Diaries of a Distance

Chapter 40

A few days before Christmas...

[Dong Wook's POV]

Soo Jin returned soon after she heard Yura left and I think she's over me now, phew. That girl used to scare me. Tae Hee met my grandparents and they approve of her, but sometimes they still ask to see Yura.

The past months had been hard for Jae Wook, finding out all that stuff about Yura being Australian and all. He tried contacting her via phone and email- her phone number no longer exists and neither does her email. Even Sun Dae couldn't contact her anymore.

At first everyone made a big deal out of it all and it was a hot topic... but after a month the topic died out and now you'd rarely ever hear Kwon Yura's name being said anymore. After she left everything restored back to the way it was, but we all felt that something was missing, it just wasn't the same.

After he failed to contact her, Jae Wook stayed silent for a whole week and did nothing. But after that, he was back to being Park Jae Wook. But I guess you could say a Park Jae Wook without a Kwon Yura isn't really a Park Jae Wook. He laughs, flirts with girls, and is arrogant all over again. But once in a while I would still catch him glancing at the fairies' table or on the bus he'd just stare at the back seats and his face would go blank. None of us interrupt him when he's in that state, even though it only ever lasts two seconds.

Still, I could tell, he hasn't forgotten her.

[Jae Wook's POV]

Christmas Eve...

I kicked up the snow as I walked along the empty road with my hands in my pocket. A scarf and black coat ain't enough for this weather. Sh1t it's cold. Bad idea, wandering the streets at night.

I looked at the gigantic Christmas tree with shining ornaments and yellow lights. Whoa, the brightness of it is killing my eyes.

"Oppa, let's take a photo!" A passing by girl squealed.

"I don't like photos", her partner replied.

"I don't have any of you!"

"If you'll stop shouting in my ear, I'll do it."

"Deal."

I grinned. That reminds me, I don't have any photos with Yura. I don't need a photo to remember her face, but having one wouldn't hurt. It's already been two months since the time she left Korea...

[Jae Wook's Flashback]

"Wait, you're back here, so does that mean Kwon Yura signed out of school?"

"Yes, she left Seoul this morning."

Yura... gone?

"Who are you?" I asked the girl sitting on the desk.

"Lee Sun Dae", she replied.

"Why are you replacing Yura?"

"We were on a student exchange... she's been living in my house for three months now."

"Exactly, how is it possible that a student exchange can go for only three months?"

"If we went for a whole year then we'd have to repeat one year of school. We both requested that if we manage to sit our yearly exams earlier and pass then we could go for a short period without having to repeat. We had to work hard for this exchange."

I didn't bother thinking about anything else. All I know is that I have to get Yura back... Yura, you can't leave me. I turned around.

"Wait!" Lee Sun Dae called. "It's too late, Park Jae Wook. She's gone, her flight was at 6am this morning."