Chapter 9 - Too Afraid To Tell You
Myeong Jo just finished taking a shower. She was wiping her face with a towel. Standing in front of the mirror, she wiped the fog away. She looked at herself for a while.
Only thinking of their beautiful kiss. Her heart fluttered just by recalling it. She saw herself getting red so she slapped herself. She was overreacting. That was just a lovely kiss. Well, her first ever kiss so it was bound to be special to her.
Suddenly her smile dropped. The truth that she was keeping it as a secret; she suddenly recalled it. Her heart began aching slightly. Sometimes the truth is so hard for us to accept that we do other things to forget it. But eventually, it haunts us down till the end.
She lowered the towel that she was wearing down a little, showing the mirror her full back. She said to herself, "Only if you were there." She really hoped the scar was there. Really from the bottom of her heart, she wanted that scar on her back. But it was clearly empty.
Her heart twisted in pain that she had to leave this universe. She had to leave him. She had to leave the one person of her whole life she wished for each night.
Before she could know it, tears were gathered in her eyes. Her lips trembled and her voice dried.
Days were passing fast. She didn't have much time time left. Jimin wasn't even aware of this incident.
She walked to her dressing table after wearing clothes. She sat on the chair and lowered her head down.
She slowly raised her head to look at herself in the reflection.
"Same body, same face, same voice, same personality, same skills yet not the same one." she mumbled.
"Why can't I be her? Why can't I be his wife? I have everything of hers! Just why? She deserved him so I deserve him too! Not for 149 days! Forever! I wished for him my whole life, without missing a single night, trying every single way. Then why? Why am I being punished like this?" she broke into tears.
"I love him so much! I love him like crazy! I want to spend every second on the clock with him. I want to watch the sun rising and going down with him. I want to observe the moon shining with all the stars in the infinite dark sky. I want to have a happy family with children with him. I want to do everything with him! Why can't I? I deserve these too!"
Her voice was breaking down.
"How will I live after leaving him?"
Suddenly the door knocked. Myeong Jo wiped her eyes with a tissue quickly and cleared her throat. "Come In."
The love of her life, Jimin entered with a smile. He walked over to her and hugged her from the back.
"Took a shower?" He asked, sniffing her hair.
She nodded.
He let her go and sat on his knees beside her, turning the chair towards him. She was facing him, looking down at him.
"I have a surprise for my Jagi!" he smiled with his eyes.
A moment ago, she was crying and now she again felt that special feeling. Her heart told her to smile.
"Close your eyes, first."
Myeong Jo closed her eyes, her fists clenching together.
He took her left hand in his and put something on her finger. She opened her eyes and saw a crystal ring.
That's when she felt more pain instead of happiness. This was too much for her! She can't leave him. She can't go back to her cruel universe, leaving him. Instead of smiling, her eyes unknowingly dropped water.
Jimin widened his eyes, "Myeong Jo-ah, a-are you okay? Is something wrong? You didn't like it?"
He held her cheeks with his hands. She got down on her knees too and hugged him, crying. He was really surprised and confused by her sudden actions.
"Baby, why are you crying? I-I..did I do anything wrong? Tell me..."
She didn't answer. He took her on his laps, she without any hesitation sat on his lap and again hid her face on his shoulders. He hugged her tightly, rocking her like a baby little.
"Jimin-ah...I-I really love you more than anything." she first time spoke.
Jimin was unable to understand why she was talking like that.
"I know, Jagi...I know you love me. I do too. I love you like no end." he consoled her, stroking her hair again and again.
She faced him, her face was mixed with cries and sorrow, "W-will you love me...no matter what?"
He furrowed his eyebrows. He was surely confused by her words.
"Myeong Jo, tell me if something is bothering you. Why are you a-asking?"
She broke into sobbing again, tears were flowing down like waterfall.
"I will. I will love you, darling. No matter what, if you forget me again, or even if you stop loving me, even if you leave me, nothing will stop me from loving you. I will always love you like I always did." he whispered, his voice sounding as music.
Myeong Jo cleared her voice, "E-Even if I tell you something which will shock you?"
The room filled with silence. Jimin knew Myeong Jo was definitely hiding something. Her words and face could express it. She looked too broken. Jimin's heart felt a thump of fear and suspense. Her question was too strange for her to ask.
"W-what do you mean?" Jimin asked her.
She said again, "Even if I tell you a shocking fact, will you still love me?"
He was way more surprised than before. She spoke without her voice cracking and she sounded firm. He just stared at her, not knowing about what she was talking about. Was it something that will really shock him? Or was it just her mind believing it?
"I-I don't understand....." Jimin uttered.
She knew she couldn't hide it any longer. If she keeps lying to him, that means she's betraying him. She couldn't be selfish. Just for her own happiness, she couldn't keep the real wife a secret.
"Jimin...I--"
Her words were interrupted by her cries. Hkept staring at her, wanting to know.
"I-I know you'll be mad but it's essential for me to tell you."
"I'm--"
Jimin widened his eyes more.
"I'm in love with you like no end."
She couldn't tell him. She was too afraid. Scared she will lose him. She wanted him by any cost. She didn't want to lose him........
Jimin burst into chuckling. Poor him! He thought Myeong Jo was gonna tell him such a shocking fact. No wonder she was silly!
"Awww....." Jimin pinched her red nose and smiled.
"Y-you scared me, I thought you are gonna say you want a divorce or something." he laughed at his own words.
Myeong Jo remained silent. Inside she was feeling too much guilt.
Jimin joined their foreheads, pulling her closer. He liked it to do this with her. Myeong Jo kept her eyes shut as tears were gathered inside.
"How can you be so cute even when confessing? Huh?" he kissed her forehead.
As she was sitting on his lap, it was easy for him to carry her bridal-style. He carried her slowly and took her to the bed. She was silent as she was lost in her mind.
He made her lay down gently and laid beside her. He turned her face towards him, holding her chin.
Myeong Jo came into her senses and before she could realize, he kissed her gently.
She was way too sorry and guilty as she knew this kiss shouldn't happen. Their love shouldn't grow. She shouldn't fall for him. She has to think of his real wife. The real wife loved him and she deserves him, not her.
She wanted to pull away but her heart was forcing to continue. She really wanted to break the kiss but she wanted this love more. So she closed her eyes and kissed him back.
He pulled away soon. He looked at her in a beautiful, uncontrolled way that made her heart beat faster.
"We loved each other before, we love each other now and we will always love each other. There's nothing that will separate me from you."
She replied to him in her mind, "Oh Jimin...How can I tell you that I'm not the one who loved you or for whom you fell in love with..."
He caressed her cheeks, putting the hair strand behind her ear.
"You are a gift to me, Myeong Jo. A gift that makes me happy & makes me wanting to protect you. I want to keep you safe in my heart and lock it with a key so that you can never leave me. Your smile is my power. Your face is my smile. Your touch is my comfort. Your voice is my music. Your eyes are my ocean. Your existence is my heartbeat. Everything about you is connected to me." Jimin whispered sweetly to her ears.
"That's why I will love you no matter what. You are me & I am you." he smiled sweetly.
Her heart was shaken by his words. She couldn't help falling in love with this amazing guy. He was different. Very different to her as she had only Yoongi as her close one. She never felt the expression of love and romance other than her brother. Though that was only brotherly care.
She wished for love, a person who will love and value her as an important person. Wishing firmly after 23 years, she finally got her wish come true. And now she's feeling one of the greatest feeling of any universe. Love.
She snuggled closer to Jimin and hid her face inside his chest. He took her in his arms again, adoring his wife in the most comfortable way. He loved her so much. He loved her even though she forgot him. Just she forgot him, doesn't mean she didn't love him. Love was what mattered. So Jimin indead cared for her in a special way.
Both of them were laying on the bed, in each other's arms. Morning or night didn't matter to them. Just being by each other's side were all that they needed.
But deep inside, Myeong Jo felt that same feeling mixed with guilt and worries, she knew she was taking someone else's place.
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Ok I wanted her to tell the truth in this chapter. Then I thought let's give them some more time.
And why do I write so much romance? Ughh!
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