Healing

Proposal

31st December 2019,

As the clock neared midnight on new year eve, Sunghoon led my hand and we both moved to the quiet place away from the crowd and celebrations. The sky above was twinkling with stars and it was so beautiful. As I was staring at the sky, he was staring at me lovingly.

"Yoonah, I want to tell you something I guess it's a perfect time to confess my feelings for you"

I was confused yet shocked, my heart raced at the word confessing.

"Yoonah since the day I met you, you have only been on my mind constantly. I tried to ignore it, i thought it would fade but didn't, in fact it's only grown stronger"

I felt my cheeks warmed and my heart pounding even louder at every word he was saying.

"I have fallen for you Yoonah" he confessed as his eyes locked on mine.

"I love you, I can't keep it to myself anymore, you mean everything to me.

I was speechless and overwhelmed with the emotions i had tried to hide. My eyes softened and my lips curved into a smile.
"Sunghoon I.. I think for you the same, I love you Sunghoon.. I love you so much..."
I whispered, my voice filled with emotions.

He seemed surprised, a flash of relief and joy lightening up on his face. Sunghoon looked into my eyes, his gaze intense and filled with emotion, slowly he reached out tucking a stray of hair behind my ear. Sunghoon tilted my chin, his lips meeting mine in a tender, lingering kiss that deepened as we both give into the emotion we had been holding back. The world around us disappeared as we shared the intimate moment wrapped in warmth and the closeness.

Currently,

Nobody's POV,

As Yohan started to read further, Yoonah entered the room,

Yoonah : Yohan ?

She called, he didn't turned around at first, almost as if he didn't heard.
When he finally did, he was surprised.

Yohan : Yoonah, what are you doing here? Didn't you went for the shopping.

Yoonah : yeah! But because of an emergency, soomin had to leave early.

She replied, her eyes wandering around the room, everything seems normal, but she caught sight of something - her diary which was half hidden beneath the stack of papers on the edge of the table, her heart skipped a beat. Yoonah felt a cold shiver running down her spine. How did it get there?

Yoonah : Yohan... is that my diary?

She asked, her voice barely a whisper a mix of confusion. He quickly tried to cover it with his hand, but it was too late, Yoonah could see fear in his eyes, the way he hesitated before saying,

Yohan : I.. I found it in your room. I... Was just making sure it was safe.

Yoonah took a step forward, her heart racing 'safe' she repeated.

Yoonah : why didn't you tell me you had it.

Yohan's gaze shifted to the floor, he tightened his jaw, as he struggled to find the right words,

Yohan : I didn't want you to think I was snooping. But Yoonah, I couldn't help but read a little. I just... I had to know what was in it.

The words hit her like a punch to the gut.
Yoonah felt betrayed, the vulnerability she had poured into those pages now exposed without her consent. All the things she had kept hidden from Yohan, the parts of her past she had never shared, were now out in the open in front of him.

Yoonah : you read it, you invaded my privacy Yohan.

She said, voice filled with bitterness and hurt

Yohan : I didn't mean to hurt you,

(he said quickly, stepping towards her,)

I just... I needed to understand you better. I wanted to know what you were hiding,

Yoonah felt a wave of anger rise within her, mixed with pain.

Yoonah : You had no right to do that. That diary was mine! It was my way of keeping my past... my secrets safe.

She snapped, her eyes welling with tears.

Yohan's face softened, he stepped towards her,

Yohan : I am sorry Yoonah, I didn't want to invade your privacy, i didn't want to hurt you, i didn't realise how much it meant to you, I just wanted to understand, why you are always so gaurded.

Yoonah wanted to push him away, to scream at him for betraying her trust, but instead, she stood there, fighting back tears.

Finally she spoke,

Yoonah : you have seen everything now, the things which I am too scared to tell you, but it's too late, you have crossed the line Yohan.

Yohan took another step forward, his face filled with regret.

Yohan : I didn't mean to hurt you, Yoonah. I'm so sorry.

Yoonah stood there conflicting her heart, the love she still felt for him, and the betrayal she could never undo. She had kept her past hidden for a reason and now he knows everything.

With a heavy sigh, Yoonah turned away, leaving the room, closing the door behind her, she didn't know what to think anymore and where they stood now.