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[CHAPTER 46]

"The Ending For A New Beginning"

Clank. Clank. Clank.

The sound of the usual noisy tin cans suddenly felt like a chime.

Hakyeon and Hongbin went to the bookstore as a way to spend their last time together.

"I've always thought it was strange how this bookstore looked exactly like how I've always wanted. From inside to outside, top to bottom, it's everything I've been looking for in a place I want to read in. That's cheating you know," Hakyeon pouted.

Hongbin chuckled a bit.

He told the older how he went through the highs and the lows in order to get near Hakyeon. It was a lot of work at first but it all paid off when Hakyeon told him that he was in love as well.

"It must've been hard on you," Hakyeon said and hugged Hongbin from the back.

"It's okay. As long as I have you now," Hongbin held onto Hakyeon's hands and kissed it. "Thanks for understanding, Hakyeon-ah. It really means a lot to me."

The two of them walked around the bookstore and caressed the empty vintage bookshelves as they reminisce every inch of the building for the last time.

"What do you think I'll be doing after our memories get a rest?" Hakyeon asked.

"Who knows? Unlike normal people, you've never had a future pre-written for you," Hongbin shrugged.

"You know, I've always wondered about that," the older commented.

"Hmm?"

"The reason why my future is unknown. If I had a future written out like everyone else, that means I'm going to end up with someone who has a future or doing something completely different from what I'm doing now, right? I believe that the reason why I never had a predetermined future was so that I could meet you," Hakyeon said.

"You think so?"

"Mhmm!"

Hakyeon hugged Hongbin even tighter under the timeless chandelier and all they could think about was each other.

"Thanks for coming for me, Kong-ah," Hakyeon gave the younger a peck on the cheeks as gratitude.

Hongbin and Hakyeon eventually went upstairs to talk more and eventually Hongbin brought out the box that contained the book and the pen with it. Of course, Hakyeon wasn't surprised at all and told the younger he already knew about it.

"If you were going to write my story, what would you have written?" Hongbin asked curiously.

"Honestly, I didn't think that far. Maybe bound you to my side for an eternity? So that you have nowhere to go except by my side?" Hakyeon grinned.

"That's tiring," Hongbin sighed playfully and teased. "But that doesn't sound all that bad either."

"Can I also ask you something?"

"Hmm?"

"When did you um... fall in love with me?" Hakyeon blushed as soon as he asked the question.

"Not long after I met you, at least that's what I thought but now that I think about it, I might've fallen for you since the beginning even before we actually met. Your single story changed who I was. At first, it was curiosity. Eventually, I began to empathize with your feelings and felt sorry for you. But later on, I thought how nice it would be if I could be there to help you... I went from someone who could care less into someone who couldn't let go of your book. It was to a point that I became a bit obsessed with your story and even now, I still remember every detail about your life from the beginning."