Just A Few Numbers Away

3

It's almost 2 years.

It's been that long since I have worked here in Korea. In just a few months, I will have my vacation and can finally go back home.

It's been tough but I guess working here is better since the pay is really high. I can provide for my family better and start being a good daughter, which I haven't been doing since who knows when.

A tap on my shoulder shakes me to reality.

"Yah, what are you thinking so hard you haven't even drank your milk? It's gonna get cold you know."

"Ahh. I didn't realize."

I smiled at her and drank my milk.

"How silly."

Then she sat beside me on our shared couch in the living room.

"Yeah. How silly of me. THANKS FOR REMINDING ME EOMMA." I cheekily told her.

SLAP.

"Yahh, that hurt!!! My poor arm. You could be brutal sometimes."

"Serves you right."

After that, we both laughed like idiots.

"Seriously. If it weren't for you, I don't think I could survive working here."

"Awww... I didn't know you love me so much Gel. But no homo though."

"Yakkkkk!!!! (Ewww!!!) Like I could ever fall for you!! Besides I already found my soulmate and his patiently waiting for me in the Philippines."

Silence.

She averted her eyes at me and looked down.

"I, uh, ate (older sister), I didn't mean to brag, I'm so-"

I patted her head lightly.

"It's okay Gel. You don't need to get so worked up and apologize all the time whenever you mentioned him. I'm happy for you."

She looked up at me. Then I smiled at her.

"But ate (older sister), aren't you gonna look for your soulmate? He's probably here somewhere and maybe he is looking for you too."

"No Gel. I won't." I firmly said to her and averted my eyes.

Standing up I said to her, "Let's go to sleep. It's late."

"Aren't you curious though? How far he is from you? If you could only-"

"Gel. I'm tired. We have work tomorrow. Please, let's go to sleep."

Then I walked away from her and went to bed. With a sigh, she followed suit.

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It's midnight. I keep tossing around but can't seem to sleep. Her words struck me.

"Aren't you curious though? How far he is from you? If you could only-"

If I could only take off the wrist band then I'll see how far he is.

I look at my wrist and gently touched the wristband.

Truth be told. I have longed to remove it many times. But I'm refraining.

Because I don't want to get attached.

That's the least I could do for him, my soulmate or else I would end up breaking him apart.

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This Chapter is dedicated to:

Sabligo 💙 Spring_1814 💜 and Gurlinthebacknew 🤎

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Author's side note:

I just wanna clarify something.

You probably think if the MC is wearing a wristband so as not to see the numbers on her wrist will she not remove it when she takes a bath?

Answer: She won't. It probably sounds absurd but let us do some imagination here. The MC has lots of wrist band. So let's say when she takes a bath, she does put soap on her hands and inside the wristband. She rinses herself and wipes herself dry. She gets another wristband ready so when she takes the wet one off, she'll look away while wiping her wrist dry and puts the new wristband on. Voila!! Problem solve!!

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