Chapter 8
I am not 'Okay'"Forget him"
i wish i could explain how your eyes, how the voices of your laugh can give me butterflies
how your smile makes my heart beats faster
and everytime i'm with you,
i feel complete
chaerin kini berdiri kat depan jong in yang dari tadi bercerita pasal dia dah dapat kerja
yeah, chaerin is happy. she is happy when jong in is telling her everthing like he is a kid
its been weeks since jong in cari kerja dan today, finally ada orang tawarkan dia kerja
"i'm happy for you too. dont forget to bring hera on dates" kata chaerin
i'm not forgotten our promises jong in
you take hera and i'll take baekhyun
that is what you wanted right?
jong in berhenti gelak, but now he's looking deeply at chaerin
"kalau macam tu, apa kata kita je pergi date? nak tak?" tanya jong in
chaerin buat2 gelak
" a date? with you? haha. malas" kata chaerin sambil focus kat tv
but deeply inside, dia nak
"kalau macam tu aku call-"
"but i'm kind of hungry. jom makan kat tempat tteokbokki hari tu nak?" tanya chaerin
jong in cuit hidung chaerin,
"bukan tadi kata taknak date dengan aku ke? aku baru nak ajak hera-"
"kau tak dengar ke aku cakap aku lapar? cepatlah siap!" kata chaerin
jong in hanya gelak sambil pandang chaerin yang sudah laju menuju ke bilik untuk bersiap
jealous?
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chaerin dan jong in tengah makan sambil berbual (more to bertekak actually) bila ada orang tegur mereka
"hai chaerin! hai jong in" kata hera
chaerin dan jong in yang saling duduk berhadapan tu memandang ke arah hera dan baekhyun yang sedang berjalan menuju ke meja mereka.
hera tanpa segan silu mengambil tempat di sebelah jong in and baekhyun end up duduk kat sebelah chaerin
"hai hera, hai baek. lama tak nampak korang" kata chaerin
baekhyun hanya senyum,
"a little bit busy-"
"yeah, ada orang tu dah jadi young ceo sekarang. sebab tu dia busy" kata hera sambil senyum2 pandang kat baekhyun
chaerin pandang kat baekhyun
"seriously? congrats baek. finally kau kerja dengan family kau" kata chaerin
yeah, she is proud.
proud to have a friend like Baekhyun
yelah, Baekhyun ni someone yang gigih. never give up on everything
and now, dia berjaya dapat kepercayaan appa dia.
"baekhyun sure is every woman ideal types, why dont you try him?" tanya hera
and of course, the question was for chaerin
chaerin tak faham dengan apa yang berlaku sekarang,
why did Hera macam beria ?
"ehem. but we are having our late dinner. if you want to join, we dont mind" kata jong in
maybe dia pun irritated dengan kata2 Hera tadi kot
but kenapa pulak? wasn't he supposed to be happy?
their plan is working right?
so yeah, in the end, mereka makan berempat.
tak jadilah 'date' antara jong in dan chaerin tadi
"chae, makanlah sayur ni. ahjumma kat sini memang expert tau masakan ni" kata jong in sambil letak beberapa keping sayur kat dalam mangkuk chaerin
"thanks-"
Chaerin baru nak masukkan makanan tu dalam mulut, baekhyun cepat2 tarik chopsticks dia
"But chae, kau tak makan timun kan?" tanya Baekhyun
dan Chaerin baru sedar yang ada timun terselit disebalik sayur2 lain.
Jong in macam terkedu sekejap,
Chaerin tak makan timun,
if Chaerin makan timun, dia akan muntah muntah dan demam.
and what Jongin wants to do is do something sweet to Chaerin,
tapi lain pulak yang jadi
macam mana aku boleh lupa?
"are you trying to kill her Jong in ?" tanya Hera, but it was just a joke
jong in rasa suhu badan dia naik tiba2
first sekali dia dah angin bila Hera dan Baekhyun tiba tiba interrupted diorang punya dinner
lepastu Baekhyun pulak buat Chaerin bangga sebab Baekhyun dah jadi CEO sekarang
sekarang ni pasal ing timun ni pulak,
Chaerin pandang jong in dengan rasa serba salah,
"its okay actually, nasib baik Baekhyun sedar ada timun" kata chaerin
jong in macam geli dengar,
sikit sikit nama Baekhyun yang disebutnya.
okay everyone, i'm not even jealous okay? just menyampah everytime dengar nama Baekhyun
"oh yea chaerin, baekhyun sebenarnya ada benda nak cakap" kata Hera sambil siku siku lengan Baekhyun
semuanya tertumpu pada Baekhyun sekarang,
lebih lebih lagi Jong in,
what? he is going to propose Chaerin infront of me?
seriously?
"what is it?" tanya chaerin,
dalam hati dia memang dia betul betul berdebar sangat.
lagi berdebar hati jong in bila dia nampak baekhyun tarik nafas dalam dalam,
and now, baekhyun is holding chaerin's hand
yeah, chaerin sendiri pun berdebar. dia tertanya-tanya apa yang terjadi sekarang?
but then,
"chaerin, will- will you be my girl?"
sudu yang jong in pegang jatuh ke lantai,
yeah, cliché.
chaerin telan air liur dia dan dada dia sakit
rasa macam susah sangat nak bernafas
dan dah lama jantung dia tak berdegup laju macam ni
dan bila chaerin pandang jong in,
"Kim Chaerin, do you want to be my girlfriend?"
Chaerin teringat ayat Jong in masa jong in melamar untuk jadi girlfriend dia dulu
"i know banyak benda jadi kat kita, and aku propose ni pun tiba tiba. but i hope you realise that I.. I always want you Chaerin"
Chaerin langsung tak bagi respond.
jong in dah dengan muka pokerface dia sambil makan, but chaerin tahu jong in terkejut juga.
Hera pula dah tersenyum macam ibu yang bangga dengan anaknya sebab dapat A dalam kelas.
"give your respond chaerin! kenapa senyap? you dont like baekhyun?" tanya Hera
"no its not like that-"
Chaerin tarik nafas dalam dalam,
"i- dont know what to say- i was shocked" kata chaerin sambil pura pura gelak
and why, why this ing tears mesti kena bergenang time time macam ni?
I dont know whether this tears is for my happiness or for jong in's pain
Jong in surely loves Hera and Hera loves Jong in too.
so, Jong in must be happy, he is not in pain
if accepting baekhyun in my life will gives Hera's hand to jong in
i will,
"i- love you too baekhyun" kata Chaerin
and then, the tears fall
i dont why its too hard.
too hard for me to say those words to Baekhyun,
but i know, deeply inside. i love him. i love Baekhyun
dan ketika itu,
chaerin dapat rasa yang bibirnya dikucup lama oleh baekhyun
yes, baekhyun is romantic. very romantic.
and chaerin tahu yang dia bertuah dapat baekhyun.
"thank you chae-"
chaerin senyum, dia biarkan jari-jemari baekhyun mengesat air mat
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