I went back to work, trying to bury my self from the loads of work that’s been waiting for me for for more that a week now. I worked like a robot, trying to numb my heart from too much pain.

I heard 3 knocks on my door and then my secretary entered.

“Sir are you ok?” my secretary asked

“No Ms. Mizuhara I am not ok, I will never be ok  and  I don’t want to talk about it, we have loads of work to do so will you just go and do your work.” I snapped at her

“I’m sorry sir I’ll be leaving now.” Mizuhara said

Kiko left the office sadly…

During lunch break Kiko couldn’t help but notice that her boss didn’t go out for lunch.

She bought juice and sandwich from the canteen

She knocked on Jiyong’s door  before entering

“Sir you need to sign these paper for the new project proposal.”

Jiyong didn’t even lift his head up.

She put the folder down on Jiyong’s desk and put the food on the side of the desk the left the office.

After one hour Kiko returned to Jiyong’s office to retrieve the papers he needed to sign.

She couldn’t help but notice that the food she put on Jiyong’s desk  was gone, she took a glimpse on the open garbage bin and saw the juice box and empty wrapper from the sandwich she bought.

A smile crept on Kiko’s lips…

“Ms. Mizuhara, I need you to bring these to the Marketing Dept. and I need a revised plan for the new project. The one they send me was a bunch of crap…tell them that, and I need that revised plan in two days.”  

“Yes Sir I’ll tell them that.” Kiko answered and turned towards the door

“And Ms. Mizuhara thank you for the food.” I told to Kiko without looking at her

“You’re welcome sir.” She answered then went out of the room

At exactly five in the afternoon Jiyong stopped working, went to his car then stated driving toward the cemetery….

“Jagiya, eventhough I try to bury myself  with all the office works, I still can’t get over the fact that you’re gone, that I can’t hold you anymore.” I leaned my head on Dara’s  grave

“I miss you so much Jagiya, I want to hold you again, to feel you in my arms, to kiss you again.”

A strong wind blew …

“Strawberry scent…Jagiya you’re here, I miss you so much.”

As the wind stopped and the scent was once again gone…

I spend a few hours leaning on Dara’s grave.

I tried to remember happy memories of us together…

Flashback…

“Jagiya, I have a surprise for you.” I held her hand leading out the car with her blindfold

“Jagiya ,you’re so unfair, how am I supposed to enjoy the trip when you had my eyed covered”

She said while pouting

“Its because the trip was not my surprise for you it’s our destination.” I told her

I lead hear a few steps far from the car and I went to her back to hug her

“Jagiya, where are we?” she said

“You guess where we are.” I told her while hugging her still on her blindfold

She smell the wind…

“I can smell the ocean” Dara said with excitement

“And I can smell your strawberry scent Jagiya, your scent always drive me crazy, I’ll take your blindfolds off now, and you’re right Jagiya, we’re at Choi’s private resort…” I told her as I take off her blindfold

Dara looked at me with a full smile on her lips

“Thank you so much Jagiya! You really now how to make me happy” then Dara kissed me on the lips

“You’re welcome Jagiya, you know I will do everything to make you happy, and I have another surpise for you”

As I reached out inside my pocket to get my surprise Dara’s eyes glisten with anticipation.

 I took Dara’s hand in mine and put two rings on her palm

“Jagiya, this is not our engagement ring, when I earn more I will give u a extravagant  ring…but for now Jagiya this is our promise ring…with this ring I say my promise to you that I will always love you, trust you and never to hurt you” I then put the ring on her slender finger and sealed it with a kissed on her hand.

Then Dara took my hand and put the ring and my finger and said

“

Jagiya, I don’t need anything extravagant, I don’t need an expensive ring, because you are the most precious person to me…I feel blessed because you have love my, and with this promise ring I promise to love you even more than you love me, trust you even more than you trust me and I promise to be less jealous hehehe…” I said while tears stating to fall from her eyes

“

Awww,Don’t cry Jagiya, you know I don’t like to see you cry, C’mon let’s have a picnics my human strawberry.” I

“Human strawberry? What’s that supposed to mean? She asked

“That’s because You always smell like strawberry, C’mon Jagiya it’s time to eat…I brought strawberry shortcake for dessert” I told her as I lead her toward the shed near the beach…

End of flashback…

Then I opened my eyes…

Another dream, I realize it was a dream since I was still leaning on Dara’s grave….

I’m grateful with these dreams,  it keeps me sane, if not for these dreams I would be losing my mind now…

As I stood up I spoke to Dara

“Jagiya  I’ll be back again tomorrow…”