Not Him

40

“why are we suddenly here?” Hyunjin could only look at Kyuhyun questioningly. They had just arrived at a beach on the outskirts of town.

“ayo!” Kyuhyun did not answer, instead pulling Hyunjin's hand to get closer to the beach. Hyunjin inevitably ended up following Kyuhyun. He was not wanting to ask much, Kyuhyun's face showed that his mood was not good at this time.

Kyuhyun sat on the sand of the beach, letting a small wave wet his feet. Hyunjin followed him, sitting next to his namjaching. They were only silent for a moment, enjoying the sound of the pounding waves that sounded in the midst of their silence.

“what's the matter with you? Is there something that makes you uncomfortable?” Hyunjin ventured to ask, she felt uneasy with the atmosphere suddenly becoming awkward between them. Kyuhyun turned to the side, shook his head and smiled at the girl, hinting if she was okay. But Hyunjin didn't just believe it. He knew Kyuhyun was thinking about something right now.

“Kyu.”

“I'm fine, really.”

“don't lie! I know you're hiding something.” Hyunjin looked firmly into Kyuhyun's eyes, and it made Kyuhyun feel a little intimidated. “let's just say if something bothers you, maybe I can help.”

Kyuhyun shook his head again, still with a smile, “no problem, don't think too much. After that Kyuhyun got up from his seat, walked along the shore barefoot, his shoes he just put on the sand. Hyunjin stood up, running after Kyuhyun who had walked far enough.

“isn't this place very beautiful?” Kyuhyun asked for Hyunjin's opinion who had already walked next to him. The girl just nodded but her eyes radiated admiration while looking around her. The beach is so beautiful, besides it is very quiet because there are not many people there.

“i used to be here a lot, with my mom.” Kyuhyun said softly, but his voice sounded sad when he said that. Kyuhyun's heart somehow became a little sore when he remembered it. Hyunjin looked at her confusedly, shouldn't Kyuhyun be happy while recalling his memories with his mother?

“But it was a long time ago, before he left me for good.” Kyuhyun smiled bitterly, enduring the sadness that had suddenly burst into his chest. His mother, maybe those memories could have made him really cry. He remembered, when the father always left them on the grounds of busy work, his mother who always accompanied his days. It seems like she is very dependent on her mother.

“Kyu, I didn't know your mother was dead.” Hyunjin looked at Kyuhyun whose eyes were already reddened. Otherwise being in this kind of atmosphere, Hyunjin would have laughed at Kyuhyun all out for being so crybaby. But it is not possible to do, he can also feel a little pain felt Kyuhyun –if maybe he does not know very well how it feels to leave a mother. She is grateful that her mother is still there to love her.

“i never told you anything about my family huh?”

Hyunjin nodded, in fact he was also curious. The Kyuhyun family he had met was only Jino and his grandmother, it was by accident.

“actually there are many things you should know about my life.” Said Kyuhyun again, the more curious the girl made.

“what things?”

“I will definitely tell you, but not now.” Kyuhyun lightly ruffled Hyunjin's hair then ran away, laughing complacently. The girl shouted in annoyance while holding back her smile. Today, Hyunjin realized that there were too many things she did not know about Cho Kyuhyun. Perhaps slowly, he could understand Kyuhyun completely. Until that time comes, he wants his partnership with Kyuhyun to remain like this, no stumbling block will ever separate the two of them.

“kyu-HYUN-jin?” spell Hyunjin after seeing the series of letters that Kyuhyun wrote on the sand, while looking strangely at Kyuhyun. Kyuhyun was like a child. Why not make a sand castle? The girl muttered in her heart.

“who is Kyu-Hyun-Jin? Your new boyfriend?”

Anxious Kyuhyun immediately shook the girl's head, “ini stands for both of us. Hows it? I'm a genius ‘kan?”

Hyunjin who heard that immediately laughed out loud, making Kyuhyun look back strangely at him. “ya! why you?”

“ishh, you're like a child, you know?”

“i'm just trying to be romantic. Why don't you appreciate it?” Kyuhyun grumbled in annoyance, his face pouting.

Hyunjin laughed out loud at Kyuhyun's words. That kind of thing he called romantic? Oh, Cho Kyuhyun is weird. But seeing Kyuhyun's increasingly unsightly face, he finally stopped laughing. The girl smiled as she looked at Kyuhyun, “you don't need to be a romantic namja. I like you as always.”

Kyuhyun did not reply, but his face showed an unusual grin. With a quick movement he had kissed Hyunjin's cheek, then blurred away. The startled Hyunjin could only silently stare. Her brain is working hard translating what just happened. “dia... kiss me?” the girl muttered foolishly while touching her right cheek.

“YA! DIE YOU CHO KYUHYUN!” Hyunjin only regained his senses, but Kyuhyun had already run far away laughing.

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“ is it really okay if you get down here? I can take you directly to your house.” Kyuhyun asked, looking doubtful at Hyunjin's decision. The girl asks Kyuhyun to drive her to the front of Kyuhyun apartment building.

Hyunjin got off Kyuhyun's motor and nodded confidently, “I want to go to Jiyoo's house. Coincidentally his house is near here.”

“but I'm not sure. Is it okay you go there alone?” Kyuhyun was still not sure of leaving Hyunjin at that place. Even though it is still afternoon, and of course it is still safe for a girl to walk alone.

“really it's okay. You don't have to worry. Yes, I'm leaving. Annyeong.” Hyunjin waved her hand briefly and immediately left. Kyuhyun continued to observe the girl until she was nowhere to be seen in his sight.

Kyuhyun looked around him. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief because he was no longer followed. Since Lotte Word earlier Kyuhyun had realized that someone was following them, so he tried to get Hyunjin away from those people. Kyuhyun still did not know who those people were. But he thought that they might be his father's men, considering that he had rejected his father's offer through Hangeng a few days ago. Kyuhyun was inexhaustible, the quiet life he had slowly gained now began to be snatched back.

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