Eigth Years Ago - Taeteuk version

Eigth Years Ago

By : Lisandy Y Nababan

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Everybody around looked like busy at their own this afternoon. But the other hand with a girl who was standing with a big packing under a tree. Seems she didn’t care at all, just seeing the view of around.

The girl with black, wavy, and long hair, white skin like babies’, round beautiful eyes, and an innocent face looked more beauty when the wind was blowing over her hair.

She was Kim Taeyeon, and everybody called her Taeyeon. She was about 17 years old. Taeyeon looked like a rather unfriendly girl. It means she usually talked less with other people, but actually she was a kind girl. However, she couldn’t express her kindness. So everybody thought that she was an arrogant girl.

Taeyeon was waiting for someone to pick her up to her step father’s house. Her mother was a widow, and she has just got married with a kind man. The man had a success wine company in a town not far from Taeyeon’s house. But Taeyeon disagree, because she knew that her mother wanted to be the man’s wife because she was a materialistic woman.

Finally, a boy arrived. The boy was a good-looking one. He had a short wavy hair, white skin, a peacefull face, perfect body, and especially his killing smile. Taeyeon was stunned to looked at him, the boy did either.

On the way, that boy didn’t stop to looked at Taeyeon by the spion-glass in the car’s dashboard. Seems, he was felt in love by the first sigth with Taeyeon. Taeyeon realised that the boy looked at her. It made Taeyeon uncomfortable. So she pretended to go to a toilet, but she ran away. The boy knew it, and he ran after Taeyeon then. But finally, Taeyeon was able catched by the boy.

“Don’t run away! You should meet your parent, although you disagree if they got married,” said the boy and took a long breath. “Do you have some money? It’s so difficult to still alive without any money, right? But maybe it will change if you are in or over twenty years old. Maybe you have a job, so you have some money, and so you can run away. But don’t run away for this time. You are too young,” continued the boy.

Taeyeon didn’t give any respon, she just asked her ownself in her heart. “Why? What’s wrong? I’ve just believed him. Even, if he says that this earth is a square one, maybe I’ll let my heart believe him. I like under his magic. His sense is so strong,”

After they arrived, finally Taeyeon got the boy’s name. He was Park Jungsoo, and everybody there called him just Jungsoo. Jungsoo was about 18 years old. He was one of Taeyeon’s father’s employee. He was very friendly.

Taeyeon had a young sister from her step father, named Jessica. She was a very beautiful girl and friendly. Everybody there loved her, include Taeyeon’s mother. But Taeyeon dislike Jessica, cause her overactive talk and very childish.

In recently days, Taeyeon knew that Jungsoo and Vinessa were a close-friend. Taeyeon was so envy everytime she saw Jungsoo and Jessica both together. Especially, after Taeyeon school at the same school with Jessica, everyday Taeyeon must saw Jungsoo picked Jessica up after school. Yes, she was jealous. Maybe she began fall in love for the first time and maybe by the first sight with Jungsoo.

Actually, Jungsoo didn’t love Jessica, but Jessica did. Jungsoo liked Taeyeon much. Jungsoo saw Taeyeon by inside, that Taeyeon was a goodheart girl, eventhought she couldn’t express. So Jungsoo approached Taeyeon. He always entertained her, when she sad. He always accompany her, when she got disapprove with everything about Jessica and her mother. But sometimes, Taeyeon was unfriendly. He knew her by inside and outside. He knew everything about her. He understand. Their feeling for each other got stronger.

One day, Taeyeon couldn’t find Jungsoo there. Then she asked Jessica, she said that Jungsoo have just gone to a far place to continue his study. Taeyeon cried. She searched him quickly. She searched in their special room -that only they both know it- and to the train station. But she still couldn’t find him. She went to the beach -that they both ever have been there- and cried then. “Why? Why you leave me alone? Leave me without saying goodbye. How? How am I then without you? Can’t you see how much I crazy looking for you? Can you you imagine how much I miss you then?” said Taeyeon stammerly while was crying.

But in fact, Jungsoo has given a letter for Taeyeon to Jessica before he gone, and asked Jessica to gave it to Taeyeon. That letter was about asking Taeyeon to come to the train station for their farewell. But Jessica hasn’t give it to Taeyeon yet. So Taeyeon thought that Jungsoo left her without say goodbye.

Eigth years later...

One day, Jungsoo came back.

“Sist, this is Jungsoo. He come back,” said Jessica happily.

“How do you do,” said Taeyeon to Jungsoo, she couldn’t hide her hate-looking.

“What does it mean ‘how do you do’?” asked Jungsoo. He was so confused and now he also couldn’t hide his hate-looking finally.

Taeyeon didn’t answer. Yes, she hate Jungsoo for his leaving. The same thing with Jungsoo, he thought that Taeyeon didn’t want to come to train station. It caused by Jessica.

There was a new employee in Taeyeon’s father’s company, named ElHeechul. He was a very kind people. And he fell in love with Taeyeon, but Taeyeon didn’t. He knew that Taeyeon loved Jungsoo and Jungsoo loved Taeyeon.

“I often see you cry caused Jungsoo. But you still love him! Look at me! Consider me! I’ll not make you sad,” said Heechul in one night.

Taeyeon give no answer.

“Why? Why do you love him much?” asked Heechul.

“You know? I’m sad when he looks at me, or when he doesn’t look at me. I’m sad when he smiles at me, or when he doesn’t smile at me. I’m sad when he is here around me, or he isn’t. Why I’m so sad? Because I love him so much. Eventhough I love him, but I can do nothing. There is Jessica. But it would be better, I’m sad, than not having him here,” answered Taeyeon and began cried.

Heechul speechless. Now he knew how much Taeyeon loved Jungsoo. And, he gave up for get Taeyeon. Then, Heechul went to met Jungsoo and asked the same question as Taeyeon’s.

“I love her. I don’t understand why she hate me. Yes, I have ever hate her, because she doesn’t want to go to the train station when I’m leaving her in the past time. But I can’t and I don’t wanna let my heart hates the girl I loved since eight years ago,” answered Jungsoo and began cried. “I’d love to look at her face. I’d love to smile at her. You know? I have smiled at her for about a thousand times, but she never replied my smiling. It’s hurt! I always ask myself what’s wrong with me. And I’d love to have a conversation with her. But she rarely respon me. I’d love to do everything with her. I have tried,” he can’t stop his tears. “When I’m not here, everyday is just a nightmare. I can’t see her face with all her expressions. I can’t hear her voice. I miss her. I hope everymorning I wake up and everynight I fall asleep with her presence still. And tenderly telling me not to cry,” he cried.

Everything was going on just as always. Taeyeon and Jessica got a better sister-relation. So Jessica decided to gave Jungsoo’s letter to her. Then Taeyeon read it.

“I don’t think I can go, if I see you. So I’m leaving you without say goodbye. I’m leaving you alone for now, but later I’ll hold your hand and take you to the moon and to the stars,” said Jungsoo in his letter. Tears dropped from Taeyeon’s eyes. She kinda shocked.

“Don’t run away. Don’t go anywhere. Wait for me at home. I’m going to endure thinking that you will waiting for me and I hope that you will endure thinking for my coming back. I like you, Taeyeon. You are the one I like the most in this whole world. If I’m parting with you now for a short time, I want to write you a letter like this, pound your heart. Taeyeon, I’ll pass a bridge, that there’s no way to come back. I don’t want to go. Stop me, Taeyeon! Will you stop me? If you stop me, surely I won’t go,” asked Jungsoo in his letter’s ending.

Taeyeon ran to their special room. She cried there. She couldn’t stop her heavy tearsdrop.

“He said if I stopped him, he would have stopped then. I, I regret have ever hate him! I think he left me. Why and how it can be happen? How, how I tell my heart? He, he is the boy I loved since eight years ago,” said Taeyeon stammerly.

“Why Jessica didn’t give me Jungsoo’s letter?” Taeyeon just asked.

“Taeyeon,” Jungsoo shouted.

Actually, Jungsoo was there without Taeyeon’s knowing. He has just heard all of Taeyeon’s sayings. He began cried.

“Taeyeon. Sorry. I don’t that Jessica didn’t give my letter to you.” Jungsoo said. And then he speechless. But finally he repeated,,

“Taeyeon. I don’t understand why you hate me. Yes, I have ever hate you, because you didn’t go to the train station when I’m leaving you in the past time. But I can’t and I don’t wanna let my heart hate you, the girl I loved since eight years ago. I’d love to look at your face. I’d love to smile at you. You know? I have smiled at you for about a thousand times, but you never replied my smiling. It’a hurt! I always ask myself what’s wrong with me. And I’d love to have a conversation with you. But you rarely respon me. I’d love to do everything with you. I have tried. When I’m not here, everyday is just a nightmare. I can’t see your face with all your expressions. I can’t hear your voice. I miss you. I hope everymorning I wake up and everynight I fall asleep with your presence still. And tenderly telling me not to cry,” continued Jungsoo.

“You know? I’m sad when you look at me, or when you don’t look at me. I’m sad when you smile at me, or when you don’t smile at me. I’m sad when you are here around me, or you aren’t. Why I’m so sad? Because I love you so. Eventhough I love you, but I can do nothing. But it would be better, I’m sad, than not having you here,” Taeyeon said.

“I have waiting for this timing like this for a long time,” said Jungsoo.

“Whenever I would turn my head. There would be you someone I loved since eight years ago, who lift my spirit. I don’t dare to hope for everything. No matter where I went. If you are here with me, that’s enough for me,” Taeyeon ended.

The tears dropped so heavy over their own faces. They cried together and full with Love together.

*adaptedfrom: Cinderella Eonni