Run, Sweat, Love
Run, Sweat, Love
Jun.K x Hyejeong; 1950 words
★ They are the sweetest couple in The Romantic and Idol S01. They just fit each other perfectly and urgh yes they are so cute together. Excuse my feels. Plus I think they can be an athletic couple because Hyejeong has a great body and Jun.K is so manly. I got the inspiration for this when I was at the track oval to jog. The story's not about me though. It is purely fictional.
Shalalalala shalow shalow nae ireumeul bulleojwo
Shalalalala shalow shalow jumuneul georeobolkka
Shin Hyejeong’s not one to be interested in exercising or exerting effort to stay fit, but ever since what happened to her, she needs to learn from whatever mistakes she has made in the past. The music blasting through her ears was enough to make her come up with the realization that she was actually in a track oval, and not in cheerleading practice or onstage.
“Hyejeong! What are you doing? Stop embarrassing me!” Seolhyun from beside her said.
“What? I’m sorry. Did I space out or something?”
“Yeah, sure you did. If you call singing on top of your lungs spacing out, well yes.”
“But, this is my favorite song and-”
“Hush. Just shut up and jog quietly.”
Being anorexic gives her such a hard time. Her thoughts are always filled with the paranoia of getting fat and not being good enough. She got kicked out of cheerleading because of it. The last guy she ever dated (which was about a year ago) didn’t like the idea too and wanted things over between them. It broke her damn heart, and she thought that there was no way to recover. Good thing Seolhyun came into her life, the angel who asked if she could try exercising for a change. Since then, Hyejeong gave her all for this. Just to bring her old life back. And complaining will risk losing everything she worked hard for (and even Seolhyun).
Day one of change of lifestyle is actually pretty good. I am getting the hang of this jogging thing, but Seolhyun still scolded me.
I know it’s only day three but I spot something so utterly weird: I’m not tired. At all.
Days turned into weeks and Hyejeong was not afraid to eat now. She knew what’s good for her and knew her limitations when it comes to food. She also made it a habit to go to the track oval everyday now, even without Seolhyun for she knew that the older one had more important things to attend to than her journey to an anorexia-free life.
I go to the oval everyday now. ◕‿◕ I am so proud. I even got myself a new hoodie for this new achievement.
Day 25 and I start to look at joggers who come and go. I even got to notice a few boys playing a game or two of basketball. Tomorrow Seolhyun unnie is going to jog with me again. ◕‿◕ I am so excited.
Hyejeong decided that she will use her new hoodie today. She has never used it ever since she bought it, so today was a great day to use it, now that Seolhyun was accompanying her again. The two made their way to the oval and started to jog. Hyejeong continued her sightseeing of people who passed by. A baby passed by them and started to jog-walk. He fell over but was laughing. His dad carried him up and the baby started to jog-walk again. He fell over again and was laughing, that kind of baby laugh that absolutely squeals with delight. His dad carried him up again. Hyejeong was now laughing at how cute the baby was and how she wished she had a sibling.
As they reached 3/4 of the way, she glanced at the dudes playing basketball. She noticed that a guy was looking at their direction. He was cute, yes. He had a grin that was so attractive. His build was so manly, he could even pass for a supermodel or something. Right then and there, she wanted to know if she has any diseases that involved hallucination and over thinking.
Day 26 and I see a cute guy looking at our direction. Will I smile back when he smiles at me tomorrow?
Tomorrow came and she wondered if the guy she saw the other day will still be around. It was the first time that she saw her and she had this feeling at the back of her mind that she wanted to see him again. As they reached the court, he was there again. He got out from the barrier separating the court from the oval and started to jog in front of us. He looked at her direction and smiled. Hyejeong wanted to stop because she couldn’t breathe.
Day 27 and the cute guy I saw yesterday smiled at me again. I had to make a very long pit stop to regain my breath. I even caught a glimpse of Kim 10 written on the back of his jersey.
Day 28 and he starts to jog beside us. He strikes up a conversation with me and things go smoothly after that. He seems pretty nice, and very very cute.
Day 29 and it does it. He asks me out on a date after workout. I say yes, of course. We had dinner that not even Seolhyun and me combined can afford. We talk about ourselves and our likes. It is a fun night. He is so awesome (and sweet) to talk to.
Day 30 and I am so excited to go to the oval. Seolhyun unnie couldn’t come so I go by myself. Junsu oppa is there to go with me, anyway. Hihi.
When she reached the oval, she saw something that broke her damn heart again (and maybe even for good). Seolhyun and Junsu were jogging together, talking about something so deep. There were laughing and teasing, but Hyejeong can only picture them having the time of their lives. She didn’t even bother to jog along with them.
Day 30 and I didn’t jog. I sat at the bleachers the whole afternoon and the teary-eyed me just sat there in silence. Good thing my hoodie bestfriend was there to cover for me. Literally.
Day 31 and I pass jogging. I decide to stay at home and watch flicks the whole day. Nothing like a few cups of coffee and a blueberry cheesecake can’t handle. And I actually think that there is something going on between the two of us. Damn.
Day 32 and my mom urges me to go jog again. I am getting so good with this that I’m not actually a burden to my family anymore. Okay, I will do this for my family and for my family only. Junsu? Who’s that?
She didn’t mind anything at all because all she wanted to do was focus and not get preoccupied about other things. Slacking off won’t get her anywhere and now’s not the time to do it. By the time she reached the court, she saw Junsu and Seolhyun leaning in the barricade together. She rolled her eyes at them. Psh, I don’t even care anymore, her mind says. But her heart is still backed up from the pain that she felt like that of last year, and she is even more heartbroken now. Not knowing where she is going, she tripped and fell down. Everyone was now looking at her.
“Oops. I forgot to do stretching,” She lamely said just to avoid the attention she has been getting. Suddenly, a pair of arms thrusted her up and she was now thrown at the back of a guy she distantly knew.
“What are you doing? Put me down!” Hyejeong said while slapping his back.
“No, and why should I do that? You’re completely safe with me, see.”
“We’re making a scene so put me down.”
“I don’t care. Why weren’t you here yesterday?”
“Why would you care? You only care about Seolhyun’s life, so why interrupt mine?”
“What?” Then the realization hit him so hard in the face. “Oh. So you saw that.”
Junsu put her down and stared at her, who was now getting teary-eyed.
“What? Are you guilty now huh? I really thought that you were sweet because you liked me or something. But I think I was wrong.”
“But, you are thinking about it all wrong. It wasn’t that. Believe me.”
“I only know you for a few days and I act like this. How stupid of me. Goodbye, oppa. I’m sorry for interrupting your life. You should’ve never looked my way. You should’ve never jogged beside me. You should’ve never asked me out on a date. I’m sorry because I thought about everything wrong.”
Hyejeong left the boy and started to jog again. Tears start to run out from her eyes. She was acting all stupid because they were in a track oval as a matter of fact, but she just couldn’t help it. She didn’t bother looking back, for she knew that all she would see is a bunch of people, without Junsu in sight. He was never going to chase me. He was never going to fight for me. But her legs were somehow functioning to slow down, because maybe - just maybe, he’ll chase her. Darn it. Why isn’t he chasing me?
“Maybe you were right! Maybe you were right about us!”
Some crazy kid, Hyejeong mutters under her breath. She continued to jog.
Like what happened not too long ago, a pair of arms thrusts her up and carried her in his back again.
“Yah! Let me go!” Hyejeong screamed, half astounded, half delighted.
She felt comfortable in his back now. She held on tightly and laced her arms around his waist. She rested her head at the back of his neck and smiled stupidly.
“Thank you for chasing after me.”
“No problem. I was going to do it anyway.”
They gathered looks from random people and shouts from Junsu’s teammates. Seolhyun was grinning at them, and the other girl muttered thank you under her breath. She really was an angel to her, an angel for the both of them.
Day 3 of opening up to the world is great. Wooyoung and the other guys insist that I go play basketball with them since I only play bball in my room and they say it’s uncool. They even got me a jersey with Kim at the back. Cool.
Day 4 and I spot a cute girl in a hoodie. Her long curly hair is so attractive and she’s even cuter sweating. She even makes aegyo every so often and I love that.
Day 5 and I decide that I want her to notice me. I pull off my very wide smile and hope she notices. I think she did. Did she smile because I look like an idiot?
Day 6 and I decide it’s now or never. I go talk to them and she seems pretty cool. She’s even prettier up close.
Day 7 and I ask her out on a date. She is so fun to talk to. I was right about the aegyo thing. She really does it every so often.
Day 8 and I talk things through with Seolhyun, Hyejeong’s unnie. I really want to make a good impression on Hyejeong. Good thing she wasn’t in the area.
Day 9 and I wonder why I didn’t see Hyejeong in the oval. Normally I can see her from a mile away, but she really wasn’t there. I hope she comes tomorrow.
Day 10 and I declare this the happiest moment of my life. I liked the feeling of her on my back. It felt like I own her, and she is safe with me. Good thing she ran slow after our drama somewhere in the middle of the oval. It would have been embarrassing if I chased after her like a cheetah. I’m stronger, but she’s faster than me. One thing that I can never tell her. She would only laugh at me.