Hide and Seek

A Love She Deserves (Tabisan/Daragon)
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Another week has come. Dara is nervous. It's only two weeks left before the final week of their drama. She and Seon Woong watched the two last episodes last night after editing and it was the ending that they wanted. No one will expect it but they are satisfied with it. Dara just arrived at KEBN building when she saw Choi Seung Hyun arrived. She smiles upon seeing him. She was about to walk towards him but he seems in a hurry that even his secretary is busy typing something on her tablet. Dara sighs. He's busy she thought.

Her day goes by smoothly, she's expecting a call or message from Seung Hyun to have lunch with him but there's none. So, he went lunch with Chae Rin and Jennie in the cafeteria. She saw Seung Hyun again but he was busy talking to an executive. Seeing Seung Hyun give her happiness but not talking to him makes her feel sad.

When she's about to go home, she saw him leaving. Their eyes meet but he immediately looks away even before she smiles at him. She frowns. She doesn't understand why but she feels like he's avoiding her. She sighs and went out of the building to go home.

It's been like that for days. Dara keeps on telling herself that he's just busy. But the truth is she missed him. She missed spending time with him. Their lunch meals together, his smiles, their conversation, she misses him as a person.

Weekend comes. Hye Jung calls her and invited her to join her and Haru on their picnic at home. Seon Woong is busy that day for his variety show. Haru is currently playing with her dolls while Hye Jung and Dara are having tea on the gazebo.

"Congratulations." Hye Jung said.

Dara looks at her. "Huh? For what?"

"For the success of your first TV Drama." Hye Jung said and sighs "Even I'm just there for a cameo role; I didn't feel that my role is just a cameo. You really have good writing skills, Dara-yah." Dara smiles timidly. "Thank you, Unnie. I'm really thankful that Seon Woong Oppa trusted me in writing that."

"Of course he will. He knows how talented you are. Even you were a production assistant, he can see potential in you."

Dara took a sip of her tea and look at Haru. Hye Jung is observing her. Even since she arrived, she noticed how sad her expressions are. Her smile doesn't reach her eyes and she looks like in deep thought. Hye Jung took a sip of her tea and sat properly. "Talk to me, Dara."

"About what, Unnie?"

"Something is bothering you. I can see it clearly ever since you arrived. What is it?"Dara smiles and shook her head. "It's nothing, Unnie. Nothing is bothering me."

Hye Jung smirks. "You're going to lie to me now? Really?"

Dara sighs. "It's really nothing. It's just Choi Seung Hyun-ssi. He seems really busy lately. We haven't talked for more than a week now. I have this feeling that he's avoiding me but I can't think of any reason why he's avoiding me. He's not responding to my calls and messages. I don't know what's happening." Dara mutters. She looks at Hye Jung. She has a funny expression of her face while covering her lips with her hand. "What's with that face, Unnie?"

Hye Jung starts to laugh hysterically. Dara and even Haru, whose few feet away from them, look at her quizzically. Hye Jung uses her hand to fan herself as she tries to calm down. Then she looks at Hy Yeon again with a serious look. "Park Sandara-ssi, be honest with me."

"What?"

"Do you like Choi Seung Hyun-ssi?"

Dara was shocked by her question. 'Do you like Choi Seung Hyun-ssi?' it keeps repeating her mind. As it keeps repeating, memories of her and Seung Hyun also runs in her mind. The way he smiles at her, the way he talks, how gentleman he is, how thoughtful he is, how vulnerable he is when Na Ji Woo came back, and the way he calls her name. Does she like Choi Seung Hyun?

"Yes," Dara said.

Hye Jung's eyes widen and cover her lips with her hands again. Then, she stood up and starts laughing again. "Yes!!! Finally!!!" Hye Jung giggles like a school girl which made her daughter look at her quizzically again.

"Unnie, will you stop that?" Dara said who feel embarrassed at that moment. Hye Jung then stops and sits back down but she's still smiling. "Dara-yah, I'm so happy for you."

"Unnie, there's nothing to be happy about. Yes, I do like him. But he's in love with this woman for years!" said Dara. Hye Jung frowns. "Oh. Right." Hye Jung said.

"I know he's still waiting for her. And I also don't want to ruin our friendship. He's one of my good friends. I don't want to lose him." Dara said with a sad expression on her face. Hye Jung understands her. Dara is a strong independent woman but losing the people she loves makes her weak.

"Dara-yah, look at me." Hye Jung told her. Dara stares at her. "Choi Seung Hyun-ssi is a good man. And I'm not surprised that you like him. I am happy because you know that I've been rooting for him for you since then, right?" Hye Jung smiles which made Dara smile too. "But Dara-yah, more than anything, I also want you to be happy too. I want someone to love you and cherish you for the rest of your life like Seon Woong and me. Sure, keep your feelings towards him. But why don't you give yourself a chance to know what he feels about you? The 'what if's' are worse than heartbreak. He should know how you feel than you waiting for nothing." Hye Jung said.

Dara sighs. She's scared. She likes Seung Hyun but she doesn't want to lose him. "I don't know, Unnie."

Hye Jung reaches for her hand and holds it "Take your time, Dara. Just think about it. Whatever you decided to do, I will support you. I just want to see you happy." Hye Jung said. Dara smiles and nodded at her.

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The last week of 'Captivated by You' comes. The staffs are busy organizing the after-party on the last night of the drama. They are all going to watch the last episode and have a party after it. Dara and Seung Hyun haven't talked to each other. She's still waiting for him to talk to him but she found out that he left for a business meeting in Japan. But Haru told her that he will be back a day before the after-party. Dara asks Bom to asks Seung Hyun to attend the after-party if he's free. Bom is happy to help her.

The final day has come. Dara is really nervous about it. But still, she managed to dress up for the occasion. When she arrived at the venue, cameras start flashing on her. She smiled and waved at them as she poses for a photo-op. Then, she went inside to meet the cast and staff. She looks around to any sign of Choi Seung Hyun but there's none. Then someone taps her shoulder. She smiles, expecting its Seung Hyun. But when she looks back to face that person, it was Mino along with Seung Ri, Chae Rin, and Jennie.

"Noona, congratulations," Mino said. Dara nodded and smiles. "Thank you."

"I'm really excited for the final episode, Noona. Since last night, there's still no definite a

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snuggygirl #1
Chapter 53: Soo beautiful 💜
daramaegon #2
Chapter 53: Love it so much💞
T23tink1 #3
Chapter 53: Ahhh love this story hope for more..thank you
tonnettie
#4
Chapter 53: I feel so scared when someone would go to an overseas trip, it was almost like a bad omen to Dara. But everything got their own happy ending, it’s just that Dara took a little time to reach it.
freckles #5
Chapter 53: thank you for the beautiful story . . . 'til the next one . . . :-D
kathyrica17 #6
Chapter 51: The time has come for them to meet. Its about time.
kathyrica17 #7
Chapter 50: Im so hapoy that they still both want to get back together. I bet during those 3 months, they'll meet somewhere in Europe? Haha. Wishful thinking.
Grace62 #8
Chapter 50: A salute for jiyong here hope somedayy he’ll find someone for him too !can you spare us a sequel for Dara and Seunghyun’s reunion authornim please
kathyrica17 #9
Chapter 49: This is what I'm afraid of, a huge stumble in their relationship, but Dara is right, they need this space for their relationship to not be a toxic one and will get more worse than the future. I dunno if they will be together in the end but I hope they will. I want a happy ending for them to stay together.
My heart just momentarily stopped when I read "The End". Is the next chapter the last? Huhu. I will truly missed this story.
Grace62 #10
Chapter 49: Epilogue please authornim and a happy ending this time please ...