I took a deep breath as the earthy aroma of a blazing fireplace filled my lungs. The lobby was small, cracked brown leather sofas at every corner and tilted paintings on the walls. Some things never change. The tiny chandelier that hung from above still flickered after all this while. I walked to the elevator with a key card in my hand. That key card was as old as my memories of this place. He gave that to me the first time I came here. I remembered the glint in his eyes as he handed the key card over to me that day. Daniel couldn't stop smiling with his adorable puppy eyes looking right at me. I honestly didn't think things would happen the way they did that day.
We'd been friends for as long as I can remember. From the first time I caught sight of him, I felt something, and that feeling, I kept it repressed and subdued for a very long time. I thought if I just talked to him, got closer and became friends, that would be enough. I didn't know that it would be excruciating, being so close yet so far, but that was okay because as long as I could be next to him and watch how happy he was, it was like a drug that numbed the pain. We stayed like that for 4 years, through high school and up to university. It was going fine, nothing was wrong, yet, during autumn break it changed. For the better or for the worse? I still can't really tell.
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Melancholy & Memories; Ongniel
RomanceI turned to Daniel, grabbed his head and put it against mine as tears fell on the carpeted floor. "I hope hopeless changes over time Daniel, if not in this lifetime then the next," I managed to mutter despite all the crying. "Seongwu...ah," Daniel...
