Jiyong's POV

 

 

 

The doctors were able to stabilize Mr. Park’s condition before Mrs. Park arrived back at the hospital. The whole ordeal was beyond anything I can describe. I’ve never seen Dara at such a frantic state and I don’t want to see her again feeling that way again. His dad’s condition however isn’t anywhere improving and kind of deteriorating slowly especially after that another attack.

 

 

Dara is now sleeping on my shoulders as the Mrs. Park and me stay awake to watch over the patient.

 

 

“Thank you Jiyong, for taking care of the both of them.” Mrs. Park broke the silence. I knew she was talking about Mr. Park and Dara. “I can’t imagine how Dara will be if she was alone here. She loves her father dearly.”

 

 

“I could tell. She talks about you guys a lot of times.”

 

 

She smiled at this. “Dara is a sweet girl though we bicker a lot and she may have lost her memories but she still remained that way…”

 

 

 

 

I looked at her surprised at her last statement. ‘Lost her memories?’ “Sorry Mrs. Park but what d-do you mean lost her m-memories?”

 

 

She looked at me wearing the same confused face I may be wearing right at the moment. ‘What is this? She’s serious?!’

 

 

 

“Dara haven’t told you?”

 

 

I kept silent and nodded.

 

 

She sighed first before answering me. “I don't know if i should be the one telling you this if even Dara hadn't told this to you before ...

but Dara had an accident three years ago. She had a trip with her schoolmates to an amusement park here in Busan but on their way home, her school bus lost its brake and collided with a car...

It’s the most frightening night of our lives, actually that’s the only time that Yesung was at lost for words.” She looked at the room. “I couldn’t talk to him for days not until Dara was awake. He’s blabbering gibberish words actually. Then when Dara woke up and couldn’t remember anything, that’s the only time he got a grip of himself. I don’t know ”

 

 

“T-three years ago?” Oh no, it’s not what I’m thinking right? It can’t be.

 

 

 

 

“Yes, and she was admitted on this same hospital.”

 

 

‘Dara was on the bus that crashed my car, is that it? and was also rushed here? Dara and Sun Hee on this same hospital. Am I dreaming? No, maybe it’s a different accident…” My head started to ache as questions filled up my mind.

 

 

“Jiyong, are you okay?”

 

 

 

 

“Ah, don’t worry about me Mrs. Park.” I glanced at Dara. “So Dara lost her memories because of the accident? And up until now she doesn’t remember anything before it?”

 

 

She nodded with a sad smile. “Not a thing about us or anything at all. The doctors couldn’t tell when she will remember…

 

And yes…

 

up until now.”

 

 

 

 

 

My gut feel is saying something but I’m refusing to believe that Dara share the same accident with me and Sun Hee.

 

 

 

 

“Oh, but can I ask you one more? Ahm, you only have to two children right? Dara and Sang Hyun?”

 

“yes dear.”

 

“Are you sure?”

 

“Well, unless I got knocked up and gave birth without me knowing.” She joked.

 

I forced out a smile to her witty retort. She is so much like her daughter.

 

 

 

 

“You better wake Dara up and head back to Seoul. It’ll be dark soon. I’ll just go to the bathroom.”

 

 

“Yeah, I’ll wake her up.” I answered before she left. I looked at Dara beside me who’s been sleeping peacefully.  ‘You have so much to explain Dara.’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“I think I should stay Ji, what if Appa…?” Dara worriedly said during the drive. We just left Busan and on our way to Seoul.

 

 

“Dara, stop thinking like that. Nothing is gonna happen okay?” I tried to comfort her, hoping she would somehow feel less worried. But what Mrs. Park told me earlier entered my thoughts again, so I gathered courage before finally asking her.

 

 

“Ahm, Dara. Your mom mentioned something about an accident, three years ago.”

 

 

 

“Oh, yeah about that...hmmm…

remember when I told everyone that I don’t remember my first love but no one believed me, well it’s because of that accident…  

our school bus crashed with a car.”

 

 

She paused as she smiled sadly to my direction. I want to ask a lot of questions right now but I know I have to stop myself and let her tell the story.

 

 

“It was tragic. A lot of people were injured but I was one of those with serious injuries and a head concussion. I was unconscious for three days and when I woke up, I don’t remember a thing. Not even my own family.”

 

 

“What about the car, the passengers of the car, what happened to them?” I couldn’t help but ask.

 

 

“No one from the school bus died but Appa said one of the passengers of the car we crashed into died.”

 

 

 

I gulped after this. ‘Sun Hee?’

 

 

 

“and you still don’t remember anything after the accident?” I asked carefully.

 

 

She stopped for a few seconds as if remembering something before I heard her answer, “Well… nothing until… I was in YLP…”

 

 

I gave her a questioning look. She continued, “I had a dream about something, I really can’t consider it a memory before but when I told Minho about it…”

 

I inhaled deeply at the mention of the guy’s name.  “Why is Minho in the picture?”

 

 

 

 

“Minho was in the dream, or so I think. I can’t clearly see the guy’s face, all I can see was the bracelet he gave me.”

 

 

“A bracelet?”

 

 

“Yeah, a..” She hesitated.

 

 

“A what?” I’m starting to feel a little anxious.

 

 

“A couple bracelet…a Cartier couple bracelet to be exact”

 

WAIT.  I’m hearing her right aint i? She owns a Cartier bracelet too.  Why do I feel like everything that is happening right now connects Dara to Sun Hee?

 

 

 

“Jiyong are you listening? Are you okay?”

 

“Y-Yeah, so Minho gave you that bracelet from your dream right?”

 

“Yup I’ve asked him about it the day I had the dream and Sanghyun said the bracelet is in our house at Busan. I want to see it though I really haven’t been home since I left for YLP. I’ve also asked Omma about it last time and said that Appa was the one who brought it back from the hospital and placed it in my room. Maybe it could help me remember, shame I didn’t notice it back then lying there in my room all this time.”

 

 

I remember Sun Hee was wearing the bracelet too in that tragic day. A picture of her lifeless body being pushed out of emergency room with the bracelet still dangling on her wrist flashed on my head. The very same bracelet she wore down with her on her grave.

 

 

“Maybe I’ll make Sanghyun get in for me next week when we visit again.” She remarked making me snapped out of my thoughts. “Jiyong, you’re spacing out quite often. Are you sure it’s okay for you to drive? We can stop if yo-”

 

 

“No, I’m fine. I just have a lot on my mind right now... But you should have told me this earlier so that I could’ve help you.”

 

 

 

I heard her breathe deeply. “Thank you Ji, I don’t know how to thank you enough for what you have done for me and my family. You already helped a lot…” I felt her caressed my cheek while I’m driving. I couldn’t help but touch her delicate fingers and kiss it.

 

 

 

“… Thank you for accepting me for who I am, now even my past which I couldn’t remember. You don’t know how lucky I’m feeling right now because we crossed paths, and even your friends they don’t know me for long yet they were very warm to me.” She showed a genuine smile. “Actually, I feel like they are treating me like an old friend, weird right?” She continued with a chuckle. “Never had so many friends as far as I could remember so I’m very glad. I wish I could do something to thank them.”

 

 

 

I can’t speak for my friends but having the same kind of face as their old friend, that could’ve made them comfortable having Dara around that fast. Though I’m pretty sure they liked Dara as she is and not as they see Sun Hee in her.

 

 

‘You sure?’  a voice in my head interrupted my thoughts. ‘how about you?’

 

 

‘I have moved on already.’ And sooner after her father gets better I’ll tell her about Sun Hee.

 

 

 

“I’m sure they did everything without hesitation and without expecting anything from you in return. “ No answer came so I glanced at my side, only to see her sleeping soundly.

 

 

 

But Dara’s face slowly changed to mimic Sun Hee’s sleeping face. ‘What the heck?’

 

 

 

I shrugged my head and looked at the road again but I couldn’t help to stop myself, though petrified of what I just saw, to carefully peeked again at Dara to see her face back again. Not Sun Hee’s.

 

 

 

 

 

‘My eyes are playing tricks on me. No I’m just tired. ‘ I focused on the road again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Bom I need to talk to you…”

 

…the other line answered.

 

“about Dara…could you tell TOP too? I also want to talk to him”

 

…the other line answered.

 

“Okay. I’ll see you two there.”

 

 

 

I put the phone down after the call ended. I decided to talk to them before telling Dara about Sun Hee and our past because it’s been constantly bugging my head. 

 

 

I also have this feeling that Dara was connected to Sun Hee in a way, I don’t know, maybe the daughter Mr. Park had talked about. I’m so confused. Right now, Dara’s father is the only one who could answer every question in my head right now but worse, he’s still unconscious and don’t seem to improve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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