Love Him For Me

Chapter 32 - Rain on Me

It still raining heavy when Dara made it to her house. She doesn't have an umbrella so she used her jacket to cover herself from getting wet.

Before she can get inside their house, a beam light from a car which stopped a few blocks away from their house caught her attention.

She just ignored it thinking it might just be one of their neighbors.

She went inside the house did a quick shower and change to her most comfortable pyjamas.

She lie down on her bed to sleep. But as soon as she closed her eyes, the incident that happened earlier played on her head.

Then, she heard her stomach grumbled.

Shoot! She forgot to have dinner. Maybe that's the reason why she starts to imagine things. Well, a big part of her believes it was just some random guy who helped her earlier. But there is this littlepurplevoice in her head that insists it was Jiyong.

"Argh!" She said exasperated before standing up.

She went out of her room to go to the kitchen to look for something to eat.

She opened their refrigerator first, there is nothing there except for some days old eggplant and tomatoes.

She opened their pantry cabinet and all she could find are instant noodles.

She hit head with her knuckles as she scolded herself for not buying any groceries for herself.

She took the noodles out and took a pot as well.

KNOCK!KNOCK!

"Omo!" Dara gasped as she almost let go of the pot she is holding. She is planning to cook some instant noodles.

She waited for a few seconds to hear the knocking sound again. She shrugged, thinking it could just be the rain pounding hard on their roof.

KNOCK! KNOCK! It goes again. This time she is sure someone's at the door. But who would visit her at this time?

Scared, she held the pot on her hand tightly and made her way to the door.

"Who is it?!" She called out. But no one answered.

She slowly opened the door to peek outside but swiftly closed the door when she saw a guy in black hoodie standing there.

"Dara wait! It's me!" The guy said.

Dara leaned against the door when she realizes whose voice that belongs to.

Her heart races just hearing it. Could it be? Pot still on her hands she mustered all the courage she has to open the door again. When she did, no one is there.

She don't know why she felt disappointed.
Am I going crazy? Why is my brain playing tricks on me?

Overcame with the longing, she went out of the house, all the way out to the streets. She looked left--then right. It was empty. Her heart felt empty.

Then as strong as the rain is pouring, she let out a loud scream---

"I hate you!!!! I hate you Jiyong!!!"

Then she slumped down in the middle of the street.

"I hate you Jiyong.." she murmured softly this time.

"I... I... still love you...." she softly said as she puts her hand on her face and sobbed.

She is mad. Mad that Jiyong still haunt her. Mad that she still longed to see him. Mad that she still loves him.

Dara sobbed as she realized she has been lying more to herself than to her family and friends that she is over Jiyong.

What happened by the beach earlier is like a slap on the face for her and she felt defeated. Defeated that all her efforts to forget him is futile.