Key'S Point of View
Key'S Point of View
Key'S Point of View
“Let’s go the mall”, I said. I grabbed his arms then dragged him out of the café.
“Ah… Dongheui-ah, we still need to wait for the other person”, he said and patted my head.
“Oh, right I almost forgot. Can’t we not meet up with *him at the mall instead?”
“I don’t know. Wait, I’ll call and ask” he said, bringing out his phone, dialing a number.
“Haha. You still ask that? I can see you now.”, she hung up.
I saw her and she smiled at me. She looks really different from when she’s on stage.
She was wearing a long black wig with a gray beanie hat on and a cookie monster shirt, denim harem
pants and a pair of grey of sneakers. I think she used a different style of eyeliner because her eyes look a
bit different. She doesn’t look close to what she really looks like on stage. Make-up and hair does a lot,
really.
Luna pouted and let out her infamous pft, “Yah! Dongheui-ah! Seriously?”
Is this for real? Sh-she’s here too, and she remembers who I am?
“DUH~ Of course I remember you! What the heck! Have you forgotten me?” She asked.
“Of course not, it’s just that you look different from TV!” I said and hugged her tight.
I can’t believe it! I’m so happy cause I’m seeing her again! Now that she’s back in Korea we can hang out
like we used to back then. She has no idea how much I’ve missed her and I can read how she missed me
so much too.
“You’ve gotten prettier!” I said and put her hair behind her ears.
“Yah! Sun Young-ah, my beauty is just poop compared to yours. Look, you have so many adoring fans
now!” she said and hugged me again.
She’s really gotten pretty. The last time I saw her was 2 years ago when I came to Korea on an SM Town
Tour as a backup dancer. I saw her talking to Dong Hae, her brother, secretly. I didn’t have the courage to
talk to her. She still had the same pulled up hair, braces, pimples, old-fashioned specs, baggy jeans and
loose shirt ensemble back then which she had ever since she was 4, but she suddenly changed… into a
woman. Yellow stilettos, pink dress, grey cardigan, dyed hair, really different.
“What do you mean! You’re beautifuuuuuul! Look at this, it’s big!” I touched her boobs.
“YAH! Sun Young-ah! Don’t touch my girlfriend’s boobs!” Key suddenly grabbed her away from me.
“Hey, isn’t it a little weird for a guy like you to talk about boobs….? Get into the car”, a guy suddenly
butted out.
It was Onew, the oldest member and the leader of the group Kibum is in.
While Kibum and Sun Young where bickering, a guy suddenly walked towards them. It seems like they
know the guy since they just bowed slightly and gave a slight smile.
“Just now. I was going over there (he points to the coffee shop) to see my cousin” he then looked at me,
smiled and asked Kibum, “Say, who is she?”
“Oh? Na (me)? (pointing to myself, confused) Ah. Annyeong haseyo, Lee Dongheui imnida (Hello, I am
Lee Dongheui).” I bowed 90 degrees.
He slightly bowed back, “Annyeong haseyo, Lee Jinki Imnida. I’m also, publicly known as Onew. So, ah,
Dongheui-ssi, may I know if you have any relation to Donghae-hyung?”
“Ehh? Jinjja-yo?! I never really thought you’re his dong saeng… your name just reminded me of his”
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na N-U-A-B-O ~
“Oh, excuse me for a sec. I have to take this call”, Sun Young waved at us.
“Hyung, she’s fresh from America, by the way. She just set foot here in Korea a few hours ago.” Key
livened up the atmosphere.
“Ehh? America? Isn’t that the place where fried chicken originated?” he asked.
“Fried chicken…? I’m not sure. Fried? Isn’t it from China?” I asked.
Onew and Kibum burst out laughing, so did Sun Young.
“Yo-yobeoseyo? Oppa N-na… mianhaeyo… (Hello? Oppa I… I’m sorry) I’ll go home quickly” I said on the
phone.
I can hear my brother, Donghae, sighing from the other side of the line. I hope he’s not mad.
“Dongheui-ah, since you just got home from the U.S. I’ll let you off the hook, but bring Kibum-gun home
with you. I’m seriously pissed of”, he hung up.
“My mom’s going to fetch me. Mom parked the car near the park”, Sun Young said.
“I have to go to our headquarters, Jonghyun and I have to practice the song we’ll perform tomorrow. So I
guess I’ll walk with Kibum-ah.” Onew smiled.
The three of us waved goodbye to Sun Young and continued walking to our direction.
“Uh, Kibum-ah, I think it’s best if you don’t show yourself to my brother…” I said.
“Eh? Don’t worry. I’ll bring you home and settle things with him”, he assured me and held my hand.
“Kibum-ah, are you sure about what you’re doing? Donghae-hyung is a sunbae. You’re sharing a variety
show together. Don’t you think things will get a little awkward between you if you do so?” Onew asked.
“Hyung, it’s the same thing if I don’t show up. Look, this is for the two of us.” He held my hand tighter as
he shifted his gaze to me and gave me a reassuring smile. “Besides, this could give us the freedom”.
“And how sure are you about that? Donghae-hyung might be nice, but it gets bad if you get under his
skin. Trust me, I know.” Onew was in a serious tone. “I doubt that Donghae-hyung will let you go and date
Dongheui-yang freely. Do you know how much Donghae-hyung care about her?”
“Hmm. Let’s just say he’s a very special friend. Anyways, I got to go now.” He patted my head. “You can
talk to me casually next time. And for you, Kibum-ah, try to make the right decision.” He waved goodbye
and walked away.
We continued walking
“Kibum-ah, are you really going to talk to Donghae-oppa? I’m worried about what he might do to you. I’m
scared.”
“Don’t be. Where’s the brave girl who shooed of her brother from a while ago?” he giggled. “Just trust me
on this one, okay?”
Key and I walked in. As soon as we got in, Donghae-oppa was seating on the floor, beside the door. He
was asleep…
I knelt down and woke him up. “Oppa… I’m here.” And gave him a kiss on the cheek.
He suddenly stood up “Dongheui-ah, do you know what time is it?” he said while his fingers brush through
his hair. He wasn’t shouting but he sounded pissed off. “Didn’t I tell you to go home at 10?”
“Yah! Dongheui-ah! Listen to me. I’m just letting you off the hook because –“
“ –I just got home from the US? Look, I know. But what I don’t understand is why I have to follow you?”
“Because I’m your oppa, I have to protect you cause I care abou-.”
“-NO. You don’t care. Oppa? I wasn’t the one who made the choice. I don’t even want you as my brother,
cause to be honest, I hate you and I know you hate me too.”
“D-Dongheui-ah…”
“Don’t look at me like that. Don’t look at me like you care. I don’t want to hurt myself with falling for your
lies. Not again. I don’t want the things that happened years before happen again. I’m just doing this for
mom. The kisses, the hugs the everything; and you’re doing this for our parents too, right? We don’t need
to pretend,they’re not here. I know I’m not making sense right now… but let’s just keep spaces from each
other. I live her as bed-spacer, nothing more, nothing less.” I walked out the door. “C’mon Kibum-ah”