dive in, head first
@17thwoo
after my 8-hour flight, i have finally stepped foot in sydney. it honestly still feels surreal that i'm actually here. it's been 11 months since i last saw seungcheol, so to think that we're breathing the same air now is crazy to me.
this was not an impulsive decision. i've thought about this hard, for days and nights, or more like during the whole week seungcheol didn't reach out to me. the words i've said to him the last time we talk were echoing in my mind every single day. however, i know that what i said was right and i don't have to apologize for being honest with how i feel.
i only brought few clothes with me, my luggage didn't even reach the minimum baggage weight. i don't plan on staying here long. i just want to see him and try to fix things, maybe?
all i have right now is my last string of hope that everything would be okay, that this season cheol and i are in—autumn—would soon end.
i'll dive into this pit of uncertainty, head first.
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i rode a cab to take me to his place from the airport. fortunately, i know where his apartment is. on the way to his place, i could feel all emotions at once. i don't even know what to say first when i see him. when i arrived, the cold breeze welcomed me as i came out of the cab. i walked into the apartment complex to find his unit.
unit 488. i cannot believe i'm standing in front of his door. i felt numb. i couldn't move an inch. i stared at his door for god knows how long, until i felt ready.
i took a deep breathe, and rang the door bell. once... twice... thrice...
no one was answering.
i don't think he's home, so i dragged my luggage along with me and decided to leave. when i entered the elevator, there was a man standing.
"oh? are you... eliotte?" the man asked.
"uhm... how do you know me?" i replied.
"i'm sorry, i know you because i work with engineer choi. he talks about you a lot." he uttered. i was still staring at him, confused and speechless, "i'm engineer kim mingyu by the way," he added, extending his hand to me. i shook his hand and gave him a faint smile. "are you perhaps looking for him?" he asked me.
"yes, i do. do you know where he is?"
"he's at the site. do you want me to take you there or..." he looked at me and my luggage, "don't worry i'm harmless." his random remark made me chuckle.
"are you busy? you can just tell me where is it and i'll go there by myself." i uttered. "it's kind of far from here though, don't worry, i insist. engineer seungcheol talks about you a lot so i'm pretty sure you're precious to him."
"really?" i thought to myself.
"i wouldn't want to be scolded by my boss, right?"
"if you insist then,"
"thank you."