[AUTHOR's POV] 

"Bye, Uncle Jiyong. Make sure you keep your promise. The next time you're here, you have to introduce her to me," Ji Eun said, while wiping the last tears on her face. It hurts him so much to leave her. He kneeled down and hugged her for the last time, "I promise, Ji Eun-ah. Promise me you'll eat well, and don't give your mother a hard time, okay?" Feeling guilty for that the future is uncertain, the fact that he was so sure he will never get Dara go back to him and keep his promise to his niece. He could feel her nod, and with that, he smiled and let her go from his embrace.

He stood up and turned to face his noona who has been watching them silently. Jiyong knows how much his noona, Kwon Dami wanted him to stay longer because of how her daughter loves having him around, but she knows he has a lot of things to solve. "Jiyong-ah. Make sure to visit more. And.." Dami paused... "Please, be happy. And whatever it is that you're dealing with, or whatever decision you have to make, make sure its a good one". At first, Jiyong was taken aback, but he nod and hugged his sister tightly. "Thank you, noona. For letting me stay over. For understanding and never asking whats wrong with me. I needed some time to think" for three months, Dami let him stay over but never did she ask what is wrong with him, because she knows Jiyong too well, if he runs away means he doesn't want to talk about it. She did worry but knowing him, she was better off not asking anything. 

"Goodbye, my girls. Take care." Jiyong watched them one last time before turning back and leaving them with a heavy heart, realising that now he has to go back to reality.

The ugly reality. 

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"Jiyong's coming back,". After God knows how long, Dara finally woke up from spacing out upon hearing Seungri's statement to his group mates, accidentally eavesdropping their conversation about the fact that Jiyong is coming back. It was a mixed