"One caramel latte and one green tea." I sat down and smiled at Christine's cuteness. Since she left home everything went upside down. My parents entered a temporary depression period as well as myself. My older brother, Jason was always looking at baby picture of Christine as my younger brother, Jay entered a stage where he refused to talk. When Christine was in America they took advantage of her and when she left it felt as though their was a missing piece. Christine was the mood maker in the family. She always brought smiles and laughter from her jokes or teasing. She had a bubbly and kind personality that everyone loved.

"Laide?" I looked up from my drink to see Christine looking at me worriedly. I instantly smiled at her as I took a sip of my green tea. "What were you thinking about?" I stopped drinking my tea and looked at her. None of us told her about our families downfall after she left so she wouldn't worry or regret her decision of coming to Korea. I smiled at her again before I lied to her.

"I was thinking about how in the world I plan to teach Korean idols English." I lied as Christine smiled. She set her latte down and leaned forward. 

"The secret is one of two things. Either be their friend or be their foe. In my year of teaching I've learned either or. My personality calls for the friend style, but I've had to be a foe of one person in order to teach him. You're either easy going or strict. Sometimes you have to be stern in the beginning and then friendly in the end or vice versa. I'm sure you'll do fine though." Christine finished as she grabbed her latte again. She began drinking and I drinked my tea. I was simply happy she believed my lie. The last thing I wanted to do was make her feel bad. 

"So has mom's, dad's and your depression gone away or does it still affect you guys?" Christine said as I choked on my tea. I coughed three times before staring at her surprised. 

"How did you-" I was cut off by Christine's words.

"I don't know how I know, but I do know you, mom and dad have suffered through depression while I left. The same way I know Jason stares at my baby pictures because he missed me and Jay went mute as an affect of me leaving as well." Christine leaned against her chair with her drink in her hands. "I'm pretty weird aren't I? How do I know these things if no one told me." Christine said as she pondered on her own questions. I stared at her for a while before speaking.

"Then why didn't you come home?" I asked without thinking. I knew she couldn't come home and I didn't want her to regret what she was doing, but I needed her there and she wasn't there. Christine sat up and looked at me seriously which shocked me. 

"The day I found out which was four days after I arrived I was ready to head back home. I felt like it was my fault everyone was suffering. I regretted coming here and being selfish. As I was booking my flight home I called Gabe to see if he would pick me up. He gave me a huge lecture on how I shouldn't give up on my dreams. We argued for half an hour or more before he hung up on me. That day there was a terrible storm and all flights were cancelled for a week. During that week Gabe called me and apologized. He told me he'd look after you guys and I recieved a call from JYP Entertainment to go work for them. I still feel guilty and that'll never change. I'm sorry I wasn't there for you, Laide. You, mom, dad, Jason and Jay." I stared at my little sister and became ashamed. Christine was always like this even when we were younger. She always put others before herself and apologized for things that wasn't her fault. 

"Chris you know I didn't-" once again I was cut off by my sister's words.

"I know you didn't Laide. I know you must've been hurt for such a long time and my absence wasn't helping. That's why I wanted you to come and help me here. I know Korea isn't exactly the place you imagined in traveling and living for a year, but I hope you'll at least enjoy it. There's no one else in the world I'd rather have by my side than you, Laide." I looked at my sweet innocent sister as she smiled sweetly at me. I sighed and smiled back at her. 

"I wouldn't want to be anywhere else, Chris." Christine smiled more brightly and I couldn't help but do the same. We drinked our drinks while we sat there. Finally, I broke the silence.

"Do you have any close friends here? How about idol friends? I know how friendly you are to anyone." I asked as I looked curiously at my sister who seemed uncomfortable with the question. She remained silent as I watched her bright smile fade away from her lips. I said nothing as I continued to observe her as she played with her hands. "Chris?" I called out to her. Just as quickly as she became uncomfortable she became her usual self. She smiled brightly at me once again and nodded.

"In JYP I taught a male singer English. He was in a duo with another male singer. The more I got closer to him the closer I became with the other singer. Then the three of us became really close friends." I noticed how Christine's voice cracked a bit when she spoke but I said nothing. Her smile seemed to be less bright once again. "Now that I'm in YG I'm teaching another singer. This singer though is in a 5 member group. He's the youngest of the five and he's really adorable. He has such a nice personality. I've become close with all five members and some other artists within the company that I occassionally help." Christine explained. I nodded as I continued to watch her. Christine drinked her latte as she avoided eye contact. Something felt off. 

"Do you still keep in contact with the duo?" I asked cautiously. Christine froze on the spot and slowly set her latte on the table. She smiled weakly at me as she shook her head. 

"We sort of left off on wrong terms. I haven't contacted them since. I sort of ran away." Christine laughed dryly as she stared at her drink once more. I became extremely curious about my sister's friendship with these male singers.

"Why did you run away? Why didn't you just talk to them and explain?" I asked confused on why my sister chose such a cowardly action when she was very smart about how to deal with any situation. Christine smiled weakly once again.

"You know I was never good at confrontations. I couldn't help but run away from that situation. I was hurt and embarressed. More than anything I was afraid that they'd tell me they hate me." Christine explained as her smile completely disappeared. I leaned on the table and set my tea to the side. 

"Why would they hate you? What happened?" Christine at this point was done speaking. She shook her head and smiled at me.

"That's not important now. I left JYP and I'm in YG. The chances of meeting them again are zero to one. Why don't I show you around Seoul instead. There's so many boutiques and beautiful things to see here." The bubbly and excited Christine appeared before me agai