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Edna takes out her phone and starts to go through her Instagram. She giggles at some of the funny contents and proceeds to leave a like on posts that impress her. But Instagram is one of the things that she is not allowed to do. Not that she doesn't have social media accounts or something, but managers are paid to operate it for her. To get less bored with her life, she opened an account under a pseudonym. And with that, she has been able to navigate through her serious life. She is watching a skit when her screen suddenly freezes. Her heart tightens as she sees an unregistered number appear on screen. Her number isn't something that just anyone has or can get, and that means that this person calling has got to be someone important. Given the seriousness of the matter, she sits up and swipes the answer icon. She places the phone over her ear. "Hello?" Her voice is steady, unlike her nerves. " Edna, it's me. "She recognizes the voice on the spot. It's Malik, she knows his voice
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"Malik?" Edna is mortified. He was the last person that she was expecting to see here as she doesn't know if she is happy to see him. "What are you doing here?" She questions him. "The same as you. " He laughs. " Exploring the fun side of a new city. " He is still speaking when someone else comes and sits beside her too, it's Young. She is falling apart right now. It's this a kind of scheme or something? They all came up with this beautiful plan to come and waylay them. "You guys have got to be kidding me. " She groans. " Trust me, Anna won't be drilled to see you guys.""Don't worry about Anna. We aren't here for her, we are here to make sure that you are okay. " Young tells her. "I'm fine. " She insists. " This isn't the first time that I have been in a club. "" In a new city, that can be overwhelming. " Young points out. Malik and Young think that something about this is somehow funny, but she doesn't. She is madly upset that they would do this to her. She knows that Anna
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Edna looks around, maybe someone would be able to notice that she is in danger. Her scared eyes scan the room, but she can't find anyone she knows. The strangers around her are so high and having a good time that they can't notice she is in danger. The waiter returns with the drink. He enters and drops it beside Edna. She is looking at him, praying that he looks at her also, but it doesn't happen. It's like he is deliberately avoiding her gaze and all he does is drop her order and get the hell out of the place. Edna is helpless with different thoughts going through her head. Her eyes are watery, she doesn't know what she has done to deserve this. Just when she is losing hope, she sees Malik coming and her heart grows light again. She expects him to deeply frown and make a big scene, but he doesn't. He instead keeps a straight face and walks into the VIP section. He walks past the guards and seats beside Edna. "Are you okay, babe?" He asks. He doesn't wait for her to answer
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Malik sights Dimore and Kim sneaking away through the corner of his eyes but he doesn't say anything. Something snaps on the inside of him, but he doesn't panic, he remains calm. Edna saw nothing because her head is against his chest and her eyes are shut. It's better that way because she would probably go nuts if she knows that her bodyguard and assistant watched him kiss her. Malik knows that he shouldn't have kissed her, but it's so hard to control emotions that have been bottled up for so long. He doesn't regret kissing her, but he is going to be mad at himself if she gets in trouble because they go off and say something to someone. He is going to handle them, he is going to find a way to fix this one. He is still deep in thoughts with a buzzing sound from his pocket that almost jars him. He dips his hand into his pocket and takes out his phone. Oh, it's Young, they probably haven't seen them around. He swipes the call icon across to the side of the screen and places it aga
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Edna never thought that it would be this emotional when she is to leave Korea. Her eyes start to let the tears flow and after hugging every member of the family, she felt the same way she did when she hugged her own family and left to get married to Keith. She hugs Anna the longest and she would have sworn that she had a sniff and whimper, Anna is emotional that she is leaving. When they stop hugging Edna notices Anna's red eyes and the residue of tears in them and she can't help but tear up herself. "You know, I never thought that I would say this ever in my life, but I want to swap you for those bucket-headed brothers of mine. " Anna confesses with a laugh even though she has tears pouring down her face. That's the comic relief that everyone has been waiting for and they all burst into laughter. " Well, I have a very huge house, you can come to visit. " She tells her. " Maybe. " Anna shrugs. " If I get a break from school, I will come and spend a few days with you. "She pu
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After driving for some time, they get to Ellicott City, where Edna's parents live. It's a very good neighborhood. The houses are huge and it's a very peaceful place. Edna pulls the car to the side of the road, beside a house covered in Orange paint. The house is a one-story building and it's very elegant, like the ones around it. "That's a very nice place that your family has got here. " Malik comments. "Yeah, your Dad bought it for us." Edna reveals as she takes off the seatbelt. " From the house to the car, to the very socks my dad would be putting on right now. "There is a stiff smile on her face which makes it hard for Malik to tell if she is just being sarcastic or very angry. "Let's just go and meet your people, shall we?" He quickly changes the topic. Both of them come down from the car and she presses the button to lock it up. They walk side by side to the front door and Edna braces herself as she knocks on the door. After knocking like twice, the door flings open and
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The phone won't stop buzzing in his pocket, but Malik won't answer it. Not until he gets to the car. It's his father calling him and it's not that he is too scared to pick up, it's that he doesn't want Edna or any of her family members to hear the conversation he is going to have with his father because he knows that it's going to be intense. He knows the exact reason his father is calling, but he wasn't expecting the call to come now. He thought it would come when he is in his hotel, at night so that he would speak to his father with all confidence. He gets to the car, unlocks it, and jumps into the driver's seat. He takes out the phone from his pocket and slides the answer icon to the side. " You better have a damn good reason for refusing to pick my call all this time, Malik. " His father fumes from the other side of the phone. Even though his father sounds so angry, Malik is not moved an inch. " And I am sure that you have a good reason for calling me because I have been v
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The decision for Edna to go to the hospital without eating first was a very big mistake. Her father tried to change her mind, but she refused, and now, Malik is blaming himself. He should have begged her too, but he didn't. He was even madder at himself because he did nothing to make her listen to her father. Now she is by the window, crying her eyes out into a handkerchief as she looks away now and then from her brother who is lying on the bed. Philip is lying dead still on the bed and he looks so white with lifelessness. His eyes are shut and the skin of his lips has gone from pink to gray. Except for the periodic beeping that comes from the machine around him, there is no sign of life in Philip. Malik can't help but look away. Philip is not his relative, but he feels so much pity for him right now. He knew Philip a bit when they still lived in the same state. Philip was a few years older, but he didn't go to school. He was a local mechanic and helped in the mechanic works
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