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Far Away - 03 (END)

Tomorrow.

“Sunbae why didn't you come last night? My parents took the time to meet you.” asked Jisoo in her class after everyone came home. Wooshik comes to his class after being told by Ray to come see Jisoo and apologize to the girl.

“My phone died because of that I could not contact you, sorry Joo-ya.” explained Wooshik.

“Then sunbae where? Even if your phone dies, sunbae can still contact me via public phone.” said Jisoo disappointed.

“I can't do it..” Wooshik was silent for a moment, Jisoo looked at him, demanding Wooshik to speak honestly. “I'm dating another woman, I really need that money.”

“Then what do I mean to you? Am I just an ordinary lover for your status, does not Sunbae think that I will get hurt. If sunbae needs money tell me, I might be able to help. Why does sunbae always hurt me, I am like a stupid woman who let her lover date other women, I am like a crazy person who allows it.” annoyed Jisoo while glazed.

“I'm sorry Joo-ya, this just happened.”

“Just stop, we'll end it, what I've been saying never sunbae listen, and I told you not to date other women. I turned out to be very tired, and I only realized it when I had let my parents down yesterday.” Jisoo turned around quickly to leave the classroom. Just as he turned around his tears trickled down and his gaze fell on the figure of Ray standing at the door listening unintentionally.

~ ~ ~

Two weeks ago.

Although Jisoo has said to break up, on her maiden she is still in touch with Wooshik. That fact made Ray inexhaustible and exhausted, even his heart was burned out. Jisoo's tears were still visible in her sight and Jisoo's disappointed voice was still remembered in her eyes. If Jisoo has been very hurt and knows that he will continue to be hurt while with Wooshik who does not also understand his feelings, then why Jisoo always gives a chance to Wooshik. Why does Jisoo love Wooshik so much.

“Where are you going?” ray asked when he saw Jisoo passing through his class with food.

“Introducing stock on sunbae.” carefree Jisoo. And Ray could only see the back of the girl he still liked was moving away to approach the other man.

Jisoo was fixated, unable to move while listening to what Wooshik said.

“I can't date for now because of Jisoo, I won't let go until even 6 months. The money from that woman is quite high, I should be able to survive. And maybe Jisoo will understand her, she's a good woman.”

Jisoo's food dropped, Wooshik was shocked and even more shocked when he saw Jisoo behind him, Wooshik immediately turned off his phone. Jisoo looked at Wooshik with tears reminiscing on his eyelids, once blinking the tears would come down.

“Joo-ya..”.

Before Wooshik approached Jisoo, Ray had already pulled the girl's hand and took her away, clasping Jisoo's hand tightly as if he would never let go.

“Let me go! What are you doing, I need to see sunbae right away. He must be hungry because he hasn't eaten. Why did I drop the stock!” jisoo tried to speak normally, wiping his tears with the other arm that was free from Ray's grip.

Ray stopped, shocked and annoyed. Jisoo was still being kind and worried about Wooshik. Ray immediately turned face to face with Jisoo, still holding tightly to that hand.

“Let me go Ray. I have to see him.” Jisoo flicked her hand but could not escape Ray's grip.

“Are you crazy? He has hurt you already and is obviously just using you!” ray exclaimed for the first time to make Jisoo shocked and unconsciously more injured than hearing the bad intentions of Wooshik earlier.

“He only needs that money for college, what he uses. And I'm not crazy at all!” snapped Jisoo threw Ray's hand rough to escape from it.

“Alright, do whatever you want. Keep pretending you're not hurt and assume everything's fine!” snapped Ray. Jisoo looked down not daring to look at Ray. “I didn't know that this girl in front of me was such a stupid girl! Go away and never turn back, never look at me again!” although Ray spoke so in the end he turned around and left Jisoo.

~ ~ ~

Jisoo continued to look at Ray's back that was walking away from her and Wooshik. The man had just expressed his feelings through a song, and Jisoo realized that he had not been a fool all along. He knew that Ray liked him a long time ago, and the Far Away song that the man sang during karaoke had made him realize, that Ray not only liked him, Ray loved him sincerely.

Then what about her? Jisoo is very confused, has he really liked Wooshik or does he like Ray? To be sure, Jisoo felt reluctant to lose Wooshik, wanted to be with the man and always admired him who was so smart and friendly. But, why seeing Ray step away from her is more painful than Wooshik's repeated infidelity.

“Joo-ya, let's go!” wooshik's grip on his hand was pulling him slowly. Lead him to go.

Jisoo does not directly obey, Wooshik handrails are warm and comfortable, indeed, but Jisoo misses Ray's hand more when they get home from a restaurant near the Han river and when Ray pulls him hard to get away from Wooshik after dropping his food supply. Why can he not realize that the sense of comfort, security and longing is greater he felt on Ray.

“Joo-ya?” call Wooshik trying to wake him up from the daydream.

Jisoo looked at Wooshik, again there were tears on her eyelids that were ready to slide down wet her pale cheeks at this moment.

~ ~ ~

Playing hide-and-seek in a puzzle park left the three people confused, they needed to rack their brains completely to find a way out. Wooshik tightened his jacket as the weather grew colder after the night switched to replace the afternoon a while ago. Although they had played for almost two hours still they had not found a way out as if the puzzle was also disguised into a long maze that was somehow connected to the door which, as if dead-end.

While the wrong Jisoo wearing clothes began to get cold, he only wore a thin sweeter, now forced to stop and crouch for a moment to think even though squatting even made the cold felt.

“I hope someone finds me, this makes me tired.”lirihnya, “I miss you.” honestly.

“Do you really miss me?” a voice rang out, very familiar in his ears and Jisoo immediately stood up from his squat. Without looking at the man Jisoo directly hugged him, buried his head in Ray's chest.

“I did not know that your body is this warm.” said Jisoo closed his eyes slowly and before long he felt Ray's hand gently stroking his head.

“I miss you too, why did you realize for so long, that you miss me and even love me.” complained Ray.

Jisoo's eyes opened, her face flushed red. He then looked up at Ray. Ray's bead eyes were staring at him also gently and affectionately, and Jisoo was now smiling happily. Even he was happier than when he and Wooshik officially became lovers.

Ray hugged Jisoo full of tenderness as if giving warmth to the girl who was cold. Slowly Ray kissed Jisoo's forehead. Ray then took off the kiss on the forehead, Jisoo smiled beautifully. He tiptoed to get higher than Ray and quickly kissed Ray's forehead.

“I love you, love you so much.” he said for hundreds of times since he decided to take off Wooshik's grip back then and ran after Ray.

“I know.” Ray hugged the girl again and would absolutely not let go of her again, would not let Jisoo turn to Wooshik or any other man.

On the other hand, Wooshik looked confused and tired. He also sits on a puzzle tree.

“Where did the couple go? Am I now being punished among these puzzles and having to date a tree?” his weakness.

‘Now I understand how you feel’

~TAMAT~