| CHAPTER 10 EunBi was sitting in the passenger's seat of HeeJun's oppa's car: they were making their way back from dropping JungHye off at the airport. "Stupid traffic," HeeJun cursed. EunBi sat thinking about ChilHyun oppa. 'Six years...I've waited six years for him to like me...and when he finally asks me out...I just had to blow it...ugh...EunBi...you fool...I shouldn't even have thought about GyooHee unnie...I do too much for her...why do I let her control me? I lie for her...I cover for her...I do her dirty work...ugh...I even gave up ChilHyun oppa for her...' HeeJun glanced over at EunBi. "You know...you look a lot like your sister..." he commented, as he tried to keep his eyes on the road. "Sometimes I think if that's a good thing or bad thing," EunBi said absent-mindedly. HeeJun just drove in silence, while EunBi continued to beat herself up. 'Gosh...I'm so stupid! Why didn't I take the chance when I had it? ugh...I wish I could turn back time...I could be with ChilHyun oppa right now...but no...it's too late.' EunBi sighed heavily. "You're gonna have to tell me where your house is...but not now...I mean, we have about another forty-five minutes, or maybe less, before we could even reach my house," HeeJun spoke suddenly. "Okay...do you know where Eastgate Park is?" EunBi asked. "Yeah..." "I live right in back of it," she said rather quietly. "Oh...I see...hey! Your house is pretty close to mine," HeeJun smiled lightly. "Yeah, I guess," EunBi said in a sad tone. She was still thinking about ChilHyun oppa. She turned and face the window...it was almost night-time, and she could see that the sky was getting darker. EunBi sighed. 'That's how my life is...dark and cloudy...and it's going to stay that way forever...' 15 minutes passed by in silence. "Why are you so quiet today?" HeeJun asked. EunBi sighed. "I don't know...I just---have some things on my mind," she said. HeeJun nodded. "I see." EunBi lifted her head and looked out the window again. She could see familiar buildings and stores which meant that she would be home soon. She sighed with relief. "Are you okay? That's the fourth time you did that since we left the airport," HeeJun asked worriedly. "Did what?" EunBi asked. "You've been sighing non-stop since we've left the airport," he pointed out. "Oh, yeah...I'm fine," EunBi answered, trying to make her voice sound more cheery. She hadn't noticed how often she had been sighing. This time HeeJun sighed. "I wasn't going to say anything...but is this whole sad-mood thing cuz of ChilHyun?" he asked. EunBi was surprised. "How did you know?" she asked curiously. Ignoring EunBi's question, he continued, "ChilHyun said something to you today, huh?" EunBi just nodded. "You know...he likes you...A LOT!" he blurted out. "Really? I had no idea..." EunBi answered. "I thought he was just coming on to me... you know...since he has a rep of being a player and stuff," she continued. 'Oops...did I just say that? EunBi, you babo (fool)...aigo aigo babo yah! I'm so stupid...why can't I think before I speak?' "It's funny that you said that..." HeeJun smiled mischievously. "To tell you the truth...ChilHyun's only had two girlfriends after GyooHee..." he informed, as he drove off of the freeway. "Trust me...I'd know." EunBi was shocked at the words that she had just heard. 'TWO girlfriends during those six years? Whoa...that sounds almost impossible.' "Hard to believe isn't it?" HeeJun smiled when he saw EunBi's facial expression. "He hasn't been doing well with girls...he's so picky...but when he told me that he was starting to like you...I was like WHAT??!!" EunBi just sat there listening to the shocking words that were coming out of HeeJun's mouth. "What did he say to you? And what did he say back?" he asked. EunBi finally spoke. "Uh...well...he told me that he likes me...and that he wants a chance," she answered slowly. "And what did you say?" EunBi felt terrible. "I didn't say anything...I just said no to him and walked away," she answered, as she lowered her head. "Oh, no..." HeeJun's voice saddened. "Man...he must be depressed right now..." he said, shaking his head. EunBi sighed. "Did he like me that much?" she asked, as Easgate Park was coming into her view. "You know what...ChilHyun wouldn't want me to be saying any of this personal stuff to you...but I'll say it for his sake," HeeJun said, as he parked his car near the park. EunBi couldn't take it anymore...her emotions and guilt were overwhelming her. "I'm so sorry," she said, as she got out of the car before HeeJun had a chance to see her teary eyes. She hurriedly walked towards the playground as she let the hot tears flow down her cheeks. She was glad that it was night-- her tears could not be easily seen. HeeJun followed EunBi...he saw her sit down on a bench in the distance. "Are you okay?" he asked when he approached her. "I didn't think you'd get all emotional...I thought ChilHyun would've been the one to get hurt..." "No, no...you don't even know the half of it," EunBi sniffled. "Well, I'm willing to listen if you're willing to talk," HeeJun offered kindly. EunBi was silent for a moment. "I'm such a fool...do you know that, oppa? I'm so stupid!" she said sadly. "Why do you say that? Is it because you regret turning ChilHyun down?" he asked. "No...well, actually...yeah, that too," EunBi said. "I've never, EVER told anyone this...but...I've been liking ChilHyun oppa since...ever since six years ago," she confessed miserably. HeeJun was shocked. "I never even dreamed that he would really, actually begin to like me...because at the time, he was taken by my sister...I was so miserable and depressed because I knew that I could never, ever have a chance with him..." EunBi poured out her deepest secrets and feelings. HeeJun nodded. "And that's when GyooHee ran out on him," he said. "Right," EunBi assured. "I was in Korea for six years...six whole years! I was sad and I missed ChilHyun oppa like crazy...even though he said cruel things to me...I hated him for taking his anger out on me...he yelled at me for GyooHee's mistakes... But still...my feelings for him remained unchanged," EunBi sighed. HeeJun sat, listening attentively; he wanted to interrupt her and say some things, but decided to let her finish. "I thought I had forgotten him...I tried desperately to forget about him...and then when I came back to America...POOF! I met him again...and it wasn't until the day I saw ChilHyun oppa for the first time in six years--- that I realized I still had feelings for him," EunBi continued telling her life story. "Then why'd you turn him down?" HeeJun finally asked the question that he was itching to ask. "Because...because of GyooHee unnie...first, she ran off with another guy...that's the only reason why I was in Korea for six years! All that time...just looking for her with an empty hope...and then POOF! She appears out of nowhere...she came back yesterday to be exact...and she started talking about how she wants to get back together with ChilHyun oppa, and how much she regretted leaving him..." EunBi explained. "So, you've been liking ChilHyun all this time...and when he finally notices you...you turned him down because of your sister?" HeeJun confirmed. EunBi sniffled and nodded her head. "Psh...I'm sorry to say this...I know that GyooHee's your sister and all, but I don't like her...the first time I saw her I even got a bad impression," HeeJun admitted truthfully. "Heh...tell me about it," EunBi said. She did not care about what HeeJun oppa thought about her sister, even if they were negative thoughts. "Well...when I first met ChilHyun...he was really...really haughty...I mean, he was not the sociable type...he always snapped at people, and I think that's why he had bad luck with girls...cuz he thought that girls were inferior to guys...and I wondered why he thought that way. Well, once we got pretty close to each other, he told me what happened between him and GyooHee...he told me EVERY SINGLE DETAIL-- and he said that ever since then, he was never able to trust girls..." HeeJun explained. EunBi nodded. "ChilHyun oppa must have loved GyooHee unnie a lot then." "Oh, no...it wasn't love for GyooHee...it was pure hatred and anger...he said that he felt used and played with...and trust me when I say this, but when I heard this whole story about GyooHee, I wanted to go hunt her down myself," HeeJun laughed. "Me too...especially when she left me to do her dirty work...can you believe it oppa? She wanted me to tell ChilHyun oppa that she was leaving him for another guy...you don't know how much it hurt me to tell him," EunBi said sadly. "She didn't know that I liked him...nobody knew...until now." HeeJun smiled. "You and your sister look so alike, yet---" "I'm NOT like her! We're different," EunBi cut in a bit angrily. "Exactly," HeeJun said. EunBi was a bit startled. She automatically assumed that he was going to say that their personalities were alike also. "You and your sister look so alike...but your personalities are so different! And that's why ChilHyun likes you so much," HeeJun said. "How do you know?" EunBi asked curiously. "What do you expect? ChiilHyun and I LIVE together...I tell him about my girlfriends, and he tells me about his," HeeJun said with a smile. "Oh..." EunBi said, feeling kind of stupid. "Seriously...think things over about him. It might not be too late...and I'm not exaggerating when I say this...but ChilHyun hasn't looked at any other girl or thought about any other girl ever since you came along," HeeJun said with a serious expression. "I mean...ever since he met you at the studio...he's always been talking and thinking about you...it's always been 'I wonder what EunBi's doing right now' or 'I wonder when I'll see her again'...trust me, EunBi...I've NEVER EVER seen him like this with any other girl..." "I feel so horrible...and all this time, I've been blowing him off,thinking that he still liked GyooHee unnie..."Eunbi said. She felt so happy that she knew the truth, yet she felt so guilty for rejecting ChilHyun oppa. "He must be heart broken right now...he was in such a cheerful mood today because... he was glad to finally have a chance to tell you his true feelings for you..." HeeJun sighed deeply. EunBi lowered her head in shame and guilt. 'How will I ever face ChilHyun oppa again?' HeeJun glanced at his watch. "Umm...EunBi yah...promise me one thing...let's keep this talk-thing between us..." he requested. "I wasn't supposed to say anything." "Oh...I was just about to ask the same thing," EunBi said. "Thanks a lot oppa...this talk really helped me," she said gratefully. "You're welcome...what are oppas for? Well...I'm gona be an ahjusshi soon," he smiled. "Did I tell you that I'm engaged?" EunBi smiled. "Really? Congratulations! So who's the lucky girl?" she asked cheerfully. "Oh...she's in Paris right now...I'll introduce her to you as soon as she gets back," HeeJun smiled happily. "Okay," Eunbi said as she gave HeeJun a big hug. "Thanks again for giving me advice and stuff...but it's getting late, and GyooHee unnie must be wondering about where I am," EunBi said worriedly. "I'll walk home now, oppa...I--" "Nonsense...I'll drive you," HeeJun offered kindly. "No, really, I--" "Ssshh...listen to your oppa!" he said. "EunBi smiled. "Oh...alright." i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i!i ----------> Meanwhile...at ChilHyun & HeeJun's house <---------- GyooHee was laying on top of ChilHyun's naked body. He was still knocked out from the tremendous amount of alcohol, and he mumbled strange little things every now and then. 'Oppa...I'll make you love me again...even if it takes hurting my sister...why didn't you wait for me, oppa?' GyooHee thought silently. She lifted her head gently to glance at the clock. It was 8:30 P.M. 'Time goes by so fast,' she thought bitterly, as she then lifted her bare body off of ChilHyun's. She groped around in the dark for her clothes and put them on. 'Bye, oppa...' she said to ChilHyun silently. 'Good thing you won't remember what happened tonight...I'll just keep it to myself...nobody will ever have to know,' she thought evil-mindedly. She opened the door quietly and crept down the stairs. 'Ugh...I hope I can catch a bus or something.' she thought with disappointment. ************************************************************************************* GyooHee walked to a nearby bus-stop and sat down on the bench. While waiting patienlty, a junky car pulled up to the curb, and the driver rolled down one of his windows. "Hey, baby...how much do you charge for one night?" the stranger asked, as he stared at GyooHee's chest area. GyooHee followed his gaze and looked down at herself; she found that half of the buttons on her cardigan were undone, and a part of her cleavage was showing. Blushing intensely, she quickly buttoned her shirt up. Feeling angry, she shot the stranger a cold look. "Sorry...I think I charge more than you can afford," she said rudely. "Umm...but if it helps...there are some cheaper whores down that street," GyooHee said sarcastically, as she pointed her finger the opposite way. The stranger rolled his eyes. "Ah...forget you," he said as he rolled up his window and drove away. GyooHee sighed with relief as the bus pulled up to the curb, and she stood up quickly, anxious to go in. ************************************************************************************* EunBi got into the house and turned on the lights. "Unnie!? I'm home!" she called out. When there was no answer, EunBi ran up the stairs. She figured that her sister was sleeping, so she went to GyooHee's room. When she found that it was empty, she felt a wave of panick. 'Is she still with ChilHyun oppa? Till this late? What could they be doing?' she questioned herself, as she went back downstairs. She settled herself down on the couch and folded her legs up to her chest. Hugging her knees tightly, she thought deeply and worriedly. 'What could they be doing?' she thought with immense curiosity. She stopped panicking when she heard someone coming in through the door. "GyooHee unnie?" she called out just to make sure. "Yeah," GyooHee answered back. She went into the living room. "I had such a wonderful time with ChiilHyun oppa!" she lied through her teeth. She knew that it would kill EunBi if she said that. "Really?" Eunbi asked, half gladly, and half sadly. "So what'd you guys do?" she tried to sound as casual as possible. "Oh...we just talked and stuff...he's just as sweet and funny as ever!" GyooHee bluffed. "He said that he'll take me clubbing! And afterwards, treat me to dinner...I think I have a good chance to get back with him!" she said excitedly. "Well, I'm gonna go sleep now...it's a little too early to go to bed, but it's okay," GyooHee said, yawning. She turned around and smiled at the sight of her hurting sister. 'I know you're hurting inside EunBi...but that's what you get when you try to steal my man,' she thought evilly, as she flounced up the stairs. "Goodnight!" she called out, happily. "Night..." EunBi droned out. 'Oppa...moyah? HeeHun oppa told me that you like me...is it true? Or is it just an act? I don't even know who or what to believe...you're treating unnie to dinner? Is that your way of getting back at me? Chi-- I can't even imagine to think that you'd do something like that...if what GyooHee unnie told me is true...then how can HeeJun oppa's words be true????'....... **Before I Fall In Love** My heart says we've got something real... Can I trust the way I feel... cuz my heart's been fooled before... Am I just seeing what I want to see... or...is it true...could you really be... Someone to have and hold... with all my heart and soul... I need to know...before I fall in love... Someone who'll stay around... through all my ups and downs... Please tell me now....before I fall in love... I'm at the point of no return... so afraid of getting burned... but I wanna take a chance... Oh, please...give me a reason to believe... say...that you're the one...and that you'll always be... It's been so hard for me... to give my heart away... but I'd give my everything...just to hear you say... Song by: CoCo Lee... CHAPTER 11 ************** *The Next Day* ************** "EunBi yah...I'm gonna go somewhere, kay?" GyooHee said to her sister. "You are? Where are you going so early in the day?" EunBi asked suspiciously. "Oh...well, just out..." she answered as coolly as possible. "Oh...okay." EunBi noticed that GyooHee wasn't dressed up or anything, so she did not worry. 'She wouldn't go anywhere special looking like that, would she?' she asked herself. "When will you be back?" EunBi asked, as she sat down on the couch. "Uh...it might take a while..." GyooHee said, as she hurried into the garage and started the car. When EunBi was sure that her sister was gone, she sighed deeply. She couldn't stop thinking about ChilHyun oppa. Her vision began to blur by the tears that were forming in her eyes. 'Why oppa? If what GyooHee unnie said is true...how could you do this to me? I wish I could tell you how I feel about you...you don't have any idea of how long I've waited for you to notice me...I'm such a complicated person, huh? Gosh...I don't even know what the hell is wrong with me. But I gave you up for GyooHee unnie...if HeeJun oppa had told me sooner about your feelings...you wouldn't have taken GyooHee back...you're mad at me, right? Is that why you're being nice to GyooHee unnie?' EunBi thought sadly to herself as her tears dropped down one by one. "It's too late now..." she whispered, as she felt the burning pains of heart-break. ~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~*:~ ********** 3 Hours Later.... ********** GyooHee came back from her lttle errand and found her sister sitting in the same position on the couch, just as she had left her three hours ago. "Hey, EunBi!" GyooHee snapped her sister out of her trance. "I'm back..." EunBi turned around to face her unnie. "Hi, unnie...you're back?....okay," she said wearily. "Whoa, EunBi yah...you don't look very good," GyooHee said, srunching her face. "You'd better go up and get some rest." "Yeah...I guess I should...I bet it's just a minor headache from yesterday's long car ride to the airport," EunBi said, trying to cover the truth. She knew very well that she was feeling sick because of ChilHyun oppa. "Hmm...may--be," GyooHee said. 'Don't lie EunBi...just face it...you will never EVER be with ChilHyun oppa as long as I'm around...' She watched EunBi saunter up the stairs, and followed up when she heard EunBi's door close. GyooHee went into her own room and took out a small suitcase from her closet. Humming happily, she packed a couple of pairs of pants, T-shirts, tank tops, and cardigans. She was about to head towards the bathroom when the phone rang. "Hello?" GyooHee answered quietly, afraid that she might wake up her sleeping sister. "GyooHee! Are you coming?" a girl's voice asked. "Oh, hi YaeWon...yeah...I'm coming. I just have to finish packing." "Pack lightly! We're only going for a week!" YaeWon laughed. GyooHee scrunched her nose. "I know! But still...it's a good thing to be prepared." "Okay...just come fast! The others are waiting!" YaeWon said, trying to rush her friend. "Alassuh (okay)...I'll be there soon," GyooHee said, as she hung up the phone. She grabbed her suitcase and dragged it out into the hallway. Remembering her need to go to the bathroom, she dropped the handles of the suitcase and walked to the bathroom. "Where are you going with a suitcase?" EunBi asked weakly. Startled by her sister's voice, GyooHee turned around. EunBi was at her doorway, holding her head. "Are you feeling better?" GyooHee asked. "I'll be fine...but where are you going, unnie?" GyooHee hesitated to answer. "Are you planning to disappear again?" EunBi accused bluntly. "No..." GyooHee answered immediately. EunBi was not satisfied with her answer. "Then what?" she asked with an attitude. "Well...I met an old friend of mine while I was out this morning...and she invited me to stay with her for a while...at her beach house," GyooHee answered honestly. "Oh, really?" EunBi asked, as she approached her sister with slow steps. "How come you didn't tell me about it, then? Were you even going to tell me at all?" she asked. "Of course...but I didn't want to bother you cuz you're sick and stuff..." GyooHee said with a worried expression on her face. EunBi scoffed. "And how do I know that you're not leaving to run off again?" she asked roughly. "Oh, come on...I'm being honest with you, EunBi...give me some credit," GyooHee said with an exasperated sigh. "Look...I know that you have every right to think that I'm running off again...but believe me, I'm not. If you don't trust me, I'll give you the number to my friend's beach house...and plus, I'm leaving more than half of my stuff here...what kind of an idiot would leave all of their stuff and run away?" GyooHee said, trying really hard to prove to EunBi that she was not running off again. EunBi sighed and held her head. "Okay...I'm sorry...it's just that I feel like shit right now..." she apologized. "I'm not surprised," GyooHee said under her breath. EunBi stared at her sister. "Huh?" "Oh, nothing...well, I gotta get going, so take care...and I'll try to call you everyday," GyooHee said as she entered the bathroom. "I hope you feel better!" she yelled from behind the the closed door. EunBi sighed and went into her room. 'Feel better? You want me to feel better? How can I when I rejected ChilHyun oppa? How can I possibly feel better knowing that the love of my life is falling for my sister...again?' she thought miserably as she carefully layed herself down on the bed. She closed her eyes as ChilHyun's face popped into her head over and over. Feeling guilty and depressed, she pulled her blanket over her head and allowed herself to shed more tears...of pain, grief...and most of all...regret. ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ ~~~> At ChilHyun and HeeJun's house<~~~ ChilHyun held his head in pain...he still had a bit of a hangover from last night's splurge on alcohol. HeeJun entered ChilHyun's bedroom holding a cup of tea and a piece of dry toast. "Ey, man...are you alright?" he asked worriedly. ChilHyun looked up. "Oh, hi hyung...uh dee gat da wassuh (where did you go)?" "Oh...I had to go to the studio cuz YoungJin hyung called me out early," HeeJun explained. ChilHyun nodded as HeeJun handed him the cup of tea and piece of toast. HeeJun had to act like he knew nothing about what happened between EunBi and ChilHyun; so as an act of being casual, he spoke nonchalantly. "So what's with the hangover and empty bottles of liquor?" ChilHyun just sat there and rubbed his head. After a while of silence, he finally answered. "Hyung...it's cuz of EunBi," he said with a frown. HeeJun gasped fakely as a part of his casual act. "Jinjjah (really)? So what happened? Did you ask her out like you said you were going to?" he asked, feeling a bit stupid. ChilHyun sipped his tea and nodded. "She broke my heart..." he said with an unstable voice. HeeJun could tell by ChilHyun's voice that he was about to cry. "Hey, come on ChilHyun...you're stronger than that," Heejun said, trying to uplift his gloomy mood. "No, hyung...I'm so weak...I never realized how weak I am when it comes to girls," ChilHyun admitted. "I've never seen you like this before...especailly over a girl..." HeeJun said, amazed. "I know...it's cuz she's the one I REALLY want...how come she doesn't want me, hyung? Man...I could've sworn that I sensed her liking me...just that look in her eyes tells all," ChilHyun said sadly. He felt a sharp pain going through his heart. "Then, maybe she does like you," HeeJun suggested. He knew very well about EunBi's true feelings, but he couldn't say anything about it...he had promised EunBi. But he figured that he could at least drop some hints. "Why do you say that?" ChilHyun asked. HeeJun was beginning to worry that ChilHyun was suspecting something...but he realized that it was just his paranoia. "Well...whenever you SENSE something...you're almost always right about what you're sensing." HeeJun tried to keep his explanation short and simple. ChilHyun nodded with agreement to what HeeJun had just implied. "Maybe she likes you but won't admit it," HeeJun continued dropping hints. "Maybe...like what if she likes you...but she's too scared to speak out because of her sister?" he said calmly. ChilHyun showed a weak smile. "You and your imagination, hyung," he said while he shook his head with disbelief. "Hey! It could happen...anything's possible..." HeeJun said with a big shrug. "No...I'm beginning to have second thoughts about her...I don't think she likes me...actually, I think she hates me," ChilHyun said seriously. "Oh, come on...you and I both know that you would not waste your poor little liver by drinking over just ANY girl...EunBi must be special if you drank this much," HeeJun said a bit sarcastically, trying his best not to discourage ChilHyun from disliking EunBi. ChilHyun fell silent after HeeJun's comment. "Just think about it, and call her up tonight," HeeJun said as he headed for the door. "I should stay here and coach you some more...but I gotta get back to the studio. I think I'm gonna be stuck there for a couple of days," he said as he opened the door. "Come by later if you can," he said. He was about to step outside when ChilHyun stopped him. "Hyung!" HeeJun turned around with his hand still placed on the door knob. "When you came home last night...was GyooHee still here? Cuz I don't remember taking her home..." ChilHyun asked. HeeJun nodded no. "I didn't see her...she probably took a bus home or something..." "Oh...okay then...bye..." HeeJun nodded and stepped out as he closed the door behind him. ChilHyun sat thinking about what HeeJun had just told him earlier. 'I can't call EunBi tonight...I gotta sort things out in my head first,' he thought to himself. He suddenly lost all of his courage...the courage to talk to EunBi...and the courage to even be able to face her comfortably. 'EunBi yah...I need you...why EunBi? Why did you turn me down? Don't I even deserve a chance?' ChilHyun asked himself as if EunBi could actually hear him. He sighed heavily, as he could still feel the hurtful flints of pain in his heart. ************************************************************************************* ...A Couple Hours Later... EunBi awoke from her sleep and found that she was surrounded by darkness. 'It's night time already?' she asked as she struggled to sit up on the bed. Her hair and pillow were wet with tears and sweat. She was going to lay down again, but she heard the phone ringing loudly. She didn't want to bother getting it, so she just layed herself down. **!RING RING!** 'Ugh...who could that be?' she thought to herself as she slowly got up to unplug the phone; then hesitated when she touched the phone cord. 'What if it's ChilHyun oppa?' she questioned silently. Her mind was racing as the phone kept ringing. She couldn't take it anymore. Her curiosity was getting the best of her, so she quickly grabbed the phone. "Hello?" she answered weakly. "Hello? GyooHee?" a guy's voice asked...but it was not ChilHyun oppa. This voice was much deeper. "Uh...no...she's not here right now...but may I take a message?" EunBi asked in a professional tone. She felt a bit disappointed that it was not ChilHyun oppa. "Well, actually...when will she be back?" the guy asked. "I'm not really sure," EunBi answered. There was a short silence as the guy took a deep breath and exhaled. "Is this...EunBi?" he asked. EunBi's heart jumped. "Yes...but may I ask who this is?" she spoke slowly. "Uh...I'm not sure if you'd know who I am...but I'm JoonWoo...Kang, JoonWoo..." he said in a JAMES BOND kind of way. EunBi was speechless. 'JoonWoo? The one that unnie ran off with?' she questioned in disbelief. "Umm...hello?" JoonWoo asked to make sure that she did not hang up on him. "Oh, yeah...sorry..." EunBi said. She didn't realize how long she had been silent. "So, is this EunBi?" he repeated his question. "Yes...this is," she answered, still a bit shocked. "Hmm...well, if GyooHee were there, I was going to stop by tomorrow...that woman is scaring me to death," JoonWoo spoke worriedly. "Why is that?" EunBi asked. JoonWoo's voice began to tremble. "Well, I went on a business trip, and when I came back, GyooHee was gone...the only thing I found was a note saying that she never wanted to see me again," he said sadly. This story sounded too familiar...the way GyooHee left ChilHyun oppa was similar to the way she left JoonWoo oppa...and there was something fishy about that. EunBi did not know who JoonWoo oppa was, but she was determined to find out about him and the true story behind his relationship with GyooHee unnie. "Well...you can come by tomorrow...do you know where our house is?" EunBi asked, even though she knew that GyooHee unnie would not be home during the next couple of days. "Of course....been there a million times," he answered. 'You have? When?' EunBi thought silently. "Well, I'm still in Japan...but I can make it to America by morning...so I'll be there around noon," JoonWoo said a bit more happily."I'm so glad that I at least know where she is." EunBi smiled. "Alright then...WE'LL be expecting you," EunBi said, as she hung up the phone...... |