it had been a while since dara could have enjoyed some time away from what was associated to her career as a singer. between tour, reaharsals, radio show and photoshoot, she barely got a minute to set a foot outside. there's a time for everything and when there's work to do, you better focus all your attention on it to not get sidetracked. when 2NE1 was in manila, she could finally rest around the pool and get back her strength and energy with cl. a lot of things have happened in between, a lot of things have changed and it was when she's able to meet with her crewmates that she realized the struggle it is to see them as often as possible. why? because since a few months ago, they both decided to live their own lives apart from each other. bom decided to stay in the 2NE1 dorm, chaerin found a flat somewhere in seoul, minji went back to her family's home and dara lived half of the time with her family or at her place. although, she didn't feel lonely at all, she got her pets with her and her little brother visited her as often as possible.
her car parked, she got out of it after adjusting her beanie and walked toward the restaurant. earlier today, she got a text message from her significant other, jay, which kinda surprised her. even being apart for a while because of their respective schedules, she was able to keep herself up to date with his career and therefore she knew he got a lot in his plate lately, reason why she tried not to bother him too much or distract him by texting him every minute. and it was the same for his birthday, dara took a minute to free herself to drop by his workplace to surprise him before going back to her schedule and leaving him with whatever he had to do at that moment. she missed him, she couldn't deny it, but she understood and respected him for the man he was.
« a table for two. the other person will come a bit later. » she stated with a smile curving her lips, then followed the waiter who guided her to the nearest table. she then slid her bag off her shoulder, placed it on the floor before sitting on the first chair she reached. tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, dara took her phone out of her pocket and quickly texted jay to let him know she's there already, waiting for him. there were a lot of immortal memories she had lived there, whether it was with jay, her manager or chaerin. it was hard not to forget them and at the thought of it, a small and shy smile slowly found its way upon her lips, a smile that stayed for not too long before fading when the waiter brought the singer a glass of water. with a quick nod of her head, she thanked her and gladly took it to swig the liquid.