I missed you all! <3
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"Dara..." Jiyong softly whispered while ruffling her hair.
Dara who fell asleep from crying woke up with a start. Ang lakas ng tibok ng puso n'ya lalo na't nabalik s'ya sa realidad.
"Ji?" naupo s'ya at nakitang nasa loob na s'ya ng kwarto n'ya at ang tanging ilaw na mayroon sila ay ang bukas na pinto.
But Dara can see Jiyong's face clearly... especially his eyes... gleaming with warmth and affection for her. But you can feel how sad and broken he is.
"What happened?" mas lalong kinabahan si Dara.
But Jiyong just smiled before softly caressing Dara's left cheek. He stared at her eyes and he can feel his heart breaking more seeing her like this.
"What is it, Jiyong?" she anxiously asked, her eyes tired from crying.
"Let's go," hinawakan n'ya ang kamay ni Dara at tinulungan 'tong tumayo.
"Saan tayo pupunta?" Dara's still puzzled but she chose to trust Jiyong and follow him.
They got inside his car on the basement and Jiyong started driving silently. It was scaring Dara... the silence, but she can't say anything. She can't think straight right now but she trusts Jiyong more than anyone.
But the deafening silence is really killing her slowly.
It was dark outside, and Seoul seem to be the gloomiest tonight. Dara stared at the night sky and even the stars are hiding. It's past 1am already and you can feel how lonely the city is at this hour.
It was lonely... but peaceful, and Dara was able to feel it for a moment.
Not until she realized how she's stuck with the reality.
Lumingon s'ya kay Jiyong at nakita 'tong seryosong nagd-drive. Ibubuka n'ya n asana ang labi upang magsalita nang biglang tumigil ang sasakyan.
She saw how Jiyong's face turned dark and sad.
But when he looked at her, he's smiling.
"We're here,"
Dara looked outside. It was a private villa near the outskirts of Seoul.
"Anong ginagawa natin dito, Ji?"
Ngunit hindi sumagot si Jiyong at lumabas na. Umikot 'to upang buksan ang pintuan ni Dara. Nalilito pa din si Dara ngunit lumabas din s'ya.
"Jiyong—"
"It's cold," he suddenly took off the green knitted scarf he's wearing and gently wrap it on Dara's neck.
"Ji..."
Matapos maayos ni Jiyong ang scarf ay tiningnan n'yang muli sa mata si Dara at ngumiti. "He's inside."
"W-What?"
"Kiyong..." his smile broke. "He's waiting for you inside."
Dara's eyes widen. "Kiyong?" she felt breathless. "H-How?" hindi na maalis ang tingin n'ya sa pinto ng villa sa harapan.
The thought that Kiyong's just a few meters from her, that he's just behind that door, made her heart throb faster. Kahit malamig ang panahon ay nagsimulang pagpawisan at mabalisa si Dara.
And Jiyong can sense how much she long for him.
That the man she wants to see is not him...
That he's the one in front of her but someone else is in her mind.
