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    50apa, please stop.5 I hued him hopin anythin will chane, hopin he'll calm down

    and hu me too. -ut, %&. It didn't work. "e pushed me away and left the house without

    sayin any word.

    I started hatin him. "e's always drunk. "ow could mom love someone like him7 "e

    does not deserve mom. %ot even little. %&/ A/ ALL. My world became dark. I hatedeverythin around me e!cept my mother. she's the one who makes me smile in the

    mornin and she's the reason I live . *o I could protect her. make her happy and take her

    out of this miserable place.

    I went outside for a walk down the neihborhood but then I saw my dad. "e's with a irl.

    I dont know her. I dont even see her around here. /here... I felt the hurt when I saw him

    held her in his arms. "e never did that to mom nor even with the slihtest care from him.nlike with this irl. $ven at 9, I fully understood he was cheatin on mom.

    /his made me reali:ed how I should fiht for mom. I should be stron for her and et her

    away from him. %o one deserves to be hurt like this. "e's a monster for doin this to mymom. I'll do whatever it takes.

    5Mama, mianhe...5

    C"A0/$( ; "e's the first one

    -lood< All I can see is blood. I felt numb. Liftin my hands, I dropped the knife on thefloor. /he bloody crimson li=uid started drownin my emotions. >hat have I done7 /ears

    run down my face like sharp blades of reret and uilt. ?Mama..@

    *he stared at me, horrified. ?Mama7@ I called her once then twice but she neveranswered. *he pulled me and wrapped her arms around me. Lookin at my fathers

    corpse, I found myself uilty and I felt like I died with him too. ?Mama, forive meithfrihtened eyes, I looked at my mother. *he was also full of blood. /he police officer

    investiated my mother. /he ne!t thin I knew, my mother was imprison for bein

    accused by somethin I have done. I killed my own father. I killed him.

    I was sent to a rehabilitation center. /he authorities thouht I had a trauma of what hadhappened but they never knew

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    any friends or enemies around here.

    6knock4knock6 ?come in.@ I entered the room. %o one else was there. Bust me and Ms.

    Choi, our head uardian.?Ms. Choi, you were lookin for me7@

    ?es. I need you to do somethin for me. I know only you can do it.@ *he smiled but I

    was nonchalant.?And its7@

    ?>e have a uest thats comin over. Actually hes my nephew.@ I thouht of this as a

    pointless meetin. ? /o improve your social skills, Im oin to ask you to teach mynephew to play the piano.@ I stared at her and was shocked about what she had said.

    ?ou mean, I have to have lessons with your nephew7@ I sounded a bit pissed off. >ell,

    Im always pissed off.

    ?oure the best one I know.@ -$*/7 ?..and this is part of your rehabilitation activitiestoo.@ I nodded even thouh I completely oppose. ?*o youll start tomorrow.@

    /his was not somethin Ive e!pected. My life was perfectly miserable until this came. It

    will all crumble down to a bi chane and I know it. I have bad vibes about whats oin

    to happen tomorrow. I hope everythin will be as tedious as it is every freakin morninof my life. I dont want anythin to chane. /his is what life destined me to do. -$

    MI*$(A-L$ A%+ %M-.4444444444444444

    My eyes half closed as I saw the sun shine, brihtenin my room. I hate mornins. I hate

    those chirpin birds outside. /hey annoy me. Like every day, I start the mornin with abad mood.

    ?Good mornin8@ Lisa nnie was tryin to wake up everyone else. *he approached me. ?

    "ey oora8 our piano lesson will start in an hour please be ready with yourself.@

    *ay what7 hour7 Its like D am.. >hy is my lesson so early7 >hat the hells wron withMs. Choi7

    ?es, nnie.@ As usual, I areed and approved on thins I dont even like.

    44444444444444444I can hear the clock tickin. 6tic4tok6 6tic4tok6 Impatient as I was I started playin the

    piano. I played the Eur $lise which reminded me of my mother. *he used to play this

    with me. /hat scene keeps showin aain and aain and aain. -ecause I was distractedby my thouhts of mom, I had hit the wron notes. Makin it sound awful.

    ?>oah8 oure so ood.@ As I turned around this tall and porcelain skin uy with a

    brownish =uite reddish hair smiled at me and his eyes looked like they were smilin too. I

    looked away as if I didnt notice him. ?a8 Are you my teacher7@I nodded once. I ot nervous. 0eople make me nervous.

    "e lauhed. >hats wron with him7 /hen all of the sudden he was in front of me.

    ?>hy are you so shy7@ Lauhin harder. >" A($ & LI)$ /"I*7 "e is kind ofannoyin. ?Im *on +onwoon by the way.@ I hate meetin new people. -ut he has this

    aura that makes me feel safe.

    -owin down to see my face, he smiled aain. ?>hats your name, teacher7@?uhhh

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    ?I think so.@ Im not ood at meetin new people. "es the first one.

    ?&kay then. *o /eacher oora, what are we oin to do today7@ "e sat beside me and it

    was very awkward. -ut he seems nice. I feel like I can trust him. I hope everythin oesfine.

    Chapter 3 Pancakes

    5-oy.. I'm soo hunry.5 "e tapped his tummy while lookin at me.5ou wanna eat75

    I hesitated.5I cant o outside.5

    5Auntie will understand. +ont worry.5 "e suddenly rab my hand and started walkin.I

    was definitely positively dragged at that moment.

    5>ait8 0lease wait85I broke loose from his rip then he stopped and turned around.

    5I'm sorry.5

    I nodded.5It's okay.5

    5If you can't come outside then I'll cook for you then.5 "e sinaled me to follow him.

    Why am I doing this?

    >>>>>>After walking several minutes we....

    5/ada8885we arrived inside the kitchen then he flashed me a bi smile. 5I'll cook for you,okay75

    All I can do is nod. What more can I do. I'm weak when it comes to socialiing andwhat's more is that he makes me speechless than !efore.I watched him cook and it was

    like watchin a Cookin show. Bust like a professional chef.

    5Almost done. +id you have your breakfast already75 "e approached me and left hiswork for awhile.

    5%ot yet.5 I was ready to die from starvation since the '0iano Class' starts at 9 am and Ididn't et to eat my breakfast.

    5Gooooood8 I hope you'll like my cookin5 +onwoon leaned on the counter and shot me

    a smirk.

    -ut then we smelled somethin....-(%I%G.5&h *h6t85 +onwoon rushed to turn off

    the fire but it was too late.. the pancakes ot toast. I don't know why but the looks in hisface made me lauh.I never laughed.

    I can't stop lauhin then he ave me an embarrassed smile which made me ile evenmore.Why "ongwoon? #ow do you do this? #ow can you make me laugh like this like

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    no one else can?

    5ou know you look cuter when you smile,oora5 /hat made me blush and end the smileon my face. 5Always smile okay5/hen he touched my shoulders and said 50lease smile

    for me,oora.5 I shru away from him. An awkward silence filled the room.

    5oora, sorry.5 I knew it was nothin but I don't know what I feel riht now. This is all

    wrong.

    5>e should continue the piano lesson after you're done eatin.5 auche... it's all I can say

    to myself. I feel like I should avoid him or somethin. 0lease don't make me like

    you...0lease..

    5+on't you mean 'after >$ are done eatin'75"e handed me the pancake and I lanced

    and smile at him. oora stop actin stupid okay. */&0 /"I*.

    oora.. tell me you are not fallin in love with him. +&%'/. Love isn't real. (ememberthat oora.

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    It's hard to fall asleep that day. I was ready to destruct after listenin to the clock tickin

    like cra:y for about an hour. I can't et him out of my head. After what happened today Ifelt more alive and I felt a need to live. /his chane in me... I'm confused on whether I'd

    be happy or worried. It all because of him that I smiled, lauhed and enthusiastic for the

    first time. *on +onwoon please don't do this to me. I should always remember... L$

    I* %$#$( ($AL. %$#$(.

    FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

    +onwoon's 0H

    5%oooo8 I wont do that. not unless you kill me.5 I'm stubborn as ever. -ut maybe it wasnot a bad idea it's ust that I don't even know who Aunt is talkin about.

    5-e a ood nephew and follow my orders.5 "ere she oes aain.

    5+on't be such a commando.5 I stuck my tonue out . 5*o what will I do with this oora

    irl75 I'm ettin tired of bein bossed around but hey she's my aunt after all.

    5All you have to do is talk to her. -e with her and become friends. Bust so that she can

    sociali:e a bit. /he irl's been throuh a lot from her pass and has not recovered from it

    yet. 5 /his is one difficult task. >hat does she e!pect me to do7 be her --7

    5&kay. /his is absurd. I can't do that. It's not easy to pretend you know.5 I hissed as she

    had that convincin look on her face.. more like desperate.

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    5+onwoon please...5

    5ine8 -ut make sure you'll repay me bi time.5 /his was never a ood idea like I said. Iwonder what she's like.

    5Good. *o tomorrow you'll start the piano lesson.5

    5Lesson75 >hat now7

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    *o I woke up late. Is it even my fault7 My alarm clock didn't alarm. 0eople shouldn't

    even call it an alarm clock. &kay.. this is a totally bad I(*/ impression.

    I ran across the buildin's hallway. I finally slowed down after hearin the ur $lise play.

    Ama:in.. ust Ama:in. >hen I opened the door she didn't notice me. >ell... I'll let her

    finish then. *he stumbled on a note which made me lauh. And when she turned around

    she ust stunned me with her beauty and her eyes that were so mysterious. *he was notwhat I e!pected her to be.

    After talkin to her for awhile.. I ot hunry. /hen I asked her if she want to o out and

    eat but she refused. I uess I have to cook then.

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    *omethin was definitely burnin. *$ I forot to turn off the fire. /his sucks the

    pancake ot super toast.

    -ut because of that I heard her lauh and saw her smile for the first time. $ven with her

    cold and stone4like attitude ust after we met... *he manaed to smile. I ot stunned by

    her smile that made me smile too. "ow can such a beautiful person hide her smile fromeveryone7

    50lease smile for me,oora.5

    CHAPTER 4I promise

    mma8I screamed at the top of my luns. I was so scared.. so scared that it can put meto death. *o scared that I trembled as chills run down my spin. $very bit of that memory

    made me cry aain. I was dreamin of it.. Ive always dreamt of it.mma..Mianhetears flow freely and painfully as I rab her picture.

    I heard the door open.. Its Lisa unnie.oora, are you okay7*he rushed to me andhued me. *hes the only one who comforts me as always.nnie..I cried.. Like achild, I cried on her shoulders and I imaine it was mom I was huin. I miss her.. Ineed her.>hisperin throuh the silent room, I listened to her voice as she saidoull see her.. +ont worry, oora $verythin will be alriht aain%o.%othins oin to be okay aain. It can never be fi!ed.. %$#$(.

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    [Dongwoon's P!"

    Goodmornin8I went inside the 0iano room but then.. she was not there. I looked atmy watch and it was 92J9 am. Im sure she would be here by now. Where is she?

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    /ime checkand its already #$4% a&>here is she7 Im startin to et impatienceso I decided to o for a little walk.. hopin to see here around here somewhere. I wentoutside the arden but shes not there. I passed by the cafeteria.. still not there. I hadone up and down the buildin but shes nowhere to be found. And it was the last roomId e!pect to see her in.. a room full of mirrors.. more like a dance studio of some sort.

    A creaky sound filled the room as I entered. As I searched the room I saw a familiarfiure. Its oora. *he silently sat at the corner of the room. /he classic music wasplayin softly and almost so weak that I cant hear it. A melodious tone that speaks ofsadness plays while she stared blankly outside the window.oora.

    >hy are you here7%onchalant as she was, she never bothered to look at me.Iwas e!pectin to see you for our piano class.It seems she didnt care at all.

    I want to be alone. 0lease./he cold stare she ave me made me see that shes inreat pain.Im your friend. ou can tell me whats botherin you.I dont knowwhy but I felt how heavy she feels..like the ravity pulls you to the round and makes

    you weak and vulnerable. 5oora...5

    0lease. /heres nothin you can do about this. ou wont understand.../ears startedflowin down her porcelain cheeks but before it could drop to the round, I embraced her

    as tiht as I can.. to let her know that I care. oora..Im hereI was waitin for herto pull back but she didnt. I uess she needed someone to make her feel that shes notalone.Ill always be here.. I promise you that.A heart so fraile.. "ow can she behurt like this..7 >hats the reason behind your aoni:in tears7#ow can I make it all!etter for you $oora?

    I will never leave you.. I promise

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    CHAPTER ( )'ll prove *o+ ,rong

    I thought I cant go on living. And %ust as I was a!out to give up& he came along. #e!rought me the sunshine I was always looking for. hank you "ongwoon& for !eing a

    good friend.

    0lease stop cryin, oora."e frowned but I cant stop the tears that kept comin. "ewhipped my tears and stared at me.ou want me to sin for you7

    I ust sat there as he san a familiar son

    I believe dream for you and me~

    Memareun nawi harue danbiro naeryeo nae ma eume naeryeo yonggireul jweo

    You make me fly and smile again

    Biondwi mujigae cheoreom sori eobshi nawi pume angyeo haengbogeul jweo

    I wanna make love

    Hyeon shire domang chyeosseodeon nawi moseubeul boasseul ae Hokshina

    shilmang haenayo

    *uddenly, he cracked his voice. All of my misery ust flew away and I started lauhinaain.(on "ongwoon& you never fail to make me smile in your own little ways.

    ooohh8 &hh88 ou lauhed8"e clapped his hands. I actually thouht hes an idiotfor clappin his hands. -ut it was still cute how he does that. /hen he ave me a =uick

    hu.+ont cry aain okay.

    >hy are you like this7I ave him an awkward =uestion. >hy7

    >hy what7.. I dont et you."e tilted his head with a curious face.

    >hy do you even bother comfortin me thouh we dont even know each other verywell.I turned around. /here I was, blankly starin outside the window aain.

    >ell, "onestly, I dont know the reason myself.I didnt notice that he was nowbeside me, lookin at me.I ust want you to know that I can be your friend. I can beyour -est riend and that I care.I stared back at him.

    /hanks..Its all I can say. Maybe its time for me to open up my doors forfriendship.

    "ey8 %o problem.. >anna o outside for a walk7I nodded.

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    +onwoons 0H

    *he lauhed at last. I thouh she would turn to stone for bein so emotionless. )sigh)

    >e went outside for a walk and thats when I asked her

    If you dont mind can I ask you somethin7>hile we were walkin towards thearden, she lanced at me.>ell, okay.

    >hy were you so depressed7

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    I was lad that she finally opened up to me. %ow I know what she feels. *he told me that

    she was once in a family where her father always beat her and her mother. 0oor oora. Insuch a youn ae she had e!perience the life that no one deserves. And she also told me

    that her father was killed by her accidentally.I cant say its an accident because Ireally meant it. %ow I reretted why I did it. I was so dumb to kill my own father.Itcame out from her own mouth that she killed her father and that her mother was the one

    who was sent to ail because of her. I was saddened by all of the thins she told me.*tartin that day, she never frowned and never cried. *he was now ready to come out of

    her shell and show everyone the real oora.

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    It's been ; months since that day and we became very close friends. A friend everyone

    would look for. *he seems bloomin every now and then that I started to fall in love with

    her. At first i thouht it was only an infatuation but no... *he makes me smile like noother irl can do. I hid my feelins knowin the fact that by the time she'll know how I

    feel about her, she 'll avoid me. i can't take that.

    /he sky is clear toniht so oora and I ended up *tar Ga:in. I wasn't able to brin my

    telescope with me that's why oora brouht a blanket for us to sit on. 5I wish I can be astar.5*he a:ed at them as her eyes sparkle with the stars.

    5what star would you like to become75 It's a =uestion that made her smile.

    5*omewhere near /he %orth *tar5 *he pointed the brihtest star from our view.

    5>hy so7 +on't you want to the %orth *tar yourself75 /he moonliht traced the beauty ofher face as the cloud unraveled the full moon. Anelic or more like a Goddess is the best

    way to describe how beautiful she was.

    5%o8 I can't be the %orth *tar cu: you are the %orth *tar.5 *he flashed me her meltin

    smile.

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    5Me7 I don't understand.5 *he pinched my cheeks as I blushed.

    5>ell.. -ecause the %orth *tar uides everyone especially those who are lost. or me,you were my %orth *tar when I was lost in my past. /hanks +onwoon4ah. ou're the

    bestest best friend85*o $oora..you are my *orth (tar.. my inspiration and the reason I

    !reathe.An to think that I'm only your !est friend.. never your !oy friend.

    5Can I ask you somethin75 >e met each others stare. 5"ave you even been in love75

    An awkward silence filled the atmosphere. I was anticipatin her answer.

    /o my surprise, she looked away and avoidin my a:e.I dont believe in love.Itfeels like my heart was stabbed a million times.Love is the cause of my motherssufferin. Love is pain itself./hen she lanced at me and shifted her eyes onto thetwinklin stars.

    I can prove you wron*he was surprised to the e!tent that she directly shot me a

    stare.es, oora, I can prove you wron..If you would ust ive me a chance to showyou Im worthy of your love.I held her hands.I didn't know where I ot my couraefrom but this is my chance.%ow this e!plains why, oora. /his is why I want you tosmile.. to lauh and to be happy aain.. Its because I love you. oora, Ill prove youwron. My love is real.oora, I love you.. >ould you be my irlfriend7

    CHAPTER - .a/ 0ews

    Mi!ed emotions.. /hats what I feel riht now. "e asked me to be his irlfriend and I

    swear I stopped breathin

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    ?es. I promise. I love you< +o you love me7@ A deafenin silence made me nervous

    that my heart was poundin like a loud on.

    ?ese held hands. I dont want to

    let o. I want to be with him for a few more hours. A moment like this happens ones in a

    lifetime.

    ?Its still JK2J pm.. Can I stay here for awhile7@ I couldnt say no. In fact I want him to

    stay here all niht. I want him here forever with me.

    ?*ure.. but dont you think its aainst the rules for a boy to stay inside a irls room

    here7@ I was worried that someone will catch us. -ut were not doin anythin bad so I

    uess its okay.

    >e talked for hours that he decided to sleep there. I didnt complain. "e san me to

    sleep.. his voice enthralled my heart as I slept soundly. I can feel his warm embrace

    around me and his soft kisses on my foreheadhats up7@ I ot nervous. >henever Lisa unniecomes to visit, its always bad news. Bust like when my do died because of food

    poisonin and the time when she told me that my mother was sick. I can sense bad news.

    ?oora, your mom< ? I knew it. Its definitely bad news. I prepared myself of what shewas oin to say.

    ?...she.. shes dyin.@ -ut I didnt handle everythin very well. I ot weak as e!pected. I

    burst out to tears. My mothers dyin.. and Im not by her side after all shes been

    throuh. Ive been such a nuisance to her from the moment I was born. I ave her thepain that she didn't deserve. It was all my fault. MI%$

    nnie ave me a comfortin hu. I want +onwoon here with me. >here is he7 "e can

    make it all better. I need him.

    ?Im sorry. Ill come with you tomorrow. >ere oin to the hospital.@ I looked her with

    my pitiful stare. ?*hes waitin for you there. ou need to sleep early okay. (est well.ou really need it riht now.@ I have nothin else to say so I turned my back on her and

    went to my room.

    My tears were fallin freely and theres no stoppin them. I can feel my eyes become

    puffy but who cares. or a moment there, I forot about +onwoon. All I could think of

    was my mom.. her situation.. her health.

    After hours of cryin, I fell asleep. +reamin the same dream I had a few months ao.

    /he sadness and sorrow crept up all over my body. /he unbearable pain is not worth the

    tears for I can never repay everythin I did ust by this tears I shed. It would take alifetime for me to wipe away this feelin of uilt. I dont deserve to live. $verythin went

    blank.

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    It was not easy to et up but I had to. /oday, Ill see my mom after all these years. I never

    pictured our reunion to be this aoni:in. Li:a unnie accompanied me as she promised.

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    >e arrived at this hospital. It was a ; minute ride from the center so it means I can visit

    my mom everyday.

    ?*hes in (oom ;J;..@A nurse reeted us from the counter. *hes really pretty and tall ust

    like a model. >ith her is a blond boy with a cute smile and and youn face. &kay.. "e

    looks too youn to be a nurse. >hen I looked at him I don't know why I suddenly missmy >oonie but I need to be with my mom today. +onwoon can wait.

    /he boy led us throuh the empty hallway of the hospital. I always et scared whenenterin hospitals because it reminds me of horror movies I used to watch when I was a

    kid. Like hosts and screams. Bust horrifyin.

    I can see (&&M ;J; not far from where we were. nnie was pattin my back the wholetime. It was very kind of her to come with me today. ?Its oin to be alriht.@ *he smiled

    at me as I responded with a nod.

    >hen the boy opened the door, he reeted my mom. Its like he already knew him.?Imo8@ "e lanced at me. ?*omeones visitin you.@ "e sinaled us to enter the room. It

    was =uiet and all I can here was the air conditioners sound. My heart was poundin sohard.. I was obviously nervous.

    At first, I was havin second thouhts of oin in because I know if I see her face, Idust cry like a baby and do nothin but hu her. Its pathetic. -ut I want to see her so

    walked in. *he was in her bed.. weak. -ut in spite of her condition, she manaed to smile

    at me ivin me happiness inside and out. ?mma8@ I ran towards her with tears of

    sorrow and happiness.

    ?My oora, I missed you so much..I'm sorry@ I heard her voice crack then she started

    cryin. I cried with her like a child. Ive always miss her hus and kisses. And now thatIm with her, I will make the best of this.

    ?mma, dont say that. I should be the one to say sorry. I miss you too.@ *he stroke myface with her delicate hands. *he was beautiful as ever but her low was not there

    anymore and her eyes are dull and weary. ?"ow are you7@ *he asked me. I noticed the

    door closin slowly. /he boy and unnie are one. /hey went out maybe to ive us time.

    ?I wont lie. Its been hell since we were separated. I didnt live a very meaninful life,

    mma. Im full of uilt.@ I crined to her like how I did when I was little.

    ?My poor little irl. ou should have lived a ood life. Im sorry for ivin you all these

    trouble.@ *he ave me her warm smile and I smiled back.

    >e talked for so lon until she fell asleep. I told her about my life with Lisa nnie and

    the center. I also told her about +onwoon and that hes my boyfriend. My mother was

    shocked the fact that I have already fallen in love. I saw how her eyes sparkled for the

    first time because of happiness. I cant wait to introduce +onwoon to my mom. *hes

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    really e!cited to meet him too.

    I was ettin a bit sleepy so I decided to o outside for a walk. /he moment I ot out ofthe room, /his boy that helped us earlier came up to me. Like this mornin, he still had

    those happy smile and his cheerful attitude. /his boy doesn't seem to have e!perience

    anythin sad in his life. An optimistic aura always surround him. I ust notice he has cutetwinklin eyes.

    ?"ey there8 "ow was she7@ I am certain that hes talkin about my mom. A little bitfriendly for my kind.

    ?*hes sleepin soundly. Are you oin to check on her7@ I looked at him with a weird or

    rather awkward stare.

    ?%o. Its not my ob to do that. hm.. an oseob by the way.@ >e shook hands and I

    introduced myself to him.

    ?oora riht7@ "is estures seem to say he is a shy person. I read an article about body

    lanuaes and hand estures in a maa:ine and I perfectly remember when a person ivesa weak handshake with their palms pointin in an upward direction then they are clearly

    shy. And he doesnt want any eye contact. >&>. "ow similar am I to this uy.

    ?e7@ I cant help but smile. Its ust funny how similar we are and I dont even now him.

    ? Mind havin coffee with me7 I mean.. you look really tired.@ /here was no hesitation. I

    went with him in the cafeteria. It was so easy to befriend him. %ow I miss +onwoon

    aain. -esides seein myself in him.. I am constantly bein reminded of +onwoon. Idon't know how but it seems like they have the same attitude. /hey both smile like there's

    no tomorrow. I don't know. It's weird.

    *peakin of +onwoon. I am almost always thinkin of him ust now. where is he7 I

    think by this time, Lisa unnie had told him where I am. "e is killin me. I miss him.

    ?oora.. are you alriht.@ I snapped out of my dream bubble.

    ?Im okay. Im ust thinkin of mom and you know..@ My lyin talent comes handysometimes.

    ?our mom is in ood hands. +octors here are professionals and theyll help your momheal. >e are hopin to cure her cancer. *o dont lose hope.@ "e ave me a thumbs up.

    An awkward silence passed us by. "e acts really weird. >hat up with him.

    ?Ah8 I know8 ou wanna here a knock knock oke7@ "e was so enthusiastic about his

    idea.

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    ?&kay. /ry me.@ "onestly, I hate knock knock okes but Ill ive it a try this time.

    ?)nock knock@

    @>ho's there7@

    ?-anana.@

    ?-anana who7@

    ?)nock knock@ "e repeated it. I dont et the oke.

    @>ho's there7@ &kay this is ettin ridiculous. Its not even funny.

    @-anana.@ Come on8 Nuit with all the bananas

    ?-anana who7@ Im bored.

    ?)nock knock@ Aain7

    @>ho's there7@ My voice was a bit harsh and pissed off.

    @&rane.@

    @&rane who7@

    @&rane you lad I didn't say banana 7@ ne!pectedly, I lauhed so hard I forot I was

    pissed off. It was a ood one. I must admit hes a ood knock knock oker.

    ?I seriously thouht you were ust annoyin me.@ A smirk formed on my lips.

    ?*orry about that. &kay.. another one then Ill stop.@ %ow I was the one very enthusiasticabout the oke thin.

    ?)nock knock.@

    ?>ho's there7@

    @"awaii.@

    @"awaii who7@

    @I'm fine, "awaii you7@ I burst out with lauhter. I was poundin the cafeterias table

    because of it. I didnt reali:e how easy it was for me to lauh. $ven +onwoon cant

    make me lauh like this. %ot that Im comparin him to oseob. /his ones ust a natural

    oker.

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    ?Im lad you like my okes. /hey were awful thouh. +idnt e!pect you to lauh at

    them.@ "e then drank his latte.

    $ven with ust one niht, we ot very close. I bid him oodniht and went to my moms

    room. an oseob, hes ust ama:in. I feel like Im cheatin on +onwoon which iswhat Im not doin. I miss my +onwoon of course and oseob is really B*/ A

    (I$%+ and nothin more.