( sangwoo )
sangwoo released a deep breath after she finally spoke , not realizing he had been holding it in the whole time . if he was being honest , he hadn’t expect her to agree with him in the slightest . she had been pushing away his attempts to reconcile , but he guessed they were both tired of all the pushing and holding back . “ yeah , that works . i’ll be there soon , ” he replied into the phone , softly as if he was afraid that he’d ruin the moment and make her take back the words if he spoke any louder . “ see you , ” he added before hanging up the phone , not wanting to end their conversation without saying anything . taking a moment to slip on a jacket and grab his keys , sangwoo practically raced out of his apartment and to his car . he wasted no time in turning the car on and driving towards the apartment he knew haneul now lived in . it didn’t take that long to get to it and soon enough he was jumping out of the car and stepping towards the front door to the apartment . he took a deep breath before knocking on the door , unsure of what would happen now that they were finally giving each other a chance to talk , but knowing it was long overdue .
THERE WAS a small moment of silence before his reply. it was only a second but it was enough for her mind to wander around, about the past and about the possibilities. then he spoke, quiet and softly. “ ok, see you then ” she repeated before hanging up. and then she stood there, sitting on the sofa with her eyes fixed on the phone, almost as if what had just happened was too surreal to be true. haneul didn’t know what had made her agree to see him, not because she wanted to have nothing with him -sangwoo had been in the back of her mind pretty constantly, especially the past months- but because she simply had assumed they were beyond that.and because it was easier and less painful. but maybe, just maybe, she was finally doing something right.
she hadn’t moved a bit when she heard the knocking. in his bed, dal raised his head and started sniffing with curiosity. a quick look at her phone confirmed that it wasn’t that she had stayed there for a long time, though, he had been fast. very fast actually. taking a deep breath, haneul walked towards the door. and there he was. “ hi ” she greeted. “ you’ve been quick ” she added, pushing forward any awkwardness. “ come in, do you want a drink? ” moving to a side, she gestured him to enter, only to find dal was suddenly next to her, sniffing in his direction and waggling the tail so slightly. he usually was very indifferent towards people, so the fact that he was there at all proved that he reminded and liked sangwoo.
