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When Dal Mi finally met the man behind her letters, she was confused. She didn’t know what to think, what to feel. Her feelings were a mess and yet when staring into the eyes of her mentor, Han Ji Pyeong, she knew that those were the familiar eyes, the familiar face, the familiar person she knew. He was the man behind those letters. He was her first love. The tears came unannounced, her heart welled in her chest. She was sad that the person she believed she loved was an imposter. He gave her so much warmth and now it turned out that he was a stranger. She didn’t even know him entirely. She didn’t know him at all. She knew when she ignored those calls that Do San was hurting. But what about her? It was her heartache. They both lied to her.

And then Ji Pyeong hugged her and she stopped thinking entirely. All she felt was the comfort she had been craving for and she got it.

She got ready for work, dreading meeting Do San and facing him and his sad puppy eyes. She still didn’t know what to think between the two of them but she knew that Ji Pyeong was comfort whereas Do San reminded her of the lie. Of course, Ji Pyeong started it and dragged Do San into it too, but he admitted it and he asked for her forgiveness.

Do San is an entirely different story. She wasn’t ready to meet him at all. But when she walked out the gate, unlike other days, it wasn’t Do San who was standing there waiting for her. It was Ji Pyeong. And he looked like he didn’t know what to do, leaning against his vehicle. She smiled, and stopped realizing what she was doing. All Ji Pyeong did was blow his bangs, casually open the door and let her in. He guarded her head against the ceiling and this time she noticed.

Soon they were on the road with Dal Mi stealing glances at him occasionally. She looked around and noticed the unfamiliar surrounding.

“This road doesn’t lead to Sandbox…” she started.

“It’s not” Ji Pyeong replied in a very sure tone as he raced away.