OUR KIND OF STORY

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 2

I miss you and it sucks because I know, I can't do anything about it.

MAREN'S POV

I left the hospital already and I am on my way to buy sweets for my friend before going back to restaurant. I just walked around the town to look for it.

"I am sure she went crazy today" I giggled to myself as I think of my friend who also worked in restaurant. She's all by herself managing the store because I didn't come. She's a monster when she gets angry.

I went to Keonveose-isyeon (Conversation Cake shop) at Gangnam-gu as I have decided to buy her the chocolate cake she likes.

"Aggassi, where are the other chocolate cakes?" I asked the cashier as I saw only few cakes and cannot find what I was looking for.

"Oh, it's right there ma'am, we transferred it because it's almost sold out." The lady in-charge answered.

"Oh, I see. Thank you." And I went to the other corner. 

"Is this the only Chocolate souffle cake?" I asked her again.

"Ah, yes ma'am. Actually someone already paid for it. The person will come and get it later."

This can't be! I whispered to myself.

I heard the store door being opened and closed behind me while I am thinking what to buy since the cake I need is sold already.

"Oh, wasseo?" The lady greeted the person who just came.

"Ye, where's the cake?" The person asked.

"It is right there sir. I will just prepare and pack it for you."

"Yes, please. Thank you." He said politely.

It's a tall handsome guy and looks like he's a good person but that's not the point I think I can approach him.

"Ah, jamkkanman." I just approached him shyly.

"Ne?" He answered shortly.

"Can you do me a favor? Please?"

"What is it?" His facial expression changed.

"Mwoya?!" I was surprised by the sudden change; he was just smiling when he came and now he looks annoyed when I approached him. What a poker face.

"Honestly, I need to buy the cake you just bought. It happened that it was the last one, can I have it instead?"

"Shireo." He answered again shortly.

"Jebal? I really need it so that I can survive today." I asked him patiently again.

"I said no already, so it's a no."

"I will pay you double."

"I am not a beggar so stop it already."

"Sir, please?"

"Yah! You're really annoying already. Geumani jeongmal ~ geuman." He raised his voice as he said those words.

"Fine!" I said as I gave up. I even glared at him. He's annoying and arrogant.

"Here's your cake sir. Thank you."

"Yes, thank you too." He just accepted the cake and smirked sarcastically to me before leaving the cake shop.

"Ye,Ye... Good for you." I pouted as I see him going. I decided to buy other kind of chocolate cake. I am annoyed, I asked him in a nice way and he's arrogant.

If I ever I saw him again and happened to have the Chocolate cake in my hand. I will really - really slapped it to his face. I swear to myself.

Life is so unfair. This world is really cruel.

"Breathe in, breathe out. Looks like I will die for today." I just said to myself when I arrived in the restaurant.

"Yah! Where the hell have you been?!" Jin Ae asked me as I entered the store. And for Maria Clara's sake, she's not embarrassed to shout inside the restaurant.

Oh, I can't blame her. She's really angry right now.

"Jin Ae-yah, just accept this please." I offered the cake I bought instead of answering her and without even looking at her eyes.

"Is this that 'chocolate cake'?" She smiled brightly accepting the box of cake. It looks like she's excited.

"Just accept and eat it. No more questions please." And I turned around quickly and go to my office.

"Yah! Ikke Mwoyah?!" She yelled at me. It looks like she opened the box already.

"What is this?" She asked me again.

"Chocolate Cake!" I answered her back.

"Right, it's a chocolate cake but not the Chocolate Souffle cake that I want."

"Geuresseo mwo?" I asked her.

"Yah! You're being annoying." She yelled again to me.

"Sorry, I am annoyed too. What can I do?" I yelled at her too and explained impatiently.

"Yah! What happened?" She asked me. She was dumbfounded.

The angry dog becomes a curious puppy. I won and I survived today. I almost laugh about it.

"Geunyang."

"Hey, come on. Just tell me." She's being nice now. I can see in her eyes that she's very curious.

Story telling time! What a sweet escape from a scary lion.

Oh well, I told her what happened at the cake shop and she's now angry. And I even made her angrier by putting more stories against the guy to favor my side and understand my situation.

Sorry.

"See? That's the kind of trouble I entered just to buy you the cake."

"Mian. Jeongmal mianhe chingu." She's now eating the cake I bought for her.

"I am really hurt you know."

"Yah mian! And hey, I said sorry already." She's making a puppy face.

"Geurae. The damage has been done. What can I do? Move on."

"Ani. We're not moving on." She said to me in a serious face. "If ever we saw that guy together let's slap the Chocolate cake to his face."

"What if there's no Chocolate cake?"

"Then let's just slap him everything."

"I like it." I love how badass we think we are when we're together.

"Nado." She agreed with our crazy thoughts and giggled together.

We finished the cake together and got back to work. Its 6 pm already and still there's many customer. I end up helping her until we close the restaurant.

"You did visit him right?" Jin Ae asked me while we are on our way to our home.

"Yeah." I answered her.

"Are you not tired?"

I looked at her and guessed what she means of her question.

"Why would I? He's never been tired of me and my attitude, so why would I?"

"Yah wae? why are you so serious?"

"Molla. I don't understand myself as well." I sighed as I said it.

"Cheer up." She said when she saw my expression.

"Ani, gwaenchana. I am too old for this. I am strong."

"Arraseo, arraseo." She agreed while patting my shoulders.

I am really down and sometimes I want to give up. My world turned upside down since then. It's him who makes me keep going, I don't know what to do anymore if I lose him.

"Hey!" ---

"Mwoya?" I was surprised when Timothy Kang called for me.

It was Sunday and we are having our dinner in a restaurant like what Dad planned to. He also said that we're going to have dinner with his friend and family.

I didn't expect this person to be here with us. I was surprised when he approached me.

"Ya! Maren-ssi, naya!"

"Do you know each other?" Mom asked us.

"Yes." He answered immediately.

"No..." I answered too hesitantly

"Hey, it's the second time you said no."

"It's because we really don't know each other. What the hell?" I answered him frankly with my right eye brows up.

"Excuse me kiddos but we are having our meal together. Please be seated and let's eat peacefully." My dad instructed us as he saw me being moody already.

The atmosphere is really odd as we started to eat. I can feel my parents and his parent's eyes all on me and to him as we seated together. Our chair is next to each other, so I can tell the situation.

"We are schoolmates." He explained shortly to them. He's also bothered by the situation we are in.

"Ah, really? And …" Mom is just so curious.

"I happened to meet her last Friday when our school principal asked me to look for her." He explained nicely so the tensions will stop already.

"And then?" Mom asked again.

"Oh actually, principal wants us both to lead the school activity next month." He explained again.

"Ah, I see. So that's what happened."

"Don't bother yourself explaining. Just ignore her, she always do it at home." I told him so he and mom could stop.

"No. It's okay." He smiled brightly to me.

"Yah. Stop smiling, you look stupid." I said and continue eating.

"Oh, I'm sorry." he answered.

"You see that? She's really rude." My dad started a conversation out of the blue.

"That's cute." Said the old lady, it looked like she's Timothy's Mom.

"What's cute about it? She has a bad temper." My mom starts to open her mouth again and they began chatting about me.

I don't mind and I just continue eating so that I'd be finish right away. I know they want me to change but I don't know how. I also want to change, maybe?

I feel lonely sometimes not having any friends but when I think that I might be arguing with that so called "Friend" I change my mind. It's tiring for sure.

"Are you okay?" He followed me.

I am at the parking lot and killing my time since they're busy chatting inside. We finished our food already and they become noisy so I went out and feel some air.

"Are you okay?" He asked again.

"What do you want?"

"Nothing, I just followed you."

I don't want to ask again. I don't want to open my mouth; it might start a conversation. The place is covered with silence. Few minutes have passed and we are just standing there peacefully.

The place is good that I even started to mind my own world. I am watching the dark sky and stars; it's beautiful and really amazing. I can even hear the sound of some insects flowing with the silence around the place.

I can feel the small blows of the wind in my arms and shoulders. It's cold but I like it.

"It's nice here." I whispered.

"You mean the place or the silence?" He asked as he heard me.

I forgot that he's still around.

"I thought you left already."

"No, it's noisy inside." He smiled to me.

I stayed quiet and did not make any move. I suddenly feel awkward with him being around.

"So, you like quiet places?" He asked me again.

I just nod my head as my answer and crossed my arms. Then, suddenly I feel a heavy thing in my shoulders.

"It's getting cold. So, just wear it for the meantime." He said to me. He put his jacket on me.

"What about you? Are you not cold?" I asked him sarcastically.

"It's cold but it's okay. I'm strong." He said jokingly and looked at me.

"What the hell?" I said, his words made me laugh a little. I don't know if he's joking or what, it made me smile though.

"I know right?" He giggled.

"Ah, right." I said as I remembered something.

"What is it?"

"Last Friday in the library you..." I am hesitating to continue what I am about to say.

"The handkerchief...? Am I right?" He guessed it right.

"Ye, majayo..." I answered slowly. I am very shy to ask him about it. I was a brat back then.

"I didn't throw it, don't worry. I know it's yours because your name is in there." He smiled as he said to me.

"Ah." I responded very shortly and smiled sourly, I remembered that moment i was really a brat. I didn't say anything after, I can't open my mouth. I am so anxious about what happened.

"Are you not going to say thank you?" He asked.

"Eh?" I am surprised.

"Are you not going to say thank you?" He told me again.

My eye brows lift up as I heard what he said. His words made me feel uncomfortable. I feel irritated.

"Why would I? I didn't ask you to pick it for me..." Here goes my foolish mouth again.

"What?" He looked surprised.

"Aish. Just give me my handkerchief."

"I don't have it with me. And hey! What did I do to you? You're being rude just now." He asked me. He's having a blast right now.

"Ah, molla! Just give it to me tomorrow then." I turned around tried to go back inside. This is insane. What is happening?

"Shireo!" He answered just like that, makes me stop from leaving.

"Mwo?" I faced him again.

"Shireo..." His voice went slow and his feet take one step backward without looking at me.

"Why is that? It's not even yours."

"I just don't want to give it to you." He explained shortly.

"Ah, wae?!" I am about to explode.

"You're so insensitive and arrogant. All in all, you're a brat!"

"Juggolae? Juggosipni?" I asked him like I will really kill him.

"Ne,ne! Just kill me then! But not today..." He turned around and went his way to restaurant.

"This is crazy! I think I am going crazy. This is annoying..." I am about to blow.

"Yeah! And you're annoying." He's back with his hands in his pocket.

"Why are you back?!"

"My jacket." He answered and looked away.

"Mwoyah..." I took his jacket off of me and throw it to his face. I walked out and went inside the restaurant.

"Aish! Yah!" That's all I heard after.

I need some peace of mind right now. I want to go home and rest myself there. That person is getting in my nerves. I hate the feeling being around with that person. I can't think and even act properly. His smiles irritate me.

It looks like there's no peaceful place aside my bedroom. I want silence to swallow me and sleep.

"Timothy Ahn..."

Timothy's POV

"Ah, she's not cute at all. She's crazy." I said to myself standing here at the parking lot. She went inside first after she throws my jacket in my face.

"What's with Father anyway? He wants me to meet his friend and family." I'm talking to myself right there for few minutes.

My head feels like spinning after that crazy interaction with her. She's really mad right now. I wonder why she's like that.

I feel something strange in my pocket, it's my phone. It's vibrating because someone is calling.

"Oh." It's Mrs. Reyes our school Principal.

"Hello, Good Evening Ma'am." I answered the phone politely.

"Hello, Timothy. Have you talked to Maren already about the school activity?" She asked me directly.

I suddenly feel like I was hit by a thunder.

"I am sorry Ma'am but I didn't get the chance to talk to her about it."

"Oh, that's not good. We only have two weeks to prepare. Please talk to her, okay?"

"But Ma'am -"

"You know I can only rely to you right?"

"Yes Ma'am."

"I know you're good at this." She said to me.

"No. Not really Ma'am." I am flattered by Mrs. Reyes words.

"So, I leave those matters to you then."

"Yes Ma'am...-- Eh, wait, what?" I'm doomed now.

"Do your best!" She's cheering for me.

"Yes Ma'am... I'll try my... best." Why did I say yes? It's true that regret always come after. Why I am so clumsy.

"Okay, that's good then. See you tomorrow at school, okay? Goodbye..." Mrs. Reyes is already said goodbye.

"Ah yes Ma'am." I answered

"Damn!" I just cursed to myself. I feel weak right now.

Everyone is giving me a hard time nowadays but I'm good. I can handle these; these struggles will surely pass right away.

"Maren Gwon …" I remembered the first time I saw her at our school.

Her face was expressionless and her eyes were deep. Everyone at school wowed when they saw her, she's beautiful even though she's not smiling.

She's always alone and quiet. She always goes to library during lunch break and spends her most times with books. I haven't seen her being with people and smiling...

"Smiling?" I came to realized something. She was smiling when we talked a while ago.

"Mwoya..." I was dumbfounded and that thought made me smile. I am certain that she smiled. A feeling of excitement is pounding my heart.