6

Chaerin woke up and found herself inside Jiyong’s embrace. She took one deep breath and escapes from him. Whatever they just did is so confusing.

Why? Why? Why we did it?

She wears her clothes and run to the kitchen. She was finished making breakfast when Jiyong came out the room, he’s already take a bath.

“Morning.” He murmured, Chaerin could see his ear getting red.

“Morning.” Chaerin replied.

He ate his breakfast in silence. Kwon Jiyong, a player who has so many girls he called paramours being awkward after is so weird.

“You know what, Chae.” he finally said.

“Huh?”

“We’re married, so I guess doing what we did last night is… normal, isn’t it?”

Chaerin gulp, “Y-yeah.”

Jiyong bite his bread.

“Just… you know… we have this plan to… you know—“

“Divorce.” He said.

“Yeah, that…”

Jiyong inhaled, “Chae, you told me that we don’t know how long we’ll stay here… could be forever, right?”

Chaerin nodded.

“Are we still going to divorce if we’re really stuck here?” he asked.

Chaerin didn’t say anything.

“You still think you can back to Seoul or LA and be with Ash again, right?” Jiyong scoffed.

Chaerin keep still.

“I’m curious if that is looking for you or not, or if he’s in my position now, will he survived?”

“Don’t call him that way.”

“Oh sure! Defend that boyfriend of yours forever, Chae.” He put down his cutleries and left the table.

+

She couldn’t find him anywhere, not even at the motel. Eddie said he’s been out since the morning, bringing all leaflets with him. Chaerin then remember the place he said will be good to glue some leaflets.

“Eddie, I’d be at the city, ok?” she took her cardigan and leave.

She arrived at the place and saw Jiyong sat at the bench in a park across her. Chaerin silenty sat beside him.

“Why you’re here?” he asked.

“Your lunch…” she took a lunch box from her bag.

“I could buy sandwich.”

Chaerin didn’t say anything, she just keep preparing the lunch for him.

“Where’s your lunch?” Jiyong asked.

“I never made one for me.” She said, “I normally eat at home.”

Jiyong took a change from his pocket, “Go buy sandwich.”

Chaerin took the money and put it back to Jiyong’s shirt pocket, “I’m fine, I’ll eat later.”

Jiyong didn’t say anything.

“Oppa…” she said. “I’m sorry…”

“For what? Defending Ash?”

“I’m didn’t mean to defend him… well its bad for you to say someone is an you know…”

Jiyong scoffed.

“And its nnot fair to say that he doesn’t even trying to look for me, we never know what happened in the other side of this world…”

“Enough, okay.” He said, “I don’t care.”

“But oppa.”

Jiyong gave her his lunch, “Finish that if you want, I’m full.”

Chaerin sighed when Jiyong leave her.

“Oppa, wait.”

Jiyong turned, “You know what, Chae, you’re being too clingy probably because you don’t have anything to do.” He said, “Why don’t you make yourself useful?’

“You think I’m useless??” she glare at him.

Jiyong glare back at her, “here, make yourself useful!” he gave her some leaflets.

+

“What a surprise.” Ash greet Dara and Youngbae who just arrived at his house.

“Do you know who are we?” Youngbae asked.

“Dr. Dong, right? I knew you because you are my Chae’s bestfriend.” He said, “But who’s this…”

“I’m Sandara.” Dara shortly replied, not interested in wasting time.

“How can I help you?” Ash asked.

Dara throwing gaze to Youngbae.

Youngbae took a deep breath before start talking, “You must already heard the news, right?”

“News?”

“The missing jet…” Youngbae said.

“Oh…” Ash paused, “I heard…”

Dara tried to learn his expression, he seems depressed.

“Your girlfriend is inside the plane…” Youngbae said.

Ash look down, “She is…”

“I’m sorry.” Youngbae said while Dara still studying his reaction.

Ash didn’t say anything, he just took a deep breath again and again.

“You okay?” Dara asked.

“Yeah…” he chuckles.

“Are you sad?” she asked again.

Ash lift his head, looking at Dara, “Of course I am sad!”

Dara surprised when Ash raised his voice.

“Why you seems in tense?” she asked.

“Who will be not in tense if his girlfriend is missing?”

“About that… are you sure you’re innocent?” Youngbae asked.

“What do you mean?” Ash scoffed.

“Here.” Youngbae show him some paper, “someone change the plane… the jet brought Jiyong and Chaerin wasn’t ours… but strangely it says that the Jet is chartered from LA, under th