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chapter 11 | Close to you

I hurry to check who it is, even though I barely doubt, and once I see her name, I pick up the call.

I stay silent and wait for her to speak. "Hey..." she softly initiates it, and I smile. "Hey, are you okay?"

"Hm. What about you?" she sounds weird, provoking some worry. "I am as well. What are you doing? Are you having trouble sleeping?"

"Kind of, but that's not the matter. Are you sure you're okay? Like, you're not concerned or bothered by any thoughts, right?" she draws attention to this the most, and I cannot hold back from asking some questions. "I...I'm fine. Why are you worrying like that?"

"Hajoon," she reveals. "He told me you were outside again...so...I felt the need to call and talk to you. Unless you want to be alone," she does not even realize how good it feels for me when I hear her concern, her sincere care. I smile now that I know the reason for her to call me at this hour. "I'm fine, sweetheart. Don't stress over things like that. I'm just enjoying some time outside while everyone is asleep, and I love to be with you on the phone right now, so don't feel like you're disturbing."

"I'm relieved to hear it," she responds with an audible smile that I can perceive through her voice and intonation. "Have you tried to sleep at least? Or you went outside without trying?"

"I was working in my office, then I just did not want to go to bed, so I went outside. I like to stay here," I explain to her with no lies. "Oh, but isn't it cold outside?"

"Let's say chilly," I grin, unconsciously. "Don't catch a cold..." she quietly tells me, this sounds like an order, but a cute one. "I won't. I barely get sick."

"Yes, but...there's always a first, you know..." her small voice soothes me, and I close my eyes but bite my lips, the emotions taking over me at the wrong time. "I'm not doing this to annoy you or anything..." she almost whispers, my heart beating harder as I'm fighting against myself to not cry. "I just care about you a lot and wouldn't want to see you struggle or feel some pain..."

I need to control myself now, I cried since I opened that email, I need to stop. "Are you mad...? I apologize if—"

"I'm not, sweetheart," I smile but clear my throat to attempt to get the knot away. "I'm not mad at all."

"You scared me for a second," she does not hide it, but no more words leave me, I do not know what to speak about anymore, what to say. I just wish she could be by my side so that I would get everything off my chest and alleviate a part of the killing ache.

"What have you eaten once you went back home?" she does not let the silence separate us, and I sniffle. "I ate some pizza and ice cream with Hajoon at a restaurant, we go out to eat now."

"Oh, that's great. You can spend some time just together like this," she thinks like I do, and I agree. "Exactly. We can have some more serious conversation or just enjoy our time together, and since we're talking about him, he'll come with me tomorrow to visit you in the afternoon, but he'll come earlier. He wanted to come today, but I thought it was better to wait for tomorrow since I had your clothes."

"You did great," she makes me happy with my decision, and since I already know what she ate for dinner, I talk about something else.

— Two days later —

Friday, October 23rd, 2020.

7 am.

"Here we are," I close the door behind us, putting y/n's luggage on the floor. She takes her shoes and jacket off, but I keep mine on since I have to go without waiting.