Melodies Of Rain
#TWENTY FIVE

After Siwon left, Cassandra stayed at home.

'I don't know how long I'll last. My time feels less and less. My steps are starting to feel heavy. I have to straighten this out, ' he thought.

Cassandra went back to her room. Pull up a chair and sit down at the desk. He stared at the pair of goose brooches lying on the table. He pulled out a piece of paper and a pen, then started writing something on that paper. After he finished writing he folded the paper and put it in an envelope along with one of the goose brooches. Cassandra leaned back in the chair and closed her eyes. Until the doorbell rang. Cassandra immediately moved to open the door. As soon as the door opened there appeared a very familiar man standing there.

"Sandra!" call Harlem. She hugged Cassandra. The woman was silent.

Harlem took off his embrace. The man watched Cassandra from head to toe carefully.

"Gosh, what happened to you? You're so pale and skinny! Are you sick, Sandra?" asked Harlem with great concern.

"Come in!" take Cassandra.

Both of them sat in the middle room.

"Harlem, thank you for coming to see me. Sorry about that time" Cassandra said.

"No need to apologize, Sandra. I came to Seoul to find you. It's just that you keep avoiding me. Now what happened to you? Just a few days without seeing you, why are you being like this?" asked Harlem with a sad look.

"I'm fine. I just feel guilty. Maybe I've played with your feelings too" Cassandra replied.

"I don't think you're playing me, Sandra. Wasn't this our deal before?! I just can't lie and keep pretending, if in the end I'm really in love with you. I may have expected too much of you. I know, however, feelings cannot be forced. I want you to know Sandra, that everything I'm doing right now is no longer pretending. You've changed my life. I want you to stay by my side. I want a serious relationship with you." Harlem explained it solemnly.

"You see how I am now. Do you still want to be with me like this?" ask Cassandra.

"Sandra, I don't know how much your problem is. As long as you don't avoid me and want to share with me, I will definitely help you through all these difficulties" Harlem said, holding Cassandra's hand.

"really?" ask Cassandra. He continued, "But .. if you want a serious relationship with me, there are things you should know. I don't want to hide it from you. I don't want you to regret it either."

Cassandra gives Harlem a large envelope. Then he said, "Harlem, once you see this, you might be surprised. You can leave me and go. I'm not gonna arrest you. I also don't want to force you to stay with me just out of pity for me. I don't need mercy."

Harlem immediately opened the envelope and looked at Cassandra with a face of shock and disbelief.

"This ... It's ...."

Harlem can't say anything. She hugged Cassandra.

"Why did this have to happen to you, Sandra? You can't leave so soon! We need to get treatment right away" he said.

Cassandra took off Harlem's hug. "I told you Harlem. You can leave me. I don't need mercy. I just want sincerity. That way, if I leave later, I can just leave quietly."

Harlem grabbed Cassandra's hand and looked at her with all earnestness.

"Cassandra, do I look like I'm feeling sorry for you? Can I leave you in this state? If I do, then I'm the one who'll regret it for life."

Harlem continued, "Come with me back to HK, Sandra! We're going to the best hospital there. I'll take care of you and take care of you until you get well. You need to heal!"

Cassandra smiled faintly. He saw seriousness as well as anxiety in Harlem's eyes.

"You're not sorry about your decision?" ask Cassandra.

"No, Cassandra. Iloveyou! I don't want to lose you again! Please, come with me! You must recover from this disease!" pinta Harlem with teary eyes.

"You're gonna get well, Sandra! You'll be cured!" harlem said with confidence.

That day Harlem immediately booked a flight ticket to HK with a departure schedule tomorrow. Harlem helped Cassandra pack her things.

"Harlem, please don't tell my disease to my father and Siwon. I don't want them to worry. Uncle and Aunt Yoon don't let them know either. You can keep this a secret, right?" cassandra Pinta.

"Yes. I won't say anything to them" Harlem said.

"Tomorrow morning I must say goodbye again to Appa. As long as I'm here don't spend time with him. Hopefully we can come back later" Cassandra said.

"We will definitely return to Seoul. After you've healed. We're going to go back home, spend more time with Appa" Harlem said.

"Thank you, Harlem!" cassandra. Harlem smile.

Harlem is going back to the hotel, but he can't leave Cassandra alone with her condition now. He asks Cassandra to come with him but Cassandra refuses. He had to take care of some things because the house would be re-emptied for a long time. Harlem learns Cassandra also lives alone in the house. Even though it was only last night, he still did not calm down leaving her alone.

"If you're worried, stay here!" cassandra Proposal.

"Ah, that sounds better. Then I have to check out of the hotel and pick up my stuff right now. It's okay to stay a while, right?" harlem.

"It's okay" Cassandra replied.

"I won't be long." Harlem rubbed Cassandra's hair and she went outside for a bit.

Shortly after Harlem left, Siwon arrived. "How are you doing, Sora? I brought you some food" asked Siwon.

"thank you. I've been better" replied Cassandra.

"Did Harlem come here?" ask Siwon.

"Yes. He went back to the hotel to get his stuff. He'll be back soon. I told him to stay here!" cassandra clear.

"Oh, does that mean there's good news?" guess Siwon.

Cassandra smiled. "Tomorrow we'll go back to HK!"

"Why all of a sudden?" ask Siwon curiously.

"Harlem has been here long enough. Isn't his goal to Seoul really to meet me? I've thought about it. I'm going with Harlem. It's better to be with a guy who clearly proves his love, right?" cassandra said while looking at Siwon.

"Huh, you realize that now? What about Hyun Su?" ask Siwon.

"I'll say goodbye to him tomorrow. I also have to say goodbye to Appa. And oh yeah ..." Cassandra takes the envelope at the corner of the table and gives it to Siwon.

"Siwon, please give this to Yun-bi. I don't think I'll have enough time to meet him. I hope he can understand" Cassandra said.

"I'll give it to him" replied Siwon.