1 Lets break up (1/2)

”Ji Won, let's break up.”

Nam Ji Won thought that she was hearing things. She was holding an ice cream cone. It was a sunny day. They were sitting in the park where they went for their first date in middle school. Kim Si Woo finished his Popsicle and got up. He looked down at the shocked Nam Ji Won. The ice cream had completely melted.

He was about to turn away from her when Nam Ji Won grabbed his wrist. He flinched and jerked her hand away. Her fingers left red prints on his slender wrist.

”Si Woo, where are you going?” Nam Ji Won decided that she heard it wrong. He couldn't just break up with her. It had been only a week since they started high school.

”Ji Won, please do not make it hard.” He couldn't meet her clear eyes. ”I think that it is best if we end it now. We go to different high school now. We can't meet often. You are also busy with your part-time job.”

”I don't understand...” Nam Ji Won was confused. She decided to go to J high school because she got the scholarship. She was the youngest member of her family. Her parents had already spent their savings on the education of her elder brother and elder sister who were in college. Nam Ji Won didn't want to burden her father because his health wasn't good these days. She also started doing a part-time job to support herself. He supported her decision. They lived in the same neighbourhood. They often met and spent time together. Everything was fine yesterday. What could change in one day?

”Ji Won, I really loved you once. ” Kim Si Woo smoothed her hair. ”But...recently, I met someone else and found my heart skipping beats. She is different and kind. When she smiles, I feel like I am alive. Her voice is soothing to my ears. She is as beautiful as a fairy. When I saw her, I understood the true meaning of love.”

Nam Ji Won was speechless. What do you mean by the true meaning of love? Didn't you say the same things to me when you confessed your feelings for me? You even said that you would love me forever. This is your 'forever'?

Kim Si Woo had a dazed expression on his face.

”Gong Ae Young also likes me. She told me yesterday that she fell in love with me at first sight. I was in heaven when I heard her say that. She is the prettiest girl of the school. Am I not lucky in this case?”

Nam Ji Won cracked her fingers. ”Did she not know that you have a girlfriend?”

”Oh, she found out because of that blabbermouth Hye-Rin. Gong Ae Young is a good person. She only confessed to me because she couldn't hold herself anymore. She said that she wouldn't come between you and me. I told her that...” He shut his mouth when he realized the time and place. He scratched the back of his neck nervously.