"DongHae, where are you going?!" Teukie hyung yelled as I sprinted to the door, car keys in hand.
"I'm going to look for JaeHwa!" I yelled back.
"WHAT?!" Everyone who heard me exploded.
"Please explain to them, Hyukkie," I said pleadingly. He patted me on the back.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of them. You just go."
I pulled him into a hug. "I love you, Lee HyukJae."
He laughed, pulling back. "I love you too, Lee DongHae, now go! And update me if you find anything!"
I ran out the door, leaving my personal manager to take care of the others.
JaeHwa
Of all things to forget at a moment like this, it's where I put my handphone.
Oh, and DongHae's phone number.
I wrapped my jacket closer around me. I hadn't planned on it being this windy, although winter really just finished and we've headed into spring.
I hadn't planned on being on YeongJong Island, Incheon either, but for some reason I had to be near a beach.
Maybe it reminds me even more of the time in Japan.
With DongHae.
I stared into the blue, sitting down on the grass. Long stemmed flowers waved in the wind. They really were pretty. This had to be the highest point on the island. I could see everything from here. All the cars, flashing in the sun, like when people hang CDs on trees to reflect the light.
Pretty.
My mind drifted off, thinking back to the other night when I'd played the song. Super Junior's new song. I did that for the next few nights, just left it on replay.
Of course, given my noobiness, I didn't know how to work the iPod. Apart from playing it and turning it off.
So imagine my surprise when, a couple of nights later, the song ended and I tried turning it off. With my eyes closed. I was sleepy. Instead, something else began to play.
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"JaeHwa," said a voice. My eyes instantly snapped open. That voice again. I heard it every night. And I'd heard it from that guy who visited me in the hospital. "If you're listening to this, then congratulations! You've learnt how to use an
"I don't really know what to say, to be honest. It's weird talking to nothing. Oh wait, I meant it's weird talking to... a computer. Because I've sort of gotten used to talking to nothing." There's a sudden sound of hands slapping against a mouth and then muttering. "Shit! How... do... you... erase on this thing...? I'm so screwed..." I start giggling for a bit. Then I hear him again. "Ah well... umm, sorry about that. Because if you're listening to this, you're definitely awake, and you probably know what I'm talking about... I'm sorry. And JaeHwa... I'm sorry for everything. For hurting you back then. For giving up so easily. For not being able to protect you as much as I like. For..." His voice has started shaking. I hear a small muffled whimper. Tears start to pool in my eyes. "Okay, I'm calm. One last thing before I have to go. I'm sorry that I wasn't there to save you from the car. And I'm waiting for you. I'll never get tired of waiting. And if you never hear this, JaeHwa, I'll go wherever you go. For you. Even to the after life. I'll always be there for you. I... I love you. "
His voice disappears and I'm greeted with the first sounds of 'It's You'.
I turn the iPod off and place on the bedside table.
I love you. Am I going crazy? Did I use to have some past life I don't remember?
I lay down, staring at the ceiling. I sure didn't feel sleepy anymore.
Even so, I closed my eyes. Just to try and coax my brain to stop all activity.
And that was when it started.
Everything was a blur. Seeing him come out off SM. I was hurtling through this at breakneck speed. Me falling. Everything going black.
I snapped my eyes open, breathing hard. What happened? I felt a little shiver going through me at the thought of a movie in my head. I slapped myself. What was wrong with me?!
I settled down and closed my eyes.
And nothing happened.
"No, come back, come back!" I whispered urgently. "I want to know what happened!" Nothing but blankness. I sighed. Oh well. Might as well get some sleep then.
I snuggled down into the covers and promptly fell asleep.
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And then I woke up the next day. Which just happened to be yesterday.
And when I say I woke up, I mean I really woke up. I remembered everything.
I remembered the night I stayed over. The entire school holidays. Finding an unconcious MinYoung in DongHae's bed.
I remembered KyuHyun's accident. Getting beaten up by MinYoung. Gaining JunSu as a best friend. The first kiss. The break up. Moving to Japan. Seeing Super Junior again. Getting back with DongHae.
And then the accident.
And forgetting everything that was most of what was important in my life.
But I remember now.
I remember everything.
And I know that I want to see DongHae. Alone.
I also remember how he would simply drop everything and anything for me, especially at this point of time... when I supposedly don't remember him.
So of course I'd make myself 'missing', but really just being gone long enough (and without telling anybody) to make the people worry. Which I'm sure they already have.
And here I am, chilling at YeongJong island, pretty sure that DongHae's on the way here right now. After all... he's my supposed other half.
DongHae
I can't believe she'd do something as stupid as running away.
I mean, it hasn't even been a month since she woke up, and she can't even remember her way around the place... and so much would have changed since the 'last' time she saw them... like the trains or something.
So why the heck am I driving to Incheon?!
As far as I know, she's never been there before.
Of course, there's this little hope inside that she's gotten her memory back and she's gone somewhere close to the beach just to think. It's only a hope, of course. But sometimes hopes come true.
Anyway, I told her mum I'd check the coastal areas... and YeongJong Island is a coastal area. And a pretty close one, at that.
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Nearly at the end of the bridge. 300 meters seems pretty long at this stage.
I parked the car and got out, hurrying over to the man standing at the toll.
"Ahjusshi, have you seen a girl come through here?" I asked, breathless.
He looked me up and down, and his eyes widened slightly. "I think I've seen you before somewhere," he replied, the wind making a bit hard for me to hear. "Aren't you in that huge group of singers that my granddaughter is so in love with?"
I smiled slightly. "Well, I don't know, do I, ahjusshi?"
"I think you are," he said, nodding his head. "Wait a minute." He went into the tollbooth and brought out a slip of paper. "Could you please sign this for my granddaughter?" he asked, giving me a pen.
My grin widened. "What's your granddaughter's name?" I asked.
"SooYoung." I signed it quickly, added a small message and gave it to him. "Could you please tell me if you saw a girl come past here?"
"Lots of girls come through here, son," he replied, eyes twinkling. I took a deep breath, willing myself not to lose it.
"She's about this tall," I motioned with my hand. "Has medium length black hair, probably wearing a hooded jumper and trousers and sneakers." He cocked his head.
"Why are you looking for her?" he asked. Is she that special? She sounds very ordinary."
"Yes, ahjusshi," I replied, as calmly as I could. "She's very very important to me."
"She looked ordinary too," he continued calmly. He looked up at me and smiled. "Go up to the highest point of the island. You'll find her there." He looked up behind me. I turned and gazed in the same direction. "Look, can't you see her?" he stated, still smiling. "She likes it up there. I can tell."
I couldn't see anyone, but I turned back to him. "Thank you so much, ahjusshi." I said, smiling. He clasped my hands in his.
"She's been waiting for you," he said.
JaeHwa
I scrunched my knees to my chest, arms around them tight. It's so peaceful up here. I could sit here all day. I looked down at the sea, the beach, the bridge. The I turned to look at the tollbooth, where the nice ahjusshi there had told me where the highest point of the island was.
He was talking to somebody. I grinned, ready to wave, when I suddenly noticed that he was talking to someone. I strained my eyes, trying to make out who it was. Then my breath caught.
It was DongHae.
I burst into a grin. The boy really did know me after all.
I watched him bowing to the tool-keeper, then running up the track that led him here. I shivered with anticipation. Boy, was he going to be surprised.
DongHae
"JaeHwa!" I yelled as I sprinted into the clearing. I stopped, hands on knees, catching my breath. I doubted I'd ever run that far that fast in my life. I scanned my surroundings as I panted. This is a nice enough place. Peaceful, at the very least. Hey... what's that? A spot of colour among the flowers were the grass was slightly flattened. I walked slowly over.
It was a shoe.
That wasn't all. It was JaeHwa's shoe.
I picked it up, desperately looking around. "JaeHwa," I whispered, half to myself. "JaeHwa!" I yelled. "JaeHwa, where -" I spotted a flash of colour hidden in the long grass.
I stopped, breath catching in my throat. My heart stopped. "No," I whispered, then sprinted forward.
I dropped to my knees beside the figure, swallowing back the lump in my throat. "JaeHwa," I whimpered.
