“At the age of twelve, our sister became a star, a pitiful soul. The face of our sister, whom we have never forgotten for a moment, was right in front of us.

“Noona…?”

It’s been 15 years since they parted, but Chris vividly remembered his sister’s face.

The face of the pretty girl who always smiled brightly while calling my name.

But as soon as he saw the face of the woman who just got off the hospital shuttle bus, his heart responded. If his sister were alive, wouldn’t she have grown up just like that? For a moment, he even forgot the fact that his sister had died and involuntarily moved towards her.

“Where are you going?”

The writer quickly grabbed Chris, who seemed to be going in the wrong direction.

“Noona, just a moment, please.”

“Chris!”

The youngest writer stomped his foot.

“There’s no time for that! Everyone is gathered waiting for you.”

“No, really, it’ll only take a moment!”

“What’s the matter?”

“My sister…”

Before he could finish speaking, Chris suddenly came to his senses. Oh, she wasn’t from this world.

“It’s nothing. I’m sorry, Noona.”

In the midst of the struggle, the woman had already disappeared somewhere.

“Let’s go quickly.”

Suppressing the urge to cry, Chris followed the writer.

Eunseo arrived at the hospital early in the morning. Although she and Suna waited here and there, Chris never appeared. Instead, a nurse came and said, “The patient in Room 310 asked me to tell you. Something urgent came up, so he couldn’t greet you and is leaving the hospital. He apologizes.”

Eunseo was very disappointed. She thought she could see him this time!

“Ah, I even took a half-day off on purpose.”

However, Suna didn’t show any signs of being upset.

“We, as fans, should understand. I saw the Aften ad yesterday, and they say there will be a major announcement on this week’s broadcast. What could that be?”

“Could it be the real resurrection match?”

“Of course! Rumors have already spread among fans. How busy do you think they are preparing for that?”

It was strange. Just like with Kwon Seung-joo, Suna also poured out absolute affection and took the fan’s side. Maybe that’s what fans are supposed to be like.

Come to think of it, it was quite amazing to declare defection from Kwon Seung-joo, whom she had liked for six years, overnight.

“Why did you suddenly do that? You said you wanted to get along with Seung-joo.”

At that time, Suna said this.

“Indeed, stars are more beautiful from a distance. What can I say, when you see it up close, it doesn’t flutter? So, I changed.”

But thinking about it now, it somehow seems like a made-up excuse.

It was as expected.

“On that day at the amusement park, Seung-joo confessed to me. He said Eunseo noona likes me.”

Eunseo almost dropped the orange juice she was drinking.

“He did? Seung-joo?”

“Yeah! How could I not give in after hearing that?”

“…I was wrong.”

Eunseo admitted it cleanly.
“Okay, thanks to you, I got to meet Chris.”

Suna changed the subject and asked, “By the way, what about the president? I heard he even booked the accommodation for you. How has it been since then?”

“How do you mean?”

“Well, you two used to like each other. You even promised to date later. Now that you’re adults, isn’t it just natural to start dating?”

Eunseo extended both hands.

“I told you! Kwon Seung-joo is different from that person, well…”

“Why do you think so?”

Suna had an unusually serious expression.

“What happened between me and him is like a black mark. Something I want to erase.”

Even as she spoke, Suna felt sad, but she seemed to need to know clearly to cut off any lingering feelings.

“Originally, Seung-joo also knelt down and prayed together, asking for Chris to pass. But when he heard that Chris was coming here today, he openly expressed his dislike. He said, ‘An entertainer liking someone at his age.'”

“…”

“So, Seung-joo is no longer here.”

Looking at Eunseo, who seemed to be staring out the window, as if tears were about to fall, Suna suddenly said, “Ms. Eunseo, I’ll give you a homework assignment.”

“What?”

“Watch his actions, not just what the president says from now on.”

Even when asked what that meant, Suna didn’t answer. She said it’s something you have to figure out on your own.

Returning home after work, Eunseo thought. Today, she should have a serious conversation with the landlord.

In fact, there were many things she was curious about, but she didn’t ask any. She thought she should start by asking what triggered his memories to return.

However, when she returned home, Kwon Seung-joo had already finished preparing dinner and was about to leave.

“I have an appointment that I absolutely can’t cancel.”

“Oh, yes.”

“I made you eat alone again.”

It seemed like an apology in Kwon Seung-joo’s style.

It was a funny thing to feel disappointed again for no apparent reason. Moreover, why was she subtly disappointed herself? That was even more amusing.

“Goodbye.”

Once the landlord left, silence descended again.