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Chapter 2: The Promise
They had been talking in the Internet, viewing each other by the webcam, when Jan Di had brought up the subject. It had already been 2 months since he had been away and November was coming up full speed.
- Jun Pyo…
- What? – he said, smirking at her.
- We have to talk.
He didn't liked the sound of her voice. Not one bit.
- No.
- What?
- Whatever it is, the answer is no.
- Could you please let me speak, before you start blabbering?!
He stared at her, trying desperately to figure out why she was so serious.
- Okay. Talk. – he commanded.
Jan Di chose to ignore his tune, seeing as she was about to ask him something difficult.
- It looks like December is coming up… - she started.
- Yes, I know… but there is still some time. It's early November…
He started laughing.
- Don't tell me that you miss me so much already that you can't even keep track on time…
- Idiot… - she said, smiling though. – I'll always miss you… specially when you're so far apart…
- So what is this matter of December you want to talk about?
- After this Christmas… - she said, gulping hard. - … promise me you won't be coming back to see me…
Jun Pyo stayed silent for minutes, but Jan Di could easily see the change in his face, coming from surprise, to shock and then to rage, as the news get to his head.
- Before you misunderstand, - she said, as soon as she saw his expression. – let me explain why I'm asking this…
- Yes, - he said in a hissed voice, so low it made Jan Di shiver, and that slowly started growing up in to shouts. – why don't you explain why you DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR BOYFRIEND AFTER ALMOST 4 MONTHS OF BEEING APART! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? MOST OF THE GIRLS WOULD WANT TO MEET THEIR BOYFRIENDS AS SOON AS HE ARRIVED, BUT YOU…
- I – she shouted, making him shut up and stare at her; on the other side of the planet stood the only girl that could make him do that. – LOVE YOU TOO MUCH TO BEAR WITH THE THOUGHT THAT EVERYTIME I'LL SEE YOU, YOU'LL HAVE TO PART FROM ME WITHIN DAYS!! DON'T YOU GET IT?
By this time, she was already crying and cursing herself for having became this sensitive and dependent on him.
- Hey, Geum Jan Di…
- It's already so hard to not see you everyday… to only hear your voice by the computer… and I can't even hug you whenever I feel you're not alright… can't you see that this way is already too much difficult for me…?
Jun Pyo was stunned. That wasn't the answer he was expecting from her. Gosh, it wasn't even the reaction he was expecting from her… when had he seen her so week? He couldn't even remember the last time she had been so vulnerable…
- Hey, commoner… - he said in a more sweet voice.- Don't you see that the purpose of me spending the vacation there is so that I can see you…?
- It's because of that that I'm even more afraid…
- What? – he asked, confused. He was starting to get lost.
- You came here to spend your vacations, but after a few days of we being together we'll have to part again… and that will happen every time, for the next 4 years… 4 years of meetings and partings, Gu Jun Pyo! I can't ask my heart to stay whole for so much time…
- Then how come you not seeing me will help? Won't it break even more your heart?
She smiled, sadly. He also had a point there.
- I'm sure that it'll only hurt the first time I'll see you off, after Christmas…
- THAT'S INSANE! I CAN'T DO THAT! – he shouted.
- Gu Jun Pyo… - she pleaded.
- NO! NO!No, I won't do it… have you thought about my heart, also? How I feel, with all this? How insecure I feel… knowing you have Ji Hoo there, and I'm here? Have you ever though how bad I want to see you and hold you…?
- I know that!
- Then why are you asking me this? WHY?
She couldn't answer. As a matter of fact, it had been some time she had faced the screen for the last minutes. She was avoiding him, as his gaze.
Gu Jun Pyo sighed. He wasn't completely stupid. He knew it would be hurtful, for both of them, the moment of their parting, but the idea of not seeing her, not being with her for another 4 years brought a loneliness so big to his heart that he didn't even dared to talk of.
- How about we make another promise…
- Hum? – she said, looking finally into the screen, waiting for him to talk.
- For the next 4 years, - he said, cursing himself inside for making this deal – we will only see each other at Christmas Holydays and at Summer. No excuses. Christmas Eve's mine for right, and you can spend half of the Christmas Day with your family. And at Summer, from the end of July to the first two weeks of September you're mine. Only mine. – he stated. – I will not be flying there to make surprise visits, and whenever I need to go there as business I'll warn you, so that you can decide whether you want to meet me or not.
She could feel new tears starting to come back to her eyes, and she whipped them away.
- However! – he said in a louder voice, making her jump in surprise. – Everyday we have to keep in touch. Mail me, write me, talk to me… so that I know that you're alive and you're ok. And… - he paused, blushing. – …you'll have to send me t sleep… every night…
She laughed, for the first time. He blushed even more.
- That's it? Those are your conditions?- she asked.
He nodded, still blushing.
- Okay. I think I can cope with that… - she said, giving him a sincere smile.
It was his turn to smile.
- But you know… - he said, grinning. – Who would have thought that the commoner could love me so much…
She smiled, shyly.
- That's your fault, you know? Who made me fall so hard for you…?
- … - he was looking at her, and his eyes showed he was worried with something. – You really scared me… back there… I thought you were… breaking up with…
- IDIOT! – she shouted, before he could finnish. – If I wanted to break up with you, I wouldn't be here, crying and worrying for a guy that's on the other side of the world…
He smiled again.
- As for Ji Hoo-sunbae, you don't have to worry too much… he is my best friend so stop making soap-operas, ok?
- What? What soap? I don't make anything like that… at least the company doesn't produce soap yet…
She laughed hard.
- Hey! What's so funny?
- The fact that you haven't changed… makes me feel so glad…
- Hum! – he said, grinning.
- I love you.
- I love you too. – he said, lifting his hand to caress the Jan Di in the screen. As if on cue, and as if she could feel his hand, Jan Di caressed her face at the same spot she thought his hand would be.
- See you tomorrow…
- Don't forget! – he almost shouted.
She smiled and giggled.
- Don't worry, I won't.
- It's a promise. – he said, with said eyes but still with a sweet smile on his face.
- Yeah, - she said, a smile still playing in her face. – it's a promise…
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