[.Chapter I.]

Originally Published On: Nov 14, 2009







Birthday Wish
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[PART I]


"Ji Yong..." she whispers his name as she closes her eyes and feels the breeze of the wind.

She remembers all the memories they had together, just like it was yesterday. Her memories was all she had now, it was her only treasure of him. Without these, she would definitely die, slowly die and finally realize that what she had done was not what she wanted. There was not a day of time that she does not regret the choice she made of leaving, but what could she do? There was nothing she could do after finding out her best friend was in love with him.

What was she to do? Chae Rin saw him first, she was friends with him first, she had liked him first and apparently she had loved him first too. While Bom came later, liked him later and loved him later. She felt like an intruder. She felt like she was being selfish and taking Ji Yong to herself. She loved Ji Yong dearly, she could have done anything for him, would have given the world to him. But Chae Rin was like her younger sister, she treated Chae Rin like her younger sister, they had this sisterly bond that no one could ever brake, they had promised each other to have each other's back. And Bom did not want to stab her sister behind the back. She did not want Ji Yong to be the one to break the bond between the two of them. How were you supposed to pick between your love, and the only sister she had ever come close to having? She did not want her greediness to affect her Chae Rin. There was simply nothing she could do but run away. She can still remember how that day had come to play, how Ji Yong had finally gotten the courage to confess his feelings for her.







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It was her 23rd birthday, and everything was going wrong, it was yet the worst birthday she had ever had. Her family seems to have forgotten her birthday; she did not receive a call from the States, not even a single phone to say, "Happy Birthday." She tried not to show her disappointment and show her sadness to the YG family, but it was hard. All the girls noticed, and she became even sadder, they all said happy birthday, and felt all the love, but yet that was not enough. She still did not hear from a certain someone. In fact she had not heard of him all day long. He did not call at 5:55 every morning like he usually do, he did not stop by their dorm after breakfast and give her a warm-hug and tease her something about GaHo not liking her. None of that came today, she doesn't even want to think why, it's not like it was his job to do those everyday. It's not like he was her boyfriend, it's not like they were officially going out.

She went on with her day like she always does, tried not to let all those things bother her. She went for a jog, she never liked exercising, never liked to do things that made her sweat way too much, that is until Ji Yong started to make her jog every morning. Her trainer had asked Ji Yong to also start training Bom, her trainer felt like Ji Yong could make Bom do things that her trainer just could not make her do. It was true, because she found herself looking forward to running with him every morning as he came to her dorm and they would go out together and run together, like it was just the two of them in the world. But today on her 23rd birthday it was different, he was not here, but yet she still jogged, although it is not morning, it was 7:30 at night and the sun just finally settled down.

She did not like feeling of being alone, did not like the feeling of Ji Yong without her side. She ran back home, as the sweat was rolling down slowly on her skin, as she finally made it outside her apartment complex, her phone vibrated. It was a text message. Her heart skipped a bit, hoping that it was from Ji Yong. She anxiously took out her phone from the side pocket of her green hoodie, and was disappointed to not see his name on her phone. It was from her other best friend, Dara.

"Hey come to the practice room, will you?
President says we need to practice more on our dance routine for Inki this Sunday.

Make sure to hurry Bomtaro! ^^ "

She pouted as she made a puppy face, mad that she just finished working out, and then have to dance just after a minute of finishing. She ran to the practice room, hoping that she is not already late. She had a bad habit of always being late. She ran up the stair case, as she panted and finally she made it.

She quickly held the doorknob and twisted it so she could open it.

"Ehhh...? No one is here?" She gave out a confused face, no one was there, and the lights were off. She took out her phone to call Dara, as she also made her way though the room so she could turn the light on. But just as she was about to do both, someone held her from behind.

"AAAH!" She gave out a squeal.

"Shhh..." The arms around her tightened.

She finally realized who this person was. It was him. Without even hearing a word from, she knew it was him from the warmth of his arms around her, the way she felt so secure in his arms like nothing in this world could ever hurt her. She slowly leaned into his touch and placed her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes.

"I want you to do what I tell you just for awhile, okay?" He asked her.

She nodded her head, just happy to finally have his presence with her. She felt his right arm letting go of her, as she felt him take out something from his pocket. Whatever that was, it seemed like some type of cloth or handkerchief, and he simply took it and wrapped it around her head to cover eyes. He let go of her, and took her right hand with his own left hand, and entwined them together.

"Follow me slowly, make sure you don't trip with your own feet," he whispered quietly into her ears. They were so close together that he barely even spoke and yet she could hear him, feeling his hot breath on her ear. They walked, and slowly he came to a stop, and she stopped too. He went behind her.

"Keep your eyes closed," as he took off the kerchief from her head. She felt him leave a little further, and she heard things rustling, and things happen, but she could not make of what it was.

She finally felt his presence again, and once again he was behind her, and he took each of her hands into his.

"When I count to three, open your eyes," she felt her heart going faster and faster, the touch of his hands were so warm and securing, the feel of his breath was just making her go crazy. "One, two, three."

She slowly opened her eyes, and then there it was, everything that she love was there in front of her. A giant green cake with a picture of her on it, and the words, "We love you Park Bom," written on it. Around that cake was everyone in her life that she cherished. Her mom, dad, older sister, Dara, Chae Rin, Minjy, Young Bae, Seung Hyun, Dae Sung, Seung Ri, all of YG Staff and all were looking at her with smiling eyes, as they started to sing "Happy Birthday to you..." She felt her eyes started to mist, water was blocking her from seeing clearly, she was surrounded by everyone she loved. But most of all she the guy she love was right behind her, and he didn't forget about her, he was there always to make sure she was okay and to make sure she was always happy. She felt his hands tighten his hold of her own; she turned her body slightly so she could turn her head and have a good full view of his handsome face.

He was looking at her, looked at her with happiness in his eyes, and for the first time she had never been more sure of his feelings for her. The way his eyes seemed to only see her, his eyes glued onto her big brown eyes, the way his hands seem to never want to let go. She never wanted that moment to be over. As everyone seems to finish singing happy birthday, he pulled her closer to him, which she didn't even think was possible. She heard him inhale, as she saw him close his eyes and move his head closer to her long brown hair.

"Happy birthday to..." they almost finished.

Ji Yong kept his head close to hers and whispered in her ear, "I love you..."

"...to you!" they finished.

She stood there not knowing what to do. She was overwhelmed. She felt like she was dreaming, in another world that seems to be too good to be true. Everyone she loves was here, on her birthday, celebrating with her, and most importantly he had finally told her what he felt without any hesitation. Those were the exact words she has been waiting for, and finally it came true, and she did not know what to do.

He pulled away and looked at her straight in the eyes. While everyone in the back are telling her to blow her candles. He gestured her to do it, and if it wasn't for that she would have been stuck in that same position forever, until he had told her to do otherwise.

She turned around to her family and friends, saw all their smiling faces, but as she looked at Chae Rin, something was different. The way she looked at her, it looked like she felt angry, or worst of all, betrayed.

She lowered her head down, and moved on, and kept a mental note in her head to talk about it with her later. She closed her eyes and was about to make a wish, until she realized that her wish had already come true. Instead she smiled and then blew the candles, and everything went dark.

Once again she felt him, and through the dark she could still see his eyes as he whirled her around, and suddenly she saw him leaning in and slowly closing his eyes. She slowly did the same and waited until his soft lips touched hers, his soft lips warm and moist, she felt like she was in heaven, in a Utopian world other than where she has been living.

As they broke off the light kiss, they locked eyes, still not aware that everyone around them was watching them carefully. They finally noticed that everyone's attention was on them.

"Finally man!" Seung Hyun shouted, as the rest of the guys gave high-fives each other, celebrating that Ji Yong finally had the courage to admit his feelings for Bom.

The girls on the other hand were different, Dara was jumping up in down happy that her best friend finally had the guy that she love, confess his feelings for her, although Bom never told anyone about it, Dara always knew about the secret feelings those two had for each other. The way he always teased her and imitated her, suspected that Ji Yong had feelings for Bom. And Bom's reaction to his teasing all gave it away to Dara.

Minjy was on her own little world, surprised, but yet she has always known that there has always been something going on between them. She then joined Dara and the rest of the guys celebrating.

Chae Rin on the other hand, was hurt. She couldn't watch her best friend be with the guy she had loved since she was very young, her first love. She did not know how to react. She has always suspected that Ji Yong had liked Bom, but she never accepted it, always just blew it off of her mind. But now she could not run away from the truth, that her best friend and the guy she's loved almost all her life were loving each other while she was being selfish and could not be happy for them.






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Bom continued walking as the warm feeling of the sand touch the bottom of her feet. No one else was there with her on the beach. She was alone, like how she felt. No one to talk to, and no one to share her feelings with. She crossed her arms to wrap tried to wrap it around herself to try to make herself feel warmer as she felt the chills run through her body. It didn't work. Only he was able to make her feel warm and safe. Even herself fails to do so, there was always something missing.

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