Haneul

We finally arrived at my house and Wonho was able to succesfully park my car. After a few moments, the both of us took off our seatbelts and went out of the car.

We walked together outside the gate of my house, and as soon as we reached there, we paused to look at each other and bid our goodbyes for the day.

"I better get Hyungwon back in. Make sure you sleep well later." He said while caressing my head.

"Thanks for today, I really had fun. Your presence made everything better." I admitted.

"I'm glad to know." He shyly broke into a smile.

All of a sudden, he slowly came closer to give me a hug but I flinched as soon as I saw it coming. I don't know why I did that, but I felt butterflies in my stomach as soon as I saw Hyungwon's figure coming in for a hug.

That sudden feeling made me flinch.

"Hm? What's wrong?" He moved a bit backwards to give me space.

"I..." I tried to explain myself.

There's no use. He has to know how I feel about this somehow.

"To tell you the truth, I really can't get into the hook of this whole situation yet. I keep forgetting whenever it's you and not Hyungwon. It makes me uncomfortable." I told him.

"Let's give it time. Or at least put in some effort to only look at me. Only have your focus on me, can't you?" He asked.

It's really not working. How can I focus on him when all I see is another person doing all those sweet stuff to me.

I'm starting to get afraid that I'll fall for the wrong person sooner. I fear betraying Wonho, and catching deeper feelings for Hyungwon instead of him.

"Well, I don't know Hyungwon well. Maybe that's why I feel uncomfortable? He's your friend but he's a stranger to me." I lied but somehow gave the point out there.

"Haneul-ah, we can trust him--"

"Why don't you give me time to get to know him first before being so sudden with using him when he's someone unknown to me?" I asked.

"No way! I don't like you being close to him." He suddenly turned serious.

Wonho has now gotten firm with me.

"It could help with me learning how to differentiate the two of you. I want to sort everything out. Please, just give me time with him. The real him." I pleaded.

If I were to be honest, I also wanted to use this opportunity to fix my feelings and make it clear to me that I'm not falling for Hyungwon in any way if Wonho would agree and let me.

I needed to remind myself of the bad feelings I have for Hyungwon.

"I'll.. I'll think about it." Wonho looked away from me.

"Please do consider how I feel.." I said.

"Alright. Now go get some rest because I'll leave now. Be nice to Hyungwon." He sighed.

"Thank you, Wonho. Goodbye for today." I only gave him a small smile.

I looked away and tried to wait for the real Hyungwon to come back. I looked at my wrist watch and saw how it was already evening.

We surely do owe him alot for this day.

I closed my eyes as I thought about how Hyungwon would react soon when he sees the evening sky.

"Uhh.. annyeong. W-what time is it?"

I finally heard him speak to me, and so I opened my eyes and cleared my throat before I answer him.

"Sorry to bother you so much. It's about 8:37 pm in the evening right now." I truthfully said.

"Oh well.. Haha you sure spent lots of time together." He sighed and awkwardly laughed about it to somehow ease up.

"Yeah.. Sorry for not being able to spend time with you awhile ago. I sincerely feel disappointed--"

"Ah, no no! Don't feel bad for me! It looks like you even had lots of fun today to go home in the evening when it's a weekday and we have school. That's what matters." He said.

"Ah.. haha thank you for being nice." I lightly chuckled.

"Besides, I was only gonna take you to my favorite cafe anyways. It's no fun, and it's probably only gonna last until 6pm. I'm too boring, so next time I even bother on taking you somewhere, I should plan it with more effort." He smiled.

Why does he belittle himself so much lately? I knew he was always this introverted and shy, but I never realized how his self-esteem could be quite low when it came to girls.

"Ey, what are you saying? Going to your favorite cafe sounds fun anyways. Sometimes, I do need some time to just sit down, order good food, and relax with a friend." I tried to bring his mood up through a little appreciation.

"You think so? You always liked playing around when we were younger though? I can see that you payed more attention to things that excite and challenge you, while simple activities would easily bore you." He said.

Right.

I suddenly remember rejecting the times Hyungwon would suggest playing board games with me way back then. He always would be the one to give in to what I liked doing.

I must have been a nuisance to him.

Hyungwon

"People change anyways, which means my preferences do change around alot. I'm more open to different things now." Haneul tried to justify her side.

"That's good. You always liked having it your way before." I reminded her and I found it kind of funny to look back into the past.

"Aish, just forget about that." She broke into a cute frown.

It was fun to see her getting teased.

I felt my pocket and used my hands to search for my wallet.

I wanted to see how much money I had left for the day just incase Wonho hyung actually owes me something.

"Woah, I still have my pocket money left untouched. Did you spend your own money for today's date?" I look at her and asked.

I was quite surprised. I expected Wonho hyung to actually take some of my money without permission and count it in as debt by the next following days just for his special day with Haneul.

"Yeah, I didn't spend alot anyways. We only went playing at an arcade. All I had to spend for were tokens." She said.

"Since I have money left, would you like me to treat you food in a convenience store nearby? We could go eat some ramyeon together. Plus, I'm really hungry right now." I admitted.

She looked at me and I could easily tell that she thought carefully on what to decide on.

"Sorry, I need some rest today. Let's save a hangout for another day." She declined.

I felt disappointed that she couldn't accompany me for the rest of the night.

"Ah.. haha okay. I guess I'll go eat alone instead." I forced a sincere-looking smile.

"Okay, take care." She smiled.

"Yes, I'll get going now or else I'll starve soon. Goodbye for today, Haneul."

I waved goodbye at her, and she slowly returned the gesture as I walked away.

Honestly, I lost interest in the idea of going to a convenience store for tonight.

"Oh well, I'll finish my leftovers at home for dinner tonight instead." I spoke to myself as I left disappointed.

I walked and walked until I reached the bus stop nearby. As soon as I arrived, the bus came in after a few minutes and so I took the ride.

I took a seat somewhere along the front rows and rested my head near the window. I just needed a little time and some quiet space to think things through.

I sighed and closed my eyes. I thought about how I felt for today.

At least she was happy to be with him, huh?

I opened my eyes afterwards, and because I had nothing much to think about now, I thought I should just look through the windows of the bus to appreciate the city at night.

Suddenly, a fast approaching truck at the intersection caught my attention.

I was alarmed as it was coming at our bus' way and neither both vehicles could attempt to brake sooner.

"Aghhhhh!!"

Everyone inside started to scream as the truck suddenly hit the bus, and the impact we all felt was really strong.

The next thing I knew was that I wasn't able to stop myself from falling down from my seat as a number of passengers did, too.

My whole body started to hurt, and infront of me I saw numerous passengers who were already lifeless.

I slowly closed my eyes thinking that I would soon face the same fate as they did, too.

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Okay, since this chapter seems to be getting long already, I decided to maybe update the continuation on Chapter 14 hahaha

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