@duxmurdock  suggested a scene where they meet so here is the filler - they'll meet on the next chapter. Thank you for the suggestion/idea :)

p.s : this has been in my draft for months. If you're reading this, thank you so much.

p.p.s : sorry for typo

 

 

 

 

 

New Message from Choi Seunghyun.

 

 

 

Seunghyun : Jiyong?

 

 

 

 

New Message from Choi Seunghyun.

 

Seunghyun : Jiyong? 

Seunghyun : Kwon Jiyong, are you okay?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seunghyun : Jiyong, what happened with you? Are you okay? You haven't texted me back for almost a week now. I hope you're alright. Text me how you are please I'm worried. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Message from Choi Seunghyun.

 

 

 

 

Seunghyun : It's a new week, I hope you are okay. Even if you don't want to talk to me anymore, I'm okay as long as you are okay. Take care, Jiyong.

 

 

 

 

 

New Message from Choi Seunghyun.

Seunghyun : I miss you. I hope you are doing alright. This is by far the longest of us not talking, remember when I had to go back to my grandmother's place and I had no signal? We didn't chat for 3 days back then. It's okay if you don't want to talk to me anymore, I just..I miss you a lot. I sincerely hope you are okay. Have a nice day, Jiyong. Please don't skip meals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incoming calls from Unknown Number.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Hello?"

"Seunghyun?"

"Yes. Who are you?"

"Choi Seunghyun?"

"Yeah."

"Hi uhm Hii. I'm Jiyong."

"Jiyong! How have you been? I'm really worried."

"Sorry I didn't mean to sleep on you, but things just got worse for me, my parents got divorced, so I had to cancel my data plan."

"Where are you now?"

"I live with my grandparents now."

"Still in Seoul?"

"No, in Itaewon. How are you? I really miss talking to you."

"Do you still have your phone with you, I mean your number?"

"Yeah. I still can read your texts, thank you for wishing me well."

"Okay then we'll umm whose phone are you using now? Using your grandparent's phone?"

"Nah, I'm actually at a public phone right now, near home."

"Okay, what time is it now?"

"Around 10pm here. You?"

"6 am here."

"Oh My God I'm so sorry I must wake you up."

"It's okay I'm glad you did. Well please just go back home and I'll call you on your handphone?"

"Okay. We'll talk there then."

"Thank you Jiyong, for letting me know. Also I'm really sorry I can't help much."

"Hearing your voice already helped me, Seunghyun."

"Take care while going back home, okay?"

"Okay."

"I'll call you in 15 minutes."

"Okay."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Message From Choi Seunghyun

Seunghyun : Jiyong, I just sent some credit that uou can use for your data plan. I'm sorry if I'm crossing my boundaries but I just really want us to keep talking. I have missed you a lot.

 

 

 

Jiyong : Seunghyun, I'm sorry that you must do this. Sorry that I'm such a burden to you.

 

 

 

 

Seunghyun : No, you're not. I'm glad you call. We'll talk about it later, if you want?

 

 

 

 

Jiyong : Okay. Can we just text now? Grandparents are sleeping next door.

 

 

Seunghyun : Okay ^^

 

 

 

Jiyong : so whatchu doing all these days when I'm gone? Must be bored without a Kwon Jiyong aight?

 

 

 

Seunghyun : Jiyong plz

 

 

 

Jiyong : hehe

 

 

 

Seunghyun : How are you feeling now?

 

Jiyong : It got worse, but I'll be okay.

 

 

Seunghyun : If you wanna talk about it, I'm here.

 

 

Jiyong : I'm just really tired, hyung. Really tired.

 

 

Seunghyun : since when I am your hyung

 

 

Jiyong : since now

 

Seunghyun : okay dongsaeng^^ , go on

 

 

Jiyong : they got divorced (finally) and they both moved out of the house, dad turns out already have a family outside and we kinda found it out from our own neighbor and mom...mom afraid if the bad memories would be haunting, so she lived with her friends now. It's only been a month and she texted me earlier that she started seeing someone, it's not that I hate them for moving on from 'us' but look at me, they already forgetting me, Seunghyun. Like I never was a part of their lives at all. I'm tired, maybe I'm, maybe my existence is always unwanted you know.

 

Seunghyun : don't say that

 

 

Jiyong : I know, everthing is just frustrates the hell outta me 

 

 

Seunghyun : I wish I could take your pain away. 

 

Jiyong : :)

 

 

Seunghyun : the legendary emoticon is here!

 

 

 

Jiyong : lol u

 

 

 

Seunghyun : wanna listen to some songs together?

 

 

 

Jiyong : can those songs clear my mind?

 

 

Seunghyun : of course! I'll link you the playlist soon. You got your data plan set up already right?

 

Jiyong : yes sir, thank you for your help :(

 

Jiyong : opps wrong emoticon

 

Jiyong : thank you for your help, Seunghyun hyung :)

 

 

Seunghyun : I feel really awkward with the hyung but you're welcome, Jiyong.

 

 

 

Jiyong : hehe what'll you do today?

 

 

Seunghyun : I don't know, maybe sleeping in since it's sunday, how about you? Whatchu doing daily there?

 

 

Jiyong : I actually helped my grandparents here. Wake up early in the morning to go catch fish and other sea creatures, then bring and sell them at the market. I am a small town boy now living in a lonely world.

 

Seunghyun : are you taking the midnight train?

 

 

Jiyong : nah, I walk

 

 

 

Seunghyun : lol

 

 

 

Jiyong : :)

 

 

 

Seunghyun : what time you usually wake up?

 

 

 

Jiyong : around 5 to get ready to go fishing

 

 

Seunghyun : you can fish now???? 

 

 

Jiyong : I can't but I'm trying. As for now I'm just helping with things that I can like pack them breakfast/lunch etc the workers go fishing but I went together with them, grandma said so that i can learn asap 

 

Seunghyun : do you get dizzy / seasick?

 

 

Jiyong : at first, but now I'm okay

 

 

Seunghyun : good. Whatchu packing for breakfast?

 

 

Jiyong : mostly kimbap , fried rice, onigiri, I made sushi yesterday

 

 

Seunghyun : If I help with fishing, will you cook for me too?

 

 

Jiyong : what kind of dish do you have in mind? Tell me your wish, I'm your Ji-nie :)

 

 

Seunghyun : :)

 

 

 

Jiyong : what do you want?

 

 

 

 

Seunghyun : I forgot the name but it was the usual korean dish, rice + vegetable + beef idk? And you made it by mixing it altogether with a red paste. At it taste sour, sweet, and fresh at the same time. It's been forever. I haven't eat that for so long.

 

 

Jiyong : I thought there's korean town in LA?

 

 

Seunghyun : Kwon Jiyong..

 

 

Jiyong : Choi Seunghyun..

 

 

 

Seunghyun : I live in Manhattan

 

 

Jiyong : oh! Okay omg all this time I thought you are someone who dressed in hip hop style and going around wearing LA snapback backwards, turns out I was wrong

 

Seunghyun : I don't like snapback

 

Jiyong : why? You want one? I can buy one for you from here, there's one with LA batch on it. I saw yesterday at the market

 

Seunghyun : Thanks for the thought, Jiyong-ah

 

Jiyong : hehe

Jiyong : so you don't eat korean food anymore? How long has it been?

 

Seunghyun : almost 7 years, eversince I moved here 

 

 

Jiyong : may I know why? You don't have to say yes

 

Seunghyun : yes.

Seunghyun : korean food will taste like home, will reminds me of home, I don't like that.

 

Jiyong : so you must hate our land?

 

 

Seunghyun : not really, I hate the bad memories and flashback

 

Jiyong : I can relate a lot to that.

 

 

Seunghyun : Do you get to watch Adventure Time nowadays?

 

 

Jiyong : I had no data plan so I didn't but now I can, thanks to you.

 

Jiyong : I miss princess bubblegum and lady rainicorn

 

 

Seunghyu : I keep forgetting and keep getting confused on your fav character :(

 

 

Jiyong : It's okay, we can watch together later or someday maybe

 

 

Seunghyun : nice idea

 

 

 

Jiyong : Why are you still here? Are you not going to work

 

 

 

Seunghyun : I am at work

 

 

Jiyong : okay, fighting old man

 

 

Seunghyun : :(

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

Seunghyun : stop smoking

Jiyong : speak for your self

Seunghyun : I'm cutting down. You stop.

Jiyong : hm

Seunghyun : whatchu doing?

Jiyong : youtube. you?

Seunghyun : laying down, it's weekend, thankfully

Jiyong : Seunghyun

Seunghyun : yeah?

Jiyong : do you think things will ever get better?

Seunghyun : what do you want to hear? bad things? Or good things?

Jiyong : we are texting, i can't hear you

Seunghyun : smartass

Seunghyun : are you okay?

Jiyong : I will be

Seunghyun : it will get better , Jiyong. Maybe not today, not tomorrow, not the next weekend, but one day you'll look up and realise it all passed

Jiyong : what if I don't want to see tomorrow? I'm tired, i'm already tired.

Seunghyun : I will make you stop being tired.

Jiyong : how?

Seunghyun : movie night!? I'll pick something funny, we can watch and talk at the same time, ok?

Jiyong : what movie?

Seunghyun : the nutcracker

Jiyong : that is an upcoming movie, you are making me even more tired

Seunghyun : no, I made you laugh

Jiyong : ok

Seunghyun : I win 

Jiyong : you always do

Seunghyun : okay here we go. click the link and when you're ready i'll also start watching, yeah?

Jiyong : wait

Seunghyun : sure 

Jiyong : we're watching Forrest Gump ?

Seunghyun : yeah. you want to watch something else?

Jiyong : nah it's okay it'll be my 2nd time

Seunghyun : good. It's not my 1st time too, I love this one.

Jiyong : okay, I'm ready when you are.

 

 

Upcoming call from Choi Seunghyun

 

 

Seunghyun : hi

Jiyong : hi, what a surprise

Seunghyun : been wanting to hear you again, hope you won't find this awkward or 

Jiyong : it's okay, i like this

Seunghyun : okay so

Jiyong : press play

Seunghyun : can't believe that this was released around 1994. I feel so old.

Jiyong : you are an old man

Seunghyun : thanks a lot

Jiyong : I always wonder what role Jenny plays here

Seunghyun : as Forrest's girlfriend?

Jiyong : metaphor. I mean as for me Jenny is like a phase, a phase that Forrest went thru to know more about himself. What do you think ?

Seunghyun : might be, since Forrest seems to be - hmm having hard time fitting in with the world? And then he befriend with the popular kid Jenny ? And then he learnt a thing or two from her.

Jiyong : yeah 

Seunghyun : she died in the end though, what does it means?

Jiyong : maybe some people meant to bring lesson to your life you see? Sometimes permanently other times just temporary - but still they all were lessons to ur life?

Seunghyun : I see. 

Jiyong : I like this scene the most...life is like

Seunghyun : a box of chocolate

Jiyong : yeah

Seunghyun : mama always said dying

Jiyong : is a part of life

Seunghyun : which made me think of Hazel when she said things like - cancer is side effect of dying? I forgot.

Jiyong : Hazel who?

Seunghyun : Hazel Grace Lancester. Seriously I thought you love me!

Jiyong : well why does it have to do with me loving you?

Seunghyun : thought you'd remember my favs

 

New text message from Choi Seunghyun

Seunghyun : :(

Seunghyun : Jiyong pls

 

 

 

Jiyong : ah! I remember I just forget a lil while. You still want to marry Augustus Waters?

Seunghyun : nah I fancy Matty healy nowadays. 

Jiyong : so you'd marry him? Your kid will got british accent!

Seunghyun : seriously

 

 

New text message from Kwon Jiyong

Jiyong : I was just joking :) :**

Seunghyun : I know. What's that mean :** ?

Jiyong : it's a wink

Seunghyun : maybe we should switched to whatsapp or line so you could send me winky stickers

Jiyong : we should :**

Seunghyun : stop that emoticon! It looks like you're crying

 

 

 

 

Jiyong : I'm not crying

Seunghyun : good job. Don't cry, If you're feeling bad just text or call me, i'm all ears

Jiyong : thank you so much mr. Choi

Seunghyun : glad to serve you mr. Kwon

Jiyong : what are you a waitress?

Seunghyun : I can be anything

Jiyong : I feel sleepy

Seunghyun : go sleep

Jiyong : the little forrest gump is so cute don't you think?

Seunghyun : yeah. I bet he's around our age now

Jiyong : Seunghyun pls

Seunghyun : right now I'll say Princess Bubblegum is cuter

Jiyong : so you like her now?

Seunghyun : I like everyone

Jiyong : Do you like me?

Seunghyun : I like you a lot

Jiyong : then that's good

Seunghyun : okay. Wanna sleep now?

Jiyong : yeah

Seunghyun : sleep well Jiyong, talk to you tomorrow

Jiyong : Seunghyun?

Seunghyun : yeah?

Jiyong : thank you

Seunghyun : yeah. Good night, Jiyong

Jiyong : good night, Seunghyun

 

 

 

Call ended.

 

 

 

 

New text message from Choi Seunghyun

 

Seunghyun : I'm taking you to movies, in Seoul, next week. Are you willing to come?

Jiyong : I'd love to. Just tell me the time and place, so I can prepare. 

Seunghyun : Don't go by bus, my people will pick you up

Jiyong : I can go alone, it's okay

Seunghyun : nah, there's no way I'm letting you go on hours by bus to there

Jiyong : maybe I can go by train it's faster

Seunghyun : what if there's zombie!

Jiyong : Seunghyun, I live in Itaewon, not in Busan

Seunghyun :  :) 

Jiyong : So you're planning to go back home? When is your flight?

Seunghyun : this weekend, saturday midnight

Jiyong : okay so you'll be in seoul around sunday morning or afternoon?

Seunghyun : yeah. I'll pick you up, or send my people to pick you up, really hope you're okay with that.

Jiyong : that's perfect

Seunghyun : yay.

Jiyong : yay.

Jiyong : Good night Seunghyun, thank you

Seunghyun : thank you too, sleep well, Jiyong. 

Jiyong : will you be okay that you come here? You haven't been home for so long

Seunghyun : I will be. :)

Jiyong : okay :)