The Bad Boy

Chapter 21

Do you have any sense of responsibility?.. After 10 long years of waiting.. It's still like a dream to me.. Have you ever thought if i had the same feeling as you?
His words were still echoeing non-stop in my ears.
What exactly does he mean? He.. still has feelings for me after so many years?
I combined what i heard and what Mummy Joo said when i visited her.
He's waiting for you to come back..
I was tossing and turning for almost an hour and no answer found.
After much fustrations, i pulled my phone and dialled.
"Oh Hyejin ah, what is it at this hour?"
"Sorry Oppa to disturb."
"No it's ok i wasn't sleeping yet anyway. What is it?"
"It's..," I sighed,"Jongkook Oppa, he.."
"Did he confess?"
"I.. i wouldn't call it a confession but, it does seem like one. Ah i don't know!" I cried in fustration.
"Hyejin ah," he chuckled,"do you mind if i go over to your house and have a word with you?"
"Sure, come over!"

*****

"Thanks," he smiled as i handed him a glass of orange juice.
"Nice house," he said as he looked around.
"Thanks. Just a roof over my head will do for me."
"It really is fate that brought you two back together," he started.
"The first time i talked about his love life with him, a photo of you was shown to me. That was.. about 5 years after you left. I known him for 20 years now Hyejin ah. And for what i remembered, his eyes, that passionate eyes filled with love, it only appears when your name is mentioned. He admitted to still have feelings for you when i chatted with him after your arrival back into his life. He was so happy about your return that every conversation i had with him, your name exist. He would mention how lovely you looked during the date you had with him, what actions you did that made his heart skipped a beat, what happened to you that worried him. He'll drown himself in beer whenever you're in a new relationship. You know he's not a man who drinks right? Do you get it now Hyejin?"
That was a whole load of information for me to digest.
I nodded my head with my eyes looking on the ground, trying to think about my next step.
"So what's important now is, do you have feelings for hyung?"
My head was lifted up with my eyes wide open.
"I.. i don't know Oppa. I mean.. i'm happy and comfortable with him around and.. i just thought it's because we were friends for a long time so.."
"Hyejin, just a simple question to test, do you feel jealous when he's in a relationship?"
My head tilted to the side and my thinking cap was on.
"I.. um.. a bit i guess?" I admited.
"Then that's a yes! Why think so hard?"
I was shocked at the answer i got.
After so long? Feelings for him still exist?
"Hyejin, hyung hasn't have much time to wait anymore. And he's a nice guy you know it. Grab hold of this chance while you can."
He squeezed my hand before taking his leave.

*****

A few nights later
I was sound asleep when my phone woke me up.
With my face facing down on the bed, i used my sense of touch to get my phone.
"He..hello.."
"Hye.. hyejin ah.."
To confirm the caller, i looked at my phone screen.
"Oppa?" He sounded.. "Are you drunk?"
But.. he never drinks. He don't.
"Hyejin ah, do you know.. do you know how much i love you. I love you so much that i waited for you for 10 over years. 10 over years! Hyejin ah.. I miss you.."
Then it went complete slient.
"O.. oppa? Oppa you still there?" No respond.
I then hanged up the phone and went back to sleep, but expected, the phone call got me awake for the night.