There Is A Place (Crowns Of Bearers # 5)

~Stay~

Jessica's P.O.V.

"It's such a pity that I need to go home already but I promise I'll bring Ace next time" I said while waving goodbye to the kids. Kris turned his head to look at me and also did the same thing.

"Alright kids, I'll be also going now." There were sad smiles plastered on their faces but knowing that we will be back, they let us go. I was the first one to enter my car and waved goodbye when the engine suddenly won't boot up, I rolled down the glass window and asked help from Kris.

"Kris, do you have some materials to fix the engine? My car won't boot up" I asked getting out of the car. He went inside and tried to start to engine 3 times, but to no avail it really won't start

"I don't have any mechanical tools in the car today, I left them at home. Let's just call someone to pull your car to a car shop or to your house" Kris suggested, while calling someone on his phone

"Where are you going by the way? Home already? I can drive you there" he offered. Nothing bad would happen when I'm with Kris right? I'm sure everything would be fine, so I nod my head accepting his offer

"Ok, wait here" he said opening the door of his car and letting me to enter. Minutes later he came back and went inside the car but it was already raining.

"I already called someone to pull your car to your house and they said that they'll just fix it there" he said, I noticed that his coat was a bit wet and so is his hair, I held my handkerchief and wiped his face and hair.

"Your clothes are wet, take your coat off, do you have any spare clothes?" I asked, concerned for his health. He reached a paper bag from the back and gave it to me, he unbottoned his shirt and asked for the shirt inside the paper bag. I pulled his wet shirt from his grasp and placed it neatly inside the paper bag.

Once he starts the engine, we started to become distant again. I cleared my throat while trying to break the ice surrounding us.

"So" I trailed while playing with my fingers

"You were also a donor there? Since when?" I asked looking at his side profile

"I've been investing and donating one-third of the company's stocking there for 5 years. Sometimes when I was devestated, I'll always go there and let the smiles of the children cure me. Sometimes I'll just go there if my employees have some things to donate." The way he was talking to me was a bit warm and soft, the coldness and pain in his voice faded like thin air. Then here comes my phone ringing, Kris' eyes were still stuck on he road because it keeps on raining.

"Hello? Dad?" I asked once I answered the call

"Jess, are you still in the orphanage?" He asked, strange. What's wrong here?

"No dad, I'm on my way home" I replied, Kris suddenly looked at me with a questioning face.

"Are you with someone?" Dad asked once again. I motioned Kris to speak and placed it near him.

"I'm with Jessica, Mr. Jung" I heard dad heaved a deep sigh of relief

"Good, thank you Kris. Just please where ever you are, go to a hotel and stay there for the mean time. There's a huge typhoon coming here in Korea, its safe for the both of you to go in a hotel than to travel in this kind of weather."

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"So that's why the clouds were pretty dark earlier" I said crossing my arms and facing the huge glass window of the hotel

After Dad called Kris immediately went to the nearest hotel and booked a room, I insisted having my own room when we can just share one.

"Jess, it's already 11:30 in the evening. Let's call it a day" I nodded my head and went to the left side of the bed and quietly lied down. Then my phone started ringing again, instead of getting my phone and answering it myself I asked Kris to answer it.

Kris smiled while talking on the phone, then I heard some giggles coming from the other line. I guess it's Ace.