Just Us
Chap 61's
Chunghee re-entered her feet to enter Karina's caffe, every step she swung, in the heart of the man always wondering, after he entered the cafe what else he would get from Karina.
A week since the day he first met Karina, this week Chunhee also always came to Karina caffe. The first day he stepped foot there he got a water flush from Karina right in his face, then on the second day he got screeches and expulsions from Karina, he said, and for the next days he had to settle just by staring at Karina from outside the caffe. Every time he entered, a new Karina employee named Jobin, always guard at the entrance and when he saw it coming, the girl would immediately throw him out.
But Chunghee is not his name if he just gave up, the man still insisted to go into the caffe even though he had to end up finding his clothes wet from being hit by a water flush.
"Annyeongha.." Karina's speech was interrupted when she found out who had entered her caffe.
Her chest was beating faster than usual, her hands were squeezing each other, then when the person started to get closer, Karina was getting more and more riled up in her sitting, she wanted to dodge but could not, now he is alone in the Caffe Jobin and Jhony has come home early due to some business.
The girl closed her eyes, remembering what Son Gyosu said. He must be calm, he must also try to adjust and must get used to the presence of Chunghee, he must try to behave normally and assume that Chunghee is the same as other visitors.
"Annyeoung Karina-ya." greeted Chunghee gently.
Karina opened her eyes, she cleared her throat for a moment
"An-annyeoung..Welcome, bi-can I record your order?" Karina asked nervously
Chunghee's smile was broken, she really missed Karina's voice. As if looking at a speck of hope in front of him, Chunghee tried to grab Karina's hand. And Karina's reflexes dodged and it made Chunghee aware, the man pulled his hand and cleared his throat, as if he was too hasty and too happy because Karina did not shy away from him anymore
"Ah...it-that I ordered the americano ice and... I heard the lemon cake here is very soft and tasty, so can I order it too?" Chunghee replied nervously
"Okay, I'll make it. Please wait at your table" said Karina
Chunghee smiled, then she stepped towards her desk. A few minutes later Karina delivered Chunghee's order
"Please, if you need anything else you can call me" Karina said
Chunghee did not reply, the man was still staring fixedly at Karina's face. Not believing that she could be close to Karina like this, the smile never faded from her handsome face
"Gomawo Karina-ya" Chunghee replied
Karina nodded stiffly, the girl then went back. The girl held onto her chest which was beating faster
"Aish, is there with my heart? Why is it beating faster than usual? It seems like tomorrow I have to check it out on Mina Eonni, I think my heart is troubled every time I see that annoying guy" Karina monologue with a glance at Chunghee who is now enjoying her food.
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Time shows at nine o'clock at night, that means it's time for his caffe to close. Karina looked around, there were no more customers, the girl then prepared to close the cafe.
"Is it time to close?" Ask Chunhee
Karina squealed in shock, the girl was not aware of Chunghee's attention that had been sitting in one corner of the caffe
"Yeah!! You startled me, you son of a bitch" Karina scoffed
Chunghee chuckled, the man then walked over to Karina
"Are you unaware of my presence? Ck... whereas from earlier I was there watching you" said Chunhee.
"Wae's? Why are you still here, Eoh? You don't see the caffe is closed, that the customers have gone home" said Karina
"Of course to wait for you what else. Give me that rag, let me clean it and you can pack your things. I'll take you home" Chunghee said, the man began to wipe the table that Karina had cleaned
Chunghee's movements came to a halt when she got the question from Karina, the man then looked at Karina with a frown drawn on his forehead
"What do you mean?" Chunghee asked not to understand
"Why are you doing all this? Why did you come back to me and act like everything's fine" Karina explained
Chunghee understood now why Karina asked like that, she then straightened up and faced Karina. When she stepped closer to Karina, the girl actually walked backwards.
"I love you, now and forever. That's why I came back for you, I want to apologize Karina. Really I'm really sorry for everything, I shouldn't have left you like that Karina. Karina-ya Jebal forgive me, bi-can we go back to how we were? i-i'll make up for everything, I'll accept whatever you'll do to me" Chunghee said regretfully
"Do you think that with me forgiving you, things will go back to how they were?" Karina asked in a cold tone
"Aniyo, but at least I will try to return it as usual, I will try to fix it whatever the risk" Chunghee replied steadily
"What if you can't fix it?" Karina
"Then I will try harder, I will do everything I can to fix it" Chunghee said
"What if I can't forgive you and I hate you" Karina asked again
"It's your right not to forgive me and hate me. Both of those things are well deserved for me" Chunghee replied
"I hate you" Karina said. Karina's throat was like a big stone when she said it, so painful and stifling
"I know and I accept it" Chunghee replied
"I don't love you anymore and I already have a lover" Karina said in a slightly trembling tone.
The girl lied, because even to this day she did not have a lover. Indeed some men approached her and tried to reach her heart, but until now she always refused because from a long time ago and until whenever she was and always will love Chunghee. He tells the lie only to find out how Chunghee reacted
Chunghee looked at the girl in front of her, her heart throbbing in pain when she heard Karina say that. He could not accept the fact that Karina already had a lover. The man looked down, took a deep breath and then looked back at Karina with the smile she was forcing
"Do you love her? Are you happy with her?" Ask Chunhee
Karina's eyes were dewy, and soon enough tears would drop from those beautiful eyes. Her heart ached when Chunghee again made sure and asked for her happiness. With a choking breath the girl answered Chunhee's question
"Ne, I love her and I'm happy with her" Karina said
Chunghee smiled wryly, again she failed to get Karina's love
"Geurae, if you really love him and you're happy with him then I'll let go and let you go for him. I will always stand here, where I begin to love you, I will always be here waiting for you and accepting you no matter what. So Karina-ya, if someday she hurts you and you need an outlet or backrest for you to cry come to me because I will always be there for you" Chunghee said with sincerity
And broke already the cry of Karina after hearing the sincerity of Chunghee, the girl crouched down and hid her face on the folds of her hands
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See you next chapter....😊