Waiting for You

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It's the morning of February 8, and you're still lying on your bed

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It's the morning of February 8, and you're still lying on your bed. Half asleep, you tried to grope for your handphone for about a few minutes. Upon having a hold of it, you barely opened your eyes which were swollen from crying last night.

You were so disappointed for not receiving a good morning text so you started composing a message for the person you expected to receive a text from. Then suddenly, right in the middle of typing, you stopped and tears started rolling down your face. Why? Because it hit you, the reason why you didn't receive any message. Right, you just sent him off to the military yesterday.

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"I can't believe it's happening," you told the guy with military haircut sitting hand in hand beside you, while both of you were at the back of his hyung's car, on the way to Nonsan Training Center.

Trying to hide the sadness and fear in his eyes, he smiled at you and said, "Yes it is, Melody".

"Are you not sad that it's just us who are sending you off?" you immediately regret asking. You forgot how insensitive it would be to ask him something like that.

"No, I understand that Hyunsik and Ilhoon both have their schedules for today which were given even before knowing the final date for my enlistment. Sungjae, on the other hand, is preparing for his upcoming drama. Also, Peniel is still with his family in Chicago. I'm fine, don't worry about it. I'm actually happy the kids are doing fine," he answered. Yes, he is that considerate and selfless. Those are just some of his traits which made you fall for him even more.

Ten minutes have passed without anyone in the car dared to say a word. You know Minhyuk like the back of your hand. You've been his girlfriend for almost three years, and you were friends for ten years before that. You were there from the start, supporting him in every step of the way. You know the meaning of his every move. You know that as much as it is hard for you to send him off, it is more frightening for him.

Just a few minutes later, the car stopped in a parking lot. "We're here," James said.

Tears started to fall from your eyes as soon as you got off the car. Reality finally dawned on you. All this time, you thought you were fine because you know you prepared for this, but you thought it wrong. And you guess that no matter how long you prepared for it, you can never be ready to send him off. You were so used to seeing and being with him almost every day. And just imagining a day without hearing his stories or laugh makes you break down and cry.

"Yah~ why are you crying?" he held you, turning your body to his direction.

You wouldn't answer. You know that by the time you speak, you'll burst out in tears even more.

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