Episode 2: Acetone

I never thought it would be easy to ask Shownu to move to Korea. At dinner last night, he only needs three seconds to nod his head. He is like a robot that obeys all my commands. I will use this to help him. Luckily, he is not yet a permanent American citizen. So it won't take long to process the paperwork. He just needs to arrange a few things in our branch office here.

In the meantime, I will still go home tomorrow. Maybe I'll find an apartment for Shownu. I will make sure the place is very comfortable and can reduce his sadness.

"I'll look for an apartment with a mountain view." I says to Jooheon.

We just watched a movie. There are no comments at all about the ending. We are still not in a good mood to do anything. Even though our popcorns has run out.

Jooheon nods. "Look for apartments that also have the best beef restaurant and fitness center. In his room, there should also be a whirlpool and small icebox with the best drinks beside it. So he will be entertained all day."

I nods. "And I will make sure there are no babies along the corridor of the floor, so that he will not feel reminded of his baby."

"And the big screen, of course," Jooheon added.

"Of course."

We really like watching movies. Jooheon and me. We also follow several TV series and will faithfully wait for each other to watch together, no matter how curious we are to find out the next episode, we just can't watch it alone.

I used to cheat by watching Sky Castle until the end. At that time I was very curious who killed Kim Hye-Na, while Jooheon was very busy throwing a party at Malibu for a week. He was so angry when he found out I was cheating. My favorite snacks that he brought from California was just given to my security at the office. Though I had imagined eating it all while watching The Bride of Habaek. It hurts me so much! I promised myself that I would never cheat again.

I smell something. "Shownu is enjoying the hamburger we give."

"How do you know?" asks Jooheon. Then as he realized, he continued. "Oh, of course. I forgot you could smell everything remotely."

"Now he is making coffee."

"Thank God he doesn't drink alcohol anymore. Looks like he's getting better, right?"

I nods and already knew that Shownu would be fine again. Everything is just a matter of time.

But I smell something strange. I'm not sure what that is, but this smell is familiar. "Is that acetone?" I suddenly stood up and smell the air pretty hard.

"What's wrong?" Jooheon looked up and looks worried.

"Why did he take acetone?" I asks Jooheon.

"What the hell is acetone?" now Jooheon is also stood up.

"It's a kind of chemical liquid. You'll die if you drink it! Why did he make coffee then take acetone?"

Jooheon stuttered while holding his head. "Omo!! Do you mean he wants to kill himself? Hyung, we have to do something!"

Without further ado, we ran to Shownu's room and opened the door like crazy. Luckily, the door was unlocked. Shownu is sipping the coffee. Jooheon immediately approached him with tears in his eyes.

"HYUUUUNG ... DON'T DO THAT! DON'T LEAVE ME, I LOVE YOU! I STILL NEED YOU, WE WILL GO THROUGH THIS TOGETHER ... PLEAAASEEEE!!!"

Shownu looks surprised while putting the cup back carefully. I pay attention to the table. There was a half-eaten hamburger, coffee that was still smoky, a row of colorful nail polish and a bottle of acetone.

"What are you going to do with all this?" I asked him.

While avoiding Jooheon's hug, he answered. "I'm missing Ha Yoon. Usually at this hour she was changing her nail polish. And this is the nail polish that I bought last time for her."

Jooheon pointed to the acetone bottle. "Then what will you do with the acetone?"

Shownu explained patiently. "I always wipe her nails with acetone before she changes the color," says Shownu.

Jooheon stopped his crying, while I sighed in relief. "Then why did you open the caps? You're not going to use all this, right?"

"I just wanted to smell it, i feel like she's here. Close to me," he explains. "Why are you all crying and barging into my room like that?"

Oke, how do I know that he just wants to remember Ha Yoon by opening an aceton bottle. Jooheon and I became uncomfortable and decided to let Shownu whatever he wanted to do.

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