Lisa POV
Today I’m meeting my mentally handicapped older cousin and we are going hiking together. I’d grown up with him and he would always play with me when our families met. He’s not the brightest person around the block but he makes me laugh and he has a kind heart. I’d always felt that I had to take care of him because he didn’t have many people in his life.
I guess I’ve neglected my responsibilities to my family over the years. I was so preoccupied with my life and my entanglements that I fell short of being the person I was raised to be. I realize that now and I’m making an effort to be that person again.
This morning I woke up especially early to pack a picnic lunch for me and HyungDon Oppa. He eats just about anything that tastes decent and he isn’t picky so I just made kimbap and sandwiches. I made a lot. If I were to describe him physically the nicest word I can come up with is Tubby. But he’s cute that way.
As I turn the corner into the hiking grounds I see him waiting there for me on the bench. All at once he notices me and jumps up shouting ‘Limario! Limario! I missed you!’ he jogs over to embrace me in a hug and I can help but laugh at his adorable antics. I’ve not had such a welcoming reaction from anyone in years.
As we hug I can’t help but feel 15 years younger again. ‘Oppa! I miss you too! Have you been well? Have you been a good boy?’ I ask.
‘Yes Limario, of course I have.’ Suddenly he starts to sniff around my backpack. ‘Limario, I smell food.’ He looks at me with eyes wide with expectation and greed.
I can’t contain my laughter ‘Bwahahaha.. Oppa you haven’t changed.. still so greedy hahaha.. you’ve got to try to lose weight you know.’ I pat his tummy ‘that’s why we’re going hiking today. We’re here to keep fit and exercise not to eat. Let's Go!” I grab his hands as he stares at me half bewildered half offended. But as I catch him looking down at out joined hands he breaks into a smile and we walk hand in hand into up the trail swinging our hands as if we are 15 years younger again.
When we finally reach the mid-point of the trail, its time for lunch. I’m still pretty energized but HyungDon Oppa’s pretty tired out.. he’s really lagging far behind me and he’d been complaining for the past hour asking repeatedly “are we there yet?’ at first it was cute but now I wish he weren’t my cousin so I can kill him and conveniently bury him in the woods.
I plop down onto the bench and remove a cigarette stick from the box. I fish around for the lighter inside my pockets, grabbing it, I lift my head to light the cigarette but I see his large form running towards me like a bulldozer. I can’t help feeling startled and drop everything as I jump off the bench and hurry behind a tree to seek some some of protection. ‘Yah! What are you doing?!?’ I yell.
HyungDon Oppa just stops in front of the bench and starts to stamp on the cigarette I drop. He picks up the pack I brought along with me and flings it onto the floor afterwhich he proceeds to trample on it as well. I can’t help but thing of a herd of rhinoceros just looking at him. ‘Oppa! Are you done? What’s wrong with you anyway? How can you just ruin my things like that?’ I question him.
‘Limario, those things are not good for you. Why are you smoking them? You need to stop.’ he whines as he takes my hand and looks at me curious and contrite.
‘I’ve changed a lot Oppa.’ I walk back to the bench with him and we sit in silence. ‘Oppa, I’m a bad person you know. I do a lot of bad things now. I smoke and I make people I care about cry.’ I look down at the floor surprised that I’m sharing this with him. Today was supposed to be fun and about him. Now I’ve made it about me.. again.
‘Lisa-yah, you’re not a bad person. You can never be a bad person. I make people I care about cry also.. I make my mom cry and I love her. Sometimes we do things we don’t mean. We just have to say sorry and mean it and never do it again. Ok?’ he says. I feel his arm around my shoulder comforting me and assuring me. I can’t help but be thankful for him. I can’t help but wonder how he can see things so simply. I wish I could do the same.
‘Oppa, if you had to choose between 2 things you love a lot. How would you choose?’ I ask.
‘You mean like if I had to choose between beef and pork? Heh… um.. I would choose pork. Because I’m like a pig! Hahaha.. I would always love beef but pork comes from pigs and its most like me. I choose what is the most like me. That way its like I choose me!’
I can’t help but burst out laughing again.. seriously his logic is so different.. I’ve never heard anything like that. “Thank Oppa. But you’re also hungry now right?’ I reach into my bag to remove the containers full of lunch for us to dig in.
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