Jae:)
"Shit, I should have known that he came here," I didn't know what would just take place if he took hold of me here. Harshly, a long sigh escaped from my mouth and monitored my steps towards his cell, to keep his mouth shut, before it's let out everything intended.
I coughed up to clasp his attention when he squatted therewith meagre state. And deliberately he caught me in his sight, while a grimace emerged on his face which kinda made me grow mystified.
"Why is that?" I asked while inclining him.
But as soon as that last word let out from my mouth, his laugh crammed the cell devilishly and the ensuing action of him bewilder me.
Before he lets out anything, he moaned, "You are over!" those were the last words I encountered when an officer addressed me.
"Mam, please," he said, pointing towards the exit.
For the last time, I peeked at him, to understand his words but couldn't because right at the moment, millions of intentions caught me in my head.
'What if he is talking about Ji-Hoon because he just left this place moments ago?'
'Did he tell-all about to police?'
'What if police took me under custody?'
"Hello, mam?" that officer waved in front of me and hooked me out of my worries.
"Hm," I hummed and before anything happens, I evacuated the police station and drive home.
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Min:)
It was my birthday and she didn't even wish me, I was so depressed over the remembrance of how she used to be the one to catch me, in addition, we two expended the day, fishing. However, today we're in a different circumstance, that we even couldn't coddle each other.
I was lying on the bed, gawking at my phone, by any chance she came to her sense and wish me at least.
But all my endeavours went in vain when the time passed 30 minutes, continuing for her wishes.
"Shit, she won't," I said and threw my phone on the corner of the bed but the moment I threw it, the sound of the phone ringing dropped in my ears.
But without guessing the person, I ratified the call and bartered it near my ear.
"Hello?" I said
"Hey, Min? How are you doing?" what the heck, did she call me to wish and foresee that might be she would have something slated for me, and my disposition cheered up.
"I'm good but your call? Is everything alright? Did you forget something?" I tried to hint at the situation while throwing some sentences.
"Yeah, everything is alright but I called for something that isn't related to me," she said, and my mouth went like "o"
"What?"
"Bae named me that your phone isn't responding to her calls, so can you come to another place," what the hell, she was stopping in me for that, and Bae wished me already so why does she need me to call her.
This situation was all confusing, so I hang up the call and move to another place, might be because of a network issue she wouldn't be able to get a connection and moved to a balcony.
And I dialled Bae's contact number and opened the curtains to have the front of the view.
"Hello? Bae? Tell me what happened?" I said
"What? We just talked an hour ago," she asserted.
"But why Jin-Ae is calling me to contact you?" I asked, not understanding their sayings, on one hand, Jin-Ae, asked me to call her while on another hand, Bae said that she didn't call her to ask me.
"Alright, I'll talk to you later. Bye," the moment I hang up the call, someone's screams interrupted my peace. However, I looked down to know the person but because I lived on the 7th floor, I couldn't take a clear view of her, but I gathered my senses to concentrate to see her face and my world turned upside down, seeing the person.
A small yelp, gasp, squeal, or scream, tingling skin, heavy feeling in the stomach and stiffening posture, rigid muscles, sudden coldness (dread) that hits at the core. Reaching up a hand to lightly clasp the throat, splaying the fingers out in a fan against the breastbone. Pulling the phone or another object tight against the chest.
Eyes that water, shine, or form tears
Sudden onset of anger or frustration (swearing, screaming, acting violent), these feelings were not enough to describe the current state of happiness, I was experiencing which filled my eyes with water.
A shaky voice–soft, halting, disbelieving.
Asking simple questions for clarification: who, when, why?
A feeling of disorientation, dizziness, euphoria
A shaky or slow smile builds as the surprise sinks in.
Grabbing someone close by for comfort.
Giving a quick bark of laughter…
"Jin-Ae?"
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Jin-Ae:)
"Thank God," I said after reaching her place, yeah I knew where she used to live by Bae because she was the one to provide me with her address, which lightened the burden of wandering on streets for somebody's help to catch her place.
And harshly, lowered the bag while inhaling the air of relief, looking at her balcony and a smile on my face, cheered me up.
"Let's go," I exclaimed and grabbed my phone to give her a call.
"Hello?" she sounded more like a dead soul to me, and I was great enough to know the reason, I smiled, "Hey, Min? How are you doing?" I asked and bothered to control my laughter by putting hands over my mouth.
"I'm good but your call? Is everything alright? Did you forget something?" Ah! I understood her words, what she was hinting at. But I aimed to play the act a little longer.
"Yeah, everything is alright but I called for something that isn't connected to me," I said, strutting with the backing of the wall behind the back.
"What?" she questioned.
"Bae called me that your phone isn't responding to her calls, so can you come to another place," I knew that she would be so angry, knowing that I bypassed her birthday but it wasn't like that past birthday we celebrated, this year it would be different, so different.
But without any feedback she hung up the call, leaving me with a long face.
Nothing was needed after, but her appearance at the balcony, because I discovered her past actions that whenever any call lost its connection she moved towards the way to the balcony. So, hoping that she would happen there, I lasted and fixed my sights on her balcony for the whole time.
In addition, three minutes departed towering my head continuously for minutes which caused pain at the back of my neck but not when she came off there while occupied on phone, and giggles made their way from my mouth, aware of the fact that she would be talking to Bae about the excuse, I came up with.
"I know," I said and laughed at her angry state but soon my laughter paused when I noticed her walking away from there.
And the next sound that was heard around the surrounding was of me, screaming.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIN," that's all I said and waited for her, to identify me because as per my senses, she inhabited so lofty that would displease her a little to snap me.
She was appalled to see me there because I could see her reaping frozen up there which unintentionally made me let loose some giggles.
"HELLO?" I said and waved at her again but this time she woke up and hurried her steps towards the exit to get me here.
"Oh my God, I thought you forgot about me," I whirled to see her running towards me to embrace me in a heartwarming hug, and me too, I also wanted to snuggle her so tight.
Firstly, I snickered so hard as I scanned her crying state.
"Aww, but why are you crying? Aren't you happy to see me here?" I complained because her expressions seemed really hurtful to me, it was like ages passed without her.
"No, I'm j-u-s-t s-o h-a-p-p-y t-o s-e-e y-o-u h-e-r-e, I t-h-o-u-g-h-t y-o-u f-o-r-g-o-t m-y b-i-r-t-h-d-a-y," her cracked voice made me sad, after all, she spent her days without being with any loved one of her so it was obvious to see someone after so long.
"It's alright, I thought of surprising you," I said and fondled her tightly.
She nodded, in addition, wiped her sheds, while pulling away she scanned me from tip to toe.
"What?" said me, cracking up.
"Nothing, okay come, we will enjoy to the fullest today," she said.
I nodded.
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Ari:)
"Hey, we have dinner night with some business dealer," I said while scrolling through the phone when noticed my husband arrival.
I flinched at the sound of any object breaking down while noticing it was his phone, which broke down into millions of pieces that panicked me to the core.
"What happened?" I said, approaching him, where he stood with both hands on either side of his torso.
Caressing his biceps, I waited for him to open up.
Nonetheless, his gritted teeth showed me that he was pissed off.
"Do you know who sent that bastard here on the night of the party?" he said coldly and I went back to that day and remembered the happening with her.
"Who?" I asked.
"How could she even think that way, why can't she leave her daughter on her own," he said and being so wise I understood that about whom he was babbling. With all courage I had, I gulped down the lump before disclosing my thinking in front of her. I wasn't giving him any reactions, because might be I was guessing wrong. Nevertheless, after listening to the word daughter, I was sure that it was the mother-in-law.
"Mom," I gradually whispered, still caressing his biceps.
"Yes, that Fucki-," he stopped midway before speaking bad about his mother.
"You know I am done with that lady, like what she needs from her, she already lost her love because of her, now what?" this time he was angry, I could sense it from his words and tone.
"I would ask her about the reason," he said, which worried me a lot.
"No," said, while turning him to face me, and he did. Now our sights were connected but his eyes were full of resentment.
"Now you will be attending dinner, it won't be good if you ask her before, better ask her once the dinner get over," I suggested him if Dad came to know about this before any happening, then he would relinquish an important business deal.
"I don't care about anything but my sister, what wrong she did to her that mom is doing so wrong with her. Do you have any idea she would have been raped if we couldn't reach her at the right time," he made a good point, but he wouldn't enquire about that happening, at the dining table.
"I know you regret but you have to wait for a bit," I said and cupped his face, preparing him to look right into my eyes, craving him to understand my point of view.
"But-"
"I know you are angry but it would have a bad effect on business, moreover Dad shouldn't know this matter, because-" I was cut off him yanking my hands away from his face which hurt me. In addition, I just stood there holding that hurtful expression without letting out another word.
"WHAT? SHE IS THE ONLY ONE FOR WHOM I CARE, AND YOU ARE ASKING ME TO BE SILENT," his words proved to me, my place in his life.
"I know you care for her but think about your business," again I said, hoping that he would understand but everything went in vain, when he left the room with anger, without listening to me, creating the thud sound, that abandoned me in tears.
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Ji-Hoon:)
Everything she said was accurate, but I couldn't her right in front of my eyes for the time, knowing what she had done to my sister. Leaving her alone was a really hurtful action I did but at that moment everything I did was out of anger at that lady, for whom I had no respect now.
"She is her daughter, how could she think of that," I said and climbed inside the car, in addition, dialled Jin-Ae's number.
"Hello? Where are you?" this was the first question I asked when she accepted my call, this was rude but nothing came to my mind except anger on mom.
"Brother, I came to see Min. What happened? Why are you so angry?" she asked?
"Where?"
For a few seconds, she was silent, might be thinking of a reason that made me sad.
"United States," she said, which shocked me, because she didn't bother to inform me before leaving Korea.
"Why didn't you inform me before leaving?" I asked.
"I called you but you didn't pick, moreover you weren't at the company too, I was left with no choice other than to inform Ari about me," she said, and a thread of regret rushed through in veins, realising my behaviour with her.
"Are you alright?" she again asked but with a worried tone.
"Yeah, alright, bye I have a business to look after,"
"Bye!"