Chapter Twenty Seven
The Fate of Cheaters11:56PM - BUSAN
We were a few minutes before a new year would enter. The cold night accompanying us, we get to admit all our wrongdoings to leave everything in 2020. Once 2021 will be entering, then everything will remain behind but the pain will follow.
Jaehyun lets a bitter chuckle before he goes on, “When I heard from Johnny hyung, you were seeing someone else it hurt. I was pretty bitter about it, to be honest. I was thinking how you could say ‘I love you’ to someone who you’ve met for a short time while it took me a whole year.”
He pauses, because to be honest, Jae, I didn’t know either. Those three words were always difficult to blurt out when you actually meant them. I did love Jaehyun but it took me sometime to actually admit it because I was afraid. I was afraid of being rejected even if he gave me a reassurance.
“I always thought that I could move on because it wasn’t my lost but I didn’t know what held me to that thought. Skipping the first few weeks of classes, weren’t helping me either but through that time it help me grow. It for me, because I have to retake one subject because my grade didn’t make it to final cut.” He scrunches his nose at the thought of it and he continues,
“But I could still thank you because you help me grew through that time, Ae. I saw how a different world is like.”
I feel him envelope me into a hug and I was already crying into his arms, “I never stopped loving you, Jinae. And I don’t know why I didn’t despite of how toxic we became. But the time we were apart was what we needed.”
Tears endless flowing, I didn’t deserve this angel and that was something I knew to myself. I didn’t deserve his kindness. How could he still love me despite all of this?
I looked at him and realized, well something about Jaehyun makes me realize he was the one. The longer I stared, the longer I realize that he was the man I wanted to spend my whole life with. He was the one who I saw myself wanting to grow old with and make new memories with. I realized that he was everything I ever had and I ever wanted. He took care of me and loved me so tenderly. I learned from him and with him he made me realize more, he showed me the world.
Jaehyun was there from the very start.
11:55 - SEOUL
“Jisoo, I’m sorry.” He stuttered, tears falling from his eyes. There were no other words to say but ‘Sorry’, Taehyung was already caught and he couldn’t cover up anymore.
“Sorry? How many times will you exactly apologize, Taehyung? Will a ‘Sorry’ fix everything else?” Her voice cracks as she chokes on her tears.
“What are you sorry for now, Tae? For being drowned in your “thesis”? For not giving me attention? For forgetting how I prefer tomato sauce over cream? Or for cheating?” Jisoo cried, emphasizing every sentence as she gathered her strength to push him backwards with her small fists.
“Jisoo
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