Would she still remember the nights we spent together talking about our dreams? Would she still remember the promises we made to each other? Would she still remember me?
I was lost in my thoughts when I heard my name being called.
"Changgu! Ya changgu-ya!" Hui hyung called out.
I snapped my head to the Hui hyung who was standing by the door, signally to me that it's time to leave for our practice. I didn't realise I was deep in thoughts after watching her debut music video and performance on inkigayo. It was her first ever live performance but I didn't see any hint of nervousness. Charismatic, cool and beautiful. Just the way I remember her. But I knew she was more than all that. Despite the intimidating front, she can be cute and shy at times. There are so many sides to her that people failed to see, but I was lucky to see all that. I still remember those nights where we would just hang out and talk about our dreams. We both dreamed of the same thing, to pursue music and be successful. I still remember vividly the day both of us parted ways to become trainees in two different companies, we promised we would meet again when we succeed. Thats one of the reason that kept me going and stayed strong even when I felt like giving up. I promised you that I will some day meet you when we both succeeded and that I can finally hold your hands.
Months after, my team and I were set to debut. All of us were ecstatic especially me because I was finally working towards my dream and also to her. We are finally going to meet again, hopefully on one stage.
The day I was waiting for finally arrived. Both my groups and her group are promoting at the same time. When it was her turn to perform, I quickly took a seat near the TV to watch their performance. My members just have seen how eager I was and so they were all confused.
"Ya! Changgu-ya, why are you so excited to see blackpink's performance? You have a crush on them?" I heard Hongseok hyung asking me.
"Ssshh hyung, you're too loud. I cannot hear them" I replied without even sparing him a look.
"Hyung, I think he might have a crush on one of them. Hmm, let me guess, Jennie?" Wooseok chimed in.
I didn't bother to reply to them as I was busy watching their performance.
"See. I think I'm right! His ears turned red when I mentioned her name!"
After that all I heard was mummers from my members. After hours and hours of waiting, it was for everyone to step into the stage area for the winner's announcement. Just as I expected, her group was nominated. We were the first few groups to arrive on stage and as I was looking around, there she was walking in with her team mates. So beautiful, I thought.
Finally they announced that blackpink was the winner. I was so happy for her but I knew there were fans everywhere and it would not be appropriate to react too strongly especially for a group that is not from the same company, so I just smiled and clapped for her. After the encore, we were supposed to go down by the right exit but me being clueless, I walked the other way. Upon realising I quickly tried to catch up with my members but failed as they have walked too far front.
As I was walking, I saw her. She was walking alone. I contemplated whether to walk up to her but so many thoughts went through my head. Is it appropriate for me to walk to her and talk to her? Will she recognise me? Will she even remember me? Will she...
I was lost in my thoughts that I did not see her stopping and turning her body to me.
"Changgu. Do you still remember me? I'm Jennie. Jennie Kim." Jennie said softly.
"Jennie-ya..how could I ever forget you?" I smiled.
Jennie just smiled, flashing her famous gummy smile, one of the many reasons of why I fell for her.
"Hmm Jennie-ya, can I meet you later at the rooftop garden? Say maybe around 5pm?" I nervously asked.
"Yeah, sure. Anyway I will go and find my members now. I will see you later, Changgu." She quickly replied before walking off.
At 5pm on the dot, I reached the rooftop garden and there she was standing there, wearing her casual clothes but still looking breathtakingly beautiful. I took a seat near her and when she turned and smiled at me, I still see the same Jennie Kim that I fell for years back. How her face shone so brightly under the sunlight. I missed her.
"Do you remember the promise I made to you before we both went our separate ways to achieve our dream?" I asked her.
"You promised me so many things, Changg-ya. Which one? Jennie chuckled.
"I promised that some day when we both meet, when we both managed to succeed to achieve out dreams, I would hold your hand and never let you go. So...may I?" I held out my hand towards her.
Slowly and carefully, she took her hand right hand out of her jacket and placed it on mine.
"You know, I was waiting for this day to happen. I waited years to finally be able to hold your hands." Jennie softly said with her eyes brimming with tears, fighting to roll down.
That day was possibly the best day of my life, of course apart from the day my group debuted.
She remembered the nights we spent talking about our dreams. She remembered the promises we made to each other. And most importantly, she remembered me.
