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“Where are you going?” a tall man blocked his way—he was taken a back from the actions but then forthwith keep himself from replying.
“Just somewhere,” he said, and pushes the man away from his exit.
“Where?”
“Why?”
“Let me tag with you”
“You don’t have class?”
“I don’t have any,”
He sighed and stares for a while at the tall man—it was towering over him even though he was tall. The man in front of him is way taller than him.
“Don’t you dare complain”
“I won’t promise!”
They walked down the flight of stairs to their shared apartment and after have they walked through the bus stop and waited for the ride. The two of them were talking about some things that they have done in school; how was their relationship with their closed friends; blabbing about the student who got a punitive action by being suspended; and even talked about the girl who made a scene in the gym four days ago (it was about the girl’s boyfriend who cheated on her with her trusted friend).
“Why are you always out on Saturday morning?”
They were already on the bus and picked the last row of the seat. Minhyuk’s head was resting on the glass window of the bus just eyeing the streets that the bus’s passes.
“I told you just somewhere.” he was a little miffed at his friend that he does not know why? Perhaps because it was naïve, being dumb, or just pretending to be clueless.
“If you want to take a little nap, put your head on my shoulder”
Minhyuk eyed his friend and even raises his left brow on it. Reading his friend’s mind just trying to read it yet he gives up and shakes his head.
The miffed man was about to lean back his forehead to the glass when Hyungwon’s slim digits and its soft palm landed on his right cheek and lightly pulling him closer—the man laid his head on its shoulder and Hyungwon’s hand is till on his cheek fondling it tenderly until he closes his eyes.
Thirty minutes and Hyungwon is restless ‘cause he doesn’t know where to push the stop button and his shoulder feels so numb. However, Minhyuk slightly moved and its eyes were slowly opening.
“Ah, you did not wake me up”
“Sorry, you were sleeping and you jwbzgsshhw”
Minhyuk did not hear the last words of his friend.
“Glad that we still haven’t passed the place,”
“It’s a long way ride from our apartment, Min,”
“Yes, but it’s worth it. You’ll see”
It was still early—the sun is up burning above; clouds were moving and creating some cute funny stuffs. The road side was a field of bushes and yellow flowers that shone under the sun. Hyungwon was so impressed by the place. It was a field of full of natural flowers.
“How did you find this place?”
“By accident,”
“How, I asked”
“Later, hurry!”
Minhyuk held his hand and run its way. Hyungwon also get drag by his friend who led the run and was holding his hand. Beautiful picture he saw in Minhyuk. Smiling while running—holding his hand and the magnificent view.
“Pretty, isn’t it?”
“It is.”
They were amid the dandelions field—the wind passes by them and the flowers were dancing together; leaves were swirling in the air's heart; forest branches producing a cacophony; birds fly; and a flock of butterflies flew away, perhaps to look for another nectar for them to collect.
“Wow,”
“I discovered this place back when you were out on Sunday afternoon back in 2018? I remember little of the date, but I know you were gone to meet your ex-lover, Areum.”
Swiftly changes his gazed as Minhyuk spoke, yet the guy was still praising the scene, not looking back at him and Hyungwon’s views never leave the sight of his friend.
“I am heartbroken. Did you know that?” as the last words escape from his thin lips he suddenly look back at Hyungwon and smiled at the latter “Knowing that you found someone to love and it’s not me is pain but you know what hurt me the most?” he shook his head, no words came out to his mouth perhaps ‘cause of the revelation—confession he don’t know.
“Seeing your heart broken because of someone who did not appreciate you. Hyungwon-ah, in this world that we stand, boys are for girls. Women are for the men. There is no place of me in this world and I know once you have known all of this, you’ll leave me. I love you for so long and every vacant day that I have my feet lead me in this field. Picking some dandelions and wishes that just in my wildest dream I want you to be mine”
“Min—”
He steps back, maybe two steps away from Hyungwon. His eyes that were looking at the man he love was cut off. Minhyuk heads ducked and the green-yellowish grass that he was stepping on all he can see.
“Please don’t pity me. Please don’t leave me”
For someone it may be a too shallow reason for him to cry but for him it was way more shallow. It’s deep.
“I won’t leave you, but please look at me Minyuk-ah”
“I don’t want”
The tall man does not have any choice but to stride at his friend’s direction and his hands moved fast—he lifted Minhyuk’s face by its chin and afterwards cupped the soft bare skin of its face, gently wiped the tears that were falling to Minhyuk’s cheeks.
“Shhh... don’t cry Min, please don’t” he pulled the man into him and embraces it. Minhyuk’s cried became loud that his shoulders were shaking and his friend was pulling him closer.
“Give me some time to clarify what I am feeling towards you because these past few months I am in the middle of confusion, but if you are tired of waiting and wanted to stop, it’s okay just don’t also leave me.”
“I... I will...”
Love is the most tricky thing that ever happens to any individuals. People judge you for loving who you want to love. Some are going to betray you. Some will give you sweetest memories. Other may cause you pain. And some will help you be mature. All of this is part of being in love; stupidity? It’s common. Desperate? Of course. Being patience? yes. Love is tricky.