Everyone's love

Everyone's Love 25

This work is fiction

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I wanted to see you, but the reality that I couldn't was so miserable that, ignoring the time, I called

After a long ring, Beomgyu answered the call. The moment I heard his voice, tears spilled down

" ..."

📞 ..Love?

" I miss you"

 📞 What?

" I said I miss you"

📞 Are you crying?

" I miss you, Beomgyu"

📞 ....

" I love you, Beomgyu "

📞 Are you serious..?

" Yeah, I love you"

After saying that, I pressed the end-call button. I thought I liked Yeonjun, but

I was wrong. Foolishly, round and round I went, and in the end it was you. I had

pain we could share, even sorrow we could share, and I

must love you. I thought you'd just be a special friend to me, but you were

the very existence of my light

since you're not by my side, I'm anxious. When it rains, there are so many nights I can't sleep

Like you said, I couldn't get over it. I was just foolishly enduring the pain

Su-bin and Tae-hyun are there for me, but your empty space is too big

I'm reflecting on my past. You loved me without holding back, without any conditions

for who I was. I, so naturally,

just kept avoiding that love. But I know it's already very late now

But you're not by my side right now, so what's the use of regretting it

/

2 years later

Whatever happened, the news that had trickled in after that

completely stopped, and Beomgyu disappeared from our lives

I think I lived like a shell for about a year. I couldn't get in touch

and when I was close to losing my mind, I leaned on Tae-hyun, who stayed by my side

And I went on living my daily life, missing Beomgyu

" Love, snap out of it"

" Mm-hmm"

Tae-hyun carefully lays the very drunk Yeoju down on the bed. Every night, he

feels sorry seeing Love trying to comfort herself with alcohol while longing for Beomgyu,

and he also resents Beomgyu, who has left no news at all

For some reason, no one could get in touch with anyone, and even with her family, Su-bin,

there was no word, which made it strange. After wiping away Love's tears as she slept from crying,

he covers her with a blanket and comes out to the living room, where Tae-hyun finds

Su-bin sitting on the sofa and sits down in front of him with a sigh

" Is Love asleep?"

" Yeah"

" When Beomgyu said he was going to leave, I should've been the one to stop him"

" ..What, so this is what it was like? You really haven't heard from him either?"

" ..."

For some reason, at Tae-hyun's question, he was about to say something but closes his mouth again

Noticing this, Tae-hyun's eyes turn sharp

" What happened to Choi Beomgyu?"

" ...."

" Choi Su-bin, tell me straight. What's going on with Beomgyu?"

" The truth is, last year my aunt passed away"

" Beomgyu's mother?"

" Yeah, she had cancer. So I think she wanted to be with Beomgyu one last time

I had to rush to the U.S. too, so I couldn't even call you guys

After my aunt passed away, I took care of things there and came back to Korea with him"

" Wait, then you're saying Beomgyu is in Korea right now?"

Tae-hyun's eyes wavered

" Yeah. He's having a really hard time right now. He told me not to tell Love

saying she'd have it even worse than he does"

" I don't get it. Love is already

half-mad because of Choi Beomgyu, and he'd at least owe it to her to show up in front of her right now"

" Tae-hyun, let's pretend we don't know. Beomgyu must have his reasons"

" Watching this hurts me, too. He's so obsessed with Love,

and he hasn't come to see her even once, so it's infuriating. I feel like stealing Love away and running off"

" ...."

Tae-hyun let out a long, frustrated sigh

And then, it was Love, crying as quietly as a breath in Tae-hyun's room

She had heard by chance that Beomgyu had come back as she was about to leave

/

Even though the sun was bright, worried that Love hadn't gotten up, he opened the door and quietly went in

There were tear stains, as if she'd cried all night. As he tidied her messy hair,

feeling his presence, Love slowly opened her eyes

" ..Tae-hyun, what time is it?"

" It's after 10"

" Already? I guess I drank way too much. My head feels foggy"

" Wait here, I'll get some medicine.."

As he tries to get up from the bed, Love grabs Tae-hyun's hand

And that hand was trembling faintly. Their eyes meet

" Love, what's wrong?"

" Tae-hyun"

" Yeah"

" I heard what you and Su-bin were talking about last night"

" !!"

" I'm fine. We weren't even dating or anything, so what's the big deal

Beomgyu is having a harder time than I am right now. I'm fine. I ca.."

" ...."

Love is trying hard to act calm, but she can't finish her sentence

and leans against Tae-hyun's shoulder, crying. Tae-hyun knows very well

how she has endured this whole time. There's nothing he can do

" Love, should we wrap everything up and go live somewhere far away together?"

" ...."

" If it's okay with you, that's what I'd like. You don't have to love me"

Love shakes her head

" ..No. I can't do that because I feel too sorry for you. No"

At Love's endless apologies, in the end, she doesn't accept Tae-hyun's feelings

No matter how far away they lived, he wouldn't be able to forget him. Tae-hyun knew that too, but the situation now was too

frustrating. Choi Beomgyu, just show up in front of me and see what happens

Biting his lip, Tae-hyun lets Love lean on his shoulder and cry more

/

Sunlight streams through the window and brightly lights up the room. The glaring sun

makes him squint. Her eyes were damp, as if she'd been crying

The door lock sounded, and Su-bin came in. Seeing Beomgyu curled up on the bed,

he clicks his tongue

" Hey, Choi Beomgyu, how long are you going to keep this up?

I know you're having a hard time, but it's already been 2 years. Ugh, this is driving me crazy"

" ....."

" Hey, do you want Tae-hyun to take Love and leave?"

" ...."

" Don't make Love wait too long. And I'm still here, too, you know?"

"...."

" You crazy bastard, you came here because you wanted to see Love. If you miss the timing,

you'll never be able to see her again. You hate that, don't you? Love is waiting for you

and watching you is driving us insane"

Who am I even talking to right now

With a big sigh, Su-bin arranges the takeout he'd brought over on the island

table. Beomgyu didn't move at all

" I know you're having a hard time, but think about Love, okay? I'm leaving"

Thud— as the front door shut firmly, Beomgyu looks at Love's photo and gives a faint smile

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I wrung my brain and wrote up to chapter 25

How should I write the ending? (Maybe it won't be the ending?)

How should I bring Beomgyu and Love together🥲

I want to finish it

And Moa, please watch VR

It's much better than seasons 1 and 2

Even if you get face-to-face close-ups or shoulder checks up close, it's fine

Because they dance on my body, on my knees😍」「I'm still a girl trapped inside VR