Cherries and Chocolates

She opened the door as she heard someone sneezing outside. Her eyes bulged out as she looked at Byunghun still standing outside. He looked startled.
“Uhh….. I was….. I thought I fo-rgot something…… realllyyyyy……” He tried to cover up.
“You’re not a good liar, Byunghun….” She smiled and folded her arms.
He blushed as he heard his accurate name from her.
“So, tell me the real reason….. if you are still here because of Kevin…. I know he won’t bother me anymo---“
Byunghun interrupted. “No….. It’s not because of him. And don’t stick every of my action to something related to him.” He walked towards her. He looked above and closed his eyes. “Its because of you. You hold more special place in my heart than him… rather…..” He looked at her. “Rather, he lost his place. He’s not my friend anymore.”
She looked away. “Liar…” She mumbled.
He grabbed her arm. “But you just said I wasn’t good at lying.” He glared into her eyes and she looked back at him. Then she looked at his hand grabbing her arm quite tightly.
He looked at the same way. His lips detached, open, as he was confused at why he grabbed her arm for something like that. His heart again raced.
“Just go inside. I am going bye….” He forced her inside her apartment and closed the door. She was surprised.
“Are you alright?” She asked from inside.
He didn’t reply. He leaned against the door and placed his hand over his lips. He slid against the door and sat. He made a fist.
“Damn… I couldn’t control…..” He sat there and closed his eyes.
Noah opened the door again and he fell on the floor, as the support glided open. He was lying straight on the entrance of her apartment with lower body outside and upper inside. She sat down and looked at his face which seemed upside down to her, while slightly bending over him. She tilted her face and raised both her brows. “But you just said that you were leaving…. Then why still here?” She asked indifferently.
His eyes were fixated on her eyes. He raised his hand and touched her face over him. He felt every of her facial features with the sensitive skin of his hand. She removed his hand from her face and stood up. He followed by standing up as well.
She looked away at the floor in embarrassment. Blood rushed through her cheeks. He smiled mischievously at her. She saw it and glared at him.
“What are you glaring at?” He asked.
“Nothing….” She again stared angrily.
He came closer to her. She stared at him in a questioning way. He softly placed his hand over her cheek and leaned closer to match his lips with hers. She moved her eye balls away from his direction and backed off her head a bit, signaling refusal. He stopped right there for a while and then slowly restrained. He was not able to look at her anymore.
He mustered up courage and looked at her to explain. “Uh, Noah…..”
“No…..” She almost screamed and pushed him outside. She closed and locked the door. “Now go.” She said.
“Wait… let me explain…”
“Jebal…..”
Her actions pierced his heart like a sharp blade. “So, she doesn’t even want to listen to me. But I still love the pain she gives.” He rested his hand over his damaged heart and sighed.

Noah tried to calm her down but all in vain. “Just don’t think anything… I can’t …. And that’s my reality…. Even if…….” She bit her lower lip in frustration and looked around in space.

NEXT DAY
It was 9 in the morning. Noah woke up and dragged her feet towards the refrigerator. She took out the milk packet and poured it into the glass. She was in the middle of drinking it when her cell beeped. She looked at the IM. It was from Byunghun.
“Noah……”
Her mind went restless and heart raced again. She was so afraid to read any further. However, she continued.
“There’s nobody at Kevin’s and he fell ill. He thinks it’s due to the disease. So, he wants you to visit him. I’ll be there after some time. I have some other important issue. So, if you don’t mind… go and visit him and take any necessary medicine with you. Call me if anything happens. I‘ve mailed you his address.”
She stared at the text in surprise. “Wah… and he said they aren’t friends anymore…. I think both friends are good liars, or all boys are.” She said to herself. She changed and took some of her medications with her. She then locked her apartment and left.
She reached the place according to the address. He really seemed like the son of the owner of the apartments as his own house was indescribable and huge. “Huh… it’s not that awesome….” She said while looking at it. The guard let her enter and she moved inside the house. She looked around. A maid came forward.
“Mam, let me show you his room.”
“Annyahaseo….” She bowed.
“Uh…… please don’t do that.” The maid said. “Come with me.”
“Are you…. Perhaps ….. a maid?” Noah asked hesitatingly.
She giggled. “Do I not look like?”
“Oh… I am sorry. Well come with me in the room.”
“Wae?”
“Uh……… because….. I am afraid of him.”
She again chuckled. “Sure…. but why does he scare you?” She asked innocently although she was well aware of all the men living in that house.
Noah stared at her. “No…. I am not afraid of him.”
“Well, I tell you one thing…. He won’t let me enter. He called you especially.”
“Omo…. Is he really ill?” Noah asked while protruding her eye balls out.
“Who knows….. Check it out by yourself.”
They reached before his room.
“Here…” The maid pointed at the door and turned around.
“Won’t you come with me?”
“Didn’t I tell you, he would order me to stay out?”
Noah nodded obediently.
“By the way, if you need anything ask me over the telecom in his room.”
Noah again nodded.
“Huh…. You’re a stupid one….” She slightly patted her cheek and left.
“W-What was that?” Noah placed her hand over her cheek. She turned her face towards the room and hesitatingly opened the door to hell. She entered the large room with messy walls. It was a wide room with a large LCD Screen, some dirty posters, walls filled with his picture frames. The only thing that she liked was the calm region on one side of the room with a large window pane which was so delightful to see. The ill Kevin lying in his bed didn’t catch her attention. She was so absorbed in the atmosphere his room was emitting. She inhaled the sweet and refreshing air in the room.
Kevin coughed in order to gain her attention.
“oh… I am sorry, I completely forgot about this arrogant kid.” She taunted in a complete feeling less manner. She moved towards his cozy bed. She removed the blanket over his face. His face was blushing and eyes were red. She touched his forehead.
“It seems a like fever….” She said to herself. “Did any other symptoms appear, like rashes over body?”
“A-Aniiiiiiiiii…..” He moaned in pain with closed eyes.
“Hmmm so you weren’t lying this time.” She mumbled quietly. “Why didn’t you call a doctor?”
“I am afraid of doctors….”
She smiled. “Really?” She asked. “You’re a grown up…..”
“Phobia never asks the person, it just comes unconditionally.” Kevin whispered the similar thing Noah said about her allergy to chocolate.
She paused. “Hmm… you are right. But still it seems a simple fever to me. Fortunately I have some medicine for it. You’ll feel better when you’ll vomit after swallowing this one.” She took out the tablets.
Kevin opened just one eye and stared at the medicine. “I shouldn’t have called you.”
She chuckled and then suddenly again wore a poker face mask. “Here… take these.”
“I can’t get up ….. Even a little.”
“Then should I call your maid?”
“NO………” His eyes opened widely for a sec. “Don’t…. she is my umma’s maid and she must be just with her.”
“Oh, so your umma is still here…. Then should I call her?”
“Noah…. She’s paralyzed.”
There was a silence in the air.
“Ok…” She helped him to get a bit up. He sat down and rested his head over the vertical pillow. She poured water in the glass. With half opened eyes, he stared at her white t-shirt, vaguely showing her body line.
“Now take the tablet.” She instructed and he shook his head a bit and followed her order. He then drank the water.
She stood beside her bed staring at him. “I wonder how he is still normal. No signs of the disease…… or may be it takes time. And my father also got infected due to my mother…. So he should be atleast now…. He made a physical contact with me which shocked me to death….. uhhhhh…….i was so uninformed…..” She bit her lower lip and frowned in space. She felt like she really was stupid as Kevin’s maid said.
All at once, she felt someone’s warm touch surrounding her hand.
She glared at Kevin who held her hand with his eyes still closed.
“Kevin?” She said angrily.
“I am sorry…. But stay with me… I am so scared….. When…. When I was a kid, my mum used to hold my hand whenever I had a fever… I really miss grabbing her hand tightly.” He increased the pressure over her hand. That really moved Noah…
“I am glad you love your umma…. You should spend some good time with her rather than goofing around picking on girls….” She said and sat on the floor beside the bed while still letting him hold her hand.
“So, can I hold it for just some time?”
She exhaled and nodded.
“Gomawo…” He closed his eyes and a smile settled over his heated plump lips.

Notes

These few weeks would be little busy ones for me.... so the updates can be delayed.... although i like to update as soon as possible, still i 'll try to do so.... i hope you enjoy it.... still needs to remind you that i am not good at writing nor do i know english well but i still want to convey the stories in my head whic i think are good ones.... just a bit :)...... So, plz support, subscribe, rate and share your views with me