LEANNE AIANNE'S POV
I drank the rest of my orange juice as Sey Chelle watched me silently from the opposite side of the table. The lawyer of the buyer of my unit just left and Sey immediately took the opportunity to stop me from leaving as well. Any time soon, she will break her silence.
"Will we order again?" I said when I finished my dessert.
She dropped a sigh. "Why can't you just face him and talk?" She said instead, going for the plunge. "He clearly wants to talk to you. He's been looking for you for days and you're avoiding him for days too. I can tell you that avoiding him is not a good idea. You've been going around in circles and now Wonwoo is going desperate."
"There's no use, Sey. I've already decided. And I can't change it again."
She clasped her hands and rested them in the table. I readied myself since I know she'll be talking and scolding me non-stop now.
"A, if you're leaving just because of Wonwoo, fine. I won't stop you from leaving even if I don't want you to leave. I just hate that you're doing this to yourself. It's so obvious that you're not happy with what you are going to do. You have a choice to be happy, you know."
"And I'm doing it right now."
"No!" She argued. "What you are doing is plain stupidity. I'm sorry, but I'm your friend that's why I'm telling you this. And I'm telling you right now that you are making a big mistake."
"Chelle, if you really want me to be happy, just let me be. Tell me I'm doing great, that everything will be okay." I need a friend who can understand me now.
"You've been through this. And look, you're still not okay." She rolled her eyes at me. "Why does leaving and coming back have to happen again? Can't you see? That poor guy is still madly in love with you. Only blind people can't see that. And you, you still have feelings for him. I know, that's why you don't have to deny it. So why do you have to make simple thing as complicated as they are now?"
I sighed. "Because it's not that simple, Chelle." It's never been.
She rolled her eyes on me as if she can't believe what I am saying. "My God!" She exclaimed. "What's so complicated about it? The facts and signs are all there, screaming at you loud and clear. Just give him a break, A, and talk to him. Not that you'll run and run. When it comes to racing, you're so brave. But with things as simple as this . . ." She made an audible sigh. "You always run away at the first sign of distress."
Maybe she's right. I'm a coward. But I would rather take the physical blow than submit myself into an emotional pain. At least bruises and wounds on the surface heal faster than those scars that run deep.
"What I am thinking about here is you. I remember how you were before, the first time we met. You were mourning and grieving for your brother, and you fought the battle alone. You faced life alone. But now you have Wonwoo, he's your chance. You can be together for the rest of your life. You don't have to be alone again."
She reached for my hands above the table and held them. "You've been hurting for a long time, A. I'm your friend but I didn't do anything before. At least this time, I know I can. You just have to listen to me."
"Chelle, you've been my best friend and my sister when I lost my brother. That's more than enough for me. So for now, just support me in this. I know what I'm doing. Don't you want the best for me?"
She's staring at me for a while, as if she's reading me like a book. And then she sighed and dropped the subject. She didn't speak after that but I could tell that she has something to tell me. But I'm also prepared to disagree.
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Book 2: The Seventeen Heirs Series; Jeon Wonwoo (SEVENTEEN FANFIC)
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