You are my Endless Memory: episode 36 "Misunderstanding"

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He turned around and smiled, having thought that she was Jumi. But things turned out different because she was not Jumi. Joon exclaimed.....

“Rena!!!”

Rena walked toward him and said with a smile......

“Joon! What are you doing here all alone? Aren’t you going home?”

“I’ve got something to do. You should leave now.”

Rena stared at him and responded......

“Really? What is that something you’ve got to do? Don’t tell me that something is meeting that drama queen, Jumi.”

Joon looked at Rena and spoke out......

“Don’t call her like that. She’s not someone as you think she is.”

Rena clenched her fists and responded.......

“Are you trying to protect her? Why are you always so nice to her? Why are you always on her side? You’re annoyed when you’re with me but never when you’re with her. What is so good about her? What are the things about her that I don’t have?”

“Stop it Rena! You and Jumi are 2 different people. You and her can’t be compared with each other.”

Rena hugged Joon and said in a sad voice.......

“Joon! You know I love you. Why you still ignore my feeling for you?”

Joon sighed and backed away from Rena’s arms. He spoke out.....

“Listen Rena! I’ve told you many times already that we’re friends and nothing can change that.”

He said and walked away but he stopped once Rena said......

“Can you tell me the reason? Is it because of Jumi?”

Joon turned around and said....

“It......”

He was about to say something but Rena suddenly kissed him........

************Sound of dropping************

Joon pushed Rena away and turned to the door. He suddenly exclaimed.......

“JUMI!!!!”

Jumi was standing stiff and staring at Joon and Rena with her eyes wide opened. She had dropped the rose bunch and the chocolate cake from her hands. Her heart almost stopped beating because of pain. Her vision seemed blurry because the tears wear falling down. Jumi wiped away her tears and spoke out......

“I’m sorry for interrupting.”

She said and ran away.........

“Jumi! Wait!”

Joon was about to follow her but Rena grabbed his hand. He got his hand out of her and spoke to her in anger.....

“Stop it Rena! You’ve done enough.”

He said and went after Jumi, leaving Rena, who was biting her lip in anger. Joon ran after Jumi and kept telling her to stop but Jumi kept on running without looking back. The picture of Joon kissing Rena kept on playing in her head....

“”Jumi!!! Stop crying already! There’s no reason you should be crying.””

Jumi kept telling herself not to cry even though her tears had been flowing as the river already........

Kei, who had been waiting for Jumi, was walking back and forth in the school hall. Immediately, he saw Jumi running rapidly from a direction. He suddenly stopped her. Kei turned surprised seeing the tears all over Jumi’s face. He exclaimed........

“Jumi! What’s wrong???”

Jumi said to Kei in tears......

“Kei!!! Get me out of here now!”

Kei turned to that direction again and saw a guy running from a distance. He dragged Jumi to a small space between the school buildings and kept quiet. Joon didn’t see Jumi so he just ran past them. Kei turned to Jumi, grabbed her shoulders and said......

“Jumi! Tell me what did he do to you?”

Jumi was unable to say anything. Her tears kept on falling down and she kept on sobbing. Kei hugged her tightly and said......

“Stop crying Jumi! Someone who made you cry isn’t worth your tears.”

“”Joon! I will never forgive you for whatever you did to Jumi.””

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After escorting Jumi all the way home, Kei stared at her expressionless face and said.......

“Jumi! You should take a rest and forget everything that made you sad. Remember, I’m with you, ok?”

Jumi nodded and smiled. She said to Kei......

“Thank you Kei. I’ll be alright for sure. Be careful on your way home.”

She said and walked into the house. Kei kept staring at her until she disappeared. Jumi walked into her room and took a shower right away in order to wash away her pain. She seemed to be unable to erase the pictures of Joon and Rena from her head. Her tears and the shower water were racing on her both cheeks. After drying her hair, Jumi took a seat on the chair and took out her diary from her desk case........

Jumi’s diary entry

“Tell me it’s just a dream. Please tell me that everything I saw was just an illusion.”

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A new day had started. Jumi was sitting in the classroom when Joon walked into the room. He stared at Jumi who was looking at another direction. He walked toward her and took a seat beside her. Joon wanted to talk to Jumi but he dared not to. He just kept staring at her until he gathered all his strength and spoke out....

“Jumi.........”

“Alright class!!! How are you all doing?”

The history teacher suddenly walked in so Joon had to back away from Jumi. Time had passed by and Joon still couldn’t find any chances to talk to Jumi. Until the lunch break, it was the moment when everyone had already left the classroom to the cafeteria. Jumi stood up and walked out of the classroom but Joon immediately grabbed her hand. Without turning to him, Jumi just kept on standing still. Joon put something into her hand and said.....

“You dropped this yesterday.”

He said and let Jumi’s hand go. She looked at that thing and realized it was the love magic bottle. Jumi clenched it in her palm and turned to Joon. She spoke to him with a smile like nothing had happened at all......

“I don’t think this is belonged to me.”

She said and put it into Joon’s hand. She continued......

“Joon! I know you gave it to me because you wanted me to write the name of someone I love but I haven’t written yet and looks like it will be long until the time I find someone I love. So you should keep it for the one you love. It’s not supposed to be with me.”

She said and turned around. As Jumi turned around, her expression was suddenly changed. It seemed like she had been trying to hold back her pain and tears. Jumi tried her best to walk away because she could feel that she couldn’t control her emotion anymore......

Joon had reached out his hand to her but he had to take it back because someone was standing at the door and speaking to Jumi.......

“Jumi! Let’s have lunch together.”

“Alright! I’m coming!”

Jumi turned to Joon a little bit before walking rapidly out of the class, to the cafeteria with Kei...........

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“Let’s go home together after school, ok?”

Kei said to Jumi after escorting her to her classroom. Jumi smiled and said.....

“Alright!”

As the class ended, Jumi put all her stuff into her pink bag and rushed out of the room.......

“Jumi! Can I have a little talk with you?”

Jumi stopped and turned around.....

“Sure!”

Joon stood up and said........

“About what happened yesterday, it’s not.........”

“Um.... Actually, I just recall that Kei must have been waiting for me out there. Let’s talk later.”

Jumi interrupted and tried to walk away but Joon grabbed her hand and said......

“Jumi! Please listen to me first. It was not....”

“Take your hands off Jumi!!!!”

Kei suddenly walked in and dragged Jumi’s hand out of Joon’s in anger. Jumi exclaimed......

“Kei!!!”

Joon stared at Kei expressionlessly and said.....

“I want to talk to Jumi personally. Can’t you just give us some times to be alone?”

“You want to talk to Jumi after what you did to her??? Do you still call yourself a man after that?”

Joon responded......

“I told you I want to talk to her personally. Don’t you understand that?”

Joon said and grabbed Jumi’s hand. Kei clenched his fists and punched Joon.......

“I told you to take your hands off Jumi!!!”

As Joon fell down, he could feel the blood in his mouth. He stood back up and punched Kei back. They kept on fighting while Jumi kept on telling them to stop worryingly.....

“Kei! Joon! Stop it!”

Without listening to Jumi, Kei and Joon kept on fighting until Jumi’s voice started to fade away. As Joon turned to the door, he suddenly exclaimed.....

“JUMI!!!!!!”

Kei turned around and saw Jumi lying on the floor unconsciously. Joon suddenly lifted her up brought her to the hospital.......

A while later......

Joon was sitting on a waiting chair while Kei was standing in front of the door waiting for the doctor. As the doctor walked out of the room, they both rushed toward him and said....

“Doctor!!! How is she now?”

The doctor spoke out......

“She’s totally fine now. I suggest you to let her rest a lot, both mentally and physically. Do not upset her and do not make her think too much. Her health is very weak. That’s why she collapsed so easily.”

Joon responded.....

“Thank you so much sir!”

“It’s ok.”

The doctor smiled and left. Suddenly, Jumi’s mother was running from a direction toward the room. Joon and Kei could tell through her panic expression that she’s really worried about Jumi.....

“Excuse me! How is Jumi now?”

Joon bowed and said....

“Good evening ma’am! Jumi is fine now.”

Jumi’s mother walked inside the room toward Jumi, who was sleeping unconsciously on the bed, and her tears started to fall down.......

“My poor little girl! I should have taken care of you more than this.”

She said and fondled Jumi’s innocent face. Meanwhile, Kei and Joon couldn’t do anything besides standing and watching them from a distance. Joon sighed and decided to leave but Kei’s words suddenly stopped him......

“As you see now, Jumi’s condition is not really good. I think it’s the best way for you to stay away from her for a while.”

Joon listened to Kei’s word in a blank expression. Without any responses, he continued walking without turning back.....................

It’s already past midnight. Jumi’s mother and Kei were sitting in the patient room. Jumi’s mother spoke to Kei.....

“Kei! It’s late now. You have school tomorrow so you should go home and rest.”

Kei responded.....

“But aunt!!! Jumi has not woken up yet.”

Jumi’s mother smiled and said.....

“She’ll be unhappy if she wakes up and finds out you’re still staying awake worrying about her. Listen to me dear! Take care of your health first if you want to take care of Jumi.”

Kei sighed and responded......

“Alright! So I’ll be going now. Goodbye, aunt! I’ll come again tomorrow.”

Kei bowed and turned to stare at Jumi for a second before leaving. As he had already left, Jumi’s mother walked out of the room in order to get a cup of coffee. Meanwhile, a tall guy walked into the room noiselessly and took a seat on the chair besides Jumi’s bed. He kept staring and staring at Jumi’s unconscious face until Jumi’s mum came back. As she realized someone was in the room, she decided not to go in and just stood still watching him from the outside. It had been 10 minutes to 20 minutes to 25 minutes but his expression and action remained the same. He kept on staring at Jumi in a blank expression. He turned to the clock and it was already 2am. He stood up and walked slowly out of the room. Then Jumi seemed to be conscious. She opened her eyes slowly and the first person she saw was a guy’s back in a blurry vision. She closed her eyes and opened them again slowly. It turned out to be her mum who was looking at her. She said.....

“Jumi! You wake up now! Do you feel better? Are you hungry?”

Jumi responded in a low voice.....

“I’m ok now mum. Don’t worry and I’m not hungry at all.”

“At least, you should eat something. You haven’t eaten anything yet since evening. Wait here! I’ll go bring you some food.”

As her mum had gone outside to get her some food, Jumi tried to get up and sit on the bed. She looked into her hand and there was a piece of paper written ‘Please get well soon! Don’t let small matters bother you. Don’t think too much and rest a lot.’. After reading it, Jumi suddenly recalled the guy who had walked out of the room when she just woke up.........

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“Jumi! Are you sure you are fine now?”

It’s an early morning. Jumi’s mother asked her as she was preparing her stuffs to leave hospital. Jumi smiled and responded......

“Yes mum! I’m totally fine now. It’s not fun being in the hospital. I want to go home.”

Immediately, a guy walked into the room. Jumi turned to the door and exclaimed......

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To be continued

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