That Day I Said I Love You

Strain

Yoo Ae's POV

"What?! Nothing's different?! I look the same?!" I had been murmuring and talking to myself in anger. I am now walking on my way out of the campus to go home after a long day.

What happened this morning kept repeating in my head the whole day that I can't even concentrate in class. I was even scolded by my piano professor for changing the song's tempo. He said that I turned the happy Liszt song into an angry one.

"I dressed up like this and you're telling me I look the same?! Mwoya?! Huh! Haist! Jin-- OUCH!" I think I broke my ankle. "Eotteokhae?! apa!" I dragged myself to sit on the grass near me.

T_T It hurts so much! I pulled my stilletos out from my injured feet. "Isn't it enough to not get appreciated and now I even hurt my feet?!" I threw my stilletos in anger on the grass. "I HATE YOU!!!"

But my stilletos flew towards the drive way and hit a passing car. The car stopped.

I sighed in frustration. "And I even hit a car! What an unlucky day! Did it get damage?!"

I tried hard to stand up but my left feet hurts that I have to stand on my right feet alone, and bowed as low as I can when I saw the driver of the car getting out. "Jeongmal chuseonghaeyo.. jeongmal chuseonghaeyo.. jeongmal chu---" (I'm very sorry)

"It's fine, miss. No worries at all." answered the guy. "Here's your shoe."

I looked up. "Mianhaeyo.." and saw a very handsome guy with a very white complexion. My mouth almost opened in awe, but my feet hurts more than the awe I'm feeling when I accidentally put my left feet on the ground coz I wasn't able to contain my balance. "Ouch! Apa!"

"Are you okay, miss?" the guy ran to help me.

I bowed. "Kwenchanayo."

"Ah! So now I see the logic. You threw your shoes because you were angry at it for hurting your ankle." He said.

Actually, no. I'm angry at Im Jae Bum. But I still nodded at the guy.

The guy chuckled. "You're funny."

I smiled.

"By the way, I'm Ahn Jae Hyun." He put his hand out for me to shake.

I shook his hand. "Kim Yoo Ae."

"Nice to meet you, Yoo Ae-sshi. In this very.." He look at my foot. "Unpleasant state?"

I laughed. "You don't have to mention it."

"So if you would let me, I would like to drive you home since I bet you can't do it on your own in this situation." He offered.

"No. She won't go home with you!"

I turned to see who interrupted. "Jaebum oppa.."

Jaebum oppa pushed Ahn Jae Hyun away and held my arm. "She's going with me." He told him.

Ahn Jae Hyun cooly nodded. "Sure.But.. you are?"

I don't know but I anticipated for what is going to be his answer.

"I'm her boyfriend so leave." He told him with authority.

I'm her boyfriend so leave.

Did he just say that?! But why can't I bring myself to deny it?

"Okay." Ahn Jae Hyun raised his hands. "No issues, dude. Take care of your girlfriend." Then he smiled at me. "Yoo Ae-sshi. Tell your boyfriend not get jealous of me. I mean no harm. See you when I see you!" He saluted and went back to his car.

"Huh! As if she'll see you again." Jaebum oppa murmured. Then he turned to me. "Yah! Kim Yoo Ae."

"What?!" I answered not looking at him. I'm still angry with you, you know?

"Didn't your mother teach you not to talk to strangers?!"

"I know his name. Ahn Jae Hyun. He's not a stranger." I answered sarcastically.

He glared at me. "Ahhh.. so just because he told you his name you go smiling and laughing with him. And if I didn't arrive, you would let him drive you home.. huh! very good job, Kim Yoo Ae."

"And what is it with you?" I glared at him back.

He brushed his hand on his face and sighed closing his eyes. He seemed like he is trying to control his anger. I'm the one who's angry with him, why is he angry?

"Waah!" I screamed as he suddenly carried me in bridal position and started walking. "Put down, oppa!"

"Why? Can you walk?!" still with an angry tone.

"I don't care if I can't walk. I'm not going with you." I firmly answered and moved my feet up and down.

He stopped walking which made me stop moving. He looked at me seriously. "Kim Yoo Ae. Will you please just accept my effort to help you without complaining?"

"It's just a muscle strain. It will heal by rest. Just apply ice compress on it for 15-20 minutes." The nurse told Jaebum oppa after she finished putting bandage on my foot. "Let your girlfriend rest and not walk for a while."

"Ne. Gomapsumnida." Jaebum oppa answered and bowed.

"Gomapsumnida.." I also said my thanks to the nurse before she left.

Jaebum oppa then squatted in front of me. "C'mon let's go home!" offering his back for a piggy ride.

I was hesitating to do it so I didn't move.

"Kim Yoo Ae. It's as if you haven't piggyback on me before. Palli!"

Then I remembered an incident when we were younger.

FLASHBACK

I was crying because my knee was wounded when I tripped while running. We were playing in the neighborhood playground. Me, Jaebum Oppa, Yugyeom and our other neighbors.

Jaebum oppa ran to me worrying. "Kwenchana?" then he blew my wound. "It will get better soon, Ae. It will. C'mon. Let's go home!"

Then he squatted and offered his back to me for a piggy ride. "Get on my back! I'll take you home."

And I rode his back home.

END OF FLASHBACK

I smiled as the thought of that memory and got on Jaebum oppa's back.

"Oppa.."

"What?" he answered as we walked out of the campus clinic.

"You didn't just bully me when we were younger."

He slightly laughed. "You just realized that?"

I smiled. "But memories of you teasing and making fun of me are a lot more though."

He just nodded and didn't say anything.

He stopped the car in front of our house. I already called Yugyeom to fetch me out once we arrive.

"Thank you, oppa." I told him.

He smiled but didn't face me. "Ae.."

"Hmm?"

"Are you angry with me?"

"Huh?"

"This morning."

Oh! I almost forgot about that!

"Never mind." I replied.

"Ani." still not facing me. "I have to clear this misunderstanding."

I turend to him. "What do you mean?"

"Jinyoung's question was wrong." He then turned to face me. "He asked me if you looked pretty today." He smirked. "No. You're not pretty today."

I glared at him. "Nan ara! (I know!) I'm not pretty. Satisfied?"

"You're not different in my eyes. You look the same.." he continued which pissed me more off.

"You don't have to repeat it, oppa." I looked away and opened the car's door. "Where is Yug--?"

"Because you look pretty to me everyday."

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