AMELIA ROSE'S POV
After closing from work, I called my parents.
We talked about my work, and I told my mom everything that happened on my first day.
Of course, I left out the part about the handsome stranger I met.
I didn't want her to start asking too many questions.
I also told my mom that my best friend, Karen, would be coming to New York.
She told me that she would give Karen some Korean foodstuff to bring for me.
I was so happy.
I couldn't wait to see Karen.
We were going to explore New York together and have so much fun.
I had really missed my best friend.
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ONE WEEK LATER
Karen finally came to New York.
I took an excuse from work and went to the airport to welcome her.
KAREN'S POV
I had finally left Korea, and I was so happy.
I couldn't wait to see Amelia.
After arriving in New York, I walked out of the airport with my luggage.
Then I saw Amelia standing there, holding a big cardboard paper with a welcome sign written on it.
I smiled immediately.
“Amelia!”
She saw me too.
I quickly dropped my bags and jumped on her.
“I've missed you so much!”
“I've missed you too!”
We hugged each other tightly before bursting into laughter.
We talked and laughed as we walked toward the car.
Amelia helped me carry my bags.
We entered the car, and the moment we got inside, we started talking loudly.
We were so excited to see each other again that we didn't even notice how loud we were.
The driver kept giving us side glances through the mirror.
But we didn't care.
We had missed each other too much.
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AMELIA ROSE'S POV
I didn't care about the driver's side glances.
Karen was finally here!
My best friend was finally in New York.
We had so much to talk about.
We finally got home, and Karen brought out the foodstuff my mom had given her for me.
I quickly opened the bag.
Inside, I saw gochujang, gochugaru, instant noodles, yakgwa, and packaged snacks.
I smiled.
“My mom is so sweet.”
I picked up the foodstuff and looked at it happily.
I had really missed my parents.
I was the only child of both my parents, so being far away from them wasn't always easy.
Seeing the things my mom had sent me from Korea made me feel a little closer to home.
I smiled at Karen.
“Thank you for bringing all these things for me.”
She smiled.
“Your mom said you would miss them.”
I laughed.
“She knows me too well.”
I looked at the food again.
For the first time since coming to New York, I felt a little bit of home with me.