Alexandra Verlino

Epilogue: A New World

The room looks dark. I am not so sure of how I should feel, now that I am actually here. They ask me to sit on a bed prepared on the left side of the room. I walk there slowly, trying to keep myself calm. Today was just supposed to be a normal examination. They will only carry out normal procedures such as blood testing, some x-rays, or maybe the full body MRI scans. I just hope nothing extraordinary suddenly decides to pop out inside of me and excites them to go on further with their testing for today. We need to take it slow. Afterall, this is only the first examination.

"You will feel a bit painful with the needles, but we assure you once you are unconscious, it will only feel like you have been sleeping the whole day," one of the scientists tried to calm me down.

I nod just as formality.

I admit, how can I even loosen myself up around them? God knows what they will try to do to me while I'm under sedative. While waiting for the sedative to kick in, I can only think of Ji Yong. He must have landed this morning. Preparing for the next concert, maybe? Or maybe they all went straight to a hotel for some rest. Or breakfast? Maybe...yeah...

"Are you feeling drowsy?" she asked me again.

"A little," I reply.

"You need to relax, and don't think too much. It will be over soon," she keeps trying to make my nervousness go down a bit.

I smile. Trying hard to only think of wonderful memories I shared with everyone. The first time I met Super Junior, the times when we were all going crazy over a simple party. Then EXO who starts to join the big, happy family. Then the transfer to YG, how I loved the way everyone treats me like their own, with little to no awkwardness. The happy go lucky WINNER members, the sneaky 2NE1, and the forever protective BIGBANG members. JYP with Wonder Girls, how I have loved them like my sisters. My family, mom, Sam, Skylar, and especially my dad. All the memories about them are running like a flash inside my head. Is this the sign of death? Will I really be unable to wake up anymore after this? Ji Yong being the last image that I can see in my vision before I close my eyes peacefully. Tears escape my eyes.

Mr. Jung sits by the balcony of his house. Sipping the coffee. He has been keeping up with the time. The small clock on the coffee table is telling him the time when Stella will be under the lab. It has already been five minutes since she went in there. He puts down the cup. Letting go of a heavy sigh. A white large envelope in front of him is sitting on the table, motionless. He looks at the cloudy sky for a moment. All sorts of thoughts are running freely inside his small head.

He takes the envelope and retrieves the documents inside. It is clear that the envelope had been opened way before. He takes a good look at the entire document. Reading each letter and word carefully. Sometimes his forehead forms a crease line. He lets go of some weird noise every now and then. Even though being unsure of what's bothering him, his bodyguard never interrupts his reading.

He throws the document on the table again. Frustrated to not able to do anything to change the content, he reaches for his coffee again. Empty. He already finished the last drop while reading the document. He lets go of another sigh.

"Will she be okay, Mr. Kim?" he asked.

The bodyguard, perplexed with the sudden question, does not show any sign of surprise at all.

"I am sure she will be, sir. After all, she's a very smart girl. I know she already calculated the risk," he tried his best in answering.

Mr. Jung looks ahead again. There are so many secrets in this world that one could never think of.

"I just hope she and Alexandra know what they are doing. Both of the girls have been so keen to work together as a sister. They want to end this once and for all," Mr. Jung continues.

"Yes, sir. Both are really brave indeed," the bodyguard keeps replying.

Mr. Jung smiles. He is sure of one thing: none of those people will expect the comeback from both-sworn to be-sister. All this while they have been hiding. Now is the time for the tables to turn their position.

The bodyguard was still standing there. His curiousness could not stop him from asking more about the deals that both Alexandra and Stella had made for each other.

"Sir, if I may..." he stops.

Mr. Jung doesn't even flinch. He still looks straight to the clouds.

"What do you think they have in mind? Are they trying to come out now? Like exposing themselves to the world?"

Mr. Jung lets go of a small laugh. After a few moments, he turns to his bodyguard.

"You think?"

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