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Chapter 9 - Memories and Healing

As I came to my room, I put the bag on the bed and lay down. After a while I closed my eyes and sat up. Pulling out the phone, I'm looking at my and Ha-na's previous pictures. I stops when I sees a video in front of my.

A birthday cake is placed in front of Ha-na in the video. Su-jin sits next to her and wishes Ha-na a happy birthday. Su-jin watches the video and goes to the past.

1 year ago-

Ha-na's birthday. Su-jin sings birthday wish song for Ha-na.

"Happy birthday to you..... Happy birthdayyy to you.... happy birthdayyyy.... Happy birthday..... Happy birthday to you"

Ha-na closes her eyes and makes a wish. Then extinguish all the candles.

"What do you want!"

"can't say"

Su-jin glares. Ha-na smiles at Su-jin's face. Then she feeds su-jin the cake. Su-jin and Ha-na eat cake. Su-jin takes out a gift box and hands it to Ha-na. Ha-na holds the gift box and says.

"What's in it!"

"Open and see by yourself."

Ha-na quickly opens the box excitedly. A cute flower bracelet in the box. Su-jin shows her hands in front of Ha-na, she is also wearing the same bracelet. Ha-na hugs Su-jin and says.

"Thank you Bestie"

Currently-

My eyes are teary. I gently touches the picture.

"I miss you Ha-na.... I really really miss you..."

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Yohan is sleeping in his room. Working on his computer. Just then Yeong-ae enters the room. Yohan shuts down the computer when he sees Yeong-ae. Yeong-ae lays on the bed with a half-eyed look and says.

"How far is your relationship going with su-jin? "

"What! What are you talking about?"

"Tell me everything without pretending not to understand. You know I know everything."

"what you know?"

Yeong-ae lets out a sigh, "Then don't tell yourself!"

Yohan ignores Yeong-ae's words and starts doing his own thing.

"The boy who does all his own work even after having a lot helpers at home, just to clean properly, stay calm even after smearing ice cream on that boy's clothes. He does not have time to eat even a little ice cream with his own sister outside of work but he spends 4/5 hours outside. A person who doesn't go to an event because he doesn't wants to talk, he talks for hours. What I felt after seeing so many things..."

Yeong-ae looks on suspiciously. Then she sat up from the bed with a strange smile. Yohan stammered.

"What do you want to say?"

"You're in love with Su-jin."

"What are you talking about? I helped your friend, where are you going to be happy and give me a treat without doing that you are talking all this nonsens...."

"I'm not talking nonsense, but your art book and laptop can tell the truth. By the way, Su-jin looks good in the picture."

Yeong-ae leaves the room. Yohan sits like an idiot. This means that Yeong-ae saw Su-jin's picture. Yohan blushed and ran a hand through his hair. Yohan opened the laptop and looked at su-jin's picture. Yohan took this picture today in secret. While Su-jin is spying on Se-ra, Yohan carefully takes pictures. He didn't let su-jin understand either. Su-jin's face closes and says.

"I think my sister is right. I'm falling for you...."

Yohan remembers an incident today. Su-jin and Yohan Jung-hee were picked up by a taxi and walked quietly on the street. Su-jin bows her head and says.

"Thanks for helping me"

"It's okay. I would also like to help you. But I had a question! "

"What question?"

"Why are you getting involved? As far as I know they haven't done anything to you!"

Su-jin pauses at Yohan's question. Yohan stood up as Su-jin stood up. Yohan approaches Su-jin and says.

"Am I doing something wrong..."

Su-jin says in a tearful voice before Yohan can finish his words.

"They stole my happiness, they destroyed my whole world"

Su-jin's eyes began to water. Yohan walks up to Su-jin and hugs her. Su-jin bursts into tears. After a while Su-jin and Yohan sit under a bridge and eat ice cream. Su-jin says hesitantly.

"Sorry"

"huh! why sorry?"

"Your shirt...."

Su-jin points at Yohan's shirt with her finger. Which is soaked in su-jin's tears and nose. Yohan laughs loudly.

"Haha, you don't have to worry about it. I'll go home and change."

Yohan leads Su-jin home. Su-jin blushes and says.

"Please don't tell anyone about today."

Yohan leans down close to Su-jin's face and says.

"Which one?"

Su-jin is surprised. says nervously.

"My Crying Thing"

"okay"

Su-jin looks surprised. She didn't think Yohan would agree so quickly. Seeing Su-jin standing there, Yohan says, pointing towards the house.

"Don't go home!"

"Ohhh yes"

Su-jin goes inside the house. Yohan smiles as Su-jin leaves.

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10 am. Yeong-ae was walking out of the washroom into the classroom when she heard two girls in the class saying.

"Su-jin didn't come today!"

"No, today is Ha-na's birthday. So maybe..."

"Poor, Ha-na was Su-jin's only best friend. She's lonely after Ha-na left."

"I feel so bad for them."

Yeong-ae walks into the classroom. Looking at Su-jin's desk, she says to herself.

"Ha-na, you are very lucky to have a girl like Su-jin as your best friend..."

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I came to the cemetery wearing black clothes. Leaveing flowers in front of Ha-na's grave. I look at her with sly eyes. wipes the tears and says.

"Hey Ha-na, I brought your birthday cake. Don't cut it!"

I open the cake box, takes out the cake and lights the candle. I chokes back tears. I start singing a birthday song for Ha-na.

" Happy birthday to you.... happy birthday to youu... happy birthday Ha-na.... happy birthday to you..."

I blows out the candles. I cover my face with my elbow and cries. I wipes my tears and trying to smile. I cut the cake. Then hold a piece of cake in front of Ha-na's photo. Though I try to not crying but I keeps crying. I put the cake on the ground and sobs loudly.

"Why did you leave Ha-na? You know I have no one else in this world but you. I was always by your side. If you come to me once and tell me your problems, maybe today..."

I can no longer speak because of crying. In a moments I fell asleep crying there.

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It is raining. A gentle breeze is blowing. I just wakes up to the sound of rain. I shivered in the cold. As I opens my eyes to see Jung-hee standing in front of me with an umbrella. Putting warm clothes on my body. I realizes it's Jung-hee's. Seeing me wake up, Jung-hee smiles and holds out her hand to stand up. I looked surprised and stood up holding her hand.

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