Luna sat on the basket in the bathroom that held cleaning supplies. This had become her go-to spot in the embassy when she was feeling overwhelmed. She was overwhelmed. Hearing the footsteps outside the door, she wiped at the tears that were still on her cheeks and stood up to face the mirror.

“Lu? You okay? You looked like you seen a ghost back there.” She and Stacy made eye contact in the mirror and Luna smiled unconvincingly.

“I'm fine”. Her smeared mascara looked extra dark against her oddly pale face. She tried to make a show of messing with her hair to distract Stacy.

“That was him, wasn't it?”

“Him, who?”

“Don't play dumb with me, Luna. The one previously only referred to as 'That Bastard”. It's TaeYang, isn't it? He's the mystery man from Jeju.”

“I don't know what you're talking about, Stace.” She looked everywhere around the bathroom but at her friend standing behind her.

“You've always been a horrible liar,” Stacy stepped closer and put her hand on Luna's shoulder. “This is your chance, Lu. Go talk to him. He's right here in this building and--”

“Can we not right now? Would you please not push for once?”

“Well, are you just going to hide in this bathroom like a baby while the man you've been pining for is a few yards away? That's stupid, Lu, and you know it. You said it was suspect for that girl to refer to him by his 'other' name! Just go talk to him! Ask him if he has a girlfriend. Ask him--”

“Stacy! Just....just leave it alone. Please. I can't right now. I'm too mad-”

“So mad that you came to cry alone in the bathroom? Bull. You loved that guy out there--”

“I did not!! Would you please go back to your desk and get them out of here asap? I'm begging you, Stace. Please. Just help me on this.”

“Oh, I'll help you, all right” Stacy mumbled as she walked out the door.

*****

YoungBae could say with absolute certainty that Luna was the last person he expected to see that day. He had dreamed about her, yes, but didn't think their paths would actually cross again. Yes, sometimes at night he would replay the happy moments they shared on Jeju-do. Yes, one night in a moment of sheer pathetic-ness, he scoured the internet for signs of her to no avail. Lots of people on facebook had the same name as her, but the pictures never matched. His only means of contacting her had been her phone number, which was disconnected. She hadn't even given her email address! JiYong had checked the internet everyday for a month because he was sure there would be an expose´ about their time together. Thankfully, nothing was