3/3 Thanking the Heavens

[an: 3/3 and it's done! I hope you like the things i added. i wasn't happy just keeping it short so i added a few things until i came up with something cooler. well to me that was cool whethere you believe in such things. anyway you'll find out once you read what i was talking about! Anyway any mistakes here and there are not intended. Please do enjoy!]

It was a nice Monday morning a start of the new week and Sandara decideds to follow what the old lady had told her and focus in what she’s supposed to be doing right now. She wanted to focus in what life is about and not think about being lonely or wait for her soulmate to come.

It was before lunch that she took her students out in the nearby park that is surround with nothing but greens. She had her kids sit on the grass as she sat on the big rock. The kids loves it when their teacher would take them here as she would tell them a story.

Sandara opened the book and read the first line, it was once again a fairytale that starts with once upon a time and would end with and they live happily ever after. She has read countless of novels with the characters ending together in full bliss and the novels helped her believe in such happy ending.

She smiled seeing the kids’ excitement and smiles as she told her stories. She felt happy knowing that even if she’s lonely she can still make others happy. And now that’s the only priority she has and her soulmate is not forgotten but rather placed aside as she waits.

Once the story telling was done, they all returned back to the school premise as the lunch bell had rung. Sandara decided to eat her lunch under the big oak tree that was in the side of their small school. Whenever she wanted to be alone, she’d come running in this place. It’s the only place she can have time for herself away from reality.

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Jiyong arrived in the town that the letter sender had on the envelope. He couldn’t help but feel relaxed seeing the place full of nothing but greens. It’s the place he had envisioned to be living in when he was young and no responsibilities given at all. It is what he had in mind for his future where he would walk with his wife in the small town and kids of theirs would run around and each people would greet each other by their first name.

Jiyong got out of his black luxury car and was greeted by the fresh air and no pollution like the city have. He was more amazed how beautiful the town is outside from his small space.

He knew he could just ask people around here the name of the person and their whereabouts and surely they would know her and where she is. And so he decided to just look around and see what the rest of the town offered him. Many of the people here sure do a lot of farming since fresh veggies and fruits are mostly sold in the sides while grocery stores are built in like the old age had. People were dressed nothing like the city does. Many wore overall and plaid long sleeves. Woman wore dresses that are up to their ankles and a cardigan over it. 

“Excuse young man,” Jiyong turned hearing someone calling.

“Ah yeh?” he said politely facing the old lady.

“Are you looking for somebody?” she asked,

“Actually yes,” he said. “I’m looking for a lady name Park Sandara.”

“Oh Miss Park,” the old lady smiled. “She’s probably on her way home from school. Her class get’s done at 3.”

“Is that so,” Jiyong said earning a nod from the old lady.

“Well it’s good you finally came,” he heard the old say making him confuse. “Go on child explore the town, for sure you’ll find it nice here.”

Jiyong bowed and followed what the old lady had said. He did hear her say those words making him wonder what she really meant by it.

His focus would have been back to the looks of the town, but the old lady sure made a huge impact in him.

“See you tomorrow Miss Park!” he heard kids yell.

“See you Minji, Taemin, Seung Hyun!” that voice sounded like a melody to his ears. He looked around to find where the voice was coming from. He’s been eager to see how Sandara looked.

“Sorry ahjussi,” he felt a light impact in his leg. He looked down and saw a kid spilled his juice box on his pants.

“It’s okay,” he said faintly smiling at the kid. "Are you hurt?" he asked instead and the boy shook his head and smiled. 

“JiHoo I told you not to run,” that voice he heard is right behind him and his heart pounded as if its telling him something. “I’m sorry sir.”

Jiyong turned to face the Sandara that wrote the letter and was put in a sudden halt like everything around them had stopped. She was more than what he expected to be. She’s beautiful beyond any words to describe her. Her long dark locks that highlight her face and her pale smooth skin that reflects under the sun. Then his eyes darted to the lips that he kept outlining on the envelope. It is indeed more than what he had expected this Sandara to be.

Sandara felt something different seeing a new face in town one thing for sure is her heart beating quite unusual. She's sure that he is new since the town is small and everyone knows each other. Then her heart beating rapidly as she and this new face connected their eyes.

Her eyes suddenly felt misty just looking into the guy’s dark orbs that seem to be as lonely as her. Sandara’s eyes moved towards where his slender fingers are taking out her familiar letter she wrote three years ago.

“Sandara,” he called her name sending a cold breeze in the back of her neck. “You’re Sandara Park right?” the girl had let her tears fall seeing the familiar letter and felt how her heart is rejoicing. She nodded so softly connecting her eyes to his once again.

“Yes,” she whispered letting her tears fall. “That’s me.”

“My name is Kwon Jiyong,” he said feeling something forming in his eyes too that he didn’t know quite well. “I live in Seoul and I own a multi-billion dollar company that my father had given to me.”

Sandara smiled as the guy in front of her introduced himself, “My brother, he found the letter,” he stated making her heart stop for a moment. “And he was on his way to meet you when he got in a car accident three years ago. He didn’t make it and that left me and my father. However when my dad found out about the accident he too followed my older brother’s path leaving me with nothing but unhappiness.”

Jiyong shut his eyes letting the tears he tried to hold fall. It felt good to tell someone what he’s been dying to let out. “Then yesterday, the police officer of the small town where my brother got in an accident from delivered this box full of his stuff. And one thing I found was your letter.”

Sandara moved closer feeling what the ahjumma that told her about feeling something right in the right time and place. “I read the letter and felt this sudden longing,” he opened his eyes meeting hers again. “The things you wanted in life, is exactly how I pictured my life to be, but faith was so unkind to me. I was on the verge of losing hope, but your letter had me thinking about life and how beautiful it is. Then everything clicked how my brother wanted me to live the life he wanted which was the same I envisioned my life is to be.”

“And like you Sandara,” she felt her heart flutter hearing her name from his thin lips. “I also believe in soulmates. I want to be with you that’s all I know.”

“I’m sorry,” she said drying his tears and her sorry made him feel as if his world is about to be shattered. “For what happened to your father and brother,” she went on letting her tears fall as well. “Just like you I know how it feels to have nobody. I lost my grandmother two years ago and life became so colorless that I didn’t even know what I was waiting for. But the letter I sent by balloons is the only thing that had kept me alive hoping that one day you’ll come.”

“I’ve been disappointed a couple of times since I have hoped that each day I wake up,” she held his hands. “That you’ll be standing here waiting for me. I envisioned everything but I always end up crying knowing you might not come. But this proves only one thing, we are soulmates.”

“I’ve waited for you for so long,” she felt happy feeling his soft hands cupping her face. “I’ve waited all my life for you and now that you’re here I couldn’t ask for more.”

“I’m here Sandara,” he deeply looked in her eyes brushing her tears away from her cheeks. “And I am not going to leave you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you here and nowhere else. Do you trust me?”

“I do,” she smiled. “I do because I feel it deep within my soul that you’re the one and this letter is just an added proof. Even without it I just know it’s you just by looking into your eyes and feeling what my heart is is saying. I just know it’s you. And I thank your brother for that.”

“I do too,” he said pulling her face closer to his meeting the lips he had long to kiss. The moment their lips touch, the longing ended knowing they are together now and nothing can stop them not even the wealth in money as long as their together.

The town felt happy to see their Sandara finally fulfilled  her dreams. The old lady stepped back from her stall moving to the side where the woods are leading them to the endless greens.

“Mrs. Park, are you ready to go?” A man asked the old lady that had transformed into a young woman, a replica of the older Sandara.

“Why yes I am Mr. Park,” the lady said looking back to catch a last glimpse of her daughter. “I wish you happiness my love.”

“Come on they’re waiting,” her husband said making the glowing lady nod.

“Is mother and SeungHyun and his father there already?” she asked making her husband nod. “Then I’m ready to leave her.”

“Our daughter will be in good hands,” her husband said making the beautiful lady smile.

“I know she will,” she closed her eyes letting the cold breeze take them to the place no one knows until the end do them apart.

Jiyong and Sandara broke their kiss feeling the sudden breeze. They knew it was an unusual breeze because it was nothing like the mountain's breeze.

Sandara ran to the old lady’s stall where she had first talked to the old lady but only an open gap welcomed her. Everything that the  old lady own were gone, vanished like bubbles.

“Jiyong I know there’s an old lady here,” she said. “I just talked to her yesterday.”

“I did too,” Jiyong said. “She called me and asked me if I’m looking for someone. She knew I was looking for someone. And I told her I was looking for you.”

The cold breeze returned this time a white feather came down in front of them out of nowhere. Sandara couldn’t help but let her tears fall. “She was here,” she whispered. “My mother was here.”

“She’s making sure you’ll be in good hands,” Jiyong said making the girl nod. “I promise you I’ll take good care of you ‘til death do us part Sandara.”

“Let’s go home Jiyong,” she said making the guy smile in agreement. Thank you omma, appa, and halmoni. I’ll never forget you guys. I love you guys. We'll see eacther other someday. For now take good care of us.

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How is it? Believe it or not i cried writing this, when Jiyong introduced himself. i hope you somehow felt the connections. I actually love this story more since it's so easy to write the tendency for me to come up with ideas just went on and on. i hope you like the ending i have made? i had a temporary writer's block after writing one chapter from my other fic. anyway for more work from me just visit my profile under stories you'll find some of my works.  [self ads hehe] 

But for now it's goodbye for this story. Thank you for taking your time and reading! i hope you enjoy this one as much as i did.  And to those who commented thank you. i'm sorry i killed Tabi (T_T) but i'll find away to compensate the TabiSan's out there! one of these days! 

Anyway tootles for now!