?! Why did I even remember it in the first place!

“Wookie-ah….who’s Kyuhyunnie?!” My mom started talking with an interrogating tone. This is not good. 

“Huh? Did I say anything?! What are you saying mom! Psh!” I’m not a good liar! I admit it! Words just keep on flowing out of my mouth and my voice suddenly became higher.

“Look at me straight in the eyes, Wookie!” My mom commanded me.

I looked up hesitantly and flashed a pouting face. I hope acting cute will be enough for my mom to let me go.

“Never mind! Just don’t flash that pitiful look that you’re trying to pull off! And by the way, it’s not working for me. Just go upstairs and change! Your father is cooking something good tonight.” My mom said, forgetting the name that I just slipped out a while ago. Did she really forget it? 

“Okay, mom!” I just agreed with her orders to avoid being teased. At school, teasing makes up 90% of my day thanks to Kyuhyunnie—I mean Cho Kyuhyun. Why am I even starting to call him Kyuhyunnie?! Anyway, I can’t handle being teased at home! School is too much already.

I went inside my room and made my way to the bathroom so I can take a quick bath before eating dinner. I grabbed a towel from my wooden cabinet inside the bathroom and started to open the shower. After 10 minutes, I was done cleaning myself up and I went to the sink to wash my face properly. Some parts of my face were still sticky because of the cake incident that happened at school a while ago. 

I leaned my head closer to the sink and splashed water to my face. I felt weird because I kept my eyes closed and I was somehow expecting a familiar feeling of arms to wrap around my waist. I waited for at least 10 seconds and realized that no one can fulfill that wish of mine in this house. In school, maybe. I opened my eyes, hoping for a particular figure to stand behind me but my wish just disappointed me since I was totally alone when I opened my eyes. I hope someone would wipe the water from my eyes, I told myself. That soft and irresistible hand intertwining with mine, the wrapping of my body to his which gave me comfort and security, the perfect features of his that still makes it unbelievable for me to believe that he might actually have real feelings for me, these I miss. 

Are you out of your mind, Kim Ryeowook?! Don’t get lost in that train of thought again. Being a fan of his before meeting him in this kind of way seems that you’re taking advantage of his feelings. What if I just like him because of his inviting looks and not for what he really is? That’s just plain selfish of me, right? Wait, did I just say that I like him?! I take that back! I’m only saying that what if I start to like him… that’s it. Get a hold of yourself, Wookie.

I opened my bathroom door and headed downstairs to eat dinner. I noticed that I was holding onto my cellphone the whole time since I entered the house. Every second, I’ll click on any key to check whether I received a message but all I see is our picture that I have no idea if I should change it or not. The picture was cute, nice and gives me a ticklish feeling on the inside. As I was staring at it, I felt like someone punched my leg and my behind but I couldn’t care less. Maybe I was too absorbed with the picture that my body just sends off these kinds of feelings. How weird? This picture keeps my mouth curving up giving off a smile that I just couldn’t put to a stop.

“Ryeowook?” I heard my dad’s voice.

I looked up and realized that my eye level was in line with my dad’s knees. Did he grow that much or did I just shrink into a size of a dwarf?

“Dad? What’s happening?” I ask in confusion.

“You tell me, are you sure you’re alright? I was watching you go downstairs and you kept on staring at your phone then the next thing that I know you fell. At least 3 steps of the stairs I guess…wait, you’re not hurt?!” My dad explained everything to me and it took me a moment to take in the situation that just happened.

“RYEOWOOK-AH!!! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?! WHAT HAPPENED?!” I heard my mom’s voice as she was leaving the dining room and making her way to where we were. 

“Did I just fall off the stairs?” I asked them.

“Are you out of your mind?! Don’t tell me that you didn’t know that you fell?!” My mom asked me in bewilderment.

I glanced at my hand and saw that my phone was still holding onto it tightly and that a tiny crack can be seen on the screen. Panic immediately rushed over me but I didn’t expect what I would feel next. PAIN! I felt my leg and my behind throbbing in pain. It was like someone was burning it from the inside and I couldn’t help but wince in pain. 

“Omo! Wookie! Are you alright?!” My mom panicked.

“Yes, mom. I just need help so I can stand up.” I struggled to let out the words since I was gritting my teeth in pain. My dad immediately offered me his hand and I grabbed it so he can pull me up.

“Thanks, dad.” I said.

“Are you sure you’re okay, son? I didn’t know what just happened to you and your reaction seemed to scare me a bit. Are you that numb already that you can’t feel immediate pain?” I can see from his eyes that he was really freaked out and worried.

“Don’t worry, mom and dad. I was just too occupied with school work that I guess the pain registered late in my brain.” I lied. School work didn’t do this to me, it was Cho Kyuhyun.

“Okay, Wookie. Don’t stress so much on your school! What are they asking you kids to do in school today that this kind of thing can happen? Take care of yourself, okay?” My mom said in concern.

“I will, mom. I’m sorry.” I said in reply.

“Okay, let’s not keep the food waiting.” My dad said and he helped me to walk towards the dining room.
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“Dinner was great, dad!” I complimented my dad’s cooking as soon as I finished eating.

“Of course it was, dear! Wookie, learn from your father’s cooking okay?” My mom said in reply.

“I only learn from the best! I promise to make dishes like this in the future.” I replied enthusiastically.

“Do you have homework, Wookie?” My dad asked me.

“Unfortunately.” I said then frowned.

“Then you should start now so you can sleep early.” My dad said with a smile.

“Okay, dad! I’ll be going up then.” I stood up from the table, clutching my phone in my hand. 

As I was leaving the dining room, my phone rang. I was startled and excited to see who sent me a text message that I wasn’t able to look where I was walking. In an instant, I felt a thud in my chest because of the impact I made as I tripped on the floor.

“WOOKIE!” My mom screamed with a worried voice.

“I’m okay, mom.” I immediately stood up from the floor to show my parents that I was okay.

“What’s happening to you?! Why are you so clumsy all of the sudden, huh?” My mom asked me.

“What’s with your phone anyway?” My dad finally asked the question that I was hoping they won’t ask.

“Nothing! I was just waiting for a very important text message from a classmate!” It was partially true. I was waiting for a very important message but from a particular classmate named Cho Kyuhyun.

“Be careful, Wookie!” My mom sighed.

“I’m so sorry mom and dad!” I said then made my way upstairs and inside my room.

Whew! That was close. 

I walked towards my bed, struggling. My body was in pain. Especially my legs which were affected the most when I fell off the stairs. As I was trying to sit on my bed, my legs screamed in pain. Even simple bending would be the agony of my legs. 

I just lied down so I can let my legs rest and I immediately grabbed my phone, almost forgetting for a second that I received a message.

As I pressed the key on my phone, I immediately saw the name that I was hoping to see. I felt my spirit being lifted up and I thought I heard angelic voices in my head as I saw the name. You have gone nuts, Kim Ryeowook but its okay since no one can see you right now. Just control yourself in school, okay? I told myself. 

My heart was pounding faster than the passing of seconds and I thought my body was being electrified because of this feeling I’ am feeling as I was about to read the message.

Are you doing okay without me by your side or are you going crazy over there? Haha! I bet you were so startled because I sent you a message that you tripped while you were walking! Hahaha! But that would never happen right? I think you’re saying right now “In your dreams” right? Then I’ll continue dreaming then ^_^

Was he inside our house the whole time? Or he just really knows me that well? How can he know what just exactly happened? Cho Kyuhyun, you’re unbelievable. 

I was deeply thinking on what I should reply when I heard my mom’s voice calling me.

“Ryeowook!!! Go down here!!” I left my phone on the bed and I slowly stood up from the bed. Oh legs, why do you have to put me through so much pain?

When I reached downstairs, I saw my mom holding the wireless phone in her hand.

“Ryeowook, who exactly is this Kyuhyun? You were talking about him a while ago.” My mom asked me with that interrogating tone again.

“Mom, he’s just my classmate okay? My new friend.” I said. I hope she doesn’t realize that it is the Cho Kyuhyun that she sees on the television.

“New friend? Not a lover?” She asked then smiled.

Oh, I bet Kyuhyun’s enjoying all of these right now.

“MOM!!” I couldn’t think of anything else to say.

“Hurry up!” My mom just said and she handed me the phone.

I thought that I should show her that I was just to a casual friend so I did a very regretting thing.

“Kyuhyunnie! Why did you call? Are you having troubles with our homework?” I said on the phone, trying to tell my mom that I can easily call Kyuhyun with Kyuhyunnie. I think it should be enough to let her know that there’s nothing between us.

I heard a laugh from the other end of the line.

“Kyuhyunnie is it?” He just continued laughing.

“Oh the Math homework you mean? Don’t worry, I copied all the problems.” I said as I was making my way upstairs.

When I entered my room, I locked it and took a deep breath.

“YA! CHO KYUHYUN! WHO TOLD YOU THAT YOU CAN JUST CALL THAT EASILY?!” I was practically screaming but I was trying my best not to be heard my mom and dad.

“Why did it suddenly became Kyuhyun, my cute little blushing Kim Ryeowook? It should be Kyuhyunnie right?!” He was really enjoying this. He even imitated how I said Kyuhyunnie a while ago.

“If you’re not gonna say anything important then I’ll just put down the phone.” I said but I didn’t mean it. Hearing his heart melting voice on the phone makes me want to hug someone right now or maybe squish that someone because of this fluffy feeling. I hope that someone can be that tall, irritating but breathtaking guy who was talking with me at that moment.

“Wookie-ah! Don’t be such a kill joy! Don’t you know that I’m really busy right now but I still made time to call you?” He said.

“Where are you anyway? Not that I care.” Lie.

“I’m at home. I just finished recording a new song for this soundtrack of a new drama. Tomorrow, I have to go back to recording again because we weren’t able to finish it today.” He explained.

“So you’re not going to school tomorrow?” I asked. Why did my heart suddenly sink?

“I don’t want to miss school tomorrow but I have to!” I can hear the sadness in his voice.

“Yes!! A day without you would definitely be one of my happiest days in school!” I said. Lie again.

“Don’t be like that, Wookie! You can just tell me the truth that you’ll be devastated tomorrow since it’s only the two of us that is talking right now.” He said.

“Don’t play with me. Why would I be devastated?!” I said trying to sound that I was in disbelief.

“Whatever you say, Wookie.” He just said.

“Why are you even calling anyway?” I asked out of the blue.

“Nothing, I just missed your high pitched voice.” He said.

“Don’t you know that there’s still homework?” I said.

“What homework?”

“A math homework.”

“Didn’t I teach you already?”

“Yeah but this is a different one, okay?”

“Do you want me to teach you over the phone?” His question surprised me.

“No need. Plus, you just got home and I bet you’re tired.”

“Why the sudden concern for me, baby Wookie? I’m touched! Don’t worry, I don’t have to go to school tomorrow so I can teach you.”

“It’s baby Wookie again!?” I said.

“Oops! Why do I keep on saying that! It’s reserved!” He cursed himself.

“Is it okay of you really teach me?” I asked trying not to sound so desperate.

“Of course! I’ am always willing to help my baby! And this is a gift bestowed upon me! I should share it, right?” He was boasting off again.

“Thanks for helping but can you please stop with the showing off? It might appear cute to your fans, but not for me.”

“But you were my fan right? So you think I’m cute, huh?” He giggled.

“Can you please just help me?” I asked seriously.

“Okay, okay. But answer this basic question first.”

“What is it?”

“Kyuhyun plus Ryewook equals?” He said then laughed. I felt giggling but I controlled it. Maybe later when I’m about to dream of him as I sleep.

“Zero? I’m right!” I said confidently.

“WRONG! The answer is beautiful, cute and irresistible babies!” He laughed.

“Cho Kyuhyun! Your mind is so dirty!! Can you please just help me?” I was already pleading.

“Okay! What’s problem number 1?” He was serious again. When he’s like this, I couldn’t help admit it to myself that I might be actually falling hard for this idol star.
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He finished teaching me at 10:00P.M. I was yawning once in a while that he finally asked me if I was sleepy after he taught me.

“Uhh it is late and my body is aching like hell.” I said.

“Why?! What happened?!” He asked.

“I fell off the stairs and I also fell flat on the chest a while ago.” I was half asleep and half awake which is why I forgot that I shouldn’t tell him about that.

“Why are you doing that to yourself?! Why did that exactly happen to you?!” 

“I was staring at my phone when both incidents happene—“ I cut off myself realizing that I was already saying too much.

“What? Don’t tell me that I was right with what I said in my message a while ago?” Why do I feel like he was smirking at the moment?

“W—what are y—you talking about?! I would never check on my phone every second to see if you texted or not. I would also not fall off the stairs while staring at my wallpaper! PSH! NOT AT ALL!” Can someone just kill me?! Why does it have to be like this when I lie? Instead of telling a lie, I always end up telling the truth. 

“MY CUTE LITTLE BLUSHING KIM RYEOWOOK!! Why do you have to be so cute?! Why do you have to kill me softly like this?!” He was shrieking.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” I simply said. I was just thankful that this did not happen while were face to face. 

“If you just want me to text you, you can always be the first one to text me! It doesn’t matter, okay?!” I can sense that he was really happy. 

“Shut up!” I said.

“Haha! I promise not to disappoint you anymore, baby Wookie!! I’ll text you every second if you like! I promise to be the best lover you ever had!” He was really happy. Why do I have to feel happy when I know that he’s happy as well?

“I’m too tired to fight back! Can I please go to sleep now?!” I asked him.

“Do you want me to play music so you can sleep more peacefully? He asked me. I kind of liked it.

“Okay fine, I just can’t think of anything to say so I can end this conversation. Do it your way, as long as it’s gonna put me to sleep then fine with me.” I said then I turned off the lights and made my way to the bed.

“Good night, baby Wookie… sweet dreams.” He said in his most gentle voice and I couldn’t help but smile.

When I was about to close my eyes, I was surprised by the sound that I heard. He was not playing any music, instead he was singing.

I didn’t know what he was singing but his voice was angelic! It was better than mine, of course. When he will sing a part of the song that is high pitched, my heart would melt because of his deep touching voice. It would be my dream to sing with Kyuhyun. His voice was just extraordinary that it would be an honor to sing with him. I kind of hoped that he would call every night and he’ll be in charge of putting me to sleep every night. 

“Sleep tight, Kim Ryeowook. You’re asleep right?” He asked.

I pretended that I was sleeping so I didn’t respond. Instead, I let him hear my deep breathing so he could tell that I’m sleeping.

“You are sleeping already. I hope you would dream of me tonight, Kim Ryeowook.” His voice was serious.

“Even though you always see me as a man that always teases you and always plays around, I want to tell you that I’m serious. I love you Kim Ryeowook and I hope that you love me too. You never know how much you have changed me already even if I only knew you for recently. I know that I’ am a coward for not saying this in front of you or say this while you are actually awake but I guess if I say it now, you will never take me seriously. I hope you see my true feelings. I love you so much that it would kill me not to see you even for a day.” He sighed.

“I love you and good night… don’t let the bed bugs bite.” With that, the phone went busy and my eyes were wide open.

Cho Kyuhyun, I love you too and I’ am also sorry for not having the courage to say it in front of you. 

It’s official, I have fallen hard for Cho Kyuhyun and I’m not gonna lie to myself anymore.
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