Edna looks into the mirror and what she sees worries her very greatly. The skin of her left eye is black and looks painful. It truly hurts when she tries to touch it. She makes another attempt to touch it and she feels a painful sensation through the hurt part of the tissue. Oh God, what is she going to do now? Her flight is in two hours and how is she supposed to go to the airport with a black eye?The paparazzi are always in her business so that means that they are going to notice her injury and it is going to make a buzz all over the internet and that's bad for the Jacksons' business. Keith wasn't thinking of that when he hit her yesterday and still went on his way to defile her. She has developed a thick skin concerning the sexual and physical abuse in her marriage. The only time it hurt was at the exact time he did it and after then, she just prays to get a break before he does it again. She stalks out of the bathroom and soon returns with her small makeup kit. She opens i
Edna is holding onto her torn school bag as she jogs past the students. It's closing time and a lot of people are already leaving school, but her bladder decides that it's time to get rid of some urine, such perfect timing. She gets to the bathroom and pushes the door open. She drops the bag from her shoulder and picks one of the toilets. She gets in and in a few minutes, she is done with her business. Refreshed and all set to go back home. She turns to the sink to wash her hands and she is still doing this when the main door opens loudly. It's not strange for people to want to relieve themselves in the school bathroom, but it doesn't happen much around this time of the day because some would rather hold it in and do their business at home. She turns around expecting to see someone like her, but her eyes are beholding someone entirely different. This is the girls' bathroom, so what in God's name is Keith Jackson doing here?His hair is a bit messy and his shirt is sticking from
For the next ten minutes, Malik had to sit right through Edna's explanation of her horrific nightmare. What makes it even worse is the fact that this isn't just a dream, it was something that happened in real life and it just remained stuck in her head for so long. Like a loop, each time she goes to sleep, it plays over and over again in her damn head. He was there, he knows. He wishes he had strangled his brother that day and ended it before it even started. How is it that his mother gave birth to someone as evil as Keith?" It doesn't have to bother you anymore," Malik says. His mood has been dampened by what he has heard. " I saved you that day.""Yes, you did. " She looks up and presses her index fingers against tej side of her eyes. A failed attempt to keep the tears where they are. "Don't tell me that Keith did get his way with you after that day." His eyes look hopeless. He knows. He is just holding to a thin thread of hope here. "What do you think?" She waves her hands. "
Just before midnight, the plane touches down at the Gimpo airport, Seoul. Edna is still asleep and she doesn't notice that the plane has landed until she hears the interaction going on between the Crew and the airport workers. She sighs and sits up on the chair, her thoughts are hazy, but that doesn't stop her from getting up and staring out of the window. She sights Malik and the pilot and they are speaking to some Asian men in uniforms. She looks away from the window, whatever it is, Malik will be able to handle it. Her shoes go back to her feet and her make-up out of her bag. She goes into the bathroom and refreshes herself. It might be midnight, but she has to look perfect all the time. When she steps out of the bathroom, Malik is coincidentally entering the plane again. He nearly bumps into her and she is a bit frightened. " Hey. " He says calmly. "We are here." She says as she returns to her seat. "Yes. We are leaving for the hotel anytime soon." He informs her. "Grea
"Malik is such a jerk!" Edna curses under her breath. She knew that was up to something. There was something about the way he wanted to follow her around like he is her bodyguard or something and now she has finally noticed it. "But it wasn't Malik. " Dimore adds. " It was from Mister Jackson himself. "Edna stops immediately. Mister Jackson, her father-in-law?Her blood goes cold immediately. She thought she was smart, but he had no idea that he has been keeping tabs on her, more than she knew. He bugged her, clone her phones, installed cameras in her house and office, cars, and monitored her entire life. How did she miss the fact that he would definitely know about her changing hotels?Dimore's phone rings and he picks it up immediately. He doesn't say more than a handful of words into the phone before ending the short call. "Well, Mister Malik is on his way. " He announces. Edna doesn't say anything. She is raging on the inside of her right now. Why has her life turned out li
She realizes that the desperate urge to sleep has left her and she feels a little disappointed. She decides not to return to bed, but to get ready for the day already. She walks to the bathroom and takes a shower. There is a bathtub in the bathroom, but she decides to say the treatment for another time. Right now, she has to prepare herself to meet this Kim Soo family and make sure that they fall in love with her father-in-law. After the shower, she picks up her phone and rings Kim, her secretary. She doesn't know why she is not here yet. The phone rings for some time before Kim answers her phone. "Kim, I swear to God you can't do this to me. " Edna sighs. " You can't just leave me like this, where the hell are you?""I'm sorry, ma'am. I will get to you as soon as I can. Mister Malik sent me to get you something. " She sighs over the phone. She sounds like someone in a hurry and of the fact that she can't lie to Edna, Edna believes her. But screw Malik. Why didn't he bring one
Getting back into the sky just hours after having landed is not the best feeling in the world, but this is something that they all have to do. By midday, arrangements have been made, a plane has been set and they are heading to the airport. Anna has been kind enough to help Edna pack up her clothes again. Edna decides to go for something more simple than wearing an expensive gown. She wears ripped jeans, a big tee shirt, and a lean Jacket. She has put on some Yeezy shoes too and Anna is attesting to the fact that she looks stunning. With shades over her eyes as they walk toward the plane, she feels like she is going for a vacation and not a business trip. Anna is coming along too and that girl has such a vibe. That should be the reason why Edna feels this trip is more like a vacation to her now. " You are going to love my family. " Anna won't stop smiling. " Honestly, I can't tell why he insists you guys come to see him at the house. He never does that. ""Really?" Edna starts t
" Do you know that Suwon is the only city that remains walled in Korea?" Anna enlightens Edna as both of them stare out of the window as the plane prepares to land. "Wow. " Edna exclaims. " It's such a beautiful sight. "It's surprising because Edna was expecting a vast greenness to be what she would see from the plane, but she can see landscapers, tiny vehicles, and all the many details that prove that Suwon is anything but a small town. It's such an irony that Mister Kim Soo chose to build the family home here and comes back here every now and then for some " peace and quiet. "Seatbelts are in place after the crew came to inform them and then with a screech, the tyres of the plane unfold and touch the runway. After taxing for some time, it comes to a stop and both of them walk out of the plane. It's such a beautiful sky that Edna, for a moment, thinks that this is one of those perfect places from novels. There is not a gray cloud in the sky and happy people are walking around.