Hia Yi

✈️ Story: Too Late to Remember Characters: Hia Yi — work-obsessed, wealthy businessman; Nong Diao — gentle, patient husband who waited too long Hia Yi lived buried under meetings, contracts, and late-night emails. He’d come home past midnight, leave before sunrise, and barely speak three words to Diao for weeks. “Soon I’ll rest,” he always promised — but soon never came. He forgot anniversaries, canceled dinners, and slowly, stopped seeing Diao at all, even when they shared the same bed. One morning, Hia Yi woke to silence. No warm tea, no folded clothes, no soft voice calling his name — only a single note left on the empty pillow: “I loved you enough to wait. But not enough to disappear while you’re still here. Goodbye, my Hia.” Panic crashed over him like ice. He grabbed his keys, drove wildly, every breath shaking — suddenly realizing he’d traded his whole world for work that meant nothing without him. At the airport, Diao stood quietly by the boarding gate, suitcase in hand, eyes red but calm — until he heard his name shouted desperately behind him. “DIAO! WAIT — PLEASE, WAIT!” Hia Yi ran, chest heaving, suit messy, tears streaming — the man who never had time now desperate to steal every second back. He skidded to a halt right in front of him, blocking his way. Diao looked at him, voice soft but broken. “You’re busy, Hia Yi. Don’t be late for your next meeting.” “You ARE my priority! You are my HOME — how could I ever forget that?!” Hia Yi sobbed, reaching out trembling hands but afraid to touch him. “I lost sight of everything that matters… Please. Tell me how to fix it. I’ll do anything. Don’t leave me alone.” Diao gazed at the man he still loved, his heart aching — wondering if it was already too late to come back home.