The Quiet Boy | Lee Seokmin

Chap. 14

Seokmin's POV

I was in my room, playing some video games on the couch. I was really bored. This video games isn't helping. I turned off the video games and looked around my room. I walked towards my bed and took my teddy bear. I remembered on my 6th Birthday. My dad gave me this teddy bear as a gift. I really loved it. This one is my favourite gift from him.

On my 6th birthday, I patiently waited for my dad to come home. That day was raining. Heavy rain with the thunder. My dad usually went home at 6.30 p.m. or 7 p.m. After I waited for a long time, it's already 6.30 p.m. but my dad aren't home yet so I automatically knew that he'll be back at 7. So I waited for him once again. I kept waiting and waiting and waiting until it was already 7.20 p.m. but he still didn't come home. I was worried that time. In my mind, there's a lot of questions about him. 'Where is appa?' , 'Is he okay?' , 'Did he remember that today is my birthday?' , 'Why he didn't come home yet?' And etc.

I waited for a little more but he still didn't come home and I finally gave up and I was about to go upstairs to my room to lock myself but I stopped when I heard our main door was being opened. I turned around and my lips quickly formed a wide smile when I saw my dad was standing in front of the door. He was soaking wet and he's panting as if he ran 100 meters. I ran towards him to hug him. I don't care if I get wet too but all I care is my dad have came home safely. I broke the hug and asked him why is he late and he told me that his car broke down when he was on his way to go home. He left his car on the side of some random roads and he decided to take a taxi. He ride a taxi and told the driver to drive faster because he didn't want to miss my birthday.

While he was on his way, the road was jammed. The jam was horrible because a car didn't even move a bit. My dad lost his patient and pay to the driver as he get out of the taxi and ran. Luckily it was almost reached our house since our house is near to the city. He said that he ran for 20 minutes. After he told me everything, and I saw how much he loved me as his only son. Then I realised that he's hiding something on his back. I asked him and he took out a brown teddy bear. The teddy bear were being wrapped by a plastic bag so it won't get wet. I really loves teddy bear since I was kid until now. And in the end of that day, I spent my time with my family. That is why this teddy bear is my favourite and I gave it a name. It's Teddy.

Every time I looked at Teddy, it reminds me of him. I really missed him so damn much. I was really sad on the day he passed away. And still, I'm really sad about it untill I've changed. I pushed everybody away. Shackled with sadness and pain. I need someone to help me to take me out from this sadness and pain. I need to accept people in my life again but I can't. I sighed.

Suddenly I heard a door sound being opened and closed. I guess Yeoreum was already back from school. I suddenly felt like I want to see her and talk to her but I just, can't. I waited for a moments before I went to see her. Minutes passed by and I went towards her room. I didn't knock, I just opened it slowly. I saw her lying on her bed with her weak eyes looking at me and she fell asleep. 'She must be so tired after school.' I thought and stared at her.

"Seokmin?" I was shocked by Aunt Laila's voice and I turned to her. She walked beside me and looked inside Yeoreum's room. "Why are you staring at her?" She smirked and I quickly looked at her for a second with my blank expression and looked back at sleeping Yeoreum and I walked away. Trying to hide my embarassement. I could heard Aunt Laila chuckled as I went downstairs.

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Yeoreum's POV

"Yeoreum~~"

"Yeoreum~"

I heard woman's voice calling my name. I was at a middle of nowhere. It's seems like I was in a garden. The garden was big and beautiful. It was decorated by a million of flowers. I could see some butterflies, rabbits and a few birds are chirping. This garden isn't familiar to me, if I get any chance to go here again, I wanted to go. But it seems like I was alone there because I don't see anyone.