I stepped into the entranceway wearing a deep black evening dress with black heels.
I walked with poise.
The shuffling of a hundred people milling about the aisle, the soft music playing from the stage, soft hushed conversations of the women. These sounds made all of my senses feel alive and in full force.
"Cha Mee, come here!" my best friend called.
It was a Valentine's gathering, everyone was in the hall and I could barely move from one side to the other side.
I had dressed up for this day, as it happened to be my first time entering a social event.
"I am a noob", my face turned from bright to dull.
After wasting one hour, I felt I should go home and my mind kept blabbering "Cha Mee! you will die single?"
I started looking for excuses to escape but my friends were having a great time and it was me who was numb inside.
As soon I found her talking to her boyfriend, I got chance to escape.
"Let's run as if fire had caught this place".
As soon I reached the exit, someone tapped my shoulder.
" I am gone, I am not turning back" a gush of thoughts rushed my mind.
" Hey! Stop"
" Why are you running?"
" No...I am searching for my keys"
I turned around with fake smile, wished I could teleport that second to my home, but my feet were glued to the ground.
I just kept looking at the man.
" Why are you running like a theif?" He said.
" because I am escaping from the embarassment, from my No-body-ness", my heart screamed.
He was in his dark blue suit and his smile was mesmerizing.
The only thought I had in mind was, that he must be the son of Apollo, the god of beauty and love.
" Nice to meet you" I nodded to him.
" I am Taecyeon, from your department"
" I have been waiting for you for long" he said.
"Oh.. sorry", I said.
I didn't notice him first, but I had his eyes caught on me. I met him two months back in bookstore in gathering of book lovers and I was standing with him to get my book.
I was surprised he offered me a rose,"why are you giving this to me?."
"I am giving you this rose in hope that you will accept me as your friend", he said.
"Thank you", I was jumping inside.
But it became awkward, when he kept giving all his roses one by one to me, I was getting shy as everyone was looking at us. I felt overwhelmed and lucky at the same time.
I thought it ended, but he took out one rose from his suit, that was his rose that he hadn't given to anyone.
"This is mine, will you accept it? Cha Mee!", Taecyeon asked.
I melted as butter.
"Yes!", my face got red, couldn't stop blushing, and I was standing like statue.
He laughed and said, " Oh I really missed you".
With his rose, I got my Oppa.❣️
