STUBBORN HEARTS<3 (complete)

The Wild Cat's Biggest Mistake

“You’re so quiet for a birthday celebrant” he noted. The day passed on nothing but silence

except now. I thought he was already sleeping but I guess I’m wrong. He had his back on me

while I was staring blankly at the ceiling, lying flat on my back.

“Just thinking” I said. I heard and felt a movement beside me. I knew he was facing me.

“Of what in particular?” he asked.

“Stuff”

He allowed a snort. “That’s quite deep especially from you”

I didn’t answer at once and he didn’t press me on. He was giving me time. He was giving me

choice. He’s letting me decide if I want to share it with him or not. I was silently grateful for this.

I don’t know why, but I can seem to understand him more when he’s not being a pest.

“I’m twenty years old. Most girls of my age celebrate their birthdays in a grand way. Drinks,

boys, friends, parties, clubs. But here I am, in a motel, hiding and trying to stay alive instead of

partying and making out and. . . making love to someone. But you know what’s more

depressing? All of those don’t matter to me anymore. I could only think of Mr. Shim, Mr. Nah. .

. of your grandparents. . . of your parents. . . of Kevin. . . . of Seohyun. . . . of Dad. . . of

Wooyoung oppa. . . myself, my life” I took an unsteady breath. “And of you”

I heard him sigh. “I knew this would come but not this early” he muttered to himself.

“What do you mean?”

He rolled over and faced the ceiling, too, one arm across his forehead. There was a small smile

tugging at the corners of his lips but it didn’t reach his eyes. There’s some sort of worry creasing

the corners of his eyes. I sighed as I realized he won’t answer me.

“Did you just say you were thinking of Kevin?” he suddenly asked, voice tight.

“Yes, I did” I grimaced.

“Huh! Lucky bastard”

“Jealous?” I asked.

“No. I’m just saying he’s lucky that finally a GIRL is worrying about him. It never happened

before. And besides, I told you, you’re not my type”

“Yeah, heard that like a MILLION times already. You know what I think?”

“No. we’re not on the same level of intellect so I doubt it” he smirked. Aish! He’s bring a pest

again! He’s ruining my moment.

“I think you’re gay” I said. “That’s why you’re not attracted to any GIRL. it’s the only

explanation to you declaring I’m not your type. I’m EVERYBODY’s ideal girl, even non-human

species think so. I’m not your type because you have a DIFFERENT preference”

“You did not just call me gay” he said.

“I just did”

“If that’s the case, what do you call yourself then? A gay kisser?”

I did not let that get into me. “So, you’re a gay!”