“Mom, can’t we just… go back?”
“Why? You used to yell at me to go to Dad.”
“.. No. Just pretend you didn’t hear it.”
I wasted my time like an idiot. It's been almost a year since I came to America, and I'm getting used to school. But...
I still can't get used to your empty seat.
Even if I keep meeting someone and laughing with them, nothing changes. Even if I try to forget you on purpose, even if I hate you, I keep looking for you out of habit.
When I think of you, it hurts because I miss you, and when I don't, it hurts even more because I don't do it.
Ten years passed like that, and before I knew it, someone other than you was in my heart.
“Oh really.. Kwon Soon-young, isn’t she going over there?”
“Oh, why~”
That kid was someone I became close with at an American school, and he was similar to you. He had a pretty smile and was like sunshine.
“Oh, right. I’m going to the class reunion tomorrow?”
" really? "
“Yeah! Haha”
“..I want to go too.”
"Then I'll tell you the time, so come pick me up. That's possible."
" really? "
" huh! "
There are still times when I feel your absence. But it doesn't hurt. Really... no matter how much I think about it, I can't understand the human heart.
So the next day, I went to the reunion and saw a lot of familiar faces. Nothing really changed.
at that time -
“Jju!”
“ Cabbage~!! ”
Joohyun hadn't changed either. She still called me Jju, and the atmosphere of a goddess like Carat was still there.
And then there's the face I see again...
“Hello, Yeoju~!”
“Hi! Seolgi was here too..n”
“Long time no see, Yeoju.”
“Hey..hello”
He came. That kid, the kid I liked back then, appeared in front of me now, 10 years later.
Nothing really changed. Except that I seemed to have matured a little more.
That smile, which still warms me like sunlight, was a smile I wanted to see again and again.
But my heart, on the other hand, didn't beat at all. I guess that means you're truly not in my heart anymore...
So we had a drink each and asked about each other's well-being, and Joohyun said she was attending university, Seulgi was teaching art for college entrance exams, and Seungkwan was a teacher at a vocal academy.
I was happy to see that everyone was doing well. Oh, I'm also attending college.
After a while -
“I’m so sad to see Yeojuㅠㅜ”
" me too.. "
“Why did you tell me?! Hey..! I really liked you too.. “
“Ah, Kang Seul-gi! You should be quiet… Seriously.”
“What?! Do you want to try this Hallabong-like... juicy fruit!?! “
“ㅋㅋㅋ It’s so juicyㅋㅋㅋ”
“ Phew kekekekekeke”
We burst into laughter at Seulgi's joke, but Seulgi was just angry and asked why we were laughing.
“Hey.. haha let’s go now”
"Okay. Seung-kwan, you take Yeo-ju. I'll take her."
“Huh? No, I...”
“Let’s go, my lady.”
Swish -
“Uh..no, that’s me”
So Seungkwan grabbed my hand and just left the store. "Oh... I don't know. When I left, Soonyoung was nowhere to be seen. She hadn't come home yet?"
“What’s wrong? What’s wrong?”
“No.. that’s not it.”
“I.. heroine”
" uh? "
“Do you still like me?”
“Huh? Oh.. that’s true, Seungkwan.. “
“I think I like you.. “
“ ... “
I felt a little sorry. It seemed like you had deliberately waited ten years for my letter... But I couldn't help it. My heart wasn't beating when I received this confession.
at that time -
“Hey lady!”
Heart pounding -
I saw Sunyoung coming towards me from afar, smiling.
“.. Seungkwan-ah”
" uh? "
Swish -
“I’m sorry. And thank you for liking me even now.”
“.. No. It was 10 years, so it was a long time, but it was wrong to think that you would continue to like me during that time.”
" thank you so much "
In the end, I let go of Seungkwan's hand that was holding mine and ran to Soonyoung. Soonyoung smiled like sunshine and hugged me.
“How did you get here on time?”
“Huh.. It’s awesome, right?”
“Yeah! It’s awesome.”
In the end, my first love didn't come true, but I wasn't that sad or disappointed. Because I knew, even if it was late, that boy's true feelings.
Back then, when I didn't know anything, I met you andFirst meetingwas special.
And that special encounter blossomed within me.
To make that flower bloom well.10 pretty words eachI tried it and it was cold and sad, but sometimesI got hit by rain too.
I was pricked by the thorns that were planted to protect the flower.Pretty flowers have thornsI could also tell that.
Because of you, I was able to grow even further. Even though I couldn't tell you directly...
When the spring breeze blew, myFor being my first love
“..thank you. Really.”
To the boy I liked back then
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There must be some readers who are going, "Huh?" after seeing this ending, right? Because I said Seung-kwan and Yeo-ju would be connected. But I told you that ending on April 1st! April Fool's Day, right? So, saying that they would be connected was a lie. Haha. Oh, and I've deleted all the works that I've been putting off. I'm going to write a new one.. I can't think of any material and I'm going crazy.. Ahem, spoilers for the new work are here! Bye~❤️
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