Sweet Childhood Love (Korean)

CHAPTER 4

You and Joon met outside after a few minutes and started walking around.

“So where do we go?” Joon asked.

You smiled, “Molla, I brought a basket of food and look!” you opened the locket and showed Joon. You put a picture of you and Joon; his arm around your neck and kissing your cheek while you smiled so sweetly holding up a peace sign.

“I remember that picture!” Joon smiled. Then he looked at the picture of a baby boy on the other side. Joon arched a brow, “Who's that?”

You giggled, “That’s you, oppa!”

“JINJA!?” Joon looked closer, “How did you get it?”

“Umma took the picture from your mom and gave it to me.”

“Umma.” Joon growled and snickered.

You and Joon arrived at the park and placed your stuff under a tree. You and Joon played around for hours. When the sun was setting you and Joon lit the candles and started eating. You laughed at Joon when you threw a piece of bread to his mouth, but it went in his nose.

“Aish!” Joon blew his nose on tissue and the bread crumb came out, “Success!”

You laughed so hard that you fell on your back.

Joon smiled and watched you laugh, *I’m glad I make her happy.* His smile turned into a frown, *I’m really going to miss you.*

You calmed down and sat up, “Oppas’ so funny.”

Joon smirked.

“I’m going to miss you oppa.” You sighed.

Joon looked at you, “I’m going to miss you too.”

You scooted closer to Joon and rested your head on his shoulder, “You are going to be the best friend that I’ll have and remember forever.”

Joon melted at your words, he rested his head on yours, “Me too, I’m going to miss you a lot.”

You smiled and looked up at the stars. Joon looked at you and followed your gaze.

He smiled, “When you’re in America and you miss me,” he pointed at the stars, “just look up at the stars and think they’re my eyes, cause I’ll be watching you.”

You smiled and added, “And when it rains it means I’m so sad because I’m not with you.”

Joon’s heart started getting heavy, “When the sun hits your skin and you feel the warmth. That’s me hugging you.”

“And when the wind passes,” You smiled, “it’s me saying I miss you.”

Joon’s heart got heavier and his eyes started getting teary, *And when you’re gone I’ll be the saddest thing on earth.*

“Oppa I got something for you.” Your reached for the basket.

Joon looked at you. You brought out a big box and showed it to Joon, “Tada!”

Joon took the big box and opened it, “Ooh!”

“Since you gave me a locket,” You smiled, “I’ll give you a picture album of all our pictures and look,” you brought out a chain necklace with a cross, “my remembrance.”

 Joon took the necklace and placed it around his neck, “Awesome.”

You smiled and reached for the album, “Let’s reminisce about the past, shall we?”

Joon nodded and placed the album on his lap. He opened it and the first picture he saw was the picture his mom took on the first day they came here. The picture showed you and Joon sitting beside each other with big smiles on your faces. You and Joon laughed and pointed at the pictures. Finally you reached the last picture and it was the same picture in your locket of you and Joon.

Joon’s heart dropped and tears filled his eyes, *Don’t cry, don’t cry! Cry at home!*

Your heart got really heavy and tears were already trailing down your cheek. You sniffled and wiped your eyes.

*She’s crying?* Joon looked at you, “Ya? You crying?”

“Oh no,” you sarcastically said and smiled, “just wiping my sweat.”

Joon smirked and pulled you into a hug, “You are such a baby.”

“Am not.” You whined.

Joon snickered, “You know if people saw us they would’ve mistaken us as a couple.”

You weakly laughed, “Yeah, you’re right.”

*I wish you’d see us that way too.* Joon sighed and stroke your hair.

You pulled away from Joon, “Let’s make a promise, oppa.”

“Okay.” Joon nodded.

“When I come back-“

“You’ll be coming back?” Joon’s eyes widened.

“I’ll find a way.” You smiled, “When I come back, we have to come here together.”

“On the day you come back?” Joon smiled.

“Yup, I’ll tell you when I’ll come back,” You nodded, “Pinky promise?” you held up your pinky.

Joon laced his pinky finger with yours, “Promise.”

After an hour of talking Joon brought you home. You stopped in front of your door.

“I guess this is it then.” Joon sighed.

Your eyes got teary and you hugged Joon, “I don’t want to go.”

Joon hugged you tight, “I don’t want you to go either.”

“No one will protect me anymore,” You cried, “I have no oppa to run to.”

 Joon pulled away from you, “But I’ll be here,” he pointed at your heart, “in your heart.”

You smiled and wiped the tears from your eyes, “Goodbye oppa.”

“I won’t get to see you leave tomorrow, won’t I?” Joon’s eyes got teary.

You shook your head, “I’ll leave at 4 in the morning.”

Joon sighed and stroked your cheek, “Goodbye Seul Gi-ah.”

“Goodbye oppa,” You stepped back, “saranghae.”

Joon’s heart fluttered, “Saranghae.”

You smiled and entered your house, you ran up to your room and tried to sleep. You hugged your pillow tight and tried to imagine life without Joon, *Impossible, my life would be ruined without oppa.* You closed your eyes and more tears fell.

Joon walked back to his house with a sad heart and teary eyes. His tears finally fell when he shut the door to his room. He landed on his bed and silently sobbed, *Seul Gi-ah, neomu saranghae.*