Stayed still

Jin-Ae:)

'Did he ask so easily? Was it that easy for him to disappear from here?' as his voice dropped into my ears, I grasped some unusual thoughts wandering around the head? However, I couldn't ignore what I comprehended but for now, I was mad at him and he was entitled to my anger towards him, holding that cold expression on the face, I turned to face him, just to encounter his emotions, that defined everything to me. My cold face softened at the sight of sheds escaping his eyes.

"I'm good," I uttered because he suffered too so I could understand that we both left each other, the faith that someday we would love each other, the love we deserved. However, it happened otherwise just moments ago, I was holding anger whereas he held sadness in his eyes. He got my answer so he should let go of the hand, as I expected but he didn't.

"I guess you got the answer so let go of me, please," I said, holding those cold ones again.

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Sung-Ho:)

Everything I ever wished for, was happening but the resentment she held towards me, changed the atmosphere between us, which saddened me more, than the thought that she didn't stand for me in the past, but it didn't bother me even a bit because I knew I did blunder, leaving her alone. I wanted to explain the situation I was in then, regardless of what her expression told me, I decided to stay silent, might be some other time she would understand, I sensed that she was mad, and that was obvious, our long after the meeting wasn't romantic at all.

"I'm good," she answered

But I was standing with the hope that she would ask me about my well being but happened otherwise, which hurt my feeling the most.

Yeah, I admit it was wrong back then but the thought of marrying someone's when I confessed my love after holding it for a couple of years inside my heart, wasn't merciful at all.

The situation couldn't even describe the pain, I went through, the struggle to stay away from loved ones, no that wasn't as easy as it sound.

But only with the hope that she would understand me, as I did but no she didn't, her anger dominated her sense than her love for me didn't speak before.

Hardly I could hold back my tears from escaping when she looked at me, without any emotions in her eyes.

Hugging her, wanting to know how she spent her time without me being by her side, to touch her, kissing her until this forever stays, nevertheless, my feelings didn't stand strong in front of the madness of past years for me.

I licked my lips, gathered the courage to complain, to let her know that I got hurt when she didn't ask me about my well-being. Blinking multiple times, to get rid of sheds, I looked into her eyes, and let out what I felt.

"Won't you ask about me? Won't you want to know how I am?"

I breathed heavily while waiting for her reply because every passing moment, she stayed silent told me that all that mattered to her was resentment, scolding for me.

I sighed

Looking away because now it was difficult for me, to search for emotions in her eyes.

"Won't you say that I'm good?..." she smiled sadly, looking for me to connect my sights but I wouldn't show her how much hurt I was when she didn't answer, and that worked as if someone stabbed me to death.

I nodded half-heartedly.

"You are right," I whispered.

"Go now, I won't stop you," I added because I felt I was forcing her to stay for longer here, so letting her was all I left with.

"Hm," she hummed and left the space while showing me her back, that clicking sound of her heels showed me her anger, and I smiled knowing that she wouldn't hold back her steps and return here, hug me, kiss me, let me know how she was doing.

"Let's go," I said to myself and soon after her disappearance I climbed inside my car, drove off to someone where I could feel loneliness, feel that I was left alone with none around me to wipe off my tears.

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Justin:)

Sensing the atmosphere in between them, proved to me that it gonna take long for them to understand each other's situation of past but when I noticed her, walking away from him, it hurt me too, that where I expected her to hug him, she felt offended by his presence near.

"Fuck!" I cursed when tears escaped from his eyes, watching her go from there.

"Go follow him," she suggested and without wasting any of my time, I grabbed the keys and left her apartment when he walked away too, as I knew he wouldn't come home directly.

"Talk to her," I said

She nodded.

* * *

"What the hell is wrong with her?" feeling annoyed by her behaviour, I wondered that why she didn't hug him, why she didn't let him touch her. Was she wanted to stay away from him that she hated to stay longer with him for just some time?

"Alright," I whispered and grabbed my phone to call her. After all, it wouldn't be safe at night, walking on the street alone.

"Pick it up," impatiently I was waiting for her to pick up the call but she didn't.

I know she was sad but it didn't mean she would walk out alone at night.

I dialled her contact again, and now this time she picked but stayed silent.

"Where are you?" I questioned.

Silence

"Tell me where are you?"

"Did you know him, that he stayed here in the US?" I knew this would happen, but what was important was how to answer her questions.

"Listen, I will tell you but where are you?"

She snickered out of blue, surprising me that it went out of a clue to understand the reason behind her laughs.

"Tell me-" and all I heard was a beep sound from her side, which meant she hung up the call before hearing the justification for the same.

"Is she that mad? She loves him, but why is she behaving like an enemy with him?" I said, getting annoyed by her.

"Let's call him," I spoke, as he would be somewhere around her.

"Hello?"

"Yeah!" his utterances showed me that he was sad, hurt by the thought of seeing her walking away. Justin and I expected that they would be happy to see each other, and so that was the reason why we left the place but when watched them, just standing still at their spot, even a smile didn't appear on anyone's face, he tried but she didn't see his efforts, she didn't understand why he left the place, why he had to bear the pain of separation from his loved ones, for what just win her back. But when the situation was supposed to be romantic, was now full of sorrow.

Emptying my thoughts, I accompanied him on call, "Are you with her?" I asked

"What?"

"See, I know you would be angry too but firstly look after her, she is alone and doesn't know where, so-"

"I am watching her, she is sitting by the chair, forwarding you the address, come and get her," he said.

"Okay!"

I hung up the call and did the same as Justin a while ago did. And drove off at the given address which wasn't so at distant from my place.

After 15 minutes, I reached there and saw her sitting, but when my gaze diverted to the car in front, I smiled at the scene where Justin's car reached there too.

I was relieved, now he wasn't alone.

"Jin-Ae, come let's go home," I said, sitting by her side,

She nodded and stepped ahead of me, which surprised me because she pretended the happening as it never happened, acting normally although I sensed that she couldn't keep on this act for long.

But before leaving I once looked in their direction but there wasn't any car, might be left, I sighed and walked further towards the parking car.

At apartment°°

Pouring some water, I walked towards her, sitting on the edge of the sofa.

"Have," I said

"Thank you, " she whispered, and my eyes widened in shock.

"I don't know for what you are trying to be formal, I never heard thanks coming out from your mouth when it's us like all closed ones," her words weren't polite from the start, when I called her about whereabouts, it wasn't like I was complaining, but I had reasons to hide about him from her.

"Yeah, because you didn't tell me that you met him before here in the US, you know I wanted to see him, greet him but not as it happened just hours ago, I understand him but what made you hide this from me, was keeping this so important to you than seeing me suffering for him....." suddenly water formed in my eyes when noticed some tears escaping from her eyes.

"Listen to-"

"....you listen to me," she wiped her tears off, avoiding me.

I thought of hearing her complaints first than telling him about his struggles, would tell her that he didn't run away because he wasn't able to stand against his parents but to prove his love for you to this world.

"You don't know how happy I felt seeing him standing in front of eyes, but I didn't wish you to hide it from me, I love-"

"What? I know what you are about to say that you love him, indeed but did you know about him? hm? Tell me if you saw him laughing at the back of you, tell me if you saw him cheating on with another girl. I know you don't have an answer because you don't know anything about him. Because of Justin, I came to know that what exactly he was suffering from..."

I sighed

"What are you trying to say?"

"He left Korea because of you, to make you his, to prove to your parents that he was capable to win their hearts, to stand against them with power and money, he worked like every day and night here to get you back, but you only saw what was easy to believe only, not what was behind it, You are hurt too but he is also as much as you are, he is too Jin-Ae, try to understand him, he left his old parents there to...prove...his..love but you?"

"Why didn't he tell me?"

"If he tells you that I'm leaving you, then would you let him go away from you, he was afraid that if he tell you anything then your mom would do something bad to you, this was what he was scared of," I said, getting frustrated by her stupid understanding that he left her.

I was angry at her so much but couldn't help when noticed her, crying silently. Her state softened me so I grabbed the seat beside her and hugged from the side, caressing her back softly.

"What am I supposed to?" she let out in a ruptured tone.

"Go and talk to him in the morning," I suggested

She nodded.

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Sung-Ho:)

Smiled took over my lips when I saw Min arriving at the place, I closed my eyes to let out of this pain but it didn't seem to fade away.

I chuckled, shaking my head to change the atmosphere because after all, and finally, we met but nothing happened as per expectation.

However, when I was about to start the engine, Justin knocked on the door.

"What?"

He climbed inside and looked at me now I was one showing off that cold expression.

"Let's go home," he said and unfortunately, some giggles let out from my side, which made his eyebrows come together.

"What's so funny?"

"I'm alright you know, so don't worry about that happening, alright?" I said with the fake expression of acting like it was so usual.

"I'm not stupid as you think, now let's go home," he again repeated the same phrase, which rushed the vibe of irritation in me.

"I don't wanna go there," I said

"Then?"

"Just somewhere to drink," I said, hitting his arms like normal, being his bro.

"Are you serious?

I nodded.

'Might be he wanted to forget about her behaviour, but I won't let him drink much,' Justin thought, connecting sights with him.

" Okay, so let's go clubbing,"

"No, I wanna go to the office, we two will cheer alone," I said out in excitement as it had been so long that I drank alcohol. Only at some important events. However, tonight I had an urge to so I said.

"Let's go!"