Someday-Ch18
Someday
Chapter 18: Remedy
"Girls like it when the guy she likes dress up for her." Ki Bum reminded me before he hangs up the call last night. I knew he would brag about this, because he is highly classified as the fashionist in the group, while me, being the fashion terrorist.
He even forced me to go on shopping with him just to prepare for this day.
"You know what Minho? I'll let you on a secret, coz I know it will make you feel better?"
"What?"
"Someone asks me, what I think about our appearance." I nodded, asking him to go on with his story, "then I said, 'When I've thought about it, I think I'm number 2."
"I guess, he asks who the number one is."
"Oh yeah, he does."
"What did you say?"
"I told him, 'i just said that for respect.'" Then he cackled. His crumpled face became straight again, feeling proud. He shook his head and sigh before continuing examining the different clothes in front of him.
Knowing Ki Bum, I knew he would really say that.
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"Girls love it when the guy she likes serenades her." Jonghyun said after he learns that Yui and I will share our first 100 days together. Without further ado and even without my consent of agreeing, he dragged me to his house and everyday he teaches me how to play the guitar.
"So, what is her favorite song?" Jonghyun asks, while tuning his guitar. In fact my gazes were at his fingers and wonder, how come smart people knows everything?
Err, probably because they are smart?
"I..." I scratched my head. "I actually don’t know, she never told me that."
"PSH." He looked at me disgusted. "You’re so weird... AS ALWAYS ... How about this, do you know at least one Japanese song?"
I've thought hard and concentrate. The only Japanese song that I know and I can sing is...
"I know the theme song of Naruto!"
"YOU DORK!" The dork had spoken. I heard him murmur something after that and I let it slip away, because I know it will only make me pissed.
"Actually, I know a song entitled, Milk Tea." I grinned at him. He huffs in and somewhat it gave me a different approach to me like: 'wow finally'
"Good."
...
And for heaven's glory and miracle, in short span of time, I had learned how to play it.
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"Girls would be pleased if the guy she likes would give her a flower."
Jinki advised. I guess I should take in this advice seriously; after all he is the one who had this close experience with girls, except for me and Ki Bum (who secretly likes Kim Seo Hee, his classmate.)
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"Yah, Minho-ah. What's wrong?" Min Shi asks as she opens the draper and went to the counter and sat beside me.
Min Shi is a girl; of course she could help me. I spun my chair and look at her and ask, "Min Shi, if you are about to receive a flower what do you want?"
She huffs, "That is so hard... But... If I were about to receive a flower, I want to be a single rose only." I smiled. That sounds perfect! "Wae?" She asks.
"Well... I... Erm... Ugh..." I gave up. Actually, I don’t know how to say this her, she might laugh at me saying, 'I am so cliché.'
"C'mon Minho! It's not that I am a stranger to you! Tell me."
"It's because Yui and I were about to celebrate our 100 days anniversary, and I just want to make it special."
"Aigoo." Out of nowhere, I could feel my cheeks being stretch. "You’re such a sweet boyfriend. I want to keep you in my pocket if I were her."
"NOONA!" Her eyes widen, a bit taken aback and then we both chuckled.
Min Shi doesn’t want to be called old, but I guess she's fine being called Min Shi.
Then my eyes happen to spot Yanna, I smiled at her but she look away. I whisper to Min Shi, "What's wrong with Yanna? Is she sick?"
"Oh, don’t mind her. She's always like that, or maybe she's jea---"
I raised an eyebrow at her and she covered her mouth. She hastily shook her head and jumped off the chair.
"Yanna!" I called out. She looked at my way and bowed. But she never stared at me for the long time. I walked closer to her and helped her wipe those tables. "Are you okay?" I smiled at her as I try to reach on her forehead, and to my surprised, she spat my hand away.
My eyes grew wide in shock.
"I'm sorry." She inhales deeply. "I was just surprised you did that... Anyway, what’s up? Do you have anything to say to me?"
"Err, yes!" I exclaimed. Finally, I saw her smile. "I need your suggestion, if you were about to receive a flowers, which one do you like?"
"I want a bouquet with every type of flowers on it."
"That's awesome!!" I gave her a high five and we both laughed again.
"What's with the question?" I got embarrassed again.
"It's just that, Yui and I will celebrate our 100 days together and I want to make her special."
I swear. I saw her expression changed, "Ah? Really? Good luck on your plan, I hope you succeed and congrats to you guys."
“Gomawo. Yanna, are you okay?”
"Yes, I am fine Minho. Never mind me and this emotional wreck." I watched her back as she strides away again, leaving me perplexed. Why is Yanna acting like this? Did I do something that made her angry?
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"Girls would definitely be happy, if the guy she likes is standing beside her and making her special."
"MINHO! FIGHTING!"
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And here I am standing, waiting for her with a single sunflower on my hand. They said, a single flower seems more romantic and meaningful and a bouquet and 3 flowers are quite cliché.
The weather is very unpredictable, sometimes stormy, sometimes sunny, sometimes partly cloudy, and now the sun was undeniable scorching up high.
I could feel my head, a bit dizzy. I could even feel my eyes slowly falling.
"Minho." I blinked my eyes, and she was there, walking closer to me with her hair swaying in the rhythm of the air. I had not realized until now that the color of hair was brown. Light brown. Her yellow dress matches her milky white skin.
It was pretty. She was pretty, as always.
I walked closer to her, closing the gap between the two of us. If there’s one thing that I forgot in this special day, that s to practice what would I say to her.
So what I did, I just said the first thing on my mind. I handed her the sun flower, she seems a little bit surprised by the way she acts. She reached for the flower and held it tightly, smiling at it.
"Yui, it's not a hundred, but thank you for spending your 100 days with me."
"Minho! Arigat---"
Before she could finish her sentence, my world became obscure, my head started to spin, then I drifted.
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The next thing I knew, I was on this bed, lying, shivering in the cold temperature. In front of me was the angel, I could not see her face, it was blur.
She held my eyes with her soft, warm hand and wiped my eyes.
"Minho-ah. I'll probably forgive for the first and last time... You said, you'll make this special... But here you are, lying in your bed, sick, is this the way you make things special?"
"I'm sor---"
She squeezes my hand tightly, and then I saw her placing her finger tips on her eyes, wiping it away. "It's okay Minho; you don’t need to say sorry. After all, it was me who had because you more trouble..."
No, not at all. Even sharing troubles with you was fun.
"...In return, I will take care of you and I'll do the talking. All you have to do is to listen to me as you take your rest, you don’t need to response, just listen to me."
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“Minho, remember the first time we met? I forced myself to sit beside you. You know what? I’ve never thought things like that could be contagious. When he first moved on our school, he did the same thing to me; I was even surprised just as you are.”
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“Minho, gomen ne, I asked you to ate that blueberry cheesecake, I know you don’t want to eat it. But I had forced you. I must have confused you with him. Gomen ne.”
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“Minho, remembered when you ask me on a date, when I asked you how did you know, and then you said, ‘cause you are Aragaki Yui.’ Do you know how hurt I was, when you said that?”
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“Minho, I’ve never told you this before, but thank you for being with me for the past 100 days. Thank you for your patience, even though I know, you feel like killing me.”
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As much as I don’t want to laugh, I smiled. I could feel my head throbbing in pain. She then chuckled as well, as she was snuggling me closer. I could feel her fingers playing with mine, as she intertwined them together.
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“Thank you for taking care of me when I’m sick and even when I’m not. Thank you for being the nice guy, I hope one day you’ll meet her.”
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“Minho- ah, don’t be sick again, okay? I won’t be around to take care of you.”
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By dusk strikes, I know I have regained my consciousness, but my vision is still vague. I saw her silhouette standing in front of me, she tried to reach for my face, I held her hand tightly, not wanting her to let go.
She spoke in the most poignant voice,“Minho… You’ll be okay without me…” She paused, “just as you are before.”
For the last time, she covers my eyes with her palm, asking me to close it, to drift away.
“Sayonara.”
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A/N: I changed the characters name in future reference. :) And the last chapter will be posted up sooon. Thank you for reading :D