Love in Seoul

Chapter 4 | To Run or To Face?

Kim Ah Ra's POV

Two weeks later.

We were currently staying at lake house owned by Eun Seol which is located in Seogwipo-si, Jeju Island. This lake house was gifted to her by Eun Hyuk oppa. Though, he gifted this lake house to her but he usually hangouts with his friends in this lake house more than she does. She hardly visits twice or thrice a year.

We were here to enjoy and relax our minds. A little adventure wouldn't hurt, would it? For the past few months, Eun Seol and I weren't able to make plans as we were so busy. Eun Seol and I both with college and her with the nail bar she owned. I, obviously with wood crafting.

"Aah! Isn't this delicious?" Said Eun Seol drifting me away from my thoughts. She released a sigh and smiled while munching on the fruits in a bowl.

"It is." I replied and eyed her as she ate the fruits like she had never tasted them before in her life. Yep, she is a great fruit lover. Pineapple is her favourite.

"Hey! Let's go to Café One and Only! Aah, how much I miss their ricotta cheese salad!"

And so her blabbering started about the café and Jeju Island.

Time passed by quick. We were almost ready, me to be precise. Eun Seol was in the walk-in closet while I waited for her to get ready while sitting at the bed.

My cellphone's screen flashed and I looked at it only to see that my little brother was calling me. A smile made it's way on my face as I answered the call.

"Hey, my baby brother! How are you?"

"Un-unnie." The shaky voice of my brother over the phone abruptly made my smile vanish into thin air as soon as he spoke.

My heart beat suddenly dropped and a lump formed in my throat.

'Oh god, why does this feel uncomfortable?' My inner voice inquired.

"W-what is it, Ah In?" I barely managed to swallow the lump that had formed in my throat and asked in complete confusion and distress.

I had only one question pop in my head and that was:

'God, is there something wrong with Pa?'

"D-dad has co-collapsed. Ch-check the art-ticles.." he stuttered as his voice trailed off. This.. something's not right! Because Ah In's voice only stutters when something bad has happened "t-they're all over s-social media, on t-tv, newsp-papers. Y-you have to c-come back urg-urgently." He finished, panic clear in his voice.

A hundred questions bombarded my mind at once upon hearing Ah In's words. But all I could manage to think was what in the world happened that made Pa collapse?

"Ah In, don't worry. I'll be right over there. Don't panic. Mrs. Ahn is with you, right? Hand over the phone to her."

Without another word, he handed the phone to her and right after I heard Mrs. Ahn's voice over the phone.

"Mrs. Ahn, what happened to Pa?" I asked.

"He.. he read some of those articles on the internet and saw the headlines on the tv. And he abruptly collapsed. The doctor has told me that it's a minor heart attack but we'v.."

I didn't listen anymore or maybe I froze and was unable to listen to what she had to say next. My eyes started to tear up.

'This is not the time to cry, Ah Ra! Get a hold of yourself!' I couldn't agree more. I must get a hold of myself, for Ah In, for Mrs. Ahn and Pa. I have to be there with them in no time.