A gentle breeze blew.
The sunlight reflected on the water sparkled and swayed,
From afar, the sound of children's laughter could be heard.
Sohee was leaning against the railing,
Jimin was looking at her from a step away.
Although we didn't say anything to each other,
It felt like we were exchanging hundreds of words just with our eyes.
Jimin was the first to speak.
“…I didn’t expect to see it here.”
Sohee smiled faintly.
The corners of his eyes were slightly wet.
"me too."
A moment of silence.
And at the same time, laughter erupted.
That awkward atmosphere,
Rather, it was so natural.
"..."
Jimin approached slowly.
Sohee didn't avoid it.
Our breaths became closer.
One beat, two beats....
and,
Jimin's hand wrapped around Sohee's waist,
Sohee gently grabbed his shirt.
Their lips met.
It wasn't short, and it wasn't light.
It was a kiss that brought out all the longing and unspoken feelings that had built up over a long time.
My breath was tangled and time seemed to have stopped.
at that time...
Thump-
A soccer ball rolled towards their feet.
And then, a little boy holding a balloon came running out of breath.
“Sister! I’m sorry!”
Sohee and Jimin fell down in surprise at the same time.
“Big…”
Both of them cleared their throats for no reason.
The child picks up the ball,
He looked up at Sohee and smiled brightly.
“Sister… you’re really pretty!”
And then he held out the pink balloon he was holding in his hand.
“This is a gift!”
Sohee was momentarily stunned.
“…To me?”
The child nodded and smiled.
“Minji!!! Where are you going!! Come here, come here~~”
When the mother waved from afar, the child ran straight away.
Sohee stared blankly at the balloon,
I looked at Jimin and smiled.
“This… is the deal you gave me.”
Jimin nodded and smiled.
“It’s worthy, isn’t it? It’s pretty, isn’t it?”
"Wh...what did you say??///"
The two sat side by side on a park bench.
The balloon shook slightly whenever the wind blew.
Sohee opened her mouth first, looking at the balloon.
“…It was windy in London.”
Jimin looked at her.
“Was it really hard?”
Sohee hesitated for a moment and then smiled.
“It was hard… but I was able to endure it, because it was much better than before.. haha”
She bowed her head slightly.
“I came to Korea after receiving an offer from the Swan Group.”
"In Swan?"
“I wanted to say it first…
"I don't think it's time yet..."
Jimin nodded quietly as if he understood what was being said.
“I see... I think I’ll inherit the talent soon.”
Sohee wasn't surprised.
I just looked at him quietly.
“…You must be busy.”
“I’m crazy busy haha”
There was silence for a moment.
We kissed and we knew each other's feelings clearly...
Let's meet again
Those words didn't come out easily.
Because we feel sorry for each other,
Take care of each other,
For fear of hurting each other...
Sohee was the first to wake up.
“…I’ll go…!!”
Jimin said urgently.
“I’ll take you...”
"no!"
Sohee smiled and waved her hand.
“I can go by myself.”
And then he walked away as if he was running.
Jimin looked at her back for a while,
I looked at the balloon quietly.
“…Sohee is back..”
A month later, late at night
There was a dinner party for the Swan Group's new security team.
Empty bottles were piled up on the table, and Sohee's face was bright red.
“Sohee! One more bottle?”
“No… I… Now… Hmm…”
When Sohee saw her tongue twisted, her classmates giggled and said.
“Let’s make a phone call!”
“Who gets it first!”
"bet?"
"Yeah!! They do this a lot on Instagram lol"
Sohee stumbled and picked up her phone.
and,
I unconsciously dialed Jimin's number.
'ddu…'
At the first signal, Jimin answered the phone.
"...? hello?"
Jimin's low voice was heard.
Sohee opened her eyes wide in surprise.
“Huh…? You’re accepting it…?”
Jimin's voice suddenly changed.
"where are you?"
“No, no… It’s okay… Hehe…”
Thump-
The call was disconnected.
"Hey!! I'm number one hehehe"
"Oh my gosh, who is it? Why are you so good at it!!!"
"Oh, this guy? Hmm... buddy hehe..."
Meanwhile, Jimin's expression hardened as soon as the call ended.
A few minutes later,
He was already driving the car.
The Swan Group security team was contacted immediately.
“Please tell me the location of the new employee dinner right now.”
"Huh? Why did you do that in Yeonseong..."
"Ah, the chairman said he needed it for personal reasons, so I'm contacting you."
"Ah... yes ^^;;; It's that OO pocha."
In front of the bar,
Sohee stumbled out and was suddenly grabbed by someone's arm.
"Huh.~~?"
Han So-hee
“…Jimin~~~~?”
It was Jimin.
He hugged her without saying a word.
“Hey! Who is that guy..”
Just as his classmates were about to be surprised, Jimin spoke briefly.
“This is my boyfriend. Have fun. I’ll pay and go!”
At those words, everyone became quiet.
Jimin's house,
Sohee sat on the sofa and laughed, staggering.
“Why are you so… handsome…”
Jimin frowned slightly.
“G, stop touching.”
Sohee grabbed his shirt and laughed again.
"I don't like it ~~~"
"Then I can't stand it?"
“.... Or so.”
Jimin's breath stopped at those words.
In an instant, he hugged Sohee.
“Wow!”
The bedroom door closed and the lights went out.
.... The night deepened without a word.
The next morning,
tweet-
A bird's song knocked on the window.
Jimin opened his eyes first.
I looked at Sohee sleeping next to me
I kissed her gently on the forehead.
"…did you sleep well?"
Then Sohee opened her eyes.
“…What happened to us yesterday?”
Jimin smiled for a moment.
“Are we in debt?”
puck!
Sohee hit his arm.
"ouch!!"
Jimin smiled and hugged her.
“Oh, I told you it really hurts!”
And he said quietly.
“I have repaid all your debts to me.”
Sohee raised her head.
“…Chi”
Jimin looked straight into her eyes and said.
“....... Shall we start over from the beginning?”
At that moment, tears welled up in Sohee's eyes.
“…From the beginning?”
Jimin nodded.
“Yeah. Not in the past, but from now on.”
Sohee hugged him tightly.
"great."
The sunlight shone warmly through the window.
The shadows of two people who do not let go of each other
It was stretched out over the bed.
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- END -
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