Chapter 53:

“I Remember (The Lost & The Found)”

“Lost Time is never found again…”

-Benjamin Franklin

Previously on TCOATH:

“Really?! Oh… Hahahaha”-Hae Jin giggles while talking to Hae Jin just outside the villa’s porch while holding a mug drinking warm milk

“It’s true… I don’t know why they don’t believe me”-Jae Hyun laughs while talking

“Who would? I mean, who is smart enough to interrupt an exclusive meeting just because you want your dog to be delivered ASAP to a veterinarian…”-Hae Jin laughs

“You know your smile has not change a bit”-Jae Hyun says

“What? You know you’ve cryptic… the whole day, you say things like you know me or something”-Hae Jin says while frowning

“That’s because I do…”-Jae Hyun says moving close to Hae Jin

“Hmm? What do you mean you do…”-Hae Jin says now confused and backed a bit when Jae Hyun steps more closely to her

“The white roses, forget me nots… it’s all you”-Says Jae Hyun

“I don’t get it…”-Hae Jin replies and froze when her back met the wall already

“Do you really want to know who I am?”-Says Jae Hyun

“I’d like to know the truth…”-Hae Jin

Jae Hyun moves closer to Hae Jin and leans, she was sure enough that he’ll make a darn kiss move but he moves his mouth and lips brushes lightly her cheeks and whisper to her

“You promised to draw me… runny nosed Hae Jin”-He whispers and Hae Jin eyes widened

Unknown to both of them a person was standing few meters--- as soon as Ji Hoo saw Jae Hyun leans to Hae Jin…

He runs madly then---

“Yah!”-Ji Hoo shouts with landing a left hook at Jae Hyun’s face

“Ah! Otoke! Oppa!”-Hae Jin shouts trying to hold Ji Hoo back

“Bicheoseo?!”-Ji Hoo shouts at Jae Hyun, pulling Jae Hyun up with his collar and Ji Hoo was already ready to throw his next punch…. When---

“Oppa Stop please!!! I know him!”-Hae Jin teary-eyed tries to stop Ji Hoo

“What?!”-Ji Hoo yells back

“He’s my friend----.”-Hae Jin says while her stare moves from Ji Hoo to Jae Hyun whose bruise with a small blood on it shows

And everything fell to silent~

Continuing:

INSIDE THE VILLA…

After the ridiculous stand-off in front of the villa earlier, Hae Jin was able to calm the two machos and agreed to sit down and talk like civilize people inside the villa… as they sit silently, both guys was sitting in front of Hae Jin, and Hae Jin? Sitting in a chair and arms on the chest and eyeing both of them…

“You could’ve said who you were from the beginning…”-Ji Hoo says without looking at anyone and just looks at basically nothing, trying to avoid Hae Jin’s looks

“Then I would miss your reaction just now? Wouldn’t miss it for anything…hehe”-Jae Hyun chuckles as he damps the ice pack to the visible bruise on his right cheeks and the side lips of his… then he groans

“So that was the reason when you took me to the flower field earlier… to remember, but I didn’t”-Hae Jin says as she sighs and felt pity on Jae Hyun and the guy just shrugs and smiles at her, unknowing to her… Ji Hoo was clenching his teeth…

“He took you to a flower field? And I though you came here for business?”-Ji Hoo’s voice was pitchy and the tone implied an accusation which made Hae Jin even more annoyed

“Says the guy who I caught hugging another girl in the middle of the street--”-Hae Jin responds in a cold way turning the tables, this made Ji Hoo shift from his sitting position and takes in a deep breath…

“Wheew… I guess you were too confident that no one will saw you huh?”-Jae Hyun adds fuel to the ever growing fire between the couple and made Hae Jin shake her head and looks to the side avoiding Ji Hoo’s pleading gaze

“It’s not what you think Hae Jin-ah… I was only comforting her that’s all”-Ji Hoo says trying to explain it to her as calm as possible

Hae Jin still looking at another side avoiding such gazes…. After an awkward moment~~

“I should go upstairs... you should talk”-Jae Hyun decided to leave the two and he left with ice pack still on his face…

After Jae Hyun left, Hae Jin shifted herself and sighs deeply, hugging herself tightly biting her lower lip, trying to stop herself----stop the tears….

“Hae Jin-ah…”-Ji Hoo stood up from his seat and approach her knelt down and holds her hand trying to make her look at him but she refused to

“Hae Jin-ah… jebal…”-Ji Hoo’s voice pleading and her hands clenches into a fist trembling…

**sniff2x** Hae Jin this time couldn’t stop it and just let her tears fall

“Please.. stop…”-Ji Hoo pulls her into his embrace and smells her scent, burying his face onto her hair…

“You should –get-back to--- her then…”-Hae Jin barely makes out the words as she talks, head buried onto Ji Hoo’s chest… mumbling

“Do you trust me?”- Ji Hoo says as soon as he lets go of her, touches her cheeks wiping the tears…

“What kind --*sniff* of question—is that?”-She says as she tries to avoid Ji Hoo’s touch

“Then why do you think this way if you do? You know I wouldn’t do anything to hurt you… I promised didn’t I?”- Ji Hoo made Hae Jin shift her gaze from looking to looking straight into his eyes, lifting her chin…

“Stupid…”-Hae Jin mumbles as she pouts

“Stupid? You’re right I am…”-Ji Hoo says smiling his gaze fix into hers, pulling her into tight hug again, burying his nose to smell her sweet scent…

“Stupid… for you…”-Ji Hoo says while his face buried into her, which made her now smile

“Damn right you are…”-Hae Jin says confidence in full... she hugs him back putting her arms around his neck…

“Mianhe…”-Ji Hoo

“Which part? For the part with Seo Hyun-unnie or the fact you just punch a friend of ours because of a pure irrational jealousy?”-Hae Jin raising her brows

“Who taught you word jousting?”-He says chuckling

“I learned it from Jun Pyo-Oppa… I’m his apprentice”-Hae Jin jokingly imitates

“Chinja? I should get lessons then… hehe, damn how I missed you”-Ji Hoo says while hugging her so tight that Hae Jin thought her bones are breaking…

“Missed me? you sure?”-Hae Jin says and pulls away from Ji Hoo

“Yeah… I do…”-Ji Hoo responds offering his hand and Hae Jin reluctantly accepts…

The two just spent the whole night talking, hugging and sweetness overload… like they’re the only people in the world

 MEANWHILE

“I should go upstairs... you should talk”-Jae Hyun decided to leave the two and he left with ice pack still on his face…

Jae Hyun walks slowly upstairs and took in one more glance at the upset Hae Jin before going upstairs, as he turn the corner he stopped…

He listens attentively and just drops the ice pack at a nearby counter…

“Hae Jin-ah…”-Ji Hoo

Jae Hyun can hear Ji Hoo’s pleading words to Hae Jin and scoffs

 “Puleasse… no idiot would think you’re just comforting that woman…”-Jae Hyun mumbles and smirks then his face became bitter when---

“Stupid…”-Hae Jin mumbles

“Stupid? You’re right I am…”-Ji Hoo says smiling; burying his nose to smell her sweet scent…

“Stupid… for you…”-Ji Hoo says while his face buried into her, which made her now smile

“Damn right you are…”-Hae Jin says confidence in full... she hugs him back putting her arms around his neck…

Jae Hyun clenches his hands balling them into fists, biting his lower lip until it hurts’ so much that it draw blood on his lips…

He sighs deeply and rolls his eyes as he hears and witness their reconciliation… his bitter expression came back…

He walks to the balcony fishes his phone and dials someone…

(RINGING ON THE OTHER LINE)---- PICKS UP

??:Yobeosoyo?

Jae Hyun: You must be a pretty bad actor…

??: Bwo?

Jae Hyun: I’m with both of them and they’re just hugging it out

??:Mworago?

Jae Hyun: I guess your charm doesn’t work anymore to him… and I thought telling you this would benefit me?

??: I still have something on my sleeve

Jae Hyun: Are you sure? Ms. Seo Hyun?

Seo Hyun: Of course… I know Ji Hoo…

Jae Hyun: Then do it…

(JAE HYUN HUNGS UP)

Jae Hyun puts the phone back to his pockets and breaths in the air from the balcony and sighs deeply putting his fingers on his forehead…

THE NEXT DAY…

Hours passed a new day arises and the three left the villa early morning to go to the airport, Hae Jin and Ji Hoo walk hand in hand while Jae Hyun walks behind them…

“Jae Hyun-Oppa! Come on!”-Hae Jin calls out on him and unknown to them Jae Hyun blushed on what Hae Jin called him

After few hours flight to Seoul they all came back safely…

When they arrived at the airport Ji Hoo’s car was brought by one of the men handling the airport parking…

“I’ll drive her… thanks”-Ji Hoo says as he offers his hand and Jae Hyun reluctantly shakes it and gave away a small smile.

“Sure… see you around---Hae Jin-ah”-Says Jae Hyun and Hae Jin smiled at him

“See you around Oppa!”-Hae Jin waves goodbye at Jae Hyun smiling and Jae Hyun felt happy on the gesture…

AT THE SONG MANSION…

As the two arrived at the mansion they were greeted by the guards and maids…

“Annyeongseo… where’s father and Oppa?”-Hae Jin inquires as soon as she arrived

“I am here”-Hae Jin’s father arrived

“Oh… father I thought you left for work”-Hae Jin says as she approaches her father by the staircase…

“Oh, dear I cancelled all my meetings for today… I needed to rest”-Mr. Song says as he meet his daughter half-way, and after he said that Hae Jin’s face turns bitter

“Weoyo? Are you okay? Did something happened?”-  Hae Jin bombarded her father questions

“Aigoo… why? Can’t I spend the day with my daughter?”-Mr. Song smiles

The smile sent shivers down Hae Jin’s spine---

“It’s not that it’s just unusual…”-Hae Jin says while scratching her head

“Well, I leave you guys to it then”-Ji Hoo says approaches Hae Jin and pats her back and smiles, he almost forgot not to show any signs at all… he doesn’t know yet…

After Ji Hoo left the father and daughter sat in the garden having tea---

“So quiet…”-Mr. Song smiles this made Hae Jin worry, she has not seen her father smile like this with her ever since---their mother died…

The secretary of her father came to the garden and brought a trolley… containing Hae Jin’s old materials for sketching, painting… when she was young…

“what is this?”-Hae Jin asks as she puts down her tea cup

“Well, I heard from a reliable source… you have quite a gift, I would love it if you draw me...”Mr. Song says in a calm way smiling at her with his request

“But----…”-Hae Jin stops mid-way she knew that her father doesn’t like this type of venture from her, this made her surprise…

“Take it as if it’s my last request…hmm?”-Mr. Song says as he smiles, eyes begging

“Okay… just don’t move then… okay?”-Hae Jin says, she picks up a charcoal and a blank pad, positions herself, and draws a line and drafts his father’s figure…

“You have your mother’s eyes indeed…”-Mr. Song blurts out as Hae Jin sketches seriously, Hae Jin stops and stares at her father, this is the first time ever since their mother died that her father speaks about their mother…

“And I have your stubbornness…”-Hae Jin comments and chuckles out of it

“Indeed you did…”-Mr. Song says chuckling, he suddenly moved from hi sitting position

“Father I said don’t---…”-Hae Jin was cut off when she looks up and saw her father fell to the ground

“Father? Abeoji? Abeoji?!!!”-Hae Jin puts her pad away and runs across to her father and shakes him

“Abeoji? Gwenchana?! Help! Help! Please!!!”-Hae Jin shouts through her lungs as she holds her father’s hand….

TO BE CONTINUED…

Trivia:

"I see you, You see me,

I act whatever you want to be.

I take many shapes like the wind,

I am present always no matter how it may seem.

I flow in you as you to me,

without me there's no you or me...."

What am i??

don't forget to answer!!! mwah!

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