Chapter 1: GIL DA RAN
Big Love, True Love
Chapter 1: Gil Da Ran
I was sitting on the bus seat at the rear side, listening to the radio. I occasionally take glances outside the bus window. It is raining. Not hard, but it pours lightly. I remember it very clearly. It was also like this the first time I've met Kang Kyung Joon. I smile nonchalantly upon remembering him. Even the sound of his name can already make me smile.
Kang Kyung Joon.
Today is June 24th. It's his birthday. He's not the old 18-year-old kid anymore, he's 20 now. I smirk, somewhat disturbed. I'm still a lot older than him. Despite that, I came to love him. I haven't seen him for a year now. I promised not to chase after him after the surgery in Germany, because there are people we don't want to get hurt. Seo Yoon Jae, most especially.
"Today is June 24th. Greetings to all who have birthdays this day. Today, too, is the birthday of the person I love. I want to greet him a happy birthday." The radio reporter said.
"To that person that's far apart from me now, I'm going to go next month to give my comeback greeting that I've been pushing off for a long time and haven't been able to do. Even though that person may not remember when we see each other, I'm going to tell the person everything that I remember."
I checked the time in my wristwatch. It's 10:10am.
"I'm running towards the current time of 10:10."
I smiled, glancing once at my green umbrella, the one I used when I first met him on the bus. Those memories I had with him are still vivid in my brain, and they are safely stored in my heart.
"Happy birthday, Kang Kyung Joon." I whispered merrily. I am hoping that I can personally greet him soon. I am very excited to meet him again. I don't know when will be that day, but I am certain that it will surely come. Till then, I will wait patiently for him.
My dear KKJ, I will be patient. I promise.
Finally the bus stopped. I opened my umbrella before I stepped out of the transport. It isn't raining very hard, and for some reasons, I can clearly hear the sound of raindrops as it fall on the ground.
I'm wearing a green dress. It is intentionally green to match the color of my umbrella. It may be so unusual to hear it from someone like me, but the color of green always reminds me of my first meeting with Kyung Joon. It has become my favorite color now.
I already took a few steps when a very familiar voice called me. "Gil Da Ran!"
I'm surprised. No. It couldn't be him. Ma Ri said that she will note me ahead if Kyung Joon comes back to Seoul. I haven't received her email yet! Even so, as immediately as I can, I turn to look at the owner of the voice.
I was then starstruck.
He comes closer to me and it happens so fast. I did not even notice that he has grabbed my umbrella, touching my hands as he did so. There's no wind but I feel like they are blowing my heart as he faces me--my beloved Kang Kyung Joon! He's here! And he's real...his warm hands.
'If I get a crush on you again, you hold onto me first. If I show up in front of you again, even if I whine and throw fits, endure it and don't let me go.'
"Hello, Kang Kyung Joon." I started with a joyous smile.
I was like a high school student who hadn't seen her first love for a long time, and I was staring at Kyung Joon with sparkling doe eyes. I feel as if the world suddenly stops, it's just me and him for the moment. I probably don't care what I look like. I'm just so happy to see the face of my beloved KKJ. And wait...he has become taller than I expect him to be!
"Gil Teacher...it's been awhile."
"I just came to see you out of curiosity." He was staring down on me, and I couldn't help but stare back at him...with my eyes sparkling like some stars in the night.
"I know that you came to hang around with me." I said with confidence, neglecting the thought that he might get a wrong impression on me.
"Uh-oh." He muttered those usual words, his very familiar voice. But it has changed...somehow. His voice has become manlier. I couldn't help but smile.
"You're way overreacting." He added.
'You show up again, Kyung Joon. You're dead. 'Coz I won't let you go now.' I muttered to myself.
"Why are you sticking so close to me?" He asked and if he hadn't, I wouldn't be able to notice it myself.
Then he took my umbrella and walked ahead of me. He's heading towards the school I am working, the school he used to attend. And without further ado, without wasting any more seconds, I went to follow him. I hitched with him under the umbrella.
He looks appalled when I keep on staring at him. Although he hasn't remember it all, I remember it all.
"To me, who may not have any memories...tell me exactly what your heart is feeling right now. Then, we'll come back to this moment."
"I love you." I said. I said it wholeheartedly, even though a part of me was saying that I'm such a jerk. He told me, didn't he, that I should tell him what my heart is feeling the moment we meet again!
"That moment my heart, as much as this moment, it's going to expand in one shot. Just like a miracle.'
"Uh-oh. Don't tell me you have a crush on me, Gil teacher. That's way too blunt." He replied and I didn't care whatever he may think of me. I just wanted to say those words, the feeling that I've been wanting to tell him every day, but couldn't.
"You're right." I confirmed, not averting my eyes. I see his that are full of questions.
He looks perplexed but he tries hiding it. But I know him very well. "I have a crush on you. In fact, I love you at first sight Kang Kyung Joon." I'm so dead right now. I'm so blunt! But my feelings for him are way too big for me to handle! I miss....you so much, Kyung Joon.
"Gil teacher, are you sure you've eaten your breakfast?" He asks, he seems unbelieving. Even if I whine and throw fits, endure it and don't let me go. He went to check my forehead and added, "You don't have a fever either."
Just how...how should I convey it to him that I'm telling the truth? How should I impart this feeling to him? Even though it will be hard for me, I will tell him that I remember everything until such time he will come to believe in me.
Saranghe Kang Kyun Joon...
I grab his hand and put them onto my chest where my heart is. I caught his heavy sigh. And he is feeling my heart's beatings now. Even though he looks confused, I can see the awakened feelings through Kyung Joon's eyes. I'm still believing that inside his heart...I'm still there.
"Gil teacher..." He gasped as I held tightly of his hands. "Why are you suddenly like this?"
I stare more deeply into his eyes. "Kyung Joon, even though you may not remember me, I will not give up on you. I will tell you everything until you will come to believe in me."
"What are you saying, Gil teacher? My hands..."
"I love you, Kang Kyun Joon." I saw his eyes widened in awe, in surprise, and he was totally mesmerized. "We meet again. I have been waiting for you...KKJ."
"...?"
I won't let you go...Kang Kyun Joon.
TBC....
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