Last Memorià | Sunsun

Chapter XXVII

Sunoo's POV

I went quiet at the sudden reveal, I didn't know what to say. "I'm sorry if it shocked you or I didn't bother to tell you beforehand but... it wasn't a memory I'd like to remember." Sunghoon said, noticing the silence. He added, "I'll tell you the story, right here, right now. You deserve to know as one who has read the book."

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Sunghoon's POV

"The author's name was Pia. The two of us met back in high school, I was already cold back then but she didn't let it stop her. She kept hanging around me even after I tried to get away from her. Actually, that book was a story of how we met, and how we became friends to lovers.

She wrote the book when... she was diagnosed with cancer. She spent her time on her bed writing as she was being treated. Unfortunately, there weren't much the doctors could do to cure her. She didn't let it show to her face that she was scared or sad, she kept on a smile to the people around her.

There was a part in the book where we fought right? That's the part I regret deeply until now. After we had our fight she was already diagnosed with cancer but I didn't know this. She acted like everything was fine between the two of us so I thought everything was fine.

But I was too late. Too late to notice, too late to realize that she was suffering inside. She was able to publish it before she... passed on. I read it once it was out and it was also my first time reading it, she didn't let me see the book until it was finished.

The whole time I was reading it, I was crying. I could've been better for her. However, I was immature. It scarred me. I had come to hate books after reading it. I promised myself to never fall in love again if it would only bring pain. That's where you came in cutie.

I was a shell of a person when we first met, devoid of life. I didn't bother to put up walls, I was just tired of it. I didn't think much of you, but then I came to know you. You were so bright that you influenced others with it, but I just thought of it as you being cute.

I was also scared, I'm beginning to find love again. I couldn't go through another painful experience. When I saw you partnered with Yeonjun, I just accepted it, thinking it was also for the better. I was engulfed with jealousy but I didn't do anything about it until Yeonjun confessed to you. I couldn't handle it, I wanted to be the one to make you happy.

I was a mess after I 'confessed' to you, thankfully Heeseung and some of your friends guided me to the right path. That's where I truly realized that I had come to love someone again, that I would take the risk to be with you. I saw you on the street walk, almost getting hit by a car. I couldn't let another person be lost before I was able to do anything. So I pulled you back. I don't regret it, if you were going to be in danger, I was still going to save you.

Kim Sunoo, would you do the honor of becoming my boyfriend?