LOVE IN SILENCE

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Jihoon just finnished buying the things he needs for his stay in a small place he was renting for the time being. He was on his way home when a girl suddenly ran up to him and pushed him. With the impact that the girl made the both of them fell on the ground.

Jihoon hurt his back from the fall, while trying to get up, he felt that the girl was on top of him her face laying on his chest. The girls body was shaking. Worried, he immediately raised himself up while also helping the girl to stand up. Then there he saw tears flowing down her face. Jihoon not knowing what to do, brushed her tears away and hugged her tightly.

When the girl finnished crying, she slightly pushed Jihoon away. She took out a notebook from her bag and wrote something. She showed it to Jihoon.

"Are you unable to hear?" She wrote. As a response, Jihoon nodded his head. The girl then focused on writing on her notebook again, while Jihoon started picking up the stuff he bought.

"You were about to get hit by a car. The driver was honking on you nonstop that is why I pushed you. I'm sorry if it hurt. Goodbye" she took the piece of paper and gave it to Jihoon and started walking away.

Jihoon was shocked about what she said and saw her from a distance uneasily walking, her left leg with a bruise. He just then found himself running after the girl.

"Can you tell me your name?" Jihoon asked

"My name is Il Jin" she wrote.

"Where are you headed?" He asked again

"Home" was her reply.

Jihoon then knelt down his back facing the girl. He then tapped his back motioning for her to ride. The girl then refused and pulled him up but then he insisted. With the pain on her leg and Jihoon's persistence, the girl then accepted his offer.

The girl motioned her hands to show Jihoon the way. Jihoon was then again surprised to know that the girl lives just accross his place. Feeling exhausted from the long walk, they then bid their goodbyes and thank yous with the help of the pen and notebok and went on their own home.

The next day, Jihoon was over his garden trying to water his plants when he saw a stone thrown in front of him, he then saw the girl from yesterday waving her hands then acted like asking him to open the gates , and so he did.

Il Jin has on a basket and handed it to Jihoon, a note that says " Good morning neighbor, welcome to our place😊" was pasted on it. That is how their friendship started.

Everyday, they would go on each others places and hang out. They learned a lot about each other with just a span of 6 months. Jihoon learned that, they had alot of similarities like having to know how to play musical instruments. In Il Jin's house he found a bunch of different kinds of instruments that he had always admired. He found out that her parents were mucisians but she unfortunately lost them at a young age. That she grew up in an orphanage, located just a few blocks away from where he stays. She now helps in the orphanage, taking care of the orphans with disabilities.

One time, Il Jin invited him to visit the orphanage. There he was able to see her as someone else. He was able to see more of her. He saw a very loving Il Jin. There he saw her sweetest smile. Her contagious smile that can light up the whole place. A smile that has brought a very peculiar feeling, a smile that caused his heart to skip a beat. He was able to see the beautiful woman hidden inside a very shy, sweet girl. He then found himself slowly falling for her.

Ever since that day, Jihoon then unaware, tried his best to take care of her. It was like his emotions took over his system. He cooked for her, helped her in anything that she do and a lot more. Then one day he just found himself writing lyrics, something he never thought he would ever do again. It didn't surprised him though that he was writing it with Il Jin in mind. "I want to listen to her singing this" he thought.

A month had passed, Il Jin and Jihoon had become even more closer as if they have known each other for years. Jihoon is at the very last part of the song he was writing, just a bit more then it will be considered done. But then again, things happen when you least expected it. Wonwoo has found him.

All of the confidence, hapiness, and peacefulness that he built in him were easily destroyed by just seeing Wonwoo standing infront of his house. He felt guilty. Guilty that he had to leave, that he had to be in this position, guilty that he has to get his hearing impaired.

That day Wonwoo told him everything of course through writing, about how they miss him. How it feels empty practicing with a missing member. How hard it is not having him around. The more that Wonwoo talked about their hardships the more Jihoon felt angry at himself even more. Then there it was, he exploded.

" So what hyung?" Jihoon spat out of frustration.

"Jihoon?" Wonwoo asked bewildered.

" So what if you are all having a tough time? So what if it is hard for all of you? At least, you, all of you are able to face these problems together. You have each others back. You all got a brother to turn to. Me? I am all alone here sulking all by myself. Pittying myself, being angry at myself for losing my hearing, for not being able to produce music again, for not being able to be the Jihoon I wanted to be!!" Words just slipped out of Jihoons mouth, words that has wounded Wonwoo's heart deeply.

Hurt, Wonwoo retorted " Jihoon, you are here all alone because you chose to. You left us without a word, without a clue not even a hint. Didn't we say that we are one? But you are so selfish, you kept all the hardships to yourself. When you left, we can't help but to think that we are not worthy of your trust, that we are nothing to you. We love you Jihoon we are only here for you. I hope you consider us too!" He said almost shouting. Jihoon wasn't able to hear what he said but the hurt shown on his hyung's face was enough for Wonwoo's message to touch his heart.

Wonwoo then left for Seoul the same day. Jihoon was left there feeling even more devastated. He didn't know what happened. He just then found himself prepping a rope, he doesn't even know where he got. Next thing he knew was that he was falling from the stool he was standing on a while ago.

He was trying to recover from the pain of falling. Then a miracle happened. Then he heard a cry. He looked around and saw Il Jin on the floor with him crying her heart out.

" Why? Why are you doing this? You have mannaged to save me from the thought of doing the same thing, and that is why I was trying so hard to make you feel loved to make you feel that you are not alone, just like what you did to me. I thought that I was doing a great job, well then I guess I'm wrong." Il Jin cried in between sobs.

" I'm sorry Il Jin, I..... I didn't know what I was doing. " He replied, unaware that tears began falling from his eyes.

"No this is my fault. I was not able to change your mind, what I did was not enough. I, I'm not enough."she uttered.

"No. Don't blame yourself. You are the reason that I am still in front of you. You have managed to be the reason that I am still breathing. You are the reason that I was able to keep hanging this long. You are the reason that I began writing songs again." Jihoon paused, cupping Il Jin's face making it face him. He carefully brushed her tears away.

"You, you are..... I .... I love you." Jihoon had finally manged to say.

Il Jin was shocked with what she just heard. She never thought that Jihoon would ever feel the same thing she too feels.

She was about to give her reply but was stopped by Jihoon's lips. It felt weird but at the same time comfortable it feels like she is protected by Jihoon's hands that has found their way around her waist.

But a thought popped into her mind that made her push Jihoon away from her.

"What's the matter?" Jihoon asked surprised, with a hint of unsatisfaction wanting to place his lips against Il Jin's again.

"You... y-you can hear m-me." I l Jin said with a shock expression on her face.

Jihoon was laughing on the floor the moment she spat those words. Later, Il Jin was laughing along with him.

" I guess with you pushing me hard all the time, made my hearing go back." Jihoon said with a smile. Again slowly leaning, closing the distance between them.

"I love you" -Jihoon said snaking his arms around her waist again.

"I love you too." Il Jin managed to say after their sweet kiss.