Love is never gone, my little princess. I remember...

“It’s been 3 years since we knew each other.” Ying Ling said to Junsu.

“Yeah and today is our 3rd anniversary.” He said to her with his usual charming smile.

“What are we going to do this year? Are we going to the beach again?”

“Hmm… Do you want to?”

“As long as you are with me, I don’t mind.”

He smiled at her reply.

“O.K then. Let’s go.” He said it chirpily.

Ying Ling knew. He just loves the beach. But they don’t go there often. He always insists on visiting the beach only during special occasions. His reason was - “The beach will always remain a memorable, romantic and special place. Visiting it too often will only make it a normal-ordinary place.”

We played a game of beach ball, Junsu went surfing, and Ying Ling watched him enjoy himself. Seeing him happy made her happy. To her, his smile is the most precious thing in the word, especially his smile to her. It’s almost evening, the sun will set soon. They decided to take a walk along the shore while waiting for the sun to set. They both love the moment. The moment when they are together, enjoying each other’s company, watching the sunset, short conversations and deep eye contacts.

“It’s getting dark and I am hungry, let’s get something to eat.” Junsu said.

“Okay.” Ying Ling replied.

“Let’s see… There are only fast food stalls. What do you want? McDonald’s? Burger King? Pizza? ”

“Get a pizza and let’s have it here, by the shore.”

“Yes, my little princess, on my way.”

Ying Ling laughed as her eyes followed him until he was on the sidewalk of the road. He was looking back at her, he crossed the road. Ying Ling turned away. She heard car tires screeching. Her instinct had her turned her head towards where her eyes last saw Junsu. He was on the road. Laying there. Blood on his forehead. She ran and had Junsu in her arms. Tears overflowing. The ambulance was called. Ambulance arrives very soon after.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

“Junsu-ah! Junsu! Junsu!”

“Miss, please stay outside.” The nurse stopped Ying Ling.

The lights to the emergency ward were on. She waited impatiently outside.

A nurse came out.

“Is your blood type “O”?”

Ying Ling nodded her head furiously.

“We need blood, are you willing to donate?”

She nodded her head again.

Blood was donated. She contacted his parents, and his best friend, Micky, who is like his pet brother. Rescue procedure was done. Now all that is left is the question of when Junsu will be awake. Everyone was worried. Ying Ling was by his bed. His parents sat at the sofa beside the bed. Micky sat at the other end with his girl friend. Ying Ling’s tears flowed continuously. She cried herself to sleep. She was woken up by a slight movement. She thought it was her imagination, but no, it was Junsu’s hand. She quickly rang the bell, nurse and doctor came in. They examined him.

“His condition is stable now. You can all talk to him. But his head, when he was involved with the accident, it collided with hard surface. He suffered from concussion. His memory, although he won’t lose all, but there is a big chance he’ll forget most things or maybe even mixed up his previous memories...” The doctor said after he was done with his examination.

“Junsu-ah! Junsu!” Ying Ling was calling him.

“Do you remember us?” his mom interrupted.

“W..h..y…n..o..t? Y..o..u…a..r..e…m…y….m..o..m… d..a..d...” he was talking slowly. His voice was hoarse.

“What about us?” Micky retorted.

“ Y..o..u…a..r..e….M..i..c..k..y…a..n..d….s..h..e….”

The door opened and one nurse entered the room.

“It’s middle of the night now. The doctor says the patient needs to rest, please visit again tomorrow.” The nurse said.

Everyone was asked to leave the room before they could ask any more questions.

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

Ying Ling can’t wait to visit Junsu. After getting ready, she headed to the hospital. She headed to the room Junsu was warded in. She entered and found that Junsu was still asleep. She worked quietly, trying not to wake him. She washed the vase and put a small bouquet of fresh flowers in it. She went into the washroom inside the room. When she exited, Junsu was awake. He was trying to get up.

“Wait, I’ll help.” Ying Ling rushed to him.

“Thanks Ying Ling.” Junsu replied. He sounded a lot better today.

“What did you call me?”

“Ying Ling? Aren’t you Ying Ling?”

She was shocked. Junsu never called her Ying Ling ever since they were together. He either calls her princess or Ling. He said calling her by her full name made them seemed like a stranger to each other, calling her princess shows their intimate relationship. But now, he’s calling her by her full name.

“Junsu, do you remember our relationship?”

“Yeah, we are best friends.” He smiled as he said that.

But this time Ying Ling, she isn’t happy. BEST FRIENDS!?

“Wh... What? Do you remember you have a girlfriend?”

“Of course. Ying Ling, why are you asking weird questions today?”

“Who?” She snapped without answering Junsu’s question.

“The other girl yesterday, Yen” Junsu look at Ying Ling as though she is the one going through memory confusions.

And now he’s calling Wan Yen so intimately? Oh gosh. I am going mad. She left the room without another word. Junsu was shocked by her behavior. Not long after that his parents came. They only dropped by for a while because they still needed to work. Now that Junsu’s condition is stable and he can leave 4 days later. They felt relieved.

“We’ll drop by tonight after work. Take plenty of rest.” his mom said to him.

“I will, mom. See you tonight.”

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Ying Ling went straight home. She skipped class. Junsu remembered everyone except their relationship and to make matters worse, he mistook Wan Yen as his girlfriend instead. She felt like it’s the end of the world. Her heart aches badly. Why is Junsu doing this to her? No, wait. It isn’t Junsu; he is behaving like this because of the accident. Yes, that’s it. She isn’t going to give up on Junsu so easily. She believes, love is never gone. He’ll remember everything again someday.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

“Hello Junsu” This time, it was Micky and his girlfriend who visited.

“How’s your condition today?” Wan Yen asked.

“Great!” Junsu was beaming.

“I’ll go ask the nurse for a thermos.”

“I’ll go with you.” Micky said and followed her out of the room.

Junsu was curious, why is Micky and Wan Yen suddenly so close to each other. After a while of thinking, he got up and walked towards the door. He was not supposed to get up yet but he did some peeping anyway. He opened the door slightly. What he saw shocked him.

Micky and Wan Yen was walking back to the room, they were hugging and Micky kissed her on the cheek. He thought * I am in the hospital and both of you, what are the both of you doing? Being together behind my back?* He quickly closed the door and went to his bed. He acted as though nothing happened.

“We are back.” Micky walked in first.

“Let me pour you some water, you must feel thirsty.” Wan Yen went to the table to collect a glass.

“Thanks.” Junsu forced a smile.

“Are you okay? You don’t look well.” Micky asked Junsu with a look of concern.

“I’m okay, just a little tired.”

“Do you want to rest? We’ll visit some other time.”

“I think I’ll have some rest. Sorry, you guys just came.”

“It’s okay.” Micky smiled and then headed towards the door. He then left with Wan Yen.

Junsu sat on his bed, thinking hard. Why is this happening? This matter will be solved, after I get out of the hospital. He wants to solve this matter hands on.

* * * * * * * * * * * *

He’ll be leaving today. And tomorrow, he’ll ask Wan Yen out for a movie.

* * * * * * * * * * * *

He arrived at the cinema earlier. Wan Yen came about 15 minutes later WITH Micky AND Ying Ling.

“Why are the both of you here?” Junsu asked Micky.

“Wan Yen said you asked her out for a movie.” Micky replied.

“Yes. I ONLY asked her, right?”

“Yes, you did, but you didn’t say we couldn’t come, right? We thought it’ll be more fun. And why are you behaving like this?”

“Er… Nothing in particular.” Junsu hesitated before replying. He doesn’t want to be the one revealing their relationship. He wanted them to admit it.

“Let’s go in, the show will start real soon.” Junsu quickly changed the topic.

The four of them headed to the booth.

“Tickets please.”

“Oh… sorry Micky, I only have 2 tickets with me.” Junsu was saying with a pathetic tone.

“It’s okay, We bought tickets. Nobody goes to a movie without tickets” Micky was smiling.

“Great!” he gritted his teeth.

Micky knew something isn’t right. He called Ying Ling yesterday. He asked her if Junsu asked her out for a movie. Ying Ling told Micky of Junsu’s confusion. He told Wan Yen about it. But they decided to keep it from Junsu, they wanted to clear that matter today. Wan Yen sat between Junsu and Micky, Ying Ling beside Micky. Junsu wanted that arrangement. Wan Yen felt weird. She seemed to be in between of everything.

“I feel cold.” Wan Yen said.

“I’ll give you my jacket.” Micky and Junsu said instantly.

Micky and Junsu started to argue.

“Here, take mine instead.” Ying Ling passed hers to Wan Yen.

“Thanks.” Wan Yen was smiling with a “thank you so much” expression to Ying Ling.

The rest of the movie continued with Wan Yen being the main attraction but Ying Ling the side attraction or rather, invisible one. Her heart aches at the fact of being neglected by Junsu but she understands. This isn’t Junsu’s doing, it’s the accident that causes this.

Finally, the movie ended.

“Let’s grab something to eat, Yen.” Junsu beamed as he said this to Wan Yen.

“Okay, let’s go.” Micky joined in.

“No, I’ll go with Yen only!” Junsu said it hard.

“But….” Micky tried to argue but Wan Yen stopped him.

“Okay, we’ll go together, only the two of us.” Wan Yen said to Junsu.

“Yen…” Micky tried objecting but Wan Yen stopped him again.

“Please bring Ying Ling home first. I have something to tell Junsu.”

She’s determined. Micky got her message.

“Alright, we’ll leave first.” Micky was disappointed but he knew what Wan Yen’s doing. He trusts her. Junsu was looking at Micky with a “Ha… ha… she’s going out with me not you” expression. Micky ignored that and left with Ying Ling.

“What do you want to eat?” Junsu asked Wan Yen after Micky and Ying Ling left.

“Anything will do.” Her reply was short. Junsu felt a little hot, why is she behaving like that? They went into a restaurant and sat down at a table.

“May I have your order?” a waitress asked.

“Two cups of tea only please.” Wan Yen answered the waitress before Junsu could answer and the waitress was dismissed.

“You don’t want to eat?” Junsu asked Wan Yen.

“No, Erm… Junsu… Please listen to what I have to say.”

“Okay, go ahead.” Junsu was curious.

Wan Yen took a deep breath and said, “I am NOT your girlfriend.”

She said it clearly so that Junsu could hear every single word she said and have no reason to say, “Did I hear wrongly?”

“What are you talking about? We ARE a couple, right?” Junsu was taken aback. He felt he had been slapped right on his face.

“No, Ying Ling is your only girlfriend. And I am Micky’s girlfriend.”

“NO, I and Ying Ling are best friends.”

“Junsu, do you know the reason you were admitted to the hospital?”

“Yes, I was involved in an accident.”

“And do you know what severe or minor injuries you got?”

“Erm…” Junsu hesitated. True enough, he never bothered about what actually made him stay in hospital for 5 days.

“It’s your head. It collided with something hard and the doctor said you might lose or mix up your previous memories. And yes, you mixed me and Ying Ling up.”

“I…” Junsu was speechless.

“You’ll have to figure this out yourself. That’s all I have to tell you. Take care.”

With that she left him, alone. Confused, somehow broken hearted and regretful.

Confused of what is the truth, somehow broken hearted because Wan Yen is actually not his girl friend, regretful because he misunderstood Micky and mistreated Ying Ling if what Wan Yen told him IS the truth. He left the restaurant. He walked along the street, thinking about what just happened. His head looking at his shoes. The longer the thought about what happened, the more confused he is. He quickened his pace. Still not looking straight.

“Look out!” someone shouted. Junsu looked up and… “THUD”. He blacked out. A group of teenagers about the age of 13-15 came over.

“Shit! Our baseball hit him right on his head.” One of the boys said.

“Call the ambulance.” another suggested.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

“Hello, Ms Ying Ling please.” A lady was speaking on the phone.

“Yes, I am. You are?”

“I am calling from the hospital. Do you know of a guy named Kim Junsu?”

“Yes, I do, what happened?”

“Someone sent him to the hospital. He fainted. Can you come to the hospital now? We need to do some procedures and then we’ll explain the details to you.”

“I’ll come right now.”

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

“Miss…, I am here…. to look… for a guy named…. Kim Junsu.” Ying Ling asked one of the nurses at the counter. She was panting.

“Ooh, so you are Ms Ying Ling, sorry I don’t know your surname. There is only a piece of paper with a name Ying Ling and a number in his wallet. So we decided to call you.”

“Its okay, what happened to Junsu?” She was speaking quickly.

“It seemed that a baseball hit him hard on the head and he fainted.”

“What!? Can I go see him now?” she is getting impatient.

“Yes, after you finished the hospital admission procedures for him.”

“Ooh… okay…”

After she is done with the procedures. She headed to the room where Junsu is warded. When she entered, Junsu was already awake. He was sitting on his bed.

“Junsu, are you okay? Your head…”

“Of course I am okay.” Ying Ling felt that there is a difference in Junsu between this afternoon and now. But she couldn’t really tell. She decided to test his memory.

“Do you still remember who I am?” she asked doubtfully.

“Yes! You are my wife and you are supposed to cook dinner for me, you know. Where’s my porridge?” Junsu was saying it in a rather chirpy tone.

“What!?” Ying Ling can’t believe what she just heard. Previously it was best friend now WIFE!!!??? Her eyes started going teary. She can’t take it anymore. Although this time Junsu said that she is his wife, she doesn’t feel happy. Junsu isn’t remembering who she is to him yet. She headed to the door and wanted to leave.

“Wait!” Junsu called after her.

“Sorry Princess. I was only joking.” He said with a smile. Tears fell but it isn’t sad tears, it is the tears of happiness. She turned and she saw his smile. This is the feeling that she wants, the feeling that belongs to only both of them. She walked towards Junsu.

“Junsu, your pillow, is it comfortable? Here, let me adjust it for you.” She reached for the pillow then she pulled.

TOK! Junsu hit his head on the wall.

“Ouch! Ying Ling, what are you doing?”

“OMG! Junsu. What did you just call me? OMG, no! I am sorry. Please don’t scare me. It was only a slight knock.” Her eyes are teary and she sounded afraid. Suddenly, Junsu hugged her. She was shocked but yet she felt a sense of relief spreading through her body. He let go and giggled.

“Love is never gone, my little princess, I remember.” He smiled. Ying Ling smiled and they both giggled.