HERMOSA

11

          Day by day passing with loneliness and quietness. Dahyun's side felt empty without Jaebum's existence. Though it was a long time ago. Tomorrow is the last day of school. Everyone will be leaving and graduate from this senior year. There's no more coming to school after this. They will just have to wait for college application and some maybe continuing their life by working. But, Dahyun, she wasn't sure what is it that she wants to do. It's like she had lost her whole worlds on the day Jaebum stops coming to school. 

          Every day was spent by thinking either he will remember her or not? Will he recognize her or not after this? and are they still can be a friend? and there's no confirm answers for that. She felt empty. Maybe because Jaebum is the first person who ever remembers her.

*****

         Graduation day. Finally, a new life will starts. They don't have to go to school anymore. Everything in school has ended. Everything that had ever happened became memories for all the graduated students and for the first time, there are some memories for the girl with the name of Kim Dahyun. The memories of her and Jaebum. At least, there are memories for her to remember.

          With the earbuds inside of her ear, with the music noisily playing, she kept walking towards the convenience store where she does her part-time job. She entered and her friend on the counter signaled her to take over. She nodded before putting down her bag and turn off the song playing. Taking the vest and wearing it, then she stood behind the counter while her friend got to change, getting ready to go home. Her shift had already ended and she happily skipping out from the store. Dahyun bid her goodbye before her friend disappeared into the ocean of human outside.

          A man entered the store as Dahyun observed his action until he arrived at the snacks section and bought some chips then straight to the cashier. Dahyun scanned all the snacks and put them inside a plastic bag. Then the man leave. The store fell into a deep quiet. No sound, no presence of human except for Dahyun and just nothing.

          Dahyun let out a deep sighed and turned the television on. Music Bank was playing. "Next, we invited the boy group that is now becoming so popular with their worldwide title, GOT7!!" Shouted the MC. Dahyun paid no attention to the television as she kept looking at people that busy walking outside the store. A woman with a cute girl entered the store. She picked quite a lot of things before she went to the cashier. 

          Dahyun picked the thing one by one as she scanned them. "Now, let's have the leader of the group to introduce the concept of the song." Continued the MC after having a small talk with the group. "So, Jaebum-ssi..." The MC halt as Dahyun froze and her eyes slowly looking up at the television where Jaebum was standing, smiling and talking. The voice that Dahyun was missing so bad. The smile that Dahyun grieved so bad and the person that Dahyun longing so bad.

          "Excuse me..." Said the woman as Dahyun realize back into reality. "I'm sorry.." She said as she continued to scan everything quickly. "Teenagers these days..." Sighed the woman. Dahyun just looked down as she gave the change and the plastic bag filled with groceries.

"Thank you for coming," Dahyun replied slowly.

The day passed by so slowly that it started to kill Dahyun. She stepped out of the store as her shift had ended. She inhaled the air that was not so fresh before starting to walk to go home.

She walked across the pathway to her home until she passed by her high school. She stopped and stared for a while. For a second, Jaebum's smiling figure cross her mind. She sighed as she continued to walk. Slowly climbing the stair to her apartment.

"Long time no see, Kim Dahyun."  A voice greeted her.