Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā thereāsĀ somethingĀ toĀ beĀ saidĀ aboutĀ self-discovery (Ā &&Ā whatĀ triggersĀ itĀ ) inĀ youthĀ ;;Ā takeĀ bonjaeĀ Ā āāĀ whenĀ beanāsĀ departureĀ allĀ thoseĀ yearsĀ agoĀ leftĀ bonjaeĀ withĀ anĀ acheĀ inĀ hisĀ heartĀ nothingĀ couldĀ cureĀ ,Ā heĀ hadĀ goneĀ outĀ ofĀ hisĀ mindĀ inĀ attemptsĀ toĀ figureĀ outĀ whyĀ itĀ wasĀ .Ā wasĀ itĀ theĀ factĀ thatĀ hisĀ (Ā thenĀ )Ā girlfriendĀ wouldnātĀ haveĀ bitchĀ complainĀ aboutĀ beanĀ anymoreĀ ??Ā withĀ completeĀ honestyĀ ,Ā heĀ hadĀ stoppedĀ tryingĀ toĀ understandĀ itĀ ,Ā ratherĀ chalkĀ itĀ upĀ toĀ weirdĀ hormonesĀ .Ā Ā butĀ thenĀ heĀ getsĀ theĀ letterĀ .Ā &&Ā atĀ firstĀ ,Ā itĀ sitsĀ inĀ hisĀ dresserĀ ,Ā aĀ woundĀ memoryĀ thatĀ heāsĀ hesitantĀ toĀ rehashĀ .Ā itĀ isnātĀ untilĀ hisĀ teamĀ wonĀ theĀ firstĀ gameĀ theĀ nextĀ seasonĀ &&Ā theĀ alcoholĀ isĀ deepĀ withinĀ himĀ thatĀ itāsĀ openedĀ .Ā &&Ā itĀ doesnātĀ matterĀ howĀ wrongĀ itĀ feelsĀ forĀ himĀ toĀ readĀ itĀ ,Ā itāsĀ one lastĀ connectionĀ thatĀ heĀ canĀ keepĀ toĀ beanĀ .
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā theĀ ideaĀ ofĀ seeingĀ beanĀ inĀ personĀ wasĀ aĀ conceptĀ thatĀ setĀ himĀ onĀ edgeĀ &&Ā hisĀ headĀ spinningĀ .Ā whatĀ ifĀ beanĀ hadĀ changedĀ ,Ā beyondĀ recognitionĀ ??Ā whatĀ ifĀ heĀ cameĀ backĀ spitefulĀ ofĀ theĀ worldĀ aroundĀ himĀ ??Ā theĀ entireĀ moneyĀ isĀ spentĀ tenseĀ &&Ā distractedĀ (Ā heāsĀ prettyĀ sureĀ heĀ failedĀ hisĀ spanishĀ examĀ thatĀ heĀ completelyĀ forgotĀ toĀ studyĀ forĀ .Ā )Ā theĀ tensionĀ doesnātĀ release whenĀ hisĀ friendsĀ teaseĀ himĀ aboutĀ itĀ , attemptingĀ toĀ makeĀ outĀ theĀ contextsĀ ofĀ theĀ babyĀ blueĀ envelopeĀ inĀ hisĀ handsĀ .Ā itĀ doesnātĀ letĀ upĀ whenĀ heĀ getsĀ aĀ textĀ fromĀ hisĀ motherĀ remindingĀ himĀ toĀ sayĀ helloĀ toĀ theĀ oldĀ friendĀ forĀ herĀ .Ā NOĀ !!Ā the tensionĀ finallyĀ letsĀ upĀ whenĀ aĀ familiarĀ voiceĀ meetsĀ hisĀ earsĀ &&Ā heĀ whipsĀ aroundĀ ,Ā returningĀ theĀ waveĀ toĀ beanĀ .Ā Ā ā hey !! beanstalk !! ā
part of him wants to grin at the goofy nickname- something from their childhood that bonjae still carries around, like an old photograph. or a letter in a baby blue envelope. such letter that still draws beanās eye, his attention focused on its presence instead of on bonjae. this should be a happy reunion, but instead it sits in his stomach like a piece of lead, or a rock.Ā
it takes quite a bit of effort to force himself to smile. surely it looks like heās not happy to see bonjae ( which isnāt the case ) and for that bean feels bad. itās been years. theyāre both different now. and bonjae knows. bonjae knows. is it better to play it cook or acknowledge it? bean doesnāt know. he wishes he was allowed to contact youngsoo or heeyoung so he could ask but itāsĀ ā too soon ā .
ā hey um... long time no see. nice uh - ā he doesnāt know what to say. his mouth (and his korean skills) fail him as his brain short circuits. ā - letter . ā