Rain Check

A Reason to Live
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Moonbyul's POV:

I decided to pass the club that Wheein owned with her friend.

I told Seulgi about her yesterday because I have to give her a reason why I was home late.

I don't think I've ever seen her as excited as when I told her what happened last night. She was too enthusiastic about it.

She encouraged me to have a rain check on that coffee date that Wheein offered.

I agreed, because it's either that or she'd give me another lecture about how I should get back to dating, and take a step to move on, and I really had heard enough of her speech that would end up with her giving me potential 'prospects' that might spark my interest.

As if anyone that isn't Yongsun is interesting enough.

"Moonbyul?" Wheein greeted, she obviously didn't expect me to visit any time soon since I supposedly don't drink.

"Moonbyul?" I asked, not expecting to hear someone call me that...at least not for a long time.

"Yeah. Isn't that your name?" She asked, suddenly unsure. "I'm pretty sure that's what was written on your cap yesterday."

Yongsun's first gift to me.

I gave her a questioning look. "So if Addidas was written on my cap, you'd call me Addidas?"

She rolled her eyes, "Your name is Moon Byulyi, right? That's what you said when we first met...so I figured Moonbyul is your nickname."

"Yeah. But please don't call me Moonbyul." I said before I could stop myself.

Solar's the only one who calls me that.

Although when it's coming from her it doesn't sound so bad, the memories that come with it are too strong to hear it regularly.

"Oh...so only your friends are allowed to call you that. Got it." She concludes.

I shake my head. "No. Just...no one calls me that anymore."

She furrowed her brows and tilted her head, she seemed like she wanted to know why but she doesn't question it, "What am I supposed to call you then?"

"I don't know; anything you want." I shrugged. It didn't really matter. It's not like I'd be seeing her often. Even Byulyi is better than Moonbyul.

"Okay, 'anything-I-want', what brought you here?" she said winking at me, her dimples peeking on her right cheek.

I laughed at how cute her attempt at flirting was. "You are such a dork." I rolled my eyes, smiling at her.

"Said the girl who doesn't want to be called by her own name." she commented.

I just shrugged. She doesn't question it.

"But really though, what brought you here?" she asked, her eyes full of questions as if a woman going to a bar is strange.

"I want a beer." I replied, "You know; because that's what people usually want when they go to a bar."

"No you don't." she contests, smiling confidently.

"What?" I asked, taken aback at her confidence.

"You're lying." She simply said.

I barely know her but she acts as if she can see right through me. I'm still trying to decide if I like that or not.

"What, you can tell that by looking at my eyes too?" I joked, remembering her remark yesterday.

I was about to laugh but she nodded.

"Really?" I asked in amusement.

"Well, you aren't exactly a good liar either." She shrugged. That's what Yongsun used to say.

"Okay." I surrendered, being reminded of my wife, I suddenly didn't have the energy to protest. "You got me."

"Ha! I knew it!" she said proudly, like a puppy catching the frisbee thrown at her.

Maybe it was her cheerful energy, as if she hadn't had her heart broken, that made me smile; it was contagious.

I remember how Yongsun could manage to make me smile so easily, even on my bad days, when I'm not in the mood to smile at all.

How I wish it could stay that way, but it can never happen anymore and the thought that I'll never see her smile is very daunting.

"So why are you really here?" She asks, snapping me out of my reverie.

"I'm here to check if you would still want to make up for bumping into me..." I confessed, letting my question hang, hoping that she gets what I'm trying to say.

Dating now seemed like a waste of time. I bet my life that I'd never find someone like Yongsun, nor do I plan on searching for one; I'd never been able t

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MMfd518 #1
Chapter 23: Quite an emotional ending. The other week I was reading about how, infrequently, organ transplant recipients seem to take on traits of the donor, read through this with that idea in mind.
zetyaffendy #2
Chapter 23: Authornim, it's been a while i've read this in the past year. Thanks for complete it!!
byuliu #3
Chapter 23: When I found your story, I read it all in one night, till ch. 22, and I can hear the crash sound of my heart when its ended with, "...maybe this won't work". I thought really that was the finale like, "we will not getting all in our life", I hold on it.

But then, after awhile, I check my subscription page, and your story was on top. I remembered the title tho. And like a flashback, I remember all the plot. And I checked, just to make sure its really another chapter, the closure, not only an update from author, and, and I feel soo overwhelming now. I didn't know I am too invest with this story.

I'm not a writer I really don't know how I can write, more to my ramblings, this long. But author-nim, thank you. Thank you for all the emotions you manage to wake inside me. I really really love your writing. Not only the plot, but the emotions in your writing that you put. Ah I don't know what its call, but I really admire your writing style. So, thank you and keep going and have a nice day!
Mo_onbyulidaa
#4
Chapter 23: at last!!! thank u for this wonderful piece author-nim they're finally happy.
i really like how u write author-nim, i love how u always give us generous amount of angst but of course with a happy ending
we're always at roller coaster ride with u (i like it)
p_ha_ine
#5
Chapter 23: thank you for this. this fic has been one of those i've been reading during my first days of getting to know fanfics (mamamoo's) until eventually writing one for myself. as usual you didnt disappoint. the ending is clear and heartrending.
Keenshipper #6
Chapter 23: Reading this chapter brought me a lot of emotions. It feels like I am at the edge of mountain while reading the next sentences. It catches reader's attention. At first I thought that Wheein is already dead but its not. From that point, my trust issues on you authornim heightens and made me overthink on what's next to come but kudos to you author for giving us a wonderful story and giving us heart attack. This story is so good. Congratulations, author for this well written fic. More to come pleaseeeee.
Mo_onbyulidaa
#7
Chapter 22: holy damnnnnn. it's like you're drilling a hole in my heart author-nim! i don't think their relationship really gonna work it's just so painful
tpdlpcrid #8
Chapter 22: Damn this chapter is so sad. Can’t wait to read the final chapter
Keenshipper #9
Chapter 22: My heart clenched just reading this story especially the time I read about Wheein's father and how the accident happened. Wheein and Moonbyul's feelings are valid. They both experienced different kind of pain from their lost loved one. I love the conflict but it hurts like hell. The father of Wheein is one of the reasons why Yongsun died. Fate had been terrible for the two. They were meant to meet but not meant to be together. They can't push aside each others struggle and pain. It will be a never ending conflict to the two of them if they will push through their relationship
mamamooot5 #10
Chapter 22: Aaaaahhhhhhhh MY HEART
Istg if wheebyul doesn’t end up together im gonna throw hands 😭😭😭 I love this story and truthfully like I get both sides. Neither side is wrong for feeling how they feel. The guilt that wheein has is so heavy like I get why she would be uncomfortable and want to break it off despite the fact that she loves her. This story hurts. Even if they part I feel like it will take forever for byul to recover from losing. Not only ONE (not by choice) lover but her SECOND.as well and walking away (their choice). Like how is she gonna find someone else. Like I won’t be surprised if she s traumatized because everyone she loved left her both willingly and unwillingly. Wheein too like ughhhhhh she also deserves so much happiness and peace. I hope that they just take a long long break, byul learns to forgive wheezing father and wheein learns to be okay and at peace with her fathers passing. I hope both heal and come back together. Authornim you can’t just let them part like that PLEASEDE