FRAGILE TRUTH | Kwon Jiyong

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"You should've dried your hair first you know?"

He hugs me tightly and puts his chin on my shoulder. I let him hug me as i didn't react to it. i miss this hug so bad. i miss it everyday since the last day i saw him*

My eyes looked outside the window wall. i can see the dark sky, that is still raining.

My living room is dim since i didn't turn on the main lights. and before i realized it, my arms were already hugging him back, tightly.

He buries his face on my shoulder, inhaling my scent.

"I've missed you..."

He confesses, his voice is a little louder than a whisper. I froze as I heard it.

"I'm sorry"

I say as I can feel my tears falling from my eyes, I cry silently.

"I'm sorry that I've left you..."

My body starts to slightly tremble in his embrace, he pulls away a little bit to look at me.

"Are you crying?..."

He looks at me with his sparkling eyes, a sad expression is visible. He raises a hand and wipes away a tear with his thumb.

I smile at his gentle touch.

"I missed you too, jiyong"

I spoke softly as my hand went up to his cheeks to caress them. He leans in my touch, closing his eyes.

"How've you been the last two years?"

He asks in a gentle tone. After a while he opens his eyes, looking at me with adoration eyes.

"Horrible"

I reply simply with a fainted smile.

"It was a mess since I left"

He's a little surprise by the answer that I gave him.

"You were a mess for those 2 years?..."

He asks in disbelief.

"Since the day i left you. i cant stop thinking if you're doing okay after the break up. i tried my best to move on and focus on my carrier but... i failed miserably. I've been missing you a little too much everyday"

I speak as I cry more.

He wipes away another tear and pouts slightly.

"You cry too much y/n"

He pulls me closer and rests his cheek on my shoulder again.

"I've been in a horrible state too. You're the only one I thought about... It was hell"

"I'm sorry"

I say to him as I cant stop crying.

"I'm such a bad girlfriend I'm-"

He pulls away, and puts a finger to my lips, not letting me finish my sentence and shakes his head.

"You're not a bad girlfriend..."

He looks at me in the eyes.

"You left because I was a jerk... I should've been more mature..."

He pulls his hand away from my mouth and holds my hands in his hands.

I looked down at his hands and noticed the untreated wounds on his knuckles.

"what happened to your hands?"

I asked as i pulled his hand closer to my face to observe it since i cant see it clearly in these dim lights.

He looks at his hands, seeing how they are bruised and a little swollen, he looks away from my gaze.

"Well... It's nothing... just... a little fight..."

He answers quickly as if he is trying to avoid giving me the real answer.

"Dont lie to me, jiyong"

I make him look at me again by cupping his face with my hand,slowly and gently turning his head toward me again.

He tries not to look at me, but then eventually giving up. He gives in and avoids your gaze.

"I have a bad temper when I drink and... got into a fight... That's all..."

I look at him in disbelief and annoyed.

"I told you not to go around drinking and fighting"

I hold his hands in mine, carefully not to touch the bruised area.

"and what are you doing in this area? your house is miles away from here, right?"

We look at our intertwined hands, mine is very smaller in comparison to his.

"Y/n... I..."

He falls silent for a moment before continuing to answer.

"I was here doing a club photoshoot... but I finished late and... I had some drinks alone to kill time... and then... I got into a fight"

He confesses, still trying to avoid looking at me.

I just stare at him because I know this is the only way to make sure if he's telling the truth or not.

I start to feel like a mom in front of her son, trying to make him tell the truth of why he's included in the fight at school.

"really? is that true? or did you come here on your off day because you missed me? and hope that one day you'll bump into me again?"

I asked seriously.

He freezes at my question and sighs in defeat.

"You know me too well..."

I shake my head in disbelief. I stand up to get the first aid.

"Stay here, I'll go get the first aid kit so that we can treat your bruises, okay?"

He turns his gaze at me as I stand up.

"Y/n... There's no need to treat them... they're just a minor injury and-"

I bent down and kissed his lips. i kissed him passionately before letting go.

"Shush, stay here while i go get the first aid"

*He freezes when I lean down to reach his height to kiss his lips. He's a little dazed by the sudden action when I pull away. His lips are pursed, looking at me like a kid who has been bribed with candy, his cheeks a little red.

"Y/n.."

He mumbles, his voice is still a little hoarse from just waking up the moment he sees you and he's drunk.

"There's no need to get the first aid kit"

He tries to stop me, not trying to create any distance between us. I let out a soft chuckle.

"It won't take long, I'll be back"

And with that, i went to my room and grabbed the first aid kit from my bathroom.

As i stepped out from my bathroom, i saw jiyong walk in my room.

"jiyong?"

My eyes went slightly wide to see him walking and scanning my room.

He slowly walks into the room, looking at different parts of it. Everywhere there is an element that he left years ago. The guitar he's given to me when I started learning and the clothes he had given.
He didn't turn when I called his name.

"So you still kept everything until now?"