The Isle - A Mark Tuan and Renesmee Fanfiction

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The manager is able to book a flight for me for tomorrow using the identity Renesmee had fixed up for me. The company still wants me hidden. 

I need to talk to Peniel before I go to Brazil and meet Ann. I try calling him, but no answer. I send him a text message. 

'Hey, man. Are you available today? Need to talk. I'm going to see Ann soon.'

After two hours I receive a reply. 'Shit, man. Sorry. Still in Japan. Wait for me. Be back in 2 days.'

Two days? I don't have time for that. I need to go see Ann without him. 

I leave Renesmee a voicemail. 'Babe, I'd be in Brazil tomorrow. I'd drop by the isle before I come back. Can't wait to see you. Hope we can take the flight back here together. I love you.'

It's another sleepless night as I think of what I'm going to say to Ann, on what she's going to tell me. This is the only puzzle in my past I need to solve before moving on with my life. 

The warm water from the shower eases the tiredness of my body as I step under the running water. 

"Are you ready yet?" Our manager calls out from outside the bathroom. 

"In a few." I step out the shower and quickly change. I packed more than a couple of clothes for I know I would be staying longer. 

It took us two whole hours to get to the airport and another twenty four hours on the plane to Sao Paulo. 

Although I've slept through the flight, my body seems tired. My manager and I check in a hotel near the airport. 

"Let's rest hear for a while. We'll go there in the morning." It's almost midnight and I feel my body collapse on one of the beds in the room. 

"I have to talk to your parents. I have to clear everything up." Ann is sobbing as I tell her this. 

"Mark, please. I'm sorry." She says between sobs. 

"I'm sorry, too, Ann," I feel tears coming out of my eyes and I wipe them away quickly before she could see them. I step out of the room and gently pull the door close.

The beam of the sun coming in between the curtains of the hotel window makes me wince and I wake up. 

"You're up," my manager steps out of the bathroom, drying his hair with a towel. "I just called the hospital earlier. They said she's up. Let's grab something to eat first before we go."

I just nod, remembering what I just dreamt about. As I let the water hit my face in the shower, I think of what it could possibly mean. Why would I need to talk to her parents? What do I need to clear up? Why is she sorry?

I try to remember if I did talk to her parents, but couldn't. My head starts throbbing again. I get out of the warm water and towel myself dry. I think I would soon find out all the answers. 

My phone goes off and I read Peniel's message. 

'Already here in Korea. Got here as soon as I can. Where are you?'

Shit.!

'In Brazil.'

My phone rings.

"Fuck, man. I told you to wait for me." It's Peniel. 

"My flights already booked. Just tell me over the phone."

"Shit. Ok. How far can you remember?"

"I don't know. Just tell me everything."

"Alright. When Ann was kicked out of JYPE, she was devastated. She didn't tell you because she thought you'd drop your career if she did. She so wanted to debut and so she auditioned in other agencies. YG took her in. She met another trainee there." He stops and waits for me to say something, but I don't. So he continues. "You were very busy with activities here and there. You only see her once a month sometimes once in two months." 

"Mark, let's go," my manager calls. I just put up my hand to signal for him to wait. 

"Continue," I tell Peniel. 

"One day she tells you she's three weeks delayed. Her parents knew about it and she had to stop her training in YG. They wanted you to marry her."

I think I know what he's trying to say, but I still listen. 

"But then, I saw her....with another guy...the trainee...I told you about them. At first you didn't believe me, but you found text messages on her phone from that guy. So....there's a big possibility...the baby isn't yours."

Your heart sinks to the floor. 

"Mark...still there?" he asks, but I can't answer. I remember now. We've fought about it many times before. She said they were just friends. But I found out they've been sleeping together. That's why I wanted to come here in Brazil. Her parents moved here. I wanted to talk to them to explain the situation. 

Before I knew about this, I thought of really marrying her. I made a promise with her dad that I would. After knowing about her and that guy, my heart changed. I decided to cancel the wedding and break up with her. 

"Ready to go?"