Food and Them

Chapter 53: I'm always here

JiYong look at her angrily. Sally look away and walk towards the kitchen. JiYong dials his manager's number and all he wanted to do is swear at him. Seeing him on the phone,Sally run to him and took his phone.

"GIVE ME BACK MY PHONE!" shouts JiYong.

"If you going to swear and scold your manager,I won't give back," says Sally.

"Then,you better tell me what he said to you?!" demands JiYong.

"Oppa...you are a hallyu star..."

"So?I can't be there for a friend in need?!"

Sally stuns by his words. Seeing his tears roll down his cheeks make her realise that she is hurting him.She step forward and take his hands.She apologises to him. She pulled him and get him to sit down. She walks to the kitchen and call his manager.

"Managernim,mianhaeyo. JiYong oppa won't be going home just yet," says Sally bravely.

She begin cooking dishes. JiYong sits at the living room and calm himself down. While cooking,she take a look at JiYong. She sighs.

SeungHyun: Sally-ah,JiYongie still there?
Sally: Yup.Waeyo?
SeungHyun: Keep him there,arasso? He is in need of some peace.
Sally: Anything happen to him?
SeungHyun: Someone hacks his private instagram and his personal photos are exposed.
Sally:Jinjja?! When did it happen?!
SeungHyun: yesterday.
Sally: Bwo?!I didn't know.

She felt bad instantly. She brought the food out and placed it on the table. She hugs JiYong tightly and apologises to him again. She felt her shirt get wet.

"It will be alright," whisper Sally.

They stayed like that for awhile. They had a quiet breakfast without much talking. While Sally clears the dishes,JiYong receives Kakao messages.

DooJoon:Hyung,I know it's hard but hwaiting.
Yoseob: JiYong-Hyung! I am furious right now but I believe there's always a learning point from this. Hwaiting!
DongWoon: JiYong-sunbaenim! JiYong-hyung! Hwaiting!
Kikwang: Have strength,hyung!
JiYong: Gamsahamida!I am trying to be strong here.
JunHyung: It's okay if you are not being strong now. We are all just human.

JiYong smiles. His members already message him to be calm in this situation. He want to stay away from the media for now. He look over at Sally who is in the kitchen. At times like this,she still embrace him. Without him realizing,Sally is approaching him.

"Are you okay?" asks Sally.

"I guess I'm much calmer now."

JiYong lean on her and close his eyes. Sally pats his arms softly. Sally starts humming to Butterfly.

"Yahh...aren't you a VIP?" whines JiYong.

"Ani,I am a B2UTY!" tease Sally.

Both of them laugh.They watched random TV shows and laugh at small matter. Sally fell asleep while watching tv.Notknowing what to do,JiYong stayed like that and he scroll his social media. A comment makes him stop scrolling. His eyes gets watery. He just stares at his phone.

"No phone allowed for today," says Sally as she take his phone away.

Her eyes are still close though. JiYong stuns but realise that it is for his own good. He held Sally's hands.

"I'm always here," whisper Sally.

He closes his eyes after hearing that. Both of them lean on each other.

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"Bwo?!" shouts DooJoon.

Yoseob nods.The other members kept quiet. He told the boys about Sally's plan to go Singapore on her own without telling anyone. DooJoon is furious by that idea.

"We have to stop her from doing that," says DooJoon.

"Hyung...I think she does not want to worry any of us.Remember when she got into an accident,she was apologetic towards all of us," says DongWoon.

"Seeing her loved one cries,make her heart ache," says JunHyung.

"But what if she didn't make it through the operation?" whisper KikWang.