Always, It's You

Chapter 28

After an overnight flight across the globe, when Ashley finally landed, it was already dawn.

She took a deep breath taking the familiar air all in. It felt like home, she missed it. It has been three years since her departure.

She had to take another domestic flight to the other side of her country unless she wanted another four hours of journey by bus or taxi.

She approached to buy the ticket for the next domestic flight to her destination.

When she finally landed, Troye was waiting for her.

Definitely, Maya told him about her coming back.
Troye took her into a warm hug.
"How was our little troublemaker?"

He was like an elder brother to her always.
The age difference between these two was quite significant. He was already elder than Maya where Maya was elder than Ashley.

"Let's go. Nana is waiting for you."

Ashley smiled thinking of Mrs. Simpson, maybe the only one close to her guardian in the world.

They got into the car.
Troye smiled, "Did you know? Maya broke up with me again."

"So what? I am sure you two call each other every day."

"That's kinda true." Troye shrugged.

Ashley thought these childish acts of these two grown-ups were so cute!

"Can't you convince her to take the job offer? It's her dream job anyway." Troye looked at her.

"No, I cant." She tried to convince him,
"She won't give up the work she is up to, not in the midway. You know how hard she worked for this opportunity." Ashley tried to sound reasonable.

"I really wanted her with me." Troye sounded a little down.

"Don't worry. She will take this offer. But not before her work finishes off."

Troye sighed in response.

They arrived not long after.
Ashley didn't wait for Troye to get down, she rushed down and ran into the arms of the old woman standing in front of the garden.

"How are you my little bow Pip?"

"You still smell like baked cookies, Nana!" Ashley sniffed, smiling.

She was the person who practically raised her in this orphanage. She used to read her bedtime stories about little bow pip and sang lullaby at night, and practically she was the person who was always there for her whenever she needed.

"What happened to him?" Namjoon asked Jin. Indicating Taehyung who was sleeping on his seat across the aisle on the plane.

" He has not eaten, didn't even smiled all the way and he is down somehow."

"It's Ashley. She left and shut him out," Jin replied. He was one Taehyung came to with confusion last night.

"Just like that?" Namjoon was surprised.

"Just like that. No explanation," Jin replied.

" I am worried about him. You know he is a sensitive boy, hyung." Namjoon said with a worried expression.

"Yeah," Jin looked at Taehyung. He looks so innocent in his sleep.

"Hyung, do you think he likes her?" Namjoon again asked.

"Yeah, I think. At least he was starting to," Jin shrugged, "But he couldn't realize that. He didn't get enough time to do that."

"She didn't give him that time," Namjoon sighed.

There was nothing in this world he couldn't do for this precious boy. And seeing him struggling was as painful as his own.

"Do you think she likes him, hyung?" Namjoon again asked.

"I don't know Joonie," Jin patted Namjoon's shoulder. "But if I see him suffer like this continuously, I am sure I will find her no matter what it takes and wherever she'd be. I will make sure to get them together."

Namjoon nodded wishing this phase would pass soon and Taehyung will be like before again.