EMPTY: You Are My Star

Lay Me Down

SinB's POV
It's been three days and Sowon unnie hasn't woken up yet. Eomma and Appa always stay at the hospital to take care of her and waiting for her to wake up. Sadly, she is still in her deep slumber. Appa told me for not telling the other girls about this situation. I asked why and he said that it was Sowon unnie's request. I have a lot of questions in my mind, but I chose to obey and keep it as a secret from the girls, at least for now. I can't keep lying to them all the time. I visit Sowon unnie at hospital now and then since I still have classes to attend. Today, I only have one class in the morning. That means, I can visit unnie later. I go to the university by my motorcycle as usual. I arrived quicker than what I thought. When I was walking to the classroom, I bumped into someone at the hallway. "Mianhae. Are you okay?" I asked to that person while helping him to get up from the floor. He tidied his clothes then smiled at me. "It's okay, SinB-ssi. I'm fine." He said  and I frowned. I think I've seen this guy somewhere. I keep staring at him without blinking. Who's this guy? "Eerr~ are you okay, SinB-ssi?" He asked me and it brings me back to my sense. I look at him and he is standing in front of me while looking at me intensely. It makes me a bit uncomfortable. "Ahh~ Yeah.. I'm fine. Thank you." I said quickly. He chuckled and it triggered my memory. I was looking at him while trying to recall my memory. "Do we know each other by any chance?" I mumbled that question without realizing it. I can see he is frowning because of my sudden question that I asked unintentionally. I quickly apologize for being impolite. I bowed to him few times and he is laughing now. "Yakk! Stop it, Hwang!" He said casually. Weird. I don't think I have a close friend like him, but he seems familiar for me. "Wae? Still don't remember me?" He asked and I nodded like a lost puppy. "Aigoo~" He said while pinching my cheeks. I widened my eyes before brushing his hands off from my face. I look at him weirdly. He makes me uncomfortable. "Fine! I'll introduce myself once again." He sighed before offering his hand for a handshake. I frowned but still take his hand tho. "Annyeong, ice princess. I'm Moonbin! Nice to meet you once again." He said and smiles at me. My jaw dropped when he said his name. My eyes widened after realizing whom the guy in front of me. I cover my mouth with my other hand. The guy in front of me is Moonbin, my ex-boyfriend. I quickly pulled my hand away from his. "Finally, you remember!" He said and smile. "How are you, SinB-ah?" He asked like it's not a big deal. I glare at him. I've turned myself into the cold person right after I remember this guy who standing in front of me. "It's none of your business!" I said coldly then started walking passed him. But, after two steps, my body is being pulled back. I stumbled a bit before my body is landing securely in his embrace. "I miss you, SinB-ah." He said softly in my ear. His words success make me lost my patience. I tried pulling myself away from his embrace, but failed. He is still stronger than me. I struggle to release his embrace until someone called my name from a far. Finally, he let go of me. He makes me disgusted only by standing near him, especially after the hug just now. Whoever called my name, that person has saved my life! I heard someone is running towards me. "Yakk! Huhh.. Huhh.. I called you!" That person said while trying to catch the air. I turned around and found out that it's Jungkook. "Sorry, I didn't hear you." I said apologetically. Jungkook is looking at me with a warm smile, as usual. But, I'm not interested at all. Then, I saw he diverted his eyes to the guy behind me. I moved away before standing next to Jungkook. "Nugu?" He whispered to me. Then, an idea comes to my mind. "Please, help me." I whispered back to him. I can see he is frowning, but I ignore it. I cleared my throat before looking at Moonbin who is smiling at us. "Moonbin-ssi, let me introduce you to him." I said coldly but seems like it isn't affected him at all. He still has that disgusting look. "He is Jungkook, my boyfriend. And oppa, he is Moonbin, my childhood friend." I said calmly while giving a signal to Jungkook to follow my scenario. He looks puzzled for a while. But seconds later, he is smiling and pulling me closer to him by my waist. "Annyeong, Moonbin-ssi. I'm Jeon Jungkook, SinB's boyfriend. It's nice to meet her old friend here." He said calmly while offering a handshake. I can see Moonbin is glaring at his hand on my waist. I do fake cough to stop him burning Jungkook's hand with his intense glare. Finally, he lifted his head and face us. He is fake smiling at us, then take Jungkook's hand for a handshake. "Nice to meet you, Jungkook-ssi." He said calmly. "Oppa, accompany me to the class, please? I still miss you." I whined to Jungkook like a clingy girlfriend. My own words make me cringed. I can believe I could say something like that to him. Geezz~ He chuckled and it make me rolling my eyes quickly before Moonbin could see it. "Aigoo~" He said while ruffling my hair. "Please?" I said again and gave him my puppy eyes. It's more like glaring at him, honestly. "Okay.. Okay.. Let's Go!" He said. "Moonbin-ssi, I'm so sorry. My girlfriend is so clingy today. Please excuse us." He said again and Moonbin replied him by saying if it was fine. "It's nice to meet you. See you around soon, okay?" He continued and this time, Moonbin only nodded his head. Finally, we leave him alone there. Jungkook is intertwining our hands as we started walking. He puts our hands inside his coat's pocket. I lean on his shoulder while walking slowly. "I'll kill you after this!" I whispered and he is laughing hard. When I think we are far away enough from Moonbin, I quickly pulled myself away from Jungkook's side. He frowned and I gave him my best glare. "Thank you for helping me." I said coldly and it makes him exhale deeply. "Who is he?" He asked seriously. "My ex? Wae?" I answered him shortly. "I don't like him. He still likes you. And as a man, I know if his desire on you is so big. He is dangerous, SinB-ah! Don't get closer to him, okay?" He said like a kid that being cranky all of sudden. "Do you think I'm not aware of that? Do you think I like him that way? Do you think I'll give him what he wants from me?" I asked coldly. "You used to! You are his ex. You can say it like that now, but later? Who knows, right?" He answered and it makes me sighed deeply. "I don't like him anymore, Oppa." I said shortly. "Besides, you don't have the right to tell me what to do or not to do." I continued. I can see pain in his eyes. I hate to hurt someone, but I don't want him to think that he has a chance to be with me. Since he didn't say anything after that, I turn around and ready to leave. But, before I could move my feet, his words stopped me. "Can you take my words seriously? For once, can you listen to my words? I care for you, SinB-ah. I want to protect you." He said softly. I sighed before turning around and face him again. "I'm so thankful for your kindness, Oppa. But, look! I'm a big girl. I know how to protect myself from someone like him." I said softly. I don't want to attract more attention from other students. "But, you always listen to Sowon nuna's words so well even though you're a big girl now." He said. I frowned. I don't know why he mentioned Sowon unnie to this conversation out of the blue. "What are you trying to say, Oppa?" I asked him confusedly. "You hear me, SinB-ah." He said seriously. "You listen to Sowon nuna very well, right? Why is that?" He continued. "It's because I respect her since she is older than me. What's a big deal?" I said and it makes him laughing. What's so funny? "Are you kidding me? I'm older than you too!" He shouted loudly all of sudden. He looks frustrated. He never shouted at me before. It's the first time and it shocked me for sure. I didn't say anything. I can hear some students murmured around us. They are gossiping about what happened just now. It catches his attention. Then, he realized what he did to me. He tried to reach my hand but I avoid it. "Don't touch me!" I said coldly. "Mianhae, SinB-ah. I didn't mean it. Mianhae." He said and started panicked. He moves closer to me, but, I move backwards. "Do you want to know why I respect Sowon unnie more than other students in this university?" I said with my stern voice. "SinB-ah, mianhae. Please?" He didn't answer my question and keep saying sorry. He begged for my forgiveness. "Sowon unnie never shouted at me like what you did just now, Jungkook-ssi." I said sternly and keep walking backwards. He followed me and continue said sorry.  He tried to grab my hands several times, but I always avoid it. "Sowon unnie and I, we argued and fought alot. But, she never, even only once, shouted at me like that! She respects me and never forced me to do what she wanted." I explained than stopped walking backwards. He stopped as well and stood up in front of me. He looks like a mess. "Once again, she respects me so much even I'm younger than her. That's why I listen to her well and I always do what she asked me to! It's not because she asked me to, but it's because I want to." I said sternly. "Stop following me around from now on. It's annoying!" I said coldly before leaving him dumbfounded. I walk quickly to my classroom because the students around us didn't stop murmuring. Geezz~ I already got a headache in the morning.