Left?

The next morning, Nari tried calling him again but his phone was still switched off so she dropped messages on instagram but there was no reply. She couldn't bear the suspense any longer so she went to Mrs. Song's house but when she knocked on the door there was no reply from anyone. She called Mrs. Song but Mrs. Song's phone was also switched off so she called her mom and asked. "Is Mrs. Song with you?" "No dear. She and her son went to the states." "What?" "Yeah. That is what I have heard." "Okay then." Nari ended the call and then went back to her home.

Nari was watching tv when she fell asleep on the couch. A little later when she woke up she found byung chul calling her name from outside her house. She opened the door and let him in. "I thought you were dead. You weren't opening the door neither answering my calls and what happened to you?" Byung chul asked worriedly as he saw that Nari had swollen eyes. "Were you crying?" "No I wasn't." "Don't lie. I can clearly see your eyes are swollen." "If you already knew the answer then why bother asking me?" Byung chul took a deep breath and then began. "Why were you crying?" "He left." "Left? Where?" "He left for the states with his mom." "Then you cried for that reason?" "I-I-I was worried and scared that he didn't show up because he regretted accepting me. I was scared that he got back together with his ex and I was scared that he was playing with me or maybe he didn't wanted to take responsibility of our relationship but today when I heard that he left for the states oddly I was feeling really happy. I was smiling like an idiot thinking that he couldn't come that day because he had left. When I reached at home I started crying without even realizing it and I still don't know if it's tears of joy or sadness?" Tears started streaming down Nari's cheeks. "But why are you crying? Is he really worth your tears?" Byung chul asked in a mixture of frustrated and sad tone. "Yes he is. He's worth every drop of my tears and I don't regret crying for him." Nari sobbed. Byung chul hugged his friend and comforted her.

After a while Nari fell asleep in his arms. "If you had been mine I would've never let you cry for me. Why do you even like him so much when he stood you up on your date? Couldn't you just love me instead? I would treat you really nicely." Byung chul thought to himself. He carried Nari to her bed and laid her on the bed and he also laid beside her while he kept on staring at her face. "I love you and maybe this is the last time I am going to say it because I have realized that he can never be replaced by others. So let me be selfish for this one last time." Byung chul wrapped his arms around Nari and then fell asleep.