WATCHING FROM AFAR | Sunoo FF

๋࣭ ⭑ III .

Later that evening, I was lying on my bed, finally enjoying some alone time. My parents were thrilled to have me home and wouldn’t stop hovering, but now that the excitement had settled, I had a moment to myself.

I scrolled through my phone absentmindedly until I froze. A video of Sunoo popped up—him at the airport. I clicked on it, and my breath caught in my throat. He was wearing the same outfit as the guy I bumped into.

Did he seriously not recognize me? I thought, biting my lip. Or was he... avoiding me?

My thoughts spiraled for a moment, but I didn’t have time to dwell on them. Jieun would know. She had to.

Without thinking twice, I jumped out of bed and rushed downstairs just as my mom called from the kitchen. “HAENI, DINNER IS—” She trailed off when she noticed me heading for the door. “Where is she going?”

"Sorry, Mom!" I muttered, grabbing my coat. But this was more important than dinner. Fortunately, Jieun’s house was right next door, so I could be there in seconds.

I burst through her front door and hurried to her room, not even bothering to knock. "Ya! That guy was Kim Sunoo!" I exclaimed, out of breath.

Jieun, lounging on her bed, lazily turned away from the movie she was watching. "So what? You can’t meet him anyway."

Her casual response frustrated me, but she wasn’t wrong. Still, the thought of seeing him again—feeling his presence so close, even for just a moment—had sent my heart racing.

I flopped onto her bed with a sigh. "You're taking my words too seriously. I just feel like I’m on cloud nine."

Jieun paused the movie, rolling over to look at me. "You missed him that much, huh?"

I stared up at the ceiling, a soft smile tugging at my lips. Did I miss him? I guess I did. He was the love of my life, after all. So what if I missed him?

"I guess I did," I finally admitted, my voice barely above a whisper. "I never really stopped missing him."