The Strangest Heartache

#2

Kim Heechul's POV

She is totally annoyed and mad at me. If only I had more sense when texting her just now, this situation will not be happening. Is it my fault for being concerned about her condition?

--flashback--

It has became a habit for Hani to drop by at my place for a drink once in a while. That was before Donghae and her were together and she never shows up after that anymore. Until two weeks ago, she suddenly stood up in front of my apartment with mascara completely smeared on her face and eyes all puffed up.

"Yah Hani-ah! Why are you looking like this?" I could not help but to put my hands on both of her shoulders and let her in. Standing in front of the entrance like a pillar, her expression remained stiff. Only the low hum coming from the television rid the silence.

"Why are you here at this hour? Why are you in a mess, looking like this?" I stole a glance towards the clock in the living room. 1.08 am. Why is she here? My feeling says that something is not right. Those lips start to tremble. A word finally came out with her voice still cracked and caught in her throat.

Hani wrapped her arms around my body. Her face was totally hidden from my sight as she hugged me tightly but from her voice, I could tell that she broke down with tears.

"Oppa, he...,"

"What?"

"Oppa, Donghae..,"

Okay, I got it.

For a few minutes, both of us were hugging in front of the door and I just let her cry her heart out. I continuously pat her back as she were crying with intention to make her feel better.

"Oppa, I'm sorry for coming to your place in this condition but I really have no one to talk to about this matter except you. I know you know about us better than anyone else," she finally talked with her mournful tone.

"It is okay, Hani-ah. Can you just tell me what happened? Aigooo, look at your messy hair," I used my fingers to ruffle through her messy hair.

"Look at your face, this stupid girl. This pretty face don't deserve to be drenched with tears. Although your face is not as pretty as mine, but still...,"

Her pair of small hands start to hit my chest. She finally laughed after listening to my narcissistic joke. This silly girl, why Donghae keeps on making her crying when her smile alone is always beautiful to see? Her personality is lively and pretty much mature that sometimes she became my place to rant out all my worries and problems in spite of her being 9 years younger than me.

To see her unusual fragile side tonight makes my heart shatter into pieces.

"Come here, sit," like an obedient puppy, she followed my steps when I dragged her to sit on my bright red sofa in the living room. The mumbling sounds from television breaks the silence.

"Wipe your nose, kiddo. Haish, how many times do I have to tell you. I am your oppa, not your omma..," Everybody knows; my family, my members, even the fans know that I am a clean freak and could not bear to touch dirty things but Hani is exceptional. Me too can't believe myself for wiping her snot.

"Ahhh, mianhae oppa.. You don't have to do this.. Aaaa! I am embarrassed, Super Junior's Big Star Kim HeeChul is wiping my nose with his bare hand...," She reached a box of wet tissue on the table and wiped my hands. I don't know why, this small gesture of her makes my heart flutter a bit because girls do not usually touch any parts of my body so casually like Hani. Others may see me as a playboy due to my playful and flirty image portrayed on the screen but the truth is, you can say I am a little conservative about the boundary drawn between men and women.