Man In Love (남자가 살랑할 때): A Kim Myungsoo Fanfic

Chapter 9

Myungsoo fell ill the next day and had to stay at home due to a high fever. It was already past 3 days when Myungsoo fully recovered and was having homeschooling and going to the Centre again.

It was 2pm sharp when he reached the Centre. Myungsoo did not take that much effort to choose the clothes he wore that day. As it was not cold, he just wore a V-neck tee and jeans and strolled to the garden to find Soo Jung.

The sound of his boots could barely be heard when he entered the garden. Soo Jung was pacing around but as soon as Myungsoo stepped into the garden, she took her walking stick and ran to Myungsoo, with open arms, hugged him.

"Myungsoo-oppa! I thought you weren't coming anymore, I was so scared," Soo Jung whined.

"What do you mean I'm not coming? I was sick. Even if I didn't come, I wouldn't have anything better to do at home either," Myungsoo replied with a sheepish grin.

Soo Jung did not say anything, she just put her head on Myungsoo's chest. There was a few seconds of silence and they were standing in that position before Soo Jung said, "Oppa, I can feel your heart beating."

"For you."

Upon hearing Myungsoo's words, Soo Jung was shocked. She immediately retreated. Soo Jung was at a loss for words. All she could manage was a small shrug which put Myungsoo into a fit of laughter. On the other hand, on Myungsoo's mind, he could not help but wonder if Soo Jung had her sight back, would she even notice Myungsoo? She would probably be too busy dating other guys. Myungsoo was disappointed with himself, his appearance, personality. Not wanting to make this situation more awkward, Myungsoo made it a point to Soo Jung, "Aniya, don't misunderstand. We are just oppa and dongsaeng." That made Soo Jung nod her head in agreement.

Myungsoo carried on, "So, what are we going to do today?"

Soo Jung seemed to be in deep thought for a while. She grabbed Myungsoo's hand and exclaimed, "I know!" Then, she rushed towards the exit of the garden, pulling Myungsoo along.

"Today, I will show you around the Centre."

Myungsoo thought for a while. The Centre was huge, but did it have interesting parts to it? His own question also puzzled him. What did he expect? He was probably thinking this way because he just wanted Soo Jung and himself not to think of anything which will ruin the mood.

"Oppa, let me show you something. The Centre has a really scary part of it. It's like a haunted house, kind of some 'tourist attraction' just that the only people who go there are those who stay in Centre. It's still operating, the staff are still there. We go there when we have nothing better to do," Soo Jung explain in excitement. "I haven't been there for a long time, oppa let's go together!" With that she got her walking stick and immediately hastened her footsteps. All of a sudden, Soo Jung fell down on the hard cobblestone with a crash. Myungsoo came running to her side she shouted, "oppa, kwenchana!"

Myungsoo squat down beside her and checked if she was all right while Soo Jung put her hands around her on the ground to find her sunglasses and walking stick. She was about to wear her sunglasses when Myungsoo stopped her. "Hajima. You look beautiful without it."

Soo Jung looked at Myungsoo with her bright blue eyes and Myungsoo wanted that moment to last forever. It was as if Soo Jung was really looking at him, at his face, in awe. "I... oppa," Soo Jung was dumbfounded. She immediately got up on her feet with her walking stick and stood here for a moment.

"Wah, I can feel the breeze on my face," Soo Jung announced, dazed. Myungsoo was not surprised. Wearing sunglasses which covered half her face all her life, the new feeling without sunglasses would be expected. He stood up and put an arm around Soo Jung, telling her it was time to go to the 'haunted house'. She nodded her head and smiled.

Myungsoo felt really happy that Soo Jung took her glasses off. He really wanted her to know that she was really beautiful and it was okay if people knew that she was blind, the sunglasses were just making her live under a shadow. "Just be yourself, Soo Jung," Myungsoo told her as they walked. "I like you more this way."