Given Up

Chapter 7

"You're a fucking coward."

"Excuse me? What did you just say?" Myungsoo asked, completely taken aback by her sudden statement.

"You heard me Mr Kim, anyways. I want to talk to you about what happened 4 years ago, not standing here and give you 5000 reasons why you deserved that title." Jiyeon said, standing up with her hands on her hips. "Well Ms Park, I believe that there's always a right time and place to discuss about that matter and it just happens that right here, right now is not the right time and place to talk about it." He scoffed.

Listening to that made her blood boiled, almost reaching its maximum. "Well you ignorant shithead, tell me when is a good time to tell me why you decided to just leave me across the globe? No calls? No texts? No letters or even e-mails? When will give me an explanation Myungsoo?" She unintentionally raised her tone higher, forgetting that they were in the office.

"Is it because you found someone else? Is that it? Am I not good enough for you?" She continued, tears threatening to fall from her eyes. This time, her voice came out as a whisper.

Myungsoo step forward towards her, close enough to take a good look on her face but not close enough to hold her or even touch her. "You left me here all alone. You hurt me Myungsoo, you left me all broken and confused. Why? I just want to know the reason why." Jiyeon asked, her tears completely betraying her and fall.

"It's no use crying over spilled milk Ms Park. What's done cannot be undone." He replied as he walk towards the door and paused there, not looking behind him, he said, "This is not the right place and time to speak about this matter. And don't you ever bring this up in front of me ever again."

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"Oh god, I should have known that 2 pints of Ben&Jerry's cookie dough ice cream will be enough for you." Shannon said as she looked at her best friend, eating the ice cream though her body is here, her mind and soul isn't. "Yo! I get that you're mad at me but don't be like this!"

Jiyeon looked at her and continued eating her ice cream, completely ignoring Shannon. Letting out a tired sigh, Shannon continued, "If it makes you feel any better he's just as cold to me too." Looking up at Shannon, jiyeon offered her a small smile, "I can see that. I'm sorry, it's just that, I can't help but to keep thinking about what had happened in the office earlier."

Laughing, Shannon smiled at her as she nudged Jiyeon's elbow and squealed, "I heard you're going to Durham? You excited?!"

"It's Derby, Shan." Jiyeon corrected her as she pulled her knees to herself on the couch. "Yeah yeah yeah, whatever. So? Are you excited? I bet it'll be fun!"

Jiyeon shrugged as she focused her attention back to her ice cream. "Hey Shan, can I ask you something?"

"Yeah, spill."

"Why didn't you tell me anything about Myungsoo? I mean, he came back today and you didn't even tell me."

Shannon bit her lips as she moved uncomfortably in her seat. "Well, he told me not to tell you. I mean, we got into a fight and I stopped talking to him. He changed into someone I don't even know. So I figured that it might be a wrong move if I tell you about it. I know you would want to see him, like desperately want to see him, but it's just.... it will make things worse."

Standing up from her seat abruptly, Jiyeon turned to face Shannon in a scary manner. "So you just decide things for me? You decide what's best for me? What am I? A 5 year old?"

"I know I'm in the wrong and I'm sorry! I real-"

Jiyeon ran her hand over her hair. "I'm sorry but I want to be alone for now." Grabbing her coat, she went out of the house, to the nearest park.