Wrong Universe | All of us are dead

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷Chapter 27

Byeol stood in front of the railing, looking far ahead in the dark distance as she let the breeze to caress her face, nipping her bare skin and leaving a tingling feeling. She didn't even flinch when she felt an arm wrap around her waist as her back collides with Cheong-san's chest, his chin resting on her shoulders as he steal a peck on her cheeks. Byeol smiles at the warmth enclosing her whole body.

"What got you so deep in thought, honey?" Cheong-san asks in whisper tone, his breath fanning on her exposed neck as it leaves a touch of warmth that courses inside of her and enveloping her heart.

Byeol sighs, reminding her of the thought that made her to walk away from the circle to be alone and to be able to think. She places a hand on top of Cheong-san's arms that are still wrapped around her, softly unclasping it so she could turn her heels to look at him, "I don't think we should continue the relationship we have in the past."

There, she said it. Her delusions should stop because she's falling harder and she don't know what she'll going to do if ever she suddenly woke up one night back to her universe.

"W-what?" Cheong-san stuttered.

"I-I'm not the Byeol you love anymore, Cheong-san. I'm different," tears starts to build up from her eyes, "We're different. I don't think I deserve someone else's boyfriend."

Cheong-san cups her cheeks, wiping the tears that fell on her cheeks, "I know."

Byeol's eyes widen, looking at Cheong-san in confusion, "You know? What do you know?"

"The moment you woke up, I know you've changed, I can feel it. But change doesn't mean that all of the feelings I have for you will be out of the drain just because you're not the same girl I've loved before." Cheong-san explains and Byeol heave a sigh at the implication of he knew but couldn't understand the situation.

"You don---"

Cheong-san places a thumb on her lips, halting her from continuing what she had been saying, "Shhh, I'm not going to let you go. If you're worried that I'm just doing this because we're in a relationship before the accident then you're wrong. I liked you in the past but I fell in love with you in the present. There's no word that could explain what I'm feeling for you but the shift in you doesn't change the fact that I love you. If anything else, it makes me fall harder for you." he confessed sincerely as his eyes convey all of the emotions he feels.

Byeol couldn't help but to get lost on the whirlpool of emotions inside Cheong-san's eyes, a part of her saying that she did not deserve him and his love but there's a part of her deep inside her brain, hiding on the crevices, and clawing for a way out that yells at her to accept him, a part that's longing for the guy in front of her.

Cheong-san's hand went to his chest where his nametag was shewn, ripping it away from his uniform as he grab Byeol's hand to place it on top of her palm, "We can start a new if you want but I'm not going to waste any time. Let's date again."

Byeol stares at the red rectangular fabric in her palm, his name engraved on the middle of it. Nametags are closer to students' chest so they used it as a way of confession as well as an act of claiming and Byeol couldn't help the tears that trickles down her cheeks as she sobs, "Ch-cheong-san ah... "

She's at lost of words but Cheong-san only grab her in the wrist and pulls her back to the warmth of his body, enclosing her in a secured hug as he places a peck on the crown of her head, "I know, honey. We don't know how much time we have left here in earth so I'll make every seconds count. I love you from before but I love you harder right now, that's the only important thing. It doesn't matter if you think you're not the Byeol in the past anymore but my heart recognizes that you're my Byeol."