Airah got on the taxi after bidding a tearful adieu. She had only one suitcase that contained all her belongings.
And most importantly today was the day she stepped foot outside the building. After a year of confinement and bondage it felt surreal to be on the ground. As the taxi moved forward she looked back to see the building. A place which had scarred her mentally and physically. Just as the taxi turned around the forest cover she cursed with her heart, eyes filled with tear.
After 5 hours the car stopped in front of what was Airah's home. Her house was huge and stood in the middle of a 1 acre plot. She got down from the taxi and ran the bell on the gate. The screen next to the bell came to life and man wearing a uniform appeared and asked who she is. Airah recognised the face. It was Seungi..the security head.
"Airah" said she dryly. Her throat dried up. She could not believe that she was free. The gate opened slowly and Airah saw her father running towards her. She felt light seeing her father. She felt as if a huge burden had been removed from her head.
They ran towards each other, and engulfed in a warm embrace. "Appa" spoke Airah softly "I am back Appa.."
"I am at a loss of words!" said her father.
"lets leave all that behind...... lets forget it. The past is past Appa. I got you back that is all I need." said Airah wiping away his tears.
"Benhar ...." asked Airah
"He is in his playroom" replied her father
"do you think he will remember me... he was only one 2 when I left" asked Airah. Her father closed his eyes on hearing this. He did not know how to answer that.
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Airah's return was celebrated with much pomp and noise. His father invited all of his billion dollar company employees to a garden party. He was happy to have his daughter back alive. The humiliation he faced from those in his line of business for his inability to rescue her daughter still haunted him but all that did not matter to him now.
The party marked a new stage of life for the Goldman family. Airah was back and the mansion came back to life.
As days went by Benhar grew close to Airah again. She spent all her time playing with him, making up for the lost days.
Contacting her best friend Woyoung was the next on the list. She was the only person from her school life who she wanted to talk to. She learned from her father that Woyoung was away for the summer holidays.
Airah was doubtful whether they would be able to be friends again. What if Woyoung hates her for not informing about her sudden absence. Her father had told Woyoung that Airah had gone to Newzland to study medicine. Airah knew Woyoung would have smelled the lie. Airah hated the peculiar smell of hospitals and Woyoug knew Airah dreamed of being a uniformed officer.
Airah dialed up the number her father gave her. It was Woyoung's new number. After the third ring Airah ended the call. She did so because she was concerned about how to start the conversation. And what if Woyoung has decided to hate her.
"Hey" said Airah after she dialled the number for the tenth time.
"Hi.. Who is this" asked Woyoung in a plain voice.
"Its airah.."
A minute of silence passed by.
Woyoung did not know how to form the questions. She had learnt from her father and uncle that Airah was taken as a payback. But what Airah's father had informed her was the opposite.
Woyoung hesitated for a while. She wanted to get to the point straight. It would do no good acting as if she knows nothing on the issue.
"Airah.....lets start a new chapter together. No need to turn back the pages. And I know what happened to you...my father and uncle found it out. They work in your father's company after all"Woyoung began speaking casually. She wanted no awkward conversations to go over. She got straight to the point.
Airah smiled on the other end of the phone. This is why she liked Woyoung. She always always got to the point.
"Thanks wo..." replied Airah. Wo is what she called her dearly.
" I have been back to life for a month now. Spending time with appa and Benhar.What have you been upto the last one year" asked Airah curiously
"Okay. Where do I start. Soon after you "vanished" after the last school exam...I went to spend the vacations with my grandparents. They live in Busan city premises. Got bored doing nothing for a week so I joined an aviation course thinking that travelling on air would be cool. Worst decision of my life... but stayed till i got my diploma. So six months went like that. But in these six months I found my passion....Teaching. From then till now I have been practicing for the entrance exam to Busan Uni for the education course. End of story."
"thats an interesting turn of events....I need to start looking for colleges now too. I have a lost year" expressed Airah
"which course are you planning?" asked Wo
"I have been debating between Cyber security and Law...I feel drawn to the former" said Airah
"Cyber security...... Seoul Uni .....Airah...what a combo" joked Wo.
"my brain would have to be fried to enter Seoul University" sighed Airah
"idc what you fry....you have to try the top 5 universities...you have it in you gurl" said Wo
The called end after 2 hours.
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Fanfiction"To love and to be loved" Airah's desire for freedom and thirst for revenge ignites a new life in her.
