FOUR WORD PROMPTS — accepting
Although this thought doesn’t stop to torment him day by day, Jiyong isn’t the one to be so straightforward and ask Momo what he really is to her, without further ado. But his own contemplation drives him to an even more puzzled state. It’s not like they’re officially dating, yet they don’t fall into the epitome of casual friends as well. However, he can sense slight commitment and involvement that is coming for him and as much as he finds a serene tinge about it, he can’t feel completely at ease.
It was him who decided to renew the old acquaintance after six years, after all. Despite the cowardice slowly taking over him, one thing he’s certain of — he’s not going to backtrack. His life still is a mess he needs to tidy up before it worsens and there a plenty of problems he prefers to sweep under the carpet, yet Momo’s presence somehow makes the reality more bearable.
Nevertheless, he wanted to talk. So on the spur of the moment, when his hesitance was temporarily replaced by a tad of courage, minutes before midnight he called for a meeting.
Watching the raindrops flow down the windscreen of his car, presently the soft patter is the sole sound resonating. It’s something he could foreseen, his sudden quiet when the boisterous thoughts are overlapping one another. His blunt attitude dims within a short second when he’s actually up to speaking. What are we? The question isn’t asked out loud.
Then her voice breaks through the silence like an anticipated blessing.
“I need you, too,” Peeling his eyes away from the rain outside the window, he timidly looks towards Momo and let his lips form a gentle smile. I guess, he soon adds inside his head.