Chapter 12
I wake up in the morning and find myself in bed, I don't remember a single thing about falling asleep or coming to bed at all. I sit up, feeling completely confused. I turn to my night stand and see a folded paper. I pick it up and unfold it.
Faith,
You fell asleep, so I decided to lay you in bed if you don't mind. Hope to see you doing well at work today. Can't wait to have our date tonight.
♡~Shawn
I blush at the note. He's so sweet. Right away I get up and start to get ready for work. I've never been so excited to go to work, but I think its because I'll get to see Shawn. I hear Oliver crying, crap. I almost forgot, I had put him outside because Shawn is allergic to dogs. I open the sliding door and he trots in happily. "Okay Olly. I'm going to feed you real quick then I'll be going.. Okay?" I ask and I fill his food bowl. He barks and sits down next to his bowl.
I quickly fill his bowl and he digs right in.
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I walk into the break room, its quiet. I mean, not completely quiet but.. A lot of whispers. As I get my coffee I notice a girl sitting by herself. I look around and see everyone sitting at the other table at the other side of the room. I gladly sit next to her, I'm just a friendly person that way. I like to make new friends and socialize even if I'm horribly bad at it. She looks up at me, almost scared... No wait.. I think she was.
She was pretty, actually. Lightly tanned face, big brown eyes, nice face structure and long black hair. The kind of hair that looks soft to the touch, and you want to braid it. Or maybe that's just me.. I smile at her, "Hi." I finally say. She quickly doesn't look scared anymore. "Hi." she says. I take a sip of my coffee, "So.. Are you new here? I haven't seen you around.." I tell her. She blushes and looks down at her mug of coffee and nods her head.
"I just came in yesterday.." She says shyly. I smile. "Oh.. Well my Lean Faith.. And you are?" I ask. Her head shoots up. "Thee Lean Faith?" She asks. I smile and nod. "Wow. It feels like I'm talking to a celebrity." She smiles cheekily. I chuckle. "Nooooo. I'm just some girl." I say. She grins. "I'm Kim Sandy. Its a pleasure to meet you." She says bowing to me. I bow to her too. "It's a pleasure to meet you too." I say. And through out the break we talked about a lot of things.
Like she has four dogs! I was amazed, she suggested that we had a doggy play date and I agreed. Oliver gets lonely.
I've realized that I haven't talked to my dad in a long time. I'm still hurt with what he had been saying, the absurd things he was saying about my mother.. I mean, I get it. She left but my dad can't just go around accusing her of not wanting to be found.
My minds just a huge blob as I sit in my office as I finally finish up the last of my piles of paper work.
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Hoseok's POV
I find myself crying as I sit in the waiting room of the pet hospital. My heart shatters, I feel weak. And the worst part... I'm here alone. Nari couldn't make it because her parents are in town, but she did say that she would check up later. Right now, my Sunny is in surgery. And who knows if she's going to make it.. I'm praying so much right now, I know I'm not a very religious person.. But I'd at least hope that God would care enough to help me out.
At least just this time, so that I won't be a lone. Sunny is all I have. "Hoseok.." I hear someone call me. I look up, did God just send me an Angel? Was he really answering my prayers? She leans in and wipes my tears. A shock of electricity runs through every cell in my body, a familiar sensation that she's given me before. But.. I've never felt this with Nari.. "Hoseok.. You're not alone on this.. I'm here for you." She says as she stares intensely into my eyes.
I just stare at her, wondering if maybe this is fake. She frowns and looks away from me. "I get it.. You don't want to talk to me because of what I've done to you.. But.. Something told me that I had to be here with you." Her brown eyes finally meet mine again, and they read something that I wished I knew the answer to. "I guess you can say it was a sign." She says with a small grin on her face. I stare at her attire.
Her coat complimenting her figure, her pants tight on her legs. You know, the typical office outfit. She then sits next to me. I stare at the floor, unable to move. Was God really giving me a sign? Was I not supposed to let her go? Was she here for Sunny? Or for me?.. All these thoughts run though my head making my skull hurt. I turn and look at her, our eyes locking.
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Faith's POV
I sit down next to him, I know that's he's unable to say a word to me. Being that he possibly doesn't want me here at all. I continue staring at his frozen state, I just want a sign. That this wasn't a mistake. That I was supposed to be here with him in his time of need. And at that moment it was like my plead was being given an answer. He turns and looks at me, his eyes locking with mine. They only read the fine words that described sorrow.
His lips parted but no words left them. I bit the inside of my cheek, wishing I could say words. "Jung Hoseok?" He turns and looks at the veterinarian that stand near the large front desk. Hoseok shoots up and walks over to her and I follow him. We stand in font of the nurse, waiting for the worse.
"I'm happy to tell you that Sunny is completely fine. She's in recovery right now still asleep from surgery. Luckily she had only one large tumor that was found in her neck area. It was taken out easily and there was no signs of regrowth of cancer or spread. Your dog is very Lucky Mr. Jung. She is cancer free. She will be ready to go home tonight right after she wakes up. We'll gladly come get you once she's awake." She says looking up from her clip board that was in her arm.
"Thank you... Thank you.." I finally hear his voice, it cracks. She smiles at him and turns down the hall.
I watch her leave, and I'm completely surprised when I feel him hug me. He buries his face into my neck making me shudder, "Thank you.." He whispers. His grip tightens and he pulls me closer to him. I don't know if I should hug him back or not. "Faith.." He says after a couple of minutes of silence, almost sounding like a plead. His voice is music to my ears, my heart pounds in my chest. I don't respond, I wait for him to finish.
"I forgive you.." He says finally. I then wrap my arms around him, never wanting to let go. Our hearts in sync as a fast pace. My bottom lip quivers. "Thank you Hoseok.." I manage to say. His hand runs up and down my back, giving me comfort. Sending chills through my body. As if telling me everything was going to be okay, that we were going to be okay. "Hoseok!?" I hear an annoying voice scream, a voice that makes me want to puke. Hoseok pulls away quickly. "Nari." He says.
She looks at me with a devil in her eyes, her eyes were supposed to read innocence. "What is she doing here?" She asks rudely. She crosses her arms over her chest and pops out her hip. "She just wanted to make sure Sunny was okay." He says walking over I her. "That's it?" She asks annoyingly. He nods as he sets his hands in her arms to make her uncross them. "She's just a friend right?" She asks giving me a look. There's a long silence. And my heart begins to pound.
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Hoseok's POV
She crossed her arms over her chest and pops out a hip. "She just wanted to make sure Sunny was okay." I tell her as I walk over to her. "That's it?" She asks in a pout. I nod and set my hands in her arms so that she can put them down, I'm not in the position to fight right now. "She's just a friend right?" She asks. My heart pounds in my ears. She is just a friend.. Right? She's nothing more.
It still hasn't left my lips, the unspoken words didn't feel right if I would have said it. Is it because I didn't believe a word? I fight the urge to say, she's something much more than just my friend.. And I let her go because of you. I look down at my hands that hold her limp arms, there was no form of electricity. Not like the waves I felt when I was hugging her. "She's just a friend." I say finally. I can't look at Faith, I feel her gaze burn into my skin.
Nari stares into my wandering eyes and she grins. "Hoseok.." She whispers as she pulls me close. Her hand holding the back of my neck, directing me to her lips. I felt forced. But I was curious if this is what I needed. To forget. To feel what I needed to, what I was supposed to.. And that was not with her. It was supposed to be with Nari. The girl that's stayed with me since I can remember. The girl who confessed her love to me.
I deepen the kiss hoping to find something. At least a single spark to give me the strength to stay with her. To help me choose the right person.. To keep me from turning around and love her. Emptiness. Nothing. But I still searched, in the empty abyss. "I have to go." I hear before I feel a body clash with my arm giving me the electricity sensation before exiting the animal hospital. I lift my head to witness her rushing down the side walk.. Away from me.
Nari pulls on my face to look at her. "Hoseok. How is Sunny? Is she fine?" She asks, her cheeks red from our friction. I just nod, unable to say words.
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Faiths POV
"She's just a friend." I hear him finally say. I shouldn't have expected anything more. I had hurt him beyond extant. I couldn't expect things to be okay right away. Because a friend is what I had to be, to be just a friend. Even if I felt sensations just by him holding me. It wasn't going to change. He still looked at me as that girl who lied to him about who she was. Because that's the ugly impression I've given him of myself.
A pathetic person who hides at the beach for comfort. Just then I witness him kiss her. My heart shouldn't be hurting like this. I have Shawn. I should be happy with that. They kiss for a long time, and I was hoping that he'd at least look at me. I couldn't stay here any longer then I should have. I look down and check the time on my phone. Its late. Shawn will be a my house in a hour to pick me up for our date. I stuff my phone back into my coat.
"I have to go." I say as I try to walk pass them as they block the exit. I accidentally hit his arm, shit. I'm presented with the sensation once again. I ignore it and walk out of the animal hospital.
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