Author's note:
There is a song near the beginning of the chapter directly under the second break. Feel free to skip it if that sort of thing bothers you.
ALSO! Italics in this chapter indicates either the use of Korean or a text message.
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A few more turns and.... THERE! Leah put down the screwdriver and turned the computer right side up. Four down, another twelve to go. She quickly glanced her phone, checking the time. Ok, she could probably do one more before she'd have to head home. It was movie night after all, and Cisco would be waiting. She stood up and headed to the pile of broken computers sitting in the corner of her office. Selecting one from the top of the pile, she walked back over and set it on her desk. She reached her arms up and stretched. Sitting in the stupid chair all day working on stupid computers sucked.
Her phone buzzed mid-stretch. She dropped her arms and grabbed the phone. New text from Cisco.
Not gonna make it tonight. caught a really weird bug. stuck at home
Well that was odd. He'd seemed just fine on Wednesday when they'd gone to get something to eat. She still felt terrible about that. She'd dragged him to Waffle House and practically talked his ear off. But that was what she did when she got stressed. She talked A LOT and ate. Man, stress eating was her thing. Ugh, why did she have to drag Cisco into that whole mess? Now he probably thought she was just flat out weird or something. Her phone buzzed again.
Don't even think of starting twd without me. i need to see your reaction
TWD? Oh, The Walking Dead. Right. Leah wrinkled her nose in displeasure. She was not looking forward to that. Zombies weren't her favorite thing in the world, but... it was better than Star Wars she guessed. She started typing.
Trust me, I won't. Was that good? Should she...? Yea. She quickly added another line and hit send. Get better soon.
She flopped back down into her chair. Well, That solved that problem. Now she could stay late. She set the phone back on her desk and started on the next computer.
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Sometime around the 6th computer, she'd turned on some quiet music. Repairing the computers was easy enough. Today, she'd chosen to listen to Korean music. It always reminded her of Jamie and Adam. And with all the crazy stuff happening lately, she really missed them. A familiar song came on. She couldn't help but to sing along, a soft smile on her face as she worked.
"(I'm walking barefoot through the memories) Maenballo gieogeul geonilda
(With the fallen leaves) Tteoreojineun nagyeobe"
(I'm letting go of the people I haven't been able to forget) Geugan itji motan saramdeureul bonaenda
(I'm walking barefoot through the memories) Maenballo gieogeul geonilda
(To the red-stained sky) Burkge muldeun haneure
(I'm raising up the people who I haven't been able to be with) Geugan hamkke motan saramdeureul ollinda
(Time passes like water flows) Siganeun mul heureudeusi heulleogago
(I'm building a dam called memories) Nan chueogiran daemeul noha
(There are memories that I couldn't hold onto) Micheo japji motan gieogi isseo
(It's the reason why I look beyond the horizon again today) Oneuldo supyeongseon neomeoreul boneun iyu"
A male voice cut her off before she could start on the chorus. Leah practically dropped her screwdriver as she looked up. Red hair, a dead giveaway.
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