Chapter 19
“By the way, you never answered my previous question; how did you know that I am here at the rooftop??” Hee Young asked as she released herself from Kyu Jong’s hug.
“Well, I looked for you in your office and your secretary said that you came out without saying a word to him. He also said that you look exhausted. When you and Min Ho Hyung are exhausted, The rooftop is your great escape right?? So I find my way here.” He replied with a frown look.
“Hey! What’s with that face?
“What?”
“You’re smiling at me a when you got here a few minutes ago but all I can see now is a sad face, did something happen??
“Nothing happened”
“Aigoo… Do you think you can fool me that easily? Spill it out, what happened?” she persistently asked.
“Let’s just say that I got rejected by the girl that I really loved.”
“You’re kidding right??? Who on earth would have the guts to turn you down?! You have all the characteristic of an ideal boyfriend!. Is there something wrong with that girl’s eye?? Do you want me to talk to her?”
“There‘s no need. Her eyes are perfectly fine, the only problem is her heart. She doesn‘t see me the way I see her.” Kyu Jong released a heavy sigh.
“Do you really like her Kyu??”
“De. I‘ll do anything to make her happy.”
“Then just stay at her side no matter what happen.. In that way, You can make her happy.”
Kyu Jong got puzzled with what Hee Young just said. “Does she heard my confession?” He asked himself.
“Do you want to have lunch with me?” Kyu Jong asked so he could change their topic.
“I got a lunch meeting with the CEO of Shinwa Group.”
“Then, How about dinner??”
“I promised Min Ho Oppa that I‘ll have dinner with him tonight. You can join us if you want.”
“Anniyo, I shouldn‘t interfere your bonding with Min Ho Hyung. I‘ll just invite you again next time and I will not accept “No” for an answer.”
“Arasso. I should get back to my office now, there are still a lot of work to be done. Are you coming down with me or you‘ll stay here for a while??”
“I‘m going to stay here for a while. You can go now.”
“Okay, see you soon Kyu!” She said and headed to the exit.
“Mianhe Kyu Jong, Someone already stole my heart and I really can‘t see myself without you as my best friend. It‘s better if we will stay this way. I‘m sorry….” She said as she headed back to her office.
“Is it really impossible for you to look at me more than your best friend? Is staying by your side was the only thing I could do to make you happy? I want to shout out loud the words I Love You but I cant, I wish that I could let you know that you’re the only woman that I want to be with, but I guess there are just some words that must be left unspoken…” He said to himself.
After a few minutes later he saw an incoming call from Young Saeng.
“Oh Young Saeng Hyung, what is it?”
“Can we meet now?? I‘m going to ask you a favor.”
“What favor?”
“I’m going to tell the details later. Meet me after 20 minutes at the café where we usually hang ou.. See yah!” Young Saeng ended the conersation.
‘But…..’ Kyu Jong didn’t have the chance to say that he was not in the mood to do him a favor, leaving him no choice but to meet his hyung.
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At the Café:
Kyu Jong and Young Saeng arrived on the café at the same time, they sat on their favorite spot on the café and start talking.
“What favor do you want Hyung?”
“Well, you and Hee Young are best friend for a long time right?”
“So?”
“Well.. Uhmm… how can I say this… uhmm..”
“Young Saeng Hyung, Do you like her?”
“De?” Young Saeng got shocked on Kyu Jong’s question.
“I‘m asking if you like Hee Young?”
“Ye..” Young Saeng lowered his head due to shyness.
“And you were going to ask me some information that might help you in your confession to her right??”
“Exactly!! It‘s like you are reading my mind!” Young Saeng exclaimed not noticing the sadness on Kyu Jong’s eyes.
Kyu Jong felt like a bucket of ice was poured to his body. He can’t believe that his hyung whom he also treat as a best friend was also in love to the woman he likes. He wanted to cry his heart out but holding it, trying to hide the pain from his hyung.
“Kyu Jong ah? Are you alright??”
“De. Where are we again?” Kyu Jong replied who got lost after the heartaches that his been receiving today.
“You were about to tell me some things that I ought to know about Hee Young.” Young Saeng reminded him.
Kyu Jong paused for a while and looked at his hyung. He can see that Young Saeng was really in loved with Hee Young. For him, he rather suffered the pain from being heartbroken than letting his hyung knows about his feeling towards to Hee Young. He was afraid that Young Saeng might back out if he founds out that the girl whom he talks about for five years is the same girl that his hyung likes. He can’t bare to see his hyung to back out because of him so he decided to give way.
“Hee Young is not like any other plutocrat daughter that you knew. She preferred to have a simple life. She wants to stand with her own feet. Hee Young doesn‘t like expensive gift. She likes simple yet romantic stuffs like hand made love letters and a long stem rose. She wants to have a small tattoo of butterfly on his back but she cant have it because she was too scared of needles. When we were in high school, she said to me that she wants to be in two places at once but doesn‘t have any idea on how she could do it. That‘s Hee Young, a simple minded girl who wants to do a lot of things that can please her. Don’t try to oppose her or else you’ll get an extreme counter measure from her.”
“Yeah, she already gave me a lot of extreme counter measure when she was trying to wake me up.” Young Saeng replied with chuckle. “Wow!! You really knew her well. Thanks for those tips Kyu!! By the way, Jung Min invite us to come over to his house, looks like Mal is getting bored this past few days. Are you coming?”
“I don‘t think so, I‘ve needed some space now, do you mind if I go first?”
“Are you alright Kyu???”
“De. I‘ll see you soon..” Kyu Jong said and headed his way out as fast as he could, leaving Young Saeng alone in the café.
Kyu Jong ran to the nearest park, he looked for a spot where there are no people around. He find his way to the lake located on the middle of the park. He couldn’t hold his tears anymore so he let it flow down and cried quietly.
“Why??? Out of all the people that I know, why him?? Why Young Saeng Hyung?? ” He asked.
Kyu Jong cried for almost an hour that made his eyes turned red. He started to wipe his tears off and compose himself when he noticed that some people are coming in the lake. He pulled his hand phone from his pocket and dialed a familiar number.
“Yoboseo?”
“oh! Kyu Jong ah, What is it?”. His manager replied.
“Hyung, can I have a day off?? I want to go home and visit my mom before we start to get busy with our schedules.” He said as an excuse, but the real reason why he wants to come home is because he can’t stand the pain anymore. Leaving this place even for a day will be a great help for him.
“Arasso, just make sure that you‘ll be back in time okay?”
“Yeah hyung, Komawo. I‘ll hang up first.” Kyu Jong ended the call.
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“Mal, look at Young Saeng Hyung, spacing out again.” Hyung Jun pointed to his hyung who’s consistently stirring his coffee, staring in space while smiling.
“Young Saeng Hyung, did something happen to make that bright smile of yours to come out.” Jung Min asked.
“Nothing happened.”
“Hyung, we‘ve known each other for 5 years now, and I know that something happened when that smile of yours shows off.”
“I‘m just happy you know?!”
“That‘s why I‘m asking why are you happy?”
“I just feel happy.. That‘s all…”
“Aish..okay, I’m going to stop asking, looks like you‘re going to make this discussion round like circles again!” Jung Min whined to his hyung.
“Mal, can you give me some blanket?? I want to take a nap.”
“Yah! You just came here to my house just to take a nap?”
“Blame your couch!! It’ was too comfortable that it made me feel sleepy ” Hyung Jun said in a childish manner.
“So you‘re saying that it is my couch fault??” Jung Min retorted.
“De. Please give me a blanket Jung Minnie…. Please..” Hyung Jun pleaded.
“Andwe! You can sleep if you want to but I‘m not going to give you a blanket.”
Hyung Jun can’t help but to give Jung Min a pout. He knows that he cant win over him specially when he’s in Mal’s territory, his house. Young Saeng just watched their non-stop bickering. A few minutes later, Hyung Jun already find his way to dream land.
“I can't believe that this kid can fall asleep easily.’ Jung Min said as he carefully cover Hyung Jun with blanket, trying not to wake him up.
“Just let him sleep like that. He hasn‘t have a proper sleep since yesterday. He goes to his radio show after our dance rehearsal last night. He must be really tired now.” Young Saeng said.
“De. By the way hyung, I got some chocolate moose cake and baked mac on the kitchen, do you want to have some of it?”
“Sure!”
“Follow me to the kitchen.”
Young Saeng followed Jung Min in kitchen and ate some foods with him.
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Kyu Jong who’s wearing a black hoodie with his shades onto cover up his red eyes got in to the bus. Luckily that it wasn’t a rush hour so only 4 to 5 people are riding on the same bus with him.
“I love you too Kyu! Thank you for not leaving me behind.” This words keeps on lingering on Kyu Jong’s mind. Still can’t believe that he got turned down with the only woman he loves. He leaned his head on the window as he watched everything that the bus passed by. It took 2 hours before he reached his home in Jeolado. He was about to press the doorbell when he heard his mom’s voice from his back.
“Kyu Jong? What are you doing here? Why didn‘t you inform me that your coming home? Wait, what happen to your eyes?? Did you just cry?”
“Anniyo! Something gets in to my eyes and I end up rubbing it that’s why it became red. I want to surprise you Omma! That‘s why I didn‘t tell you that I was coming” He replied and hugged his mom.
“Well, you succeed on surprising me, It’s getting cold here let’s go inside. ”
Kyu Jong and his mom got inside of the house. They’ve talked for hours, Kyu Jong make sure that his mom is well updated about his whereabouts but leaving the part of Hee Young’s comeback in Seoul. He knew that his mom knows that he got hurt upon Hee Young’s departure five years ago. His mom was also aware about his feeling towards to Hee Young. It would be a bad idea to let his mom know that he got rejected so he decided to keep it to himself. A few minutes later, the doorbell rang that cut their conversation.
“Who would that be?” His mom asked.
“Maybe it‘s Appa”
“Anniyo, your dad is with his friends for a fishing trip. He wouldn‘t be back until tomorrow.”
Stood up and headed to their door. Much to his surprise, he saw Hyun Joong standing outside their house.
“Omo! Hyun Joong Hyung!! What are you doing here?”
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