The Unexpected Becomes the Expected

Story By LeeHwaYoung

Donghae's car rolled away, not stopping or hesitation, no hand came out of the window to wave good bye. I continued to stand there, wondering if Donghae had only been a dream... or a figment of my imagination. I stared down the empty street wishing that Donghae's car would return soon. I continued to stand there, peering out from under my lashes, until the sky began to turn a dark hue.

I returned to my room as the sun set past the horizon, noting the time as five o'clock. The apartment appeared too empty and quiet, but the thought of Donghae never returning didn't feel possible. Returning to my bed that was littered with Young Yi's letters, my heart sank. So far there were no clues to his brother and there was only one letter left to read and study. Reading his words of love brought up strong emotions of the past but the more worrisome part was that I felt disconnected from the powerful words he had written. I took a seat picking up the last letter. I read the first few words on the page before laying the letter down, my eyes turning to the door of the apartment.

Sunshine filtered through the blinds on the window, seeping under my closed eyelids and stirring me from my stupor. I must have fallen asleep while waiting for Donghae. My brain registered this much. I looked around the room but Donghae wasn't to be seen. I gave a heavy sigh, bowing my head in defeat. There was nothing for me to do except accept his leaving. Picking up Young Yi's last letter I set my heart and new determination in finding Young Yi's brother. I began to read:

My love, Lee Hyuk Jae:

From the moment I set my eyes on you my heart began to pound. That day has always given me happiness and when I'm sad I only need to think of that day and your charm then I am happy again. After becoming your friend and getting closer to you, I realized what honest and sincere heart you have. Your kindness and amiability made me fall so deeply in love with you and I was so over the moon when I learned of your shared affections. Our memories I will take with me to my grave and beyond, spreading our ove that we shared to wherever I will travel to next. I have told you as much in all my other letters to you. I hope I have left a dent in your heart to always remind you of how much you are and were loved, but now I need to become a little more serious. I can feel my time is coming to an end here, with you. I have already left several clues for you to find and the task of finding my brother is a grave one. There's a lot of hardships from my past that I couldn't share with you, afraid that you'd get too mi