TMPW Ch 17 part 1

Over 1 year later.

[Aaack, wait! Excuse me! I’m sorry. I just need to get through!]

The sun was brightly shining down on the airport in Barcelona, Spain. A woman was crying out as she ran. Short hair. White t-shirt with jeans. A large backpack haphazardly shook over her shoulders. The woman was holding a white boarding pass in her hand.

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Inside the airport, announcements were blaring over the speakers in both English and Spanish. They made the woman even more nervous.

When she finally arrived at the boarding gate, the flight attendant was just about to close the gate. She ran towards the flight attendant. The blonde, Spanish flight attendant laughed as she took the woman’s boarding pass.

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[Han SooHyun-ssi?]

Min Yuan was now a woman named Han SooHyun. She nodded as she gasped for breath.

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[Yes, yes.]

[Please come in.]

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She barely made it.

The flight attendant returned the boarding pass to SooHyun. As she gripped it in her hand, SooHyun began to head inside the plane. Possibly because everyone else had finished boarding, the sunny passageway was completely empty. A stewardess was waiting for SooHyun at the entrance of the plane, smiling brightly.

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For a little over a year, SooHyun had traveled the world.

She left the chaotic country of Korea and went to China. She crossed through the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal and wandered around India. From there, she went back up to Europe, then the United States, then down to South America, then to Africa. She was going through Spain and was now on her way to Dubai.

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The backpack felt awkward at first, but now it was like a part of her body. Born as a lady of a conglomerate family, she began to live in terribly-maintained guest houses, went on buses with dogs and chickens in India, climbed steep mountains, and met exotic people. This became her daily life.

She didn’t know what was happening in Korea. She didn’t listen to any news related to Korea. She only had the smartphone she was holding, and money… The alimony she received from her ex-husband was enough.

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Ex-husband. That’s what she called JoonHun now.

Over a year had passed since they had gotten a divorce. It had been over a year since she changed her surname back to Han after confirming her biological connection with the Han family name.

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“As-salamu alaikum.”

SooHyun didn’t know how many planes she had boarded thus far. The stewardess greeted her in Arabic.

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“As-salamu alaikum.”

SooHyun stuttered and turned to the side out of habit.

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[Miss, please come this way.]

The stewardess blocked SooHyun and gestured to the opposite direction.

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[Huh? That’s the business class cabin.]

[You’ve been upgraded. Didn’t anyone tell you?]

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Surprised, SooHyun looked down at her boarding pass. 1A. This was definitely in business class.

[Uh, why?]

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[We’re fully booked today. Did you board a bit late?]

Occasionally, late boarders were upgraded when the aircraft was full. This seemed to be the case here.

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“Nice.”

SooHyun accidentally let out a cheer as she turned around. She had just finished a pilgrimage to Santiago and was now on her way to Dubai. This flight was going to last for more than six hours. This upgrade came at a great time. What more could she ask for?

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A man was sitting across the aisle next to her seat. He was wearing a black suit, had long legs, and was holding a document in one hand. That man was…

JoonHun. It was Seo JoonHun.

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All the memories of the past began to rush through her head. Her ex-husband was sitting right there.

“JoonHun…”

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She muttered his name. However, he didn’t look at her. The stewardess next to her looked confused and asked.

[Is something wrong?]

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SooHyun couldn’t reply.

[Miss?]

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[Ah, sorry.]

Startled, SooHyun finally sat in her seat. The stewardess took her backpack and put it up in the overhead compartment. She spoke to her about securing her seat belt before leaving.

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Why was he here?

How was he right next to her?

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He definitely heard her call out to him, but why wasn’t he reacting?

Her dry throat tightened.

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She heard something rustle. He was turning over a piece of paper. Surprised, SooHyun looked at him. He was completely ignoring her.

What’s going on, JoonHun-ssi? How can you not look at me?

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Didn’t he tell her that he would destroy Min DaeYup and Seo MoonHyuk for her? Didn’t he tell her to leave her worries behind and travel the world? He said they’d meet again once everything was over. That no matter what happened, he would always protect her. Didn’t he promise her?

Had she misunderstood?

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Why was he ignoring her?

Why didn’t he turn to look at her?

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She couldn’t believe what she was seeing. Lifeless, SooHyun turned her head back to the front. The screen began to play the security video as the plane rumbled. She heard the engine roar as they began to take off. However, JoonHun still didn’t acknowledge her. Once the plane was safely in the air the seat belt light turned off.

A small sound startled SooHyun. She turned her head. He had merely unclipped his seat belt and was leaning back with his eyes closed.

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SooHyun didn’t know what to expect. Her head had gone completely blank. She didn’t know how to handle this man who was ignoring her even though she was sitting right next to him.

She would be lying if she said she hadn’t thought about him during the time she was away. It would be a lie to say that she never missed him.

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He was the reason why she had cried as she climbed the mountains of Peru. She thought of him as she watched the sunrise in such a beautiful place. No matter how hard she tried, he would come to her in her dreams. She could almost hear him breathing next to her. Therefore, sleep evaded her.

No matter how much she pretended to be okay, no matter how much she pretended to be happy, it didn’t matter. Even though she visited countless places, even as she was swept away by all the strangers she met, a piece of her heart always stayed with Seo JoonHun.

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His eyes as he looked at her when they first met. His back as he turned away indifferently. His hands as he buttoned his sleeve buttons as he was getting ready for work. His appearance as he returned from the office and got off the elevator. She remembered it all.

She hadn’t forgotten one moment. He was still inside her memories.

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The plane’s engine hummed. The lights dimmed inside the cabin. Was it all a passing dream? Had the love she believed to be secure changed?

“What have we both gained from all this?”

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Yuan remembered TaeKyung-oppa’s murmur. She met him two months ago in Madrid.

“Eri left.”

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Almost drowning in liquor, her brother told her.

“I heard she’s living just fine with a guy named Derrick.”

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In the end, Eri had left her brother. A love that had lasted for over 11 years had disappeared, just like that. As her brother poured himself another drink, he didn’t look happy at all. Love wasn’t possible for people like them. They had hurt too many people around them for the sake of revenge.

“What do we do now?”

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Even after having gotten his revenge, her brother was lost. He should have felt relieved now that everything was done, but he didn’t feel any relief at all. No matter how many times he had told himself that this was all for his mother, his heart hurt terribly as if it had been ripped to pieces.

SooHyun couldn’t say anything. She silently poured herself a drink. Her brother needed to find his own path now. And the same went for her.

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It would be wrong for them to turn back and see the people they had left behind.

Did JoonHun think that way as well? Did he feel relieved now that they had broken up? Did he begin to doubt his feelings for her? Now that things had settled down, did he realize what was truly in his heart? Was he unable to forgive the woman who had played a part in his father’s death?

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“…I love you.”

She remembered the words she whispered to him that final day. Her heart throbbed.

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At the same time, countless memories began to pierce her heart. His kisses, his gaze, his hands. The way he embraced her. His heavy breaths digging deep into her heart. These memories that made her feel as if she were in heaven and in hell all at once. She remembered his love-drunk voice whispering, ‘I love you.’

If he really had a change of heart, she wouldn’t be able to take it. No matter how freely she roamed this earth, if she didn’t have his heart, SooHyun would no longer be able to be SooHyun.

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