Devoted | Joshua Hong

21.

I arrived at Hansol's college and parked my car near the studio.

It was empty and quiet as I went it. The others were probably at class or in their dorm sleeping, I guess.

Without wasting time, I took my paperwork on the desk. I quickly glanced to the exit and frightened to see a figure standing. It was Hansol.

"What brings you here?" He asked.
"I uhm.. Left my stuffs. I got class."
"Can you spare a few minutes?"

I checked on my watch. My class was starting in an hour.

"Yeah, sure."

We sat down on the spinning chairs, facing each other.

"I know you don't want to bring this up, neither do I but as her bestfriend, I want you to know something,"

"I'm listening,"

He leaned closer.

"Paris really loves you, man. For me, I have been with her for eight years, she's devoted to you more even though you guys just knew each other. Do you know how lucky you are?"

"Those are just feelings, Hansol"

"Well, it's more than that. It takes sacrifice to love someone. She's still young but she's already hurt. Why won't you just tell her that you feel the same way?"

"I had to do what's right-"

"Joshua, you can close your eyes to the things you do not want to see, but you cannot close your heart to the things you do not want to feel and that's why you're afflicting yourself,"

I stood to the ground. Hansol was right. I had to see her this instance.

"Where is she?"
"She's not here."
"What? Where?"
"Didn't she told you? She planned after both of your parents got married, she'll be staying with her real mum in Italy this end of month,"

So Paris did agreed the wedding? Joshua what the hell have you done. I threw a fist to the wall. I was in anger to myself.

"But since they cancelled it, she left yesterday. I was searching for you but you didn't come,"

She must probably had told me the other day in the cafe when I wasn't hearing. I thanked Hansol for everything. I was glad to know the truth. But I lost the person I loved and made her to leave with a broken heart.