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Third person Pov
Small white speck of snow fell on a Monday morning. The brown grass that was once green was covered by a thin layer of snow. The trees were covered in white, the roofs of houses and buildings had a blanket of snow.
Uee walked to school, leaving a trail of footprints in the snow. She hid her hand in her pockets hiding her casted arm inside her coat from the cold, and her long black hair down covering her face to protect from the winter wind. Her eyes became teary from the wind, and the cold nipped her nose and cheeks, causing them the turn a shade of pink.
"Uee!" A voice from behind shouted out. Uee stopped to see who called her name "Yang Uee!" The voice of a male was heard as Uee turn around to see Yoongi running. She turn back fastening her pace, "Uee," Yoongi caught her hand forcing her to face him.
Yoongi breathed heavily staring into Uee's eyes, he unwrapped his scarf around his neck. The black knitted scarf made it's away around Uee's neck feeling the warmth transfer to her. "You should always stay warm and not get sick." Yoongi took a step back seeing a warm cozy Uee warmly wrapped in his black scarf.
Uee began to unwrap the warm scarf, "I don't nee-" Yoongi left her with his hands in his pockets, jogging towards the school. Uee watched Yoongi jog as she heaved a sigh re-wrapping the scarf around her neck. The black scarf smelled of fresh lavender from the laundry, giving more of a warm feeling to Uee. She slightly smiled into the scarf, "stupid." She mumbled heading towards the school.
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Yoongi's pov
I sat in darkness, my head against the wall sitting on a chair, my arms crossed as I my mind is completely blank. I listened to the steady beepings from the heart monitor and oxygen mask releasing air.
My parents are away for business while I sat at the hospital caring for my grandmother. She isn't doing fine or well, she's getting weak.
I still remember what she said to me, I will change me. The only person to really change is to change themselves.
"You only live once Yoongi-ah, the choices and actions you do will always follow you."
My grandmother was right. I wronged people because I wanted power, I couldn't tell a girl I liked her so I bullied her. At the end of the day I feel a pit of heavy guilt making me sick in the stomach, so sick that I felt like vomiting.
I don't know why I do it, it all seem so fun and easy hurting people when you are doing it to them, but when you get treated the same way they get treated it's not the best feeling. "Treat others you want to be treated." This quote is a short sentence but it holds a lot of truth.
I inhaled deeply and exhaled rubbing my eyes with the palm of my hands. I slouched in my seat thinking about my grandmother, she is such a humble person and always so kind. I should change the ways I do and act, it's not gonna be easy but I'll give it a shot.
A small knock was heard at the door, Dr. Choi walked in with a nurse, "Good morning Yoongi, how is she doing?" Dr. Choi was in his mid fifties, glasses at the tip of his nose, grey streaks starting to shoe at his roots. He clicked his own against the clipboard, "she's holding up fine." I replied.
The nurse checked grandmother's IV bag. "Well," Dr. Choi stared at his wrist watch, "it's almost time for you to go to school young man." He flashed a small smile at me. I nod my head and watched the nurse leave first, "Chul should be on the way to school. Make sure he stays in school his parents would kill me if they hear he isn't." Dr. Choi pointed a finger at me.
"Don't sorry I will." I smiled slightly back. I sighed walking back to grandmother's bed. I held onto her hand and caressed it, "I'm going to school now, hold on for me grandma I'll be back." I grabbed the scarf from the table that grandmother knitted for me.
On the way school I saw the familiar figure of a female student. I shouted out her name, "UEE!" I shouted seeing her figure stop, her head lifted up wondering who called her name out. A smile lifted up my lips, "Yang Uee!" I shouted once more now running against the cold wind.
She saw me running towards her as her eyes widen from shock and started walking away, I ran as fast as I could to catch up to her. I grabbed her arm forcing her to face me, her big confused eyes stared back at me. I remembered the kiss a few days ago feeling my lips lifting upwards but I forced it not to come out.
Her nose and cheeks was pink from the cold, I wanted to hold her hand and drag her to school so she could be surrounded with warmth. I know she will never accept it because I was a jerk which I understand if I was her. I unwrapped my scarf around my neck and put it over her to show that I care.
I took a step back from her once she tried to refuse my scarf, I insisted she takes it off to keep herself warm, I jogged back to school before she can take it off. I finally let out the biggest smile I've been holding ever since I saw her. "You never smile that big except while playing basketball. Something good must've happened." Chul popped up in front of me.
I snickered while shaking my head, I turn around to see Uee walking in through the door with my black scarf still wrapped around her, "Something good did happen." I turn to face Chul pushing him to walk forward, he smiled at me mischievously, "ahhh I see now, Yang Uee?" he leaned in whispering into my ear, I moved to the side, "too close." I squinted my eyes at Chul lowering my voice.
He chuckled, "What happened to the mean and cold Yoongi?" Chul asked once we started walking to our homeroom. "I decided to change for the better." I replied taking off my coat. Chul was quiet so I turn around as he stopped in his tracks, his eyes changed from the playful Kim Chul to the serious deadly Kim Chul.
"Why would you change for the better? The world is terrible and you know it, we act the way we act because people treat other people poorly. So we are doing how they want to be treated." Chul grabbed my collar pulling me close to him face to face as he spat words at me. "If we treat others poorly then we are doing the favor of being terrible people then." I calmly spoke without flinching.
Chul clenched his jaw, "You really did change." Chul pushed me off as I stumbled catching myself before I could fall to the floor and embarrass myself. Other students saw the whole scene as they talked amongst themselves. Chul shook his head in disappointment, "You're out of the group." He walked away.
I snickered, "Gladly!" I shouted at his back. "What a friend he was." I shook my head seeing other students stare at me in fear, I ignored them and walked to homeroom.
The day went by fast as I actually paid attention to the lectures my teachers gave us, not gonna lie I zoned out a couple of times because one hour of lecture? How can someone sit and listen to a teacher lecture about the history of how South Korea became independent for one hour straight.
Anyways the school day ended and I was in search for Uee. I was in my classroom slowly packing my books away as a feminine voice cleared their throat. I saw the black knitted scarf extended forward, my gaze followed up from the black knitted scarf, up her arm.
Uee stood in front of me, her gaze fixated on the wall. She cleared her throat again, "Th-thank you for your scarf." I smiled softly at her, usually its me that I go to first but now it's her that she came to me first. "Keep it." I replied with the same soft smile I had.
Uee looked away from the wall staring at me in shock, "what?" She whispered. I took the black knitted scarf from her hand, "How about this," I unfolded the scarf taking a step closer to her. She didn't budge a step away from me, I began to wrap the scarf around her, "I'll give you this as an apology. A sincere one." I smile afterwards.
She stared into my eyes blinking multiple times, my hands cupped her cheeks seeing her chubby cheeks squished. I chuckle mumbling cute, "have you thought about the kiss?" I asked, now seeing her reaction. She pushed me away with as much force with only her left arm.
"Don't ever mention about that." She pestered with her eyebrows furrowed, I smirked grabbing my bag, "So you're not pissed at me anymore?" I pouted. She scoffed, "Who said I wasn't, I still am!" She stormed out of the room leaving me in room.
I ran after her, "You're still pissed at me but your forgiving action of attempting to give me back my scarf is not?" I retorted leaving her speechless. "Well- because I thought you would want it back before you could hunt me down." she spoke into the scarf hiding her face. I repressed my smile, "Okay, so I'm already forgiven. Apology accepted." I said.
"Hey! it should be the other way around, you're supposed to apologize to me." She hit me in the arm. "Well it seemed like you were apologizing to me." I smile down at her once we exit out of the school. She rolled her eyes, "whatever. I'm still mad at you!" She walked away, "You're not pissed but mad? So you are slowly forgiving me!" I shouted back.
"SHUT UP JERK!" She threw a fist in the air as I chuckled. "You really like her Yoongi." I turn my gaze away from Uee to Hyun, one of the boys in the group. "Is that a crime?" I retorted with an unbothered look. "No but you really change because of her." he said lowly.
"It's not because of her, it's because of me. Part of her yes because I really don't want to lose her but I'm changing for me." Hyun and I walked off of school ground, towards a park we used to go during our childhood times. Hyun and I are neighbors since we were children and we still are. "What do you mean?" He asked confused.
"It's hard to explain, but we only live once to fulfill our life with things we do. I don't want to keep hurting people because I find it fun even if its for Chul's purpose. Like my grandmother said, the things I do or act will follow me til the end." Hyun and I made it to the park and sat on the equipments of the playground.
"I've done a lot of shit and I feel terrible, I don't want to keep feeling guilty." I stared up at the blue sky. "Especially Uee?" Hyun wondered, "especially Uee." I repeated. We sat in silence as Hyun also stared up at the blue sky with me. "I'm with you too Yoongi." Hyun broke the silence. I turn to look at him while he stared straight at the sky.
"I... I treated my parents pretty bad, ignoring them and making them worry about me all the time. Now they're filing paper works for a divorce," Hyun sighed, "it's all my fault, because of a son like me who is a disgrace to the family who only brings sadness and disappointment to the family." Hyun was about to cry as he covered his eyes.
"Hey man, don't think that it's your fault. There might be other stuff that is going on between your parents but it isn't your fault." I propped up on my elbow giving comfort to him. "Your grandma is right, the things we do and act will follow us til the end. I'm feeling so much regret and guilt because I could've treated my parents better if I didn't ignore them. What if both of my parents die today or tomorrow?"
"Hey, I said it isn't your fault, don't get funny thoughts in your head. We can always make up what we did wrong. There's always a second chance for everyone." I reassured him. Hyun smiled up at me, "thanks for hearing me out. This was just troubling me and I couldn't talk to Chul about this." Hyun thanked.
"Anytime bro. I'm out of the group so I don't think Chul would like to use together." I chuckled, "Who cares, I left once I heard you were out of the group." Hyun smiled as we both laughed.
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TBC!!!
Dang this was a long chapter. All because of the boy talk between Yoongi and his childhood friend.
I wonder if guys do deep talks like this.
Anyways I feel like I'm making Uee wayyy to forgiving in all parts of the book lol.
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