A Favor

Lee In Joon took Ji Ah inside one of the empty rooms. This room was just opposite to his own room. As he made way for Ji Ah to enter inside the room, he noticed her clothes which were now dirty. Remembering that he had his sister's clothes in one of the rooms, he went to get them.

By the time he came back with a clean set of clothes, he saw that Ji Ah was already inside the washroom. Keeping the clothes on the bed, he left the room closing the door behind him.

He opened the door of his room and sat on his huge master bed. As he recalled what just happened, a smile crept on his face. He was feeling extremely joyous.... Finally, his first love was staying in his house. He laid down on the bed and stared at the ceiling.

"Hmm... she looks upset. Was she really loving that man?"

Meanwhile, Ji Ah came out of the washroom after washing her face. She saw the clothes kept on the bed and she forced herself to use them.

The dress which she was wearing was already dirty and wet. So, she had no choice but change her clothes. After changing she sat on the bed while staring at the ring in her hand.

As tears started escaping from her eyes constantly, she asked "What did I ever do wrong, Min Hyuk? Why did you even ask for a divorce?" She sniffled and cried loudly. Already she had cried enough but the tears never stopped coming out of her eyes.

She laid down and bought her legs closer to her chest.

The next morning, Ji Ah woke up due to continuous knocking on the door. She opened her eyes and it felt like her head was just gonna split apart. She held her head which was throbbing with pain and got out of the bed. Adjusting her eyesight to the light falling inside the room through the window, she went and opened the door.

She thought that she would see Min Hyuk standing in front of her but what was she even expecting of? She gave a faint smile and allowed In Joon to come over. She had decided to try her best to not get close with In Joon but instead of being away from him... day by day, she was getting more closer to him.

And now, they both were even having their food together. Half of her heart felt glad that at least she was with someone whom she knows but the other half felt bad that she was going against what she had decided. As she lowered her head to hide her tears from In Joon's view, the tears came out even more.

She kept the spoon down and it made a clanking sound. "I have a favor to ask." She said before staring at the soup in the bowl.

"What favor?" In Joon also kept his spoon down and attentively listened to what she was gonna speak.

"Can you drop me to my house?"

"Your house?" In Joon asked with a surprised look on his face.

Ji Ah still had her face lowered so she couldn't see In Joon's expression. All she heard was his question and hence, she replied back "Yes! Drop me at my house... I don't have any money or anything with me. I'll pay you once I reach home."

"But..." In Joon felt like saying something but he stopped himself and agreed. He got up from the bed and proceeded to leave the room when Ji Ah called out.

"Thank you!" Ji Ah looked up at him with tears in her eyes and a small delighted smile came on her face. This slight expression of hers made In Joon's heart clench. He felt his chest tighten and he rushed out of the room before he could show her how much it was hurting him.

Locking the door behind him, he leaned his back on the door and slightly patted his chest trying to comfort himself. "It's fine! It's absolutely fine! She is just going there to get her stuff... Nothing more." Taking few deep breaths, he walked towards the bedside table and picked up his car keys and mobile phone.

Coming out of his room, he walked towards the main door when he saw Ji Ah in the kitchen. He saw her cleaning the utensils so, he walked towards her and snatched the bowl from her hand "What are you doing, Ji Ah?"

"I'm washing them." Ji Ah replied and took the bowl back in her hand.

"Seriously? You told me to go drop you home and here you are washing the utensils? Do you not wanna go?"

Just as Ji Ah heard those words, she instantly turned around and faced him. She looked upwards straight in his eyes and answered "I want to go. I was just doing this to help you..." She mumbled the last line only to herself and turned back to finish washing the last bowl which was to be washed.

There was no way she was gonna get rid of this moment. She wanted to go and get answers to her questions. Her mind was still in a dilemma as to why he was asking for a divorce all of a sudden. She wanted to know the answers for all of her questions.

She quickly removed the gloves from her hands and wiped them after washing. Looking up, she gave a cute smile and said "I'm done! Let's go."

In Joon gave a nod and walked out of the house.

Ji Ah followed after him and like a gentleman, In Joon opened the door for her. He closed the door when Ji Ah sat inside the car. Walking towards the driver seat, he got inside and fastened his seatbelt. He turned to his side to make sure whether she had fastened her seatbelt...

But she hadn't.

Moving closer, he approached her and saw her frighten a little. He took her belt and fastened it. And started the car as if nothing happened.

Although his heart was thumping like crazy and his mind was going round and round in messy circles, In Joon tried his best to keep his cool.