SOMETIMES MOON LOOKS SHABBY WITHOUT STARS

Poppy is waiting at the entrance of the hotel for Aira to come out. Aira went to vacate her room and bring her luggage.

She took the bag and closed the door. She accidentally bumped into a man, she said sorry without looking at him and walked away. It was the young man next door, he took the paper bag which she forgot to take.

He looked back and tried to call her but she disappeared. He looked into it. It was the same bag with chocolates.

She got into the car without saying anything.

It's been an hour since she sat in the car without saying anything. Poppy asked, "Aira baby what happened?" Aira just sat in the car like she didn't hear anything. Poppy asked, "Aira baby please talk. Your silence makes me worried". Aira asked guards to stop the car. They obeyed and she just went out and walked a little. Poppy followed her. It's on a riverside and the Moon shines so cutely.

She said, "The Moon looks shabby without stars."

Poppy said, 'No Aira baby, it looks cute without stars, the stars look shabby without the Moon and our house looks shabby without you'.

Aira laughed out loudly and suddenly the laugh turned to cry.

Poppy comforted her and said everything was going to be alright. She said in crying he didn't show up I lost.

Poppy said, 'it's Ok baby, don't cry, you're my brave girl, Poppy is here for you.' Aira said in a little worried voice poppy what we should do now.

Poppy said, 'Don't worry my baby everything will be OK, a surprise waiting for you at our home.'

Aira said, 'I don't want to go back yet.'

Poppy asked, 'Do you believe me?'

Aira said, 'Yes you're my partner and my favorite person.'

Poppy said, 'Then just come back home, and I promise you everything is going to be Ok.'

Aira said, 'don't promise! I hate promises.'

Poppy opened the car door and she decided to go back. They are going to Aira's hometown, Busan.

Poppy said, 'Aira baby if you feel tired just sleep a bit.' Aira just fell asleep but her heart feels lots of pain.

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The young man next door was also vacating the room. He packed his luggage and he looked at the paper bag.

'What should I do?

Bring it with me or leave it here?'

He closed the door without taking the paper bag. After a few moments, he came back and took the paper bag and left the room.

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It's getting dark, Dr. Alex and James reach Busan and their birthday night ends soon.

Every year on this day they go to their hometown of Busan and celebrate their birthday there. They promised each other that they would never forget this day no matter what happened in the future and would come here at any cost. They called this day their birthday.

Suddenly James said, 'Let's get drunk and celebrate the day.'

Dr. Alex looks unhappy, and he feels guilty.

'Don't ruin the day.

Don't you remember what we promised to each other?' James asked.

Alex is in a silent mood.

James laughed out loud, and said, 'Oh, my old man, it's not your fault; Please change that expression, it looks ugly.'

Alex took his phone and checked his face, and he made lots of expressions. James laughed after watching that comedy.

James brings some beer, and they both start to drink.

James asked, 'What are you thinking?'

Dr.Alex looked at the Moon, and said 'how beautiful the view.'

James said, 'Moon looks shabby without stars.' Alex laughed.

James said, 'Here is your gift; Where is mine?'

Alex took it and opened it.

'Oh, how did you get it? I tried to buy it, but it all sold out,' Alex asked.

James said, 'This is magic, who am I?'

Alex ignored him and started to read the book James presented just now.

'Aishh, you old man, you always like this, now where is my gift, give me.'

Alex showed him the present, and said 'guess what it is.'

James said, 'I know what is inside, it must be another Robot, and you always give Robots as a present.'

James unboxed it and said, 'yes, I know it.'

He took the robot from the box, and in the box, there is a letter. James took it with a smile.

James asked in a little teasing voice, 'you start to write a love letter?'

Alex said, 'Look it closely, I did lots of work to bring it back to life.'

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*Flashback…*

James took the letter from the water; it was completely wet. There is no way to bring it back to life. So he threw it there and walked away with a sad face.

Alex called to him, but he acted as if he had not heard. Alex could not see him unhappy; he took the letter and carefully put it in his kerchief.

The first thing he did when he got home was to try to bring the letter back to life. He searched the internet and got a lot of ideas. First, he took it to the freezer. But it doesn't work; it gets iced. After using the hairdryer, put it in the oven.

After a few minutes, he carefully removes it from the oven. He accidentally touched it without gloves; His hand burned slightly. He ignored it. It worked, it was in dry form, the ink spread, but it can still read it. He has not read it. He brings the robot and puts the letter in the box. He told himself that the mission was over.

'Where does that smell come from,' Dr. Alex asked himself. He smells himself and runs to take a bath.

*End of flashback.*

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It's the letter that Aira left for James. James opened it and read. Only two words in that letter.

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'What must be that two words?

To find out, read the next chapter.'

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"Some days, you will feel sad without knowing why and then you feel the moon looks shabby without starts."