Eight
1229 Words
ARIA
YEAR 20XX MONTH 8...
One season follows another. The freshman year comes and goes quietly. The obscure ignorance and dim inferiority I had in high school, follow the passing of the third year and the loss of contact of Jungkook and have gradually faded out of my world.
Huh!
"This is your staff pass." Big smile danced on my lips when Library's manger put my ID card in front of me. I took it in my palm.
I'm not going to study here, I'm a new worker here. After the freshman year, I've got the admission in a normal University of Seoul. But I didn't have enough money to study there after a year. So I had leave the college and decided to work here.
"Come on. I show you our library." Miss mentor asked me and I followed her.
Library is full of students, some of schools, some of colleges. Seeing them, I missed my school days. How Jungkook teases me every time whenever I wanted to study. But he also helps me a lot in studies.
"Our library here has over 100 years of history. Our workloads are high but salary isn't." Suddenly Mentor's voice dropped in my ear which brought me back to reality. I blinked twice to remember what she said a moment ago.
"Mentor, please don't worry. I'll try my best to complete the work properly." I said keeping my on the ground.
"There are index content. Remember to put the books in their correct position." She pointed her index finger on a cupboard where a list of books and their places name was written.
I started seeing that, keeping my index finger on my bottom my, trying to remember all these in my mind. I chewed my inner cheeks because the list is vey long and it's hard to learn it at once.
"Oh yess... this is your senior, Hyun ji. He's been working here for two years now. In case, you have anything you don't understand, you can ask him." I bend my head behind the cupboard and found a man cleaning some books and putting it on their place.
He turned his face towards me and seeing him, I bowed down my head because he is older than me. Maybe.
I came out of the library. I know you want to know why? Because I don't want to work there.
Huh!
No...no... this is not the reason. I came out of the library because my work will start from tomorrow. Till then, Mentor asked me to complete a file work.
I took a gaze of my hand watch. It reads half past five.
***
Oh! It's nine o'clock. I'm late for lunch. I closed the tip of my pen with it's cap and by putting all the pages and files in my backpack, I went to library.
You have a question that why library? Because Mentor gave me a separate room besides library for my stay and asked me to take lunch from college's canteen.
I ran as fast as I can but when I arrived at college, I going no one there. Is Canteen closed?
"You have come too late. There is no more lunch."
So I have to pass the whole night without food? No. I came out of canteen and started rolling my eyes here and there. I found a small shop opened.
"Let's take some cookies. I hope it will help me to full my stomach." I chanted as my steps automatically paced up.
***
Someone put a sandwich and a water bottle in front of me when I'm working on files while eating cookies.
I raised my head and found Hyun ji is standing.
"Did you missed the lunch time? Let me do it." He asked while taking pen and file from my hand. And then he went.
I finished the lunch and by taking my backpack over my shoulder, I pulled out a coin of ten won from my jeans pocket.
"Thanks." I said while putting the coin on the table which is in front of him, and stepped up forward.
***
"You're here." Hyun ji asked me while taking a seat next to me.
I nodded while putting flowers on the vase. I gave him a bottle of water because he looks tired due to work.
"Who is your ideal type?" Hearing him, suddenly my mind filled by Jungkook.
I remember that one day he had also asked me that who is my ideal type?
FLASHBACK
"This multiple by this is this. Oh, It's out of my mind."
I got frustrated.
I started rolling my eyes here and there in search of Jungkook. Where is he?
Rain is also too heavy. If he is If he does not go home now, he will have to stay here overnight. But where is he now? I get up from my bed and started searching for him everywhere.
"I think he is in the balcony. But why? Maybe he like to watch rain." I whispered under my breath stepped up forward.
Suddenly thunders started striking heavily and lights are also gone. I gulped down my saliva through my throat in fear.
"Jungkook. Jungkook." I started shouting but no response come back.
As soon as I moved my hand towards the curtain of balcony, thunder strikes just in front of me.
I got scared and hugged someone who is just standing next to me. After a minute or so, I found myself in a strong arm. I take a step back and tried to see his or her face. Is he Jungkook?
"Yeah." He said.
"Where are you till now? Did you know how much I got scared?" I pouted, wrapping my arms over my chest.
"I'm in the washroom."
Electricity are back.
"Well. Explain this question." I chirped pointing my pen on a question.
As soon as I said, He solved the question in a second or so and asked me solve that again.
He is so intelligent. Isn't he?
"Aria."
"Hmm."
"Who is your ideal type?" I stopped writing and turn my face towards him and turned my face to other side.
"My ideal type is who... is aligned with the emotions of people that he cares about. Who focus more on me than he do on himself. Who is very caring and loyal. I would have to let he know that his attention towards me is appreciated as he can be sensitive about feeling undervalued. No matter how long our relationship lasts, I can be guaranteed to never get bored as spontaneous partner. He always have something up his sleeve to keep the relationship fresh. He will also pretty vulnerable when it comes to arguments and criticism, so, I will need to support him in every step of the way." I again turned my face towards him but found that he is staring at me continuously.
"Aria?" Suddenly a voice came to my hear which brought me back to reality.
"Come back from your day dream." Hyun ji said.
"Why are your cheeks slacked with your tears?" He added pointing his index finger at my eyes.
Tears?
I put my palm over cheeks and know that fresh tears are pouring down from my eyes.
Am I missing Jungkook? If yes, Why? How about if I want to meet him? Where will he be now?
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