(Listen to좋은일만생각하기(Day By Day) by Girls’ Generation : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOkB_B_IU2U)

* In case readers do not remember, three years have passed since the break-up. Hope you can keep the faith and stick with this fanfic :)

“Did you read the blog?” Jae Hyo was dropping me off at my parent’s farmhouse, which was going to be the venue for our wedding. Mama had decided to shift in from Busan when Woohyun and I broke apart. The shift became permanent once the engagement was announced.

“Um…” he narrowed his eyes at the road ahead. “Honestly?”

I quirked an eyebrow. “What else?”

Jae Hyo smiled and nodded. “Alright then. Well, I didn’t. When it first came out, I didn’t. I had already read your book, I wasn’t sure if I was prepared for the real version. But finally, I did. I was so into it, that halfway through I caught myself praying that things don’t end badly.”

I widened my eyes. “Really?” Jae Hyo shook his head and murmured, “You still think I’m a saint.”

I laughed lightly and stepped out when we reached. “Drive safely!” I said and waved him goodbye. Jae Hyo’s father had scolded him for not proposing to me lavishly and was punishing him by making him run around for wedding errands. The moment he left, I turned around and met two familiar faces.

“Akane! Seok-Hyun!” I squealed and ran towards them, hugging my Japanese friend and the man who had recently celebrated his son’s fifth birthday party. I invited them inside and embraced my mother when I heard that the visit was attributed to her.

“I am so proud of you,” said Akane. Her English had improved tremendously but I realized that some things were static, as she saw the preparations for the wedding and exclaimed, “Veeeryy coool.”

“Proud?” I slid my arm around her waist and said, “I should be proud of YOU. Heard you’re part of the UN now! Working in Geneva!”

Akane gave a modest smile and said, “Well, it’s all thanks to you. You have been such a patient teacher. But no, I was talking about you. You’ve finally become a writer! And the blog. Very brave of you.”

It was my turn to give a modest smile but before I could reply, Seok-Hyun patted my head and said, “I’m just glad that life is finally giving you all the happiness. All that trouble when you were young…don’t ever think that you’re getting too much. This is less than what the universe can give.”

I nodded and said, “I promise to make an effort to be happy. Don’t worry.” Akane almost jumped out of her dress when I told her she was going to be a bridesmaid and ran to the guest room where the fitting was taking place.

“What about me?” Seok Hyun teased. “Man of honour?”

“Ahem!” Kairi skipped to my side and stuck out her tongue. “That’s me! MAID of honour!”

“And don’t,” Hoya joined, “even think about best man.” He pointed to himself and the two proceeded to prod my poor friend about marriage scoop from his side. I shook my head and wondered if the couple could be suffering from an extreme case of Peter Pan syndrome. My gaze then ashifted to the staircases, which were being adorned with flowers that looked like daisies. Ji Hyun, my high school friend and the wedding organizer, saw me and winked. “Just leave it to me!” she shouted and I grinned, giving her a thumbs up. I looked up at the canopy hanging above the end of the hallway, underneath which Jae Hyo and I would become ‘husband and wife’. “I’ve never understood the whole ‘man’ and wife think,” I had complained. “Like, what is a wife then? A possum?” Without any problems, the vows were altered.

Seok-Hyun is right, I thought to myself. After all the troubles I’ve been through, this is a welcome change. I smiled at Hoya and Kairi who were holding hands and deciding which bow tie would suit him the best. All’s well that ends well, a voice in my head whispered.

All that matters in the end, is that you loved.

The voice from my past echoed in my mind and suddenly, a pang of nostalgia hit me. If only Woohyun were here.

“Where are you Woohyun?” I whispered out loud. “Where in the world are you?”