As I stared outside the small window of the plane, I sighed for the umpteenth time. I tried to shift my sitting position quietly so as not to disturb Sunny who was seated beside me.

"Are you okay?"

I turned to my left and was surprised to see Sunny sitting up straight and looking at me. "Sorry, Sunny. Did I disturb your sleep?"

"I was already awake 10mins ago but you were so engrossed looking out the window that you didn't notice. Even throughout my nap, I could hear you sighing a lot. Are you still thinking about what Sica said to you?" Sunny asked as she stretched out her hands.

"Sorry about the sighing part." I said as I leaned my head against the seat. "I kept thinking that all of this won't happened if I didn't suggest to meet up with Uee. Because of my stupid idea, I feel like I'm going to lose Sica."

"Jae, stop overreacting and overthinking. You're not  going to lose Sica. All she wanted was for you to concentrate on your studies for 3 months. That's all." Sunny said softly.

"Without contacting her at all? Doesn't it sound like a break-up to you?" I asked Sunny. "3months without any contacts. No calls, no messages, nothing. And the most frustating part is, she doesn't want to tell me what happened during the 2hrs talk that she had with Uee. What if she heard lies from Uee about me and decided that maybe, she shouldn't be with me at all?"

I ruffled my own hair in frustration as I took deep breathe and let out a loud sigh.

"Jae, do you trust Sica?" I nodded my head at Sunny's question. "Do you trust me?" Once again I nodded my head.

"Let me tell you something. Sica told me about the talk she had with Uee. From my point of view, there's nothing that you should be worried about. Just follow what she told you to do. Trust her when she said that she's doing it for the both of you." Sunny patted my shoulders as I slowly nodded my head.

(3 days later)

"Jae, wake up." Sunny nudged me as I opened my sleepy eyes. "It's only the 2nd day of class, Jae. Are you trying to potray a bad image to the lecturer by sleeping in class again?"

"I didn't sleep well last night." I answered before covering my mouth to stop a yawn.

"Of course, you didn't sleep well. You kept turning and twisting the whole night. Going up and down the bed, walking around the apartment. If my legs were a bit longer, I would have kicked your bed from below. I'm going to sleep on the upper deck tonight." Sunny nagged at me as I just pouted.

I was about to answer her back when I heard the lecturer's voice. Pouting away, I faced the board and started to take down notes.

(1 week later)

"Arrrghhhhh!!!!! I can't take this anymore." I pulled out my hair to show my frustrations.

"Yah!! I almost spilled the noodles when I heard your voice." Sunny walked out from the kitchen, carrying a big bowl of ramen. "Why are you shouting anyway?"

"Nothing." I replied quickly while avoiding eye contact with Sunny. "I just can't understand the assignment that the lecturer gave us." I looked down and pretended to stare at my papers.

"You can't understand or you can't concentrate? Why don't you eat something first?" Sunny said as she pointed to the ramen.

"It's okay, Sunny. I'm not hungry." I said as I fiddled with my pen and stared out of the window.

"You've been skipping meals and only relied on breads for food consumptions. It's not healthy, Jae." Sunny commented but just when I was about to reply back, the phone rang as I dashed to answer it.

"Yeoboseyo?"

"Hey, Jae. How's everything? Is Sunny there?" Sooyoung's voice was heard over the phone as I sighed softly.

"Hi, Soo. Everything's fine. Hold on a second. I'll pass the phone over to her." I walked towards Sunny and gave her the phone. "Soo's on the line. By the way, I'm going out for a while to get some fresh air. Help me to send regards to everyone."

Before Sunny could say anything, I walked away and headed to the door, leaving her alone to talk to her girlfriend.

Sunny's POV

"Hi, baby. What are you doing?" Sooyoung asked after I greeted her.

"Eating ramen for dinner." I replied before grabbing the chopsticks from the table.

"Are you sharing it with Jae?" Sooyoung asked.

"Anni. She didn't want to eat even though she hasn't eaten anything for the whole day. She sent her regards to everyone before going out to get some fresh air outside." I was surprised to hear a familiar gasp sound from the background. "Are you on speaker mode, Shikshin? And is Sica around?"

"I am. Sica's beside me actually even though she told me not to tell anyone."

"Hi Sunny. Sorry for disturbing your conversation with Soo. I... hhhmmm... Actually..." Jessica was having trouble completing her sentence.

"You're just worried about Jae, am I right? Is that why you're trying to eavesdrop?" I tried to guess what's on Jessica's mind.

"Yah, Sica. Even if you nodded your head, Sunny won't be able to see it." Sooyoung said through the phone as a grin appeared on my face.

"Sunny, did Jae really left the house? Is it true that she has not eaten for the whole day?" Jessica sounded worried.

"Sica, you made me promised not to tell you anything about Jae until we return to Seoul in 3 months time, right? It's only been a week." I answered as I heard her sighing. "Stop sighing. I've had enough of Jae sighing around me."

"Mianhae. I couldn't control myself." Jessica replied before I heard Sooyoung asking me about what's going on. I had forgotten that my girlfriend who was not aware of the pact that I made with Jessica, was still on the line with us.

"It's nothing, Soo. Just something that Sica asked me to help her out with." I explained.

"From what I heard and understood, it seems like both Sica and Jae are not keeping in contact with each other. Am I right?" Sooyoung asked before I heard Jessica answering her with a yes. "Yah... How cruel is that? No wonder Jae's not eating. She even went out to get some fresh air when it's almost 10pm. Aigoo, what's going on actually, Sica?"

I kept quiet since Sooyoung was probably asking Jessica to explain what happened but I heard Jessica telling her that she'll explained when the time comes. Jessica then excused herself and left me and Sooyoung to have our own conversation. I ate my dinner while chatting with her and was a little worried when Jae didn't returned until it was almost midnight.

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I stared at the long email that I had typed on my laptop. 'She said no calls, no messages but she didn't mention emails right?' I thought to myself before looking up to face the mirror that was across the room. When I saw my own image in the mirror, I rubbed my temples and closed my eyes. Pressing the 'backspace' button, I saw how the words disappeared in front of my own eyes before I closed my laptop, laid down on the couch and closed my eyes.

I heard sounds coming from the front door before Sunny appeared.

"I'm back. Are you feeling better, Jae? I bought some porridge and medicine for you."

"I'm not hungry, Sunny. Maybe I should just go and sleep. I'll be fine soon." I took my laptop and was about to walk to the bedroom when I heard Sunny shouting.

"Yah!! Park Hyun Jae!! You better stop right there before I kicked some sense into you."

"Mwo?!!!!" I shouted back as the feelings of frustrations filled me up.

"Stop being childish, okay. You're an adult. You should know better on how to take care of yourself." Sunny said with a firm tone even though not as loud as earlier. "What will Sica think if she sees you like this?"

"I don't care. And she doesn't care too. Because if she did, she would have tried to contact me at least once. It's been one f#%@king month." I didn't know why I had so much anger in me until vulgarities came out from my mouth.

"Mind your language, Jae. I'm not the one you should be throwing your tantrum at. And you know I'm right." Sunny pointed at me as she glared hard.

I looked at her before closing my eyes and taking a deep breathe. Trying to calm myself down, I sat down again on the couch while placing my laptop on the table. Soon I felt a warm sensation around my eyes as I quickly looked up to stare at the ceiling so as to prevent the tears from falling.

Sunny must have noticed my actions as I heard her walked towards me. Her voice was back to normal as she called out to me softly.

"Omo, Jae. Gwenchana? I didn't mean to shout at you. Mianhae, jinjja mianhae."

I felt Sunny taking a seat beside me as she put her arms on my shoulders, patting it softly. Her actions caused me to become more emotional as I was reminded of Jessica.

"I miss her so much, Sunny. I don't understand why she made this request but I trust her. I trust that she knows what she's doing. But I...." I felt a lump in my throat as I tried to control my emotions. "I just miss her... A lot.. Doesn't she miss me too?"

At last, the tears fell down freely as I leaned forward towards my kness and covered my face. No crying sound was heard except for the trembling of my body as I tried to supress myself. I felt Sunny's hand on my back as she rubbed it up and down slowly to calm me down. She waited until I had stopped trembling as silence filled the room. After letting my frustrations out by crying, I felt my mind became clearer as I started to think more rationally.

"Feeling better, Jae?" Sunny asked after I rubbed my own face and leaned back to stare at the ceiling again. I just nodded my head to answer her question. "Honestly, I wish I could tell you more about what I knew and why Sica wanted things to be like this. But I've made a promise to her and I intend to keep it. All I'm asking from you is to have faith in Sica. She asked you to promise her to concentrate on your studies here so that you'll do well for your degree but it seems like you're not keeping that promise."

I sighed as I realised the truth in Sunny's words. It's been a month since I left Seoul and I've skipped so many classes throughout that period. Even though Sunny had been helping me with the assignments and taking down notes, it was not the right way to learn. I've also skipped meals, causing my body to have a negative reaction to it as I became sick regularly. I was like a walking zombie. I myself was surprised that I had lost around 9kg in one month but I didn't inform Sunny about it.

"She miss you too, Jae. What you're feeling right now, she's going through it too. That's all I can say for now." Sunny continued talking when I didn't say a word. "I won't ask how much you've lost weight because just by the looks of it, I knew it's a lot. You need to learn to priortise things in life, Jae. Crumbling with just a little setback like this is a bad example of how strong your relationship should be."

"I'm pathetic right? Being all lovesick, neglecting my responsibilities as a student, making Sica worried and can't even keep a simple promise to her." I chuckled to myself as Sunny just listened by my side. "I guess this was one of the fears that Appa Jung had before. About us being clingy and relying too much on each other that we can't seem to function well when the other is not around. Well, at least it's true for me. Appa also had a similar fear. He said I was like him. Very clingy and dependant on Omma. Appa said that he was lucky that Omma was very independent and was able to make him see the need for him to be independent too. They love each other but at the same time, that love needs to allow them to grow individually too. Appa said as an individual, I have my own sets of priorities and responsibilities to the people around me including Sica while she also has her own sets of priorities and responsibilities too."

"Uncle Park and Uncle Jung had the same worries?" Sunny asked as I nodded my head.

"Both me and Sica had never really been apart from each other since we got together, at least not wihout any contacts. It made me realise that I seem to forget that I have a life of my own. I mean it's not a bad thing that my life seems to revolve around Sica but when she's not physically by my side, I need to be able to lead myself well, right?" I turned to Sunny who had a smile on her face. "Just like you and Soo. Even when you both are not by each other's side, both of you could still manage to do your own stuff. Do you get what I mean, Sunny?"

"I do, Jae. I understand it very well. I'm glad that you're starting to see the clearer picture and maybe if you think deeper, you might be able to understand why Sica made the request." Sunny said as she patted my back and stood up. "I'm going off to sleep. There's porridge on the table. Help yourself and don't forget to eat the medicine."

I watched as Sunny walked to our bedroom before I stood up to walk to the dining table. 'Will I really understand why Sica did all this?'

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Sica's POV

"How's everything there? How's classes?" Sunny asked as I closed my book.

"Everything is per normal. Nothing much is happening." I replied as I climbed on to my bed. "But I noticed something though. Soo seems to be eating lesser nowadays. When the girls about it and said that she's losing her appetite because of missing you, Soo would deny it."

I heard Sunny giggling and we continued chatting. But at the back of my head, there's a bugging question that had been bothering me.

"Sica, she's doing fine." Sunny suddenly said as if she could read my mind. "I know that I've promised you not to tell you anything if you asked about Jae but now I'm the one who's telling you. So I'm not breaking my promise."

"I... I... Gomawo, Sunny." I replied and even though I couldn't see her, I imagined that she was smiling. "By the way, did Appa Park came over to visit both of you.? He told me that he's coming to see Jae."

"Appa Park?... Ohhh, you mean Uncle Park. Yes, he came over a few days ago. Boa-unnie was also around. They had a meeting going on and invited me and Jae to tag along. Once the meeting was over, Uncle Park brought us out for dinner. He also let us stay at his suite in his hotel." Sunny explained.

Our conversation continued for another half an hour before Sunny said her goodbye. Once I hung up the phone, I stared at the photo frame that was beside my bed. It was a photo of me and Jae.

'I miss you, Jaegi but I hope my decision to have no contacts with you while you're in Japan will strengthen our relationship. It's hard without you beside me but it's something we have to deal with so that we'll appreciate each other's presence better. It's also a test for our love.'

Sunny's POV

"Is everything okay?" Jae asked as I saw her walking in with a towel hang around her neck.

"Everything is as normal. And she's doing fine, just in case you're curious." I grinned at Jae who meronged at me.

I had informed Jae that I'm going to give Jessica a call and if possible, I didn't want her to eavesdrop. So Jae left the room.

"By the way, did you spend the last 2hrs showering?" I asked since that was how long the conversation that I had with Jessica earlier.

"Are you crazy? I would have shrunk if I stayed in the shower that long. I did some of my revisions in the living room earlier before taking a shower." Jae replied as she sat on her bed while drying her wet hair. "Actually I called Soo earlier too."

"Mwo? For what?" I asked as I popped my head out to look down at her since I was sleeping on the upper deck.

"Just complaining to her about how you're bullying me here. You and Sica are keeping secrets from me and letting me suffer." Jae said while making a sad face.

"Yah!! Why did you talk bad about me?" I threw down my pillow at her. "Suffering? I thought you were so hyper when your Appa came over. Laughing and acting cute to him. But frankly speaking, when you became very serious during the meeting, I find it attractive." I giggled to myself.

"Okay. I'm going to tell Soo about this. About you having a crush on me." Jae laughed out loud as I glared at her.

"You think I'm the only one who can do that? I'm going to complain to Sica about you too." I meronged at her while Jae rolled her eyes at me. "I'm going off to sleep. Give me back my pillow."

"Andwae. You were the one who threw it down. If you want it, climb down and take yourself." Jae replied as she placed my pillow on the floor beside her bed. "I'm going off to sleep too. Good night."

I watched as Jae laid back on her bed and cover her face with her pillow, switching off her bedside lamp while giggling to herself.

"Yah!!! Park Hyun Jae!!"

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"Are you sure you're not flying back with me, Jae?"

I looked up and smiled at her. "It's only 2 days difference, Sunny. Anyway, I've already promised Boa to help her out."

"Sica will be disappointed though." Sunny mumbled as I ruffled her hair. "She's not aware that you won't be coming back today. Even I was not aware."

I looked at Sunny pouting at me as I giggled at her. "I only made the decision today morning to stay behind for two more days. Help me to inform Sica about my reason for staying behind. I trust that she'll understand."

Sunny arched her eyebrow at me as if she didn't belief at how confident I was. Both of us were at Narita Airport at the moment. Today was supposed to be the day that both of us returned to Seoul after finishing the enrichment programme. We had a semi-graduation event yesterday where we were handed a certificate of participation in the programme.

I didn't inform Sunny that I won't be flying back with her today. She only knew about it when we were at the airport. Even though I left the apartment with all my luggages, I was planning to bring it along to the hotel where Boa had helped to make the necessary arrangements.

"What made you suddenly decide to help Boa-unnie?" Sunny asked as we lingered around in front of the departure gate.

(Flashback)

From Boa:

Hey, Jagiya. When will you be flying back to Seoul?

I had just finished showering and was about to lay down on my bed when my phone beeped.

To Boa:

In 3 days time. Wae? Miss me already?

I covered my own mouth to stiffle my chuckle as I didn't want to disturb Sunny who was already asleep on top.

From Boa:

You wish. Anyway, since you're leaving in 3 days then I guess it's okay. You must have missed your girlfriend a lot. Get some rest then.

I frown when I read Boa's remarks. I knew she wanted a favour from me from the way she replied so I asked her to tell me the truth.

From Boa:

Actually, a friend of mine will be coming to Japan in 4 days time. He's not planning to stay long though. He requested for us to meet-up and maybe spend some time together but I've got so many things on hand that I've yet to give him an answer. I was thinking of asking for your help to cover me in the office for a day while I'll go and meet him up.

'He?' I reread the message again. Boa rarely meets up with a guy and I almost thought that she had the same preferences as me.

To Boa:

It's a 'he'? Wow... That's new. Someone special? Are you planning to spend the night with him too?

From Boa:

Yah!! Stop asking questions. I just need you to cover me for one day. That's all. I'll be back before midnight. But you're flying back before he arrived so it doesn't matter.

I giggled as I read Boa's reply. She sounded so desperate but trying to act cool about it. I thought back about what Omma Jung said to me before. 'Maybe Boa really didn't have time to be in a relationship because she was too busy.'

To Boa:

I can always delay my flight back to Seoul by two days. I'll help you out, provided you make accomodation arrangement for me since my apartment rental will end in 3 days time.

From Boa:

That's a small matter. Considered it all done. Thanks, Jagiya.

(Back to present time)

"Take care, Sunny. Send my regards to everyone. Tell them not to miss me so much." I said when it was time for Sunny to leave.

"Any special message for Sica?" Sunny grinned at me.

"Hhmmm.. Tell her I love her." I smiled widely just at the mere thought of Jessica as Sunny cringed her face teasingly at me.

2hrs later, I was already on the bed of the presidential suite that Boa had reserved for me. I didn't actually expect her to book the presidential suite for me. Just then, the doorbell rang. Before I could even sat up from the bed, I heard Boa's voice coming from the living room.

"Jagiya!!! Where are...? There you are." Boa smiled widely at me before jumping on to the bed, almost landing on top of me if not for my quick reflexes to turn sideways.

"Yah, you almost crush me." I said as I stood up by the side of the bed. "And what's with this room? Are you abusing your power? Why did you get me the presidential suite when it's only me here?"

"In that case, I'll stay with you." Boa replied as I walked out from the room to sit in front of the TV.

"No thanks. If you still want me to cover you at work tomorrow, you better listen to me." I shouted across so that she can hear me. "By the way, who's this guy anyway? For you to actually take the whole day off to spend with him, he must be someone special."

"He's my classmate in University and I used to have a crush on him. We were good friends back then. Always hanging out and doing assignments together. But on graduation day, he confessed to me. He said that over the years, the feelings that he had for me had changed from being just friends to liking me." Boa paused to lean back on the couch.

"So what happened? You both got together?" I asked, giving her my most curious look.

"We didn't. I kind of rejected him."

"Mwo? I thought you had a crush on him?" I asked again, totally surprised with the plot twist.

"I guess I was taken aback with his confession and at that time I had a lot of things planned out already. Like helping your Appa, my fashion company, my fashion collaboration. There was a lot of things going on in my life...."

"And you think that he couldn't be part of it?" I intercepted her sentence, causing Boa to give me a guilty look. "Did you regret it? Rejecting him?"

Boa nodded her head. "That is why when he suddenly contacted me, I really wanted to meet him up."

"What if he's already married? Or what if he's still waiting for you?" I tried to question her actions.

"I'm sure I've hurt him with my rejection and I just sort of want to make up for it by being a good host when he comes over. I don't care if he's married. I wasn't expecting much from this meet-up anyway. But if he's still single......" Boa bite her lips. "I don't know. I guess I'll have to see how things go."