C'EST LA VIE (Completed)

Chapitre 42 - Tu Me Manques

Busan | Early 2021

Chaeyoung spends her Saturday night at home, she refuses to eat anything. Just like a loser, she's chicken out without even have a fight. Chaeyoung could only stare at the sea from her room. She misses her, terribly miss her. But she can't do anything.

This Sunday, Chaeyoung take her car since early in the morning. If she has to vent out, she will do it at this place. It's always this place. She drove to Geoje Island in the morning, alone. She put her jacket down, it's winter and the air was way too cold, even in Busan. She parks her car at the port and hops the ferry to Oedo Island.

Her parents introduced her to the place since she was a little when they visited Busan, her parents always took her to the island to visit the beautiful Arboterium. Chaeyoung like it to be there, it was quiet and not too many people around. After Eunho's died, Chaeyoung often drove there and just spend her day since the morning, and be back when the dawn comes. As she like it to be alone, the place suits her well. She plans to spend the day with just being there.

Chaeyoung has so many photographs on the island but she never bored to take pictures over and over again. She takes her camera with her. Chaeyoung arrives at the Botania at 9. The sun wasn't too shiny at the time mixed with winter air. Chaeyoung enter the Arboterium with a strange feeling. A part of her is happy that she could visit the island again, but she knows it well that she only visit the island when she's sad or wants to clear her head. 

Ever since Chaeyoung got out from jail she finally touches her camera again. Maybe it's her way out as well. Chaeyoung opens her camera and starts taking pictures. From the front door, she walks toward the affection plaza, not too many people around her despite the holiday. Yes because no one in the right mind wants to visit the place in this cold air.  

Her goal is to reach the hill of love, she loves to enjoy the view there. Chaeyoung walk passes the cactus garden and arrives at the hill. She put down her bag pack and start taking pictures again. In between her being busy with her camera, she spent her time staring at the sea. 

All of sudden her cellphone interrupts her. Her mom calls her.

"Chaeyoung-ah" Her mom is on the other side.

"Eomma?"

"Mr. Kim called me and said that you're in Busan"

Chaeyoung couldn't answer.

"Gabriel also tells me that you..........." Chaeyoung's mom stops talking.

Chaeyoung could only fix her eyes to the view.

Both silent for a while. Chaeyoung takes a big gulp, ready to explain things to her mom. 

"Chaeyoung-ah, don't worry about things here, I'll handle things with Seojun, As for your works, take it as a holiday, a day off for you, the past year you worked like crazy" 

Chaeyoung could only smile but tears run down to her face. 

"And Chaeyoung-ah, don't give up. I trust you, we trust you. You can do it. I know things are hard for you the past year, and maybe you thought that I didn't know that you were crying most of the nights. It gives me pain every time I know. I believe you are mature enough to handle things all by yourself, but sometimes it's hard seeing you living that way. You deserve to be happy, my daughter"

Chaeyoung shed tears again hearing her mother words.

"Don't give up, Chaeyoungie. If you have to run, then run. Fight for it, we are raising you to be strong, honey"

No matter how old Chaeyoung, even on her 36 years old, she's still the only daughter of her family. In an instant, she could cry like a baby again to her mother.