Soulmate System - Minsung

Chapter 26 - Life goes on

Lee Minho

When I woke up the next morning, I was expecting today to be one of the worst of my life. The most depressing, one I would spend sobbing into my pillow until I felt numb, staring at the ceiling until I melted a hole into it, reconsidering the purpose of my place on earth.

But it was quite the opposite.

As soon as my eyes opened at the ripe time of 7am for my Monday class, I roll over and reach for my phone on the night stand, a wave of excitement hitting me quickly.

I settle back with a hand behind my head and adjust to the brightness of the screen as I hastily pull up a certain someone's contact, smiling as I reread words displayed across the screen.

💗My Quokka💗

Good morning sungie!<

>good morning hyung ❤️

I always texted my bestfriend good morning.

But this time, it was different.

I was texting my soulmate good morning.

And he actually responded.

And I did not in fact miss that last heart emoji.

I practically jump out of bed, the widest smile already planting itself on my face as I hurry to my closet. Not minding the fact that my comforter was now laying on the floor from my sudden leap out of it. After picking out the clothes I wanted, I rush to the bathroom, fixing my hair and even brushing my teeth while still looking all giddy.

How could I not be happy right now?

Even though I was still recovering from the heavy levels of anxiety, I had no reason to be anything other than grateful of the outcome I'd been given.

You see, in my head- this horrible one that I've been given- I had a lot of thoughts about the days following Jisungs 21st birthday. I had this vision of the worst days ever, the moments where I had to freshly cope with the loss of the most important relationship of my life.

But here I am.

Instead, I was smiling so hard that I think my cheek muscles would be paralyzed. All because my soulmate... actually decided to give someone like me a chance.

As much as I feel like it's pity, I can't help but be happy. That atleast jisung was still by my side, which was really all I could ask for from any god out there.

However, I was still a bit shaken up. Even jisung noticed when I finally confessed to him, I was shaking and my vision was blurring. The whole situation was a lot for me considering it's been the only thing I've been stressing about for a year. I couldn't just move on from those thoughts so quick.

I was so close to collapsing from the way my lungs had cut off their oxygen, even when jisung hugged me tightly, the relief was enough to daze me a second time.

It was all to overwhelming.

And jisung- my jisung- who had just gone through such a horrible break up with that stupid asshole of a cheater and the revelation that his bestfriend had... betrayed him, he stayed strong.

Even though I knew how bad his anxiety could get, he still managed to be the one who helped me through my own. I had no place to be comforted.

I should've been the one to comfort jisung, he was the one who needed me in that moment. But instead, jisung held me close, rubbing my back and calming me down from the spike in anxiety.