13 years earlier....
The bell rang.
Nam Seok stood up to open the door, finding Bae Min Joon in front.
Viola's mother.
Jisoo ran up to her with a light chuckle.
"Did you bring me anything pretty?" she asked with her childish voice, prompting Min Joon to smile lightly.
"Yes... I did..." Min Joon opened her purse, revealing a beautiful bracelet out of it.
She asked Jisoo to bring her hand forward, wrapping the bracelet around her wrist.
"See these pearl here.. they will turn blue in sunlight." she said.
Nam Seok smiled at the sight.
"You have your own ways with jewelries."
However, his smile disappeared when the woman did not reciprocated.
"Jisoo, go and show this to your mother." he instructed his daughter.
He asked his old friend to have a seat, but she refused. He knew something was going on with her.
"What's the matter? " he wondered.
She looked at him with a known gaze before speaking.
"..you tell me."
Nam Seok withdrew his gaze away, not speaking a word, which added to Min Joon's suspicion.
"Last night... you took the USB from Adam, didn't you?" she questioned.
Nam Seok parted his mouth to speak, but he knew his excuses are vain.
"Yes, I did." he admitted.
Min Joon shut her eyes, as if trying to suppress herself.
"You know that anyone who holds it... is under grave danger."
"Yes I know."
"Then, why.." she dodged her gaze away from him before continuing.
"Where is it?"
"It's safe." he replied instead.
"It's inside your pocket, isn't it?"
Nam Seok seemed taken aback at the quick wits of his friend. He took it out of his jeans pocket and showed it to her.
"...your pocket must be the new safe place then." she spoke in sarcastic manner.
The latter only rubbed his head.
Min Joon took a whole minute to analyze the USB, never leaving her eyes from it, and the more she looked at it, the less satisfied she felt.
"Is something wrong?" Nam Seok asked, eventually.
Min Joon heaved out a sigh, before forcing a smile.
"You know, it's my birthday next Sunday." she said.
"I heard Joohyun was planning a surprise for me." she continued, this time looking at him.
"....If I keep on getting involved with other people's business, I might not live up to witness her surprise."
"What are you saying...?" Nam Seok was quick to interrupt.
"...it's not someone else's business, it's about us, what we did, and ...and we have a chance to set thing right. We have this proof." his stance rushed into defense.
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