He saw Her friend. At least, he assumed it was Her friend. He asked about Her. The friend said that She had been called away suddenly for family matters. She wasn’t even in Korea anymore. She was back in the States. Her friend had no idea when She might be back, and looked quite confused when he accidentally badgered her too much about it. He had just gone home after that and sat on this couch in the dark. His dogs had tried to play with him, but when he didn’t respond, they retreated and amused themselves. He was… upset. Angry at himself and sad that he had missed his opportunity. She might never come back. He should have told Her he liked Her. Had She ever noticed? Why had he been so afraid? The worst she could do was reject him…. Oh yeah, that’s why.