CHAPTER 22
SO IT'S YOU
IT HAS BEEN ALMOST TWO YEARS SINCE I LAST
UPDATED AND I AM SO SORRY FOR THAT T_______T
I WAS SUPER BUSY AND STRESSED AS WELL BECAUSE
OF MY NEW JOB.
I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS ARE NOT MAD AT ME, OH
WELL, I CAN'T BLAME YOU FOR HATING ME.
I WON'T PROMISE THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO UPDATE
AGAIN SOON AFTER THIS, BUT I WILL DO MY BEST.
HOPE YOU'LL LIKE THIS ONE.
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[AT AN EARLIER TIME, LANDMARK]
"Is the food good, noona?" Jiyong smiled.
"Uh-huh! I love it." Jeka responded, giggling.
"Do you love it more than me?" Jiyong pouted. Jeka
stared at him and nodded playfully. Jiyong stopped
eating and pouted even more. Jeka laughed hard and
patted his cheeks.
"You are so cute, JI!" she said and Jiyong smiled. He
noticed that there is a stain in Jeka's lips. He wiped it
gently with his fingers followed by the tissue.
"You're so messy!" Jiyong joked and Jeka just smiled.
"Thanks, Jiyong. For taking care of me." the girl smiled
genuinely. Jiyong smiled and grabbed her hand and
kissed it.
"Pleasure is all mine, Princess." Jiyong said and Jeka
giggled. The two still talked and laughed with their jokes
and stories. After an hour, the couple decided to leave.
"Where do you want to go next?" Jiyong asked.
"Hmm... can we go to the mall? I need to go to the
bookstore, I am going to buy something." Jeka
responded.
"Surely, let's go!"
The couple left the Landmark with hands held tight.
~~~~~
[FATIMA'S POV]
[FLASHBACK, MAY 23, 2013 MORNING]
Jeka unnie just left the house so now I am alone.
I am so sad, however, I already stopped crying. I believe
I've lost everything last night already. I tried to think of
something to do and I've decided to contact my friends
from the Philippines and let them know the situation.
I opened my facebook and created a group chat. I
informed everyone that Youngbae and Jiyong are here. I
let them know that the situation is not too good but also
assured them that everything is fine.
Even though it's not.
I slept after the message has been sent.
[FLASHBACK, MAY 23, 2013 NIGHT]
I just remembered that earlier today I was really
disappointed and sad but right now I am feeling the
opposite. Youngbae and I are on our way to my house.
We are inside the cab and I lay my head on his chest, eyes
closed, and hands linked together. It seems weird that
feeling his heartbeat and breathing makes me feel
complete already. So cheesy, right? But that's how I feel.
However, I can't erase the fact that I am nervous. He is
about to meet my Mom, who never really disapproved
any of my choices. She just gives me advices that will be
helpful, and of course, if it doesn't work out, she will take
care of me too.
A few minutes later, we already arrived at our house. We
stepped out and when I'm just about to knock on the
door...
"Wait~" Youngbae stopped me. I looked at him and he let
out a deep breathe.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Do I look OK?" he said and I looked at him.
"You look good and fine, I guess, why?" my eyebrows
furrowed.
"Nothing... it's just that... I am nervous." he held my hand
and looked at me in the eyes. I let out a small laugh and
stared at him.
"You are wonderful, though I have to admit that I am
nervous as well. It's not just me who's traumatized by
what happened between me and my ex, but also her. In
fact, she was more hurt. She may be stricter now, but I
can assure you that she likes you." I said and he showed
me his signature eye smile.
"Really?" he smiled further and I nodded.
"Alright then." he said and he knocked on the door twice.
It opened and my Mom was there.
"You're here. That was fast." she gestured for us to come
in and I hugged and kissed her cheeks before going inside,
Youngbae following behind.
"Yes, Mom. There is no traffic. Uhm, by the way, this is
Youngbae. Youngbae, my Mom, her name is Fe." I
introduced the two.
"It's nice to meet you again, Aunt Fe." he was about to
shake my Mom's hand but Mom enveloped him in a hug
instead, which shocked me and him.
"My pleasure, son." she said after releasing him from the
hug.
Wait, did I hear it right? Son?
~~~~~
SON.
The love of my life's mom just called me, son.
I was just smiling and I can't even put my happiness in
words.
"Cat got your tongue, eh? Come on you cutie, let's have
dinner, it's just waiting for the two of you." Aunt Fe
muttered and gestured for us to go to the dining room.
Fatima linked her arms on me and whispered;
"I am so sorry about my Mom, she gets too excited at
times."
"I am fine with that, I like her. I was just too shocked
with what she called me. Now I believe you that she
really likes me." I winked at her and kissed her forehead.
We sat down while Aunt Fe takes the turkey from the
oven.
There are a lot of food on the table, looks like a family of
ten is going to eat.
"Mom, why did you cook a lot?" Fatima asked her.
"Of course, Youngbae is here, we need to keep him full."
she winked at me and I bowed back. We started eating
and Aunt Fe put a lot of food in my plate. Good thing we
didn't eat a lot back in the restaurant. We started eating
while Fatima shares something about her work life. I was
just staring at her and glancing at Aunt Fe sometimes.
They seem to have a very nice relationship. I somewhat
envy them because I wasn't too close to my mom. I
disobey her most of the time. Though I really love her,
and my Dad too. I was just looking at Fatima when Aunt
Fe suddenly snapped at me.
"Youngbae-yah, why are you not eating? You need to eat
your food. Wise men say that if you eat a lot, there's a
higher chance that you can create more babies, right
Fatima?" I can't help but laugh at her statement and
especially when I saw Fatima cough hard and almost
puke.
"MOM!!!!" Fatima shouted after she was done coughing.
I just smiled and wiggled my eyebrows at her. She shot
me a death glare and I continued eating my food.
"Why? Is there something wrong with it? You're adults, I
am sure that you will do that one of these days, and I am
very excited to finally have a~"
"MOM, ENOUGH, PLEASE." Fatima cut her off and Aunt
Fe just laughed.
"Alright, honey, I will stop. I am sorry." Aunt Fe said and
she just winked at me.
I am such a lucky man to have these two wonderful
women in my life.
~~~~~
They were done eating their food when they decided to
transfer at the living room. Aunt Fe did most of the
talking and the other two were just listening. Hours
went by and Fatima fell asleep in Youngbae's shoulder.
"Looks like someone is a weakling." Aunt Fe pointed at
Fatima using her lips.
"Yeah..." is the only thing that Youngbae said while
scratching his head.
"Why don't you just stay here for the night, I won't mind.
I'll be upstairs now and sleep." Aunt Fe stood up but
before she went to the stairs, she whispered to Youngbae;
"Please take care of my one and only daughter, she's my
life. I trust in you."
"Don't worry, Aunt Fe, I will take care of her. I love her as
much as you do." Youngbae responded.
"Call me Mom.. Goodnight Youngbae." she trailed off and
went to her bedroom.
Youngbae smiled and picked up Fatima and took her to
her bedroom. He removed his jacket and lay down beside
her. He was the happiest man alive and would like this
moment to last forever... and ever.
~~~~~
[MAY 24, 2014]
DARA'S POV
My mouth was agape and I held on to the nearest wall.
That tattoo on his left shoulder is very familiar. Tears
come rushing in as I felt happiness and sadness at the
same time. I am happy because I finally confirmed that
he's here at the Landmark. However, I am equally sad
because he was with a girl.
And they're so sweet together. Just like us before.
I gathered all the strength that I have left and searched
for them in the lobby and outside the hotel. I saw him
and the girl about to ride a cab so I immediately grabbed a
cab as well.
"Sir, can you follow that other cab, please, it's an
emergency." I advised the driver who immediately
followed.
There is no traffic because it was a weekend, so it isn't a
struggle for us to follow them.
After a few minutes, the cab dropped them off to a mall. I
get out of the cab and followed them silently. They went
inside a bookstore where I just patiently wait outside.
After about almost an hour of waiting, the couple went
out of the bookstore and went inside the department
store. They seem so comfortable with each other...
holding hands.. sometimes they would glance at each
other. Jiyong would pat the girl's head sometimes..
Good thing I was wearing my hoodie and sunglasses
because I could easily hide the tears in my eyes.
I remember all of the good times that I shared with
Jiyong before. I feel like I'm a queen. He always give me
everything that I want and I need, and I just threw it all
away. I am so stupid for doing that. Now I need to do
everything so that I can get him back, away from this girl.
As I look at the girl, she dresses up nicely... I can see
Minzy's style with her. I am positive that this girl is a fan.
Jiyong might have seen her somewhere and since she's a
fan, she joined him of course. They may be sweet but I
don't believe that their relationship is similar to what I
had with Jiyong before. I am positive that I can get him
back.
I am still following them and luckily they haven't
noticed. I see that they are now about to get out of the
mall. In just a few seconds, they were now inside the cab.
I quickly get in to the next cab and asked the driver to
follow them.
Jiyong's cab stopped at a cafe, near a club. I asked the
driver to drop me off the block before the cafe. After the
two got in, I went down and slowly rushed to the cafe
after making sure that I've worn my disguise properly.
I peeked through the window at the side of the cafe and
saw Jiyong and the girl sat on one of the two-chaired
tables. I carefully went inside and settled myself on the
table behind them.
~~~~~
[JIYONG'S POV]
"I think I need hot green tea, I ate a lot yesterday and
today!" Noona said and I laughed hard.
"Me too! The food at the Landmark is one of the best. It's
just that the tea and coffee here is perfect." I murmured
and she nodded. She called the waiter and we ordered our
favorite drinks.
"Jiyong-ah, any news about the other members?" she
suddenly asks.
"Hmm.. I don't.. no one has contacted me yet.. but I just
sent a text message to them earlier today.. let's see if
someone will check their phone." I mumbled.
We continued laughing and talking when I suddenly felt
uncomfortable.
I felt that I am being watched, or we are being watched. I
stood up and looked around.. nothing seems very
suspicious aside from a person who's looking at the menu
that covered his/her entire face. I shook my head and
just sat down.
"Something wrong?" Jeka asks.
"Nope, I just thought that I heard someone familiar, but,
never mind. It's nothing." I winked and that's the time
that our drinks arrived.
[AFTER A TWO HOURS, AUTHOR'S POV]
"I am sorry Jiyong, I need to go, I have an exam
tomorrow so I need to study today" Jeka said.
"Sure, I'll take you home." Jiyong offered.
"No need, I will go there myself, you go home and see the
sights." Jeka said.
"Alright, if you insist baby girl." Jiyong winked at her and
Jeka giggled. Dara stared at them and clenched her fists.
"Baby girl is just for me, ." she whispered.
The two stood up and proceeded outside the cafe. Dara
followed them and stopped when she was a few feet away from them. A
cab passed by and they hailed it. Before Jeka went inside,
Jiyong pecked her lips and waived goodbye.
When the cab was out of sight, that's the time that Dara
went closer.. little by little, until she's just behind Jiyong.
"Jiyong-ie?"
~~~~~
That's it for now guys.... I hope you like the update....
though it's very simple and nothing much had
happened... I promise to update you more often and to
make the scenes more exciting...
I love you guys!!! :))) <3 <3 <3
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