One Meet By Chance

Teresa took the pill, smiling silently. 'The man really was thoughtful. He even noticed my diarrhea.'

After taking the pill, her stomach had calmed down once the medicine kicked in.

She took her neck pillow out of her bag and leaned on it comfortably. She slept comfortably after that, probably one of the pill's aftereffects.

She had a dream that hour, a dream that she never had.

There were ghosts surrounding her with bright ugly faces, looking as if they were about to eat her alive. They had talons for fingernails and fangs for teeth, and they neared, about to tear her to pieces.

It was so terrible that their screams echoed in her eardrums.

Jerome Gu's body popped out of thin air. His body was peppered with scars and cuts, white shirt stained with blood. He looked like a zombie that just popped out of film.

He looked at her, holding back his tears as his voice cracked. "Abby, just go..."

She couldn't leave, couldn't bring it in herself to. This was her home. She just couldn't.

Her heart clenched at the sight of Jerome Gu, covered in cuts and bruises.

But even if she wanted to, she couldn't bring it in herself to help him.

Jerome Gu had accepted the family punishment. He did everything to shied her from their family's cruelty. All he ever wanted was for her to live the ordinary life she deserved.

How could she do this? After everything that he'd done for her?

"Brother, no!" Teresa screamed, jolting herself awake. This time, she was back in the airplane, a thousand feet above her home.

The man sitting next to her made an annoyed sound, giving her a look.

'It was just a dream, just a dream.' She calmed herself.

It was one she didn't have since three years.

sorry." Teresa turned to the man beside her, flushing in embarrassment. "It was...I

nodded, turning back to

had finally announced that they were

That dream...

was because she was finally returning back to her home land that her dream finally

memories that were hard to forget, no matter how desperately she

passageway. No more was the silence that she appreciated in the plane. Instead, it was replaced by chatter and noise from different types of people. There were some holding up their signs as they

alone, dragging her luggage. Many drivers of unlicensed taxis waved her way, but she ignored

five years, and she was

it was to participate in a

years, she majored in jewelry design. She had become very talented in this

take part in behalf of her

a place, she'd be able to graduate easily and get a job almost immediately in one

was determined

was waiting for a taxi at the airport gate, Teresa turned her head at a group of men coming out of the

wearing a white shirt with a grey vest and white suit pants. His tall figure and gentle were hard to miss, even when

'With that many bodyguards with him, he must

had

She furrowed her eyebrows.

to obsess over looks, she couldn't help but appreciate the man's angular jaw line. It wasn't her fault. She was still a girl. It was normal

too hot for her

what happened on the plane, Teresa winced at

say, only to pause as the awkwardness hung between

say it first," he

hands. "Actually, I don't really have much to say. I just thought that it's a

"It's nice to meet

this

she introduced herself

'Gu?'

eyes, but it was