S.Coups Fanfic | I forgot, I missed you - Chapter 2. Best friend → Breakup → Forgot

*Yeoju's point of view*

Seungcheol and I ended up going to an orphanage. In the same orphanage.

It seemed like there were many children besides us who lost their parents in the fire.

어린 김여주

Are we supposed to live here now..?

어린 최승철

Maybe so.

When I finally arrived at the front gate of the orphanage, I felt nervous and trembling.

I felt like crying.

Hug

어린 김여주

..!

I felt warmth in my right hand.

I looked at my right hand and saw Seungcheol holding my hand tightly.

어린 최승철

Don't be nervous. Everything will be okay.

...fool.

He's shaking too... and he can feel it all through his tightly clenched hands...

어린 김여주

thank you.

I smiled at Seungcheol.

After seeing me like that, Choi Seung-cheol seemed to feel a sense of relief and stopped shaking.

So Seungcheol and I ended up living in an orphanage with other children.

Studying

Reading a book

Laughing, chatting and having fun with friends

I was happy.

It feels like I have a new family.

And more than anything,

Choi Seung-cheol is by my side.

I was even happier.

어린 김여주

Aaah!! Ah!!!

I had a nightmare. About that day,

I ended up seeing it again.

Yeah, that's right.

The events of that day could not be erased. Forever.

Even I knew that it was a scar that I could never erase, so how did I endure it until now?

under..

All I could say was a hollow laugh.

Have I matured enough to laugh out loud? Ugh... This is even funnier.

My voice woke up my friends who were sleeping in the room, and then the teacher too. The teacher came over to me and asked what was wrong.

어린 김여주

I had a nightmare... the day my house burned down.

The teacher hugged me. "It's okay, everything's okay," she said. But I'm sorry, teacher, but I don't think it'll get any better. It's a scar that will never go away.

Choi Seung-cheol came to the room I was in at some point and was standing in front of the door, watching me.

I was able to quickly interpret Choi Seung-cheol's gaze as he watched me.

어린 최승철

are you okay?

I also answered Seungcheol's question with my eyes.

어린 김여주

I don't think it'll get better. It's a scar that can never be erased.

Choi Seung-cheol seemed to have understood that as he watched me with a hazy expression.

Don't make that face.. You're going to cry again..

Winter has come,

Now I'm one year older.

It seems like only yesterday that we were 7, but Seungcheol and I were suddenly 8, and we were destined to be 9 after this winter.

어린 최승철

Time really flies, doesn't it?

어린 김여주

Well, it seems like only yesterday we were seven, but now we're eight, and this winter is just around the corner, and we'll be a year older...

어린 최승철

..hey.

어린 김여주

? why?

어린 최승철

We...can we continue to be best friends? No matter how far apart we are, can we never forget each other? If we meet again, can we be like this again?

어린 김여주

Huh? I was going to say that too!

어린 최승철

Oh really?

For some reason, we burst out laughing.

어린 최승철

Actually, I'm being adopted by a new family next year.

어린 김여주

I'm here..?

It was shocking. Seungcheol and I are both being adopted next year... So, we're really going to have to be separated. It means we might not be able to see each other again... How am I supposed to keep in touch?

어린 김여주

Then does that mean we might not be able to meet?

Tears welled up in my eyes.

어린 최승철

Cry. Just.

어린 최승철

When you're sad, cry your heart out. Crying isn't shameful.

Do you still remember those words?

I burst into tears with a strange smile on my face.

Seungcheol took me into his arms.

It was warm. It felt like being held close to my parents. It was such a comforting feeling, I didn't want to leave.

I continued to cry in Seungcheol's arms. He patted my back and comforted me, saying, "Even if we're apart, we won't forget each other and can still be friends. He's my best friend in the world."

But... you're crying too... and this time, you're worrying about me instead of yourself... That's why I'm worried about you...

Anyway...! I will never forget you either. Even if I were adopted, I would never forget you. Because we are the best friends in the world.

Spring has come.

We decided to say our final goodbyes before going for adoption.

어린 김여주

......

어린 최승철

......

I really couldn't say anything... After a long silence, Seungcheol broke the silence first.

어린 최승철

Take care.. Don't get sick.. Don't have nightmares every day because of that.. Don't make people worry for no reason again..

어린 김여주

You're talking like a relative. You're the one who should stop worrying people.

어린 최승철

..ugh..

어린 김여주

Hehe...

We both burst into laughter.

어린 김여주

Don't forget me.

어린 최승철

Don't forget me either.

어린 김여주

okay.

We looked at each other and smiled. We exchanged glances before saying our final goodbyes to our teachers and friends and getting into the car to take us to our adoption home.