Monday, June 24, 2013

Shadow

Yoona ran out to the streets. It was late at night, the streets were empty.
So did the chest felt.
Empty and unloved.
She screamed, not going to care if the people at home were sleeping. 
Nothing will return to her, nothing will respond.
"Return him to me," she said, "Please, God!"
She squatted down. She hugged her knees. 
It was cold, even the street lamp can't keep warm. 
This coldness was nothing to her, she was numb.
He left.
Oh, what promises he made.
"I will protect you, Yoona, with all of my life. I swear, I give my whole life to you. I love you, honey. I love you, so, so much."
"Why did you leave me?"
She asked pointlessly. He left her, just like that.
He will never come back. Yoona will never be able to see him driving into their driveway when the children would be cheering for their father's arrival. He left the family.
Yoona leaned on the cold pole and sighed, "I will do anything."
"I swear, my life. I will mend my mistakes. I won't hurt him anymore, I will love him. As much as he loves me and the children, I will. He left because of me, but I don't want my children to be grow up like this, either do I want to go on like this."
Her tears cooled her face. Her cheeks and nose were red. 
She begged him to come, hug her in his warm arms. He would tell her that it was going to be alright, life goes on. He would tell her that he would always be there for her.
He was gone.
No one was going to do things like that for her. 
No one else can hug her like how he did.
No one would tell her that it was alright. Or maybe she wouldn't believe them.
Because Donghae wasn't there for her anymore.
No more.
Yoona stood up and ran down the empty road. 
"What husband are you, Lee Donghae?"
She questioned the river that reflected her sad face.
"What husband would leave his own wife to take care of their children? They are your children, you idiot! They need you, honey. I need.. I need you," she cried again.  

She heard a car honk.
She wished that it was Donghae who was picking her up.
"Hey, sweetie," Tiffany, Donghae's beloved adopted sister, drew down the windows, "It's cold."
Yoona wiped her tears away before getting on the car. Tiffany heard the door shut and drove away from Yoona's memory lane.
"My brother, he-"
"Don't remind me of him. That idiot. The idiot I loved," Yoona looked out of the window, "That idiot who left me without a word. He just left out of the door, like he hadn't had my children or this marriage."
"No, Yoona, sometimes, things are not-"
"He could. He could control it, Tiffany. He shouldn't have left. What am I going to do for my children now? They need me," she paused, "And.." she looked down onto her thighs, "I need him. I do, Fany. I do."
The car stopped as the gates of Yoona's house opened. Before Tiffany could stop Yoona, she left her in the car. Tiffany sighed and got off to chase her sister-in-law. Tiffany came in time before the gates shut on her.
"Hey," she called Yoona politely, "Yoona."
Yoona smiled, "The children would be happy that you came to visit," the door was opened by one of the helpers at home. 
"Children," Yoona called the two who were quarrelling over the remote control, "Aunt Miyoung came to visit you two." They stopped and looked up.
"Where is daddy? We are going to miss the Ellen show," their daughter, Minjung, asked. The other, Seunghun, continued, "And the ninja turtle episode, the last episode, mama,"
Yoona couldn't look into their crystal eyes, just like his. 
The truth was disgusting and sad. 
It was hard to put them to sleep.
Only Donghae could.
The younger two couldn't sleep, because daddy wasn't there to tell them stories, watch television cartoons or tuck them into bed. Seunghun stoned as he watched Minjung cried her lungs out. Her crying filled the room and the long hallway. Yoona's eyes were watery.
"No, mama! I want daddy to come back now! Right now, right now, right now! Daddy! I want daddy!" Look what he has done, making her a spoilt kid. Yoona sniffed, "Minjung ah, daddy.. He.."
"I don't care! I want daddy, mama! I want him to tell me bedtime stories! I want him to tuck me in! Now, now, now!"
"Minjung, daddy is gone-"
"No," Seunghun finally spoke, "No. He isn't. No. He never will. He will.. He will be back when I open my eyes tomorrow. He will watch me at my first singing performance at school. He will. He promised," Seunghun tucked himself in. Yoona knew that her strong little boy was crying at his sheets. Minjung stopped crying and did the same. Yoona cried harder after she left the room. 
"Yoona," Tiffany hasn't left. Yoona shook her head, "It's okay, Fany. Thank you. Please, I need my time-"
"But, Yoon-"
"He will come back tomorrow. Like what Seunghun said, we will go and watch his performance at school. Donghae will show up, I am very sure. S-so-so sure," Yoona entered her room quickly and shut the door on Tiffany.
"Yoona ah," Tiffany knocked on the door.
"He will come back, Fany. I know that. H-he-he just left for town an-and will be back tomorrow morning," Yoona said before crawling to the top of the bed.
She took her cellphone out, hoping for his missed cal or a message. No, nothing but a wallpaper of their family that was once warm and loved. Until he decided to take a step out of the door.
Yoona unlocked her screen and dial for him.
She wished that he would answer the phone.
Why would he even answer it?
He left.
But as much as Yoona could remember, he was a careless boy. And a careless boy he is. The other phone was on the table beside her. That ringtone. That wallpaper.
The sweet memories only led her out to the bitter reality.
That phone belonged to her man who was gone.
Photos, he had loads of them. Of them, the children, himself.
And another woman.
Yoona threw the phone across the room, making it hit the wall hard.
"Lee Donghae, I hate you."
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So, so, so, how was it? It's an introduction to my new storyline ^^
Inspired by Sam Tsui's Shadow.
Stirred up all of my ideas. (Sam is awesome, okay)
I am going to post more information of this as soon as possible!

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