AREUM'S POV
I was sitting on the rooftop thinking about the past. My meeting with Ye Joon, falling in love with him, getting ignored and hurt by him, getting pregnant by him, the deal between me and Kang Eunji, leaving him in the spotlight, restarting my company in Europe and making it the game player in the industry, giving birth to Yuna and then living alone yet bit happy but sadder. It will be a lie if I say that I don't miss him, I don't want him, and I don't love him. But I told him, I'll be his summer, rain, and winter.
Soojin- what are you doing here?
Areum- Ye Joon is at the 4th stage of his mental illness
Soojin looked at me shocked and I continued.
Areum- I saw the news a while ago, it is saying he has been suffering from panic attacks, anxiety attacks, illusions, and anger issues for the past 8 years. And now his mental state is on the verge of destruction. If things get worse then he has to end up in the mental hospital.
I looked down trying to hold back my tears but I failed once he hugged me,
Areum- He is dying Soojin ahh, he is on the cliff of destruction, his fans have started throwing trash on his name, board members of Kang Co are telling him to hand over his shares.
Soojin- Areum ahh
I broke the hug and looked at him.
Areum- I know him. He is weak from the inside, he can't handle hate from others. And his mental illness won't be helpful anyway.. I can't even imagine how he is handling everything. I just can't
MEANWHILE YE JOON'S POV
Ye Joon- WHO LET THIS NEWS OUT? WHO?
Rose- Ye, please calm down.
Ye Joon- HOW CAN I CALM DOWN? DO YOU EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH I HAVE TO SUFFER TO COME THIS FAR? HOW CAN THE MEDIA KNOW ABOUT M-MY I-ILLNESS?
I fall down on my knee as my breath was getting heavy. Rose tried to get close to me but she stopped as I hold her hand and throw her out of the room. But she kept banging the door.
Rose- YE PLEASE OPEN THE DOOR. PLEASE DON'T DO ANYTHING STUPID. PLEASE I BEG YOU. PLEASE YE, FOR MY SAKE, FOR YOUR FAMILY.
I ignored her shouting and took out my phone. My whole phone was full of hate comments,
'' KANG YE JOON IS A MADMAN''
''HOW CAN HE BEHAVE SO SWEET IN FRONT OF US WHEN HE IS LITERALLY A MONSTER?''
''HE DOESN'T DESERVE TO BE CALLED THE NATION'S STAR.''
''KANG YE JOON, I HAVE SEEN HIM BACKSTAGE. HE ALWAYS CAUSES TROUBLE FOR THE STAFF.''
''NO WONDER WHY HIS EX-LOVER LEFT HIM?''
''MAYBE HE ALSO ASSAULTED HER IN THE NAME OF HIS ILLNESS.''
''HOW CAN A MADMAN GET SO FAR? MAYBE HIS FAMILY'S NAME TOOK HIS THIS FAR.''
''WHAT AN USELESS ARTIST?''
I throw the phone on the ground and started crying,
Ye Joon- Areum ahh, no one loves me truly, i am an m-mon-monster n-now. O-once a-all u-used t-to a-admire m-me, b-but j-just one n-news all h-hates me. Now I-i am the s-same o-old Y-ye J-joon. I- i n-need y-you t-to tell me, I-'ll be okay. N-no one k-knows expect y-you h-how much I h-have suffered.
No one cares. Everyone just sees the glory and shining kinds of stuff but no one cares about the real one. Laira was right I am a lump of coal. Nothing else. I am sorry Areum-ahh, I am not strong without you. I cant fight back without you. I can't live in this world. I should just die.
I stood up and took the knife from the fruit basket.
Areum ahh, I am sorry, I am not strong to stand among hates. That time I had you in my 3 seasons but now I am alone. I am sorry love, but your brightest star among all-stars, ain't bright anymore. I just want to go away from this place and hide in your arms, but It was my fault that I couldn't value you. I am sorry, please forgive me and maybe give me a second chance to love you in our next life.
I closed my eyes and cut my waist with that knife, I could feel my body giving up and I let my body fall on the cold ground. I am feeling my eyes closing and a tear roll down from my eyes. Finally, i am free from this cruel world. God, I am sorry that I am dying like this. Please forgive me but you know I can't just face these anymore.
Ye Joon-Areum ahh, Love y-you,
with that, everything turned black in front of me. Maybe I am dying.
THIRD PERSON POV
Ash along with some guards broke the door of Ye Joon's room. And what they saw in front of them was heartbreaking.
Rose- YE JOON
Ash- YE JOON
Both used toward his lifeless body. Rose was crying like a mess and Ash patting Ye Joon's face.
Rose- Y-ye, i-it's not f-funny, p-please w-wake u-up... p-please
Ash- he is still breathing.
Rose looked at him with teary eyes, she took a piece of cloth and band Ye Joon's cut, and Ash took him in his arms as they all used toward the car and Ash put Ye Joon in the back seat while Rose was sitting and put his head on her lap.
Rose- Ye, please don't go away. I can't live without you. I love you, please don't die. I need you baby.
Ash started driving and in a few minutes, they were in the hospital. Doctors took him to the emergency room. Rose sat outside the room and kept praying to God to save him back. Ash called Ye Joon's family and informed them everything...
Ash looked at the ER and he was angry at himself. He was angry that he could take care of Ye Joon. He lied to Ye Joon about Areum. If Ye Joon knew that Areum was the one who called him, maybe in the hope of meeting her maybe he would not take that step. Now he knew what he has to do. No matter what happens in the future, he will face it but he wants his brother-like friend to be normal again and for this, if he needs to beg then he is ready. He went to another side of the hospital and called someone,
- Hello
Ash- I know it's you so don't cut the call. Ye Joon committed suicide. Please take him with you, please my brother needs you, please, I beg you. I know only you can treat him back, only you can bring happiness to his life, please..
the other person let out a sniff and Ash was crying too
- I am in Paris. My friend will take him to me but I don't want anyone to know about this. Not even his family
Ash- huh, h-how?
- Just do anything but send Ye Joon to me without anyone knowing. Just for their name and fame i can't let him die and m-more over, I have to keep my promise anyway.