Chapter 189 - Turning Point (1/2)
Ye Rim was astonished to realize that Jun Hyeon didn't return to the audience, but the show had to go on. Even more intrigued and concerned after the show ended and she returned to the dressing room, discovering that he wasn't there waiting for her either. There was no message on the phone or anything. His phone was off, by the way.
Worried, Ye Rim didn't care about anything else and took a cab to Jun Hyeon's apartment, but to her surprise, Dr. Kim wasn't there. Had it been something she had done? Or was he feeling ill again? Oh, she wanted so much to see and comfort him!
”Why did you hide from me, Jun Hyeon?!” she got off the elevator in the lobby of the building and found the trio there, Eun Ha, Shin and Chang Mi.
”Something happened?” she knew she should have looked for one according to the security protocol they insisted on, but her distress was greater. ”Has anyone seen Jun Hyeon?”
”Dr. Kim was with Ji OPPA the last time I saw him, Ye Rim,” said Eun Ha, while Shin looked at her inquisitively before 'OPPA'.
But Ye Rim could not understand, following them to the car. Chang Mi explained,
”We are investigating the cursed song that killed Hani. That's what happened, noona!”
On the way home, she tried to pay attention to their explanations, but her mind wandered to Jun Hyeon's strange absence. Her night had been a whirlwind of emotions and ended in an anticlimactic manner.
Was she being selfish?
She just wanted to meet with Jun Hyeon and confess once and for all the feelings that became clear in her mind and heart tonight. Whether or not he was the Man in Pink, she loved him. She wanted him.
”Ye Rim, you're not listening to me, are you?”
”Oh, sorry, Unnie, my mind has wandered just a little bit. You said your boyfriend is going to start looking for broadcast stations. This is going to be difficult, don't you think? There are hundreds of community radio stations out there! ”
”Yes, I talked about it, but now, I'm talking about the message on my phone. The message that Ji OPPA sent me a few hours ago, and that I just saw now.”
”Is he with Jun Hyeon?” the singer asked, swirling her soothing cup of tea. Maybe that way she could get some sleep.
”Ji OPPA asks me about Chang Mi. And why I didn't tell Dr. Kim about Chang Mi opening a police report. But… why would I have told him that?”
”What are you talking about, unnie? I am completely lost here.”
Eun Ha then told an absurd story about the strange burnt-faced woman who hitched a ride to Chang Mi.
”When did this happen?” she asked, and after Eun Ha provided the date, the singer tried to rescue the moment in her mind. It would have been the day they were in the park and Jun Hyeon had a strong dizziness, imagining having… HEARD HIS SISTER'S VOICE SCREAM?!
”Unnie! You have no idea what's going on! Jun Hyeon's sister may be alive!”
”Wait! Do you think the woman Persimmon helped ... Could be Dr. Kim's supposed dead sister?”
”Where's Persimmon now?” asked Ye Rim, agitated again. Eun Ha shrugged,
”Where do you think? Sleeping with my boyfriend!”
Even at that moment, it was funny to hear that, and they both laughed. But deep down, both had serious concerns.
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Jun Hyeon woke up from his disturbed nap with his mother's gentle touch on his hair. He didn't need to open his eyes to know her touch. His body ached, and he knew he should have closed his eyes for just a few moments, overcome by tiredness. She asked,
”Jun Hyeon, what is this?” she was referring to the surrounding chaos, on the floor. Papers, photos and objects, along with his notes.
”Eomma,” he didn't want to break the news like that, but she was a strong woman. He started at the end, and when his mother understood that her son believed that Ji Hyeon was alive, because of Dae Won's songs, she was very confused. With tears in her eyes, Ms. Go said,
”Jun Hyeon, if it were someone else telling me… I would be crazy about that person. You were always rational and sensible ... Yes, these things make sense ... But if Dae Won wrote ... He was close to her, he ... may have heard her confessions!”