HEART LIES

미쳤어

There's always a moment in life your breath hitches. You are sure your heart has stopped as your ears receive not heart fluttering but life-shattering news, and then you hear it.

두근 두근

Someone could be speaking to you, but all your body allows you to hear are the thumping sounds of your heartbeat.

"Sa-rang, Lee Sa-rang Ssi, are you listening? Think about your husband, your daughter, if we start the treatment now, perhapsー."

"Aniyo [no], it's my life, a year maybe two, you say?"

"Two years in the best ofー."

"Two is fine; it's good enough," Sa-Rang replied with a weak smile.

"Sa-Rang,"

"Seongsaengnim let me die my way."

Six months later

L'Hexagone Club

"Ah, tchincha," Sa-Rang sneered when she looked at her phone, which displayed.

7 missed calls In-Sung

10 missed calls Sonmi

Six messages from Sonmi with the last saying: Eomma eodiseo? [Mom, where are You?]

When did kids become their parent's keepers?

Sa-Rang dismissed the thought and gulped down her glass of Dom Perignon before pushing her way through to the dance floor.

College nerd Lee Sa-rang never partied. She privileged academics and received ample rewards for her hard work. 3rd surgeon of Seoul and recently nominated professor Lee Sa-rang forced everyone's respect.

People feared and admired this uncompromising woman who now swayed in her skin-tight mini white sequins dress to the soft voice of G.Soul.

The music thumped, ear-bashing just the way Sa-rang liked. Lights flashed on her sequins dress, which reflected, dotting the people dancing around her.

L'Hexagone was one of the crazy Sa-rang's favorite nightclubs since she started her partying scholarship.

Select, the club filled up every Saturday with the wealthiest obnoxious brats you would find kilometers around, but the DJ was a maestro, and the toilets were clean; Sa-rang liked the club's vibes. Discovering life so close to death had its charms.

From the balcony, another group of the club's VIPs was reuniting.

"Yo, look at who we've got here, Ji-Seong long time no see, how was Europe?"

"Hectic and dirty, especially the Paris metro, how can they handle the stench?"

"Tell me about it; I spent two weeks in taxis the last time I went," Jae added.

"So, what's new here?" Ji-Seong asked while glancing around himself, only to recognize the same faces he left behind before going on holiday.

"Same oldー."

Jae did not even finish; the man's gaze drifted to the center of the dance floor, where people made space to welcome Sa-rang like the Saturday night queen.

"Who is she?" Ji-Seong asked, eyes following his friend's. Having spent his summer in Europe, Ji-Seong just discovered one of Seoul's new nightclubs attractions.

"몰라요 [mollayo=I don't know informal] she comes here every fortnight Lu Han spotted her at The Turbulence. She's always alone, and she pushes away every guy who approaches her," Jae said, eyes locked and filled with lust on Sa-rang.