The Love of Two Continents
39

"Sorry I accidentally woke you up, Kim Tae Hyung..." Megumi panicked as Taehyung opened her eyes.

"There's a pen with your hair tangled."

Megumi shows the pen she took in Taehyung's hair. While Taehyung just throw his breath rough because it is definitely the behavior of his friend Junta.

Taehyung was also surprised that Megumi called her name.

'Did Megumi really call my name? Does Megumi remember me?' Inner Taehyung was happy because his hope could be realized.

"You said my name?" Taehyung asked and smiled looking at Megumi.

"Hum... I'm trying to remember your name." Megumi replied with a nod she hid her left hand for writing Taehyung's name on her palm.

Taehyung felt very happy because the person he liked could remember his name. But he still hopes that Megumi can remember about him, and both of them smile.

Hiroaki saw Megumi and Taehyung both smiling, his heart ached because in the end Megumi would still leave him.

Megumi showed Taehyung the picture, she also did not expect to be able to draw peonies very well.

"It's great..." Praise Taehyung who was amazed by the image belonging to Megumi. Indeed, there is no doubt that Megumi can draw with almost perfect results.

"I also don't know if the results will be this good. I did win a drawing competition, but that was in elementary school." Megumi replied casually, she really doesn't remember anything.

Taehyung also felt that Megumi had completely forgotten her activities. But he also remembered something and opened his phone.

"so yeah. Activities that have been done before. I found it." Taehyung said and showed Megumi his phone.

"It was procedural memory.

Procedural memory is a type of implicit memory that helps the performance of a specific type of task without awareness of previous experiences. Procedural memory also guides the processes we do, and most often falls below the level of consciousness." Taehyung reads an explanation from the internet with Megumi.

"Hey Megumi your skills will improve if you draw often." Taehyung once again.

"Eh really?"

"Try to keep drawing."

Taehyung gives advice to Megumi. He also hopes that if the memory sharpens the procedural memory over time his sensory memory will remember it.

"Alright, because when I draw it feels askew. Thank you Kim Tae Hyung." Reply to Megumi and smile at Taehyung, he looks at the writing in his hand to say his name Taehyung.

Megumi is shocked when Taehyung holds her hand and sees if Megumi writes her name on her palm.

"Eh... I'm really sorry.

I'm trying to remember your name, because I feel like we're not just classmates. I'm sorry."

Megumi said with a little stammering and without feeling her tears had fallen because she was so nervous to be caught by Taehyung.

Taehyung did not think that the girl before his eyes was currently trying his hardest to remember him. He almost gave up and wanted to forget.

"Cotto matte (wait a minute)."

Megumi removed her wrist held by Taehyung. He immediately ran out. Taehyung immediately chased Megumi but her steps were blocked because suddenly Hiroaki pulled her.

"Don't you see that I'm in a hurry." Taehyung tries to break away from Hiroaki holding him back.

"What did you do to Megumi?" Hiroaki asked because he saw Megumi running from her classroom.

"It's none of your business" Taehyung replied briefly but Hiroaki instead pushed him against the wall and cornered Taehyung.

Again Taehyung is seen in a showdown with Hiroaki. He actually did not want to make his relationship with Hiroaki stretch. But seeing Megumi who tried hard to remember him, he could not leave Megumi again.

"I forgot about Megumi at first, but I realized that Megumi still has feelings for me. I'm sure Megumi will slowly remember me."

Taehyung tried hard to push Hiroaki's body and let go. But Hiroaki was very strong and his strength was not comparable to him.

"I won't let Megumi remember you, not even a fingernail."

Hiroaki's bluff deliberately makes Taehyung. Then Hiroaki left Taehyung. At this time Taehyung felt his legs unable to support his body. He fell down and leaned against the wall of Temlbok.

Masahiro who walked accidentally saw the dispute between his two students. Actually he wants to run it, but Masahiro knows that he is still in school and will add runyam if he interferes in this matter. Masahiro immediately ran to find Megumi, he deliberately let Taehyung who was downed limp.

It was predictable that Megumi was currently on the roof. He was crying and tried to erase Taehyung's name on his palm.

"Eh..." Megumi cried because suddenly Masahiro came and prevented him.

"What are you doing? Once if you remove it it will be gone forever." Masahiro said holding Megumi's hand.

"Masahiro kun, why do I always forget about him." Megumi's sobs got louder after Masahiro's arrival.

"Megumi chan look into my eyes. When you forget something it means there are bad memories."

Masahiro tries to calm him down, he also remembers doctor Mitsuya saying if someone feels excessive trauma then unconsciously his brain memory will erase it.

"But I always forget and forget someone. Both the ones I've known for a long time and the ones I just met." Answer Megumi.

"Who do you know all this time?"

Masahiro asked and took a seat for Megumi to sit down.

"Isn't someone you know me and Rikako Chan?" ask Masahiro back.

"But I feel like I know someone other than you and Rikako. But repeatedly I always forget it."

"Dare (who)." Masahiro rubbed Megumi's tears, she also tried to smile so that the girl in front of her would not be sad for long.

"Someone sitting on the bench behind me. He's Kim Taehyung, even I keep his notebook."

Masahiro held Megumi's face with both hands. He smiles happily, though megumi forgets Taehyung but her feelings for Taehyung are still there.

"Megumi chan, your friends were not just me and Rikako. You always have a lot of friends but you always hesitate to call them friends because they are not very familiar. May I ask you something, why do you hesitate to call him a friend?".

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" Shan Megumi.... You're playing with your new friends, aren't you?"

Masahiro just got home from school. Seeing Megumi play with many friends makes Masahiro happy because she only has Megumi as her garden.

"Masahiro kun, you're finally home. They're not my friends." Answer the little Megumi innocently.

"Eh really? But you look happy playing with them."

"I'm just playing, because I think friends will understand each other. And will be together forever. And only Masahiro kun is like that." Megumi explains to Masahiro why not the three girls she just played with are not said to be her friends.

"Well, let's go home together." Reply Mashiro and take Megumi home.