"What's wrong?" Nabi's mother asked.

"Huh?" Nabi says looking up at her mom.

She chuckled. "You know, scientists confirmed that sighing isn't silent." She smiled at her own lame joke. "What's wrong?" She asks again.

Nabi inhaled deeply before exhaling. "I bumped into the girls."

"Girls? What girls?" She asked Nabi while scooping rice into her bowl. "Wait." She said dropping the rice scooper when it finally hit her. "The other girls from GEM? They continued to pursue music?"

"It was only So Hee and Da-Hye." Nabi sighed. "And that's not the point. Bori and Min Jung quit the music industry completely. I haven't seen them since that time I ran off."

Nabi's mother reached across the table and held Nabi's hand in hers. "I'm so sorry my daughter. Because of-"

"Dont." Nabi says cutting her off. "I don't regret the decision and I never will. So don't." She sighs after finding her tone a little too harsh. "I'm Sorry. I'll be upstairs. I suddenly don't feel like eating." She says getting up and bowing to leave.

.....

Nabi pulled up her Ahjumma pants until the stretchy band wrapped around her hips tightly. She shook both her legs as the material hung loosely around her twig like legs. She pulled her hair high into a bun and clipped her bangs out of her face. She pulled a thick winter vest over her pink long sleeves that clung to her like a second skin. She pulled a straw hat over her head and tied the knot weakly under her chin. Finally, she pulled on oversized rubber boots that stopped just below her knees.

The moment she walked out into the courtyard, her mom's loud laughter was sounded off. She was crouching on the table with rubber gloves on and an apron properly tied through the back. In front of her had a few big metal bowls with different things inside of them. She kept slapping at her knee to help contain her laughter but it didn't help.

"You look ridiculous." Nabi's mom breathed out when she finally got her laughter under control. "All I told you to do was put an apron on." She shook her head. "You look like you're going to the mud fields on a wintery sunny day during the rain season while exercising with old people in the park. You look confused."

Nabi huffed out. "I'm not confused. The Ahjumma down the street told me about the horrors of Kimchi making and that I should be prepared."

Nabi's mom rolled her eyes. "That was during the day the village agreed that the men should try to make Kimchi for once. That's the horrible experience of Kimchi making. We weren't allowed to interfere while we watched them make it." She shook her head. "All the women of the village began crying at how stupid and useless their husbands were at making Kimchi." She chuckled. "We wasted so much ingredients that day."

"I still feel the need to dress like this." Nabi says pointing at her outfit.

"Look at you. You're wearing everything but the one thing I told you to wear. Go back inside and put on regular clothes and get the apron on the counter." She scolded with a smile.

"I don't know why you insist we make Kimchi in the winter." She complained to herself while walking back into the house.

After helping her mom make Kimchi, which mainly consisted of Nabi complaining about how cold it is, how hot she is and everything that had to do with the Kimchi making process, she helped her mom place the Kimchi into a large jar where they will let it ferment over the course of the year.

"I can't believe that took that long just to make that." Nabi complained as she stretched out her back.

Nabi's mom tsked at her. "I did most the work. You just complained the whole time." She shook her head while rolling her eyes. "Now I'm going to go and watch some dramas. You do what you need to do but don't bother me."

Nabi waved her off and began taking off her apron. She didn't want to stay out too long since it was freezing cold and the snow was sticking to the ground, so she wanted to walk aimlessly around town. A lot of farmers lived in the town, so a lot of fields and greenhouses were seen for miles. Families lived in these houses from generation to generation. However, Nabi's mom moved here before Nara was even born, so they are still new to towns people compared to those who grew old together some as friends and others as lovers. A lot of the ladies fell in love with Nabi's mom. They had a club meeting and everything, just to hang out.

"Nabi-ah!"

Nabi looked over to one of the house she had passed and politely bowed. "Ahjumma!" She smiled.

"Where are you going?" She asks.

"I think I'm going to visit the store. I want candy." Nabi says.

"Ah." The lady smiles. "Alright. Be careful. The ground is slippery."

Nabi nodded and waved as she left. Like she said, she went to the small store that didn't sell too much but they had things. So Nabi walked in, bowing politely to one of the many people who lived in the village but she was working behind the counter in the store. She wondered to the section where snacks were stocked. She picked a bunch of chips, chocolate bars and cookies. She made her way to the counter and waited for the lady to ring her up.

After using her company card, which she was abusing, she made her way down the street with her arm through the handle of the shopping bag while eating a bag of chips. She was walking down the streets, randomly throwing chips in the air and catching it with her mouth. With each catch, she would yelp out a small 'yes' for her victory.

Kwon Jiyong stood there, watching her with an amused expression. She hadn't even noticed him standing there. He came awhile ago along with Joo Won because he needed his help finding the house, and Joo Won asked one of the neighbors where Nabi had went and found out she was going to the store. Both Joo Won and Kwon Jiyong seperated with Joo Won going to Nabi's home and Kwon Jiyong on the search for Nabi.

The moment he spotted her, he stopped and just watched her. She wore a thick black winter coat with fur on the hood. It was so big on her, it stopped just below her knees. She wore a sweater under it and regular blue jeans. Her hair was messy and her face was bare from any makeup. He thought she looked beautiful either way. She began fumbling around with the bag of chips, she looked inside it, trying to find the right one to throw in the air. Nabi would gently shake the bag to shuffle around the pieces of chips but suddenly bumped into Kwon Jiyong.

"I'm sorry." She bowed before making her way passed Kwon Jiyong. Nabi didn't even look up from the bag of chips. "Why are there only crumbs?" She said softly to herself before stopping.

Kwon Jiyong watched as she stood there, with her back faced to him. Her hand that held the bag of chips dropped, still gripping the bag in her palms, making sure she didn't drop it. He watched as she slowly turned around and looked at Kwon Jiyong. Suddenly, shocked by seeing him standing there, she gasped while covering her mouth.

"What are you doing here?" Nabi asks still standing a good distance away.

"We need to talk." Kwon Jiyong says firmly.

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I noticed you guys thought I abandoned this story lol! No I Didn't. I can't. I already started on Daesungs fanfic so I have to complete this one. Anyways.....I'm sorry about the cliffhanger....

You're all probably like...

But then I'm like.... I have more in store for you guys lol. Another chapter bammmmm

But you're all probably over it already like...