Seoulmates; JanDi x JiHoo

7

<<warning chapters from now on will be very cheesy and romantic and very dramatic>>
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Jan Di
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I walk out of the bathroom, in new clothes, and to the living room. I see JiHoo sitting on the couch with his eyes closed. Is he asleep? I walk up to him,
"JiHoo sunbae?" I sit down next to him and poke him.
"JiHoo sun---baeeeee" I say quietly.
"Wake uppppppp!" I say quietly.
He suddenly opens his eyes and looks at me with a 'are you serious right now' look.
"What are you doing?" He says. I stare at him with surprise.
"I thought you were asleep.." I say, still staring wide-eyed. He chuckles,
"No, but maybe if you're that affectionate I should act asleep more often~" he says.
"Y-yah! I-..." He smiles, awaiting my excuse.
"Whatever." I say and look away.
"Hey, Jan Di, I'm asleep now." He says quietly, tapping my shoulder.
"Aish.." I ignore him.
"Jan Di!~ I'm asleep!"
I cover my ears. Then, warmth. I feel his arms around me out of no where. I sigh and close my eyes.
"Now I'm in deep sleep." He says quietly. I give up and hold onto his arms gently. I fiddle with the ring on my finger, twisting it and looking into the design. Suddenly, JiHoo's phone rings. He lets go of me and sits up, looking at his phone. He answers with a sigh,
"Hello? Who is it?"
"Oh.....how's it been.."
"Right now? I..." He looks at me. I look at him with a confused face.
"I...I guess..." He says. He hangs up and says to me,
"I have to meet up with W---someone." I look at him.
"Who??"
"Just, someone." He says, "I'll go now." He walks right out of the door (after grabbing his keys and putting on his shoes and whatnot). Wonder who that could be.
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JiHoo
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I get in my car. I guess I shouldn't have been so rude to Jan Di. She didn't do anything wrong....
I start the car and drive away.
When I arrive at the park, I am greeted by WooBin.
"Yo..." He holds his hand out for a fist bump. I don't react.
"Oh..kay." He rubs the back of his head.
"I wanted to talk to you...about last time. I was clearly out of my mind..my feelings for her haven't changed. But I want to at least be friends with her. I won't let go of my feelings, ever. But I need to at least see her...please."
I stare at him. He has the nerve....to do this. I'm shocked. I stay in my neutral facial expression. I simply say,
"That is for her to decide. Whether or not she wants to be around you....is all on her." I stare him dead in the eye,
"Come on, man!" He says, tilting his head, "I know you have an opinion on it." I sigh, and close my eyes,
"If that's all you had to say, I'll be going now."
"You know how it feels!" He yells after I turn around, "To not be loved by the one you love. And having to keep a distance...do you not remember? You went through that hell also." I look at him, not sure of what to respond with,
"So please. Give me permission to be next to her. I won't try anything...I just need to see her."
"How do you know she will want to be around you, after what happened?" I say to him.
"I don't know. But I need a chance..." He says. He is really desperate.. I sigh,
"I'll be honest. I don't want you anywhere near her. But if she wants to be near you, that's her choice. Do what you wish as long as it doesn't include hurting her or trying to do anything with her." I sigh, "I'll be going now." And I leave him with that before walking away and to my car.
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Back at home
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I walk inside the door and see Jan Di laying down on the couch. Is she sleeping? I walk up to the couch and sit down. Simply staring at her makes me happy. I push the hair out of her face. I lean over carefully, not to wake her up, and land a soft kiss on her forehead.
I stand up and walk outside. Now I can start worrying.
What will she say when WooBin says he wants to be her friend?.. Knowing her, she'll say she is happy, even if she isn't. She isn't one to talk about her problems. That's a problem...I need to know when she is upset. A gush of wind flows past. I sigh along with the wind. I walk back inside to see that she is no longer in the living room.
I hear her voice from the bedroom.
"Hello? Who is---" she stops talking, "O-oh..hey.." She says. He's already started?
"Um...I'm not busy but--.." She sees me looking at her, and freezes up,
After a second, "Ah--yes, I'm still here...just give me a second.. I'll call you back.." She hangs up quickly,
"Who was that?" I ask, as if I already didn't know.
"....GaEul." Eh? So it's not..huh??
"Why are you acting to nervous?" I say. This is suspicious.
"Am I? I just woke up, so..maybe it's cause I'm tired..heheh.." She quickly looks back at her phone.
"I uh...I gotta go.." She says before quickly walking past me and out the front door.
I don't think it was GaEul. But..she wouldn't lie, right?? No. She doesn't lie. I shouldn't worry about it.
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Jan Di
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WooBin sunbae just called me and asked me to hang out with him..and I just lied to JiHoo...oh no, what do I do?? He's gonna find out..I should go tell him the truth. No, I'm already too far away from the house.. I sigh and call WooBin.
"Uh-hey--"
"Geum Jan Di, you're coming right?" He says.
"Y...yes." I say quietly,
"I'm almost there.." And yep. I arrive at Shinhwa high. I see WooBin and he waves at me. I wave back, awkwardly. He jogs up to me.
"Yo Geum Jan Di! What's up!" I fake a smile.
"What is it you wanted to say-"
"I just wanted to hang out!" He laughs. He grabs my hand and starts walking into the school, dragging me behind him. I guess I have to choice..I sigh and tag along. He takes me up a few stories and ends up...on the story F4 hung out. He opens the door eagerly. Inside..nothing changed. The same "F4" feel, same desks, same chair. I look at where JunPyo used to sit...and feel a flush of sadness. I close my eyes then open them and look away to JiHoo's old spot on the couch. I feel a bit better. I remember..the first time seeing him. It was amazing. I was walking around. Looking for the pool. I laugh, remembering back, over 5 years ago. I was 17 then... Now I'm 23. So..6 years. JiHoo is 24. Back to the flashback..I suddenly hear a beautiful violin song...I look around. I see..a beautiful man. He has orange-blondish hair, a tall stature, and boy, is he handsome. I watch him play for a few seconds...before. Suddenly, he looks at me and stops playing.
'O-oh! Um...where is the pool??" I ask and look around. He points the violin thing to his left, my right.
"Oh...uh..thank you!!" I stock away. I continue walking---
"Wow! Geum Jan Di, this place sure does bring back memories, eh?" My flashback is interrupted. I nod,
"Yeah...seriously.." I then look at Yijung's spot. The first time I met him, by himself, I believe, is when I brought back JiHoo's shoes.
"Aren't you JunPyo's worst nightmare?" I look at YiJung (back to the flashback).
I shove the shoes back in the noisy bag.
"Hey...aren't those JiHoo's running shoes..?" I sigh and look at him, then hold the bag out. He takes it and I start to walk out.
"Whoa, wait." He says.
(Flashback ended) I sigh. I can't remember the first time I was with WooBin alone. Except for now. I look around a bit more, before my hand is grabbed.
"Hey..let's go somewhere else." He pulls me out of the room and outside of the building...next thing I know, we're at the swimming pool. I gasp. I look around and at the water.
"Oh man...I missed this place..." I say quietly. He just stands at the door as I walk around. For some reason I'm starting to feel less awkward. I kneel down and slowly put my hand in the water. It's been so long since I swam..I want to swim..I sigh as I wade my hand through the water. I suddenly get a text. I back away from the water and look at my phone.
'YOU GOT A TEXT! From: JiHoo Sunbae.' I smile and open the text.
'Is everything going okay? Are you having fun?' It says.
'Yes. He's being very nice.' I send the text and smile. I get a reply. I open it,
'GaEul is a he?' I gasp. I feel my face get red.
'Ah! I meant she..' I text back and quickly put my phone back in my pocket. I'm no longer feeling carefree, even with the water right here. I feel scared, worried. I'm afraid he'll find out that I lied to him. I sigh and stand up. I look at WooBin.
"Wanna go now? There's still more places I wanted to go with you." He smiles. I nod,
"Sure..." I say quietly. He says 'let's go' and walks out of the pool room. I follow him out. We walk around for a while. We sit down for a second.
"Haha, look at that dog." He points at a poodle. It has a very..unique hair style. We both laugh. In the middle of a laugh, I hear this..
"So GaEul has become WooBin." I suddenly stop laughing and look away from the dog. I see JiHoo standing to the right of us, with a 'what is going on here' look. WooBin doesn't notice yet. I don't bother telling him. I stare at JiHoo.
"Don't mind me. Have fun with GaBin." He says then starts to walk away. I quickly stand up. I think WooBin has noticed. I yell,
"JiHoo sunbae..!" I run up to him, and reach for his hand. He quickly raises his arm, as if saying 'Don't touch me.' I stare at him. His expression..it's the same as the one when I first saw him. Empty. Hurt. Broken. I try to say,
"Please, let me explain." But I'm cut off at "me".
"It's fine. I don't know what I expected." And with that he lowers his hand and walks away. I watch him go and feel my eyes warming up with the tears. I cover my mouth. Then I just cover my whole face.
"Geum Jan Di!" WooBin runs up behind me and puts a hand on my shoulder,
"I gotta go.." I say and quickly wobble away from WooBin. I walk in the opposite direction from where JiHoo was walking. I can't go anywhere near him.
He hates me now.
I deserve it.
I lied to him...I basically cheated, only it wasn't meant to be... I sit at a lake bridge. I sit with my knees at my chin and my arms around my legs. I hide my face behind my knees and start sobbing uncontrollably. I suddenly feel a tap on my shoulder.
"Noona..don't cry..it'll be okay.." A little boy says quietly. He pulls my hand.
"Follow me..." He says and starts to pull me. I quickly stand up and am pulled away from the lake to a pretty place. It has flowers and trees. It has wind chimes. People playing instruments. Kids running around and laughing. Where is this... I look around. This place is beautiful.
"Noona, you can stay here. It's where we all stay. When you're in trouble, come here. When you're sad, come here. When you need an answer, come here. Come every chance you get!" He says and smiles, holding out his arms. I laugh,
"Thank you for having me. But, is it okay for me to be here?" I ask.
"Yes! Everyone is welcome! So that means, you are too!" He brings me around, introducing me to everyone.
"That's RaMi! She's my girlfriend."
"Yah! SangChu! Don't say that!"
"Your name is SangChu?.." (SangChu means Lettuce in Korean.)
He sighs, "Yes... I don't know why my mommy named me SangChu.." He looks down.
I smile and kneel to his height. I put a hand on his head and tap it softly,
"I love that name." He looks at me wide-eyed,
"Really!?" He smiles and I nod. He continues giving me a tour.
"Mommy! We have a guest!!" SangChu yells to a woman who looks to be about 30-35.
She looks up.
"Eh? Who is this young lady?"
"Oh! I'm Jan Di. Geum Jan Di." She smiles,
"Nice to meet you. You're welcome to stay here for as long as you like."
"Thank you for having me.." I smile back.
"Noona! Come on I want to show you my friends!" SangChu pulls me away from his mother and to a group of boys.
"Yah! SangChu! Who is this ahjumma!?" The boys yell.
"She's not ahjumma! She Noona!!" I bow awkwardly at them,
"Hello...I'm Geum Jan Di.." I say quietly. These boys look tough...
"SangChu. Where did you find this 'Noona'?" One of them say, in a 'sigh, not again' tone.
"I found her by the lake!! She looked sad so I wanted to help her.." SangChu says defensively.
"Whatever!" They yell and laugh.
SangChu finishes showing me around.
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Later, at about 5-6 pm
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"I think I should be going pretty soon..." I say quietly.
"Dear, you're welcome to stay as long as you need." SangChu's mother says and smiles.
"Yeah, today you looked like you had a problem..you should stay until it all sorts out." Sangchu's older sister says.
"I mean... you've already done so much for me..I'd hate to cause you more trouble.." I look down.
"Not at all! Everyone is welcome here. This is a land of happiness and support." His mother says. I smile,
"Well..I'm having some trouble..at home, with my...well yeah..do you think I could stay for maybe...another day..?" I say and look at them. They all nod and smile.
"Thank you, so much..!" I bow.
"Oh dear, no need for that!"
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At around 8 pm
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My phone starts ringing. I sigh and check it.
GaEul. I sigh and turn my phone off. It'd be best to avoid drama right now...I don't need it...ugh. I go to SangChu and his family.
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The next morning
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"Okay..I'm going now. Thank you so much for letting me stay, but I need to get back and..sort out my problems." I say and bow again.
"Dear, be sure to come back any time you want, okay?" One of the village ladies says. I nod and smile,
"Okay, thank you!..well, I'm off!!"
"Wait!!" SangChu yells, and runs up to me and hugs me. I chuckle and pat his head,
"SangChu, be good, okay?" I say and kneel down to his height. He nods and wipes away a few tears.
"Yah. Don't cry." I say. He nods. I stand up,
"Okay. I need to go now." I say and stand back up. I really enjoyed it here. I hope I can come back soon. I'd love to show JiHoo-- right. JiHoo still hates me..after I leave, I turn on my phone.
50+ missed calls and 10+ texts!? God. I look at the calls.
YiJung.
WooBin.
GaEul.
GaEul.
GaEul.
GaEul.
GaEul.
JiHoo.
JiHoo.
JiHoo.
I sigh and check the texts,
GaEul- Where are you!? Are you okay!?
YiJung- Everyone is worried. Even me surprisingly. Are you okay?
WooBin- Geum Jan Di! Be careful and don't do anything reckless. Please don't do anything.
JiHoo- Are you okay? We're looking everywhere for you. We tried calling but it goes straight to voicemail.
I close my eyes and put my phone in my pocket. I don't know if I can face JiHoo yet. I lied to him. If I were just honest..maybe he wouldn't have been so..I open my eyes and continue walking.
After a while I decide the time is right to call GaEul.
Beeeeeep...beeeeeep..-
"Jan Di!? Where are you!? Are you okay!?" My speakers screech.
"GaEul..I'm fine...I had some issues...I stayed with some nice people..there was even a little boy who was so nice, his name was SangChu--"
"Geum jan Di." JiHoo's voice suddenly plays through the speakers of my phone. I pause in place and stare into space.
"Geum Jan Di..where are you? Are you okay?...hello?" I quickly hang up and close my eyes as I walk. I can't avoid him forever. It's not possible. I sigh and decide where to go first..home, gaeul's house, or just run away from existence. I vote GaEul's house. I go there and knock on the door. It quickly opens and reveals a worried GaEul.
"Jan..Jan Di!!" GaEul yells and hugs me.
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End of chapter 7!
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