My Love... by My Side [COMPLETED]

17: No More Chance

(Present day)

"Did you call her?" asks Joe. It has been a week since the incident.

"Shut it, Joe. I don't want to talk about it anymore.." Youn looks lifeless, slouching on the couch in his office room. Joe and Jazz decided to visit him because they are worried about how lost he seems lately.

"You told us you could handle it, but look at you now.." Joe expresses concern for his friend. Youn comes to work as usual, but he appears like a mere shell of himself, looking normal on the outside but with no spark inside.

"I gave you her phone number, why haven't you called her?"

"For what? So she can shut me out again?" Youn's eyes fill with tears once more. He has lost count of how many times he has cried in the past week.

"Joe, don't push him anymore. Let him calm himself.." Jazz tries to persuade his friend to give Youn some space. Joe sighs, realizing he may have been too insistent.

"I'm sorry, pal... I should understand you more," says Joe.

"It's fine. Maybe I'm too emotional and irrelevant. But I love her so much. All I want is proper closure, at least... even if she doesn't want me back.." says Youn.

"I can convince her to meet you, but I don't think it will work.." Joe knows Rae well. She is strong-headed and hard to sway by others' opinions.

"Why did she run away from me? Is it because I couldn't keep my promise? I just want her to know that I never forget her. Not for a single day, I didn't miss her! I love her so much!" Youn's emotions overwhelm him, and he begins to cry again.

"Youn, don't be like this. I believe one day she will come to you again. Rae needs time, and you need time too. Only time can heal the wound," says Jazz, trying to comfort him. He gently pats Youn's shoulder.

"We need to leave now. Youn, please don't be like this, okay? Be strong.." says Joe. He feels reluctant to leave him in this state, but he knows that giving him space is essential.

Only time can heal the wound.

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"Morning..." says Taylor. He looks at his sister who is making dinner in the kitchen. He leans on her and places a peck on her forehead. She is startled but then smiles, looking at Taylor.

"Feeling better now?" she nods. There's no way she would grieve for long. She needs to move on from the sadness. Besides, she won't see Youn again, so she knows she can forget him.

"You wanna eat? I'm done cooking.."

"Later. Come and sit here," Taylor grabs her hand and asks her to sit on the stool in front of him.

"I want to tell you that me, Mint, and Sunny decided to throw a birthday party for you this weekend! Don't say anything, don't ever reject it because I already arranged everything. But you need to cook, because your food is the best in the world!" says Taylor, flashing his boxy smile.

"Please.."

"Ah ha.. what did I say before? Never say no?" she looks at him with a sorrowful smile.

"Rae, you always think about me before you. You always threw a birthday party for everyone else, but you never had one. As far as I can remember, you didn't even celebrate your sweet 17 birthday either! So, this time, let us repay you. We gonna have a blast!" Taylor hugs her.

"Thanks, Tay. But please make it simple and small. Just for us only. Think about the amount of food that I need to cook..." she coaxes her voice, asking for his empathy.