Rosè Jang was curious as to what Park Jimin would tell her, but she was worried that she would miss her flight. She hesitated for a second and swallowed down the questions she wanted to ask. She responded in a low pitch, "Okay."
After pausing for a second, Rosè Jang said, "It's funny. I have something to tell you, too."
"Huh?" Park Jimin responded. After Park Jimin's reply, Rosè Jang continued, "Let's talk after I get there."
Park Jimin on the other end paused a second and responded with an okay.
After a few seconds, he called her name again. It was already his third time calling her little troublemaker during this phone call.
He paused and didn't talk for a while.
After about a minute, he continued to say what he hadn't finished. He said slowly, "Stay safe."
Rosè Jang could tell that Park Jimin hadn't just wanted to tell her to be safe through intuition, but she couldn't see his face to guess what was on his mind over the phone. Even though she had many doubts, she thought she would get the answers when she saw him. She responded softly, "I will. Bye."
"Bye." Park Jimin didn't know why he kept calling her name again and again. He had said her name so slowly that he emphasized every syllable of her name. "Little troublemaker."
He talked so low that it sounded sexy. Rosè Jang's heart had trembled from it, yet she looked calm with the phone by her ear. She grew quiet for a second before she moved the phone away from her ear. She hung up the call, started the car, and drove to the Inchon International Airport.
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After arriving at the airport, she only had half an hour before her departure time.
Rosè Jang rushed to get her ticket, go through the security, and board on the plane. When she finally took her seat on the plane, she was so exhausted that she was short of breath.
After buckling the seatbelt, she took out her cell phone and texted Park Jimin before she powered it off. "The plane is about to take off."
An air stewardess passed by her and saw her cell phone screen was still on. She reminded in a friendly voice, "Miss, could you power off your phone?"
"Sure, I'm turning it off now," Rosè Jang responded. She waited half a minute with her hand gripping the phone. She didn't power it off until she had received a text from Park Jimin that said, "See you soon."
As the plane flew into the sky, Rosè Jang watched the floating clouds through the window. She couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth.
She had thought the last time she would see Park Jimin would be when he had been so mad at her.
She hadn't expected things to take a turn or that she would get to see him one more time.
She felt lucky and blessed. She could make a beautiful memory with him before they were separated.
She had liked him for eight years, but she couldn't be with him anymore. She thought about how when she saw him later, she would ask the question she had held onto for eight years—"Park Jimin , do you like me?" She would finally be content, without any regrets.
Rosè Jang landed in Busan at the Gimhae international Airport on time, at 5:10 pm.
She put on a face mask and sunglasses before she got off the plane, leaving from the VIP exit.
She stood at the exit. She looked around, but didn't see Park Jimin. She thought he wasn't there yet, so she texted him, "I've arrived."
She was afraid that he couldn't find her, so she took a picture of herself next to a café and texted that picture to Park Jimin . She sent him, "I'll be waiting for you here."
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The Substitute Wife
Romance"I can clear all your debts, but you have to substitute me in my marriage..." When Yoon Jane was diagnosed with cancer, she formed a contract with Rosè Jang to substitute her in the time she would be absent, including her marriage with Park Jimin. I...