Eye of the public | Seo Changbin

Chapter 14

"Have a safe flight and call me when you landed" Changbin pulled Riley in for a hug and a short kiss, already missing the girl.

Riley forced out a smile but for the last days she couldn't make it sincere.

She didn't push Changbin away this time but their relationship was still strained. The guilt of not being with her family was eating Riley up and her already bad mental state worsened.

Changbin was well aware that this might be the turning point in their relationship and he couldn't help but feel selfish for still wanting Riley by his side after this.

"I love you, please never forget that" He mumbled against her hair but the way her grip tightened showed that she had heard.

"I love you too. It might not seem like it right now but I really do" They pressed their foreheads together and Changbin simply enjoyed the feeling of the fragile body in his arms.

"I'll miss you so much" Riley whispered against Changbin's chest and pulled away shortly after.

"I'll miss you too but it is only for three weeks, then you'll be back" Changbin tried to cheer her up but the frown on Riley's face told him he did the opposite.

She was coming back after just three weeks, but who knows when she will go back again. Did someone really had to die for her to book a flight to London?
Was she victimising herself through all of this?

"You need to go now, you still have the whole security check ahead of you"

They shared a short sweet kiss before Riley walked a few steps backwards, waving, before turning around and disappearing in the crowd.

Changbin tried to follow her with his eyes but the back of her head only became smaller and soon she rounded a corner, blocking Changbin's sight completely.

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"Hey Ry" Zoe muttered when a running Riley crashed into her.
Nevertheless, their reunion was not as happy as they always imagined it to be. The fact of the upcoming funeral dampened the whole mood and Riley couldn't even fully appreciate her best friend in her arms.

"Let's get you home, shall we?" Zoe muttered and Riley's heart clenched.

Home

How long has it been since Riley truly felt home?

Her apartment never filled that position and although Changbin did his best in making her feel loved, her home would always lay with her twin sister.

Right, she would see Millie again and although she shouldn't feel happy because of the circumstances, she felt like breathing freely again.

The drive to her old neighbourhood was quite short and Riley had flashbacks of all the times she walked down those streets.
"Harry and his family are also there.
I guess despite all they are happy to see you again"

So really everyone was there, except for her dad obviously, but she felt that with all those people she would manage the next few weeks.

"We're here, Ry" Zoe said, snapping Riley out of her thoughts. She got out of the car and stood in front of her old home, the house that carried so many memories.

Although her whole family lived abroad for a couple of years, they never sold the house so they just returned to it when they moved back.

"RILEY!!" A yell-cry was heard when the front door opened and a smiling-crying Millie ran down the few stairs.

The twins fell in each other's arm, embracing in a tight hug, afraid of what would happen if they let go too soon.

"God, I missed you so much" Millie said while wiping her sister's tear stained cheeks.