❝ᴅʀᴏᴡɴɪɴɢ❞|| vmin

XVII

I came downstairs the next day to see you crying

my face crumpled and my heart ached

I ran over to you and held your face in my hands

'my baby, don't cry'
I wiped your cheek with my thumbs

you sniffled and continued to weep

'no, no don't be like this
please tell me what's wrong, I'll fix it'

you gave me a hopeless smile

'it's eun ji
it's her birthday today'

I wrapped my arms around you and put my hand on your head

you put your arms around me

'I sent her a card yesterday'
you said

'I made it myself,
I even wrote in calligraphy and everything'

I pulled away and put my hands on your shoulders and looked at your watery eyes

'I looked at the mail today and found that it was sent back

except that it was ripped up'

'why would she-'

'it wasn't her'
you said

'she would never do that to me'

'then who would'
I asked

you looked at the ground then back at me

'I don't know'

I kissed your forehead and told you to stop crying

because

seeing you cry
hurt more than anything