36 Goodbyes (1/2)

During the ride Chang Wook didn't tell Ha Eun where they were going. They passed house after house, building after building until it was nothing but pure green fields. It was the middle of nowhere. There wasn't anyone for miles and there weren't even lamposts.

Ha Eun thought that this was the perfect place to bury a body ”Are you planning to kill me?” she asked Chang Wook. He chuckled.

”Don't worry, we're almost there” he said.

They suddenly stopped in front of a cemetery. Ha Eun was surprised by this. Chang Wook opened the car door for her, and they made their way all to a grave stone. Ha Eun read the name ”Hyuk Jae”

Ha Eun remembered Min Jin tell her a bit about him. It saddened her that Chang Wook had to experience such a horrible accident.

”This is my best friend” Chang Wook told her. Ha Eun didn't even know the boy and see his picture but Chang Wook's words made her want to cry.

”Mi Jin told me about him” she said ”I'm so sorry” Chang Wook smiled at her but there was a deep sadness in his eyes.

”The last thing he said to me was 'when you get yourself a girlfriend, you better introduce her to me first'” Chang Wook said while looking at the grave stone ”I got myself a wife before getting a girlfriend but, I think both apply to you”

Chang Wook nudged Ha Eun to the side with a smile. After she didn't say anything on what he did, he feared looking at her because he didn't know what kind of expression she had on her face. He hoped that she took it as a way of teasing rather than trying to bully her.

Ha Eun started to learn how to differentiate between when he tried to bully her and when he teased her. Both were pretty similar but this time it was a teasing. She got closer to him and shoved him back. She pushed him too much that he lost his balance. If he was going to tease her she was going to tease back.

He's wanted to find out whether Ha Eun truly liked him or not but actions such as this one, makes it hard to tell. There's a difference between romantic teasing and friendly teasing. Could he take this action as her liking him? He wants to scratch his head and groan his frustration.

If a girl liked a guy she wouldn't shove him so hard that he could fall and break his neck…right?

Ha Eun laughed at Chang Wook. She looked down at the gravestone and said, ”It's a pleasure to meet you Hyuk Jae” she paused to smile at Chang Wook, then looked back down ”I promise to treasure Chang Wook for as long as we're married.”

Chang Wook got worried by her words. Does that mean that once they get a divorce she'll stop being so close to him and act like she doesn't even know him? Does that mean the kiss they shared while they danced was just something to seal their deal?

Ha Eun hoped that her words would give Chang Wook a hint that she would like to be married to him for longer than a few months but sadly, she had given him the wrong idea.

Chang Wook moved those thoughts to the back of his mind. He's here to introduce her to his friend, not worry about their relationship status.

”Hyuk Jae, you won't believe the mess this girl made just to get me to marry her” Chang Wook chuckled.

”Don't listen to him, he was the one that made things difficult for me” Ha Eun hit Chang Wook on the arm.

They remained there a while as they talked about their experience after Ha Eun said they were getting married.

It felt like their deal was made years ago.

Now they wondered, what would be in store when they got back home.