HyeoEun’s POV

During the ride up the cable car, the whole car was so quiet. Two of us were alone again. At least he didn’t break up with me in front of other people.

“HyeoEun-ah, I’ve done some thinking,” Kyuhyun started off. I closed my eyes and braced myself. A tear rolled down my cheek as I bravely took in what he had to say. Needless to say, my chest was in pain. “Haneul’s death made me rethink about us. And then when my dad talked with me at your request, I made up my mind.” Whoo, Park HyeoEun, you can do this. You’re strong.

“HyeoEun-ah, I-“ he lifted my chin and turned my head to face him. “Why are you crying? You knew this was coming?” I wiped the tears and looked into his eyes. “Kyuhyun-ah, there are some things that you just feel.” He frowned and looked down. “And I’ve been feeling it for the past 2 months. Apparently Haneul’s death has… affected you greatly. I get it that you want this to end. And… I’ll end it if you want to. Besides, it’s not like I can offer you anything anyway.” I’ve been building up all the reasons and excuses fro us to break up- our separation, my infertility. He looked at me with searching eyes.

“I won’t leave with hard feelings, because I know how precious someone’s life can be to us,” the hurt stopped me from speaking and breathing. I took a deep breath and continued. “Thank you for everything, Kyuhyun- for all the experiences that I’ve had, for all that I could learn from our time together, for making me happy while it lasted. But I have one last request: can I have one last hug?”

He looked at me with tears in his eyes, and then hugged me really tightly. My head buried in his chest, I hugged him as my tears soaked into his coat and I cried silently.

“HyeoEun-ah, Haneul’s death did affect me. It made me think about how little time we have on earth. How little time we have together. And then I saw how Leeteuk hyung was with Sora, an