~ 28 ~

 “Your house hasn’t changed much…”Ji eun said holding a tray with cookies to my room.

“…except for this room” she placed the snack at my desk and turned around to face me. She was still cheerfully smiling. I almost forgot how cute and adorable she’s always been. I know her since I remember and she was always the best company to me…until she left to America for studies.

“Wooyounga, you haven’t spoken much since I came…” she pouted her face and looked directly into my eyes. “You’re not happy to see me? After all this time?” she made an upset expression though I knew exactly she wasn’t sad at all.

“You dumb…of course I’m happy!” I said and patted her head. I came closer and grabbed her tightly. I put one arm around her and with the other I started to mess her hair. She always hated that and I think it still annoyed her.

She hit me hard in my stomach and stepped on my feet. I let her go instantly and curled up with pain. Damn, she was hell of a strong girl!

“Yaaaa! You know how much I hate this!” she screamed.

I didn’t manage to say any word cause it hurt so badly.

“You deserve worse believe me” she then claimed it was all my fault but I just wanted to make fun of her as we used to do once we were kids. I have to admit though…girls are complicated so you’d better don’t make them angry.

She sat on my bed next to me and patted my gently on my stomach where she had hit me before. Despite having a temper she was still this carrying and thoughtful girl I knew.

“Sorry Wooyounga, I may hit you a bit too hard”

“May? You DID hit me waaaaaaaay to hard!” I tried to make her feel at least guilty at some point. She just gave me this ‘do not dare to speak like that to me’ and we both burst into laughter. Ji eun has one of the prettiest smiles I’ve seen so far. It was both beautiful and cute at the same time. She also had those smiley eyes which made her look even more gorgeous.

“Why did you come back? Are your studies done?” I asked her still holding my stomach.

“Yep! Those 6 years felt like 2 centuries for me!” she sighed and continued “I don’t understand why my parents had to send me there for middle school and high school. I still ended up coming back to Korea in the end” she crossed her arms. Whenever she was angry she always did that. It’s like one of her ‘while getting annoyed’ habit.

“So what now? You’re gonna go to university here?”

“I really want to…I’m sick of America! I’ll never go there again!” she didn’t seem like she enjoyed the life there…

“And you? Woo, what you have been doing for those past 6 years?” she curiously asked changing the topic.

I suddenly recalled those years of her absence.

“During middle school I was doing practically nothing. I was an ordinary kid who right after lessons went straight home, who watched tv and played games and did homework over the weekend. I didn’t even have any friends” I started…

“Like really, no friends?” Ji eun interrupted my story.

I just ashamedly nodded and kept on with what I had to say.

“Once I got into high school my parents pressured me to study hard as I was close to getting into university etc. so I did so and I’m telling you…I was the top student” her eyes suddenly popped out.

“You kinddin!” she obviously couldn’t believe me.

“Ha ha I’m not. But here instead, I had some friends. I was hanging around with Chansung and Junho” I said proudly not mentioning what happened to us lately.

“That’s it? No heart-taking news?” she showed her disappointment.

“What about this last year? Nothing interested happened?” she still stubbornly ask questions to hear something more.

Lots of things happened this last year but I just can’t tell you all of this without bursting into tears…

I looked down as always when anyone brought this subject. I’ve never experienced such a hard and painful year. Though I consider it the best year I ever had it definitely left a noticeable scar.

I must have stayed in silence for a long time. I just waited until Ji eun will finally approach to ask this question…

“Woo, what happened?” she gently asked. Her face showed the concern. I wanted to spill everything out to her. She would always help in such a situation…but I just couldn’t.

“Once I get over it, I’ll tell you”

“Meanie. I just wanted to help…” she got angry again…

“It’s just complicated…” I tried to convince her to stop.

“So you think my brain is just too stupid for such a complicated thing, right? I get it” she hasn’t changed at all. Getting upset over little things.

I truly don’t want her to be sad over my problems. But they were my issues to deal with; I didn’t want her to bear them all with me. I know she has a kind hear, that she’ll understand. I just didn’t want her to pity me.

Seeing me so serious she stopped her silly acts and finally got her senses straight. She sat there with me in silence. She grabbed my hand unexpectedly and said:

“No matter what happened or how hurt you got, you have to know I’m here now” she gave me one of her smiles. She suddenly reminded me of someone. This moment has happened before but with someone else…

“What you say about some ice-cream?” she suggested and got on her legs.

“Like, now?” I was surprised as it was way too late for ice-cream. It was around 8 pm or so…

“It’s quite not the time for such thing, don’t you think?” I scratched the back of my head.

“But I want to eat some soooo badly!” she nagged.

“Ok then” I said and headed outside leaving my parents alone with their guest.

……………………..

We were looking at the ice-cream flavors at some local shop. I thought it would be quite empty since it’s late but I guess I was wrong. The place was filled with loads of people. All of them seemed like couples on dates or so…I wonder if they think the same of me and Ji eun…

“Woo, which ones are you gonna choose?” she turned her head towards me.

“Vanilla”

“Only?” she was surprised.

“Yep”

“Then for me strawberry and cheesecake please” she ordered and we took a seat on a really comfy sofa.

“Woo…” she started but stopped and looked like she was hesitating.

“Hmmm?”

“You know, back earlier……you called me IU…”

“U-umm” I suddenly felt so embarrassed. Why on earth did I call her that? I guess mentally I’m still like 12 years old.

“I really enjoyed our childhood nicknames but…please don’t call me that ever again…” Ji eun also seemed quite embarrassed with that. I made up her nickname when we were like 7 while she insisted on calling me Udon. Though we had a lot of fun with them, she was right. Time to finally grow up…

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SURPRICE! Wrote another chapter for you my readers out of boredom cause I couldn't fall asleep :3 !!!

JUst for you to know....IU and the guest didn't come 'together'. It just happened they visited the same day ok ?

I know this chapter may not be the longest but I just wanted to give you something brief to read as I'm thinking of the further plot of the story xDDD

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