Chapter 22 - You have lost it (1/2)
The tip of the pen snaps. The ink spreads all over his fingers and the paper. He stops writing on the answer sheet. Other students are scribbling fast on the paper. He doesn't have another pen to write. The ink keeps leaking out on the sheet.
”Take this.” Eun Min Ah whispers. She pushes a pen toward him sneakily. He picks up that pen and looks at it. When he writes again, he ends up writing a name that he doesn't want to see. Ahn Hana. He stares at it. It has been seven days since that day. Today is the day when their one-month agreement was supposed to be over. He cuts her name with the pen, trying to make it disappear from the paper. The paper is ruined. The tip of the pen breaks again.
He feels like he can't breathe. He walks out of the classroom, earning stares from his classmates and the professor.
Kim Dong-woo finds him drinking alone later in the pub. He is worried about his friend who has been acting gloomy since that night at the twins' house. Do Sejin might be a player, but he is serious about his studies.
”Sejin, what happened to you?” He takes the drink from Do Sejin's hand. ”Why did you leave the exam halfway like that? Was it hard? Are you going to pass?”
”I won't fail,” Do Sejin replies with an unsteady voice. He will make the mark bȧrėly.
”Why are you acting like this?” Kim Dong-woo finds his behavior odd. ”Did that lawyer do something to you? Did she threaten you?”
”Leave me alone.”
”Do Sejin, are you upset about something?” Suddenly, Eun Min Ah pops up beside him. Kim Dong-woo nearly gets a heart attack. This obsessive girl is here. His friend is in danger. He tries to shoo away Eun Min Ah with his hand.
Do Sejin's lips curl up into a sneer. He leans toward her. Eun Min Ah can revolting smell the strong alcohol. She hardens her heart and stays glued to the spot. ”Eun Min Ah, do you love me?”
”Yes, I love you a lot,” She replies without hesitation.
”How much do you love me?” Do Sejin takes her hands gently. Eun Min Ah's heart is beating rapidly. Is he finally seeing her now? Finally, after years of the wait? Happiness surges up inside her. She steps closer to him.
”As much as the size of the universe.”
'I like you more than my bank balance.' Do Sejin recalls Ahn Hana's declaration. Size of the universe is greater than her bank balance, right? He is tired. He feels like he is missing something. Is it Ahn Hana's body?
Eun Min Ah is young. She is pretty. She will become prettier than Ahn Hana when she reaches her age. He can teach her how to please him. She will surrender herself completely to him. She won't look at any other man. She won't rely on anyone else other than him. She won't prioritize work over him. She won't be proud and domineering. Eun Min Ah loves him. She will do anything for him.
Eun Min Ah won't be like Ahn Hana.
If he is craving Ahn Hana's body, Eun Min Ah can substitute her easily.
”I will give you a chance.” Do Sejin finds himself saying words that he wouldn't say normally.
”Make me fall for you.”
”Wait! Wait!” Kim Dong-woo can sense a dangerous situation. He can't let his friend commit another grave mistake. ”Do Sejin, you are not well. Come with me.”
Do Sejin doesn't heed his words. He points at his ŀȧp and says, ”Min Ah, tell me your answer.”
Kim Dong-woo grabs his hair in frustration. He nudges Do Sejin with pleading eyes.