Withered - Chapter 12: Chapter 12
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"Chae?" Sana knock the door for a second time, still there's no answer. She asks the others to enjoy themselves and let her take care of Chaeyoung because she knows Chaeyoung need space. He hates to show his weakness.
After another few knock, the door of Chaeyoung's bedroom that located on the second floor finally swing open revealing Chaeyoung still in the same clothes, messy hair, swollen eyes. He keeps his head low as Sana walk closer to him and embrace the younger. "Idiot" She says while stroking chaeyoung's hair.
She noticed how messy the room are, with paint splashed all over the white wall, brush and newspaper scattered on the floor. Almost the whole room are painted in various colours mostly dark, the intoxicating awful smell of new paints that could make anyone faced severe headaches. It looks like Chaeyoung just pour a few can of paint all over the place. Even he himself showering with black paint on his hands and some on his cheeks. Also the artwork of a girl on his white wall above the bed, bear a resemblance to someone Sana knows, her younger sister.
This is it. Sana thought. The real Chaeyoung, the dark side of him that no one ever seen except her, the side that he always hide from everyone including his bestfriend. He's not that bright not that mischievous but the lonely and cold him. Sana had encounter this side when she noticed the difference of Chaeyoung when he's with Mina and without Mina. After she did asked the cub about it, she admitted that it was hard convinced him and when she knows, she can't help but feel bad for him. Chaeyoung never had any close friend that he kept except Mina, his life drives by Mina instead of him. Sana thought that Chae need to be more socialize and don't chained himself to Mina. Sana don't want any of them to get hurt. But looks like she can't do a lot when her little sister doesn't share the same feelings.
Sana pull out and ordered the younger to take a shower while she cook dinner for Chaeyoung as she knows he hasn't eaten. Chaeyoung doesn't take long to clean himself and quickly help his sister. Neither of them has speak any word. They work in silence and just exchange a faint smile. Sana don't want to ask any questions or force the younger but wait until he willingly tell her.
They sits across each other eating silently until Chaeyoung start the conversation.
"Noona, I'm sorry" He says not making any eye contact, keeping his head low.
"That's weird. What makes you say that?"
"I'm a coward. I know"
"I don't know. I only sees a madly guy who's in love. A stupid guy that love so deeply."
The dinner ends with Sana give him a genuine smile then leave the house without any word but another hug. A tight and long one before she ruffles his hair. Touching the tip of Chaeyoung's nose playfully making the younger giggle a bit. "I'm worried about you. Take care of your health and make sure to eat your medicine, Kay" Sana planted another smile before she turn her back.
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"Mina-ya!" A voice shouted. I sigh.
"He's really a kid" I face-palmed.
Jeongyeon and I has been walking, running or even chasing after each other. I'm starting to get tired of this date, it is fun but exhausting, more like I'm taking care of a child then going on a date with my boyfriend. But still, he's a good guy and I like to spend time with him.
Jeongyeon runs towards me holding a bunch of colourful air balloon. I think he might fly anytime soon and I'm totally fine with it.
"Do you like balloons?" He asks, smiling as he hands it to me.
"Yeah, but it's too much. Right"
He grin as he tied a pink in colour balloon around my wrist. I watch his face turn into wonders."Oh, what's this?" He ask. I followed his gaze and smile when my eyes landed on my bracelet.
"Ahh, friendship bracelet"
"Friendship bracelet?"
"Yeah, I'll introduce you to him later, kay" I says while locking my arms with him walking down the stairs. Since we're in the topic, I keep talking about my best friend and how close we are until I consider Chaengie as my little brother. I like how Jeongyeon Oppa listen internly to me while nodding. Funny me, I don't realize there's a large rock ahead, I just keep walking staring at eongyeon Oppa as I'm hooked into the topic. I trip and almost fall but luckily Oppa catches me, wrapping his left arms around my shoulder while her other arms grab me by the waist.
He stares at me worriedly, asking if I'm hurt, it happened to fast I couldn't say a word but making an eye contact. There's an awkward long silence before I pull out from his grip, fixing myself and apologize for being so clumsy.
"Now, I really want to meet him seeing how excited you're just by talking about him. He must be a good guy." He nods.
"He is"
After having dinner, we spend time taking a long walk side by side, swinging our feet to my house as he keep arguing to send me home, although I can just call any of my sisters. Since we're close, we decided to just walk rather than taking a bus or taxi. Walking through the dead night is long, neither of us start the conversation. Only accompany by the sodium gleam of the street lamps and the flickering striplight from sleepy minicab stand that offers little consolation.
As I'm focus humming a song while walking, I notice a rain drop. I tilt my head seeing the clouds gather in the sky, large pillows of cloud are forming. As I got the first splatter of rain, my hand grabbed by Jeongyeon oppa then he intertwine our finger. He laughs before he pulls me running through the rain, I only follow him as we take shelter in front of an old convenience store.
"That's unpredictable" He says turning me by the shoulder to face him. Jeongyeon oppa blow air on his hand. I don't answer him as I can feel the cold water seeps into my shoes stealing the heat from my soles just as fast as the wind steals from my face. My face is soaked, the drops coming together to run into my eyes and and drip from my chin and I could see his face got frozen just the same.
He take a step forward, still blowing on his hands to make it warm sometimes rubbing his hands together. He leans and slowly cup my cheeks with both his hands as I meet his gaze. The corners of his mouth lift up into a smile, smiled like a cat who got ice cream or that kind of smile that shows all of his teeth, a warm and innocent smile.
He got me laughing hard at how funny and childish he is. I pinch his nose as a punishment for making my heart skip a beat. Though for no reason at all, I do feels uncomfortable, guilty and everything is just wrong but this guy purity keep me to holding on.
He pause as we starea into each other's eyes. His eyes glistening in the darkness. I swallow and hold my breath. His hands reaches under my hair, below my ear while his eyes search mine. He leans closer into me, drawing his lips near. I inhale sharply as I'm against his warm chest and as he keep getting closer, I know what is coming as I close my eyes for some time but when I could feel his breath and before our lips lock, I quickly look away.
He stop and I feel guilty for rejecting him but my body just move by itself and maybe I'm not ready just yet. He pulls away then coughing a bit as we both look upfront. That incident makes things turns into a whole new level of awkwardness. After few minutes waiting for the rain to stop, Jeongyeon oppa offer me to listen to a song as we share earphones.
"It's my favorite song. I always listen to it" He state.
The truth can hurt you
Or the truth can change you
What would truth do to you
I just wanna be happy
But if I keep on doing the things
That keep on bringing the pain
There's no one else I can blame
If I'm not happy
Wasted time but now I can see
The biggest enemy it was me
So I'm not happy
Neither of us say a word but enjoying the rhythm of the song. It's a great song in my opinion and have a deep meaning too. An upbeat song but for some reason it is sad. Maybe because it reminds me of myself, how the messages clashes with how I'm feeling. Ahh, haha......it's hurt
We spend time with just listening to the song again and again as the waves of the salty liquid washed the pavement creating a melancholic music. And when it does the song become more and more sadder.
When the water droplets begin to fall in a light pitter-patter, Jeongyeon oppa suggest us to run since it's not that heavy, he's worried about me if I got home in such late hour, although it already is. Before I get in, as I'm standing in front of my house, he says something I couldn't reply.
"Mina, I'll wait for you"
After another few knock, the door of Chaeyoung's bedroom that located on the second floor finally swing open revealing Chaeyoung still in the same clothes, messy hair, swollen eyes. He keeps his head low as Sana walk closer to him and embrace the younger. "Idiot" She says while stroking chaeyoung's hair.
She noticed how messy the room are, with paint splashed all over the white wall, brush and newspaper scattered on the floor. Almost the whole room are painted in various colours mostly dark, the intoxicating awful smell of new paints that could make anyone faced severe headaches. It looks like Chaeyoung just pour a few can of paint all over the place. Even he himself showering with black paint on his hands and some on his cheeks. Also the artwork of a girl on his white wall above the bed, bear a resemblance to someone Sana knows, her younger sister.
This is it. Sana thought. The real Chaeyoung, the dark side of him that no one ever seen except her, the side that he always hide from everyone including his bestfriend. He's not that bright not that mischievous but the lonely and cold him. Sana had encounter this side when she noticed the difference of Chaeyoung when he's with Mina and without Mina. After she did asked the cub about it, she admitted that it was hard convinced him and when she knows, she can't help but feel bad for him. Chaeyoung never had any close friend that he kept except Mina, his life drives by Mina instead of him. Sana thought that Chae need to be more socialize and don't chained himself to Mina. Sana don't want any of them to get hurt. But looks like she can't do a lot when her little sister doesn't share the same feelings.
Sana pull out and ordered the younger to take a shower while she cook dinner for Chaeyoung as she knows he hasn't eaten. Chaeyoung doesn't take long to clean himself and quickly help his sister. Neither of them has speak any word. They work in silence and just exchange a faint smile. Sana don't want to ask any questions or force the younger but wait until he willingly tell her.
They sits across each other eating silently until Chaeyoung start the conversation.
"Noona, I'm sorry" He says not making any eye contact, keeping his head low.
"That's weird. What makes you say that?"
"I'm a coward. I know"
"I don't know. I only sees a madly guy who's in love. A stupid guy that love so deeply."
The dinner ends with Sana give him a genuine smile then leave the house without any word but another hug. A tight and long one before she ruffles his hair. Touching the tip of Chaeyoung's nose playfully making the younger giggle a bit. "I'm worried about you. Take care of your health and make sure to eat your medicine, Kay" Sana planted another smile before she turn her back.
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"Mina-ya!" A voice shouted. I sigh.
"He's really a kid" I face-palmed.
Jeongyeon and I has been walking, running or even chasing after each other. I'm starting to get tired of this date, it is fun but exhausting, more like I'm taking care of a child then going on a date with my boyfriend. But still, he's a good guy and I like to spend time with him.
Jeongyeon runs towards me holding a bunch of colourful air balloon. I think he might fly anytime soon and I'm totally fine with it.
"Do you like balloons?" He asks, smiling as he hands it to me.
"Yeah, but it's too much. Right"
He grin as he tied a pink in colour balloon around my wrist. I watch his face turn into wonders."Oh, what's this?" He ask. I followed his gaze and smile when my eyes landed on my bracelet.
"Ahh, friendship bracelet"
"Friendship bracelet?"
"Yeah, I'll introduce you to him later, kay" I says while locking my arms with him walking down the stairs. Since we're in the topic, I keep talking about my best friend and how close we are until I consider Chaengie as my little brother. I like how Jeongyeon Oppa listen internly to me while nodding. Funny me, I don't realize there's a large rock ahead, I just keep walking staring at eongyeon Oppa as I'm hooked into the topic. I trip and almost fall but luckily Oppa catches me, wrapping his left arms around my shoulder while her other arms grab me by the waist.
He stares at me worriedly, asking if I'm hurt, it happened to fast I couldn't say a word but making an eye contact. There's an awkward long silence before I pull out from his grip, fixing myself and apologize for being so clumsy.
"Now, I really want to meet him seeing how excited you're just by talking about him. He must be a good guy." He nods.
"He is"
After having dinner, we spend time taking a long walk side by side, swinging our feet to my house as he keep arguing to send me home, although I can just call any of my sisters. Since we're close, we decided to just walk rather than taking a bus or taxi. Walking through the dead night is long, neither of us start the conversation. Only accompany by the sodium gleam of the street lamps and the flickering striplight from sleepy minicab stand that offers little consolation.
As I'm focus humming a song while walking, I notice a rain drop. I tilt my head seeing the clouds gather in the sky, large pillows of cloud are forming. As I got the first splatter of rain, my hand grabbed by Jeongyeon oppa then he intertwine our finger. He laughs before he pulls me running through the rain, I only follow him as we take shelter in front of an old convenience store.
"That's unpredictable" He says turning me by the shoulder to face him. Jeongyeon oppa blow air on his hand. I don't answer him as I can feel the cold water seeps into my shoes stealing the heat from my soles just as fast as the wind steals from my face. My face is soaked, the drops coming together to run into my eyes and and drip from my chin and I could see his face got frozen just the same.
He take a step forward, still blowing on his hands to make it warm sometimes rubbing his hands together. He leans and slowly cup my cheeks with both his hands as I meet his gaze. The corners of his mouth lift up into a smile, smiled like a cat who got ice cream or that kind of smile that shows all of his teeth, a warm and innocent smile.
He got me laughing hard at how funny and childish he is. I pinch his nose as a punishment for making my heart skip a beat. Though for no reason at all, I do feels uncomfortable, guilty and everything is just wrong but this guy purity keep me to holding on.
He pause as we starea into each other's eyes. His eyes glistening in the darkness. I swallow and hold my breath. His hands reaches under my hair, below my ear while his eyes search mine. He leans closer into me, drawing his lips near. I inhale sharply as I'm against his warm chest and as he keep getting closer, I know what is coming as I close my eyes for some time but when I could feel his breath and before our lips lock, I quickly look away.
He stop and I feel guilty for rejecting him but my body just move by itself and maybe I'm not ready just yet. He pulls away then coughing a bit as we both look upfront. That incident makes things turns into a whole new level of awkwardness. After few minutes waiting for the rain to stop, Jeongyeon oppa offer me to listen to a song as we share earphones.
"It's my favorite song. I always listen to it" He state.
The truth can hurt you
Or the truth can change you
What would truth do to you
I just wanna be happy
But if I keep on doing the things
That keep on bringing the pain
There's no one else I can blame
If I'm not happy
Wasted time but now I can see
The biggest enemy it was me
So I'm not happy
Neither of us say a word but enjoying the rhythm of the song. It's a great song in my opinion and have a deep meaning too. An upbeat song but for some reason it is sad. Maybe because it reminds me of myself, how the messages clashes with how I'm feeling. Ahh, haha......it's hurt
We spend time with just listening to the song again and again as the waves of the salty liquid washed the pavement creating a melancholic music. And when it does the song become more and more sadder.
When the water droplets begin to fall in a light pitter-patter, Jeongyeon oppa suggest us to run since it's not that heavy, he's worried about me if I got home in such late hour, although it already is. Before I get in, as I'm standing in front of my house, he says something I couldn't reply.
"Mina, I'll wait for you"
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