Chapter 03

8:00 AM

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEE-

Yeori turned off the alarm on her phone after waking her up from her deep slumber. Since today she doesn't have class because it's Saturday, she decides to sleep more, snuggling on her pillow as covers herself with a blanket. Forgetting that she and Haneul had plans for today. Why do I feel like something's off? She thought as she sat up with a sleepy eyes.

Saturday, Saturday, today is Saturday...

Words that lingering in her mind. Her conscience won't stop on repeating it as if it's like a chant.

"So what if today's Saturday?" Yeori mumbles as she gathers her mind piece by piece until realization hits her like a truck. The plan with Haneul! They agreed with a plan yesterday to hang out today as for a starter of their friendship. Getting used to not having a friend, she forgot that she has Haneul now in her life. Well, this new.

"Geez, better prepare myself now!" Yeori jumps out of her bed.

After Yeori took a shower, dried herself with the towel and her being the simple person she is, she just wear her sky blue hoodie, black jeans, and converse high. She's ready to go. But before that, she must cook breakfast for her halmoni.

"Yeori, dear."

"Halmoni?" She instantly looked behind her the moment she heard her halmoni's voice. "You should be resting at your room." She says, worry laced on her voice as she gets to her side to support her.

"I'm fine, dear. Don't worry. I need to get out from my room sometimes." Her halmoni caresses her cheeks as she laugh, lightening up the mood inside the little house and Yeori couldn't help not to join at her laugh as she gently removed her halmoni's hands away from her face and hold it.

"I feel relief somehow seeing you getting better, Halmoni. Oh. By the way, your breakfast is ready." Yeori takes her to the table, serving her the breakfast she made.

"Are you not going to eat breakfast, dear?" Her halmoni asks, seeing it's only served for her.

"I don't feel like eating breakfast today, halmoni." Yeori just simply shrug and her face turns to a concerned one.

"Are you sure dear?"

"Yeah..I-" their conversation was interrupted by the sound of the doorbell ringing up and that made Yeori's eyes slightly widened. Is it time already?

"Oh who would that be? I didn't expect a guess to come." Her halmoni wonder, already heading to the door.

"Halmoni, let me get it." Yeori says, following behind her and check the time on her phone and her guess was right. It's already 9:00 AM.

"It's fine dear. Who is it--oh" Her halmomi assures, but words immediately got cut the moment she open the door revealing Yeori's friend. The tall and handsome pink haired guy. Kim Haneul, with a bouquet of flowers on his hand.

"Haneul." Yeori says as their eyes meet. He's wearing a simple sky blue colored buttoned up shirt that's well tucked in a denim jeans but he still managed to look elegant.

"Hi, Yeori! Good morning." He greeted, her halmoni looked at her in surprised before looking back at the deadly handsome guy who's flashing them both with his fascinating smile.

"You know him, Yeori?"

"Yes, he's Kim Haneul." Yeori goes to his side, "He's my friend. Haneul, she's my grandmother." Yeori shyly introduced him. It's the first time she introduced someone to her and she could clearly see how her halmoni's face lit up and gave Haneul a warm smile with welcoming hug.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, halmoni." Haneul hugs her back with equal warm before they gently pulled away.

"It's nice meeting you too, Haneul. Come inside." She invite him in but Yeori kindly interrupt them.

"Um, Actually me and Haneul have plans today...I'm sorry I forgot to tell you Halmoni." Yeori carefully tells her, testing the water as this is also her first time to hang out with someone and she doesn't have any idea what will be her halmoni's reaction about it. Will she get mad?

"Oh is that so, It's fine with me and besides, I can see he's trustworthy." She says, unexpectedly winking at her at the last sentence and Yeori stare at her in surprised wondering if is this her sick grandma or not. It seems like she has given an energy the moment she heard Yeori having a friend. Yeori then shift her gaze to the bouquet of flowers.

"Haneul, what's with the flower?" Yeori asks, curiously pointed at it.

"Oh, I almost forgot it..." He suddenly paused looking at Yeori before giving it to her halmoni. "This is for your, Halmoni."

"For me? Oh my god, you're such a kind one. Thank you." She gasp in surprised and gladly accept the flower.

"Um, are you going to be okay by yourself, Halmoni? We won't be long, I promise."

"I'll be fine dear, take your time." Her halmoni waves off and gently pushed her out towards him.

"Thanks for allowing her to hang out with me, don't worry I'll take care of her." Haneul assures before bowing at her respectfully in 90°.

"Have fun, kids." She wave goodbyes at them before closing the door.

"Let's go?" Haneul tilts his head to the side as he looked at her. Secretly admiring how the way she looked like in her outfit today. She looked cute. A compliment that he find difficult to say to her. He doesn't know how would she react at that. What if she's not used to be complimented? He might just make her feel flustered.

"Where are we going?" Yeori calmly asks. But the spark of excitement in her eyes tells it all and this didn't go unnoticed to Haneul. It's good to know that Yeori is as excited as him. He thought already have an idea running in his mind. He likes her smile and he wants to see it often. So, taking Yeori out is the best way.

"You'll see."

(30 minutes later)

Haneul brought her to an amusement park which is her first time to get in. Her eyes sparkles, mouth slightly agape at the beautiful views of the rides, different booths and people enjoying around her. She's so fascinated by the view like a little kid until Haneul waved his hand in front of her. "Earth to Yeori!"

"Oh, Sorry." Yeori awkwardly chuckled and looked down to her feet. Haneul have just caught her like that. God, that's embarrassing. She thought.

"Let me guess, first time?" He says and Yeori lift up her face to look at him and nodded. Sell, there's no point of denying it.

"Well then, I'll show you around." He winked at her before reaching for her hand.

Yeori's POV

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He show me around, took me to some different booths, and now to the claw machine. The way he introduced them to me enthusiastically sounds like an expert and I've learned a lot from him. He must have come here often, I guess.

"Which one do you want?" He asks me without looking over his shoulder. I was watching him from behind as he looked at the plushies inside. He sound so confident to play the claw machine. I saw something like this in K-Dramas, but honestly I don't believe people can play this successfully in just one try, it'll just consumed all your coins until you don't have anymore. In short, this machine sucks. I thought.

"I don't know how to play that, Haneul." I told him and this made him looked over at me.

"I didn't said you'll play that," He pointed at it. "I'll play for you. Now choose the plushy you want." He what?! He chuckles as he pull me closer to the claw machine and slid the coin to the slot. "Which one?" He asked me again. Okay, he really want to this. I internally sigh defeatedly as my eyes scan the claw machine full of plushies and then one caught my eyes. I noticed it kinda like describes Haneul's personality, it's a white baby dolphin plushy. I don't know why but I wanna have it.

"I want that one." I pointed towards the white dolphin plushy.

"One cute baby dolphin, coming up!" He cheered up and start to move the navigator right away.

"Are you sure you can get it for me?" I lean closer towards the claw machine, seeing if he could get the plushy. "I think you can't get it. Most of the people actually didn't succeed to to play it in one try." I mumbled as I'm expecting he will fail to get it.

"Shhs! Yah, I'm concentrating here and I'll prove it to you. I'll succeed in one try." He says, focusing on the machine then pushed the button to get the plushy. Fortunately, the claw slowly goes down to the plushy. Proving me wrong. Okay, he won.

"Oh my god there it is, that's it, that's it--Yeeesss!!!" He jumped up and down and did some weird dance move due to happiness while I stood here on my spot with an almost dumbfounded face. "I got it!" He exclaimed with a big smile showing me the plushy he's holding now.

"Looks like i'm wrong." I mumbled. He hand me the plushy and I gladly accept it. "It's cute, thanks." I say while looking down at the plushy.

"You're welcome. Let's go to the last booth." He suggests. Oh, there's more? Well, it's not like I'm complaining about it.

"What booth?"

"Photo booth." He says, already pulling me towards it and we just passed by on a horror booth. Well, there's still one left here. Why did he say photo booth is the last one?

"Wait, what about horror booth? I want to go there." I pointed towards it but I noticed the blood from his face drained, he looked away and I could clearlysee how his adam apple bobs up and down as he gulp thickly. Wait, is he scared to go there?

"I'm sorry Yeori, but we're not going there." He shake his head while I arched an eyebrow.

"Why? Are you scared?" I asks and his reaction proves my guess right. The way his eyes widened and has a little hint of fear tells it. Seriously?

"I-it's not t-that I'm scared, it's because some perverts go in that place, I'm just protecting you." He stutters and I tried my best not to laugh at his excuse. It's funny he's trying not to look coward in front of me. I guess I'll just have to agree with him. Don't want to make it hard for him anyway.

"Okay." I shrug as I follow him to the photo booth.

We did enjoy taking a lot of pictures at the photo booth. Haneul have many pose than me since I'm not used to taking pictures due to my low self-esteem. Well, no one can't blame me though. Most of what I heard from the people talked about me was I was born ugly and pathetic.

"Yah, Yeori smile bigger like this." He points both side of his lips as he show me how to smile bigger. Oh come on, seriously?

"Atleast I smiled at the camera." I said but he's not going to have my excuse as he shake his head.

"No, no, no princess, it's no fun. Come on, you should smile like thiiiss~" caught me by surprise, he pinched my cheeks stretching it to the side to make my lips look like smiling. "Aww~ Your so cute." He cooed while still stretching my cheeks. God, I can't believe he's doing this to me.

"Haneul, let go." I lightly slapped his hands away by my right hand while my left hand is occupied by the dolphin plushy. He let out a windshield laugh after he removed his hands away from my face which I'm sure it just left a pink mark on my cheeks that made me look like blushing.

"Yah, why are you laughing?" I asked out of annoyance and he mumbles a little 'I'm sorry' still laughing at me. I don't know what to do with him because I was torn between slapping his arm or laughing with him because his laugh is contagious. Damn you Haneul.

"Nothing, come on let's take one last picture." He suggests, hanging his arm around my shoulder as he me a bit closer to him. "Oh and show the plushy to the camera.." He instructed and I did, already looking at the camera to take a picture but he speaks again. "Wait, let's make a heart sign." He added and my eyes widened in surprise. Wait, make what?!

"Are you serious?" I asks him, disagreement evident on my face.

"Aish, bitter much? Come on, don't be kill joy let's have some fun today because next week we'll gonna have our exam. Pwease~ For our friendship." he says, pouting like little kid at me which I find it difficult to resist. Gosh, fine. For friendship he said. I mentally told myself.

"Aish!..." I paused, looking at him who's waiting for my words to continue. "Okay okay, pabo." I raised my hands up in defeat before playfully hitting him using my plushy.

"Atleast, I'm handsome." He mutters, but still audible for me since it's just the two of us inside the photo booth I'm sure he did it on purpose. I playfully hit him again for that. "Aw" he fake a winch as he rubs his arm.

"Hey, stop pretending. I didn't hit you that hard." I can't help not to chuckle. "Let's take a picture now, I wanna go outside." I remind him and create a half heart shape using my left hand and he also did using his right hand, completing the heart shape with me and placing it in front of the plushy between us.

(Time skip)

It's already 7:00 PM and I'm rubbing Haneul's back right now looking completely guilty and sorry. He's throwing up right now on the trash can on the corner because of the motion sickness he got after the two of us tried the different rides which I'm the one who suggested, and Haneul being the guy who doesn't want to be called as coward agreed with me. I didn't know he would end up here throwing up.

"I'm so sorry, Haneul." I apologized for like a thousand times while still rubbing his back and gave him a tissue after.

"You've been saying that for how many time and I told you it's fine, Yeori." He assures me. But it's obvious that he's feeling dizzy because of his shaky knees. I can see that. "Whoa, I threw up all the food in my stomach." He sighed, sitting on the near bench, and I gave him a bottle of water.

"I shouldn't have suggested to try those rides." I guiltily mutters as I wipe the beads of sweat from his forehead that's running down to his jaw.

"Don't blame yourself, Yeori. I also wanted to ride those rides." He waved off. "I'm hungry, let's go get some food." He added after his eyes landed on the food court. Haneul asked me what I want to order and I just go with burgers and fries since I'm not that hungry. He then went to the counter while I occupied the vacant table near the window. It didn't took him that long as he came to back with a tray full of foods including my order. He's going to eat all of these? What am I thinking, of course it's expected after he threw all the food from his stomach to the trash can. I mentally scold myself.

"Yah, I know what you're thinking, don't expect me to eat less." He says between his chuckle and I wonder if did he just read your mind or what. Or am really that obvious?

"Sorry."

...

"The food was so delicious, but there's still one more I'm craving." He says right after we left the food court and this made me looked at him in surprised. He ate a lot there but he's still craving for food? "Wait here, I'll buy an ice cream." He added and was about to leave but I grabbed his arm stopping him.

"Yah, you're gonna leave me here alone?" I asked him with wide eyes. Since it's just my first time in the amusement park I'm kinda bit uncomfortable alone and plus, it's too crowded.

"I'll be back quickly, don't worry." He assures me and it took 3 seconds before I nodded at him and let go of his arm. Waiting for him as he start jogging to the nearest ice cream parlor around.

I've been here waiting for him for 15 mins. still standing on the spot where he left me, tapping my foot on the ground. A sign that I'm starting to get impatient while crossing my arms. Of course the plushy is still with me.

"Seriously? What took him so long?" I mumbled to myself, thinking of the possible reasons that might occur on his way back. Wait, Don't tell me he's throwing up again and feeling dizzy. "Aish, that's it. I'm not gonna wait here, I'll go look for him." I told myself and started walking through the crowd.

"Excuse me, coming thru. Excuse me, sorry, excuse m--Aw!" I keep saying while crossing to the other area through the crowd but someone bumped on me so hard that I almost lost my balance.

"Watch we're you going you bitch!" I heard a familiar voice yelled at me like a mad witch. Wait, I know that voice. Turning around towards the owner of the voice, I was right. It's the real bitch. Hyun fucking Mira.

"Mira."

"Surprise bitch! Huh, I see you are here. What ya doing? Having fun?" She loudly speak, causing the other people to look at us with judgement, and I started to feel more uncomfortable. She's really doing it on purpose. Does she really have to go this far?

"And what is it with you if I'm having fun? I didn't do anything wrong." I stand for myself and this angers her more.

"You don't deserve to have fun, you don't deserve to be happy, Yeori!" She exclaimed, stepping towards me with a piercing death gaze. Why don't I deserve to be happy? Is it because I came from a poor family? Those thoughts made me feel a sudden pang in my chest. She lift up her hand and was going to slap me but before it could land on my face someone grabbed her wrist.

"I suggest you should stop making a scandal here young lady." A tall guy with a good physiques, wearing a black turtle neck with a long black coat outside and has a deep voice, I couldn't get a view of his face because he's back facing me. His height made me feel so small because he's much taller than Haneul. Is he a giant?

"I don't give a damn care! And don't butt in because it's not your fucking business!" Mira yell at him.

"Watch your language young lady, this place are for those people who wants to have fun and not for some person like you creating a scandal here. And don't say it's not my fucking business. You don't want me to take you to the police station and call your parents, right?" He threatens as he raises an ID which I still couldn't get a good view. But I noticed Mira's eyes widened after she saw it and her face get pale. Is he a cop?

"I-I'm sorry, I'm going to leave." She stuttered and this guy let her go. She immediately run away without even looking back. I can't help not to exhale in relief and held on tight at my plushy after I saw her ran away. Wow, I just came to notice that this plushy feel so comforting.

"Thank you for helping me--" the words die in my mouth when the guy turn around revealing his face. It seems like a slow motion to me. His eyes are monolid with a dark brown orbs, little bit chubby cheeks but has a deadly sharp jawlines and I wonder, why do I always ran into good-looking guys. I mean, I'm not trying to sound like I'm attracted to him. Don't get me wrong.

"Are you okay?" He waved his hand in front of my face and I blinked few times to snap out of my thoughts.

"Oh, Yeah I'm sorry. Thanks for helping me um..."

"Seungmin, My name's Dae Seungmin. Nice to meet you." He says, extending his hand to me for a handshake as he flash me a friendly smile with those cute dimples popping out which I noticed too. I gladly took his hand and shyly smile at him. I can't help not to feel a bit embarrassed because of what happened earlier.

"Thank you, Mr. Dae." I thanked him and he smiles more at me. I don't know why but the more I looked at his face, the more I feel like I've already seen him from somewhere a long time ago. His face looked too familiar.

"You can simply call me by my name it's alright." He says, still holding my hand. I looked down to our hand and that's when he realized he's holding it for too long. "Oh, I'm sorry." He lets it go before he shyly smiled at me. "Are you alone?"

And that just made me remember the reason why I'm in the middle of this crowd. I was looking for Haneul. Where is he? "No I'm not, I'm with a friend." I told him and he just mouthed an 'o' before our conversation was being interrupted by his phone ringing up.

"Excuse me." He says and I just nodded. He then answer the call. "Hello...yeah. Okay I'm coming right now." He said to the person on the phone before turning it off and turn his gaze back to me. "I gotta go, it's nice meeting you. I hope...we will meet again." He extends his hand again for a farewell handshake.

"It's nice meeting you too, Mr--I mean, Seungmin." I stutter, then both of us chuckled."I hope we'll meet again too." I added. He gave me one last smile before taking his leave. I watch him walking away until his figure slowly disappears in the crowd. I never thought someone would be nice as him. Nice like Haneul.

"Yeori!" Speaking of the long-awaited dolphin. I heard him yelling my name. I turned around and saw Haneul running in the middle of the crowd towards me. Wait, why does he looked worried.

"Haneul, slow down you might t--Oh!" My words got cut off again when he directly smashed his body to me, surprisingly engulfing me in his embrace. I can feel his chest heaving as he's panting from running. His head buried on my neck, breath fanning on it which slightly tickling and sending shivers down to my spine. "H-Haneul, are you okay?" I asks with a flustered face. "And hey what took you so long and where's the ice cream?" I gently pulled away remembering the ice-cream only to gasp when I saw cuts on his lips. "Haneul, what happened to your lips?!" I pointed at it and he winched my index finger accidentally touched it. Opps.

"I need to take you home now. Don't worry, I'll tell you on our way." He says before grabbing my hand and caught me in surprise again when he intertwined them with his own. I looked down to it. God, is this also one of his habit? Holding someone's hand like this?

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