Sometimes moments are all we have. Moments to be happy. Moments to be sad. Moments of love and moments of loss… Meeting Wonsik was like that. You met him in a moment and then he was lost but lets go back to day one long before you were old enough to really understand what loss was like or even what real love was like.

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“Appa you said mom disappeared in the accident. Where did she go?” You asked your father one night at the dinner table when you were about fifteen. You swung your legs back and forth nervously because you had never thought about what happened when you died before now and were always too afraid to ask about your mom.
“y/n-ah I don’t think we should talk about this right now.” He tried to shut the conversation down but you wouldn’t let it go so easily.
“Appa. We can’t just keep treating it like she didn’t exist. You have to talk to me.” You said sitting your chopsticks down and looking at him.
“Mianhae. You’re right. That night when your mother died I was drinking. We went to a party and left you with your Halmeoni. Do you remember?” He asked you and you just nodded.
“Well when the driver hit the car I had run a red light and your Eomma was hit. The car rolled over and when we landed your Eomma was fading. Right before my eyes. It wasn’t something that we are meant to see y/n. They just disappear. Like you said…. its like she never existed. The only thing left behind was her wedding ring.” He broke down and started sobbing in front of you.
“That’s it? No one knows where we go or if we can be saved? Nothing?” you pressed.
“Death doesn’t work like that y/n. Jenjang, what do you want me to say?! She is in a better place?! You are naive if you think that! I’m done eating. don’t forget to clean up.” He stood and walked out of the dining room. You flinched when you heard the door slam to his room. Fights like this were common between the two of you because you looked like her.

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“Y/n are you even listening right now?” Your friend brought you back out of the memory of the argument you’d had with your father all those years ago. You didn’t know why you were thinking about it but then again it was close to the anniversary.“Ne. Mian… wait what?” You said when it registered that you actually hadn’t heard a word she’d said to you.
“I asked how the dating was going? Did your dad find you a match yet?” She asked knowing full well what the answer would be.
“Ani, and if you actually think he will Jina you have more faith in him than I do. The only reason I agreed to go on these stupid dates was because I disappoint him so often since mom died and even more since he remarried.” You replied.
“Well what about that one guy Taekwan or Taekyung or whatever his name was that you were supposed to meet with. what was wrong with him?” She asked.
“No clue. He stood me up for something else.” You shrugged.
“Jinjja? maybe that’s a good thing. Maybe he was too much of a pabo.” She said causing you to laugh.
“What’s your rush for me to get married anyway Eonni? Aren’t you the one always complaining that you don’t want to marry Oppa because he is so annoying and then you really wouldn’t be able to get away from him?” You teased and she threw a piece of ice at you causing you to laugh and turn away.
Moment One: Your eyes met his as he was walking in the room with his friends joking about something.
Moment Two: He smiled at you.
Moment Three: You smiled back.
“What are you…. Oh. They’re cute.” Jina said grinning at you. It was your turn to swat at her when the guy grinned again and laughed like he’d heard what she said.
“Wae? it’s true. Besides if you date one of them you don’t have to go on those stupid dates your abeoji keeps setting up for you.” She said defensively.
“You really think I’m just going to walk over there and leave with a date? michyeoss-eo?”
“Aniyo. I think he’s going to walk over here and leave with one.” She said laughing. You felt a blush creeping over your face and took a new found interest in your drink. Smiling to yourself and hoping it was the one from earlier.
“Annyeonghaseyo.” He said politely bowing to Jina.
“Annyeong.” She replied back barely containing her laughter.
“Um.. Noona do you mind if I talk to your friend for a moment?” He said nervously ruffling the back of his hair.
“Cut it out Wonsik. Y/n this is a friend of Hakyeon’s. He’s just being a pabo. Speaking of if you two will excuse me I am going to go talk to mine. Jagi-ah!” She said waving at the group that had come in a moment ago. How had you not noticed before? You thought as you waved at your other friend sitting in the middle of the group.
“She told you to meet us over here didn’t she?”
“Ani. That was N. He saw the two of us looking at each other when we came in. Recognized you immediately. Then the other guys blocked the booth so that I couldn’t sit down until I came over. I’m Ravi.” He said rushing out. He was still standing and you realized waiting on you to tell him to sit down.
“Ravi is a nickname, geulae?”
“Ne. Wonsik is my real name. So how did you become friends with Hakyeon and Jina anyway?” He asked.
“I work with Jina. Aren’t you going to ask my name?” You replied.
“Ani. Wae? I figured I would just call you beautiful.” He said and you laughed taking a bite of the cake pop you’d ordered with your drink once you calmed back down.
“Does that line usually work?” You asked amused. He was definitely your type, but no need to let him know that just yet.
“Ani, but when I meet someone worthy of that compliment they get it.” He said confidently.
“So how come I don’t usually see you with Hakyeon?” You hedged and he smirked. He knew you liked him now. It was just a matter of if you wanted to play cat or mouse.
“My family keeps me pretty busy. My abeoji. He has been trying to get me to work in the company recently and it takes up a lot of my time. My sister takes up the rest. Do you have any siblings?” He asked smiling.
“Ne. A step brother, but he is in Japan on business. It’s just me and my Appa and saeeomma for now.” you replied thinking back to the accident and how if it weren’t for your father it would have been your real mother. Maybe you would have had a sibling but you’d never know since she’d gone through the vanishing that day. That’s what they called it you found out. when souls disappeared at death. The Vanishing.
“Mianhaeyo. I didn’t mean to…”
“Ani. Ravi gwaenchan-a. I just was thinking about my mother. What else would you like to talk about? Or did you think just coming by with a name and a cute smile would work?” You changed the subject and smiled leaning forward a little and leaning on your hands. Truth be told you would have listened to the alphabet if it meant that he kept talking. He had the most beautiful deep voice but it was also something you were sure was uniquely his.
“So… N kind of bet Ken 20,000 won that I wouldn’t get you to agree to a date with me.”
“And N is Hakyeon isn’t he?” You asked annoyed. It sounded like something your friend would do.
“Ne.” Ravi admitted sheepishly. Maybe he shouldn’t have mentioned the bet but it kind of just slipped out.
“He should have bet 40,000. Ken won’t make that much of a profit hope he’s okay with that.” You muttered and shrugged.
“Mwo?” Ravi gave you a confused look but instead of answering you grabbed up the waiter’s pen and wrote your number on his hand then stood up and walked over to the group at the other table making sure to lean over it a little and give Ravi a good show.
“Pay up Oppa. And Ken next time double the bet. Jina I will see you back at work.” You said looking at the one who grinned widely and held his hand out. You were met with laughs and Ohh’s from around the table and a couple others who’d heard what was going on and you just smiled sipped at your drink then walked out the door.
“What the hell was that?” Hyuk asked watching the girl leave with wide eyed amazement.
“That was Jeong Y/n. and don’t even think about it Dongsaeng. She may even be too much for Ravi to handle. Leo gwaenchan-a?” N said when he noticed that Taekwoon had gotten a weird look on his face.
“Oh. Ne. I just thought I remembered something.” Leo replied going back to his coffee. Hadn’t that been the name of the girl that he was supposed to go on the matchmaking date with? It didn’t matter now anyway.

Notes

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