Over The Seas [Kim Sunwoo The Boyz]

Chapter Thirty-Five

After an hour or so of tumbling and struggling to get back up, we eventually got too tired and bruised to go on; it even hurt to laugh at the faces Sunwoo would make when I tried to let go of his hands.

We saw a nearby food stand as we left the ice skating rink.
I felt my stomach rumbling.
"I could really eat something warm right now."
"I couldn't agree more." Sunwoo responded.

I still wasn't very used to the food here, but this tteokbokki was delicious.
We sat down at one of the tables near the stand and began eating.
I honestly don't think this date could get any better.
I began thinking about the special moments we had. Sunwoo wouldn't let go of me the whole time because he was afraid he'd end up in the center again. And the amount of times he laughed and try to apologize at the same time when I fell...but the main thing I can't seem to stop my mind from replaying is when he first grabbed my hands after I let them go.

"Riyae? Riyae? You okay?"
I focused back to the present time.
"Hm? Yeah, I'm fine." I answered with a bit of embarrassment.
"You seemed really concentrated there, what were you thinking about?" Sunwoo asked.
"Oh, uhh...it was n-nothing." Panick rose in my voice.
He let out a light laughter. "Okay, okay, I wasn't interrogating you or anything."
"Right..."
"There's actually something I've been meaning to talk to you about."
Now I suddenly felt anxious- what could he want to talk about right now?
"It's about graduation." Sunwoo directly said with a serious yet worrisome tone.
I felt a wave of emotions come over me. I knew it was an important topic we needed to discuss, but I hoped I could just push it off to the side a bit longer.
"What about graduation." I pretended to be unbothered.
I noticed Sunwoo felt quite uneasy trying to find a way to talk about it without making it seem like something terrible. The thought of not knowing what could happen doesn't help.
"I just feel like it's something we should discuss."
I know this isn't a big deal, I don't know why I worry so much. Do people really stress over small things like this often?
I just decided to get it over with.
"I agree."
"We probably won't see each other as often anymore." He pointed out.
"And we probably won't be able to hang out as much, right?" I asked, hoping for a positive answer but knew I wasn't going to get one.
"Probably not..."
"So what are we going to do?"
"I don't think we should let it change anything. Yeah, we won't see each other as much but I don't think it could really make a difference."
I get what he's saying and I agree that we shouldn't let it affect us, but who knows what could happen.
"I think all the time we hung out as friends should make up for the time we won't be able to hang out now." I said lightheartedly.
Sunwoo managed to let out a chuckle. "We did hang out a lot, didn't we. I'm sure my conscious did that on purpose."
Right, I forgot he didn't notice that he liked me all those times.
"Even though you'll be a lot more busy with work, we'll still be able to communicate through our phones." I said.
"Right, and it's not like I'll be busy 24/7, it's not like we're prisoners or anything."
I smiled, knowing that Sunwoo was trying to make this easier for me showed that he cared, and that this is real. I was scared that he would see me weird if I worried to much about us not seeing each other, but he did the exact opposite.

We continued to talk about how we'd spend these next few weeks before his graduation. We still had exams this week to complete, then we await our results, then the end of this school years semester. It was honestly scary to think I was about to become a senior, my last year of high school, then off to college. I'm not ready to have responsibilities and become a adult...

"It's getting kinda late. Do you want to head home so you can crunch is some study time and get a proper goodnight sleep?" Sunwoo asked.
"Sure, I don't think my parents would like to see me out on the night before my one of my exams." I said.
He got up first and I followed.

I'm happy to say our first date was a huge success. I feel like this really helped me get more comfortable with the awkward transition from friends to...more. Now he doesn't feel so much as a stranger, but my best friend whom I can laugh with, fool around with, and talk to about my worries. I hope our happy little bubble can last a long time.