How It Should Have Ended Part2 (The Continuation)

Chapter 1

Jan Di's eyes popped wide open.

What's he doing here? When did he get on?

She looked out the window and realized she had missed her stop. She glanced at Ji Hoo again, looking so peacefully asleep, and decided she didn't care.

She closed her eyes and went back to sleep.

...

Ji Hoo drove like a madman trying to beat the bus. He had missed the first stop, but he sure wasn't going to miss the next. He finally got ahead of the bus and stopped, parked his car at the side of the road and then hopped onto the bus.

He walked quickly to the back of the bus and saw Jan Di's head lolling around, dangerously close to falling and smacking on something. He sat beside her, put an arm around her and positioned her head comfortably onto his chest.

He tucked some stray strands behind her ears and just gazed fixedly at her for a few minutes.

I'm sorry I was late again, he thought, wanly.

He hated not being able to spend a lot of time with her, but he kept telling himself that eventually, after they graduate, they could take a break from work and just spend time together. Maybe even travel. He thought about bringing her to Canada one day. When he mentioned it to her before, she had shown a lot of interest so he made a mental note to bring her there.

He gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead and then closed his eyes.

...

"Excuse me!"

Jan Di squinted. Someone was poking her shoulder.

"Miss, excuse me!" The bus driver looked at her, then at Ji Hoo, who was still fast asleep. He seemed a little annoyed. "But I'm done for the day and this is the last stop before I head back to the depot."

She looked around, having no clue as to where they were.

"I'm sorry," she mumbled, then she turned to Ji Hoo and gave him a slight nudge. He opened his eyes and for a minute he looked disoriented.

"Where are we?"

She shrugged. "Your guess is as good as mine." She grabbed her purse. "But we have to go."

He stood up and together they stepped off the bus.

"So, where is your car?" They both walked around the deserted street, trying to find the street name, or some kind of landmark.

Ji Hoo grinned sheepishly. "I left it near a bus stop trying to get to you."

She stared at him in disbelief. "Why would you do that?"

He shrugged, nonchalantly. "I wanted to see you."

She blushed. "But now we don't know where we are and how we're getting home."

"Would I do something like this without thinking ahead?" He stated, confidently.

Truth be told, he hadn't thought that far ahead. But she didn't need to know that.

He thought for a moment, pulled out his phone and dialed his chauffeur.

"Yes, can you please find out where Bus 52's last stop is? That's pretty much where we are." He paused. "Yes, we'll wait right here."

They sat by the sidewalk, looking up at the night sky. It was late, they had no clue where they were, and she was getting eaten by mosquitoes.

Still, Jan Di couldn't help smiling.