Once More, Love 2

12. His Heart (2)

Jeongyeon's POV

I gulp as I wait for her to say anything more. Nayeon is just smiling and staring right at me. She did not speak for a good couple of seconds.

And I don't know if it's weird but we were simply staring at each other like we have all the time in the world for this.

It's even weirder how it feels like I suddenly don't know myself anymore and I'm starting to like how she is starting to define me.

Or more like see through me. The real me.

Nayeon slowly raises her hand to touch the part of my chest where I assume my heart is located. The fabric of my shirt is obviously in between our skin but I still can't help but heave in a deep breath when I felt her palm gently land on my body.

I glanced at her hand and gulped really hard. This isn't anything special, Yoo Jeongyeon! Why are you getting jittery?!

When I slowly look back to her to meet her orbs, I swear her eyes are boring into my soul. What the— I can't believe myself right now. I think I want to hug her. I want to kiss her. I want to be with her longer than—

LONGER? Why would I want to be with her—

Andwae. You can't, Jeongyeon. You will only hurt her. She will only hurt you.

She will just leave you after seeing all the best in you.

You can't like her. Jeongyeon, you can't fall for—

"Yoo Jeongyeon." The way my name rolled off her tongue made me thank my parents for giving me a name. When did my name sound so good to the ears?

"Y— Yeah?" I answered in almost a whisper.

While her hand remains on my chest, she smiles and speaks to me. "I would love to feel this heart beat again."

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What did I just hear?

What just happened?

What is this feeling?

What did she do?

Why am I— I don't know what the hell is wrong with me but I feel tears escaping from my eyes.

Nayeon gently puts her hand down to her side and I swear I felt the air around us suddenly get cold.

Then, everything in me got excited again when she slowly raised both her hands up to wipe each of my cheeks. She once again looks right into my eyes after that and calls out to me in the softest of all voices. "Jeongyeon."

"Hmm?" I think all of the pride I have inside me just left my system.

"I hope that one day... you will find the girl destined for you." Her voice is so soft like a feather but I oddly feel like every word that is coming off of her mouth is piercing through my soul. "I hope that she will heal your broken heart... That she will let you learn to fully trust again... And that she will make you believe in love once again. I hope that she will treasure you... and cherish you... and make you feel that you are worth keeping as the only man in her life for the rest of her life."

What the... Huh? What am I... what in the world did I just think of?

My sight is starting to get blurry as tears continue to fall like rivers from my eyes. I don't know why the hell her words are making me feel like I want to be so vulnerable in front of her right now.