The morning after... before sunrise...
Both Jaein and Jaejoong couldn't sleep the whole night after they parted ways. Jaejoong was too excited from his success in his love declaration, and having Jaein accept his love relatively easily. And he couldn't wait for morning to come so that he could pop over and see her again. As Jaein had forced him to leave the house last night, citing inappropriateness as the reason, as she didn't want her cousins to see her together with him. He had agreed reluctantly, but made a pact with her to meet for breakfast early in the morning.
Jaein, however, was tossing and turning the whole night for another reason. She HAD to leave today, and despite her heart wishing to stay to be with Jaejoong, she had to leave to return to her school and her lessons. There was no way that she could stay. But she didn't want to tell him last night and deprive him of his rare moment of joy. She did whatever she could to make him happy, hoping that it will leave him something nice memory of what they shared to reminiscence over when she's not around...
After leaving a note to her cousins, and a note to Jaejoong (left in his mailbox), Jaein left the house early before dawn so that Jaejoong wouldn't know that she had already left. As she knew that he would definitely stop her from leaving if he saw her leaving. Especially after last night, he must have thought that she would be staying with him. But Jaein was a stubborn girl, she didn't like to depend on others. She didn't depend on her parents' money before, so she was most definitely not going to depend on her cousins or Jaejoong for her expenses. She would go back to school, and her part-time tuition job to earn her own keep.
If she had time, she would meet up with him...
If things didn't work out, it probably wasn't meant to be...
And, if something was meant to be, nothing can break it apart...
If it wasn't meant to be, then the slightest thing will crack it...
And then there's nothing worth being upset over...
He just wasn't The One...
With these in mind, Jaein hypnotised herself to leave her cousins' house, and her first true love...
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1 year later...
Jaein had already graduated a month after she left her cousins' house, but she didn't teach at Jaejoong's school. In fact she didn't teach at all. She went back to work at her parents' company.
"Why?", you might ask.
"Where is Jaejoong?"
"Aren't they together still?"
Jaejoong is no longer in the scene. At least in Jaein's eyes. As he never contacted Jaein after she left. She took it that he didn't want to continue in a hopeless long distance relationship with someone whose 6 years his senior, that seemed to have no future. She didn't take it too hard. She took it in her stride, but her heart was already shattered a second time. And she didn't want to open herself to another again. And to heal her heart, she moved somewhere else.
Somewhere far away from where her bad memories were...
She moved to another country.
She moved to Singapore.
Based at her parents' company in Singapore, she switched jobs, homes and country to stop herself from ever thinking of Jaejoong.
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On the other hand, Jaejoong had also graduated from his school, and was entering university, while working part-time at his parents' company to gain experience, as he studied. Much like Jaein, he was turning to work to numb himself from the pain of thinking of her.
He never understood why she chose to leave that day. And it bore holes in his heart that she would treat his love so callously, when he (a kingka) had bared the whole of his true heart to her. Maybe she thought that he was too young for her. But why did she kiss him back that night then? His mind was in a maze, and it gave him intense headaches whenever he thought of her.
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At a corporate event dinner...
Jaein's company was hosting a corporate charity event, and a lot of companies were invited. Jaein was graciously and elegantly dressed for the occasion. As the director of the company, she had to pay more attention to her looks, since she represented the company.
Her CEO was bringing her around introducing her to the various business partners.
CEO: Ms Jun, come over, let me introduce you to Mr Kim from the Kim Holdings.
Jaein went over to her CEO's side and bowed to Mr Kim politely.
Jaein: Nice to meet you Mr Kim. I'm Jun Jaein from the Jun Corporation.
With her body bent bowing, she stretched out her hand to shake his. He took her hand in his after some consideration and his grip was real strong, and he didn't want to let go of her hand. She looked up, and was shocked to see Jaejoong standing in front of her, eyes wide opened, holding her hand in his tightly.
Jaein: Jae... I mean... Mr Kim... Nice to meet you...
Jaein pulled her hand away from Jaejoong's forcefully. Both had spent so much time and effort trying to forget each other, and now they had to meet again under such circumstances. It was too much for both to take.
CEO: Mr Kim is the young heir of Kim Holdings, and he's learning the ropes from his parents now as he's still studying... Very promising young man indeed... Hope to work with you soon...
Jaejoong peeled his eyes away from Jaein, and force a smile at the CEO and bowed politely. Jaein kept her head low and eyes looking downwards, avoiding all eye contact with Jaejoong.
CEO: I'll leave you two to get to know each other, cos you're around the same age... Not like the rest of us old fogeys around here... Ha ha ha...
Jaein: Uncle... wait.. I...
The CEO ignored Jaein and walked off, leaving the two behind in awkward silence.
Jaejoong stared at Jaein, but she kept looking down, and avoiding eye contact with him. Feeling anger rise in him, Jaejoong grabbed Jaein's hand, and tugged her towards a more remote area so that he could question her on why she left. Once away from the crowd, Jaejoong trapped Jaein against the wall, forcing her to face him.
Jaejoong: So you don't know me now? After disappearing without a trace for a year?
Jaein kept silent and looked down.
Jaejoong (anger rising): Answer me! Why did you leave?!!! And what are you doing here?!!!
Jaein: I didn't disappear.... I HAD to leave... I still had a semester to finish... You can't expect me to just drop-out of school after so much, just because of something that might not even...
Jaejoong (cutting in): So you didn't believe me!!!??!!! I told you I wasn't lying!!!!
Jaein: I didn't say that you were lying... I just don't think that it'll work out...
Jaejoong (overwhelmed by anger): THEN WHY DID YOU LEAD ME ON THAT NIGHT???!!!! THE KISS... DID THAT MEAN NOTHING TO YOU???!!! ARE YOU THAT EASY???!!!!
Jaein (horrified by his insults): NO!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'D SAY THIS!!!
Jaejoong: You're a teacher, and yet you're working in business now... Who knows what you're saying is true, and when it's a lie... For all I know, it could have been another lie... You could have just been playing with me....
*SLAP*
Jaein slapped Jaejoong hard on his face. She glared at him hard with anger and hatred.
Jaein's thoughts: I can't believe that you'd say such hurtful things to me... You said that you love me... Is that how you treat someone you love? If this is what you call true love...
Jaein (nonchalantly): Ha ha ha... I guess I'd been a big fool afterall... There is NOTHING called TRUE love in this world... It's all just a cruel game of manipulation... And to set the record straight... I DIDN'T disappear without a trace... I left you a note in your mailbox... But I guess you probably didn't care, so that's gone to the trash... Anyway all this is just a game to kill time and boredom for you rich brats... I don't think poor, ugly people like me can afford to involve myself in this anymore... So I'll take my leave now... I hope I'll NEVER see you again in this lifetime or the next...
Jaein pushed Jaejoong aside, and walked back to the crowd. She braced herself and forced back her tears that threatened to fall from her eyes, putting on a forced smile to go back to mingling with the other guests.
Jaejoong stared at her walking away in shock. He didn't expect her to react like this, cos he thought she was really lying to him. And what shocked him even more was that she had left a note for him. But how come he never saw it?
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