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.

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

turning back to

moment, the pilot had finally

That dream...

back to her home land

forget, no matter how desperately

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

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

been five years,

participate

in jewelry design. She had become very talented in this field and was at

came back to take part in

be able to graduate easily and get a job almost immediately in

was determined

gate, Teresa turned her head at a group of men coming out of the airport

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

thought. 'With that many bodyguards with him, he must be an important

seeming as if he had seen her, started to

She furrowed her eyebrows.

she was not the one 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 to

too hot

back to what happened on the plane, Teresa winced at

only to pause as the awkwardness hung

can say it

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

nice to meet you.

polite man, this one,'

she introduced herself

'Gu?'

was too fast