Chapter 126 - Who is your friend? (2/2)
”Does it matter what I think now?” She glances at him with a smile. ”It's broken anyway.”
Kang Si An gazes at her. Rather than physical pain, she's suffering because of the wounds on her heart. She intends to suffer alone. Young Hwa couldn't take it away. What happened to her today has hurt her tremendously. Before she came back, he could only wait, hoping that she's doing well somewhere. After she came back, he realized that he couldn't be there beside her. She chose Young Hwa, but she is still in pain.
He pulls her in his embrace. She doesn't move. Her vision is misty. He is warm, but this feels so cold to her. He wraps his arms firmly around her as if he is trying to keep her from disintegrating. While stroking her back, he tells her quietly, ”Nothing is broken. I am here. I will always be.”
This hurts. Kyuri sniffles. It hurts more than anything that she has faced so far in life.
”Even if we can't be what we were once,” Kang Si An puts his palm on the back of her head. ”We are not enemies. We can start as friends. You are not alone, Kyuri. I will always be with you.”
Feeling like she's home after a long time, she realizes how close they are. This embrace is so familiar that she fell into naturally. She blinks herself out of the daze.
”Who is your friend?” She pushes him away. Her voice is stern. ”Since we are here anyway, I will get a check-up.”
Without a second glance, she gets out of the car and walks toward the hospital. Kang Si An sighs and rushes after her. He puts his jacket around her body. She throws an irritated look at him. His jacket smells like him.
”Just a friendly action.” He puts his palms up and smiles at her. ”No deeper meaning.”
She rolls her eyes. ”We are not friends.”
”Since you have forgiven me, we are not enemies.” He places his hands on her shoulders and pushes her toward the hospital. ”We are not strangers either. We know each other too well to be only acquaintances. Therefore, we are already friends.”
”...”
She lets him push her with a grumpy face. This familiarity is surreal after everything that happened. She didn't ask for any of this. For tonight, she will let this go.