MAMA'S ANGEL [SUNSUN]

29.FAIL

Sunghoon walked back to Jake, feeling a pang of regret and worry about whether he had been too rude to Sunoo. His heart ached as he thought about it.

"I shouldn't have done that. Idiot," Sunghoon muttered to himself. As he approached, he saw Jake waiting for him. "I'm sorry for making you wait. Ah, I took your jacket."

"No worries. Thank you," Jake replied, putting on his jacket. "By the way, I heard someone talking about a musical show. Is there one this way? Are you interested?"

"If you'd like, let's go. I wanted to relax a bit," Sunghoon said as they headed toward the musical show. "Wow, there's a lot of people."

"Yeah, it must be pretty famous," Jake agreed.

"I can't believe this is free," Sunghoon remarked as they moved closer to the stage.

"I think it's a special show for his 20th wedding anniversary. There's a banner over there," Jake said, pointing to it.

"Oh... 20 years. Older than us. They must be deeply in love," Sunghoon said, looking down and reminiscing about his love.

"Right. By the way, can I ask you something?" Jake inquired, curious.

The show started, and people began to sing along with the artist. "Ask?" Sunghoon replied, raising his voice slightly, thinking Jake couldn't hear him.

"You mentioned before that you have someone you love. Since we're not that close, I didn't ask at the time. But now, can I ask who it is?" Jake asked.

Sunghoon fell silent. "Ah, it's okay if you don't want to say."

"No, no... I..."

"Is it Jay?"

"What! No way. He's my best friend. I don't think you'd believe me," Sunghoon exclaimed.

"Why not? Is he not human?" Jake chuckled but stopped when he saw Sunghoon's serious expression. "I'm sorry."

"You're right... he's not human," Sunghoon said, and Jake looked puzzled.

"But suddenly, all attention shifted to the artist. Guys, you know what? Recently, I went on a short trip and had the chance to read a poem. There are many poems and songs, but this one stuck with me. I don't know who wrote it, but it was clearly meant for someone special. It went like this.........".

The artist finished the poem, and Sunghoon stood frozen. "Why does it feel like I've heard this before? Why...?" He clutched his head.

"Sunghoon, are you okay?" Jake asked, worried.

Without answering, Sunghoon ran towards the artist, bypassing the security. The guards stopped him.

"What are you doing, kid?"

"Sir... please tell me where you found that poem," Sunghoon pleaded, struggling against the guards' hold.

"That... you mean the poem?" the artist asked as Jake approached Sunghoon.

"I'm sorry for my friend," Jake apologized to the artist and the bystanders, who were looking on in confusion.

"No... I'm not here to hurt you. Please, tell me where you found that poem. I'm begging you."

"Alright, let him go," the artist told the guards. They released Sunghoon. "It's a sunflower garden in Jeju City."

Without another word, Sunghoon sprinted off, leaving Jake behind. He boarded the bus to Jeju City. After an hour, he arrived at his destination. There were numerous sunflower gardens, and he didn't know which one was the right one. He began searching every garden in the middle of the night, feeling dizzy from hunger as he had only eaten breakfast. He sighed heavily as he stood at the gate of another flower garden.