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Chapter 55

"You can't-"

"Let him be, Cheolhan. Seungcheol needs a break. Let's not add into it anymore," Jeongyeon stopped her husband and turns her gaze on Seungcheol, "It's okay. You can go."

Seungcheol didn't bother to reply at her and just went upstairs to get something important. He went to his room and spotted the thing he need.

Beomgyu's gift. The picture frame and polaroids.

He tears up again as he picked up the picture frame. He looked at it closely and just by looking at it, anyone will immediately thought of it as special. He hugged it so tightly and sheds a tear.

"You need to be strong, Cheol. Jeonghan won't like it if you're going to cry once more." He said to himself and puts the picture frame back on the box and also the polaroids.

He went downstairs, and there's Mingyu, Wonwoo and Hansol waiting for him. Such loyal friends, right? Hope all.

"Let's go," Seungcheol said, but even before they could go out, "Seungcheol.." Jeongyeon called her step-son.

Seungcheol was flustered when Jeongyeon hugged him, "Be strong. I know you can surpass this. He will come back for you, I know." Jeongyeon whispered to his ear.

Seungcheol without noticing it, hugs back his step-mother.

Jeongyeon releases from the hug and caresses his cheek. "Call me if you need me," Jeongyeon turns her back on Seungcheol.

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"Here you are," Mingyu said and Seungcheol hops out of Mingyu's car. "Are you sure you're fine here?" Wonwoo asked the older friend.

Seungcheol gave him a weak smile, "I'm fine." He said before going inside the condo. His friends are worried that he might feel so alone inside the condo, especially that the place holds a lot of memories with Jeonghan.

Seungcheol went inside the condo and it was so dark. But being in that condo for a month, he already memorized every corners of that condo.

As predicted, he went inside Jeonghan's room.

Now Playing : Goodbye My Love by Ailee

He sat down on the bed and opens the box that was on his lap. He opens it and immediately gets the picture frame and gets the box away filled with polaroids on the bed side.

He fixes his posture and slowly lies down as he stare at the picture frame. "Why did you leave me just like that?" He asked the picture frame, as if it would respond to him.

"Do you know how much I'm hurting right now?"

"H-Hannie.. why do you need to torn me into pieces like this?" He's still talking to the picture frame.

"For the past week... I've been wishing for you to come back, and you did."

"But I didn't know that you will give me this as a gift on my birthday," Seungcheol said and closed his eyes, remembering what Jeonghan did earlier.

"You were right. Now, how I wish that, that day in Jeju never ended. If it never did, will we stay together just like before? Because I want that..." Seungcheol mumbles to the picture frame.

"I hope I'm just dreaming. That tomorrow, I'll be seeing you again once I wake up." He said and started to tear up

He fell asleep as he hugs the picture frame in his embrace.