5 years

white faces moving around. “Am I in

her replied. “You’re in Seoul”

behind her palm and carried her bag pack. “Remember Stephanie just do what

e for sightseeing, in an out” she told herself. Just then she felt a vibration in her back pocket and she st

nto her and her

e. She sighed in relief and hugged to her chest. Her smile disappeared and she turned her phone and there was

ler, you still couldn’t tell. “Can’t you watch where you’re going?” she asked. “You literally bumped into me. It’s

rown. “You’re rude” she whispered. She looked him in the eye and he looked confused. “Don’t

misunderstand, I really didn’

out her lips in d

n wonder how I didn’t see you, a beauty like you is hard to miss” he s

head. “Avoid tempt

t?” He asked

tep back and pocketing her phone. “Don’t think by sweet

eautiful company” he said

to pay for my new screen guard”

is Kim Sung-min” he said

I need to go” she said with her wide f

I can buy you a screen guard” he said

put her number. “There! Now I’m leaving. Good day” she said stepping past him and wa

nearest hotel” s

t to the counter and set her phone there. She opened her WhatsApp and made a video call and took off her shirt instantly getting goose bumps from the cool breeze from

son on the screen asked. “Don’

do that!” Stephan

nderwear?” Another party as

se Korean boys” another girl

t?” the screen now

you for asking Eunice” St

ean boy!?” Precious aske

ut me” Stephanie said with enough sar

safely thanks for asking. But you know what

come back home” they all said in a

always been your dream

rown up” Stephanie said all proud a

need to see th

nd this is your chance to do it. L

my mind is already set on a Japanese men. With curly hair, black eye

details please

n. “Your explanation was very vivid. Are you sure you

r eyes, trying hard not to

someone!” Pr

“Precious you

l of you are making a hell of noise and I

Temi who had been su

There’s a man” she said in a whisper. She licked her lips sl

first. She needed to call her family first and tell them she arrived

e has an alert. “There goes my sleep” she said turning on her side trying to call back her sleep, but her phone wou

was an unknown number. She opened her WhatsApp and it was in weird figures. Sh

his?’ She

the person

’ She

u met at th

most only texted back once or just wanted one thing. She shook her head on the past experiences and looked down at her phone whic

you up tomorrow so we can g

nie si

her bed and type

omorrow is conv

tephanie thinks

she re

en’ and that ends

what you need to do and get out” she whispers to herself. She keeps whispering that until s

oes everything that needs to be done with that frown. While getting dressed, someone knocks on her door. “W

n’t intentionally irritating her. Her anger disappeared with her words when she saw the person at the door. A guy probably around her a

you just keep staring?” Stephanie asked looking him straight in the eye and he a

thing for someone, but it looks I h

ing your eyes?” Stephanie asked. His mouth moved, but no words came out. “If you don’t sp

er bra. She covered herself and looked at the guy who was looking away. “You

at her. “Don’t loo

thought you knew with the wa

t shirtless intentionally?” S

plied quirk

tupid” Stephan

ts” he said looking hurt,

rity” and she slammed the

crop tops. Now she could wear it. She put her boots on, and wore her jacket and

come out?’ the quest

f a sudden?’ She debated internally. He just wants to buy my screen guard and then

She made her way outside and she saw him. She stopped in her tracks and just stared. He hadn’t not noticed she was there. He was so handsome n

iddle of the sidewalk drawing a lot of attention. He walked up to her and rubbed her back. She calmed her brea

okay?”

ht, good mornin

ing” he gr

e you taking me to

t want to stress you” he said hol

. She didn’t want him to think she actually enjoyed hi

of bad, but she didn’t know why. She brushed it off as they entered the café and she was led to

. “It just looks like the way it

watched in utter fascination as the two Koreans con

ere just looking into his eyes. His glasses

she re

e said holding

o the man and he placed the guard on her phone. He handed it back to her and

as it?” Ste

need to ask”

an return it and get a cheap one from roadsid

pay so don’t worry about the price”. The look on her face told him she wasn’t going

erreact. I’m sure many guys has given you gifts. Steph

ght me my screen guard and I would

wrong?” He tried to look at her face but she kep

lie. But what he said really hit home. She didn’t have good experiences with boys which caused her to distance hersel

uld hear the sincerity in his voice and she didn’t want her conscience ea

forget about it’ she said it in a whisper but her to

asked. Stephanie wrink

our food come close to my tongue, you

ood, what did you think you were goin

cDonalds here or something

ast. I’m taking you to a nice and health

not I would have left you long ago”

g-min watched as she

won’t understand. I hate noodles so please don’t bring that I won’t eat it. I detest fish an

men” Sung-min said to the wa

ldn’t you guys just create a language in actual words instead of figures then maybe I wo

staring at me, why?” Stephanie

ied simply. Which caused S

n’t work on me”. ‘That ca

nd brushing her bangs away from her face and tucking it behind her ear. “Your personality is different

er face. “You’re eccentric and I like how you speak your mind. You seem like a woman w

hidden in that sent

d different guy” he added in a whisper but

removing her menu from her face. She smiled a lit

e pork. She said a quick prayer and dug in. She didn’t want her ulcer getting worse. It didn’t taste completely

alk. She kept slurping her fruit juice and looking away. She was

our full nam

ronounce so just keep calling me

g comfortable hinting they were going t

rry about it, it’s not anything serious”

your famil

hey know that I’m here

on his lips and to irk him more, she smi

ed resting his back against his chair

in his eyes shut her up. She couldn’t place the emo

ated like trash. Do you hate me? Does being around me disgust you? If you

just teasing. ‘Am I that good

d I’m sorry if I came on too strong. Sometimes peop

‘It was a trick’ she thought. He played the

nted to be sure” he said then

ephanie said furrowing her b

ere” he sai

e out and dropped some money on t

asked looking so relaxed. Not ev

e google map” she replied wi

d. She took her phone out and tried looking at the map and it wasn’t working. She rolled her eyes and t

ven know she had closed her eyes and made a very stupid pose. She opened her eyes and d

ed to thank her savior but she remembered those lips. Thos

er phone and he took his hand behind his back. Steph

he said reaching for her phone which he put in

He asked folding his arms

?” She asked slum

viously you didn’t come out without a shirt

m. “I’ve heard you and if that was an apology, you really need to work on it”. She held

Lee Jin-soo,

she re

ou angry” he sa

She tried to grab him and he grabbed her by both her wrists and pulled her close. She tried to free herself, but his grip was tight. ‘I thought t

me go, I’ll scre

e your name”

e” she replied shaki

his retreating back. She looked up to the sky. “Why are they so weird?” She looked down and people w

sed and ran in the di

n ice cream truck. She was blessed with a fit bod

her nose. She looked at the hand offering the cone. She took the cone

nd just wanted to go back to her room and sleep but something was against her today. She

little bit too close bu

nd gave her phone back to her.

ed like the only way you would come to

uming” Stephanie said

a girl who can’t be convinced and you a

that I’m leaving” Stephanie said standing up. Her ha

said standing up after her. “Today was kind

ce you already know that I don’t like to go out, get it into your pr

hink I’d agree to see him again?’ “He’s so proud” she murmured. She looked at her phone and it

” she

tip of her tongue but it refused to come out. Maybe it was unimportant. ‘Who cares anyway?’ She was g

e pictures. Short skirts and fluffy boots. People were actually willing to take pictures with her. Two guys kissed her cheeks in one pictur

kly and instructed hi

en minutes later bec

bags and walked to the door with a spri

it hit her. She left him in the restaura

too tight and the iron in her bra was digging

ding here? You are cold and

r you left I felt so bad, but when I got outside you weren’t

her about my wellbeing or anything” she said trying

you are a guest who doesn’t understand our language. You’re a lady and you co

orry over her, for nothing. She could only apologize. Though it was small an

d to go shopping. I am so sorry I didn’t call I really forgot. I didn’t know

t want you to be safe. You are a foreigner and if

growing up and gratitude was one of

and the jacket wasn’t doing any justice. “Would you like

it, I really need to get home no

making you worry” she pleaded. She kn

the cold that was playing tricks on her, but her chest looked bigger. The band of her bra wasn’t di

ing wrong?

job at concealing her odd looking chest. They both walked i

the mall?” S

g people” she replied trying to look norma

out slowly. She got out of her key card. ‘Of all

to keep her bra in place stopped and it slid down to her stomach. She dropped

opped to her stomach as she felt strong hands on her shoulders and she was spun around. She

u could have told me if you were having an underwear malfuncti

her bags on the couch and went back to close the door. Her room was warm, so he took off his jacket and sat down waiting for

nking and looked into her wardrobe. Sung-min was outside and she needed something to wear. Not that she wanted to impre

dband. She quickly ordered tea for two and opened the door slowly to peek at what he was

was so lost in her thoughts that she didn’t know Sung-min was now looking at her. She bit her lip and stood up straight. Her eyes c

on his face. She walked towards him and took her place beside him

ed and looked t

ould tell he was more advanced and talking about anime wasn’t going to help matters. The silence was suffocating and she needed to ke

A waiter pushed in a trolley and he dropped the tray with a tea set and

closed his eyes savoring the taste and sighed in reli

child” she said placing her cup on the tray not really c

’s eyes went wide in shock when the flash came on. “I told her about yo

to get a hold of the phone. Sung-min leaned back,

as she was literally on him trying to

she whined trying to get the phone

st the same like the way you were in the morning”. “

move to get up, even though his laps were more comfortable than the couch th

’s been away for a long time because of business and we decided to spend time with ea

he replied sitting up, ignoring the warm and tingly feeling

tea it was so del

is the outing taking place tomorrow?”

o her favorite café” he replied as he walked towards th

er!” he said in a serious voice losing his norma

t really saying anything. Stephanie, to her ut

door in panic. She wasn’t ready for it and she whispered

cared to open the door and look through the peephole to check if he was still there. What had happened had happened and s

got her bags and ran back to her room sliding to her bed and dumped the clothes on the bed. She didn’t want to look like a ch

clothes that cover……… whatever blah”. When she was done tossing her clothes ar

ung-min’ she thought. ‘Call friends?’ No too noisy and she couldn’t keep things from

un. They weren’t that good looking, but they were tolerable. Even though she didn’t understan

the clothes to the other side and as she closed her eyes, she was out like a light

huge pervert who just wants to get some. I need to apologize”. He got out his phone and dialed her number, but he hung up. “It’s

and he turned