CHAPTER 05
"Hyunjin's Pov"
My breath was locked in my chest and my mind was completely empty of any thoughts, I didn't know how to react, his exhalation was hitting every part of my face and raising my heart rate so terribly that I could feel the pulse in my ears. I wrapped my arms around his legs tighter and yelled at myself to pull myself together, my God, why do I feel like time has stopped?! I closed my eyes so as not to look like a newbie, but the sound of Felix's small laughs was telling me something else.
"Hyunjin, it's over, right here, you're going to experience the first kiss of your life!"
The heat of Felix's exhalation was tickling every cell in my body, just when I thought the spell of time would finally break, we were scared by the sound of Ajoshi's cough and I lost my balance because of the mud on the ground and we both fell on the ground "Ouch." I looked at Felix, who was rubbing his back with his face reddened with embarrassment.
"You two have become like tomatoes! I came to give you a new basket if you want to fill it." I reached out and when he took my hand, he was frozen with embarrassment like me and was shaking. I whispered softly, "Are you okay?" He nodded and took a look at his head and his condition. His clothes were full of mud. I stopped laughing and took my coat, which I had placed on the ladder next to one of the trees before picking the tangerines, and threw it on his shoulders.
"We can go back to Seoul if you want" Felix nodded, we took the baskets, we thanked him and moved towards the entrance of the garden "Hey, young man, this is for you" I returned with his voice and was faced with a white envelope with a feeling of shame I received the envelope while my hands were shaking a little.
When we got near the car, Felix hesitated for a moment to get in. I smiled and opened the door for him, "It's okay, my coat won't let the seat cover get dirty, if it gets dirty, it's okay, I'll take the car to the car wash. It's cold." After hearing my words, his eyes turned happy and he got on board carefully, I took the baskets to put them in the trunk, seeing a black bag in the trunk, a thought crossed my mind, I quickly checked the contents of the bag, I found jeans and a white men's shirt that it belonged to Hyung, I happily sat in the car and gave him the clean clothes.
The light of happiness in his eyes could light up a city, and his smile made me not feel the February cold anymore, I smiled, "While you change your clothes in the car, I will open the envelope that Ajoshi gave me, I promise not to peek." his face didn't even last a hundredth of a second when he turned red and laughed nervously, nodded his head and got off and walked about 20 steps away from the car.
The weather was getting a little dark and the cold was penetrating my body, with every inhale and exhale, steam came out of my mouth and I shivered a little, but I ignored it and opened the white envelope, according to the previous envelope which was full of petals and It was a wreath, so I opened this one more carefully so as not to harm myself I started muttering under my breath, "Kim Seungmin. I don't trust you anymore."
Opening the envelope, I saw a sketch and read a note, "Hyung, I hope you've had a good time so far and not tired. Go to this address and enjoy being together. FYI, if you want to call me or Minho Hyung, you will fail because we turned off our phones!
Minho-hyung says you must stay at the place marked with a blue cross and buy groceries, you will need it. I love you even though you hate me."
Reading the last line, I looked at his handwriting in despair and laughed, when Felix got out of the car, I couldn't stop laughing out loud; Surprised, he looked at himself. This boy was lost in Hyung's clothes and created the funniest scene I could see.
Now that I am in this situation, I can understand the feelings of all the characters in the books I read. I don't know what name to put on the feelings I am experiencing now, but to describe it, I can say, "I don't know if I am too full or empty, but I remain like a page of a book." which is full of different words but has nothing to say, or like a few verses of a poem!" Here I can understand with all my heart what was behind Virginia Woolf's question of Sylvia Pellet. What if I can't handle my heart and feelings?
I don't know how deep I was in my thoughts, but when he approached, I smiled and took a few steps forward. "Guys, they sent us a new mission that we have to do some shopping before, they even put a shopping list" he took the envelope from my hand with a surprised look and looked at it and smiled "This list is for making a dessert with tangerines" I stood next to him and looked at the list, he was right "You know, I never thought that these two friends of mine have something called intelligence!" The sound of his laughter rang in my ears and I felt the warmth of a guest's body that was shivering from the cold.
We moved to the car together to reach the next destination sooner, which was the place marked with the boldest blue cross on the sketch of the mission sheet, the silence between us was broken by his loud and pleasant voice "You know, I was thinking how brave you have to be to be able to show yourself as you are, that's the greatest gift you have, Hyunjin. You are a person who is caught between your bravery and your fragile and sensitive heart. If no one has ever told you Thank you for giving yourself to the people around you! Always ask yourself before you put on that black mask, am I doing this for myself or for others. Always be yourself, let them see your beauty the way you showed me."
I don't know why, but each of his words created an unprecedented sense of security in my being, right now, I consider myself the luckiest person on the planet, because the universe put a great and beautiful soul like Felix in my path, and the goddesses are hand in hand. Giving together to reach peace together.
I smiled when his hand was on my shoulder and I looked at him under my eyes, my Apollo was smiling with those shiny eyes, "I hope that soon when you see yourself in the mirror, you will smile from the bottom of your heart, there will be no more feeling of embarrassment and shame in every part of your body don't shake your voice when you talk, and don't be shy about being yourself."
When we reached our destination, I closed my eyes for a few moments so that I could digest each and every word that I had heard from him. In all these years, no one had reminded me not to forget to prioritize myself and to continue to believe in myself "You know, Felix, life for us is not always full of joy and comfort. In 2009, just when I was at the height of excitement and happiness, this wound was given to me. The physical pain I experienced can never be compared to the suffering of my soul that was with me in the hospital. is not"
I became silent when his finger was placed on my mouth and I looked at him in surprise, the sparkle in his eyes was dimmed by tears, "It's hard to talk about it. You don't need to force yourself to go back to that time "
He was right that reminiscing only gives me a sense of fear and insecurity, the result of which is a severe pain in my chest and burning in my eyes. After that incident, I locked myself in my house and room and fought alone with my thoughts until finally I agreed to return to the community, but right at this moment, Felix was removing the debris from the depths of my being with his words and He encouraged me to come out of the cave of isolation. This is the sweetest and warmest feeling I have experienced in years.
He smiled sweetly and pointed to a small store in front of us with a green sign "Let's live in the moment and let the plan your friends make for us seal everything we've experienced in the past, okay?"
I smiled and stretched out my hand to arrange his messy bangs, "I read in a book that sometimes we people meet people who have no eyes and a sense of jealousy pushes them forward and they enjoy your smallest movements. These people are like a sunflower, warming the lives of those around them and giving a sense of security and peace to the closest people who are next to them. I don't know how to say many nice words, but I thank you for being my sunflower!"
"Felix's Pov"
Seeing his efforts to hide the trembling of his hands, I felt my heart crumpled, but when he stretched his hands towards me and straightened my hair, I can say without exaggeration that my heart forgot about the excitement for a few moments. Hearing each of those beautiful words from his mouth made me feel useful.
I gathered all my courage, "Hyunjin, will you let me hug you?" He stared at me in shock as if he was analyzing what I asked him, a smile appeared on his lips and caused two lines to appear next to his shiny eyes. I held my breath and hugged him the warmth of his existence ended all the stress I had in a few seconds and I gently caressed his back "Maybe no one has told you until today, but you are not just a small drop in the ocean, the ocean itself is so beautiful and full of greatness. I will be very happy if I become that little fish that swims peacefully in the ocean of your heart and is proud of itself! Hwang Hyunjin Promise me, you will remember how brave and smart you are. I believe in fate and our meeting in that crowded bar was not without reason. I am proud of you!"
I could feel his shoulders shaking and I decided to let him cry and get rid of all the bad feelings, sometimes we need to take refuge in someone's arms for a few minutes or even a few hours; I was so lucky to be able to feel the fragrance of his hair, the heat of his exhalation, the shaking of his shoulders from crying and the beating of his heart.
About 5 minutes passed like this, when he separated from me, his face was red and he stared at me with a smile" I hope you understand by now how proud I am of this friendship. I feel like you always know what to say and when to make me feel better. I have 3 treasures in my life, you, Seungmin and Minho Hyung, I know I just found you. But this friendship is very sincere and beautiful, thank you."
We both smiled and got out of the car, we went to the store and obsessively and carefully looked for supplies among the three old small shelves in the middle of the store, even sometimes we didn't agree on the choice. We used to put the purchases in a small red basket. This boy is really addicted to cereals, I can say this with confidence because he put two packages of breakfast cereals in the basket, it made me laugh a little, when we didn't need anything else, we went to the cash register and met an old cashier who welcomed us warmly and made purchases. patiently and carefully, while holding his glasses close to the tip of his nose, so that he could see the prices more easily and calculate in the machine, he put them in the bag, after counting the purchases, we returned to the car and headed towards the last destination, whatever as we went further, the number of street lights became less and we were a bit stressed, but it didn't take long until we reached the entrance gate of the forest park and we breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing the caravan pulled in front of us, we were overcome with excitement and delight, "Wow. Why is it so beautiful here?" The sound of laughter was tickling my ears. We got out of the car and started taking pictures. "I swear, I didn't even think that Seungmin would give his caravan to anyone!!" I looked at him with surprise, "Is this caravan for him?" He nodded and went to the entrance door. He came across a small note. He opened it and read aloud, "The key under the third firefly stone from the left."
When I heard his voice, I went to the firefly stones and found the key, I went to him and we opened the caravan door together, and contrary to my imagination, it was not cold at all, it was already warmed up and ready. It inspired me with pleasant warmth; On the cream-colored counter, a bucket full of colored ices with a champagne glass placed between them and a tray of cheese and grapes can be seen.
A small note next to the bucket caught our attention, I went to it and cut it and started reading it "Welcome to my little caravan! I hope you will make the most beautiful memories together, read the envelope I stuck to the fridge to discover the next mission.
P.s Felix Hyung, I put your favorite chocolate martini in the fridge."
I looked at him with Hyunjin's laughter and joined him unintentionally, "You know, I have never had so much fun in one day, I feel like I am a character in a narrative game that is being scripted by someone else! Thanks to your friends, I have such a pure experience with I feel every cell in my body"
With a smile, he stretched out his hand and put my bangs behind my ear, I don't know why, but he seemed to have realized how he can spice up my memories today; He was staring at me with his shiny eyes and said in the calmest possible tone, "I am proud to have you in my life at this moment."
I smiled and looked at the refrigerator, before taking it, I put my hands on my back and thought for a bit, "If I want to put together the missions we have done so far, and according to the shopping list they gave us, I can say that the missions are the same as Dominoes are related to me, so now it's time to make something with tangerines."
He narrowed his eyes and looked at the envelope. "It makes sense." He took the envelope and glanced at it "Yes, ordering us to make tangerine cake and go to the back of the caravan. Surprisingly, I have no talent in cake making, so I can only help you with my presence."
I nodded and we laughed, he went to the car to get the tangerines and in the meantime, I looked at the caravan. A very small kitchen with a small electric oven placed in the corner of the counter, a glass vase with a few branches of white roses was placed next to the small window, and some jars of spices that were labeled with taste can be seen inside the small shelf above the gas.
I took a look at the next space, a white 3-seater platform and a small TV and a small table next to the platform, which had a small flower pot with a cactus. The bed was at the end of the caravan. I smiled when I saw two book covers on the bed. "They thought of everything. "
When I heard a voice, I went back to the door and went to Hyunjin's help, who was trying not to miss anything. Together, we put the shopping on the counter and poured the tangerines into the sink and started washing them.
"You know, Felix, I may not be enough or I may seem strange, but I promise to stay by your side at all costs. Before I met you, I was invisible, but now I feel like I'm the luckiest. It's practically impossible not to smile when we're together." Hearing his words, I stopped peeling the tangerines, a smile appeared on my lips and I looked at him for a few moments, the streaks of happiness in his eyes, which he was trying to steal from me, were obvious.
"I still remember the night I saw you at that bar and how my life changed. I was one of those people who preferred to be alone and I didn't talk to anyone, but since that night I really wanted to talk to you and get to know you better. We are adults now and We know that feelings have developed between us in this short time, that I am happier when you are more than just a friend, and this is the most valuable gift. In my eyes, you are not only enough, but also very, very valuable."
Seeing the tears in his eyes, I poured a few drops of water towards him and drew his attention to me, he laughed and we prepared simple sponge cake ingredients with his help.
"Hyunjin, you really have a strange talent for ruining things" I protested with a laugh, and he put his flour hands on his sweaty forehead and cheek, "I told you that! You insisted on helping me."
About half an hour later, we managed to put the cake mold in the small electric oven, I took a look at his head and his messy state, following my gaze, we laughed and spent a few minutes cleaning the messy kitchen and the floor of the caravan. While cleaning, our eyes fell on Uno cards, I wanted to catch the mischievous spark in his eyes and put them in the glass so that they would light up my life forever. He excitedly looked at the cards, "What do you think we should play until the cake is ready?"
I nodded, took the bucket of champagne along with two glasses, and we sat facing each other on the floor, "I'm master in this game, young Hwang!" He looked at me with surprise and laughed a little, "No one has ever called me like this, okay, let's determine the penalty for the loser?" He raised an eyebrow with victory, "The loser has to make dinner." He gave his hand a bow and arrow and played the cards, "Play bravely." I laughed and raised my shoulders.
"Hyunjin's Pov"
I can't describe my happiness because we got closer to each other. I was dumbfounded for a few moments after seeing his behavior. He frowned with all seriousness and tied his hair completely and looked at the cards in his hand. "I want to describe you right now, you are a clear example of a warm and loving person who has a new surprise for me every moment and makes that memory magical and eternal and brings a smile to my face"
The reddening of his ears and cheeks made me break my resistance against him and hug him and with a smile, let his vanilla and chocolate scent enter my lungs, feeling his small hands on my waist, I closed my eyes with satisfaction and listened to our heartbeat.
With the smell of cake in the caravan, I distanced myself from him and cleared my throat. "Let's go back to our game" he laughed and threw the first card, we spent seconds and minutes together laughing and protesting each other's cards until I decided to lose so that he could learn from this game well. With the sound of the oven, he smiled triumphantly, "Well, you will make dinner" He got up and took the cake out of the oven; Seeing the steaming little tangerine cake, I smiled and took a picture to send to Seungmin later.
"Shall we go see what's going on behind the caravan?" I went to the bed and took two folded white blankets, I threw one of them on his shoulders, "The weather is cold, let's go." I threw the second blanket on my shoulders and we went out of the caravan together.
Our gaze was drawn towards the sky full of stars and moon and we stood together and watched the sky "Have you heard anything about the legend of two stars named Vega and Altair? In ancient China, there is a story of a forbidden love between the daughter of the emperor of heaven and a poor cowherd mortal, which is popular among people. They say that one day the weaver girl comes to the ground and by chance sees the cowherd boy, their hearts tremble for each other and gradually they fall in love with each other in such a way that the weaver girl did not want to go back to the sky and get married... The girl's father gets angry and orders his daughter to return, and a silver river separates these two people. As time passes, when he sees how much his daughter loves the cowherd boy, he orders the crows to build a bridge between the earth and the sky on the seventh day of the seventh month so, that these two lovers can see each other. This day is a symbol of love and is known as the day of love in China! The name of the festival is Chi Chiao or Chi Shi. The silver lake is the same as the Milky Way today. "
Feeling his gaze on me, I smiled and pointed to two stars, "They say that if you tell these two white stars, your wishes will come true" His eyes shone like two ambers under the moonlight and a gentle breeze blew through his hair that he had opened "I find it very interesting that you are so interested in fairy tales, Hyunjin" he smiled and wrapped the blanket around himself tighter "I have only one wish and now I say to the weaver girl" He closed his eyes for a few moments, the profile of Felix proves that all the legends are true and I found my Apollo and it became the ointment on every wound of my soul. When he opened his eyes, he looked directly into my eyes and stretched his hand towards my face, touching the tips of his long and small fingers, I felt that he was touching the strings of his golden lyre.
"I know that life may not always be perfect and perfect, but it still has its beauties. Has anyone ever told you that you have a beautiful smile? Hyunjin, life is beautiful and since you came, you have become the light of my life. I am not good at expressing my feelings and words, but You are the one who came artistically and gave me happiness."
Hearing these words made my heart beat faster and smiled. I stretched out my hand to him, "Let's go." He took my hand and I swear I could hear the fluttering of butterflies in our hearts, his hand was warm as if he were himself, we went to the back of the caravan together and faced a small cinema decorated with white fabric and two-seater sofas and colorful threads.
In the corner of the cinema, a red cardboard in the shape of a popcorn box with yellow and white balloons can be seen inside, the sound of his excited laughter tickled my ears and warmed my heart I muttered under my breath, "Kim Seungmin, you're done."
While he was holding a llama doll in his arms, he came to me and handed me a blue envelope, "This is the last envelope of our mission today." I took out my phone and took a picture of him hugging the llama and opened the envelope and started reading it aloud "Dear Hyunjin and Felix, I hope that while you are reading this letter, you have been able to put aside your embarrassment and realize how much you are dear to each other. Before anything, we wanted to remind you that it doesn't matter what happened to you in the past, now you have met each other and we realized that you can achieve the best together.
Life is full of surprises and unexpected challenges, but the two of you managed to overcome them until today and became the most beautiful souls who complete each other. Dear Felix, after years of growing up with Hyunjin, I can boldly say that he is terrible at expressing his feelings, and sometimes his growling becomes unbearable, he sits quietly in a corner, but you can read all his words from his eyes.
Please take care of each other and don't forget that you are the dearest to us and we are proud of you. Whenever you need to talk, you know where to find us, just come to us or call us.
we love you
Bang Chan-Minho-Seungmin-Jeongin
P.s We hope you enjoy the movie. Meanwhile, we left a surprise in the balloons, pop them together!"
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