Walk slowly (edited)

Chapter 6

I exhaustedly opened the wardrobe to find appropriate clothing to wear tonight. Almost all the clothes that used to hang neatly on hangers were now lying in bed. Although it’s only a simple birthday party for Mr Tuan, I still wanted to look beautiful, especially in the eyes of Mark. In the end, I chose a red t-shirt with black jeans.

Since I accepted the invitation from Mrs Tuan, my heart felt uneasy. That was the feeling that I often experienced when I encountered things related to Mark. My heart surely beat as fast as possible. That aura of love for Mark which had long been implicated in my soul.

“Ehemm.. hyung, you look good. Where are you going?” Yugyeom said from behind.

I don’t know since when he was here, I was not aware of it. Yugyeom has been my housemate for almost 2 years now. Sometimes I would come here when my parents were not at home because of work. Furthermore, my rental house was close to where I work. Yugyeom was just like my little brother, he was so cute and handsome.

“Birthday party for Mark’s father.” I said, looking at the mirror.

“Oh… no wonder you’re so excited hyung.” Yugyeom laughed.

“I’m not!” I just laughed with him.

“When will you get married hyung? It’s almost 2 years since you’re engaged, right?” Yugyeom started hugging the pillow which I just organized.

Yugyeom started raising the issue that I, myself, can't answer. I did not have the answer and it was what I have been waiting for from Mark until now.

“I don’t know Gyeommie, but what I’m sure is that the wedding can happen anytime.” That was the only answer I could give.

I hope that Yugyeom stops asking more about it. Not that I don’t like it, but the more questions and problems about my marriage arise, the more I feel the disappointment lodged in my heart.

To this day, Mark still refused to set a wedding date. He said he was still not ready. But to me, there seemed to be something in front of him that he couldn’t do anything about at all. But I’m still waiting for that day to arrive. I’ve been waiting for a long time and will still wait for that happy moment to happen.

“I hope so, hyung...” Yugyeom said, full of sympathy for me.

I purposely arrived early, my intentions were sincere, to help with anything. I saw Mrs Tuan as soon as I stepped into the mansion. She seemed happy with my presence and smiled widely before hugging me tightly.

“Is there anything that I can help with?” I asked sincerely. Some maids were busy in the kitchen.

“Well, everything is almost done, why don’t you just go and sit down?” Mrs Tuan smiled and held my hands.

“I’m kind of shy, Auntie..” I whispered softly in her ear then she smiled again.

“Ishh.. you’re part of this family now, Jinyounggie.. don’t feel shy, okay? But if you still want to help, could you just go upstairs into Mark’s room and get the present I hid from papa?” Mrs Tuan still held my hands. Her words made me more comfortable here.

“Mark’s room? Where’s Mark, auntie?” I ask again. I’ve noticed his absence since I arrived.

“He’s a little late. He said there’s a lot of work to be done. Maybe he will arrive right before the party starts.”

I nodded in understanding. As a CEO of a big company, Mark has many responsibilities to handle and I’m proud of him for that.

As soon as I arrived in front of Mark’s room, I gently pushed the door. I’m sure it was Mark’s room, it was at the end of the corridor, as told by Mrs Tuan. The room was quite spacious. I switch on the light. His room was so neat, unexpectedly.