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KIM SA BI
“Two years after my passing,”
Those words echoed to me on repeat. Suddenly, my whole world stopped. My whole sight became a spiral and the only sound I heard was a machine of a stopping heart. How could he do this to me? I thought. This can’t be right, I said to myself. I closed my eyes to see if it was a dream. It wasn’t.
“Kim Sa-bi?” lawyer Jo Joon Mo said.
“Are you, or are you not hearing me?” he asked.
“De. I heard you. Loud and clear,” I told him.
“Then do you agree?” he asked me.
“To what?” I replied bluntly. The truth is, I stopped hearing after the word “three years”.
“Miss Kim Sa-bi. I don’t think you heard me at all. I will repeat for you, your father’s will, and his last wish, one more time. Okay?” Lawyer Joon Mo said.
I nodded. Maybe my brain was playing tricks on me, maybe it’s just the grief. Jo Joon Mo, my father’s lawyer of all affairs, a friend of the family, cleared his throat. I sat up straight, tucked my long hair to the left side of my shoulder, and took a deep breath. Jo Joon Mo started to read my father’s will and his final wish all over again. This time, I really did pay attention.
“Therefore, I declare that my only daughter, Kim Sa-bi can only inherit my company after she is legally married to a fine young man with the maximum time of two years after my passing. Only by then, the details of her inheritance may be revealed. If she accepts, the inheritance will all be hers. However, if she does not agree, or fails to marry in the specific time that I have written in this will, then all of my assets detailed in—,”
“THIS IS ABSURD!!!” I shouted, knocking my chair down. Heavy breaths have now taken over and all eyes were on me. I have never experienced this kind of adrenaline before and I don’t like it. “How could my father do this to me?!? How does he expect me to find someone in the span of two years and tie the knot? People who have been dating for 3 years can end up breaking up and he expects me to get married in two?!!!?? What kind of nonsense is this??!!!??” I said, in the highest tone I’ve ever spoken in my life.
“Miss Kim Sa-bi, I’m just reading his–”
“Don’t you Kim Sa-bi me, Lawyer Joon Mo, sir. You’ve known me long enough to know that THIS IS BULL….” I stopped myself. Knowing I was about to curse like that in front of my lawyer in my own house is something I was shocked to hear. I blinked, catched my breath, and sat down again. The room went silent. The only people were me, my lawyer and his assistant. They both were looking at each other, not knowing what to say, or how to comfort me. How do you comfort a grieving daughter that also got dumped after a 3-year relationship? No idea, right? Well, so do I. I don't even know how to deal with myself anymore.
“Kim Sa-bi, I know this is all confusing and hard to hear. But unfortunately, I still need an answer. The will says here you have one week to give me an answer after the date of the first reading of the will, which is today. So how about I come back after 3 days to re-read the will, and you can make a decision 4 days after that. Sounds good?” Lawyer Joon Mo, said.
“Fine. I’ll see you in three days,” I said to him. Storming out of the study room to the hall, and taking my phone out of my pocket. I went straight to my favorite group chat, NYSouls.
Me: Code blue. Need to meet-up. ASAP.
Nam Kyung: What happened?
Me: My father’s will is complete nonsense.
Yi Young: Ya! Are you okay? My house tonight?
Nam Kyung: What time?
Me: Do Won oppa won’t mind? I’ll come at 7. Is that okay?
Yi Young: Why would he mind? He loves it when you girls come.
Yi Young: Seven sounds good to me. I’ll cook.
Nam Kyung: You’ll cook? Be honest…
Yi Young: Fineee, my husband will cook
Sa-bi: Hhahahaha
Yi Young: Can one of you bring me ice cream?
Nam Kyung: I can.
Yi Young: Yeayy! Thank you Nam Kyungg. I want Vanilla or if they’re out, Cookies and Cream would do.
Nam Kyung: Got it!
Yi Young: See you all later!
Sa-bi: Thanks girls, I’ll see you tonight.
I let out a sigh. I walked to the window, and looked at the sky. I stayed there for a while and gathered my thoughts. Tears started to pool in the corner of my eye, but I refused for them to drop. I looked up, not letting fall to my cheeks. At least I can meet the girls tonight, I said to myself.
But another thought came to me. Should I do it? Should I? I opened my phone and searched for his name. I’m one tap away from calling him. Looking at the screen, I thought long and hard. Missing him like this hurts but it also feels like betrayal. A betrayal to Kim Sa-bi who swore to forget him and move on. But this heart aches to the point it feels like a sore muscle. If I could just hear his…
* ting ! The sound of a message popped up on my phone. It’s from NYSouls.
Yi Young: DON’T YOU DARE TEXT HIM
Nam Kyung: IF YOU TEXT HIM, I’M GONNA COME DOWN TO YOUR HOUSE AND SNATCH YOUR PHONE MYSELF
Yi Young: WHAT SHE SAID
Yi Young: You know what Sa-bi, forget 7 PM. Just come here NOW.
Nam Kyung: You heard her. GO. I need to finish up some work, and will be there ASAP.
I looked at my phone and my tears started to fall. How lucky I am to have two souls that took care of me, even from miles away. I smiled and laughed imagining what their faces would be like and their tone when they wrote this message. While I know my friends can’t solve all my problems, being with them eases the pain. In a world full of chaos, sadness, and fake smiles, I am very thankful I have them.
Everything is going to be fine , I said to myself. Everything is going to be fine.