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today was our last day in jeju
and we had another location
to go to which was the jeju
national museum.

i always wanted to visit
the museum prior to
its historical displays.

on another note, eunwoo
and i had not said a word
to each other which bin
took over his spot and staid
beside me throughout the trip.

i was in despair to sort
this out because i lingered
for his presence.

i miss us,
i miss him.

yerin, the barrier that
is ruining our relationship.

on the other hand, our
class was taken to the
museum by tourists.
the building was huge
and it attracted many
people from first sight.

we followed the tourists
as they guided us around
the museum, from every
detail of jeju's history.
then, heading outside, there
were many sculptures to
look and admire from.

aside from jeju's history,
it also had entertainments
about the fishes and the
wildlife exhibitions.

after a long day, our tour
in jeju has come to an end.
it was time to head back to
seoul despite the fact that
we didn't want to leave.

then eunwoo came across
my mind, while i decided
to make the first move by
approaching him.

"oppa."
i called.

his gaze fixed onto me,
though he did not look
pleasant due to his visual
which look like he suffered
from a lack of sleep.

i was upset to see him that way.

"can i sit with you?"
i ask him, a smile
appeared onto his face.

"of course."
he replied.

he stuck his hand out,
and i took it, while we
intertwined them together.

i was hurt, but i can't loose him.
by all means, forgetting what
happened is the best choice
as long as we were together.

we climbed onto the bus,
then i went ahead of him
towards the window seat.
the aura was quiet as he
stroked his thumb on my hand.

"hyunhee, i'm sorry."
he remarked.

you felt satisfied and
complete hearing it
come from him.

you smiled in response,
"let's not talk about that."

"i want to enjoy the little time
we have here together, prior to
the fact that we hadn't had time
together in the beginning."
i say, leaning onto his shoulder.

i felt his head lean onto
my head for comfort while
the ride took 8 hours.

after a long wait,
we were once again
back in seoul and
even had a week
off of school.

we had the time to
ourselves to relax.

eunwoo had offered to
bring me home, which
i had agreed upon to.

"before the day ends, i want
to do something for you."
eunwoo says, caressing my hand.

i stayed quiet while i watched
him walk out of the car, coming
towards my side and opening
the door like the gentleman he is.

i walked out and followed
his movements.

"this may seem like a
last minute plan, but
i didn't want you to go
home with a bad memory
of us, so i did this for you."
he says, taking your hands.

you were in the middle of
the streets, with no passing
cars but only the arrival of
six boys whom carried a
bouquet of flowers, a guitar
and three cardboard posters.

"what's all this?"
i question.

"my love, this is for you."
he says, handing you the bouquet.

you happily take them,
and the strum of the
guitar started playing
the intro of a song you
were familiar with.

"you're my butterfly."
eunwoo sang softly,
a smile spread across your face.

and by the time the
song had ended, the
posters spun around
revealing a sentence.

it read,

"i love you."

my eyes began to
brim in tears, due
to the happiness and
effort he did for you.

"i love you too."
i say in response
to the poster.

"i wanted to say
something as well."
he begins,

"i'm sorry, i'm sorry.
i never wanted to hurt you,
i didn't know what i was doing.
during that time, i was lost in
confusion and yerin just happened
to be there and i hurt you, i hurt us."
he spoke out, a tear
rolling down his cheek.

"i only came back to my senses
after that night. i wasn't focusing
on my only star and i almost lost it."

"but she's still here."
you say.

he engulfed you into a
warm embrace, while
the members watched
in admiration.

then bin stepped up,
and had spoke to eunwoo.

"don't hurt her again."

which eunwoo had nodded to.

"i won't."

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