“Hyeju...where are you? Son Hyeju!”
“Hi, Ryo. “A female voice can be heard by Ryo. Ryo recognizes that voice, he turns around and sees her.
“Hyeju, is that really you?”
The woman just smiles. No words for replies.
Her body shines like she is an angel. She wears a white robe that is so long it covers her feet. She stands around a talking distance with Ryo.
Ryo walks closer to this heavenly figure, and when he gets close enough, he can finally see it clearly.
That beautiful face, that motherly and calming aura, it is Son Hyeju.
Son Hyeju, she was a work partner with Ryo. At some point, Ryo developed feelings for Hyeju, and he started making subtle moves on her. It went on for about 3 months until Ryo and Hyeju started dating. Since they were still in the same company, they kept it a secret from the other colleagues.
Ryo was a happy man, he thought he finally found the one woman he wishes to share the rest of his life with.
Tragedy struck. The company went under heavy lawsuits regarding money laundering and other accusations against the management and higher-ups. To keep what was left of the company, the rest of the management decided to retire from the company and release everyone who worked under it as free agents.
Ryo was shocked and mad about letting this happen, but he thought he could move on. Ryo thought this was just bad luck, some misfortune. This is bound to happen at some point, he thought. There is nothing that could have prepared for what he was about to discover next.
A few days after the company went under, Ryo was reminded of his girlfriend, Hyeju. That’s when he saw the news. A terrible natural disaster, a landslide that wiped out half of the houses around Hyeju’s apartment. At that time, she tells you that she wants some time alone, so she decided to stay at her apartment before going back to her parents’ house.
Ryo’s heart dropped, he called on Hyeju, no answer. He tried again. Same result. He kept watching the news, 5 found dead, 12 were missing, 39 were heavly injured. Ryo checked the list of the people that were identified, he didn’t see her name.
It felt like an eternity, life flashing before his eyes, everything he had built on, everything he had fought for, everything he ever wanted, was gone in that instant.
Devastation. The one word anyone can describe the state of Ryo right now. No one can help him; no one can pull him out of there. The hole of self-doubt, no more confidence, no more willingness to see life as an opportunity to find new things.
Reader, what would you do if you are in Ryo’s position or maybe you are a friend of Ryo? I will give you some moment to think about it, and if you would put it down in the comments section :luvv: thank you
Fast forward, 2 years after the incidents. Ryo is now working for another company, far away from his last company town, so that he could put the past behind him. This company was bigger than his last company, and there are a lot of people that he can interact with and to fill the loneliness in him.
“Hey Ryo, we are going to go drinking tonight, wanna come?” One of Ryo’s colleagues asked. “And you know, Heejin, she gonna be there as well, I know you got eyes on her haha.”
It is male instinct to be attracted to female, so naturally Ryo does find some interest in other. But he can't shake this feeling in him, feeling that what if it is the same fate again. A fear about the worst that could happen.
“Sure, just call me later, I am gonna rest first.” Today the company dismissed earlier, like way earlier like morning time, so Ryo decided to head back to get some sleep since it is supposed to be his day off.
At Ryo’s apartment, while scrolling through his phone, he accidentally found old photos of Hyeju.
“Hey, baby, are you doing well? I miss you”
Ryo’s heart, even after years, still has that crack that hasn’t been fixed. The feelings of uncertainty, of being unsure to what purpose he should even live anymore. Then he drifts off.
“Where am I?”
“Huh? Hyeju?” Ryo sees photographic moments played like a film in front of him of his old memories about Hyeju around her apartment.
“Hyeju! HEY! ITS ME! HYEJU!!”
Then the storm came, the disaster that struck Hyeju’s place, the one fateful day.
“No, NO!! HYEJU NO!!!!” You scream but she can’t hear you.
And just like that, she is gone, again.
“Hyeju...where are you? Son Hyeju!”
“Hi, Ryo.”
“Hyeju, is that really you?”
“I, I have so many questions, where are you, how are you, what happen, are you- “Hyeju stops him.
“Ryo, it is time.” Hyeju says with that calming eerie voice.
“What, what do you mean? No, Hyeju, NO! I can’t lose you.”
“I am at a better place now; it is time for you to let go, find peace within you as well.”
“Hyeju! HYEJU NO! HYEJU!!!!” Ryo watches as Hyeju ascends and disappears through the clouds.
“HYEJU!” Ryo jolted awake, tears in his eyes.
“Live your live, my love, live it well”
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