Chapter 3 (1/1)

Chapter 3: Long-awaited reunion(Kim Jongin POV)We are now sitted at a nearby cafe. Jieun is sitting across me, quietly drinking her coffee. She's taking her time, obviously organizing her thoughts. Honestly, she's still an open book even after all these years. I decided to break the silence. "Are you done collecting your thoughts?"She quickly looked up with a surprised expression on her face. Those beautiful eyes. It struck me that her eyes still held the fire that I saw from the girl I once loved. Yet aside from that I could also see a hint of agony in them. It's as if she had suffered a lot all these years."I'm very sorry Jongin-ssi for everything. It's all my fault. I thought that leaving you without a proper goodbye would be the fastest way for you to forget me.""Well you thought wrong then." I cut in. She is now looking down. She's unable to look me in the eye. "My dad's company then was just setting up its base in the US and he wanted Oppa to help him with the business seeing that he'll be the one to manage it when the time comes. He also wanted me to go to college there as well. So my dad decided that it would be better for the whole family to just move to the US."I was still young then, Jongin. I did not know how to tell you. That I'll be leaving you then. I remembered what you told me. About how you're dad is working in China and how you did not like it especially seeing your mom always sad, always waiting for your dad to call. And I knew that I'll just hurt you. And-""And did you not think that I'd much rather wait for your every damn call than to be without you every single da