"How're you feeling now?" Arin was standing beside Soobin. She was trying to be sure if Soobin was alright after taking the inhaler.
"Umm. I'm fine." Soobin nodded and replied in a low voice.
"Do you know where he lives? I mean that motherfucker? I want to go and see what he was thinking before coming to you. I wanna skin him alive. I swear! I won't let him go! Not anymore. He's had it enough! I'mma…." Arin was angry, but she couldn't shout as she still wanted to console Soobin. She had to stop when Soobin held her hand and looked at her.
"Noona! Stop now! I'm at fault. I should've gone and talked with him. I should've responded to his mails. I saw them, but I was afraid. I don't know why I can't stop being afraid of him. Why can't I stop hating and forget those touches of him? I still feel so disgusted that I wanna destroy every inch of my skin that he touched. I don't wanna feel like this anymore. I wanna erase everything from my memory. And nothing good would come if you go and see him. It's not worth it. Even if I knew where he was, I still wouldn't want you to meet him. Do you understand what I'm saying?" Soobin looked at her with his pitiful dried eyes.
"But why? What if he comes back again? What if he tries to do something to you again? What if h…" Soobin interrupted Arin again. He was still holding her hand and pulled her lightly.
"This is why I don't want you to search for him. I'm scared. I'm afraid that he'd do the same to you. And I don't want the person I care for to experience those things. So please don't say such things like this again." Soobin finally pulled her closer and hugged her waist. Arin sighed deeply and started stroking his hair quietly. In the meantime, someone knocked at the door and broke their lovely moment.
"Just rest. I'll go and open the door." Arin said and went to check who was on the door though she had a gut about who it was.
"Hey!" Yeonjun greeted when Arin opened the door for him.
"I called you ages ago! What took you so long?" Arin asked.
"I rushed here as soon as possible. Where is he? Is he alright?" Yeonjun asked and came inside. He was walking towards Soobin's room directly.
"He's fine now, I guess. But you know, I have to go and that's why I called you so that you can stay here with him. Do you have something important to do today?" Arin asked and went after him.
"You know he's the one I'll prioritize." Saying that Yeonjun went inside Soobin's room where he was sitting, in a daze.
"Hey! Are you okay? I heard you…" Yeonjun couldn't talk anymore as he understood what Soobin was going through.
"I'm fine. Why did you come? I thought you said you'd be busy these days." Soobin said and looked at him, giving a very mild smile.
"I can throw everything away when it comes to you." Yeonjun finally could breath freely after seeing the smile on his face. He was glad he came here after all the trouble he was in.
"Are you trying to flirt with me?" Soobin sneered.
"No! I'm not! Or…..may…be I am! Haha!" Yeonjun also laughed as he was really delighted to see Soobin's precious smile.
Arin was standing far away while looking at them. She saw Soobin finally had a smile on his face and seeing that, she felt relieved. She sighed and felt proud as she thought of Yeonjun and called him. She knew Yeonjun couldn't be there in time so of course she called her coworker first. But when he left, she thought it'd be a good idea to call Yeonjun over. Now she felt as if she was playing a cupid role for the two of them.
"So…. would you guys be okay if I leave you two right now? I have a bigger fish to fry!" Arin asked and grinned.
"Yeah! Yeah! You should give us some privacy!" Yeonjun said jokingly.
"Hey!" Soobin made a face as if he was angry at Yeonjun. Yeonjun bit his tongue and said, "Just kidding!" The heavy pressure which Arin was having in her chest finally went down by seeing them like this. She could finally be glad and left the two of them alone.
"Um…you didn't have breakfast. Did you?" Yeonjun asked. After Arin left, the atmosphere got a little awkward between them though Arin wasn't doing anything.
"No." Soobin smiled shyly. He didn't know why all of his anxiety washed away when he saw Yeonjun's face. Was it magic? He doesn't feel that depressed anymore.
"Then, I'll go and make some. Or…no! Just get ready. I'll take you somewhere." Yeonjun said and beamed with joy since he had something going inside his head.
"Uh…can I ask where?" Soobin asked confusedly.
"Don't worry. It's gonna be fun! Trust me!" Yeonjun threw his attractive smile which could melt everyone's heart and it wasn't the opposite for Soobin either.
"O….Kay!" Soobin agreed since he had so much to think about and right at the moment, he wanted to flee away from all of the negative thoughts inside his head.
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Soobin came out wearing a green colored sweat jacket and light brown colored pants. He was looking very cute since his bangs covered his forehead. Yeonjun was staring at him and felt a strong urge to kiss his cheeks.
"Ready!" Soobin smiled nervously.
"L-let's go!" Yeonjun restrained himself and grinned broadly.
When Soobin got out of his home and came towards the alley, he stopped. A sudden uncertainty hit him and made him worried once again. He looked at the path and sighed. He couldn't help himself but think about what happened there the previous night. Yeonjun was walking away and turned back to check whether Soobin was behind him. When he found Soobin staring at the alley without any expression on his face, Yeonjun came back to him and grabbed his hand.
"Come on!" He giggled and started running through the alley.
"Wait! Why are we running?" as Soobin was getting pulled, he had to run with Yeonjun as well. He couldn't understand, but it was fun to run without any reason.
"So that it'd look like we're bunking school together." Yeonjun replied while running and grinning. Soobin also started to feel the excitement and forgot everything he was worried about. There was a black car standing near the alley. It looked so cool that Soobin was amazed by seeing it.
"Is it your car?" Soobin gulped and went towards it.
"I just bought it, hehe! It's gorgeous, right?" Yeonjun was trying to show off his new car.
"It's fascinating!" Soobin smiled while looking at the car. He slowly touched the body and felt it was so smooth to touch. He never could imagine he'd have the luck to ride such a beautiful car.
"Get inside!" When Yeonjun talked, he got out of his thoughts and looked at Yeonjun. He saw, Yeonjun was standing while holding the door for him. Is he dreaming? He felt like a princess whose bodyguard was Yeonjun. Anyone would fall for such a wonderful bodyguard, right? Soobin thought. He pursed his lips as he tried his best to hide his shy smile. He went inside the car and sat beside the driver's seat. Yeonjun closed the door and went inside from the other side. He felt grateful to the car since he didn't know Soobin would be that glad by seeing it. He felt a bit jealous of the car though it wasn't an object of comparison. Soobin tried to tie the seatbelt, but before he could do anything, Yeonjun came very close to him and took the belt from his hand.
"Allow me." saying that Yeonjun tied the seatbelt. Unfortunately, he was so focused on his deeds that he didn't notice how fast and loud Soobin's heart was beating for him.