End Journeys
Time to be serious

"I'll do anything" Felix continued to plead.

"Aren't there a lot of women who want you? You just choose one of them," this time Ruby replied with a smile.

They hugged. Ruby decides to forgive Felix because he did nothing.

"Yes already, continue your cooking," Ruby lay on the bed.

"You seem unwell" Felix said.

"It seems that because it's too cold, I'm not feeling well" Ruby replied.

Felix kept stirring something in his vase. Seriously he tasted the taste of the cuisine he made.

"Honey, almost so," Felix pointed the spoon at his mouth.

He cooks vegetables with shrimp and squid that Ruby really likes.

Ruby got up from her bed and approached Felix out of curiosity about the food Felix was cooking.

"I want to try too" Ruby tried the taste of the cuisine.

***

Nightfall. The atmosphere still feels lonely. Because he had made up with Felix, now he did not hesitate to ask.

"Why does it feel lonely? Where's people?" ask Ruby.

"I feel the same way. Usually even though people are in the room, the atmosphere does not feel as quiet as it is today" Felix replied.

"But I just remembered!" he added.

"Remember what?" ask Ruby.

"When I was walking around this motel, I met a guy named Al. He said Poppy told people to vacate the motel because it was about to close. But I wasn't told such info by Poppy. Were you told?"

"No. I never spoke to him" replied Ruby.

"After I asked Poppy, it's not true the information that says the motel will be closed" Felix said.

"Did all the guests of this motel leave and only we stayed here?" Ruby was worried.

Ruby and Felix are trying to figure out where people are going. They exited the room and walked around the inside of the motel. There was no sound of anyone in the room passing by. When Ruby and Felix reached the guest table, Poppy's room door was slightly open. Just like when Ruby caught Felix in Poppy's room.

"I'll check" Ruby said.

"Honey, don't," Felix forbade.

"I just wanted to ask," Ruby didn't listen to Felix's ban.

Ruby opens the door and sees Poppy with the man Ruby met yesterday on the street. Unaware of Ruby's presence, Ruby went out and closed the door.

"It seems that if I don't catch you, your fate will be the same as that man's" Ruby walked towards the exit of the motel.

"What's the matter, baby?" Felix took Ruby's hand.

"They're.. Yeah, you'd understand. I hope that man has no wife or is not in a relationship with any woman" Ruby walked to their bedroom window.

Felix just kept quiet and followed where Ruby went. He realized Ruby's words were actually meant for him. But he wondered why Poppy always teased every man he met.

"I hope the lady came back yesterday. I'm still very curious as to what ritual is meant," Ruby said as she continued walking on the page.

However, his steps came to a halt as he felt that someone was watching them. He looked to the right and left but found no one there.

"Why?" ask Felix.

"You don't feel watched?" ruby whispers.

"Dear, just be normal. I'll explain later" Felix kissed Ruby's forehead as if there was nothing strange there.

It was getting dark, the woman they were waiting for did not come.

"Just go back to the room, it's dangerous" Felix pulls Ruby's hand to get her into the motel.

"Was the fallen tree not moved?" Ruby forgot to check if the tree that was preventing them from going home was still there.

"Honey, check our car first," Ruby pointed to her car that was still parked in the same place.

"The key is in the room" Felix replied.

"Grandfather from the outside only," Ruby replied as she walked towards her beloved car.

"What the fuck?!" Ruby found both rear tires of her car deflated.

"When we left I checked, everything was safe" Felix said.

"Something's wrong here" replied Ruby.

"Ehem. What's up?" poppy's mother approached them.

"Our car's tires deflated" Felix replied.

Ruby is still angry with Poppy's mother's very rude attitude some time ago so she does not answer Poppy's mother's question.

"Tomorrow I'll find a workshop" said the mother.

"Thank you" Felix replied.

They were ready to go back to the motel.

"Aren't we carrying spare tires?" ask Ruby.

"Yes, I hid the band in the car. I deliberately pretended not to carry a tire. I'm afraid they stole our spare tire" Felix whispered.

"What do you mean?" Ruby whispered.

"From the beginning I felt something was strange here. We have to be careful" Felix replied while playing the phone so as not to look too serious.

Felix sent a message to Ruby who was in front of him. Ruby read the message.

"Sadly, as we walked through the courtyard, Poppy's mother watched us from her home. I don't see it clearly but I'm sure it's him. Even till the night we're out, he's still watching us. Be more careful with this place" said the message Felix sent.

Ruby pretended to laugh out loud reading the message as she realized there was something in their room.

"Hahaha Wooseok Oppa!" Ruby laughed again.

"What are you watching that makes you laugh so hard?" Felix asked.

"I'm watching K-POP. You don't bother me" replied Ruby.

He was sending a message to Felix.

"Darling, ventilating above us" Ruby said in the message.

Felix pretended to be sleepy and laid himself on the bed with his back facing up. He stared at the vent, which was open this afternoon now closed.

"I'm sure someone's peeking at us" Ruby sent a message back.

Felix pulls Ruby's hand, she hugs her lover tightly.

"I've been aware of it for a long time and you know it now" whispered Felix as Ruby turned her back.

Ruby immediately turned around and looked at Felix. He buried his face in Felix's arms while whispering.

"Why did you just tell me?" ask Ruby.

"I think it's just my feelings. But it's true this vent is the place to peek," Felix bit Ruby's forehead.

Ruby immediately hit Felix, they both laughed out loud.

"Let's sleep. Turn off your phone" Felix said.

They decided to pretend to be asleep. Felix put his phone upside down, the back facing up while the screen facing down. With an active video camera. Felix and Ruby pretend to sleep for 45 minutes, trying to hold back the laughter turns out to be quite draining of their energy.

Felix put his phone on the table with the position of the phone is still the same as before.

It woke Ruby.

"That's enough. We need to start investigating" Felix shook Ruby's body, which kept her eyes open.