𝙁𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙤𝙧 𝙁𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 : 𝙃𝙚𝙚𝙟𝙖𝙠𝙚

1.

Jaeyun's POV :

[Enchanted : Taylor Swift]

Walking home with Sunghoon was nothing out of ordinary. We've been together for as long as I can remember,we are THE best friends. Come to think of it, I've helped him picking an outfit for his 'first date', had seen him coming home being all giddy after he had his 'first kiss' , even had seen him go through his so called 'first heartbreak ' but the thing is that we are together. We are constant.

Today is just like any other Fridays as winter is approaching the wind is kind of chilly. Me and my best friend hoonie are walking home together after a busy day of classes. We live in the same building just on different floors. Our parents have been friends since their college days. Mrs. Lee (Sunghoon's mother) is the sweetest lady in the town if you may ask me.

Something has been bugging me all day since I first saw Sunghoon in the morning. He's being more gloomy than his usual gloomy self. I even asked him during lunch 'What's wrong hoonie?' and he just shrugged me saying it was 'nothing' . Does he think I'm 5 or something? Anyways let him be he'll tell me eventually.

After reaching our building I again tried asking him but this time he opened up. 'Hyung's coming home today' he said. "OH" was the only reaction I could think at that moment. Then after bidding goodbyes we parted ways. After coming inside the comfort of my room's pale blue walls while laying on the bed looking up the ceiling full of twinkling stars decorations I felt at peace. It was kind of funny how those glowing stars would always soothe my inner turmoil.

While staring at the stars I let my mind trail back to the time where I had last seen 'him'. So he's coming home today. Will he spare me a glance? Will he recognize me? Do i mean anything to him? It would be understandable if he doesn't recognize me. He never spared me a glance when I used to hang out with Sunghoon at their home, never acknowledged me as his friend, we were nothing but just 'neighbors' for him. Hell any normal neighbor would definitely talk to you if you live near each other for more than 20 years. I guess there was nothing normal between us.

While me and Sunghoon had been together for forever, we grew up together and the thing we had in common is we wanted recognition from his older brother, 'him'. I guess I didn't mean anything to him but wasn't Sunghoon his own? His younger brother who looked up to him, wanted to be like him. There I go again thinking about him. It has been my routine to think about him everyday.

I love the concept of stars. You can see them anyday with your eyes but can't reach them ,can never be truly close to them, I guess that is what 'Heeseung' is for me. While I looked at him from afar, looked at him shinning so bright lighting up my pitch black skies only to come at a haunting realization that i can't really reach him. He'll always be something I can admire from afar. And the sad part is that he won't even notice it.

After waking up from my much needing nap I woke up to see dark outside my room's window. Sighing I got up from the bed and took a shower and put on some sweats and a oversized tshirt. Walking to the main living room i saw my mother in the kitchen preparing for dinner. Dad was yet to come home after work. My mom flashed me a beautiful smile , I started feeling energized by that. 'Jaeyun-aah' she called me to the kitchen counter. 'Baby, can you please take this strawberries to the Lee's? ' she asked so sweetly I'd be damned if I refused to. 'Sure mom, don't worry I'd deliver them' .

As I started walking towards the exit with the small basket in my hand full of freshly harvested strawberries from my mom's small garden in the balcony she said something that had me halting in my steps, 'Heeseung's back home' my heart started pounding like crazy but of course i didn't react much and didn't wanted to seem rude so I said a small 'bye' to my mom and went out of my home.

I've been standing outside the Lee's house contemplating whether to ring the doorbell or run back home. Of course the later couldn't be successful because Mr. Lee had to come home exactly at that time and taking me inside with him. Mr. Lee is a handsome man in his early 50s. He's very fit and sporty not to forget his gentle nature. He treats me just like his own sons and the same goes for my dad too cause he also See's hoon and 'him' nothing less than me.

Walking inside with Mr. Lee I saw Mrs. Lee in the kitchen. She smiled so warmly after spotting me. For a moment every anxiety I had started vanishing. 'Good evening, Mrs. Lee, mom asked me to bring these strawberries for you. She would be delighted to know if you liked them as she planted them herself.'

'Oh my!! Jaeyun-ah, they look so good, please tell your mom "thank you" from my side.' 'Of course Mrs.Lee.' I said to her. 'Please have dinner with us today, you know our heeseung's back, please take a sit here son.' She offered

'No no Mrs Lee it's okay I don't want to intrude, I will eat at home you might want to spend a family time together after a long time.' I started panicking and explaining but I could see that I can't really get out of this situation.

'You are family too son please have a seat'. So this time I gave in and set down on the chair on farthest end on right.

'Boy's come and have dinner'. She yelled and the panicked feeling returned once again. I had my eyes fixed on my lap. I could see from my peripheral vision that someone took a seat beside me.

'Hey, yun'. I looked at sunghoon smiling at me I flashed him a smile too. Someone took a seat across me and this time I knew it was 'him'. After gathering a lot of courage I looked at him and the thing was that I never thought he would be looking at me at the same time too. My breath hiched after seeing his ridiculously beautiful face.

God he looked so good in a normal white tshirt with his silver hair falling roughly on his forehead reaching his eyes. He had pretty piercings on his ears. But the most unusual thing was that he was looking at me? damn it!!! he was straight up staring at me with those godforsaken beautiful eyes ? I was going to melt then and there but no he had to open his stupidly gorgeous mouth and say the words I never in a million years imagined hearing from him.

'It's been a long time, Jaeyun'.

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End of chapter 1.

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