Chapter 3:
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Ga Eul decided that this day could easily come up in the one of the top ten worst days of her life. She was not a person to hate anything with passion, but she did now, this day ,this situation. Everything about it screamed wrong to her from every direction. Oh, how she wanted to just put this day behind her. She hated that in a seemingly innocent question she sought approval to that one person who couldn't care less about her existence, even if she did it unconsciously, she hated herself for it.
More than that she hated herself for holding his charcoal like blazing eye`s gaze, and thinking that he didn't like this situation anymore than her. But that was just her wishful thinking getting reflected… wasn't it?
She should stop herself, because she had promised him that she won't trouble him again. And she will keep her promise at any cost. No matter how hard it matter how painful it is. She will find a way out.
Moreover, this downward spiral will improve someday, right? Better get sorted starting from this stupid day. That means taking up the offer of lift from Jae Sun for the life of her she couldn't figure out what Jae Sun Sunbae wanted from her. What did he even mean by they should talk? What use will a conversation do to a relationship that was way beyond any point of resurrection.
She hated that she was put on spot like this and that too on Eun Jae Unni`s engagement day nonetheless. Will Yi Jung feel that this was some elaborate plan of her to make him jealous? Aniyo.
Why would he think that? For him to feel jealous he should like her. If he was jealous of anyone today that will of be Il-Hyung. She should just leave this place.
She didn't necessarily want to go with Jae Sun Sunbae but that seemed like the lesser of the two evils now. Ga Eul silently stood silently and bowed to everyone, also keeping strictly no-eye-contact with anyone much less Yi Jung at this point and turned towards the exit.
Jae Sun sunbae two steps behind her as she exited.
The ride home was suffocating to say the least. The car was too sleek. To black. Too stiff. Much like the silence between them, but that could just be her, she wasn't sure anymore.
"To our usual spot?" Jae Sun Sunbae asked.
"That place is closed now." She replied without any emotion in her voice.
"Oh, I guess a lot has changed since I left." His implication was not lost on her. She just shrugged non-committedly to it.
"So where to then?" He asked.
"I am tired Jae Sun Sunbae.I would just like to go home now." She sighed.
"Ga Eul..." He started but she cut him off saying, "You don't owe me any explanation."
"But I do. I do owe you. You should know…You should know that it was never because I stopped loving you." He persisted.
"It sure felt like that at that point of time, and now …and now the reasons don't matter anymore." She cut across again and pointedly stared out of the window to indicate that she was done with this conversation.
Thankfully it seemed like he understood, because next thing she knew was he was silently pulling up the car near her curb. She breathed a sigh of relief and she eagerly stepped out murmuring a quiet thanks and a polite bow. She was almost to her gate when he voice ringed through that silent night in a calm steady monotone, "They say that when you find your soulmate ,you shouldn't let them go., that you will end up regretting it.I did it once, and now that I found her again I don't plan on repeating the same mistake twice. Good night, Ga Eul yang."