Chapter 7
Aphrodite II
Tzuyu have packed their clothes for tomorrow's early morning flight. He packed Yoong's clothes first, then Sana's, after that he packed his. After he was done, he went to play a basketball with Yoong at the back of their house.
"Look here Yoong, this is how you dribble alright?" Tzuyu showed his dribbling skills
"It looks hard appa" Yoong tilted his head
"It's not hard. You just have to practice it. Practice makes perfect remember that" He passed the basketball to his son
"Okay now pass it back to appa" he signalled
Yoong passed it back but the passing was weak.
"You need to have strength son. You cannot let the opponent steal your ball so you have to pass it strong and fast"he passed it back to his son
The little boy regained his strength and passed the ball at his father fast and strong.
"That's it! You're good Yoong" Tzuyu ruffled the little boy's hair
"Hehe"
"Are you excited to go to America tomorrow?" Tzuyu asked
"Yoong is excited!" the little boy jumped
"You're excited because you get to see Appa play or you're excited because you'll meet grandpa and grandma?"
"Appa don't make Yoong choose! Yoong is excited for both!" he pouted
"Aigoo. You pout just like your mother" he messed up the little boy's hair and kissed his forehead
"To cheer you up, let's swim shall we?" Tzuyu asked
"Yay! Swim swim!" Yoong jumped around
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Sana and Matthew went to a cafe which was nearby from her office. Sana rejected him a few times when Matthew asked about to eat something. So they just had a cup of tea.
"I hope you feel a little better now from the hectic work" Matthew took a sip from his drink
"Yeah a little bit" she wrapped her palm around the warm cup of tea
"How's your family?" he asked
"My family?"
"Yeah. Your husband and your son"
'How does he know about my family?' - Sana said in her mind
"They're fine. We all are happy together" she said
Matthew nodded. Then they were surrounded with an awkward silence. Later, Sana broke it.
"What about you, Matthew shi?" she asked
"Oh. I had a wife. She , uhh , she passed away from an accident" he tried his best to smile because he was sad talking about it
"Oh, I'm sorry" Sana was concerned
"No. Don't be" he smiled
"What about kids?" she asked again
"She was 3 months pregnant when she was involved with the accident" said Matthew
Flashback
It happened one year ago. Matthew was at a bakery shop to take the cake he ordered for his 1st anniversary with his wife, Somin.
"Have a nice day sir. And Happy Anniversary again!" the worker smiled and bowed
"Thank you very much! This is the best day of my life!" he said as he exited the bakery shop while holding the cake box.
He drove his way to Seoul Elementary School where Somin was working. Somin worked as a teacher. Since he's not a worker or a student at that school, so he cannot park his car inside. He parked his car outside of the school and walked himself to the main gate. He saw many students walked out of the gate because their school session for the day had just ended.
He was just about to enter the main gate when he saw students crowding at the junction beside the school. He couldn't see what was going on. He ignored it and went back to the main gate.
But there were two students running passed him while saying, " Omo Mrs.Somin!"
Matthew quickly turned around looking at the two students running to the crowded people at the junction. He dropped the cake and ran towards them. He pushed the students so he can passed through.
There, he saw Somin lying on the ground with blood flowing from her head.
He heard people around him saying, "She was entering the junction when a fast coming car came from the left side and hit her"
"Omo. Poor teacher Somin!" another student said
"It was the fast coming car's fault the traffic light was red but Mrs.Somin's was green"
"Omg I cannot see this. This is worse than dissecting a frog"
Matthew dropped his knee on the ground beside Somin. His hands were shaking. He carried her head gently and put it on his lap. He caressed her face, even though it was covered in blood.
"Somin ah.." he cried
Then, he saw red liquid flowing out fast between her legs.
"No.."
He caressed her stomach with his trembling hands.
End of Flashback
"Oh my god I am so sorry about your lost" Sana felt sad after listening to his story
"Please, don't be sorry. It happened a year ago and I have recovered from it"
"I mean, this is serious. But, if you really have recovered from it, I'm glad" she smiled
"Thank you"
"Thank you for what?" Sana asked
"Thank you for letting me share my story with you. I feel less depressed now" he smiled
"You're welcome" she said
"This is my late wife's photo" he took out Somin's photo
Sana took it and smiled after looking at it, "She's beautiful"
"Yes she is. Don't you think you look like her?" said Matthew
"What?" Sana's smile faded away
"Sana shi, you resemble her. The moment I first saw you, you actually made me smile. I-"
"You're looking at someone else's wife as your late wife? You should keep your faith towards her!" Sana stood up
The other customers looked at them. Matthew stood up.
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