Fluttering Feelings (FanFic)

Chapter 76

[At the park near school]

Norae:
Ahh~ it really feels great today. I like how everything is so peaceful and quiet. Do you enjoy this too?

Seol-a:
(I enjoy every moment with you) yeah, it helps to slow down once in awhile, even for me *smiles*

Norae looked at Seol-a with a satisfied smile on her face.

Norae:
(Looks like her mood is lifted up a bit)

Seol-a:
(Why do I keep getting the feeling that she is extremely loving and caring today? Am I overthinking it..? ///)

After some walking, they both found a bench and sat down together to enjoy the calm and quietness of the park. Seol-a stared at Norae's hand on the bench for awhile, and held Norae's hand in her own, which Norae bashfully accepted.

Seol-a:
..Will you regret?

Norae:
Huh..? (///)

Seol-a:
Your oppa. You rejected him right? Will you regret it?

Norae pondered over Seol-a's question for awhile.

Norae:
I don't know about the future.. Every time when I recall about our past, there were always happy memories that I missed, and the bitter ones that I don't want to face. Many times, I've wished in my heart that he would held on to us.. But when I see him in person again, I realized that those feelings have already became a part of my past. I can't deny their existence, yet I don't see how these are the future that I want.

Seol-a:
A part of your past.. (The way you looked at him.. is he really a past to you?)

Norae:
Yesterday, I felt a great sense of relief after having ended things off properly between sungpyo oppa and me. The fact that we could remain as friends without any hard feelings. It would have been a shame to turn sour with someone whom you used to be so closed with..

Seol-a:
I see.. (I wonder if things are really over between them.. what if he had changed and started to pursue further, would she have said yes?)

Norae:
(Did I hurt her with my words..?) uhh, I meant for my case anyways. I would have cut off all ties if he had been like that guy who attacked you!

Seol-a:
(She looks flustered. Why do I find her so cute..?) Don't worry about it. I am quite used to this kind of things. I've always just flowed with the flow so it doesn't bother me at all.

Norae:
Ahh, I see.. haha.. (is that so.. ) *cough* erm..

Seol-a:
..? Why are you looking at me like that?

Norae:
Hmm.. Is there something that's bothering you lately? I mean, you were totally wasted last night, and it totally didn't seems like you had too much to drink with a friend.

Seol-a:
Uhh..

Norae looked at Seol-a earnestly, waiting for her to reply her question.

Seol-a:
(///?! the way she is looking at me.. for some reasons I can't respond..) 

Norae continued to look at Seol-a earnestly, waiting for her to reply her question.

Seol-a:
Ahh.. speaking of last night, how did you end up at my house? wasn't I supposed to be with Min Jeong? ha ha..

Norae:
.. (hmm, is she not ready to talk about it..?) I called you last night, but Min Jeong picked up saying that you're drunk. So I offered to go to XX restaurant to bring you home with her. 

Seol-a:
Ohh.. I see. I hope I didn't cause too much trouble for you both.. I need to thank her properly later..

Norae:
By the time I reached you were already sleeping like a log, but I'm not too sure about what happened before that.. (the shop assistant seemed quite angry at us though.. I wonder if something happened) I think you definitely need to thank her haha..*sweats*

Seol-a:
.. (phew, she seems to have let go of that question..) 

Norae looked at Seol-a's hand and remembered about the incident where she cut her nails for her because of what Sungpyo said.

Norae:
Your nails.. I heard from sungpyo oppa that you cut them because of me..?

Seol-a:
(how unnecessary..) sort of, I didn't want to hurt you with them.. and I didn't like how he was giving all those petty excuses to stay around in a lone girl's home. Doesn't he at least have some kind of awareness for this kind of stuff? *looks away while feeling indignant towards sungpyo*

Norae's heart was filled with warmth from Seol-a's words at this moment. She felt the sudden desire to lay her head on Seol-a's shoulder and just hold Seol-a's arm close to her, and she did.

Norae:
You wouldn't.

Seol-a:
(/// waaaaa?!) ..wh..what? 

Norae:
You wouldn't have hurt me. So you don't have to cut those nails of yours. I like them the way that you've always had them. Don't you like them that way too? *smiles*

Seol-a:
(///) .. yeah I guess so.. 

Norae:
Then please keep them moving forward hahas, you look so pretty with those nails of yours~

Seol-a:
(I don't think my heart can take this any further..)
Norae.. I..

Norae:
hmm?

Seol-a:
I think I like you..

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