The Fall Of Mr. Crabby

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"Everything that you've ever dreamed of
Disappearing when you wake up.
But there's nothing to be afraid of.
Even when the night changes,
It will never change me and you."
ー Night Changes

••Kang Dae's Pov••

"Dad... Do you think Jia is okay?" I asked out of the blue without even realizing making Jia's father look at me with concern.

Everytime, I come to visit her grandmother for her treatment, there's a hope in my heart that I would maybe see her there in her house glaring at me playfully from a distance like she used to do always.

"I have already told you this before too, didn't I? She's gonna be okay. Don't worry too much. You know this better than me how strong she is. And on top of that, the case is coming to an end anyways. Those kidnappers will surely return her as she wouldn't benefit them in any way after the final hearing. They themselves have said so too." He assured me with a soft tone.

"I know it. I know it very well that she's a strong woman. But... It's been so long... How can I not worry for her? And how can I trust words of mere kidnappers? In case they lose in the court, what if they try to hurt her? Is there nothing we can do?" I spoke as now I was losing my faith slowly.

"All we can do right now is wait till this situation ends. And as for the case, it's my responsibility to win it. I know right now, I am not really in the strong side of the case but I'm sure those guys would have more clues. I'll bring her back. I promise. She's not only your friend and fiance, She's my daughter too after all." He said giving me a knowing look before patting my shoulder and going inside the house as I stood near my car alone now deep in my thoughts.

Never did I thought that there would be a point in my life where I would be missing her so much. And now I know I'm probably looking like a lover waiting for her love to come back after she left him after a fight. But believe me. That's not the case in between us. What we have is difficult for majority of people to understand.

Our decision to accept our parent's wish to get us married didn't affected us much. We have spent so many years together as friends that it didn't seem like a bad idea to spend the rest of our lives together as well. For me, marrying Jia was way better than getting stuck with a demanding or clingy woman. And for her, marrying me seemed a better option than to live with the man who could neither handle her independent and straight forward self nor can give her the freedom of living as she wishes. We both knew that at the end of the day we have to get married for the sake of our parents happiness. If not each other than someone else probably. So taking risk of ruining our lifestyle by marrying a stranger, we chose each other.

It did seemed a bit weird at start but then we talked it out. We both decided that nothing would change after our marriage. We both would complete our dreams together and get success. We could live just as we had been. And the only change would be instead of living separately like before, we would be living together.

No strings. At all.

And dating and all that has been removed by us a long time ago so being devoted to each other couldn't be a hard thing for us. As best friends but. Calling us couple still seems strange to me.

Although, now it feels like all our plans together are going in vain.... I wonder where she is... How is she doing... Is she alright...

I miss her presence...

I hope I get to see her soon. And...she's al-alive for God's sake...

~Back to where we left in the last part~