Stranger's In Love
25|I MISS YOU

Irene was tired after making a video call with Alice for almost three and a half hours. In the call Alice continues to attack Irene with dozens of questions every second because Gerald has returned to Boston and immediately meets Alice to tell her that the Gerald and Irene are brothers. Irene is Caroline Ricardo, the younger sister of Geraldine who went missing seven years ago. At first Alice was in complete disbelief as this sounded a little crazy, truly the world was really narrow. Until finally Gerald told Alice everything then Alice believed, she immediately contacted Irene to clarify everything.

Today Kim did not go to the hospital, he is on holiday because it is Sunday. Usually on Sundays Kim chooses to go to the hospital but not this time, because he wants to get to know Irene better. Kim is Gerald's distant cousin automatically he is also Irene's distant cousin. Kim walked down the stairs to the bottom floor, he found Irene sitting on the sofa with her head bent like a saturated person and Kim immediately offered the girl to go to the beach.

“How? Do you like this beach?” kim asked when they arrived at the beach.

Irene closed her eyes and looked up at the sky in the afternoon to hear the sound of the soothing waves. He could feel the breeze that hit his beautiful face and the aroma of this distinctive sea.

“Indah. I love this beach” replied Irene slowly opening her eyes.

Kim sat on the white sand while looking at the waves that were chasing towards the coast, Irene also switched to sit beside Kim.

“Caroline” says Kim.

“Hmm, sorry, I mean Irene” error.

“Mwo?” tanya Irene. (mwo in Korean means “apa”)

Kim turned his gaze, now he turned to look at the girl beside him.

“Do you remember me?” ask Kim.

Kim wondered if his cousin remembered him or not, because as a child he often played with Irene if his mother served in Boston, little Kim would definitely be left in the Ricardo family home. Irene looked up at Kim and smiled and chuckled at Kim's question.

“Sure I remember you, stupid!” Irene laughing.

Kim just kept quiet, not understanding what Irene was laughing at, for her there was nothing funny about the question. 

“You are the most annoying creature on earth to hide my chocolate. Because you always pretended to be a dentist who said I would pull my teeth if I kept eating chocolate” Irene recalled her past, then they laughed together.

“Good if you remember me” said Kim.

“But you're great, you're really a doctor now even if you're not a dentist” Irene praised.

Yeah, correct. Kim is a surgeon just like his mother, since childhood Kim has been interested in medicine. Even as a child Kim always invited Irene to play doctor until the girl was fed up with the game.

“I'm not great, I just follow my instincts to want to be a surgeon just like eomma”.

Irene simply nodded with her lips that she formed as if saying O.

“Honestly, I didn't recognize you the first time I saw you, Irene. You grew up to be a pretty girl unlike my little Caroline who was full of chocolate on her face” Kim's tease.

“I'm serious” said Kim.

Silent, after the conversation they again quietly enjoy the beauty of the beach in the afternoon which will soon show the dim color of twilight that is ready to bring the night. Suddenly Kim's phone rang, he saw his phone and answered the call.

“Yeboseyo” Kim answered the call. (in korean “yeboseyo” is a greeting when speaking on the phone)

“Prepare the room in two hours, I will be there” soon he said again and disconnected the phone.

Irene just silently looked at Kim who was a little panicked, it seemed like it was an emergency call from the hospital. Kim looked at Irene with a guilty look.

“Mianhae, Irene. I have to go to the hospital now there is a sudden operation that I have to handle” Kim touched the girl's shoulder. (in Korean “mianhae” means sorry)

Irene smiled, shouldn't Kim apologize to her. Irene understood and understood her cousin's profession.

“Gwenchana, Kim. You have to leave now, the patient needs you. I still want to be here waiting for dusk” said Irene. (in Korean “gwenchana” means it's okay)

Kim nodded. “I'll send a driver to pick you up later” said Kim left.

“Nee” said Irene stared at Kim's waiting slowly away.

Irene sighed slowly, thinking back to what she was in Korea for now. His desire to meet mom is now slightly reduced because of Gerald's remark that if mom really left her children. What's wrong with mom? Is it true that mom is like that?

Irene tried again to enjoy the beauty of this beach, she brushed off her bad thoughts about her mother. Now that it changed, Zean's turn to re-enter filled the space of his mind. That man, what is he doing? Irene couldn't even shake Zean off her mind must have tried repeatedly. His mind conspired with the longing who had secretly entered without permission to torture the girl on her memories with Zean.

Irene smiled wryly considering the man she missed at this moment. Irene walked towards the coast, her feet wanted to feel the cold sea water on this beach. Irene closed her eyes and spread her arms as if letting nature embrace her body. He could feel the air getting colder enveloping him, crashing waves alternately touching his feet that were still sitting upright on the coast. Suddenly, she squeezed out a pair of hands that were coiled around her stomach, thinking that Kim had come back and suddenly hugged her like this, but she didn't. Irene smelled a masculine scent from someone who was no stranger to her. The scent that was always her favorite, the scent that she missed so much. Irene was still closing her eyes, she was reluctant to open her eyes because she also thought that this was just an illusion because she was yearning too much. Let it be like this, if this is just an illusion then Irene does not want to return to the real world because with this illusion she can feel the presence of the man she loves.

“I found you. Please, don’t leave me again” whispered the man then kissed the curve of Irene's neck.

The deg! Irene's heart stopped beating, it wasn't Kim hugging her and it wasn't an illusion, it was real. The man was here, hugging her tightly while whispering saying that he missed her. Irene opened her eyes and slowly turned her head to see who this person who was hugging her was. He was surprised, very surprised it turned out to be true that the person was Arzean Lorwerth, the man he loved and always missed.

“Zean–” greeting Irene cut off because Zean kissed her. Zean kisses the girl mercilessly, she vents all the damn longings that have possessed her until she is completely insane for missing Irene. Irene had dodged trying to push Zean's body but the man was so strong, it seemed that this time Zean would not let her go again. Zean deepened his kiss until Irene returned Zean's kiss and slowly touched Zean's hair. Zean smiled in between the kisses, he was happy because Irene returned the kiss. They stopped for a moment trying to catch each other's breath with their noses touching each other.

“I miss you so bad and you make me crazy, Irene Banner!” zean said and kissed the girl again.