Forgotten Night

Chapter 9

25 September 2018, 5:00 pm, Seoul

TaeHo came to pick us up at the Seoul airport. Our ten days of vacation at Tahiti was finally over and we were back in Seoul. "Nuna, you look good," TaeHo said as he loaded our luggage. "That's a relief. I was worried."

I smiled and got in the car with him and then extended my hand to Hyun. "My phone."

He is crazy and had not given my phone back for all these days. He insisted that he will give my phone back only after we arrive in Seoul. He took my phone out of his pocket and placed it in my hand. It was so reliving as if life came back to me. I switched it on and checked for calls and messages.

"We are going to WooHyun Hyung's house first, right?" TaeHo asked from the front seat.

"No," Hyun said. "Let's drop YuBin first."

I looked at him. Earlier, after a trip, he would be so eager to get home. But I guess things have changed a bit now.

6:00 pm

When we reached my home, I got out, and Hyun got out with me and helped me take the luggage from the trunk and took it to the front door. The door was closed. So I stopped and turned to him to say a proper goodbye. "So... Bye," I told him and was about to ring the calling bell when he suddenly caught my hand. I looked at him. And he looked slightly uneasy.

"What happened?" I asked.

"I don't feel like letting you go." He said. "We were like together for all these days. So..." I could slightly understand that. Coz there was a part of me that secretly wished to be with him forever, alone, just the two of us, with nobody who knew us around us. He moved his thumb over my palm, looking really sad to let me go. He looked up into my eyes, and said softly, "I feel like kissing you."

So okay... He was not joking when he said he will tell me every time he feels like kissing me. He tells me each and every time. And that is like several times a day. After that night, he had told me this line at least fifty times. Once when we were taking a photo together and our face was close. Once when he helped me down a dock to the water and fell over to him, once without any reason while we were eating food, once when we were taking a walk, and always – always when he left me in front of my hut at night. It was always an "I want to kiss you" or an "I feel like kissing you". But it always made my heart stir. I did not know how much more could I resist. I was going crazy already. I already wanted to just forget everything and grab him and kiss him so much and for so long as we will be breathless.

But as always he did not initiate anything now either. He left my hand and stepped away. "I will see you later?" He asked.

I nodded. He smiled and walked down the steps to the gate. I sighed... Something was developing between us. I was not verbally protesting against his preposition of us being together now. Because I knew he won't just change his mind. This was real for him. I won't archive anything by fighting with him. Besides, I did not know anymore. There was a part of me that wanted to be with him. But the other part was being cautious...

I was just giving this enough time. Maybe time will make things go in the direction it is meant to go.

2 October 2018, 3:34 pm

Hyun was appearing in an episode of 'The Return of Superman' TV Show. I watched him from the side, as he was interacting with the kids on the screen. He was looking so sweet and innocent and lovable. I felt the old affection for him creep up.