Ice Cream

I feel disgusted. I wanted to smash my phone onto the ground, but I need to stay calm. I unlocked my phone and read his messages.

[ "𝘓𝘦𝘵'𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘱" ]

[ "𝘐 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘠𝘰𝘰𝘯." ]

[ "𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘰𝘯" ]

I grit my teeth in anger. I blocked his number immediately.

While I stood there on the cold floor, letting the water trickle down from my hair, my heart ached. Images from the past started to pour out. His sweet nothings, the movies we watched, the times where we...

I shook my head.

It's useless to remember the past. He hurt me, and that's it. I need to forget about my ex.

I wore the clothes that have been prepared and walked out of my room. I saw Mello is still napping. I checked her bowls, they're still full. I wanted to take a breather. I want to forget everything.

But I don't know where to go.

Unconsciously I'm already outside. I'm in the empty hallway. I walked over to the giant window, placed my hand on it while looking outside. Beautiful scenery. I wanted to go out but I can't leave Mello alone.

"Yoon?"

I jolted in surprise when I heard someone calling out my name.

But I already guessed who it is.

"... Joonwoo," I mumbled.

"!?"

I looked at Joonwoo with a confused look. Why is he looking at me like that? his expression stiffened. Is there something on my face?

"... Y-Yoon, you're crying,"

"?"

I'm, crying?

My fingers are shaking, I don't know they're shaking until I see them myself with my eyes that are hot, blurry, and wet. I put my fingers gently on my wet cheeks, then look back at Joonwoo with wide eyes.

Suddenly, a rush of shame flew through my body. Joonwoo saw me crying like a little girl. He's the first person that I don't want to see right now. Especially in my state like this.

I quickly averted my gaze and wiped the tears from my face. Joonwoo walked over to me while rummaging something from his pockets.

"Stay away!"

My voice echoed in the empty hall. Joonwoo stopped his tracks.

I sniffled, kept wiping the tears that won't stop coming out from my eyes. I hurriedly walked back to the apartment.

"Yoon,"

I ignored Joonwoo's call and closed the door behind me. I sighed heavily, pressing my forehead onto the door.

Slowly I slumped to the floor, trying to hold the tears down.

Mello who's probably heard my sniffles walked toward me curiously. She rubbed herself onto my arm. I weakly pat her head.

"... I'm okay," I whispered to her.

"Mew,"

She only meowed in response.

I sat there for almost ten minutes until I heard a new message from my phone. I frowned. I don't want to talk to anyone right now. But what if it's important?

I checked the message.

[ "𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬. 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'���� 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳?" ]

"... Hah,"

A bitter chuckle escaped my lips when I saw Joonwoo's message. My mind has gone blank.

An ice cream huh?

I paused for a while, staring blankly to his message.

Then I decided to reply.

[ "𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘩" ]