"Dae Ju! You should not behave with her like this. She is your elder sister!" said his mom and looked at him angrily.
"But, mom!" said Dae Ju slowly.
"But what?" asked his mom with an angry voice.
"You know, I don't like that guy, I can't see her with him," said Dae Ju.
"You said the same thing about her first boyfriend also. Why do you always act like that?" asked her mother. Her anger level went down now and she was talking politely with him.
"I don't know," replied Dae Ju gently and looked at the floor. The foods which were the reason for quarreling between two siblings kept on the table and they were getting cold because nobody touched them since the serious talk started.
"Dae Ju! Come here." saying that his mom pulled his hand and took him with her. She took him to her room and stopped. She let him sit on her bed and took something from her cabinet. It was an album on her hand. She showed him some pictures inside the album.
"Look at these photos. What do you think about these?" asked her mom. There were some photos and in each photo, there were two people. The two-person were his mom and dad. They were very young then when those pictures were taken.
"Isn't it you and isn't it dad?" asked Dae Ju.
"Yes, Do you know when the pictures were taken?" asked his mom.
"Umm... When you were at high school?" said Dae Ju by seeing a picture of his mom with a school uniform.
"Yes, these pictures were taken before my marriage. After high school, I got married to your father and started another life. Do you know, my father didn't like your dad back then. He was very angry with me. He didn't want to see my face again. He thought that your dad was a rascal. So, he didn't want me to get married. But I loved him a lot and I know him very well. He also loves me a lot. So, we always stayed together and never let go of each other. Now, look at me, I am happy. Because we got each other. We support each other and also we love each other. Do you understand what I want to say?" said his mom and looked at him smiling.
"Then, my grandfather was the villain of your story?" said Dae Ju thoughtfully. "Aish! You punk! I didn't mean that! He said sorry to me when he saw me happy. But, I was trying to make you understand about your sister." said his mom and closed the album. Dae Ju looked at his mom but stayed silent.
"You should respect her decision, you have to let her go. she will be happy with whom she loves. You should not behave with her like this because you didn't like that person. Got it?" said his mom and grabbed his cheek. He was looking like a duckling that was stuck under his mom's wings.
"Yes, mom!" said Dae Ju.
"Good, now go and talk with her." said his mom and stood up to keep the album in its place. Dae Ju left the room and went to his own room. He went in the washroom and took his brush. He took some toothpaste on the brush and put it inside his mouth. He thought about his mom and his sister. He always fought with his sister but she is his good friend. She always supports him when he has a hard time. She was the cause that he became a successful singer. He couldn't bear those hard times when he was a trainee. So, he wanted to quit and went back to his normal life. But his sister didn't let him do that. She always stayed beside him whenever he had dissatisfaction with his life. Now, she wants to go. He knows that once she gets married, she could merely come to meet him. She has to be busy with her own life, own kids. This is because he didn't want her to get married. But she would be happy after marrying. So, he has to let her go. He finished brushing his teeth and washed up his face. He pours some water into his mouth for gurgling and determined that he will say sorry to her and he also will say to her how much he loves her. He finished washing up and went away. He knocked on Seo Jin's room. The door was opened but still, he knocked for getting some attention. Seo Jin was sitting on a chair and reading a book. Her legs were on the table and noticing him, she closed the book and put it on the table, and put her legs down.
"What?" asked Seo Jin. Dae Ju comes to her and sits on the bed. Then he pulls the chair and brings her near him. Seo Jin didn't look at him.
"Sorry," said Dae Ju shortly. But his sister hasn't looked at him yet. She was looking at the floor. Dae Ju holds her cheek with his two hands and makes her look at him.
"I said sorry. I am really sorry. I should not behave like that. Don't you know how much I need you in my life? That's why I became angry when I heard that. But, if you become happy, I will be happy. I know, Jung Suk(the guy whom Seo Jin is going to marry) will always keep you happy. He loves you a lot. I could see that in his eyes. But, promise me that you will visit me whenever you get time. Promise me you will not forget about me. Promise me that..." he was going to say more but he got emotional and his voice had been broken.
"E-he! Don't be silly. I promise that I will visit you. I will call you. I will share my pain and happiness with you like always." saying this she holds his hands and grabs them tightly. Their mom saw them from outside of the door. She felt so happy after seeing the love between the two siblings. She also gets emotional and wipes her eyes with her hand. She also felt very proud of her children. Dae Ju wipes his eyes with his sleeve and while wiping, he notices the book that was kept on the table. The book title was "Inner Work". Dae Ju took the book and said, "What were you reading? Let me see." "No, give me back! Aish!" saying this Seo Jin wants to snatch the book but she couldn't.
"What is it? It's not related to your work!" saying this Dae Ju opened the book. It's written by Robert A Johnson. From many lines, he noticed the line "If you don't do your inner work, the inner work will do your and will come up with anxiety, it will come up as phobias, it will come up as allergies, it will come up as accidents in your life or the general worry or anxiety or loneliness which plague so many modern people and that is truly inner work."
"Ah! Of course it's related to my work. I am learning how to explain people's dreams. It is another feature of psychology!" said Seo Jin.
"Did you learn something? Can you explain people's dreams?" asked Dae Ju with curiosity.
"No, I can't explain my dream yet. But my boss can," said Seo Jin.
"Who is your boss? Where is he? Can you take me to him? I want to meet him." said Dae Ju continuously.
"Wait! Wait! Wait! Why are you hurrying that much?" asked Seo Jin.
"I have to do my inner work. I have to find out about it."
"Take it easy, bro! Calm down! What happened? Tell me! I will help you if I can." said his sister and didn't let him go. Their mom went there before they started talking about the book. Dae Ju told her about his strange dreams. And also told her that he is finding something suspicious in those dreams. "Hmmm. You are in a big problem. I could sense it. Though I could not explain dreams I could at least say that there is a girl or there will be a girl whom you cared for or will care for. I can't explain more of it. For that, you have to go to my boss. I will take you there tomorrow. He is not available today." said his sister with a serious voice.
"Aish! Why are you talking nonsense when you can't explain? I will listen to everything from your boss about why I had these kinds of dreams." said Dae Ju.
"Aish! You punk! Watch your words! Then, tomorrow evening, at 7 pm, wait for me near Itaewon station. Got it?" saying this she pushes her chair and gets back where she was before. Dae Ju was thinking something but right then his phone started ringing. It was Min Jae. "Hello!" Dae Ju stood up and headed back to his room while talking.
"I couldn't find anything yet as I have so many things to do. And Mr. PD wants to meet you. So, come back soon." said Min Jae.
"You don't need to find anyone. And also, say to Mr. PD that I will be late today. I have some important work here." said Dae Ju.
"What is that important work?" asked Min Jae.
"Ah! I knew it! You will forget! Why did I come to mom? Don't you remember? I have to learn how my mom makes sashimi! I will make that for you if I learn that from my mom. Since I don't know how to peel off the skin of fishes, I have to learn it from my mom. Got it?" said Dae Ju confidently.
"Okay, I will tell him. But don't be too late. We have an online interview today at 7 pm." said Min Jae.
"Okay, okay, I got it. I will come back within that time. It's 11.30 am. only!" said Dae Ju.
"Then, see you soon." saying this Min Jae cut the line.
"Okay," said Dae Ju and put the phone in his pocket. Then he came downstairs and searched for his mom. She was cleaning the plates and bowls.
"Let me help you," said Dae Ju, wearing kitchen gloves.
"No, you don't need to." said his mom and concentrated on her work.
"Why are you refusing me? Let me help you so that you also could help me!" said Dae Ju loudly and took a plate to wash it.
"Give that to me. What do you want?" asked his mom and took the plate from his hand and looked at him.
"I want to learn how to make sashimi and how to peel off the skin of fish. Teach me!" said Dae Ju cutely.
"Okay, but we need fish for that. And I have to buy it." said his mom.
"Okay, I will buy it." saying this Dae Ju went shopping. When he finished shopping, he was heading back to his home. He was walking on the street but he went too far from his home so he stopped to take a taxi. He took a taxi and headed back home. He sits inside the taxi and puts the bag next to him. He took his mobile to read the news. He took off his mask and looked at the screen. He moved his eyesight from the screen and saw the driver. He felt something strange about him. He was wearing a glass. He looked just like his childhood friend. He was also wearing a cap that covered his forehead. Dae Ju was looking at him in the mirror of the car. Just half of his face was seen. His skin was reddish. The driver noticed him and said, "Why are you glaring at me?" "Nothing. Do you have something to tell me?" asked Dae Ju and expected yes as his answer. But the driver disappointed him and said,
"No, Why?"
"Just because," replied Dae Ju gently. "Because you are an idol? You are expecting that I will tell you that it's an honor to me?" said the driver in a savage way.
"No, I didn't mean that," said Dae Ju. But actually, he meant that. So he was disappointed and looked at the screen again. He was feeling weird about this guy but he doesn't know why he was feeling like that. When he reached his home, he got out of the taxi and when he was going to pay the bill, he saw the man's full face. He was looking just like his friend but his friend has a mole on his chin. And also, he went foreign some days before. So, it couldn't be possible that he is the friend whom Dae Ju was thinking of. But he saw exactly the same face somewhere recently. But he could not remember where he saw this face recently. He paid the bill and went inside his house with a big bag.