Until You | Kim Seokjin ✔️

Chapter 25

Yoona's POV

As I saw Jin walking away, I couldn't help but smile. He seemed like any other regular person. I was glad that he didn't put on an air of importance like most people would do once they get famous.

While packing the leftover sandwich and collecting my things, I heard someone call out my name. I looked up to find Jin walking towards me.

"Did you forget something?" I asked, checking my surroundings.

"Nope. Thought I'll walk back with you." He smiled taking my laptop bag from my hand.

"Why? You'll get late! Go with your manager and walking with me isn't the best idea. Someone could recognize you." I said taking my laptop back from him.

"I won't get late. I told you, I still have time and moreover, my only option left is to walk with you. I sent my manager home with Eomukie and Odengie's food. And this place isn't that crowded. I don't think people would recognize me. Not everyone has stalked me enough unlike someone. So no point arguing. We'll just waste more time." He said, taking my laptop from me and started walking away.

"I don't stalk you! Anyway, fine. Wait up!" I called out to him as I ran to catch up with him.

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We small talked our way to the site. I am not sure why but I felt slightly awkward. He seemed to be awkward too. I decided to brush it off. We were almost there anyway.

"Yoona..." I didn't realize that I had zoned out and not heard what he was talking about.

"Yeah?"

"I..um...I'm..." He seemed flustered.

"I-I don't know how to bring this up without making it even more awkward than it already is, but I know that at some point of time we are going to have to talk about it. I can feel us being awkward with each other because we keep changing the topic anytime it gets close to what happened five years ago."

"Jin, I told you it's not important anymore," I said trying to avoid this whole discussion. I quickened my pace, hoping that we would reach the site quickly and avoid talking about this.
He abruptly stopped walking and turned towards me. I stopped too, but I didn't look at him, instead, I continued fidgeting with my jacket.

"Yoona, look at me." He said as I felt his fingers holding up my chin up to meet his eyes.

"You say it's not important, but apparently it's important enough that you are actively avoiding it and don't forget what I said, you suck at lying. We can't go on like this, pretending everything is alright. It's been a week since the last time we met and our conversations have been awkward, to say the least. I felt like I was making you uncomfortable so I decided not to call you and stuck to random texts through the week, but that wasn't any less awkward either. I am so happy that I found you again and that I get to talk to you but I hate how it feels right now."

"Jin, it's really okay.."

I was hoping he wouldn't notice that something was off. He had called a couple of times but I would quickly end the conversation not knowing how to continue. Our messages through the week had been awkward too. I really wanted to talk to him but something would keep nagging me at the back of my head and I would end up giving half-hearted replies to him and the conversation would just gradually die.

"No, it's not. I know you aren't feeling comfortable with me and I hate that. I don't know if bringing up the past is the best thing to do because, for all I know, it might make things worse, but I just don't want us to be this way."

"But Jin.."

"Let me finish. I am not saying that we should have this discussion right now. All I am saying is that we are going to talk about it and it's going to be soon. Alright?"

I just nodded my head, not knowing what to say.

Maybe it was time. I understood where he was coming from because that's how I felt too. But I was scared that things would just become worse.

Has digging up the past ever really helped?

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