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Episode 1: I'm Okay!

Jaehyun POVs

After what I said the other day to her, I just realized my days were starting to feel so empty. I no longer feel the spirit of waiting for the day I will go home and see my lover. Park Haewon's. The woman who had kept her heart for me when we were separated by distance and time. Even though I never wished for his love at all, I was still a jerk in the eyes of others. Especially in the eyes of that woman. And I don't deny it.

I stared at my phone screen. The screen is still exactly the same as four years ago, with a background photo of myself with himself standing on a stretch of white sand facing the vast blue sea. It was the day we spent all day together. From morning till night. Before I finally have to go abroad and continue my medical studies there.

And I remember it clearly. How he desperately held back his tears while delivering me at Incheon International Airport. He stood up while waving his hand, with a smile that I could see was a smile that he forcedly chastised. Haewon can't lie, especially when it comes to feeling.

Although I can't deny that she cried after I actually left.

"Jaehyun-ah."

My eyes were moved and I saw one of my colleagues at a hospital in America, Lee Taeyong. Which happens to be Korean and he is also on leave to return home.

"Wae's? Do you miss Jeslyn?" I intend to tease him. But he was not affected at all. He prefers to sit next to me with his pouting face.

"I'm just not feeling good, and I'm feeling empty." I kept looking at him while waiting for what he would say next.

"Eitherway. Do you think long-distance relationships are difficult?"

For some reason, that question from Taeyong made my heart ache and slice a little. Remembering, I just broke off my relationship with Haewon the other day. And it made me accidentally get cornered with the question from Taeyong. If I answer, it must be me who ended up with a long cursory.

"I've been doing that for four more years" I said, making Taeyong interested in my next words.

"With Haewon? The girl in the background of your phone?"

I nodded, confirming his words. "And I just broke up with him the other day."

"What's!? Didn't you come home to see her and let go of your girl's longing?" Taeyong looked surprised.

Taeyong's right. The reason I came back to Korea was to meet him and let go of all the longings that had been sinking and could not be ventured. I didn't have time to send him a short message or a letter. Being a doctor is difficult now. A really busy schedule of practice and study left me barely eating for three days. The time difference obviously makes it harder for us to communicate.

"Yes but, I don't want to hurt him any further. I still have to work in America and get back in touch with Haewon. And honestly, I can't. It's not that I don't love him anymore, I love Haewon so much. But I also cannot be selfish with myself. He deserves to be happy and he deserves his happiness, even though I'm not the reason to be happy."

Taeyong looks a little speechless with what I said. He witnessed how I was so careless when I missed Haewon. And it is a place where I put my frustration because of the length of study I have been on.

"Keundae, I don't understand you. You always scolded me when you missed Haewon. But when you met him, you guys broke up? What kind of joke is this?"

I don't know what kind of joke I'm making right now. To be sure, I feel really sorry that I have decided to leave Haewon. From a woman who was so sincere with her feelings that I just broke.

"Jeslyn won't experience anything like Haewon, will she?"

Taeyong nodded steadily. "Sure, Jeslyn and I need to get to a higher level. I can't worry about long distance relationships. After all, we were only separated for a few days. The day after tomorrow we'll be back in America and I'll meet him. Geez, I understand how you used to feel."

I smiled. See how Taeyong eagerly tries to call Jeslyn with Video Call feature on his phone.

And I, looking back at photo after photo while with Haewon first. It hurts, but how else. I can't keep forcing the girl to stay with me and have to be tormented by this long distance relationship.

Cklek..

The door of my room opened and my brother's face popped out from there.

"Sister Jae, there's Brother Chanyeol."

Okay, now let's see how Chanyeol is gonna tweet after finding out that Haewon and I are over.

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Haewon POVs

"What!?"

I really miss talking to my brother, Park Chanyeol. He's angry now. And I could do nothing but beg her not to go to Jaehyun's house. Come on, I'm an adult and Brother Chanyeol doesn't have to do anything like that.

"Sister, I'm really fine. Don't tell Jaehyun anything."

"If I asked your eyes, would they say that they're okay?" geez, that clear as my eyes look?

Chanyeol's sister is so stubborn. I don't want their friendship to be ruined because of this shameless me. After all, I don't want my image to be ruined. It's like I complained to Brother Chanyeol to hit Kak Jaehyun. And it's not that I'm Chanyeol's sister that I have the right to do anything to Jaehyun.

"No, really. Jaehyun didn't hurt me. It's on the basis of our agreement." I know it's all a lie. I never agreed on the end of this relationship. I feel compelled to end all this.

"Don't fight strong, Haewon."

Geez, what's up with this Chanyeol sister. I have no idea anymore to keep him from going to Kak Jaehyun's house. By the way about competing so strong, I was competing so strongly in front of him and maybe it failed. My acting was too bad until Brother Chanyeol found out.

"Do you want to come or stay here?" ask, of course here. I don't want to see Jaehyun again for some time to come. I must set my heart and strengthen the foundation before meeting him again.

"Good, wait here and watch your phone." Wait, why do I have to monitor my phone?

Whahuh? I didn't even answer his question and he said something like that? Oh my God, who is he really?

"Don't be like a child, brother. Brother better go to the room. Indulge yourself by taking care of yourself with skincare products that I recommended yesterday. Next month Brother wants to marry Sojin's sister."

But it seems like Brother Chanyeol doesn't care what I say. The man chose to take his jacket and motorcycle key, after which it disappeared from my sight just like that. Totally stubborn, and I can't do anything anymore right now. I just heard the roar of the motor from inside the house.

Shit, Brother Chanyeol is really going to Kak Jaehyun's house.

Geez, what happens if this will make Kak Chanyeol and Kak Jaehyun become hostile or quarrel? No, this can't happen. Then I also took a jacket hanging behind my bedroom door and immediately went down the stairs.

"Hey, Park Haewon." Call Mark who just passed me in the living room. What's that guy here for these nights? Asking snacks? Hitchhiking to the bathroom? Or how?

"I don't have time to serve you, Mark" I said, wearing shoes and a jacket. But he was squatting in front of me. Align her body with me who is crouching too while wearing shoes.

"Where are you going? I just saw Brother Chanyeol get out of here. And you want to follow him too? You guys why the hell? What is there going on?" Ask. Really, I don't have much time to serve Mark's sometimes useless babble.

Oh yeah, just so you know. Mark is my neighbor whom we consider to be my own family. He's the same age as me and we're at the same University. Just different majors. And we were very close, since childhood. That's why the man used to pacing around in our house. And our parents? They treated Mark as if he was their favorite son. Crazy, I used to whine when I was a kid because Mark was given chocolate by my mom and I wasn't given it at all. So who's the kid here?

"Oh Mark, I'm really running out of time." As soon as I was about to stand up and leave Mark, the man held my arm and got me back to his attention.

"Where are you going these nights? There are no vehicles now. Come on, I'll take you." Her speech. That moment I was silent too. Unusually, Mark never gives me a ride for free.

"Why is it still quiet?"

I woke up from my daydreams and from a sense of wonder at Mark. The man walked in front of me and I followed behind him. I waited for him in front of the gate while he picked up his jacket and motorcycle. Oh my God, I'm surprised by this kid. Why is he suddenly good like this anyway? Usually he would be hard to ride and ask me to cook something for him. For all you know, I'm very good at cooking. I majored in the world of fashion. It seems that my hand is very well served.

"Here, put on the helmet." I was wearing the helmet he put on me. And ride the empty motorcycle seat on the back. I clutched his jacket tightly for a grip. Just in case Mark suddenly propels his bike at an above average speed. Mark, he loves speeding. And I love pinching it.

"You haven't told me where you're going yet." Oh yes I forgot. It's worth the bike didn't go from there and almost pissed me off.

"Kis Jaehyun's House. Do you remember?" My toot. Mark slightly turned his head back like a shocked person in general.

"Is Brother Jaehyun really in Korea? Is he not in America? What are you going there for?" Ask. Geez, I'd love to stuff that mouth with tissue. A lot of asking.

"Mark just walk! I'm running out of time." My protest.

"You want five minutes to go or fifteen minutes?" He asked again. And I'm really running out of time.

"Five minutes."

Mark is seen covering his helmet glass and starting his motorbike.

"Close the helmet glass, and don't forget the tight grip."

Whahuh?

I haven't had time to close the helmet glass, Mark has driven his bike at a really crazy speed. Oh my God I swear I gripped tightly the jacket he was wearing while closing my eyes. Mark is completely insane. He drove his bike very fast and overtook several big and small cars with shrewdness. Although I know Mark is a professional, but still I am afraid and want to grab Mark's hair so that this bike stops. Oh my god, help me. I don't want to die young.

- To Be Continue