“I love you, Mino and I want you to know that even if you’re not listening to me.” finally, I heard her voice spoke in low, soft one making me stiffen as I lied down on the bed at that time. I did not open my eyes yet and continued to pretend as if I was sleeping, not wanting her to know that I already awake.

“I’m not mad at you – I don’t know if I could. I want to tell you that I miss you so damn much that it really hurt me to see you like this. But at least, you’re here. In front of my eyes.” I heard her quiet sob as she sniffed quietly, probably did not want to wake me up. “You’re not going to push me away, right, Mino?” she quietly asked me.

Before my brain could process more, suddenly, I felt her warmth touch - her tender yet soft fingers carefully touched my hand, I was a bit shocked by the sudden contact with her skin but still, managed to stay still in the same position as someone who asleep. “You make me complete in every way that I'm not. I just really want you to realize how much you mean to me.” she continued to murmur as I felt a warm tear touched my hand that she held seconds ago.

Once again, I was surprised.

I waited more but nothing came though. Slowly with careful movements, I tried to open my eyes although my head still ached but, compared to earlier – I felt much better now at least. She already snoring softly, sleeping like a baby right beside me; half of her upper body lied down on the body. I looked up then before pushed my body a little forward to sit myself up a little bit.

Damn, my head felt like to explode right now.

Very carefully, with the left strength that I still have inside me – I pulled Joohyun’s body with care, really hoping and even praying so that she won’t wake up in the middle of whatever I’m trying to do right now. I let out a relief sigh as I successfully pulled Joohyun’s body as now she was sleeping fully on the bed right next to me. I shifted myself towards the center of the bed, giving some space for her to sleep comfortably.

I was about to lie down again when suddenly Joohyun’s hand placed directly on my chest making me startled for a few seconds as I stared at her long; worried that she might wake up already. But she didn’t. She was still sleeping soundly as if there was nothing happen at all just now.

I shook my head once again before carefully, I lifted her head with care and placed my arm underneath it then. I noticed her thin, red as rose lip curved into a small smile then as she snuggled closer towards me before her soft snore could be heard again. My lip crept into a small grin as I shook my head before lied down again, needing some rest again.

Hopefully, tomorrow will be better day for me.

My forehead creased as I heard the bell sound echoed inside the bungalow.

Who is it?

It could not be Joohyun because she already figured out the security code to unlock the main door at the front. Maybe it’s Kai? But, if I remembered back what Joohyun told me, Kai and her are going to come here together because she still not familiar with the road to come all the way to this bungalow.

With lazy steps, I stepped towards the front door then before unlocking the door – did not even remember to see who is the visitor through the video camera that attached along with the security system as a precaution and also safety use. As soon as the door was opened; my eyes widen in shocked and I could hear the small gasp that managed to escaped from my mouth as my eyes laid on the very unexpected visitor standing right in front of my bungalow house, smiling brightly as there’s nothing wrong with it.

“Jennie! What are you doing?! How did you-”

“Aren’t you excited to see me, oppa? You’re all alone? It’s really hard to find your house, oppa. Why did you live far from the big city? I almost lost myself to get here, you know.” Jennie said as she directly walked pass me even though I never invite her or what.

The hell is wrong with this damn woman!?

“Wow, oppa. I can’t believe your bungalow is this big! Aren’t you feel lonely live in such a big and wide house?” Jennie kept talking as she walked into the living room now with me following behind her, did not forget to close the front door, of course. I grabbed Jennie’s arm before she could take another step inside my house then.

“What the hell you think you’re doing? Get out from my house, Jennie.” I directly told her, glaring at her with my coldest and sharpest stare.

Jennie let out a chuckle then before trying to struggle her arm free from my grip. “Oppa, how can you talk to me like that? I’m your guest, you know. At least, treat me nicely. Besides, it’s been a while since I last saw you, oppa. If I’m not mistaken, few months ago? I only knew that you’re back here in this country when uncle told me. I bet if I didn’t ask about you, uncle won’t tell me.” Jennie talked, her eyes staring at me with almost a seductive stare.

This shameless woman.

“Don’t you want to show around your house to me, oppa? I would love to see around.” Jennie said more and was about to walk away when I grabbed her again but this time, she purposely fall herself towards me and somehow managed to touch my shoulder to balance herself.

“I said get out from my house, Jennie! Who do you think you are to trespass my territory without my permission?! Do you want me to report to the police of this immature behavior of yours?!” I almost yelled her with my already high voice as I could no longer be patient with this ing woman.

What the hell is her ing problem?!

Jennie’s expression changed as she embarrassingly looked away, her lip tried to create a smile. “Come on, oppa. I know you won’t do that to me. Plus, what do you think my uncle will think if you do that to me?” Jennie asked, her eyebrows raised as she looked at me with a pair of threaten eyes.

I scoffed in disbelief, throwing her my death glare. “Well, I don’t give a damn about it. Besides, I think your uncle won’t even do anything about it. Who are you compared to me? I’m his best and even main player in the team and you? You’re just his spoil brat niece, Jennie. So, who do you think he will prioritize more? Me or you, woman?” I returned back her question, twitching my lip into a wicked, witch smile.

She bit her lip then, her face was deep red – probably ashamed of what I’ve told her just now. Then, without me expecting, Jennie tried to touch my face with her hand as she leaned closer before I heard someone calling for me; my body froze at the spot where I was standing, a gasp came out from my mouth.

“Kai. Joohyun.”

I slammed the door behind me, a loud of banging sound echoed then as the door to my bedroom slammed hard right behind my back. I roughly messaged the temple of my face as I let out a frustrated sigh, my fingers raked over my black hair harshly.

!

What I have done now?! Dammit!

I angrily punched my fist – the one that is okay on the leather couch located in front of the bed inside my room. God, the painful I felt on my fist could not compare of what my heart bleed at this moment. How dare she accused me for cheating on her?! For goodness sake, why one earth she would think like that?!

What – just because she saw of what happened between Jennie and me, she could easily think that I’m cheating on her? Behind her back?! Damn! What’s wrong with her?! Doesn’t she trust me? Where the words of trust that she told me before this? At that time, when we’re both having breakfast together. Where?!

You said you want to trust me, Joohyun but now, I don’t feel like you do.

I huffed in heavy breath, spacing myself in the room; left and right, forward and then backward again. I tried to calm myself, trying to think about something else rather than this. But, I know I could not do that right now. Not at this moment when my head is full of worries; worry about her, worry about me and most of all, worry about us.

Is there even any us, Joohyun? Why can’t you just believe me for once? If you think I’m cheating on you, do you think I would do it now? If I want, I could do that long time ago when our marriage is not even call a marriage at all. At least, I know that time you won’t give a damn care about me; what I do, with who I go out with, what I feel or anything that related to me.

But now, I don’t know, Joohyun. Why you’re making hard between us? And what the hell is wrong with me that could not stop thinking about you? Is it because I felt guilty for what I’ve done earlier?

I seriously did not mean to take advantage on her especially at that time. I also did not know what I’m doing. All I just now, I need to convince her that whatever she’s thinking about between Jennie and me wasn’t true at all and just nonsense! I want to let her know that I never ever cheat on her even after what she had done to me before!

Yeah, just call me stupid for that. But, hell no. I just can’t. I can’t do it; taking my revenge on her despite of how deep she had hurt me before with that dark secret of hers. I just can’t let myself to jump in that hole and let her suffer with my revenge then. I know what I’m doing is truly stupid but I don’t know. I just ing cannot do that. I could not bear to see her hurting just because of me.

God, what happened to you, Song Mino?! What did that woman do to you?

I took a deep breath as I now sitting myself at the edge of the bed, eyes staring down at the tiles floor as I kept myself there – all alone in a very deep thoughts. Maybe I should do something; perhaps, seeking someone advice for this problem lingering in my head.

“Seriously, hyung. Please don’t tell me you come here because you’re running away – again!”

I rolled my eyes in annoyance as I heard Kai’s words then. I was feeling a bit guilty for banging the young man’s door house in the middle of night, almost to midnight already when I reached Kai’s place. But still, I know that young man won’t sleeping yet because he rarely sleeps early.

That’s why I decided to go to his house; knowing that I need someone to talk with especially with the situation that I’m facing right now.

“So, what did you tell Irene noona, hyung?” Kai asked me again, gesturing me to take a seat on the couch inside his living room as he went to the kitchen. I just noticed a mug that is half filled with light coffee placed on the long, glass table in front of the couch and realized that Kai probably was watching the television while drinking this drink when I suddenly came to his house – uninvited and very unexpected.

I did not answer Kai’s question because honestly if I do, I knew too well what Kai will talk to me. Although, he might be younger than me but this young man – sometimes, what come out from his mouth is much wiser than what I say. As if, Kai always have something back to say against me whenever I try to come up with excuses and I think that’s because he probably most familiar with women unlike me.

Just look at him. He always meet with different women, spending time with them and not to forget, flirting with them, of course. Even though I don’t really like that attitude of him but well, I’ve already give a try by advising him though. He did listen to me but he never try to change that behavior of him.

There’s no woman that I can fell in love truly, hyung. She’s not here yet in my life. The same ever reason that he always use whenever I ask him why he likes to go out with different woman and did not even feel guilt for flirting around with them and when he bored, he just left those women.

Seriously, this young man.

“Thinking about Irene noona, hyung? You still don’t answer my question though.” Kai’s voice that suddenly came out from the kitchen; I saw him walking towards the living room as he carried along a mug with him before placing it on the same glass table, taking a seat on the single couch across from where I was sitting at the moment.

“Don’t worry, hyung. This time, I didn’t tell Irene noona where you are.” I did not realize that I’ve actually left out a relief sigh as soon as I heard that words slipped from Kai’s mouth. “- yet” he added more, just a little late which made me glared at him then.

Kai let out a small chuckle then. “Come on, hyung, I’m just joking. You look so stress anyway, your face tell me everything whatever problem you have right now.” Kai spoke, smiling at me then before taking few sips of his drink then. It was a temporary silence then before Kai spoke again. “Is everything alright, hyung?”

I did not answer though, but I did shake my head as if answering Kai’s question then. “I don’t mean to be rude, hyung but can I ask you something?” I replied him with a ‘hmm’ under my breath. “Are you hiding something from Irene noona? I mean – what’s with you and Jennie, hyung? How can she knows about that place? If I’m not mistaken, only the three of us know about that new bungalow of yours. Even our coach did not know about this. So, how did-”

“I don’t know, Kai.” I cut him away then, looking down as I finally spoke that night.

“Then, how come she went to your house, hyung? Hyung, I swear I didn’t tell anyone else about that place of yours.” Kai suddenly exclaimed, his voice was firm and no hesitation. “I know, Kai.” I answered him back then, nodding my head slowly because I know Kai.

I know that I can put my trust on that young man although that trust of mine flew away a bit when Kai brought her to my bungalow few days ago. Honestly, I never expect he would do that though after promising me to not tell anyone especially that person about me – about my current condition.

“How’s training?” I quietly asked, looking up to meet with Kai’s eyes then.

“Great. Nothing new actually except few changes that coach did. You know, hyung, our team are missing you. They were surprised when I told him that you got into an accident. Coach was really worried that something bad might happen to you. Of course, I’ve told them that you’re doing fine. You’ll probably back again after few days.” Kai told me, smiling at me his warm s