UNEXPECTED // P. JIHOON

twelve

it was saturday morning, 8:30 am and i just took a shower and packed my bag so i don't have to do it later.

i only packed my charger and some little things because i'm not planning on staying for the night just in case it gets awkward with my father.

i take some nail polish and start painting my nails because i haven't done that in a while and it's starting to look bad.

i put in the bigbang album that jihoon bought me and start humming along the songs.

after i'm done with my nails i get changed and make my way to the bakery nearby to buy some food and coffee.

15 minutes passed and i'm back at my apartment. i look at my phone to check the time and see it's almost 10 am and jihoon should be here soon.

as i was thinking of him the door bell rings so i go to open the door. there's nobody there so i look around to see if someone pranked me because the kids from upstairs love to do that.

i closed the door slowly only to see a little package on the ground in front of me. i pick it up and go back inside to take a look at it.

i wonder if someone maybe got the wrong door because i don't remember ordering anything.

i look inside the box and see a pillow that i recognise immediately.

jinyoung gave it to me in the beginning of our relationship. the pillow had our names and the date of the day we got together on it.

i gave it back to him when we broke up. at first i wanted to just throw it away but he said he wanted to keep it so i didn't. which makes me even more confused as to why he now wants me to have it.

under it was a letter so i open it and read,

hey, kaia.
i'm sorry for coming to your place so unexpectedly the last time. i didn't want to make you feel uncomfortable and i hope to get to talk to you soon because i regret letting you go. after we broke up i realised how messed up it was to pressure you and to not stand up against my family for disrespecting you.

please call me.

jinyoung.

i immediately throw the paper across the room and take the pillow and go to the kitchen to grab a knife.

i start cutting it up and tearing it apart.

"kaia?", i hear jihoons voice behind me.

i turn around surprised and ask, "how did you get in?"

"the door was open and i got worried something happened so i rushed inside... why are you crying?", he slowly walks towards me.

i didn't even notice the tears rolling down my cheeks until he said it.

i drop everything in my hands and wipe my face embarrassed.

"what is that?", he takes the pieces of the pillow and looks at them.

i hesitate to explain the situation but i feel like i should.

i take the letter i just threw and give it to him.

he reads it and then puts it on the table. he gently wipes my tears and gives me a hug.

as soon as i felt his body around me i couldn't control my feelings and started crying even more.

"let's sit down and talk about it if you want", he suggests and leads me to the couch.

we sit down but he doesn't let my hands go.