𝗨𝗡𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 ─ 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗞𝗜

여덟. Blinded by a past heartbreak.

5 years ago

"Runa-kun!"

11 year old Niki had been trying to find his dear friend, Runa, and now he's found her so he felt relieved.

"Ru..."

Before Niki could finish saying her name out of his plump pink lips, there in his sight he saw his almost 2 years best friend and crush, kissing someone.

Niki was 11. Runa was 10.

Runa kissing someone at such a young age disturbed Niki, but at the same time he wished that he was the one being kissed by Runa.

The boy Runa was kissing finally noticed Niki's presence, parting his lips with the 10 year old girl.

"Do you know him?" The boy asked, making Runa avert her eyes to Niki's figure. He was holding a rose, a rose that was meant to be given to her.

"Hm, no."

That short sentence was enough for 11 year old Niki's heart to break into millions or more pieces. Runa was his first ever friend and crush, so denying her friendship with him hurt his feelings bad. Really bad.

"Get out of here, would ya?" The boy hissed at Niki, making Niki's already looking down gaze turn even sadder, dropping the rose he had on his hand to the ground.

Niki ran off without saying another word, leaving the two youngsters to what they were previously doing.

With tears falling of little Niki's eyes, Niki wandered around, not looking at where his feet was taking him.

Niki's eyes ended up being sore and red from all the crying, sitting down on one of the seasaws of the playground near his house.

"Nobody likes me. I'm so useless.."

Niki remembered all the times he was made fun of. Although his family acknowledged his talent in dancing and is so proud of him, his schoolmates in the past and even at his current grade would often call him a freak for dancing.

Those who said those words were the boys who loved bullying other boys for being unusual. Those boys always had the mindset that 'Dancing is only for girls'.

They made fun of Niki for a lot of things, not just dancing. Niki was also thin, and those boys that made fun of him for not having fat were...fat themselves. Niki was also made fun of by girls, not accepting who he is as a person for some reason.

Niki's experienced teasing and bullying ever since his childhood days. But that was until Runa came.

Runa came to his life when he was 10. Runa was the first friend he ever had. Niki would often stay indoors to avoid getting bullied, but Runa was the one person that convinced him that not everyone in the world was horrible.

Runa helped Niki out of his shy shell, hanged out with him and became inseparable. And in a matter of a few months, the boy grew feelings for her.

Niki was more than grateful for Runa. He can't speak into words how much he appreciated her coming into his life and helped him through his hardships. Runa was also the reason he was able to make other friends!

But as soon as his other 'friends' convinced him to tell them about his little crush on Runa, word got spread and Niki was anxious. Niki got scared.

But when the word got out, he soon realized it would be best to confess to her directly already.

Sure those other 'friends' of his betrayed him, but Runa was different. She wouldn't do that. Right?