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 just had a bad

turning back to

had finally announced that they were about to

That dream...

finally returning back to her home

hard to forget, no matter how desperately

landed, Teresa came out of the 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

Many drivers of unlicensed taxis waved her way, but she ignored

had been five years, and she was

was to participate in a jewelry

all these years, she majored in jewelry design. She had become very talented in this field and was at par

to take part in behalf

able to graduate easily and get

was determined to win

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

a grey vest and white suit pants. His tall figure and gentle were hard to miss, even when he mingled

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

if he had seen her,

She furrowed her eyebrows.

jaw line. It wasn't her fault. She was still a girl. It was normal to appreciate good looks as they came

was just too hot for

back to what happened on the plane, Teresa winced

say, only to pause as the awkwardness hung

it first," he

have much to say. I just thought that it's a coincidence to see you here again. Thank you also for

"It's nice

polite man, this one,' she

Gu," she introduced herself

'Gu?'

eyes, but it was too fast for any of them