DAY18
Locked Up and Set FreeTHE WALK TO HAK YEONS HOUSE IS SHORT. HE LIVES JUST TWO STREETS AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL.
WE ENTER A PEACH COLORED TWO STORY HOUSE. IT'S QUIET INSIDE.
"ARE YOUR PARENTS HOME?"
"THEY'RE ON A BUSINESS TRIP."
"OH OKAY."
"ARE YOU HUNGRY? THIRSTY?"
"NO I'M OKAY. SO WHAT IS THIS PROJECT WE HAVE TO DO?"
"THERE IS NO PROJECT. I THOUGHT YOU KNEW."
HE WALKS OVER TO THE COUCH. I FOLLOW.
"YOU LIED TO MY MOM?"
"YEAH PRETTY MUCH."
HE GRABS THE T.V REMOTE FROM THE COFFEE TABLE.
"WHY?"
"SO THAT SHE WOULD LET YOU COME OVER."
"SHE WOULD'VE LET ME COME EVEN WITHOUT YOU LYING."
"HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW?"
"SO... WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?"
"WHATEVER YOU WANT."
"I WANT TAE HYUNG."
"WHAT?"
"WHAT?"
"...."
"...."
"SO ARE YOU GUYS A THING?"
"A THING? NO, WE'RE HUMAN."
"WHAT I MEANT IS ARE YOU GUYS DATING? ARE YOU BOYFRIENDS?"
"NO, I ALREADY TOLD YOU I'M NOT GAY."
"BUT I ALWAYS SEE YOU KISS AND HE CALLS YOU BABE."
"WHY DOES EVERYONE SAY THAT? CAN WE NOT DO THAT AS FRIENDS?"
"IF YOU'RE FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS THEN I GUESS YEAH."
"FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS?"
"LIKE YOU'RE FRIENDS BUT YOU MAKE OUT AND ."
"SO ARE TAE HYUNG AND I FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS?"
"WELL SINCE YOU SAID YOU AREN'T DATING THEN YES."
"OH OKAY."
"WOULD YOU... YA KNOW... EVER DATE A GUY?"
"HOMOUALITY IS A SIN."
"BUT KISSING SOMEONE OF THE SAME ISN'T?"
"I...I MEAN IT IS BUT I LIKE IT."
"YOU LIKE KISSING MEN?"
"I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ALL MEN BECAUSE THE ONLY ONE I'VE EVER KISSED IS TAE HYUNG."
"SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT YOU LIKE KISSING TAE HYUNG."
"YES."
YOU'VE NEVER WANTED TO TRY KISSING ANOTHER GUY?"
"NO."
"WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY IT WITH ME?"
I LOOK AT HIM.
"HAK YEON ARE YOU GAY?"
"SO WHAT IF I AM?"
"I JUST...IT'S-"
HE PUSHES ME DOWN AND CONNECTS OUR LIPS.
HE'S KISSING ME. CHA HAK YEON'S KISSING ME.
I TRY TO PUSH HIM AWAY BUT HE HOLDS ME IN PLACE BY PUTTING HIS HAND ON MY NAPE.
I KICK HIM. HE BACKS OFF. HE STANDS AT THE END OF THE COUCH.
"I GUESS YOU REALLY DO JUST LIKE KISSING TAE HYUNG. THAT'S TOO BAD."
"WHY DID YOU DO THAT?"
"I WANTED TO TASTE YOU."
"WHAT?"
"I'M NOT DONE. I WANT MORE."
HE STEPS FORWARD.
"HAK YEON STOP."
"STOP WHAT?"
"I'LL TELL TAE HYUNG."
"WHAT'LL YOU TELL HIM? THAT I KISSED YOU? THAT MEANS YOU CHEATED ON HIM YA KNOW."
"CHEATED ON HIM?"
"DO YOU KNOW WHAT CHEATING MEANS?"
"LIKE ON A TEST?"
"NO, NOT LIKE ON A TEST. IT'S LIKE BETRAYAL. IT HURTS WHEN SOMEONE CHEATS ON YOU."
"IT'LL HURT TAE HYUNG?"
"YES."
HE TAKES ANOTHER STEP FORWARD.
"I DON'T WANT TO HURT HIM."
"I KNOW YOU DON'T. THAT IS WHY YOU ARE NOT GOING TO TELL HIM ABOUT THIS. IF YOU DO HE'LL BE SO HURT. HE'LL PROBABLY NEVER TALK TO YOU EVER AGAIN."
HE GETS BACK ON THE COUCH.
"EVER?"
"NEVER EVER AGAIN. DO YOU WANT THAT?"
HE BURIES HIS FACE IN THE CURVE OF MY NECK.
"NO."
"YOU LOVE HIM, DON'T YOU?"
"YES."
"YOU'D NEVER HURT HIM."
"NEVER."
HE STARTS KISSING FROM MY NECK ALL THE WAY BACK UP TO MY LIPS.
THIS FEELS WRONG....
"HAK YEON."
"HMM?"
"STOP."
"I DON'T WANT TO."
"SERIOUSLY STOP IT."
I PUSH HIM AWAY. HE DOESN'T STOP ME.
"UGH AND HERE I THOUGHT YOU WERE STUPID ENOUGH TO LET ME. I GUESS I WAS WRONG."
"W...WHAT?"
"I ALMOST HAD YOU. YOU WERE FALLING FOR IT. YOU'RE ING STUPID YA KNOW THAT?"
HE GETS OFF ME.
"YOU... YOU LIED TO ME, DIDN'T YOU?"
"OF COURSE I DID. I'D SAY ANYTHING TO GET A TASTE."
"BUT...I MEAN I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS."
"LIKE I SAID I'D SAY ANYTHING TO BE ABLE TO YOU. YOU WEREN'T COOPERATING THOUGH."
"HAK YEON YOU... YOU'RE A LIAR."
"OH NO I'M GOING TO HELL FOR LYING. SOMEONE HELP ME."
"I'M LEAVING."
"GOOD RIDDANCE."
I GRAB MY BOOKBAG AND LEAVE HIS HOUSE.
I TAKE OUT MY PHONE FROM MY POCKET.
TO: TOTALLY GAY TAE
TAE HYUNG, HAK YEON IS A LIAR.
FROM: TOTALLY GAY TAE
WHY DO YOU SAY THAT? DID HE HURT YOU? ARE YOU OKAY?
TO: TOTALLY GAY TAE
HE KISSED ME.
FROM: TOTALLY GAY TAE
I KNEW THAT SON OF A WANTED SOMETHING. ARE YOU ALRIGHT?
TO:TOTALLY GAY TAE
YES I'M OKAY.
FROM:TOTALLY GAY TAE
WHERE ARE YOU BABY? I'LL COME GET YOU
TO: TOTALLY GAY TAE
I'M MAKING MY WAY HOME
FROM: TOTALLY GAY TAE
WANNA GO OUT FOR A BIT? I'M CRAVING ICE CREAM
TO: TOTALLY GAY TAE
YEAH :)
FROM: TOTALLY GAY TAE
STAY WHERE YOU ARE
TO: TOTALLY GAY TAE
OKAY
I WALK TO THE BUS STOP A FEW FEET AWAY AND TAKE A SEAT.
TAE HYUNG ARRIVES A FEW MINUTES LATER.
"KOOKIE."
"YEAH?"
"CAN I KISS YOU?"
"PLEASE DO."
HE PUTS HIS HANDS ON MY WAIST AND PULLS ME TOWARDS HIM.
"DON'T EVER LET ANYONE ELSE TOUCH YOU. ONLY I CAN. YOU'RE MINE, OKAY?"
"I'M YOURS. ALL YOURS."
I WRAP MY ARMS AROUND HIS NECK AND PULL HIM DOWN.
THIS IS HOW A KISS IS SUPPOSED TO FEEL.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE MY HEART BEAT FAST AND MY MIND GO BLANK.
IT MAKES ME FORGET ABOUT MY SURROUNDINGS LIKE IT IS NOW.
"EXCUSE ME BUT THIS IS PUBLIC DOMAIN. EVERYONE CAN SEE YOU," AN UNKNOWN VOICE SAYS.
IT STARTLES ME AND I TAKE A STEP BACK.
TAE HYUNG AND I LOOK AT THE STRANGER WHO DISTURBED US.
IT'S A MIDDLE AGED WOMAN.
"OH MY YOU ARE BOTH SO HANDSOME." SHE CLEARS . "ANYWAYS WE WOULD ALL APPRECIATE IT IF YOU TAKE THIS TO YOUR HOUSE. I CAN TELL YOU'RE BOTH HOLDING BACK," SHE FINISHES WITH A SMIRK.
"WE APOLOGIZE FOR UHM... THIS," TAE HYUNG TELLS HER.
SHE SMILES AND WALKS AWAY.
TAE HYUNG GRABS MY HAND AND WE START WALKING.
THE ICE CREAM STORE ENDED UP BEING CLOSED.
"IT'S BARELY 7 O'CLOCK WHY IS IT CLOSED?"
TAE HYUNG WAS OBVIOUSLY DISAPPOINTED.
"MAYBE THEY AREN'T OPEN TODAY."
"I REALLY WANTED ICE CREAM," HE SAYS WITH A POUT.
"WE CAN TRY AGAIN TOMORROW."
HE SIGHS. "FINE."
"WHERE TO NOW?"
"I WOULD SAY MY HOUSE BUT I THINK IT'S TOO LATE. YOUR MOM PROBABLY WOULDN'T LET YOU."
"I AGREE. WANNA COME OVER TO MINE?"
"AS LONG AS YOU'RE WITH ME I DON'T CARE WHERE WE GO."
THAT SMALL SENTENCE MAKES ME FEEL SOMETHING I'VE NEVER FELT BEFORE.
TAE HYUNG IS LOOKING AT ME.
"WHAT?"
"NOTHING. IS YOUR MOM OKAY WITH ME COMING OVER AT THIS TIME?"
"I DON'T THINK SHE'LL MIND."
"OKAY."
ONCE WE ENTER MY HOUSE WE TAKE OUR SHOES OFF AND PLACE THEM IN THE SHOE RACK.
"MOM I'M HOME. TAE HYUNG IS WITH ME," I YELL.
"I'M IN THE KITCHEN."
WE GO TO SAID ROOM.
"JUNG KOOK, SWEETIE YOU SHOULD'VE TOLD ME SOONER THAT YOU WERE BRINGING SOMEONE OVER. I WOULD HAVE SET THE TABLE FOR THREE. GIVE ME A MINUTE TO GET YOU A PLATE TAE HYUNG."
"YES MA'AM."
"CHANGE INTO SOMETHING MORE COMFORTABLE IN THE MEAN TIME. JUNG KOOK CAN LET YOU BORROW SOME CLOTHES. YOU TWO ARE ABOUT THE SAME SIZE ANYWAYS."
"OKAY."
WE GO TO MY ROOM.
I GO INTO MY CLOSET AND GET TWO SETS OF CLOTHES. THEN I HAND ONE TO TAE HYUNG.
"I'LL GO CHANGE IN THE BATHROOM," HE SAYS.
I CHANGE IN MY ROOM.
WHEN TAE HYUNG COMES BACK HE STOPS AT THE DOOR AND STARES AT ME.
"WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT?"
"IT'S JUST... YOUR SHIRT IS UH REVEALING. YOU DON'T NORMALLY WEAR THOSE TYPE OF SHIRTS."
ALL I'M WEARING IS A BLACK V-NECK WIFE BEATER WITH GREY SWEATPANTS....
"DO I LOOK BAD IN IT OR SOMETHING? MY MOM BOUGHT IT FOR ME BECAUSE IT GETS REALLY HOT AT NIGHT. I'LL CHANGE IF YOU WANT."
"NO NO NO IT'S FINE. YOU LOOK GOOD."
"OKAY."
LATER THAT NIGHT
"THANK YOU FOR DINNER MS. JEON. IT WAS DELICIOUS"
"YOUR WELCOME HONEY. WHY DON'T YOU SPEND THE NIGHT THOUGH? IT'S LATE."
"UH NO I'M OKAY."
"ARE YOU SURE?"
"JUST SLEEP OVER TAE."
"OKAY."
"GREAT. YOU CAN SLEEP WITH JUNG KOOK. YOU HAVE SCHOOL TOMORROW SO GO TO BED ONCE YOU WASH UP."
"YES MA'AM," I SAY.
"OKAY," TAE HYUNG MUMBLES.
AFTER WE BOTH SHOWER WE LAY ON THE BED.
IT'S SO QUIET WE CAN HEAR OURSELVES BREATHE.
"TAE ARE YOU ASLEEP YET?"
"...NO. WHY?"
"JUST ASKING. I CAN'T FALL ASLEEP."
"ME EITHER."
"CAN I KISS YOU?"
"W-WHAT?"
"I WANT TO KISS YOU. CAN I?"
"NO."
"WHY NOT?"
"BECAUSE YOU CAN'T."
I GET CLOSER. WE'RE JUST INCHES APART NOW.
"THERE HAS TO BE A REASON. THERE IS A REASON FOR EVERYTHING."
I PLACE MY ARM AROUND AROUND HIS WAIST.
I JUST WANT TO TRY SOMETHING OUT...
I BURY MY FACE IN THE CROOK OF HIS NECK.
I HEAR HIM GASP.
"J-JUNG KOOK W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
"TRYING TO GO TO SLEEP."
"WHY-WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME?"
"DOING WHAT?"
I LOOK UP AT HIM.
HE LOOKS AT ME.
NEXT THING I KNOW HE'S RUNNING OUT THE ROOM.
DID I GET HIM MAD?
A/N: HHIHIHIHIHIHIHIHIHIHIHHIHIHIHIHIHIHIHI
THIS CHAPTER I KNOW :P
THE NEXT ONE WILL BE BETTER PROMISE
UNTIL NEXT TIME MY DARLING~
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