Cinderella (Seventeen)

Lost and Found

Chapter Forty Three

/6 MONTHS LATER/

*DK's POV*

For months she's not spoken of him. For months, he's not spoken of her.

They haven't seen each other since the day they disappeared off together and Hyoln was the only one to come back, Wonwoo following a few weeks later a changed person.

"You should eat," I pushed the bowl back in front of her. I'm sick of seeing her like this. Hurting.

"Not hungry," she pushed it away. We both sat in the company canteen, the others practicing and Wonwoo... Well he was with Bora. Things has become pretty serious and heated between those two, I just don't understand why.

What the flying fucking fuckidy fuck does he see in Bora when he had a goddess to begin with?

"Hyolyn, eat it," I grabbed her wrist as she began to move away, pulling her back down. Seeing her shocked face I loosened my grip, muttering an apology.

Slowly she picked up the spoon and started to eat. Finally.

Waiting patiently I sat until every bit was gone, making sure she doesn't pull a regular stunt of tossing it away.

"I'm taking you out. You need to be outside for a bit," clearing her stuff away for her, she still dazed off into thin air.

Saying nothing I guided her from the building.

Yes I spend more time with her. But it's not out of choice, well it is but, she needs someone. Something inside her head has switched off, making her lost. She can't find the way, so I'll help her.

"Let's sit here," sitting on a bench in a park she sat across playing with her thumbs.

Breaking the silence is awkward. What do I say? I can't bring him up.

What he's done to her... I don't know. It's like she is the person we know when we first met her.

Cold. Distant. Closed off from all emotions.

But it wasn't me who broke the lingering unsaid words.

"I don't remember what happened, but thank you Seokmin," she whispered, playing wi8th her fingers while still looking down. 

She doesn't remember? What doesn't she remember?

"I don't remember much of me and him, just that, I loved him. But maybe not enough, because he left," she nodded. Shaking my head, I turned her head with my chin so she was looking at me. 

"You were way more than enough for him. Maybe you did love him, maybe you still do but you don't know why. You can't help that, he's special to you. I know that. What don't you remember?" It's too soon to confess myself to her. It's not fair on her. 

"Any of it. I know we were together, and then we weren't. Times between us has been erased and forgotten, I don't remember much of him," her voice cracked. Whatever they did to her, they will pay for it.

Trust me. 

*Hyolyn's POV*

Sitting beside Seokmin it gave me time to reflect. Not that that is what I have been doing for the past 6 months or anything. I can't seem to piece anything together.