Love In Hate

18 Unrequited love

Inn's POV

Bodyslam- Believe greeted me when I opened the door. I looked around, searching for my uncle. Then, someone popped up his head from under the counter. I grinned when I saw him. I made my way to him.

"Hi, uncle," I stood in front of him. The counter separated us.

"Hi, nephew," he said back. I rolled my eyes upwards. "Called me my name, will you?" He wasn't much older than me. He was only 28 for goodness sake.

He just chuckled.

"Is there someone in there?" I asked him, pointing to the studio.

"No one rent for today. Except for you guys tonight,"

I nodded. "Then, can I hang out here?" I asked for his permission. Although this was actually my usual spot to hang out when my parents weren't at home. I came to help my uncle with his business sometimes. And tonight was my jamming session with my group. My uncle knew that, so he always reserved Saturday's night for us. Of course I paid him. Even though he always refused when I gave him the money, I still gave him anyway. We jammed every weekend. You couldn't expect I would use it for free everytime. My uncle could get bankrupt.

"Don't act like this is your first time," he said.

I laughed. "Okay. Thank you, uncle. Love you,"

With that, I went to the studio. I took the guitar and went to sit against the wall. I picked on the guitar's string while humming a song that I had in my mind during that time.

I can see your heart is changing
trying to hide the truth, its in your eyes

I stopped when I realized I was singing Ordinary Life. Why it had to be that song?

I shook my head and changed the tune. Soon, I heard the door's being opened. My uncle stepped in the room and had his seat beside me.

"What are you singing?" my uncle asked me.

"Random,"

The silence urged in between us. I was picking on the guitar while my uncle just sat there, listening to me.

"Why you open a studio?" I said it out of the blue. My uncle turned to look at me with furrowing brows. But then, he answered me.

"To let youngsters like you burst out in passion," he said jokingly.

"Is it the solely reason?"

My uncle went silence for a while. "Well, it's because I like music. And I would like to give a chance to others to enjoy it too,"

"Fair enough," I told him. "Uncle, I want to be a musician," I said slowly.

"Did your parents know?" he asked me while giving me a questioning look.

"They did. They just knew about it," and the one that gave me courage to do that was no one other than Sun.

Sun... he always told me how nice I was. How patient I was that I was willing to teach him although he was so stupid. How good I was... he always praised me. Little did he know he just helped me as much with my ambition, my dreams. I wouldn't do it if it wasn't for him. It's liked we were fated to meet. To change our life. To help each other. To give courage to one another. It's like... we're meant for each other.

"What did they say?" my uncle took the guitar from my hand. I just let him.

"Nothing," I said.

"That's why you're here? Find solace?"

I nodded. "Practically true but there's another reason,"

"You have a problem, son?" he asked me in concern. I grinned when he called me son. He always liked to act as an adult to me while he was a single guy himself.

"It's not a problem but yet, a problem." I shrugged. "I didn't even know it myself,"

"You can tell me if you want,"

I glanced over to him. "I think... I'd fallen in love,"

He widened his eyes in surprised. "With whom?"

"Someone," I refused to tell him the truth.

He nodded, got the hint. "Did you confess to her?"

Confess? Yeah. I just remembered. He didn't love me. How could I forget that? Shit! Damn! "How can I if she's already rejecting me?"

"What do you mean?"

I pulled my right leg into my lap. I combed my hair that fell on my forehead backwards using my fingers. "We had a fight. I provoked her. And she said that, she never loved me or liked me," I let out a sigh.

I wanted to reconcile with him. But now, do I have a chance? Maybe I can be his friend but as a lover, that was impossible. He told me clean and clear he didn't love me even a single bit.

"Did you start it or did she?"

"I guess it was me," I told him.

"Then, you're the one that have to say sorry,"

I nodded. "I know. But I didn't know how to make things the way it used to be. Even if we talked again, we wouldn't be closed as before. I can make sure that," things must be awkward between us. I shouldn't have talk on that topic. And I was the one that getting hurt now. Unrequited love. Never knew it would happen to me.

"So, what are you going to do now?" my uncle asked.

I turned to look at him. "Just let it be. Leave the time decides. Next week is exam. We would be having a closing ceremony for the 12th grade students too. Then, school's coming to a break. A long break. I think it was enough time for us to think about our relationship,"

Yeah. That would do. I hoped next year we'll going to be okay. For the time being, I need time. And I knew Sun needed it as well.

"Okay then if you already decided." My uncle nodded his head in understanding.

It was important to respect other's decision. It's the basic rule in life.