Hopefully Sky
Chapter 24's
***Busan*, Cha Jeong Ahn Big House, December 31, 2016**…
“It's done?!”
A brunette woman with a high loop exclaimed at the man in very white and muscular body who was exercising on a balcony of a multi-storey house. Seeing the beautiful woman behind the simple makeup that was waiting for her below, she immediately stopped her activities and rushed down.
Relax, the two who are none other than husband and wife couple Cha Hyuk Jae and Yoo Da In also momentarily enjoyed the view of their spacious yard. While swinging slowly on the wooden swing and enjoying the breeze, they also momentarily glanced at each other and smiled meaningfully.
“Is it okay if Grandpa's nameplate is removed from its place? I think it's more characteristic that the signboard stays there. Calligraphy in Chinese characters is very beautiful,” Da In said as he handed her a glass of cold lemonade.
“No one wants to occupy this house. I'm planning to renovate it next year to become a clinic. I don't think there's any harm so, more useful, right? After all Joo Hyuk could be his head along with Hyo Joo, his wife,” Hyuk Jae explained before he took half his lemonade.
Da In nodded slowly while watching the playground that was in front of the house.
“Hyuk Jae?” reprimand without taking a look.
“Hmm?” suhut Hyuk Jae while enjoying biscuits from a plate that Da In holds.
“There was a time where I felt, that Joo Hyuk did not marry Hyo Joo after we got married. Like there was a long process before they met.”
“Do you think Joo Hyuk ever married another girl before Hyo Joo?” hyuk Jae asked lazily, “we are both even present at their wedding. Hyo Joo is a college friend that Joo Hyuk likes. They should have married earlier than us but, due to the accident that befell Hyo Joo and put her in a coma for three months due to a violent bump on the head so, their marriage was delayed. I think you know this story too.”
“Not, I mean, have you ever felt that in these six years we've had such a long dream? As if we live this life in a dream that seems so real.”
For a moment, Hyuk Jae frowned after hearing his wife's statement before then he was forced to put the biscuits back to his lima. He leaned against the backrest and looked at Da In who was still staring at the playground.
“Long sleep like the story of Sleeping Beauty and then wake up because of true love?”
Directly, Da In shook his head slowly and made Hyuk Jae even more astonished.
“Not. It was not like the story of Sleeping Beauty that had such a beautiful plot. But something more painful, even if you can't handle it. Something that makes us have to separate because someone who really wants to have you,” explained Da In.
Immediately, Hyuk Jae shook his head briefly before finally sighing softly and making Da In instantly look at him annoyed.
“Why? Am I wrong?” the Omel Da In.
“Otakmu must be filled with fear due to a new neighbor named Joo Da In that makes a troublemaker by seizing a child from Aunt next door who is married.”
“You're not afraid to meet such a woman? Every night he comes home with a man to his apartment. You must be happy to see her dressed so sexy and glancing mischievously at you every time you come home from work, right?” nagel Da In while grunting annoyed.
“That's a big reason why I asked you to move out of there after Auntie next door. That nice guy is a guy who always subdues his gaze in front of other women and keeps his partner's whole heart feeling,” Hyuk Jae explained confidently.
“So...you don't like women like?” ask Da In doubtfully.
“If I liked something like that, I would have ignored you in the first place. That kind of woman I've met a lot at the club during high school. However naughty, I still hope to get a good woman to be a wife as well as a mother for my children in the future. And I know, I'm sure, when I grow up, as time goes on, I can improve my attitude and my nature. Because of that, God gave you to me.”
“Alright, I forgive,” said Da In ketus.
Hyuk Jae grinned and immediately hugged Da In who held a smile for a moment.
“Oh, do you know?” hyuk Jae asked with sparkling eyes.
“What?”
“Remember, when I managed to save Joo Hyuk who almost got hit by a car because he wanted her to save a cat in front of Purple Cafe last month?”
“Iya, why?”
“After that I was in a coma for one month and you know, during that time I also had a beautiful dream,” Hyuk Jae said cheerfully.
“I met a beautiful girl in a smiling wedding dress in front of me. Then I also met my first love,” explained Hyuk Jae again with a mocking smile.
Both eyes Da In instantly enlarged, he who was again overwhelmed with annoyance immediately turned his eyes and shifted slightly to move away.
“You see that single tree in the playground?” asked Hyuk Jae who suddenly turned his gaze to a large tall tree towering across the house.
Curious, Da In finally looked the same way.
“What? You met that girl there?” ask Da In Ketus.
“Iyap,” Hyuk Jae said as he nodded briefly and smiled at Da In who was already pouting.
The same second a traveling balloon salesman passed in front of the house and made Hyuk Jae spontaneously pull Da In's hand to go to him.
“Uncle, I bought one that is red,” said Hyuk Jae after stopping the Balloon Seller, “thank you,” he added quickly after receiving the balloon.
“Where are you going?” ask Da In who pulled over again to cross over to the park.
“Stands right here,” orders Hyuk Jae after they arrive under the tree they had once looked at.
Hyuk Jae releases his red balloon, then rushes up the tree to grab the balloon he has flown and makes Da In instantly widen his eyes.
“Mine,” said Hyuk Jae after getting his balloon again.
Watching the eyes of the man before him, the memory in Da In's brain seemed to spin quickly to realize something. Until the next second, Da In's eyes suddenly glistened and his hands seemed to tremble as he was about to receive the balloon that Hyuk Jae handed over. He took a strong gulp of his saliva and slowly, bowed limp before finally leaning against Hyuk Jae's chest which immediately smiled.
“A, I can't read Chinese characters,” Da In said in a hoarse voice.
“I know. It is a little difficult because Grandpa prefers Chinese characters as a sign on the signboard in front of the house.”
“A, I didn't know that you were Mr. Cha Jeong's grandson Ahn.”
“I know. Because I didn't tell you from the beginning.”
“A, I also never saw a photo of Grandpa and Grandma if we visit home.”
“I know. Because I didn't put it on the outside. The photo is in his study. When you want to be alone, I really like to look at photos of both parents.”
Slowly, Hyuk Jae pulls Da In who has flooded tears into his arms. Patiently he gently rubbed the back of his wife who was now sobbing.
“A, I did not know that the company also belongs to Mr. Cha Jeong Ahn.”
“I know,” said Hyuk Jae, “company name changed after Young was born. Grandfather decided to replace it after remembering the incident that happened to Dad before he died. Hope by changing the name will bring more blessing.”
For a moment, Hyuk Jae fell silent while tightening his embrace with his two eyes that started to glaze over.
“I didn't break the promise, right?” asked Hyuk Jae who tried to hold haru and Da In just shook his head briefly, “did I pick you up on time?”
“Ng,” says Da In interrupted his sobbing.
Gently rubbing Da In's head which had returned his embrace, Hyuk Jae looked up at the clear sky after gently peeping Da In's forehead covered in bangs.
Father said, we can cry in front of a partner when they are not able to stand. For we know that when one cries, the other is necessary to be the back. So, if we are sad, only be in silence for a while so that it can be a warm for him for a while.
Yoo Da In, the sky still looks the same since I ran leaving you to survive alone 19 years ago. I don't know what we've been through in the last few years. But I'm glad to have met your Mom and Dad, even in my dreams. Even I felt the dream was very real, because I could clearly feel your father's gentle kiss on my forehead before I woke up.
Thank you for being the woman who patiently raised also loved Se Bin, Yu Bin and Cho Bin. Thank you for choosing me as a father to our children…