Jongdae reached Yoonhye's side after five minutes. He was panting heavily, which clearly shows that he ran his way to her.
"Hey." Yoonhye greeted him, as he stood by her side, panting. "Do you want some?" She offered her milk tea to him, and asked. Jongdae just waved his hand which significant a 'no'.
"Have you tried to call them?" Jongdae asked. "Any of them? Your brothers?"
"I did and I even called Sehun but they didn't pick the call at all." Yoonhye told him.
"None of the eleven pick up the call, and even Joohyun too. I guess maybe the surrounding is too crowded that they can't hear their phone ringing?"
"I think so…probably." Yoonhye nodded.
"Should we go and find them?"
"Of course. Let's go." Yoonhye replied and started walking ahead. She then realized that Jongdae wasn't following, so she went back and grabbed his hands, pulling him with her.
Jongdae had just ran from the toilet which is quite far away and didn't even got enough rest yet, but Yoonhye had dragged him and started looking for team.
In the autumn, surprisingly, Yoonhye's hands are really warm, despite the fact that she had actually held on a cup of cold pearl milk tea and drank it.
Jongdae then catched up with Yoonhye's step, and walked with her side by side. They walked around the carnival together for half hour but still couldn't find them. Jongdae was expecting them to split into groups of a few people, but still they can't find any of them, not even Howon or Woohyun.
"I thought that you wouldn't like this kind of events." Yoonhye spoke silently, as they walked pass a booth which is for games, and continue to look for foods as the both are hungry.
"I don't really like it but I'll still come. Well, twelve of us will come to this event each year, as this event made us knew each other, so we promised that we have to come every year, and bringing our love ones together with us."
"That is a great friendship you have." Yoonhye commented.
"True. But I kind of don't like it now when they bring their girlfriends. Like, Kyungsoo has Hye-In, Minseok had Nayeon, Chanyeol has Seolrim, Yixing has Jiahui, Sehun has Joohyun, while Baekhyun has Jaeyoon."
"But at least there are still a few of you could walk together. I really cherish this kind of friendship, but sadly I don't have much friends."
"Really? Why?"
"I mentioned before, that I spent most of my time in hospital when I was in Busan. It all got better after the heart transplant." Yoonhye said. She felt Jongdae shivered at the side, when she mentioned about heart transplant. She shook off that thought, and continue spoke. "My only friend is Howon, I guess. Well, that was when I was in Busan. It is all different in Seoul. In Seoul, I have friends, like, Woohyun, Sehun, Kyungsoo, Minseok oppa…and you."
"You really consider me as your friend?" Jongdae asked. Yoonhye nodded and replied, "Of course. Even though you…might not see me as a friend."
There was a long silent between the two after Yoonhye spoke.
"I thought that you wouldn't keep those clothes anymore." Jongdae spoke silently.
"Why? I don't see a point of not keeping it." She said, looking down the the clothes. The two then didn't talk again, until they reached a stall which is selling ddeokbokki.
Yoonhye doesn't really each much spicy foods and she doesn't really like ddeokbokki all the time, but since Jongdae seemed to like it a lot so she has no choose but to follow. Surprisingly, the ddeokbokki is really tasty. The two then bought some more and eat it on their way.
They stopped by some stalls as well, some are for playing games, and some are buying things.
The weather had turned windy as it is night. Jongdae doesn't really afraid of cold, while Yoonhye had already wrapped her scarf around her neck, and with her hands in her pocket.
At the center of the carnival, there is a big stage, where there are some bands taking turns to perform up there. Jongdae and Yoonhye expected to see at least one of them stop by here but unexpectedly, they still didn't meet any of them. Of course, this is a big carnival and they might have stopped by before, and then left to some other places again.
The sky had turned dark. It was nine in the night. Yoonhye was worried, if her brothers had forgotten about her being lost, or they just knew that she might be fine so they don't worry much about her?
None of them even called their phone. Well, Jongdae was really surprised of that, since it is impossible for the boys to forget him like this. Or maybe…this is just what they had planned out? Jongdae shook off that thought and kept walking.
"Miss, would you like to make a wish here?" He heard someone called out. Jongdae turned to behind and found that there's a young man who managed a stall that has a tree beside, and there are striped cloths and papers hanging on it. A wishing tree, maybe.
Yoonhye had stopped beside the stall, examining the tree. She then turned to Jongdae, and asked, "Do you want?"
"If you want, then go and make your wish." He said silently.
"Both of you can make one together too. We also provide wishes for couple."
Yoonhye stopped her movements for a while, then smiled softly. "We're just friends, not couple."
"Ahh…I'm sorry for that. But you two really look great together." The young man then commented. Yoonhye felt happy for hearing that, actually.
She took a paper from the young man and paid for it, then started writing on the paper.
I wish…for myself to be healthy, and also, for my wishes to come true, including that he, will be happy all the time and could put her down, sparing a place for me, in his heart.
She then hung the paper on the tree and thanked the young man. Jongdae had walked away to a stall which is selling drinks when she was writing the wishes.
"There is a firework show later. It's really pretty and you guys shouldn't miss it out." The young man told her, before she left to Jongdae.
"Really? I love fireworks. What time is it?" She asked, smiling.
"About ten minutes later, I think." The young man looked down to his watch and told her. "Did you see there?" He pointed at a spot, which happened to be the top of a small hill.
Yoonhye nodded. "That is the best spot to view the fireworks. You and your friend can stand there and watch it."
"Okay, thank you for telling me this. I'll watch it later." Yoonhye bowed slightly at the young man and thanked him.
"No problem." The young man bowed as well and said.
Jongdae bought a cup of hot Americano for himself, and a cup of hot chocolate for Yoonhye. Yoonhye told Jongdae about the firework show, while he didn't say anything.
They took a small walk around for a while, then went to the spot that the young man pointed out for Yoonhye earlier. Despite of the cold weather, the two sat down on the ground, drinking their own hot beverages.
"You know, a night like this, will always remind me of her death." Jongdae spoke silently, sipping on his americano.
"Why?"
"She died in a night like this, where the weather is windy, cold. That was a starry night. A night that I couldn't forget."
"Some things shouldn't be look back all the time, Jongdae-ssi." Yoonhye said softly looking at his side profile.
"I know. But do you know? It is hard to forget that I was the one who caused her death." Jongdae looked up to the sky and said. "There were a lot of nights, when I laid in the bed, and when I closed my eyes, all I could see was only her. What I could see is only her laying on the ground, bleeding."
"If you kept on blaming yourself, you will only live in the pain that you lose her. You wouldn't be happy again if you did that. Why don't you just try to look forward and move on? You might find someone better than her, or even someone that you love, just like how you love her. We shouldn't stop at only a point in our life. We should move on, to a better us." She told him.
Jongdae turned to Yoonhye and stared at her silently. After a while, he spoke. "Maybe you're right. I should move on, to achieve a better me. That might be what Songhyun wished for."
Yoonhye smiled and nodded. She suddenly thought about how Songhyun passed away, which Kyungsoo told her this year when they're talking in the library.
"Can I tell you something?" She asked.
"What is it?"
"Well when I moved to Seoul, for the first month, I kept on having a nightmare. And to think about it now, the nightmare…it seems to be how your girlfriend death."
"What did you dreamt of?"
"Like what Kyungsoo told me last time, if I'm not wrong. I stopped having that nightmare after school starts. It is a nightmare that…it's like I was the girl in the nightmare, and I was stabbed right in the stomach. That is just how she passed away isn't it?" Yoonhye asked.
"From what the doctor told me, it is." Jongdae nodded. The firework show had started. Yoonhye looked at the fireworks, and thinking that she had spent a great night together with the one she likes, alone.
"The carnival doesn't really have a firework show like this before." Jongdae spoke. "It only starts from this year."
"I see. I really love fireworks. How about you?"
"Not really." He answered.
After the firework show ended, Yoonhye received a call from Sunggyu.
"Oppa…" Yoonhye called out, as she picked up the phone.
"Thank God. The signal here is so bad that I've tried to call you for a lot of times and it finally works." Sunggyu heaved out a sigh at another side. "Where are you now? Are you alone there?"
"I'm…I don't really know where I am, oppa. I am with Kim Jongdae."
"Kim Jongdae, your seatmate?" Sunggyu asked.
"Yeah. Where had you guys been, oppa?"
"Well we spreaded into groups and look for you all but we couldn't find you both. This carnival is way too big, child. Joonmyeon said that Jongdae-ssi drove here and he lives near to us…so maybe you'll take his car and go back first? We'll catch up soon." Sunggyu told her. Yoonhye looked up at the Jongdae who was still staring at the sky blankly. "I'll ask him."
"See you home, child. Are you alright? We were worried."
"I'm fine, oppa. Don't worry about me." Yoonhye smiled and replied. "I'll go back first, alright?"
"Okay." Sunggyu replied and ended the call.
"Come on, I'll send you back home. Joonmyeon hyung just texted me about everything." Jongdae slightly waved his phone in front of Yoonhye, showing the message he received from Joonmyeon and told her.
They then walked to Jongdae's car, which is near to the place that they met earlier and went back.
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A/N:
What do you think about this chapter? I personally like it a lot but the chapter that I like better is the chapter after this.
I don't know what you'll think about this chapter, but I hope that you'll read the small changes in Jongdae's heart towards Yoonhye. I'm trying my best to make him starts to love Yoonhye.
I had the ending planned for a long time ago. The original plan for the ending is Yoonhye died in a heart attack, after Jongdae passed away in an accident. That is the ORIGINAL plan. But the plan now…hmm I can't tell you first but trust me it wouldn't be a sad one like WSWEKEOFTS and ISLYLIGLY.
This is the sixth story of Jongdae and the last one that I will be writing. Like what I said, this story and 'Crossing Borders' will be my last works here. But before I completely logout from here, I still have to complete my two request on the one shot book. Or maybe I'll think about opening the request box there permanently and stop writing long stories?
I'll think about that first :)) hehe. By the way, my finals are in 4th May until 24th May and after that I'll go to travel and the place is China and I won't be using Wattpad for that time because as far as I remember China has a restriction for Wattpad too :/
So I'll try my best to finish the whole story before I go to travel! Unless y'all don't mind to wait for me to come back to my own country and update. I'll try to complete the full story before my exams start or during my exams. I multitasked all the time hehe :) although I'm wishing for good grades but I need some time to distress myself too so I will write stories :)
By the way I am really in love with Baekhyun's song 'Take Me Home'. It's really nice isn't it. I was looking forward for Jongdae to have a solo track in Station 2. That will happen soon and I am believing in that. I need a new solo song from him, a comeback from EXO, and also Yixing's participation in EXO's activity.
Another song that I really love lately is a Chinese song by Ocean Hai. The title of the song is quite meaningful for me and also the lyrics. The title is 'to leave for a better return' or in Chinese is '离开为了更好的回来'. The song is below so if you want just check it out :))
The translation of lyrics…I did it by myself since it's really meaningful for me so I want to share it.
Silence, doesn't mean that I don't know about anything
There's a lot of words that are untold
But the me in your eyes
Just passed by like wind
To leave for a better return
I will remember your love
One day, we will meet in the crowd
We have too many memories that year
We have too many regrets that year
The promise that we made under the night sky
Is still clearly in my mind
At last, we still part our ways
When the wind blew, my eyes become red
When I saw the back of you leaving
The moment, I realized
That this kind of love will have more expectations
Sorry for the bad translation though :3 I always sucks in translating. I think that my author notes will become longer for lately, since I want to spend some time and talk and share things with y'all. Sorry if that got you annoyed.
Okay bye and see y'all in the next chapter.
- Jocelyn