A MAN TO HEAL

chapter seven

POV Jimin

When I wake up the next morning, Emily was already gone

But on the counter, she left me some coffee and that made me smile

I go to the bathroom to take a shower and start my day

I have a lot of things to do today and I have an exhibition to finish for tomorrow

I still have to meet with two art dealers today and I hope that we could get the deals sealed

I'm not usually an all black type of person but today I decided to go all black from head to toe

Maybe it's also cause I'm not in a very hyped mood

I don't like when Emily is mad at me

Even though I don't know what I did wrong, I still don't like the invisible distance that grows between us everytime she is mad

I call her favorite florist and order a bouquet of flowers that I send directly to her work, it's not much but I hope it puts a smile on her face a little bit

after that i went to the gallery, the staff members are arranging some unique and exclusive pieces that will be exhibited only at tomorrow's exhibition...these are rare pieces that belong to our family collection and are only available in special exhibitions

I greet them as I make my way to my office

Some people wonder sometimes if there are other rooms in the museums that aren't related to arts

Well yes, but you won't be able to find them on your own

Sometimes, heavy exhibition plannings can require so much time so I have to sleep here, and trust me I don't sleep between the sculptures and the paintings

" Mr Park...good morning " my secretary greets me

" Good morning " I reply, my voice blank

" I wanted to let you know that Kika's original artwork has been found, it is in a museum in London and the director is willing to do a deal since they have not yet installed the painting and made it public " my secretary says right to the point, she probably feels that I'm not in the mood and it's better to just get the things straight

" Great, get me an appointment with them and book me a flight for London "

" Yes Mr Park " she says as she walks to her desk, ready to do what I asked

I discovered Kika on social media five years ago and I immediately fell in love with her style of art, it's very dark and tormented and that's what I liked... I wanted to contact her to make a contract with her, but at the time, it was still my father who was in charge of the museum and when I showed him Kika's paintings, he said that they didn't reflect what he wanted for the museum

I still contacted her to buy some paintings for myself, things happened in my life in the meantime and I couldn't answer her when she answered me to continue the deal...

while she was working on the personalized painting I ordered, she filmed the process, and you know how social networks work, it went viral, my painting attracted attention and since I didn't answer her anymore, she sold it

when I became responsible for the museum, my first goal was to find my painting and buy it back, I think that day has finally arrived

It's been five years now and if you think I would've given up

Well...I'm not that type of person

The rest of the day goes slowly as I got a lot of work to get done and also meeting up with the art dealers