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Chapter 12: I'm going to meet her now

Two souls and one thought, two hearts and one pulse.

–      Halen

“What’s this?” Yi Jeong’s unblinking eyes flashed with anger as he threw the letter at Ga Eul when she returned home.

Not understanding what he was saying, Ga Eul picked up the letter and read it. Plunged into a churning turmoil of surprise, happiness and sadness, she wanted to be able to separate out the emotions and deal with them separately. She was shocked yet happy that Yi Jeong won the competition. But after what happened the previous night, she wasn’t so sure now. She didn’t know whether she could cope life without him.

“I sent pictures of your ceramic bowl to the pottery competition,” explained Ga Eul. “Looks like you won, isn’t that great?” Tears burned in her eyes but at that moment, only one thought burned in her mind – to encourage Yi Jeong to accept the scholarship. If he accepted it, he would be able to pursue his dream. “Sunbae, you should accept the scholarship.”

Don’t lie. Yi Jeong wanted to say this thought aloud when he saw that her eyes were misted with tears. He knew that she didn’t even mean it. He gritted his teeth and declared his decision. “I’m not leaving.”

“Wae? Because of the kiss we had last night? You think you’re obliged to stay with me so you’re not leaving me alone? Don’t think too highly of yourself.” Ga Eul threw back his words at him. “It didn’t mean anything to me. That kiss we shared was a one-time thing. It was over when the clock struck 12.”

Yi Jeong’s eyes smoldered with rage yet he could also feel the sorrow building up in his throat. Doesn’t she know how it hurts him to hear her say all this? So Yi Jeong, the Casanova, was usually the one who toyed with women. It never occurred to him that he would be toyed by a woman one day. And now, that woman was standing before him.

Yi Jeong stormed off and slammed the door with a loud bang.

The sun shot its intense rays through the window as Ga Eul strained to lift her eyelids.

In the past few days, Yi Jeong and Ga Eul were engaged in another cold war and this time, none of them wanted to back down. Both of them were resolute in their decisions. However, Yi Jeong had accepted the scholarship because he knew that it was a rare opportunity. More importantly, if he returned to Seoul as a renowned potter, he could give Ga Eul happiness. And he could officially take one step further in their relationship.

An alarm clock buzzed loudly, breaking the silence that had formerly enveloped the room. A yawn escaped Ga Eul’s lips as she switched off the annoying alarm clock. When her fingers grazed a furry item, she jolted upright, shocked by the item she was touching.

After rubbing her sleepy eyes, her gaze lowered, shifting to the vision of the furry object. It was a white bunny doll with something like a red scarf around its neck.

Sunbae.

The name sprung to mind fully formed, as if it had been hidden only by the flimsiest veil, now sundered by lightning. No one else except Yi Jeong would give a rabbit gift to her.

Ga Eul scrambled over to her nightstand and sat on the edge of her bed. After inspecting the nightstand, disappointment coursed through her. There was no letter, note or post-it from Yi Jeong.

She let out a listless sigh as she picked up the bunny doll. That’s it? He thinks that this gift would pacify her? Another sigh heavily left her as she dropped her hands to her lap. Her fingers fiddled with the red scarf until she felt a ribbon.

Huh?

She turned the bunny doll around and arched an eyebrow at the sight of a ribbon behind the red scarf. Curious, she untied the ribbon and rolled out the scarf. Her eyes flickered to the message band concealed within the scarf. With trembling fingers, she pulled out the slip of paper. Her eyes were clouded with anxiety. What did Yi Jeong want to tell her?

Ga Eul-yang,

            You’ll be the very first person whom I’ll meet when I return. Wait for me.

Her eyes stung and her vision blurred. She felt burning tears fill her eyes. In spite of all her efforts, a tear fell, dripping onto the white bed sheets.

When I return.

Ga Eul read the three words again, feeling uneasiness grow by the minute inside her, and then—

She scrambled to her feet, clad herself in casual wear and rushed out of the apartment. The words had sunk in her mind slowly yet uneasily. Yi Jeong didn’t tell her that he was leaving today. She clearly remembered that he was leaving a few days later. Only one thought pounded in her brain now.

Go to the airport. Meet sunbae.

The announcement came, as expected: “Will all passengers boarding Flight…”

“Why is Ga Eul not here? Is she late? I better give her a call.” Jan Di took out her cell phone, ready to dial her friend.

F3, Jan Di and Jae Kyung had come to the airport to bid Yi Jeong farewell. The only one missing was Ga Eul and it was Yi Jeong’s doing. He had deceived her about the day he was leaving because he didn’t want her to be sad. Or worse, weep. One look at her tear-stained face and one plea from her not to leave Korea were all it took for him to change his decision. He didn’t want to leave either but he had to.

For their future.

“Jan Di, wait. It’s okay. She can’t make it anyway.” Yi Jeong stopped Jan Di from calling Ga Eul.

The amplified voice making routine announcements took on an appropriate urgency: “Last call for Flight…”

“Looks like I’ve got to go. Goodbye.” Yi Jeong smiled at his friends halfheartedly. His eyes fixed anxiously upon the entrance but he didn’t see her. Although part of him didn’t want to see her, he couldn’t deny the other part that wanted to.

Woo Bin clapped his back, bringing him back to the present moment. “Take care, bro.”

“Remember to call,” reminded Jun Pyo who wrapped a hand around Jan Di’s waist. The faint trace of a smile lightened Jan Di’s face.

Yi Jeong felt a tinge of jealousy. If only Ga Eul-yang was here…

A subtle smile played on Ji Hoo’s lips. “Bon voyage.”

“Have a safe trip!” Jae Kyung waved exuberantly.

Yi Jeong merely gave them a smile each and made his way to the boarding gate. With one last glance at the entrance, he turned his head and boarded the plane. There was no turning back now.

Ga Eul was panting heavily when she arrived at the airport. Beads of perspiration streamed down her face. Anxiety was running up and down her nerves like spots of ants, forcing her whole body to twitch nervously. She wasn’t late, was she? Wiping her sleeve across her face, she swiveled her head around, in search of the one person who was indispensable to her.

She caught sight of her friends and dashed to the group. “W-Where’s sunbae?” Ga Eul enquired in between shallow breaths.

Jan Di’s grim expression provided Ga Eul the answer she didn’t want.

Disbelief filled Ga Eul. It couldn’t be. He would have waited for her. He would.

Her expression said that she didn’t want to know, didn’t want to hear their answer, and everyone could see the denial on Ga Eul’s face.

Jan Di took a hesitant step towards Ga Eul and patted her back, consoling her. Then, everyone gathered around Ga Eul and gave her a tight embrace as she broke into uncontrollable sobs.

She was late. She wasn’t able to tell him. Tell him that she would wait for him. No matter how long he took, she would wait for him. Because she finally realized how important he was to her.

“Would you like any drink, sir?”

“No, thank you.” Yi Jeong declined the air stewardess’ offer and she reluctantly left.

Yi Jeong then reached for his bag and fumbled for his cell phone. He thought that he should give Ga Eul a call, or at least, sent her a text message, saying that he had left Korea. Abruptly, his fingers d a wooden modeling tool. The triangular-headed tool was unfamiliar; it wasn’t his own pottery tool. He pulled it out from his bag for further examination. His eyes widened a fraction when he registered the words carved on it.

Sunbae, hold on to your dream.

Just like how he had stealthily gave her a gift, Ga Eul did the same too. She hoped that he would return to Seoul as a renowned potter. That was the dream she was referring to but she didn’t know that his dream included her.

She was in all his dreams.

It seemed like an interminable length of time for both Yi Jeong and Ga Eul as the four years crept by slowly.

Ga Eul was under such inexpressible impressions of joy at the prospect of meeting him that she reached the Seoul Grand Park Zoo quicker than humanly possible. Without delay, she darted to the Children’s Zoo.

The world lay drowned in sparkling light and Ga Eul was cheerfully greeted by the jaunty chirpings of birds. She came to a little rising ground, which gave her a full view of him at the distance of about fifty yards. At this moment, she was completely focused on him. Her eyes narrowed to take in his appearance, to ensure that it was him.

It really was him.

“Sunbae, I’m a little late, right?” Her laugh was honey and her smile could bring a hundred thousand blossoms news of spring.

He sauntered towards her and broke into a breathtaking smile of exultation. She could vividly recall that dimpled smile. He held out the violet flower bouquet with photographs of himself attached in it. So Yi Jeong, the Casanova, asked lovingly.

“Ga Eul, will you be my flower forever?”

A/N: Here are pictures of the rabbit gift with the message

I also added the after-story, the one about F4 five years later.

Once again, thank you everyone for your support! And I hope that everyone like the ending. Please drop a review xD

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