Pride & Prejudice (ChanBaek)

10: A Cringy Troublemaker

"Where are you driving to?" I ask

This kid has been quiet since we started driving and as much as I can see we are heading out from Seoul

"Park chanyeol ssi?"

"Take some nap. I will wake you up when we get there"

"Just where are we....."

*phone ringing*

Caller ID - Mr. Wu

B - aww?

Mr.W -  Director nim. Where are you? You have dinner with SS Group.

B - ah... that... apologise them for cancelling last minute. Tell them I will contact them back

Mr.W - Nae. I will. But Director nim. Where are you? Are you back at home?

B - n...no... I am with someone. I will contact you back.

Mr.W - Nae. Have a good evening

I end the call and give a dead glare to that kid who's stubbornly keep driving the car

Does he even have license?
Aish... whatever...
I will miss a lot of schedules but still okay
Just a quick escape... huh...
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Without realising... I really doze off.

"The bartender said you have insomnia. Is that even true?"

Fuck.... I really fall asleep .... "Where are....."

"Beach"

"Bea..ch..."

"Wanna walk? It will be sunset soon"

We both get out of car and walk along the beach.
May be today is week day... the beach has not much visitors at all.

I walk ahead and the kid... he follows me from behind.
From the shadow, I can tell he's around like 5 footsteps away from me.

How many years has it been that I haven't come to beach?
I have been so focus on works that...

I'm tired....
Tired of everything.....

And.... Inseo.....
How can he.... *sigh*
He has someone new .... Now.... Just as my hunch
May be if he's happy... with that person...
May be my absence doesn't hurt him anymore....

"You can cry tho"

I stop walking as I hear his voice and turn around to face him

"What?"

"Look around... there's no one here. So cry out of swear or shout or scream..."

"I'm not a kid... remember"

"That's why... I took you here. Because you can stop pretending for everything. Right at this moment" he says and he turns his back on me and close his ears "I can't hear anything!!! So cry!!"

I just....blankly stare at how childish this kid can be.

But at the same time.... This overwhelming feeling that... someone... sees through me...

"I....Inseo ya...." I can't help but... start whimpering
It just... hurts so much....
The void in me was waiting for him to fill in but...
Now that I confirmed with my two eyes that he's gone...

The void itself is swallowing me...
I can't do this anymore...

"I...... I ... can't...." I'm being very childish I know but... I helplessly start sobbing...