When I Met You | OffNew

Chapter 17

New’s POV

It's been two years since the last time I saw him, talked to him. We didn’t end well that time, so yes,  I'm a bit anxious to see him again.

He was my boyfriend for five years, though we haven’t talked about marriage, I am hoping that he will be my first and last.

I met him during my last year at the university when our college organized a mini fun run as a fund raising activity. I was helping out with the information booth, while he joined the marathon.

Arrogant. That's my first impression of him... 

He asked my blockmate, who is also a volunteer, a very dumb question.

"Are you here to give out information?"

Like, what the hell, we were seated at the information center. My friend swooned over the guy, and said yes.

"Then I need his personal information,"  Nammon pointed at me. My ears were red with all the teasing I received.

After the race, I got a message from him, and that 's where we started. After a few months of dating, we became official.

Mon is very sweet and caring. As I'm a working student at that time, he makes sure to pick me up, since I'm working on a night shift, and drop me off at our house. Even after graduation, and me finding a job, that routine has never changed.

He also respects my decision, especially with regards to the intimacy department. When I feel that we are going overboard, I'll stop him, and he never pushed me to do something I don’t want. He has always been a gentleman. A perfect boyfriend material. 

Others envy us as some couples didn't last a year after graduation. During reunions, we were often asked as to when we planned to get married. But of course we know our priorities, Mon is the eldest hence he is also helping out with their family.

Our relationship has been a bliss for years, of course there were misunderstandings but never came to a point that we thought about breaking up. Not until the night of our 5th anniversary.

When Nanon arrives, somehow our relationship changes. Since I need to give more time to the baby, we seldom see each other, our quality time lessens.

We often fight and he keeps on telling me that he didn't sign up to be a dad that early in life. Asking me to find someone to take care of Nanon, to look for Nanon’s dad. But where should I start looking? I don't know the guy. And I made a promise to Mild to take care of her son.

As much as we want to talk about it and resolve our issues, most of the time we just sweep it under the rug, because instead of talking we try to make use of the little time we had.
 
I know I’m at fault, as I was not able to balance my time for both of them. Nammon tried his best to fill the gaps, sometimes instead of us going out he would spend his time with Non and me.

But on our fifth anniversary, instead of celebrating it, he asked me to let him go. He had enough and got tired. 

Though I’m begging him to stay, still he left me... I was devastated at that time… It took me a while before I was able to accept that he will no longer come back. 

Krist and Singto were there, and witnessed how I tried to cope, with a kid on the side, I needed to. So I understand why Kit reacted that way earlier.

During the shoot, I saw how Mon looked at me as well. He may also be feeling the same as me, as I can see how he glanced on my side.

I tried to act professional about all this, but I don’t know how to even approach him. Should I smile? Talk to him? Am I really over him?

The shoot ended and I was packing for my things when I heard Mon approach me from behind.