::Chapter 4::

An hour had passed. Junsu is still not able to fall asleep. His mind is still full of unanswered questions.

Just then a song inspiration came to him. He remembered that they had their very own studio.

He tiptoed lightly to the door, opening it, hoping against hope that it won’t creak. When the door opens quietly, he let out a sigh of breathe.

He didn’t know that he had been holding his breath.

His hands are stretched out in front of him, guiding him slowly towards the studio.

Inside the studio, he switched on the lights. His eyes fell on the cute teddy bear on Changmin’s table.

The teddy is smiling sweetly at him, as if welcoming him.

He sat down on the chair in front of the keyboard. Hands slightly raised, ready to touch the keyboard keys.

His fingers started to run over the smooth white keys. Beautiful melody reached his ears.

*****

Micky got up from his bed. In the darkness of the room, he can make out that Junsu’s bed is empty. He sat on his bed, trying to think of where Junsu could possibly be at this ungodly hour.

Trying to fight off his sleepiness, he got out of his bed and went out of their room to search for Junsu. Just as he slowly closes the door, he heard a beautiful melody coming from the direction of the studio where Junsu and Changmin shared.

Upon reaching the door, he opened up the door quietly not wanting to disturb Junsu. The melody stopped immediately as the door is opened. Junsu looked up from the keyboard and saw Micky standing at the door.

Micky went into the studio, dropping himself onto Changmin’s chair.

"Are you feeling alright, Junsu?" Micky asked, full of concern for Junsu.

"Can you tell me about us? How close are we to each other?" Junsu asked, avoiding Micky’s question.

Micky let out a small sigh. It breaks him apart facing a friend who had now become a stranger. If only Junsu is not involved in the accident that took away his memories.

He slowly told Junsu everything about themselves. Junsu listens intently to Micky’s story. Although he tried his best to recall the past, only vague images floated through his mind.

*****

"Hi. I got a call from your company to come for an interview." Becky told the receptionist at the front counter.

The receptionist made a call, informing whoever that is on the other side of the line. After a confirmation is made, the receptionist directed me to the lift lobby and gave me the instructions to go up to the interview room.

I walked into the interview room, feeling nervous. I feel the butterflies flying around in my stomach. The interview went on smoothly. The interviewers are pretty amiable. We went through the normal procedures of an interview.

I am so happy when they told me that I secured the job offered. I really needed this job to support my living in this foreign land. One of the interviewers brought me to my workplace. As I was walking past a number of rooms, I was imagining what will be workplace be. I wondered how it will look like. I was too absorbed in my own imagination that I didn’t realize that we had stopped at a closed door.


On the door, a small sign is hung on it with a cute cartoon of five boys. The cartoon is just so cute that I couldn’t take my eyes off it. The interviewer who showed me the way was talking to me but I wasn’t exactly paying attention to what he is telling me. The moment the door is pushed open, I got the shock of my life.

*****

"Hey guys. I heard that we are getting ourselves a personal assistant," Micky said excitedly.

The room that they are resting in started up into an excited discussion of who could be their new personal assistant. Junsu is the only one who did not participate in the excited discussion. He is flipping through the book that he had brought along.

He found the book inside his desk drawer when he was going through his stuff the other day. He wondered to himself why is the book is wrapped neatly. There is a message on the first page of the book. It said:

To my beloved Junsu,

Hope you will love reading this book just as I do.

Love,
Ling

When he saw the name "Ling", he asked himself who is this "Ling" who signed the book. Is she an important person in his life before he lost his memory? Did they date each other before? Is she his girlfriend?

There are too many questions swimming around his mind that he felt his head is about to burst from all the questions that are always left unanswered. He wished hard that his memory will come back to him soon enough. He can’t bear to live in his current condition, not being able to recall a single thing about his past.

He is too absorbed in his own world that he did not notice that the door to their room is opened. The noisy chatter stopped as suddenly as it has started. Everyone’s attention is now on the door. The opened door revealed a girl standing next to their manager. The girl who is standing at the door has a shocked expression on her face. The four of them were puzzled by that expression.