Can't You Just Vanish Again?

Nari kept on sobbing while hugging Yon tightly but eventually let go of him after sometime. "Yon?" "Yeah?" I know that you came all the way here from Seoul to meet me but right now I don't know if I want to celebrate the fact that your memories came back or grieve over my grandma's death. And the latter one is having a stronger impact on my emotions right now so can you please leave." "Sorry but I can't listen to your request. You need someone by your side right now so don't act all tough cause no matter what you say, I am staying with you." Nari tried pushing him away but Yon kept on being stubborn and stayed glued to his place.

Nari finally gave in as she didn't have the energy to fight him anymore so the both of them sat quietly in Nari's room. Nari kept on crouching and never lifted her head up as she continued sobbing softly until Yon couldn't take it anymore and pulled her into a hug. Nari at first was taken aback by his action but after sometime she relaxed her body and even though she wasn't sobbing anymore, the tears still kept on streaming down her face. "It's going to be all right." Yon whispered in Nari's ears while gently patting her back. "No. Nothing is going to be alright. She won't be by my side anymore." "Exactly. I know that this kind of truth is hard to accept at first but eventually you have to let go of it and move on with your life. And I certainly know for sure that your grandma wouldn't want you to cry so bitterly like this." Nari rubbed away her tears and stayed silent for a long time until she began. "My grandma left a letter for me but I don't have the courage to even look at it let alone read it." "So if you don't mind then I can read it for you." Nari thought about it for a long time until she finally agreed to it.

"My angelic and most kindest Nari. I know by the time you get this letter I would already be gone. And don't think that I died from any serious illness or anything, I know that you youngsters watch alot of dramas so the first thought that will pop into your head would be that maybe I was suffering from a very serious illness that I kept as a secret from you. That was never the reason for my death instead I am dying because of my old age which no one can escape so don't go blaming on yourself about my death. I wanted to say that I am sorry that you had to live such a sad life. Your mom wasn't there for you in your childhood and the only person you dearly loved died right in front of your eyes. I can't imagine how much pain your gentle heart had to bear for you to turn this cold. I am sorry that I couldn't do anything for you. I am sorry that you had to live such a messy life. I am sorry that you had to see the darker side of this world from such a young age. I am sorry for everything bad that happened in your life so don't be hard on yourself and please keep on smiling and living your life happily. Grandma will always watch over you so don't be afraid and don't you dare cry on my funeral because I won't be able to leave this world if my precious granddaughter would keep on crying. I love you and I will really miss you." Yon finished reading the letter and kept on looking at Nari who was holding in her cries. "Nari?" " *sniff* Yeah" "You will choke at this rate." "I know."

Yon didn't leave Nari's side for even a second and kept on hugging her until Nari finally passed out. Yon laid Nari on her bed and kept staring at her face. "I really have a knack for bad timing. I always meet you when you are really down and broken that it becomes hard for you to pick up yourself again." Yon whispered to himself when suddenly the door to Nari's bedroom opened and Byung Chul entered inside. "How's she doing?" Byung Chul asked in a sad tone. "She's not doing good at all, to be honest." Byung Chul just sighed as a reply. "Wanna join me downstairs?" "For?" "I don't know. Maybe for some drinks." "But aren't there alot of guests?" "No. They all left. It's just your mom, Nari's mom and my mom. The three of them are having a chat in Nari's grandma's room so we have the living room all to ourselves." "Okay then let's go." Both of them headed for the living room and on their way down they took some beer with them.

"Are you sure about it?" Yon asked while opening a beer bottle. "About what?" "About drinking. You sure you can take alcohol?" "Yeah and instead of worrying about me you should worry about yourself. Judging from your appearance I don't think you can drink much." "Don't jump to conclusions so fast. Who knows maybe the one to pass out after one sip would be you." "Are you challenging me?" "Take it as whatever you want." They glared at eachother for a few moments before chucking down their alcohol furiously. After just one bottle both of them were extremely drunk and tipsy.

"Yon?" Byung Chul began while trying to sit himself in a upright position. "Yessss?" "Why did you come back?" "Whaaat?" "Why do you have to come back just when my hopes were getting higher?" "I didn'ttt doo thaaat onn purposeee. I swearrr." Yon replied while slurring on each of his words. "You did that on purpose. Just when I was thinking to pursue Nari again, you had to pop out of nowhere and splash water on all of my plans. She still loved you even though you treated her like shit." "Heyyy! I didn'ttt doo ittt intetionallyyy. I haddd losttt myy memoriesss, okayy?" "Yeah yeah. Whatever." Byung Chul kept silent for a long time before finally speaking.

" Can't you just vanish again?"