chapter 20

Chapter 20.

In a house in Seoul.

Siyeon laid baby Shin down on the small bed, touched the baby's head with a kiss, covered the blanket up high and left the room. She approached her bedroom, a motionless body lying on the bed wearing comfortable pajamas.

Bora has been unconscious for a full day, and still shows no signs of waking up. She seemed like she was just sleeping, nothing serious. Siyeon called Jeno to ask about this. Jeno said that just wait a little longer and Bora will wake up.

And Siyeon prepared herself to witness a new Bora in front of her, Bora would no longer remember her at all. Siyeon also informed the maid Jo of this in advance so that Mrs.Jo wouldn't be surprised when she met Bora again.

The Oddeye solution that Bora drank is a chemical that damages the memory area of the brain. Bora did not have time to drink it all because Jeno snatched it away. He needed that solution to do his own work.

So this destruction probably won't be complete, Siyeon thinks that maybe Bora's memory will still be a bit. She had a second of hope that Bora would still recognize her and Shin, but then she dismissed that thought.

The more she hopes, the more disappointed she will be. She should keep her expectations to a minimum.

Smoothing Bora's hair, Siyeon shivered because Bora’s eyes were wavering.

She is slowly waking up.

….

SuA opened her eyes, her current vision was the white ceiling of the room, the blurry image gradually became clearer. Her gaze moved to the right, she saw the moon through the window.

Now is the evening….

SuA looked to the right and saw a girl sitting on the bed staring at her.

Siyeon had tears in her eyes and wanted to hug the other person but didn't dare. She sat motionless like a statue.

- Oh….. – SuA hesitated.

- Do you remember me?

- ……… - SuA squinted her eyes at the image of the beautiful girl in front of her. She really didn't know that girl, but she didn't have the heart to answer.

Maybe because she saw that girl on the verge of tears, she felt hurt about this.

- Bora…..

- How do you know my name?

- ………….. – Siyeon blinked, Bora still remembered her name, but not Siyeon’s.

The effects of Oddeye solution are truly too toxic.

The space between the two became extremely awkward. A few days ago, they were hugging each other and saying sweet words, but now it was like they were strangers.

Even though Siyeon had mentally prepared for this, her heart still hurt.

She was really in pain…..

She told herself to be grateful for this result, because Bora no longer had to work for Scream, Bora was still alive and still by her side.

Bora just doesn't remember her, can she help Bora remember?

- We... are each other's family, it's normal for us to know each other's names, it's just that you had a few incidents so your memory is impaired, my name is Lee Siyeon, I'm 1 year younger than you – Siyeon tried to speak carefully, extending her hand to shake hands.

SuA slowly sat up, leaned against the bed, and politely shook hands with Siyeon

- Each other's families? I remember that I only have a brother, no sister, but your surname is Lee, my surname is Kim - SuA pursed her lips and looked up, searching through her remaining memory.

- Your small family, I'm your wife, we also have a son, he was just born 3 months ago, he's in the next room, do you want to go see him?

SuA raised an eyebrow, what the hell?

- I know you'll feel strange about this, but... – Siyeon scratched her head hesitantly.

- ………….

- Wait a minute.

Siyeon opened the drawer and found the handwritten marriage certificate that she and Bora had signed.

- Look, this is our marriage certificate.

- Whose word is this? – Bora's forehead shows wrinkles.

- This is my handwriting, and this is your signature.

- Siyeon….

Siyeon felt a bit strange, because Bora often called her by the nickname Sing. Her heart skipped a beat when she heard Bora called by her common name like everyone else.

- Call me Sing, because this is what you have called me for so many years.

- No need, we just met, Siyeon - SuA said, still looking at the marriage certificate.

Siyeon was embarrassed, Bora didn't remember anything but that didn't mean her feelings weren't there. Right now Bora has a strange feeling towards Siyeon, of course the way she speaks will no longer be as emotional as before.

- Siyeon, this is a meaningless piece of paper, you know.

- ……… - Siyeon is in pain.

- In this country, no one approves of same-sex marriage, including me who is not gay.

- ……………

- What is your purpose?

- Bora, I don't have any purpose, we met more than 4 years ago, fell in love and had children. Although Korean law has not yet been approved, we signed this paper together to prove our commitment to always be together and build a family.

- Do I... love you? – SuA asked a question with a cold face.

A tear rolled down Siyeon's thin cheek.

- You look like someone who could love the same sex, Siyeon, hmm……your hair is short, bright red, your face is exquisitely beautiful, you have a rather special appearance, but I …..hmm….you see….I think it seems like you were mistaken.

Siyeon's heart pounded, Bora described her to try to prove that the past between the two was wrong. After giving birth to baby Shin, she cut her red hair to shoulder-length for convenience, because she found long hair a bit inconvenient.

What does Bora mean that she looks like she's gay and Bora’s not?

That's right, before meeting Siyeon, Bora had no intention of falling in love with a woman. She lived every day just thinking about making enough money to get by and paying off debt, not caring about relationships at all.

And when someone approached her, she responded.

Siyeon took the initiative to kiss Bora and she responded. Is it because she has real feelings for Siyeon, or is it just a normal physical reaction?

Well, at that time, Bora replied that she would respond with a birthday gift from Siyeon's request, so Bora returning the kiss, was just responding.

Siyeon's disappointment made her begin to doubt the past between the two.

The memories between her and Bora, she could not forget, she believed it was love. She clearly felt Bora's feelings for her.

But……

- It's night, lie down and sleep, I'll go to the next room to sleep - Siyeon wiped her tears and left the room.

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Next morning.

SuA woke up, the surroundings were very quiet. She walked into the bathroom, all items in this room were always 2 in number.

2 toothbrushes, 2 glasses, 2 towels, 2 bathrobes, 2 pairs of slippers.

She didn't know what had happened to her life, but perhaps she and the girl from yesterday were connected. She really wanted to believe that what Siyeon said was true, but her mind felt like this was somehow inappropriate.

She glanced at the calendar placed on the bedside table, the year 2024.

The most recent image in her memory is 2020, when she just took Lee Jungjae's suitcase with a lot of money.

So what has happened in the past 4 years, why is she living here?

This house is really beautiful and comfortable, showing that the owner has a lot of money.

- Hello Ms. Kim - a middle-aged woman bowed to SuA.

- Oh….you are….

- I'm Jo Sumi, the house's maid.

- May I ask, whose house is this? – SuA asked hesitantly.

- …………..

- You probably know... hmm... I had some kind of accident so now I can't remember anything.

- Miss Kim, you are the owner of this house.

- Really? – SuA was surprised, thinking to herself that she must have used the money in that suitcase to buy a house.

She remembered that after taking the suitcase, she went back to the Guryong area to pay off father Kim's debt. The remaining money was enough to buy a house, so she took the remaining money to buy this house.

SuA bought this house, met Siyeon, fell in love with her and started a family with her?

It is not unthinkable.

SuA recalled the last image yesterday, Siyeon was very heartbroken and left the room. She didn't think about it at all and went to sleep, but now that she remembers it, she feels like she was at fault.

Either way, if she denied this truth, she would have nowhere to go. She needs to learn how to adapt to current life.

- Hmm...Siyeon is probably still sleeping, what does she usually eat for breakfast?

- Ms. Lee often drinks coffee in the morning, and you are the one who always makes coffee for her.

- Coffee? I know how to make coffee? – SuA was surprised.

- That's right, Ms. Kim - Ms. Jo laughed at SuA's innocent face, then gently left the house to go to the market.

SuA took the phone from the bed that she thought was hers, unlocked it with her face, and the wallpaper that appeared was a photo of her and Siyeon, lying on the bed embracing each other.

SuA blankly looked at that photo for a moment, she found herself very happy when she was with this girl. Then she went online to find a coffee recipe.

She wanted to make an apology cup of coffee with Siyeon. She saw that this kitchen had all the ingredients to make coffee, so she tinkered with the recipe for about half an hour.

- What are you doing?

SuA was startled and turned away, taking a few seconds to say something.

- Ah... I'm trying to make coffee for you to drink... that's...

- This is baby Shin, 3 months old - Siyeon smiled and introduced their son to Bora, feeling more comfortable when she saw Bora making coffee for her.

Bora must have talked to Ms. Jo before going to make coffee like that. Siyeon couldn't sleep all night with her own negative emotions, now she feels better.

The next journey will be a bit difficult, but she will try to overcome it. Bora needs time to get used to this new life, right?

End chapter 20.