You're My Melody

Chapter 10: Freedom

“She’s staying here.” Jaejoong said to the other four members. He’s not asking permission from them. He’s merely stating a fact.

The other members looked at Jaejoong like he has grown two heads. “Are you crazy, Jae? We don’t even know who she is.” Yunho complained.

“Exactly. We don’t know who she is and how to contact her family. We can’t just leave her alone. She has amnesia for god’s sake.” Everyone knew he got a point. They’ve been trying to argue with Jaejoong but they all knew it was pointless. The girl needs help and Jaejoong is so determined to give it to her with or without their cooperation.

The next day, Seohyun was discharged from the hospital. Jaejoong took her home. He already told her everything he knew about her… her name, how they met and why she’s in Tokyo. He also introduced her to the other members and although in the beginning they are against the idea of letting her stay at their place, Jaejoong noticed they started to show kindness to her and he was grateful for it.

“Yoochun and I are sharing rooms. Junsu can use my bed and you can use his room.” Jaejoong told Seohyun.

“Where will you sleep, oppa?”

“I’ll sleep at the couch. Don’t worry about me.” He smiled to prove his point.

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Lee Soo Man’s secretary, Park Min Young, was ushered inside the CEO’s office. Her boss seems to be more irritable than normal these past few days. He ordered her to contact some investigators probably to look for his missing daughter and when he couldn’t get results after 24 hours he had been furious.

“All of you are nothing but incompetent bastards!” she heard him told them once. The investigators left in haste all wearing expressions that say, “I’d rather die than get back in here.”

She wondered what her boss could want from her this time. “Min Young-ssi, these are the reports all those incompetent fools managed to gather so far. I want you to read through them and tell me if you find anything helpful.”

“Arasso, Lee Soo Man-ssi.” With that, she went back to her post together with the papers Lee Soo Man entrusted to her. She didn’t need to read the contents of the report to know where Seohyun is. She knew where the CEO’s daughter is. She doesn’t really care whether she should tell her boss or not. She doesn’t care whether Lee Seohyun loses her momentary freedom. After all she is a woman who doesn’t care about anything. She works for the sake of working. If she gets fired, she’ll just have to find work again. For her, that’s how simple the things in this world are.

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Seohyun woke up with from the sound of a piano. It was so beautiful she even thought she was still dreaming. She refused to open her eyes hoping drowsiness would overwhelm her again. It was always the same every morning. She finds it hard to wake up knowing that she has to face her boring life again.

However, to her surprise today seemed to be different. The music kept penetrating her half-conscious mind until she became fully awake. The faint sound of the piano became clearer now. When she finally decided to open her eyes, she realized she wasn’t in her own bedroom.

Then everything that happened these past few days came rushing back through her mind. That’s right. She remembers everything. The music room in SME, the phone, the pictures… she still blushes every time she was reminded of those pictures. She also remembers her birthday, the amusement park, the accident. Yes, it was the accident that changed everything. It was the reason why she was in this wonderful place.

In this place, she is free. She doesn’t know how long but she will treasure it.