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A Familiar Stranger
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Reluctantly moving away, she looks up at him as her eyes fill with fresh tears. "Ya. Behave okay? I'll be back soon." She says, her voice miserable and hoarse. Ji Hyo had been crying all morning. After their wedding, she was so excited to finally share a home with Kwang Soo. She had plenty of things she wanted to do as soon as they moved in together; put up pictures of them around the house, paint the living room a different colour and maybe even learn how to make their own kimchi. But when her manager had called abruptly at the worst possible time, right before she was about to share an intimate moment with her husband, all their plans had been placed on the back burner. Their plans now spoiled and postponed, the kimchi will have to wait. Ji Hyo was utterly frustrated to say the least. 
 

A few months ago when she had accepted the role, she would have never thought that it would compromise the quality time she shared with Kwang Soo and above all, she would've never thought that it would send her and her fellow actors on the other side of the globe.
 

She did try her very best to negotiate with her agency but according to their sources, the ill-tempered writer for the movie had decided on his own that he wanted some scenes to be filmed in London. Apparently, the writer insisted that filming in a foreign country will add a unique 'artistic flare' to the scenes. Just thinking about it makes her face contort in a bitter way.
 

So here she was, leaving her husband a week after their wedding, having barely seen each other for the past seven days. Sure, she's only going to be gone for two weeks, but the fact that she just got married to Kwang Soo and is already abruptly leaving upsets her to a certain degree. Keeping your life private sure is hard work. And for the past week, their schedules also kept conflicting to the point that it felt like their jobs were scheming together to keep them apart. It had been a depressing cycle of coming home to her already sleeping husband and getting up to an empty bed. The most time they had spent together was when he would come home earlier than expected, his long arms wrapping around her as her chest rose and fell as she slept. 

 

As he places her luggage in the back of her manager's car, she wraps him again in a tight hug. burning from the urge to cry. She didn't want to let go, she misses him already. "Why did you have to be so tall?" She mutters, stomping her legs adorably. "If you were tiny you would fit in my suitcase." 

 

Chuckling meekly, he wipes the tears from her face. His lips placing a tender kiss on her forehead. He's gonna miss her so much. "Love, I'll be here when you come back, okay? I'll call you everyday." He promises, disguising his sadness with a small smile. Kwang Soo knew it was going to be difficult to come home to an empty house and sleep in an empty bed, but he didn't want to burden her even more. She already apologized way too much for her sudden departure.
 

"Ya! I told you I'm the only one allowed to cry." She scolds, hitting his arm weakly as she eyes his quivering lips. Ji Hyo could tell he was trying his best not to get too emotional. "Aigoo. Why is my husband so clingy?" She jokes, trying to lighten up the atmosphere.


"Mianhae..." He says, clearing his throat to swallow the lump in his throat.
 

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I should really edit the earlier chapters, shouldn't I? Every time I read them, I can't help but think that I need to edit them to make the flow of the words better, especially for the new readers. I'd hate it if they stop reading half-way through because the first few chapters are iffy. Lol

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Chicha27 #1
Chapter 60: This chapter very sad :(( . Thank you for the update!!! Can't wait for your next update^^
maisie010 12 streak #2
Chapter 60: My heart breaks for Kwang Soo *sigh*. Thank you for the update!! ^^
maisie010 12 streak #3
Chapter 58: "And though it was spring again, the bed didn't feel as warm as she thought it would be." I like how this sentence perfectly encapsulates how she really feels.

Didn't realize I'm already at the end of the story! I will wait for updates ^^ Fighting!
maisie010 12 streak #4
Chapter 56: It's like the World of the Married! I feel so sad for both of them. I feel like it's all just a misunderstanding. Kwang Soo couldn't possibly.. :(
maisie010 12 streak #5
Chapter 54: I feel so sad for this chapter huhu I dread the next one. Jealousy and insecurity can really make one think irrationally. :(
regzlim
#6
Chapter 58: I guess Dong Wook was there to pick up the pieces after the dissolution of the marriage.

I really enjoyed the way you wrote about Ji Hyo waking up to the sight of a sleeping Dong Wook. It invoked a sense of warmth in the scene's sweetness, and I can feel Ji Hyo's affection for him. Yet, reading further, one gets the impression that Dong Wook is nothing but a replacement. A rebound love. And I find that somewhat sad, and I feel myself pitying the man and rooting for him. NOOooo! LOL.

But I digress. I think deep inside Ji Hyo knows this. Knows that she is treating him as a replacement and is trying to compensate for it. She definitely is trying to convince herself about the rice. To me, the bibimbap scene is an analogy of their relationship. She wants Dong Wook's bibimbap to be like Kwang Soo's. She wants it to be good, she convinces herself it is as good. She wants Dong Wook to be like Kwang Soo. She wants their love to be the same as what she had with Kwang Soo. I found that tragic and heartbreaking.

The last paragraph infuriates me though. I would never answer a loved one's question on whether I loved her by giving her another question, even if her previous statement about meeting her ex surprises me.

"What kind of question is that?" Yeah, Dong Wook. I could ask you the same. It comes from a woman who is insecure, and wants reassurance. An answer like that says a lot about a man. He isn't confident enough in his love for her.

Darn it, I am confused again. And that's a testament on your writing skills! Good job!
alwayskpoplover
#7
Chapter 58: Aigoo... Dongwook should have gave a proper answer! I hope Ji Hyo isn't too bothered. Then again, being woman, woman overthinks way too much so... >< aigoo!!
Lmoonlight #8
Chapter 57: Why am I crying like this?? gosh they don't deserve this I hope that ji hyo would find out that it's just a misunderstanding
And im curious how kwang soo adopted the girl
Tasyakamila27 #9
Chapter 57: Why? Why? Why? This is very sad! I feel that there is still love between them but because of that misunderstanding.........
I just want them to resolve the misunderstanding all this time.

Can they still be together again? And I want them to get back together!
alwayskpoplover
#10
Chapter 57: Damn! I'm crying yet again! How ironic how life is! Once the person you thought you couldn't live without had suddenly become more than a stranger and that hurts! Aigoo!