30 minutes and 30 years

2011

Sana had a new life ahead of her.

After Jungwoo called, Sana rushed to the hospital. Her mother suffered a fatal heart attack. She had to be brought to the ICU.

Sana felt her world crash, it seemed like her world faded right before her eyes. She was there, crying, tired of having to face everything that came her way.

Jungwoo was there to comfort her. He saw everything. Jungwoo stayed with her through night and day for weeks, and listened to everything she wanted to let out.

She already knew what was going to happen, and weeks after her mother was fighting for her life in the ICU, she passed away, with Sana by her side, begging her to stay with her.

Although Sana wanted all of these to end even before it ended, she had no vision of her life without her mom. She knew that even with countless medicines and numerous doctors and nurses, her mom wasn't going to live. But she swallowed that fact and did her best to elongate her life.

Her friends, Jungwoo, Mina and Momo helped her pay the bills for her to hold her mom's funeral. Everyone attended including Yuta, Yuta's family and Joy. Yuta, in fact, stayed behind for 3 days in Japan to lift her spirits up and hang out with her.

After the funeral, she started to search for herself. She didn't go back to college, but she continued working. She saved money and opened a business with the help of Mina, Momo and Jungwoo, a flower shop and art cafe. Fortunately, their business is doing well, and last year, there was a significant increase in their income.

With the money she had, she decided she would pay Yuta a visit in the UK. When she arrived there, she went straight to the cafe Yuta asked her to meet at in London.

Yuta was now living with Joy in London. Joy runs a high class restaurant in the UK while Yuta was still playing in the national team, although I decided not to watch his games anymore. I had to distance myself from him. I had to let time flow and accept that we were continuing to grow apart.

When she arrived at the cafe, Yuta still wasn't there. She waited and after 30 minutes, Yuta arrived. Yuta immediately hugged her and started to rejoice her presence in London, saying that he was excited about the thought of her here in London.

They started touring around London and did some touristy things like taking pictures and uploading it on facebook, and not to mention they also went to Soho and went to take a picture with the Big Ben and the London Bridge.

"Sana, we have to get going, we'll go eat at the restaurant. There's a party going on there with my teammates, we don't wanna be late."

Weird, Sana thought. He started to have an accent when he spoke Japanese.

While on their way, they were jamming to The Smiths in the car, like the old days.

When they arrived, Sana was in awe of how the restaurant looked so expensive and how formally dressed the people were. She was only wearing a blouse and jeans, Yuta did not inform her about this.

"I thought we were going to a party?"
Yuta chuckled. "This is the party, Sana."
"Yuta, you didn't inform me about this. I shouldn't have come. This is so embarrassing."
"It's okay, I just want you to be here. You're going to have fun."

Yuta went on with Joy to talk to his teammates and left her behind. She felt awkward and uncomfortable with the unfamiliar atmosphere. Everyone looked at her from head to toe. Whenever she called Yuta, he dismissed her, and said he had to talk to the others.

She looked at everyone who passed her by, wondering what was behind the facade. Everyone looked at her from head to toe, and the embarrassment was apparent. I held my champagne glass with force and looked down.