Walk slowly (edited)

Chapter 19

A month has passed and Mark has considerably changed. No more annoying words from his lips. No more behaviour that makes me sad. It's too difficult for me to describe what is happening now. Of course, I began to feel happy with what I am now. Now, I feel really loved. So I decided to give another chance to Mark, and allow him to set things right. But I still have not said that I'm willing to give him that opportunity.

Mark has really changed. Now, I see his smile every time he sees me. However, there are some things that still continue to disturb me. Sometimes, I notice Mark daydreaming, as if there was something that stirred his mind. I've wanted to ask. But I turned down my intentions, not wanting to, again, raise the question of Jiyeon, as he begged. Especially after all my attempts to track Jiyeon are now at an impasse.

I went downstairs, and took Mark's shirts that I had already ironed.

Yes, I still sleep in the room upstairs. Mark has never questioned it. So I let it remain so until today. I'm letting it all happen slowly.

A smile accompanied my steps leading to Mark's room. Once arriving at the door of his room, I tried to knock on the door of his room that was opened, to ask for permission to enter. But as soon as my hand lay on his door, my gesture stopped. My eyes looked at Mark, who was looking at the album's photos that were scattered on the floor lined with carpet.

Somehow, I can only be an observer.

One by one, Mark mused at the pictures in the album. Little did he know of my presence there. After he was done with each piece of the pictures, Mark placed the album into a black box and closed the box.

Yes, I'm sure, the same box I've never seen before. That's the boxes that had the answers I was looking for. So, I already know what is inside the box. Certainly, there is nothing but items of his memories with Jiyeon.

When Mark started to get up, I immediately walked to the stairs quickly, not wanting Mark to know I saw it all. Mark came out of his room and brought the black box with him. I immediately hid. Having heard the door shut, I went back down and headed to Mark's room, doing what I was about to finish off. After getting in his room and hanging his shirt in the closet, I shut the closet door, and then I rested for a while in front of his walk-in closet.

My eyes looked around the room and then my eyes caught a book. I couldn't look away from it. My steps moved to the book that was on top of the multiple books stacked on the table. I held up the book. My heart began to wonder.

What book is this? I was curious. It must be Mark's work. I had always wanted to know how a CEO works.

I opened it at a random page and tried to view the contents inside. I read word by word written on the page carefully.

Monday- 8.45 pm: My head hurts. Why is everything being a mess? I hate that person, but sometimes I feel pitiful. Arghh I really hate it! It would be good if Jinyoung...

I quickly closed the book as soon as I heard the door open. It must be Mark. I quickly put the book back to its original place and then rushed out and took my seat in the living room. I immediately switched on the television and pretended I was watching it.

Mark got into the house with a grim face. No black box with him.

"Where did you go, Mark hyung?" I asked with a smile.