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June 15, 2018
"I'm surprised you still drink," Mark said above the loud music, its beats thumping around the room.
"On special occasions," Sana replied, watching the wine in her glass shift as she twirled her glass.
"Thanks for coming to see me one last time."
"It's the least I could do. It's time that I take responsibility for what I caused," he answered before downing his drink.
"And when did you become so self righteous?" A small smile grew on her face just from watching him.
"Not so long ago."
"Well, it's not as if it was your fault anyways. I know that now..."
He didn't turn his head away from the bar to look at her, but he was listening intently.
"You know, I was the first to apologize back there. I decided to let go. In truth I'm ready to move on, but my heart was only burdened by the thought that everything I've done will only cause you all to hate me forever. It came to point that I could care less in the end. I'd already ruined myself why not continue it?"
Mark was surprised to see her open up. They were close friends in the past but he would have never expected such a strong woman to be so fragile.
"I wish I could take back loving you to the point that I forgot myself. I wanted you so bad, I drooped so low. I thought that since my past would follow me, I should fulfill it.
But no matter what I did to move your heart, you never changed. You didn't get mad that she never loved you, you only endured. You made it look so easy and that made me even more angry with myself."
Mark didn't say anything but Sana did not get irritated by his lack of reaction. She found it more reassuring to have someone listen rather than advise.
"It's not as easy as it looks," he finally said after awhile.
"Oh? Then in a way I'm glad, I wasn't the only one having a hard time," she laughed.
His lips pulled into the slight curve of a grin. It was so like her to be happy at something like that.
"So what are you going to do now?"
"Hmm... I don't know, but I'm definitely not staying in Korea! Maybe I'll join Lisa's party boat with her friends. Two of them are from Australia and New Zealand— or actually maybe I'll go back to Japan! There was this cute model what was his name? Yuta or was it Yuto?" Sana giggled helplessly, her cheeks heating up from the alcohol.
