Chapter 25: On their proper edges
One More Try
Omt:
KEY POV:
Ever since childhood, I know my feelings for her was not that just---
KEY mom: Key this is Jiyeon * the woman introduce his baby boy to a baby, Key was still a baby back then, about 9 months of age.*
Jiyeon’s mom: Aiigggoo! See? It looks like your baby likes my baby Ji *giggles, as she saw Key hold Jiyeon’s tiny hands.*
Jiyeon’m mom: you should take care of her arraso? *she said to Key*
Key smile at her, seems he understand what she said.
And ever since I’d always, always and always wanted her by myself.
Young Key: mom? How old you marry dad? *he innocent ask*
Her mom surprised, she smiled at him sweetly. Taps his head
Key mom: why? Why did you ask?
Young Key: one day I want to marry Jiyeon. I promised!
But she was only a dream to me
My most precious dream
A dream that will never be come true
And so much impossible dream to have
Key(adolescent age): Jiyeon what kind of guy you prefer to marry?
Jiyeon (adolescent age): marry? I’m too young for that!
Key: just asking.
Jiyeon: i dunno. Maybe someone who is perfect in my eyes. *she climbs on the bench and walks on it, trying to balance herself and preventing not to fall*
Key: really? Oppss hold my hand*he said as he saw Jiyeon losing her balance*
Jiyeon: nope. I want my boyfriend to hold my hand first. *she beams sticking her tongue out to him*
Having her is just MY fantasy;
Protecting her becomes my priority
*image of Key holding Jiyeon so tight in her medication*
Key: Hush baby, don’t cry it’s going to be alright*he said while hugging her tapping her back*
Wanting her becomes my biggest enemy
And LOVING her is my greatest crime…
And maybe, no it is a reality—
She was the only thing that will never be mine..
*image of Key watching Jiyeon and Jinwoon dancing in the middle*
*Image of Key smiling as his tears fell in his eyes*
Am I really hypocrite?
Do I love myself hurting?
Am I masochist?
NO… not at all---
I just can’t stand the fact that she’s all that I ever want.
Even it turns out this way.
Just being so close to her like this, even means of me breaking endlessly
Just seeing her laughed, smiles and burst in happiness was enough
Even the reason of all these was not me…
Its fine—
As long as her smile will never be faded and keep radiating each day.
This pain buried inside that even silently killing me endlessly, keeps breaking all out me was nothing.
Though it’s hard to admit--- her happiness was my endlessly dying field.
YET, still she’s my everything to me
Key smiled bitterly as he watch from afar, he looks at Jinwoon and Jiyeon hugging each other.
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At Jinwoon’s
Jiyeon was still sleeping, Jinwoon smiles, he slowly put the tray on the corner of the table. He looks at his wife; the idea of her is his wife now makes his smile wider. He leans on her giving her a kiss on her lips.
Jiyeon:* move, she slowly open her eyes and immediately gasp as she saw how near her and Jinwoon face was*
Jinwoon: Good morning sleepy head. Breakfast in bed *smiles*
Jiyeon: *eyes widened in shocked* omo! What time is it? My gosh! Tsk. *she said as she look on the time on her side table found that she oversleep* I supposed to make you a breakfast *she said pouting*
Jinwoon: *smiles*stop pouting wife. It’s make me want to kiss you all day *he said grinning*
Jiyeon: YAH! *she glared at him, yet her face redend.*
Jinwoon: *chuckles* okay let’s eat. I know your starving, our baby is starving too. Say ahh I feed you.
Jiyeon: it’s fine you don’t have to do it. Hone. *she smiles*
Jinwoon: But I wanted to do it. Please.
Jiyeon: okay. In one condition
Jinwoon eyebrows twitch.
Jiyeon: I’ll feed you too. *she said giving him a peck kiss on his lips.
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At the airport:
Key: so you really don’t have a plan telling this? *as he handed the luggage bag to Junhee’s hand*
Junhee: why would i?
Key: *laugh* Seriously? Still bitter aren’t we?
Junhee: NO! it’s just—*looks away*
Key: Yah. Yah. You and your ego. *laugh*
Junhee: YAH! *smack him little* say my regards to them.
Key: Be safe there.
Junhee: I will. You too.
Passenger of xxxx of xxx please proceed to blah blah
Passenger of xxxx of xxx please proceed to blah blah
Key: you better get going.
Junhee: Yah. Uhm. Key?
Key: What?
Junhee: it’s nothing. Bye.
Junhee started walking pulling her luggage, she stop halfway and turns her head to Key, who was still there watching her leaving, she wave her hand and smiled.
As long as Junhee headed on the plane, she hurriedly went to her seat and looks outside the window. She bitterly smile.
This is really a goodbye. And a new start.
Junhee automatically looks at her phone that vibrated, she smile a warm smile
To Key:
You have tones of debt to me. Pay me with lots of souvenirs okay. SMILES are better. REAL SMILES kay?
Junhee: You should be the one needed that. And a sudden memory came back on her
(This would be a part of Key and Junhee’s talk on the bar okay so please don’t be confused)
Key and Junhee were still drinking like there is no tomorrow. They continue to drink drowning themselves from the bitterness of beer to forget the pain they both having through.
Junhee: Why you never did tell her? You loved her right? Why you didn’t fight? You always have a lot of chances still you chose this? How pathetic you are.
Key: *smiles bitterly* I have a lot of chances huh? Seriously you think that way? I honestly don’t have any chances before or even now, or even when they both broke up and hurting each other. I don’t have any.*he said shaking his head* and even I have --I still loved her on silence, in died repeatedly in silence
Junhee just stared at him in disbelief.
Key: You know why? Hurting her is the last thing I wanted to do—if I tell her I ing love her so god damn much, she might do stupid things like considering my feelings, she will sacrifice herself too. Just to protect these feelings of mine for her.
Junhee remain silent.
Key: and I ing hate myself because of that. I just watch her to fell in love with someone else. I watch myself bled and died a hundred times just to make sure she will be happy, even I’m breaking and breaking into tiny piece of for nothing until even I myself can’t recognized what I’m feeling right now..
And Key shook his head. SMILING but his face written with all sadness.
Key: you don’t have any idea how I loved that woman, I’d rather stab a million times than to see her resentful face of hers. And I never regret what all I did—coz you know what, this?*pointing his heart* this pain is nothing compared those smiles she have right now. I will still do these all again and again over my lifetime. Maybe my love for them both are most. Jiyeon as a woman and Jinwoon as a real brother to me than myself.
Junhee sighed remembering those. Maybe, Key’s wounds were deeper than hers.
I hope you find peace too Key. Junhee mumbled through air.
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Eunjung and Seulong was sitting right next to each other, they are in the nearest cafeteria. Eunjung was silently looking
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