Monday – February 12th.
 
The office doesn't look the same now knowing that Sakura isn't there. Minju did her usual routine and it was hella boring the entire day.
 
On the other hand, people couldn't be more excited for the coming Valentine's Day. They have decorated their office with cupids and hearts all over the place. Some colleagues are already struggling in finding a gift for their special someone. Kaeun even told Minju that she'll prepare gifts for Jaehwan and Sakura.
 
Minju didn't mind, she knows how Sakura feels about Kaeun.
 
There are times she's looking at the graphics department's direction, maybe hoping that a certain person would walk out and smile at her.
 
Her eyes shifted to the wall clock and saw it's already 5:01 pm.
 
Just two more days.
 
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When Minju got home, she saw her mom in the kitchen.
 
"Hi, mom. It's a surprise that you're early today." Minju gave her mom a quick cheek kiss.
 
"We called it a day since the client dismissed our meeting early," said the older woman, glancing over Minju quickly and going back to chopping the vegetables.
 
Minju dropped her bag on the table and walked to the fridge to get some cold water. "Oh. That's good. Do you want to go shopping or something? Maybe unwind a little?"
 
"I don't think unwinding is a good idea now. We'll just get stuck in the pre-Valentine's Day traffic."
 
"I just thought you could, you know, relax for a bit. You're always busy with your work. Maybe we could eat dinner outside?"
 
"Let's do that next time. I'm already preparing our dinner."
 
Minju leaned over the kitchen table and stared at her mom's back while swirling the glass in her hand.
 
Since her dad passed away, her mom had busied herself on work. Their loss was hard for both of them but Minju knew it was harder for her mom. They even had to move out of their previous house because her mom wasn't recovering at all.
 
Despite the business and the grieving, her mom never failed to be a mo