the heartbreak prince
invisible string"Gold was the color of the leaves when I showed you around Centennial Park."
When Joohyun finally found free time for herself, she jumped into the fluffy mattress and gently brought the gift to her lap. Junmyeon never wrote his names on the things he would send to her. Deep breath, she told herself, close your eyes.
Her cold hands became colder as she glanced out the window once. The snow showed no sign of stopping in London. And Irene thought she could do with another snowman, but no, she was already tired. Sometimes,while lying on the bed during the start of the day, she would want the sun to shine brighter for the day, for spring to hurry up and knock on her door already. She wrote about such a wish in her letter. She’ll post it tomorrow.
The parcel came just this afternoon, when she was at her university. So her neighbor had received it in her stance. She took her time, watching the elegantly packed gift Junmyeon had bothered to send her. There was a pink bow on top of the brown wrapper. Underneath, in a small card, was written, To Ms. Bae Joohyun. And Irene could swear she hadn’t seen such sophistication and beauty all mixed up together in some bare letters. Her name...looked so beautiful.
There was a bright grin on her face when she unwrapped the box. Inside, sat a rectangular box. Her smile widened. Jewelry once again? Anything he sent her way would make her heart flutter. Even she had no idea she was so smitten by him.
With all the care in the world, she pulled the wooden box out. Her finger throbbed with curiosity. She opened the box, to find a dancing couple made of ceramic. There was an antique sort of key on the side, a blue gem attached to its tail. Joohyun’s smile vanished.
He gifted her music in a box. Music, that he knew she was unable to listen to, he gave her just that. Her brows narrowed. No, Junmyeon would never do that. He was kind, and sensitive, and he always helped her in times she found herself in trouble. She checked the name again. No, it was sent to heer. Her name was Bae Joohyun.
Her heart ached. How could he do this? Was he trying to mock her too, like her classmates? Did he find pleasure in the pain she wrote down to him in the last letter? Joohyun placed the gift on the pillow. There was a man and a woman, looking intently into each other’s eyes as if they were enchanted. Joohyun sighed, was Junmyeon just mocking her all along?
This time, he had really broken her heart.
“Take a right, you’ll find Centennial Park.”
“Alright,” Sehun hung up. He took the designated right and walked onwards with his hands in his pockets. The snow had been shoved off the sidewalk. His dirty sneakers met the bricks underneath. His bag rested on his shoulders, brand new, but the heavy books inside were pulling him down. Sehun knew he needed to catch some time to take a nap. At this rate, his spine would bend because of all the studying he tried to do every night. Day was night and night was still day, the alteration of times made it even more difficult for the both of them.
Now he was on his way to bring Yerim home from her group study session with her new friends. He didn’t have much experience at studying in a park so he half-believed it. But Sehun knew, limiting her would only push her away from him. And he didn’t want that.
He entered Centennial Park and dialed for her once again. “You can’t meet at the gate?”
Yerim sounded a little uneasy, “Um...the thing is...I really need you to come here, Sehun.”
“Wait, are you in trouble?”
“Yeah..kinda, nothing serious--don’t get a heart attack.”
Sehun narrowed his brows, “How can I not,” he mumbled under his breath, “Where are you?”
“Basketball court.”
“Seriously?”
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