Windows of The Heart

Chapter Thirteen Silent Treatment

All those moments reflected in her memory, making her weak and helpless that she couldn't control her tears from falling; the tears in her eyes wanted to love him, and inside that pain, she tried to call his name silently.

That night in her aloneness, looking through the glass window, feeling breathless in the beauty of the view as the light emanates from the moon, touches a mood of loneliness. Rielle wrapped with the longing feeling, was so immersed in how Hyun-Ki looked at her, recalling him whispering, 'I want to capture you in my eyes, which sounded so sweet in her ears, making her tingle in excitement, heart beating like crazy.

Whiles recalling that moment when their eyes met as he pinned her against the wall, she could have surrendered herself to him if he strongly subdued her, the moments when their faces almost touched each other, wanting her to kiss him, all those moments reflecting in her memory, making her weak and helpless that she can't control her tears to fall; the tears in her eyes wanting to love him, and inside that pain she tried to call his name, silently.

The thought of Hyun-Ki filled her that she couldn't sleep, tossing and turning until the sun was about to rise on the horizon. She grew in her bed and quickly took a shower so she won't be late for breakfast with Hyun-Ki. On the other hand, Hyun-Ki was already at the breakfast table, and when she was about to greet him, he was reading while glued to the newspaper; then, in sarcastic words, he spoke:

"How's your night? Have you slept well that the spacious, soft, and snuggly warm bed brought you to the cloud of dreams?"

She felt his biting, sarcastic remark, and she was perplexed; so, pretending to be unaffected said in a cheerful note:

"Oh yes, sir, my bed has truly put me to a good rest and had a delightful dream, and if not had the sun woke me up, I may be still in bed, sir, thank you."

And when she seated herself, he stood up and leaned on her side of the table, whispered:

"Go ahead; I am close to being pissed off, Rielle." She was upset about what he said.

Both are quiet in the car, and it seems that Hyun-Ki is in a bad mood. Silence became the mood of their day together. Rielle was making a fuss on the papers she was working on to get his attention to speak but to no avail. He remained unmoved. They were still not talking despite her presence during that meeting with the department heads, and both were silent even when they were busy completing their paperwork in his office.

She went near him to show some documents and hear him what to say, but he just took them from her hands in silence, not even looking at her. She felt so downhearted the way he is giving her a silent treatment. It was when Mr. Gan Shi-woo, who bothered to prepare a lunch gathering with the department heads, invited them to the conference room.

Rielle felt like an outcast if Hyun-Ki continued to avoid her. Then in a bit of a while, Hyun-Ki rose from behind his desk, stared at the wall in folded arms, glanced at Rielle, then broke the silence between them.

"Coming with me?" he offered, now smiling at her.

How can she refuse when his mood has changed, and with that smile fluttering her heart, she was so glad that silent treatment was over?