Rewritten

Final Goodbye

Summer break.
The last summer break for them. Sunoo, Jungwon and Ni-ki being in their third year already and Jay, Jake and Sunghoon in their fourth year.

Sunoo came home one evening and saw the familiar white car parked in front of their house. He smiled and excitedly entered when he heard voices from the kitchen.
He thought of freshening up but decided against it thinking that he might be too obvious.
He quietly went to the kitchen and heard his name so he unintentionally paused and out of curiosity listened to his Aunt and Sunghoon from behind the kitchen wall.

"...si Sunoo." 

"Ay ganun po ba?" Sunghoon's voice, "Balik na lang po ko Tita, maybe tomorrow po?"

"Ay hintayin mo na, kaka-text lang din bago ka dumating na pauwi na sya."

"Baka po masira na naman araw nun kapag madatnan nya ko dito ng ganitong oras." Sunghoon replied jokingly.

"Aysus, wag kang maniwala sa mga arte nun. Kinikilig yun kapag andito ka."

"Po?" Sunghoon couldn't believe what he heard. Sunoo on the other side of the wall blushed and wanted to butt in but he remained frozen.

"Shhh ka lang ahh?" Sunoo's Aunt giggled, "Lagot tayo kapag nalaman nun na sinabi ko sayo."

"Parang di naman po ko naniniwala Tita."

"Hay naku, mas kilala ko sya kesa sayo."

"Talaga po? May mga nasasabi po ba sya tungkol sakin?" Sunghoon asked fishing for positive answers. Sunoo wanted to barge in but he's unable to move from where he's at.

"Well, demonyo ka daw. Anak ng dyablo."

"Hala..."

"Noon." Sunoo's Aunt laughed, "Yun yung sinasabi nya sayo before. Ikaw naman kasi."

"Oo nga po eh. Actually, I deserve more than those words po. Di ko naisip kung gano sya masasaktan. Wala po eh, selfish and naduwag lang po talaga ako nun."

"Eh ngayon?"

"I think I'm a better person than I was before. And gusto ko na lang po talaga humingi ng sorry regardless kung mapatawad nya ko or not."

"Di ka pa nagso-sorry ever?! Naku..."

"Wala pong chance eh. Parating may nangyayaring di maganda every time I attempted. I can't blame Sunoo naman po pero hopefully makapag-sorry ako bago ako umalis."

"Umalis?"

"Opo Tita..." Sunghoon smiled, "Bukas na po-"

Sunoo couldn't listen to the rest of what Sunghoon said and quietly went out fast. Dazed.
He walked around the village with no particular destination, lost in his own thoughts. He thought that he has been so hard not just on Sunghoon but to himself for not having the courage to tell him that he has already forgiven him.

He thought what's keeping him from doing so. Is it pride? Fear? Is he scared?
Scared that he will find himself attached again to the person who brought him happiness? Scared that he might lose him again? Or scared that he will get hurt again?

Sunoo found himself sitting on the swing in an empty playground in their village with only the streetlights illuminating the whole place. It was a cold place surrounded by unwelcoming huge trees.
A few cars drove by but Sunoo remained dazed staring at his feet while swinging slowly.

***

Meanwhile, Sunghoon left Sunoo's house after waiting for almost an hour and told Sunoo's Aunt that he'll try to drop by the following day.