Unsure on how to react on the situation Juho sat in his car thinking. Juho didn't want to make a big deal out of it but something about this seemed off to him. Thinking for a while he finally decided to give her a call. Kamou picked up after a few rings.
"Hey. I am done with my work early. What are you doing now?" He asked casually.
"Me.. I.. I am at Gina's right now. I will be spending the night here." Kamou hesitated.
"Ohh.. Cool.. I guess I'll head home then. Goodnight." Juho said.
The call disconnected leaving Juho uneasy. He knew she was at her place with that girl but why did she lie to him.
'Should I go up to her apartment and talk to her.' he thought.
'I guess I am overthinking stuff. She will tell me if something was up.' with that he drove away from there.
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In Kamou's living room the two women sat facing each other. Two cups of coffee placed in front of them. Not sure how to start the conversation, Kamou stared down at the coffee mugs wondering.
"I like your place." The girl commented breaking the eerie silence.
"How have you been Dara?" Kamou asked the girl sincerely.
"Good." she replied nonchalantly.
"How is college? The first year of grad school will be over soon."
"It's fine. Maybe you should visit me more often if you are that interested in my life." the girl said rudely.
"That's not how it is." Kamou was caught a bit off guard. "You know I am a little busy these days. Remember it was you who didn't want to meet near your campus, keeping the relation between us a secret. You can always come here to meet me you know."
"Yeah right. I texted you few days back and it took you this long to show up." Dara was throwing a fit now.
"Hey. You don't have to be this rude. I have to work hard for us. Tell me what is it you wanted to talk about?" Kamou asked politely.
"Hey. You don't have to be this rude. I have to work hard for us. Tell me what is it you wanted to talk about?" Kamou asked politely.
Dara looked down not sure how to say this. Her words would cause great discomfort to Kamou. Kamou looked up at her face, focusing on her actions.
"What's wrong?" she asked concerned.
"He called."
The mere mention of him was enough to make Kamou uneasy. Her hands clasped together tighter, trying to control her heartbeat.
"I don't know how he got my number; I am not in contact with mother also. I wonder how he managed to get a hold of me." Dara continued.
"What did he say?" Kamou managed to say.
"He found us and he'll be coming to Seoul soon. I blocked his number but I am scared. What if one day he actually shows up at my college. He found us Big sister, what are we going to do?" Dara at this point was shivering with fear.
"No Dara, it's fine. I won't let anything happen this time." she could see tears forming in her eyes.
Kamou was scared herself but she tried to be strong. The past came back to haunt the two of them but she had to be strong for her sister. Kamou brought Dara to Seoul to give her a better life, she had to protect the two of them. She hugged Dara who was shivering uncontrollably.
"Dara, don't be scared, your big sister is here. Things have changed now; he won't be able to do anything to us. Trust me, it will be fine." Kamou consoled her, wiping her tears.
"I don't care about myself, it's you. You know he is coming here for you. You were the one he hurt the most, you saved me from there before he could do anything to me." Dara said concerned looking at Kamou.
"Shhh.. I will be fine Dara." Kamou tried giving a faint smile.
"Stay the night here, tomorrow I will go to your hostel with you. I will make sure that you are safe there. But you need to be really careful now, just for some days, don't wander around alone. Let me figure things out first. If you feel restless there, you can always come to live with me." Kamou said.
"Naah, I guess I will be fine there. You are busy with work and I have my friends there."
"Holidays are coming. You will be staying here with me, right?" Kamou asked.
"I think so."
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The next morning Kamou woke up to the ringing of the doorbell. She sat up on her bed furrowing her brows looking at the time. It was 7A.M. in the morning.
'Who could it be this early in the morning?' she thought walking towards the door.
She opened the door and saw Juho standing in front of her. He looked stunning in his black suit. Kamou was in daze looking at him all dressed up. The fact that Dara was still in her apartment slipped into her mind. Without saying anything she quickly closed the door at Juho's face and rushed to the guest room.
Juho stood there stunned at what had just happened. 'Did she really shut the door? That was uncalled for.'
Kamou checked on Dara, she was sound asleep. Making sure Dara wouldn't be waking up anytime soon she opened the door again, inviting Juho inside. She didn't want the two of them to meet, at least not when the situation was so dire.
"Your behavior seems unusual today." Juho remarked walking in her apartment.
"Unusual? Why? No.. I am normal." Kamou tried acting normal.
"Why would you bang the door shut like that then?" he interrogated.
"It was nothing, just the living room was a mess, I needed to tidy it up a bit." she lied
Juho looked around, it was still messy with things lying around. 'She is not telling me the truth.'