"Ji-Hoon, listen," Ari muttered, observing her walks after him to their shared bedroom. Whirling around to confront her after closing the door, "What?" he was pointed up due to his mom, she was setting her highs to the limit that it would end up hurting Jin-Ae.
"You should talk about this with Jin-Ae, she would tell her not to do what she is planning," she was moving towards him, who was sitting on the edge of the bed. "I don't want to give her any stress, she is already under a lot of because of that lady," his words expressed the anger, he built inside himself, filling up the space between them, she put up with steps around.
Slowly, patting his shoulder, she made sure to calm him down and she noticed that he was losing himself in her arms for relaxation.
"I want to end this," hearing those words, she held him in her arms for the first time because she could notice the pain behind his cold behaviour over this mess up, fastening his hands around her waist, he inhaled the scent from her body and loosened up for some moments. "Don't worry, I believe that you will find a way to take Jin-Ae out of this," gently massaging his head, Ji-Hoon closed his gazes because her massage was gradually taking him to the deep slumber. That's when she pecked his forehead before giving him a comfortable space on the bed to get a good sleep.
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"I l-o-v-e y-o-u," Sung-Ho let out his confession once she took away her presence from there, he struggled to wipe away the feeling that he just underwent, he even attempted to confess his emotions but to his undesirable luck, he lost the possibility. "I love you so much Jin-Ae."
In addition to this, he fell on the floor due to having drinks, lying unconsciously.
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"Why does she have to bring him everywhere, can't I hang out with him as a friend of mine. I'm fed up with her nonsense," cursing words came out from my mouth, crouching in front of the mirror, communicating to myself as if there was another person involved in my conservation. But deliberately moving towards the washroom to get changed into my night suit, not wishing to spoil my mood over that; however, every step I took, made me thought back to him, the kiss, his touch, his body pushed against me, I couldn't stop myself from not adding a shade of red over my face, however, I knew he was drunk but that time even if it stood for some couple of minutes, felt eternally to me. Taking off my clothes, I could smell his scent, bringing that outfit near to my face, I inhaled it romantically, not wanting to come out of this feeling, not knowing the reason I missed him even more after remembering that moment again in my head, my heart smiled after ages, fulfilling a deep breath, my chest rose up and down, craving for him more, missing his lips against mine, involving myself more deeply into that moments, I closed my eyes. "I love you," mumbling those words, I turned on the shower.
Next day:)
Waking up with an extreme headache, Sung-Ho shut his eyes, trying not to feel. "Why I'm having a headache in the morning?" finally catching up the view in his sight, he opened his eyes, accomplishing to his sense he looked around to realise that it was his room, "How I ended up here? Why did I in-" coming up with a thinking expression he tried to remember the happening about the past night. Facing troubles to get everything known, he closed his eyes, rehearsing the happening there, "She left me then I drank alcohol, coming next I noticed Jin-Ae in there-" opening his sockets in surprise, his eyes widened, breath hitched in his throat, "What the heck I did? Shit, I have to ask for apologies," he wanted to ask for apologies as fast as he could, getting up from the bed, he tried to manage his morning routine even struggling with the hangover.
"Sung, you should die, what you did. What she would be thinking about you?" he nearly poisoned himself in the early morning. In realisation, he remembered that he asked for her contact, so not wishing to face any embarrassing moments while accepting his mistake in person, he stick with the idea to apologise over text. "Yes, this is right," gathering up all his courage, he searched for her contact however, undoubtedly his face glittered, lips angled into a perfect smile after mumbling "Love" this was the name he saved her connection.
"Whatt should I say?" puzzling with his thoughts, he couldn't get satisfying words for texting, he wracked his brain for the right words but not coming up with them, he decided just to stick with simple.
"Jin-Ae, I'm sorry for the happening last night, I was not in my senses. I'm very embarrassed over my wrongdoing," his hands were shivering while typing these words to her, but inhaling a deep sigh he affirmed to himself to stay calm, relax and take deep breaths. "This is alright," he said this just satisfied himself. After he Calmed down his head over the headboard but soon the sound of notification made its way to his ears, grabbing his phone in excitement, he turned it on but the happiness, he showed on his face, departed just in a couple of seconds when he noticed that it Sun-Hee to text him.
[Can you come outside, I'm there.] reading her text, he came to know that why she was asking him to show up outside of his house.
With a long face, he moved downstairs just to catch a glimpse of his mother and her, their giggles filled the space. Faking cough, he amassed their attention towards. "You are here, come. Let me bring something for you," his mother patted the space for him after throwing a cheerful smile with a knowing look.
"Hey," he greeted to get something from her side but nothing seemed to come out from her mouth. Calming himself a little he made himself comfortable around her.
"Are you in love with somebody?" her words felt as if someone stabbed him to death, way beyond shock, staring at her was the only thing he did at that moment but not when they both heard the sound of glass breaking down.
"Mom?" he uttered after beholding her, standing in shock. "Aunt?" her voice echoed in the space, moving towards her to hold her in arms. "I'm alright!" she said.
"Answer her Sung?" his mom couldn't wait to get his answer so she, herself bothered to know his answer.
Sung-Ho cursed the happenings in front of her, chewing his lower lips, he strutted like a statue uncertain of what to utter, swallowing the lump in do my throat. "Sun-Hee, come let's talk outside," he suggested the happenings in his way but Mari didn't let him do his way.
"I don't wish to see you hurt," this thought rebounding in his head over and over again but still he had to admit what's inside his heart. "Aunt, please we need to talk," Sun-Hee asked Mari to respect their privacy.
"I knew you don't love me because your actions, your efforts to pull this relationship to a better way, proved everything to me, however, I knew this from the start but forcing myself to love you because somewhere I believed that one day I will make you fall in you with me but I didn't. I will be okay if you don't love me but please open up your feelings," she gulped the pain, her holdings down her throat after uttering words to him.
Walking beside him, she paused and looked over his expression to notice what's his heart say because she found it easy to know everything by looking at his face. Holding his hands, "Say, I will understand but I don't want to stay in this relationship when I am the only one to love," she showed in front of him, stopping him from taking further steps. "Please say something," she uttered again but his stares avoided hers.
"I'm sorry Sun-Hee, I didn't wish to hurt your feeling but I couldn't force myself to love you. You were so good to me even when I stood with a cold heart for you. I appreciate your efforts to make me realise my love for you but my heart didn't beat for you. I'm sorry," he didn't have the bravery to looked at her. Hoping he would lie her feelings, expecting that what she was feeling could be wrong but after heeding his phrases, her heart stooped beating for a moment. Sung-Ho dared to look at her with seriousness and guilt in his eyes, only to see some shed rolling down her cheeks. "I'm sorry but I can't return your feeling," giving him a painful smile, she nodded at him.
"I understand it's your fault but we aren't meant to be together,"
"I'm sorry," he couldn't stop admitting his mistake because the guilt of breaking someone's heart, broke his heart too. "It's alright," she mumbled just to fake her broken soul to him.
"I'm sure you gonna find someone better-" she cut him off by connecting her lips with his because she didn't wish to listen to what he was about to say because she couldn't find someone like him, whom she loved to the death. "I don't want to listen to that," she whispered after pulling away from his lips however, she forgot to notice his wide eyes, his rising heartbeat, breathing got uneven when he felt her touch.
"Let's part our ways," said Sun-Hee, before letting go of her grip but he made an effort to embrace her broken self into his arms, knowing to the fact that she felt broken after those words, closing eyes she encircled her hands and dropped some sheds on his shoulder, her sobs were audible to his ears, patting her back to let her go of her holdings, he lasted for her to go off her pain.
"I l-o-v-e-d y-o-u."