It's been a week and Dara still haven't heard anything from Kiyong. There was really nothing from him. Text, call, or any heads up that they might be done already. Feeling tuloy ni Dara ay na-ghost s'ya nito. Pero 'yung mga posts tungkol kay Kiyong at sa anak ng Prime Minister, tuloy pa din sa pagsulpot.
In fact, naglalaban sa trends ang issue niya kasama si Jiyong at ang issue ni Kiyong. Hindi n'ya alam pero imbes na ma-depress ay natatawa na lang sa sitwasyon. Hindi din kasi naglalabas ng statement ang YG kung bakit naging ganoon ang gabing 'yon. As if they want everyone to just get over it without being explained. Mas lalo tuloy nagiging suspicious sa mga tao.
Dara's just home for a week and doing nothing. Hindi din naman s'ya makakalabas dahil sa dami ng mga paparazzi na naghihintay sa kanya. She spent her time away from social media. She's either watching some shows, reading books or baking. Anything that can kill her time and occupy her mind.
Kasi the moment she let her mind wander; she'd just lose the remaining sanity she has.
Jjangmae's always with her and he never left her. She appreciated the thought, and naiintindihan n'ya naman na nagiging protective lang 'to sa kanya. They never talked about Kiyong or even just mention his name. Sobrang careful ni Jjangmae dahil sa takot na baka may masabi s'yang mas ikadudurog nito.
"Can I go to YG, Oppa?" tanong ni Dara noong lumabas ng kwarto. "I need to hit the gym."
Mabilis na tumayo si Jjangmae sa couch at pinatay ang TV. "O-Okay... I'll drive you."
"Thanks," she quickly fixed her stuffs and they set off.
Pagpasok n'ya pa lang sa YG ay ramdam n'ya na ang tinginan ng mga tao. She ignored it and went to the elevator. As soon as she start her workout, she inserted her earphones and let the music drown everything. May sinusunod s'yang routine pero mas feel n'yang pahirapan ang sarili kaya ang usual na 1hr n'yang workout ay halos 2hours na. Hindi pa s'ya nakuntento at tumakbong muli sa treadmill.
Nabahala si Ssabunim sa kinikilos ni Dara ngunit wala din s'yang magawa. When more minutes passed and Dara still won't stop from running, he was determined to call Jjangmae who's out when someone suddenly pulled her off the mill.
What Dara's doing is already dangerous. She was killing herself by working out nonstop.
"Let me go!" hinihingal na sigaw ni Dara habang yakap ni Jiyong.
Hinigit ni Jiyong ang earphones nito at hinarap sa kanya. "You're killing yourself!"
"I'm not!" pinawi n'ya ang luha at tinulak 'to. "Leave me alone!" para s'yang hihimatayin sa pagod. She can even barely talk from exhaust. She felt her knees weaken and Jiyong quickly held her.
"Dara!"
She can feel her head thumping in pain. It felt like being split into two. Pumikit s'ya at mas lalong naiyak sa nararamdamang sakit.
"L-Leave me..."
Binuhat s'ya ni Jiyong at mabilis na dinala sa clinic ng YG. Dara passed out due to over fatigue. After that incident, Dara just found Jiyong visiting her every day. Kapag nasa YG s'ya ay nandoon din 'to. He also always drop by at her condo with tons of food. In fact, it wasn't her who lets him in, it was Jjangmae. Kapag may kailangan 'tong asikasuhin ay si Jiyong ang pumapalit sa kanya para sumama kay Dara.
It bothered Dara at first dahil para s'yang prisoner sa ginagawang pagbabantay ng mga 'to. But in the end, she just shrugged it off. For some reason, she felt better being with someone than being alone.
Lumabas s'ya ng kwarto si Dara matapos maligo at nakita si Jiyong na kakapasok lang at may dala na namang mga plastic na puno ng pagkain. Kinuha kagad 'to ni Jjangmae at dumiretso sa kusina na para bang natural lang ang lahat ng nangyayari.
