How To Save A Life

Chapter Nine: Closer

There is too much information needed in order to know someone, in order to understand them. But sometimes no matter how many things you know about them you will not be able to understand them. There will be pain that you will fail to see in their eyes, scars that will remain hidden.

Jiyong slowly flutter his eyes open. His vision was still blurry making him blink few times. He roamed his eyes at the room. He lifted his arm and stared at his wrist watch. 3:04, it says. He tried to move only to feel someone leaning on his head. His heart immediately hammered against his chest that he felt he was being suffocated.

His eyes went on his other hand as he felt it was holding someone’s hand. He smiled and it was as if his heart was rejoicing and his soul was jumping. He then slowly shifted his body as he carefully leaned her head on his shoulder as he kept his eyes on her beautiful face.

He stared at him, heart pounding, breath leaving his body. She was sleeping, hands still holding his and it felt like he just wanted to be in that moment forever, he wanted everything to stop, he wanted everything to fade away and let him be with her in that very moment.

He stared at her well defined face like he was drawing her inside his head, every detail, every curve and even every of her pores. He can’t get over how beautiful her skin was and how every little thing about her face spells beauty. He unconsciously ran his fingers on the contour of her face, heart hammering loud in his chest that he felt like sooner or later he might die. Like he was doing something so wrong yet it felt like it was the only right thing in this world of imperfection. 

She was so close, she was touching him and he felt like it was driving him insane that slowly he was wishing for it to never stop, he was wishing that it could go on forever.

He let go a sigh as the time hit him. They needed to go, the judging will be on four and they have to go. For the first time in his life he just wished time could stop. He then slowly pulled his hand away from hers.

‘Ms. Park,’ he called with a smile as she slowly stirred from her sleep. ‘Ms. Park we need to go,’ he repeated as Dara slowly sat straight rubbing her eyes as he broke into soft chuckles as she looked really adorable that time. She looked like a little innocent girl. 

‘Omo,’ she breathed out as he chuckled to himself more, she was really adorable. Dara glanced at her wrist watch as she quickly stood up forgetting his presence. And without any words she grabbed her bag and walked to out of the door in a hurry. He pouted in disappointment yet he stood up and reached for her as he walked side by side with her.

‘Thank you,’ he smiled as she stopped walking and looked at him. They were silent for a moment staring at each other as she blinked at him and soon she blushed remembering what happened. ‘Cute,’ he said pinching one of her cheeks lightly as Dara took a step backward.

‘Kwon,’ she said in a voice trying to be firm. ‘Act properly I’m your teacher,’ she said as she turned and started walking again. Jiyong just heaved a defeated sigh ruffling his own hair. It was as if he was pushed back to square one.