In Love With Mr. Dimple #18

#18 – The Final Chapter

He’s sitting at the café’s table, waiting for her. They’ve promised to have their lunch together today. She texted him awhile ago saying that she’ll be a bit late. There’s a discussion she need to attend.

Sitting there, alone, he can’t help but to remember, again, what had happened three days ago. To be honest, that moment has been played in his mind for countless time, in this past three days.

[Jungsoo’s POV]

“Park Jungsoo.” She calls.

I turn to her and stand there, waiting for her but she didn’t even move a step. When I start to walk to her, she stops me.

“Stay there.” She said, and adds,

“It’ll be awkward, very awkward to say what I’m going to say. So, it’s better if you just stay there.”

I can see her inhale and exhale – trying to calm herself maybe. After keep inhaling and exhaling for few times, she suddenly speak.

“Okay, this IS awkward. I feel really awkward even just by thinking of it.”

“Take your time,” I said

“Fuhhh…” she exhales again.

“Okay...this is the first time ever I’m saying this kind of things. You confessed. Now, it’s my turn.” She stops for awhile, before continue,

“Honestly, I can’t say that I love you. At least, not like how you love me. All this time, getting to know you, there is something. But, I don’t know if that something is what you call love. I’ve never fall in love before so I don’t know how it’s like. But, what I know is, when you’re around, my day is brighter, when you’re around, I feel inspired and always in high-spirit. When you weren’t around, I wonder where you are, what are you doing and how are you doing. Maybe that’s not the case when I first know you. But, after a while, that’s how I feel. So…” she said, in one breath.

“So?” I asked.

“Let’s give this a try.”

[End of Jungsoo POV]

His thought of that night fade when he hears a ‘finger-snap’ sound in front of him. Only a few moments later did he realizes that Soo Il is sitting on the other side of the table, waving furiously at him.

“Ohh…you are here?” he asks.

“Pheww…you’re back? I thought your soul has been taken by the alien.”

He laughs.

“When did you come?”

“Just now. What’ve you been thinking? You don’t even hear me when I call you.”

“You’re worried?” he asks, anticipating her answer.

“A bit…heheh.” She replied.

He shouldn’t have anticipated that, he thought. He pinched her cheek and add,

“A bit? Only a bit?”

“Why?” she asks, brushing the side that was pinched by him earlier.

“My dear Park Jungsoo-shi, you’re sitting soundly there, drown in your thought, with that big smile of yours pasted on. Which part of that scene do I have to worry at? The only thing that I’ve been worrying is if that you’ve gone mad.”

“What if I was really taken by the alien?”

“You are seriously asking me that?” she rolls her eyes.

She was taking out something from her backpack when he suddenly blurt out.

“I love you, Soo Il.”

“I know.” She replies.

“That’s all?” he asks.

“Why? There’s anything I need to say?”

Giving her a weak smile, he reply,

“Ani. Nothing. Now, let’s eat. I’m hungry.”

When he was going to stand up, she stops him.

“Today is my treat.” She said and put two lunchboxes on the table.

“You made this?” he asks.

“Yepp…this one is yours.” She said and put the white one in front of him and pulls the blue one towards her.

“Can I expect something from this?” he asks her.

“Don’t expect too much.” She said, taking out two pairs of chopstick this time.

“Not even a small heart from peas?”

“I’ve told you. Don’t expect too much. Now, let’s eat or you are going to be late.”

He pouts and opens his lunchbox.

He froze.

Since she warned him, he really didn’t expect anything. But this is a BIG thing. He looks up at Soo Il and see that girl, who is so busy playing with the cherry tomato in her lunchbox. He stands up, move forward a bit, and kiss her cheek.

“I love you too.” He said and sits back.

“I know.” She replies, and smiles shyly.

She looks up and saw Jungsoo taking out his phone and takes a picture of his lunchbox with it. She’s surprised when Jungsoo suddenly looks up at her. He pinched her blushed cheek and say to her,

“You know what? Even though I used to think that I’ll be okay without it, I don’t think I will anymore. You should start saying these words too.”

Soo Il is going to reply when he add,

“Including the ‘Jungsoo oppa’ part.” He give her a BIG big smile and start to eat his lunch.

“I’ll eat this as much as I love you.” He said, before he takes an egg roll and put it in his mouth, leaving the girl in front of him speechless. But, after a moment he smiles at her dorky boyfriends’ act.

‘I love you, Jungsoo oppa.’

-THE END-

In Love with Mr. Dimple #17

#17 

[Soo Il’s POV]

Jungsoo turns to me and start.

“Two years ago, two years and a day to be exact, we met for the first time. It was the day before my parent’s anniversary. Kyu and I was looking around for their presents at the ET Mall when someone suddenly bumped into Kyu and fell on the floor. It was you. You stood up and bow at us while saying sorry and leave us.” He stops.

“That’s it? You like me just because of that?” I ask.

He laughs. Not too much but enough to tell me that what I’ve said is wrong.

“Of course it’s not. Our story didn’t stop at that. Few hours later, because I had nothing to do, I visit Reading Hut. You know the bookstore?”

“Reading Hut?” I said, thinking.

He just looks at me, giving me times to look back into my memory, I guess. I suddenly remember a café-like bookstore I use to visit when I was staying with my cousin for awhile few years back, who is actually - now that I think about it - living in the same area as the Park family.

“Reading Hut?” I ask again, and add,

“The book-café that was in Gangnam-gu?”

He nods.

“That’s the one. I was thinking of buying some books but then I decide to stay and just read my book there, in the café. I was just sitting there, reading when something suddenly took my attention. I heard some noise from the back of my seat. There was a knocking sound and I heard a girl groan.

“Was it me?” I ask, and he nod, right away.

“Did I knock my elbow or my knee on something again?” I ask, a bit mad at the fact that I hit things, a lot.

He chuckle.

“It’s your head. I think you bump your forehead on the table while leaning to take something on the floor.” He let out a small, light laugh after that.

“I don’t really remember that actually. Well, I do hit things A LOT.” I sigh.

“I can see that.” He said, still smiling.

“I’m one clumsy girl. I heard that, A LOT too.” I said, emphasizing the ‘a lot’ again.

“I can see that too.” He teased.

I give him a glare, and got his laugh as a response. I roll my eyes and then fix my eyes on the stars. I know he’s looking at me. I can sense it. Or is it just my feeling? I smile at the thought.

“Why?” he asks.

“What?” I ask him back.

“Why did you smile just now?”

“Oh...that. Hehe...nothing. Something just came into my mind.” So he did looking at me, huh?

He raises his left brow, looking at me. I need to stop him from asking, didn’t I? If not, I’ll be the one who get embarrassed.

“So, what happened next? You fall at me because I knocked my head?” I sarcastically joke.

He let out a big laugh. Is it me or he does look handsome when he laughs wholeheartedly like that?

“Kind of.” That’s his answer. What? What kind of? You look kind of handsome when you laugh like that?

“Kind of?” I ask him back.

“Yeah. Kind of. Your clumsiness is part of things that make me fall for you.” He said. Haha…silly me. It’s not like he’s reading my head. How can I forgot that I asked him something before? Of course he’s answering that.

“There are a lot of things I like about you. There are so many things that I love in you. In fact, I love everything about you. But, you, asking everything – about how I fall at you directly like this, weren’t you being a bit bold? Girls rarely do that.”

“Oh…they do. A lot of them do. They always do, in fact. Girls always curious on what makes their man love them.”

“Really? No one ever asked me once.”

I look at him, raising my brow. Realising what he has said, he turn to me and wave his hands in front of me.

“Ania, ania…ani…I mean in the past, before I met you. I do dates few times, but that’s before I met you.”

Few times? Wow…this guy. And I weren’t even once, ever, date yet.

“Soo Il-ah, are you mad?” he asks, while he lower his head so that his face is at the same level as mine.

“No. No, I don’t. I’m not mad. I don’t even say anything, didn’t I?”

“That is why I asks if you’re mad.”

“No. I don’t. I was just…thinking.”

“What are you thinking?”

“Nothing. Now, can we keep going with your story please?” I try to escape from his questions and thank god he agree to.

“Few days later, I went to Reading Hut again. While I was looking for my friends who I promised to meet, I saw you once again, heading to the exact table you sat the other day. Since then, every time I go to Reading Hut, I’ll naturally look for you. There even times where I went to Reading Hut, just to see you. You’ll be there, at the same table – every time. Kyu said, that’s my worst habit. The weirdest one.” Again, he chuckle, then continue,

“I’ll always sat somewhere near you so that I can look at you, see you get immersed in your reading, see your sudden smile while reading, see your annoyed face when you were disturb and all.”

I know there’s a lot playing in his head right now because his eyes are staring at something far away, if you know what I mean. He stops for a while and I take that chance to tease him a bit.

“You know you sound like a stalker right now, right?”

“I do?” he asks, turning his head to me.

I tried to suppress my laugh but failed to.

“You do. A bit.” I reply.

“At least, I’m not a bad stalker.” He accepts that? I can’t believe him.

“So, what happened next?” I ask, even when I already know what might have happened. I know I stay here for a while back then but I move back to my parent’s house, my hometown when they were back to Korea.

“That last for nearly a year. But, to my disappointment, you suddenly disappear. You stop coming to Reading Hut. I though you are sick or something. I keep waiting and waiting but you didn’t come anymore.” He looks a bit sad.

“You already like me that time?”

“I don’t even know that I did. I was lectured by Kyu for hundreds of times before I realize it. Heh…he might even become a counsellor with that. An evil one. But  he really did make me realize that I love you.”

“Even when you don’t even really know me?”

“I’ve been looking at you for a year. I’ve ‘analyze’ you much. By looking at how you react with things around you, that’s enough for me to know the real you. The person inside you. That’s how I fall for you, unknowingly, and get to know the ‘Soo Il’ that I know now make me love you more.”

“Don’t you ever think that that’s just your emotion playing with your heart? You don’t actually love me but it’s just that you are too used to see me there that you miss me when I wasn’t around?”

I thought of that so many times already Soo Il. More than you can imagine. Do you think I’ll wait for you till now if it is just a confusion? I was so happy when I saw you again for the first time at the library. My heart was jumping. My heartbeat skips their normal beat. That’s how nervous and happy I was when I see you again. I even though that I was dreaming. Remember when I smile after I look at your student card? That was because I’m too happy too. I finally got to know your name. Kim Soo Il. I’ve been wondering for more than a year. But, you’ve misunderstood me and though that I was mocking you. That look you gave me that time. You really kill me you know?”

Both of us are quite for a while. I need to think, properly.

I look at him, looking for the sincerity in his story. To be honest, I know he didn’t lie. I don’t even need to find that sincerity because I can feel it. I can feel how sincere he is when he is talking.

Few moments later, he continues.

“You already know the rest of the story.” He turns to me and takes my hands into his.

“I love you, Kim Soo Il. I really do. Like I said when I first confess to you, I’ll wait. I’ve been waiting for two years. Another two years is nothing to me. So, just take your time.” He let go of my hands and with one of his, he pat my head.

“Let’s go home.” He said and turns around.

We’re leaving. Will there be any different even if I’m given more time?

“Park Jung Soo.”

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In Love with Mr. Dimple #16

#16

[Soo Il’s POV]

I can’t stand this anymore. It’s been nearly half an hour and he didn’t even say a thing. And most importantly, where are we actually going? We already passed the junction to my house area five minutes ago.

“Jungsoo-shi.”

Silence.

“Jungsoo-shi.”

Silence.

“Park Jungsoo!!!” I called and look at him. I am a bit surprise to see him smiling like nothing happen. Feeling a bit awkward, I decide to turn back in front.

“What?” He suddenly asks.

“What ‘what’?” I ask him back.

“You called me earlier. So, what?”

“Oh, that’s right. I called you earlier.” I said, more to myself.

“Where are we going?” I ask. But, why does it sound more casual that it should be? I’m supposed to be angry. I blame his smile and his sudden question for that.

“Where do you want to go?” he asks me back.

“Huh?” I was surprised by his question. It’s not me who decide to go with him on the car but then he asks me where do I want to go?

“Where do you want to go?” he repeat.

“You are the one who’s driving.” I said.

“But I’m letting you to decide.” He reflect.

“What if I say I want to go home?”

“Except that.” He casually answer.

“What’s with that? You let me decide but then you want accept my decision? Pffft..” but of course all that is just a mumble only for me to hear it.

But then, I hear a chuckle, of course from him since there’s only the two of us in the car. I look at him, and looking at that smile, I am somewhat feel like smiling too. I turn to look out of the window, and try to suppress my smile.

“I miss you, Kim Soo Il.”

I freeze.

*****

[Jungsoo’s POV]

It’s been a while since we set off from my house but we still didn’t say anything to each other. Not any single word. Not even a sigh.

Is she still mad at me? But if she is, she wouldn’t follow me into the car right? But, what if she did that because mom and dad were there? But, she didn’t look as mad as before though. That means she she’s already cool down right?

“Jungsoo-shi.”

Huh? Did she call me?

“Jungsoo-shi.”

Did she really call me?

“Park Jungsoo!!!”

I’m not dreaming. She IS calling for me. A smile formed on my face. It’s been long since I last hear that. I can feel that she’s looking at me right now. How I love it when she’s looking at me.

“What?” I ask her when she didn’t continue what she want to say.

“What ‘what’?” she asks me back, sternly.

Kim Soo Il, how I miss this side of you.

“You called me earlier. So, what?”

“Oh, that’s right. I called you earlier.” She said, in a low voice but loud enough for me to hear it.

“Where are we going?” she asks. Based on the tone, I guess she wasn’t angry anymore. It doesn’t have even an auns of angriness in it.

“Where do you want to go?” I asks her back.

“Huh?” she said, and look at me, but turn to look on the road again.

I look at her by the corner of my eyes. Crossing her hand, her eyes are fixed on the road.

“Where do you want to go?” I ask again.

“You are the one who’s driving.” She reply.

“But I’m letting you to decide.” I said.

“What if I say I want to go home?” she provoke.

“Except that.” I said and flash her a smile.

She starts to mumble again. It’s not like I didn’t hear what she said, but, yes, Kim Soo Il just love doing thinks in her weirdly way. How I miss this part of you too.

A chuckle slips out from my mouth. But I can’t be blame for that. She is just too cute. I miss her, no doubt. How did I survive this past two weeks without her?

“I miss you, Kim Soo Il.” I blurt out.

*****

The sounds of the wave fill the silence between them. Since they arrive there, nothing escape their mouth yet. They only look at the waves that keep coming and going. In their head, both are busy thinking on what the other one is thinking and what should they say. How do they start the conversation? Both are clueless on that.

“So.” Finally, Jungsoo start the conversation.

“So?” Soo Il ask back.

Both of them still looking at the sea, did not even take a glance of the other person who is talking.

“What is going on with us?” Jungsoo ask.

But Soo Il did not answer that. She wants to think properly before answering. She wants a conclusion tonight. She’s tired. Tired of all the acts she put.

“Why don’t you tell me what’s going on, Jungsoo?” she ask calmly. When there’s no response from Jungsoo, she looks at him and add, still calmly.

“You confess to me. You tell me that you know me since long ago. But yet, you went missing and never turn up in front of since then. Don’t you think that at least, at the very least, I need some explaination? I might even think you are a stalker.” She mumbles the last part.

Jungsoo let out a smile at what she said. He kept quiet for a while, but then say,

“I’ll tell you everything. How we met, how did I fall for you, everything. Everything that happen this past two years.”

In Love With Mr.Dimple #15

#15

*Ding dong, ding dong

“Kyuhyunnie, can you help open the door please?”

“I’m setting the table right now. Hyung! Open the door.”

“Coming.”

Jungsoo head to the door and open it to greet the guest at the door. But, to his surprises, it is an unexpected guest. Both of them look at each other without any words coming out from their mouth.

“Jungsoo oppa, are you not going to invite us in?” Ha Nee who feel a little bit awkward at the side ask, jokingly.

“Huh? Oh, that’s right. Come in.” he said, moving to the side a bit, to give them space to enter.

“How come you are here?” he asks, out of curiosity.

“We’re invited. Why? We can’t?” Soo Il asks him back, throwing her unsatisfied feeling towards Jungsoo for this few days right to the guy himself.

Looking into Soo Il eyes that darted into his, Jungsoo felt guilty..

“That’s not what I mean.” He wasn’t able to talk more when his mom come out from the kitchen.

“Soo Il…you came?” she ask and hug the girl.

“Erm..yeah…” she said, and hug Mrs. Park back. Mrs. Park did the same to Ha Nee.

“Happy Anniversary, auntie.” She said, handing out the paperbag to Mrs. Park and add,

“Something from both of us.”

“Aww…that’s so sweet of you. Thank you girls. I’ll show this to your uncle later. Oh, you still didn’t meet him yet, right? He’ll come down later. Now, come. Let’s have a sit.”

“Is there anything we can help with?” Soo Il ask.

“Don’t worry. Everything is done already. Our maid will serve the food in a short while. Just wait here okay? I’m going up for a minute.”

The two girls nod.

Jungsoo who is looking at them from the side let out a small chuckle.

*****

Jungsoo’s POV

Mom…since when did she become close with the girls?

Looking at Soo Il, I sigh. But then a smile unconsciously created.

I miss her. It has been a while since I last saw her with the big smile pasted on her face. She’s always gloomy whenever I see her in college this past few days, since…

I sigh, again. It’s all my fault.

“Jungsoo hyung.” Kyu called.

“Erm?”

“Palli. Everything is ready. Soo Il, Ha Nee, come. Dinner is ready. Come, let’s eat.”

I wait till Soo Il and Ha Nee walk pass me first before I start heading to the kitchen too.

*****

Soo Il’s POV

The dinner is so awkward. At least it is for me. Can’t this guy just eat his food and stop staring at me? I can’t even swallow my food because of him. What’s wrong with him?

“Soo Il, you got a hole on your face.”

“Huh?” I said, startled.

“I said, you’ve got a hole on your face.” He repeat and give his hyung a smile.

Everyone laugh at Kyuhyun’s joke, except Jungsoo and me.

“That’s right. Stop staring at her Jungsoo. She can’t even eat comfortably. Soo Il, just ignore him and eat. We will have dessert after this. I heard both of you loves blueberry cheesecake, so I baked one.”

I smile to Mrs. Park and unconsciously kicked Jungsoo’s leg. I just realize it after it was done.

“Ouchh…”

Everyone turn to look at Jungsoo.

I guess everyone knew what’s going on when Jungsoo gives me that unsatisfied look. Once again, everyone is laughing. I can feel that face is burning right now.

“Serve you right, Jungsoo.” Mr. Park said, jokingly.

After that, the dinner continua, with no more Jungsoo’s stare.

*****

“Thanks for coming, Soo Il, Ha Nee. It’s a pleasure to get to know both of you.” Said Mr. Park, when they are sending off the girls at the door.

“Is it really okay for you girls to go back by yourself? It’s late already.”

“It’s only 10, aunty. Don’t worry. We got Soo Il here.” Ha Nee replied, faking a whisper at the last part.

Mr. and Mrs. Park laugh at her joke.

“Okay then. But make sure to take care. Call us if there’s anything.” Said Mrs. Park.

“How are they supposed to call us when they don’t even have our number?” Mr. Park ask his wife, jokingly.

Hearing that, Mrs. Park replies him with a hit on his arm.

“They got Jungsoo’s and Kyuhyun’s.” she said, and add,

“Speaking of them, where are they?”

Ignoring Mrs. Park last question, Soo Il said,

“Don’t worry aunty. We will be fine. I think we need to head off now. Good bye aunty, uncle. Thanks for inviting us today. And, glad to know you uncle.”

They both bow a little and start to walk off the door.

“Won’t you wait for Jungsoo and Kyuhyun first?”

“No, aunty. It’s okay. Maybe they’re busy with the cleaning. We feel sorry for not helping with that.”

“Do not feel sorry. We got the maid afterall.”

Soo Il give her a smile.

“We will off first then. Thanks for tonight aunty.” And they both walked off the door.

“Wait.” Suddenly a voice calling out for them. They turned back and see Kyuhyun and Jungsoo are already at the door. Kyuhyun, the one who called for them earlier walked to them.

“You’re going back already?” he asks.

“Erm..It’s going to be late soon.” Ha Nee replies him.

“Let me send you home. Won’t it be dangerous for both of you to get home by yourself?”

“No, Kyuhyun. It’s okay. It is not that late yet.” It’s Soo Il who replied this time.

“But both of you are girls. We don’t know what could be happen, right?”

“It’s okay, Kyu…” she didn’t finish her sentence when someone grab her wrist.

“Kyu, send Ha Nee home. I’ll take Soo Il with me.”

Soo Il, who is a bit surprised by the sudden act, just follow him when Jungsoo pull her hand and walk to the car.