A poignant, heart-wrenching love story of two best friends, bound together by their unrequited passion for the same woman. Their lives become a tangled web of secrets, longing, and regret.
Seon Jia, the object of their affection, has been shattered...
I started searching the bar where she goes every time she is not in her stable self.. I was searching for her for the whole damn night already, just to find her in a bar at midnight.
Its already 4 a.m and the bar is about to close. I could see the workers started cleaning up the whole area as I am searching the place here and there and no signs of her.
I tried any way possible to contact her but her phone couldn't be reach.
Where the hell did she go?
I never give up as I went to the cashier and ask for the girl named Seon Jia.
The cashier told me that there was a girl on table 1 beside the VIP's table, all drunk and knocked out.
Oh gosh, don't tell me that's Seon Jia.
I saw her on the exact table where the cashier told me to. She was there lying down in a table occoupied with strong liquors. Some beers are scattered all over the floor as she was there lying like the world just give her all up.
This isn't the first time she is like this.
I sighs at the sight of her in front of me as I approach her. I help her get up as she finally sits down. She flash me a smile knowing that she recognized me.
"Taehyungie! It's you! Aigoooo you save me again! I cant believe you always save me! Thank you kim taehyungssi!" She said in her drunk voice.
I look at her.
"Jia, I already told you many times to stop this. Come on, I'm taking you home."
I said as I help her again to stand up. She is stumbling and losing balance because she is really really drunk. How the hell did she finish all of that beer and wine.
I manage to get her out of the bar as I saw an empty bench beside the cherry blossom tree. It's about to be the fall season and this cherry blossom is not blossoming at all. It seems like its dead inside and vulnerable.
I make her sit on the bench as I saw a convenience store. I should get her something to drink to sober her up a little. I glance at her before going as she just sat there completely silent. I sigh again at the sight of her.
Come on, Jia. You were never like this before.
"I'll get you something to make you feel better, okay? Please wait for me here, I'll take you home after."
I face again the convenience store as I am about to go there. When suddenly, a grip on my hand stop me from going.
"I dont wanna go home."
I heard a saddened and deepen tone of voice. It is almost a whisper but I still heard it. I look back again at Jia as she was already looking at me. I met her glassy eyes-tears were about to fall as she immediately look down to hide it.
It pains me.
"Hey, you're drunk and I know you're not on the right state of your mind. Just bare with me, okay? You're gonna be okay."
I assure her as I pat her head and my right hand placed on her right knee. She still doesnt dare to look at me as I felt her cold tears on my right hand.
"Nowhere feels like home."
She said as she swallow the lump on her throat stopping herself from crying hard.
"Seon Jia, If this is going to be about him again. Please, dont. You're only hurting yourself." I told her.
"Taehyung-a, why he didn't come back?"
I knew already that she is going to ask me that same question all over again.
She is like this because of him. Its already been 3 years since he left and she still cant get over with him. I hate seeing her like this. I hate the way she is being like this because of him.
Everyday she would call me asking for comfort telling me she has no one to rely on anymore. She wants me to be there for her because I am her only friend that is left for her.
She became cold towards everyone in school and even to her family. She would breakdown and her pain taking over her body is restless.
She was devastated.
Jimin, what have you done to her?
She is too important for me to lose. I cannot never lose her , i cannot never lose the old Seon Jia who is bright and filled with excitement everyday. I miss the old her. The old, Jia.
"Seon Jia, please. Stop this torment to yourself. It's been three years, please, just once, free yourself from everything thats keeping you from moving on."
I told her with softness in my voice and it sounded like I am begging her to free her self from the pain. She looks at me emotionless as she suddenly scoff.
"It's easy for you to say that. Just-take me home."
She said it with a tone like she is never drunk. She suddenly get up and stumbled a little, I tried to help her to keep her balance but she resisted. I sigh.
>>>>
The whole ride was silent as I look at Jia in my rear view mirror all knock out at the back seat. I put her at the back so that she can be comfortable laying down.
Ever since Jimin left. She is been living like this. She couldnt focus on her college because of the things going on with her. She started skipping class that made her parents mad at her.
Even them did not know why she is being like that. She was my bestfriend so does Jimin.
We three are bestfriends. We used to be a happy childhood friends and high schoolers until college freshmen. But everything has changed when Jimin left to study abroad. Before that, Jia and Jimin were already dating.
I knew from the start they liked and love eachother.
Jimin came back after a few months. But then later he just left without saying anything or even a good bye to us, specially to the girl he loves the most, Seon Jia.
That made her devastated.
As his besfriend, I cant accept the fact that he just left just like that. I remain faithful and understanding to him and assure Jia and myself that maybe he left because it is important and something urgent came up and did not get to say anything to us.
But it isnt, it's been three years.
We have no signs of him.
Where are you, Jimin?
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To be continued...
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