{SHINee} Lee Taemin - One Last Wish

Chapter 4: Too Close Yet Too Far

"Son, this is Hannah, Mr. Li's granddaughter."

I can hear eomeoni's voice from behind, but it just made my hearing more hollow. And by the next minute, all I could see was him, in slow-mo. He bowed in front of me and offered his hand for a handshake. He stood there smiling, never cutting the eye contact. He was patiently waiting for my hand to meet his.

"Oh, uh annyeonghasaeyo!"

My words speeded up. I realized I have been staring at him more than enough. So, I hastily reached for his hand, even my hands were still shaking.

Our skins touched. He wrapped his tough and sturdy hand against mine, as they swung vertically. Our eyes were locked on each other as he introduced himself once more. I said my name again too, before we let go of each other.

It was just seconds but it felt longer.

"Uh, umma, I have to leave."

"Wae? Why too soon?" I turned at eomeoni and we had that same wistful look on our faces.

"I still have to shoot something---I'll be here for dinner." He said, before pulling out his phone from his tight pants.

I watched him walk to the front door after giving eomeoni a hug. He then turned at us one more time.

"Annyeong! Hannah-ssi, nice meeting you." He flashed that adorable smile that melts my heart and made my cheeks go rosy pink.

I was about to wave my hand to him, but the door already glided close. He disappeared from my view and I was left with eomeoni.

"Ugh, that kid, he's too busy---I miss him so much." Eomeoni said as she sat on one of the couches.

I sat on one too, making my body relax from the rapid heaving of my chest earlier. I stared at the open window in front of me. It's still bright outside. I glanced on my wristwatch---4pm. I still have less than 3 hours to rest without my compulsive feels.

'Hannah-ssi, nice meeting you'

His soft voice was almost a whisper when he spoke. It kept playing in my head though. Saying my name for the first time ever, his calm and husky voice was music to my ears.

The fact that he already knew my name---I had to believe it despite how impossible it sounded to me before. After years of living my life with him, without him knowing my existence, I had came up to this idea that he will someday. But it's not that I have hope for. It's just somehow an escape from melancholy.

I unwinded by the coziness of my bed. My eyes roamed the room as I remembered something---I haven't unpacked yet. So, I plunged up and grabbed my bags, spreading it out the surface of my bed. I began to unzip the one that was filled with clothes then piled them up on the dividers of the cabinet. I picked up the last clothing then stopped as I noticed my diary underneath it.

The hardbound cover read--- 'Lee Taemin', in hangul. It was locked. The key was still attached to the tiny latch that binds both sides of the light pink cover. I flinched as I recalled the reason why I brought it with me---to give it to Taemin...because I'm his no.1....fan. Yea right~

Okay, NO WAY. I shoved off the thought of it. I take back my word. I'm not gonna give it to him. Now that I'm living with his mom and probably with him, there's no way he'll ever gonna touch this.

I grabbed my diary and pulled out the matching key. Throwing it hysterically in the last drawer of my desk, I was sure no one would mind checking on that place. Then I returned to face my bed and decided to place my diary between its layers. I nudged it in until it was impossible of falling out. I then continued to unpack.