Lured •Hyungkyun•

A single snap changes everything back

Hyungwon

I breathed in the aroma lingering the shop as newly baked pastries were being taken out from there respective ovens to their display stands, as well as freshly brewed coffees and teas. As luxurious as it sounds the sweet aroma truly sends me back to my childhood where the welcoming arms of my grandmother was waiting for me as she serves her pastries that helps me end my day with great satisfaction.

"Hyungwon Hyung!" I snapped my head back to see the dimpled boy running from the entrance of the cafeteria to my table before engulfing me in a hug. 

"Goodmorning, Jooheon." I hugged back.

"How's your morning? You look less grumpy than you are every other day." He smiled teasingly as he looked at me.

"Sush. It's nothing. I just felt the need to brighten up more these days. Anyways where's Wonho hyung?"

It's been 5 years and I'm now living my life back in Korea. 5 years have passed yet he never left my mind. It's been 5 years since that night where I felt my world shatter apart. As I felt my body cry in pain, literally. If it's not for the lifeguard who roams the sea grounds every dawn I could've been dead by now. I could've let him down by dying and breaking his heart  for not fulfilling his desire for me to live my life again. 

No one knows about my injury that night except, of course the doctors the lifeguard and my friends. I excused the stabbing as an accident where I fell from the tree and stabbed myself in the back with a sharp wood. It was a lame reason really that I thought about last minute, but it's not a problem when everyone seems to buy it. And why wouldn't they buy it? It was so early in the morning when they found me blacked out in the sand and no one was around so there's absolutely no one to be suspicious about.

After that day, I never dated anyone again. I never went to the dates my friends set me up. I never batted an eye to anyone or if I did it wasn't out of interest but rather pure human instincts. And I ask myself is it because I'm still waiting to see him again? Come on, we all know that's bullshit already at this point.

Life is that cruel. But yet here I am still holding to the tiniest bit of hope my senses insist. That part of me that told me to go back to that damn sea cave seems to waken up from it's slumber and is now forcing me to believe again. But no. I just can't afford to hurt myself again anymore.

"Hyungwon hyung, did have your breakfast already?"

I nodded as I took a sip of my iced latte.

I might have my eyes glued on my laptop but I can still see Jooheon pouting at the corner of my eye.

"What? You took so long to get here, of course I'll get tempted to grab a bite ahead of time."

"As expected from you. I'll go get some donuts." He got up still sulking.

"Hey what's that suppose to mean?" I chuckled as he ignored my words walking towards the cashier.

I continued to travel to places. From big to small ones. And from popular to not . I enjoyed every destination and I felt happy. But no place can absolutely compare to a certain island.

"Hyung really tho. What's wrong? You look so lost in that little head of yours."

I snapped back to reality.

"What? Oh. Nothing."

"Hmmm. Alright, anyways I found this coffee shop just blocks away from my apartment. Wanna check it out?"

"Why? What's wrong with this shop?"

"Pfft. Nothing hyung, don't you wanna explore?" He wiggled his eyebrows.

"Fine fine. What's it called?."

I really don't see any problem with this coffee shop. But as Jooheon said, we'll explore. And maybe that's not such a bad idea.

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Yeah, so. See you guys next chapter<3